08/13/73 Board of Public Works Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING.. AUGUST 13, 1973 matters. Mr. Farrand requested that Mrs. Hensler be present at the Board of Public Works meeting on Monday, August 13th. She will be requested to indicate her oral approval to an amendment.reflecting the above agreements. If she refuses to comply with this request, it will be necessary for the City to send a sixty day notice of termination to terminate her contract with the City. Her present contract, though initiated in 1968, does continue automatically on a year-to-year basis unless terminated on a sixty day notice. Mrs. Hensler indicated that she can eliminate the abortion ads from all receptacles at the end of the current month of August. The above amendment will., therefore, eliminate the abortion ad issue without requiring a legal battle. The elimination of the sixty day termination notice will permit the City to terminate the contract immediately if problems arise, and if another source is obtained for this same type of business, on terms more advantageous to the City. s% James A. Roemer Mrs. Hensler was present at the meeting and said that the Panel -Ad agreement had been in effect for five years and this was the first time there had been a problem. She said that all abortion advertisements will be removed by the end of August, and she will accept no more controversial advertising matter. There was a discussion about eliminating the sixty day termination notice in the contract and Mr. Seitz expressed the opinion that it might be beneficial to the City to.leave the cl:euse in the contract. It was moved, seconded and carried, that the City Attorney be instructed to draft an amendment to the contract amplifying the good taste cause, specifically prohibiting abortion ads, and stipulating that all advertising accepted in the future will be subject to prior approval by the Board of Public Works. RECOMMENDATION RE: VACATION OF ALLEY WEST OF NOTRE DAME AVENUE, BETWEEN COLFAX AND WASHINGTON The Board received a recommendation from the Bureau of Engineering that they had reviewed the petition to vacate the alley west of Notre Dame Avenue, between Colfax and Washington, and had no objection to the vacation. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board referred the petition to the Area Plan Commission for investigation and recommendation. RECOMMENDATION RE: VACATION OF ALLEY -WEST OF GEORGE AVENUE NORTH OF COOPER BRIDGE The Board received a recommendation from the Bureau of Engineering stating that they had reviewed the petition to vacate the alley West of George Avenue, North of the Cooper Bridge and have no objection to the vacation. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board referred the petition to the Area Plan Commission for investigation and recommendation. RECOMMENDATION RE: VACATION`OF ALLEY BETWEEN ST. LOUIS AND ST. PETER STREET AND ALLEY BETWEEN ST.-PETER AND NOTR€ DAME The Board received a recommendation from the Bureau of Engineering stating that they had reviewed the petition to vacate the alley between St. Louis and St. Peter Street and the alley between St. Peter Street and Notre Dame and have no objection to the vacation. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board referred the petition to the Area Plan Commission for their investigation and recommendation. APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY FOR THE OPERATION OF TAXICABS The Board received an Application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for operation of taxicabs from Rev. Theodore McNeil, 3211 Revere Place, South Bend, Indiana. Mr. Roemer was asked to review the application. Upon Mr. Roemer's request, it was moved, seconded and carried that the application be _ referred to Clem Hazinski, Bureau of Traffic and Lighting for his investigation