05/05/75 Board of Public Works Minutes

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5-t REGULAR MEETING MAY 5, 1975 1 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was convened at 9:30 a.m, on Monday, May 5, 1975 with all members present. Deputy City Attorney Kathleen Cekanski was also present. Minutes of the previous meeting were reviewed and approved. APPROVAL OF APPLICATION FOR SCRAP YARD LICENSE - ALBERT E. MICKELSON The Board received a report from the Division of Engineering that they had reviewed the petition of Albert E. Mickelson to operate a scrap yard at 307 W. Calvert Street. The report indicated that the petition had been checked and Mr. Mickelson did have the required two-thirds of the affected property owners sign the petition. The Bureau of Fire made an inspection and recommended approval of the license. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board approved the application of A. E. Mickelson for a scrap yard at 307 W. Calvert Street. MEMORIAL DAY PARADE APPROVED The Board received a request from the St. Joseph County Memorial Day Society to hold their annual parade on May 26, 1975. The request was reviewed by the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting and the Police C� Department Traffic Bureau and it was their recommendation that the route be as follows: Assembly area to be on Madison between Williams and Lafayette and between Lafayette and Main. Parade to start on Lafayette at Madison, south to LaSalle, west on LaSalle to Williams, south on Williams to Wayne, east on Wayne to Lafayette, north on Lafayette to Washington. At this point, the color guards and other units will proceed to the monument area at 200 W. Washington, while the vehicles and other marching units will turn west and disband in the 300 block of West Washington. At no time is Main Street to be blocked or used by the parade. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board approved the parade, subject to the route suggested by the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting and.subject also to the filing of liability insurance. INQUIRIES RE: SALE OF CITY -OWNED PROPERTY The Board received the following inquiries regarding possible sale of city -owned property: 1. 2315 Linden Avenue. Mr. James E. Jones, 2317 W. Linden Avenue, expressed an interest in purchasing the property at 2315 West Linden Avenue. 2. 1904 S. Carlisle St. Mr. Andrew Molnar, 1902 S. Carlisle St., expressed an interest in purchasing the property at 1904 S. Carlisle Street. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the matter was referred to the Bureau of Design and Administration to review the lots with regard to any proposed public works projects in the areas. The requests are then to be referred to the Legal Department for preparation of a resolution authorizing the sale. INQUIRY RE: SALE OF NO. 4 FIRE STATION - 1210 Thomas Street The Board received a letter from Richard,Kennedy, of Kennedy Electric Company, 1516 Western Avenue, indicating he would be interested in submitting a reasonable bid on old Fire Station No. 4, 1210 Thomas Street, if it could be rezoned to operate his business from that location. It was noted that the matter of rezoning the property would have to go before the Common Council. Mr. Farrand indicated that there has been a request to lease the property and that request is now under advisement. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the matter was tabled for one week for a report on the status of the lease agreement.