10/26/71 Board of Public Works Minutes

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113 10/26/71 STREET DEPARTMENT - REQUEST TRANSFER OF FUNDS Upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, the Board approved the request of the Street Department for the transfer of $25,000.00 from Account MVH-63 (retirement) to Account MVH-722 for the purchase of snow plows and salt spreaders. The request was referred to the Legal Depart- ment for the preparation of an ordinance for the consideration of the Common Council. EXCESS TELEPHONES - CITY DEPARTMENTS The Building Commissioner having made a survey of all City Departments reports that 13 phones can be dispensed with and that the Indiana Bell Telephone Company has been directed to remove the following: Mayor's office - 1 telephone City Attorney's office - 1 telephone Department of Redevelopment - 3 telephones Common Council chambers - 6 telephones Park Department - 2 telephones et+ ASSESSMENT ROLL FILED - RESOLUTION NO. 3348, 1971 FOR OPENING STREET Lloyd S. Taylor, City Engineer, files assessment roll in Resolution No. U 33481 1971, for the opening and extension of the street known as North Shore Drive, South Bend, Indiana, from its existing termination point at the south railroad right of way of the St. Joseph Valley Railroad Company, now Michigan Central Railroad and/or Michigan Airline Railroad Company, Penn Central Transportation Company, lessee thereof, to the north line of such railroad right of way. Such involved opening and extension of such street is situated within the limits of the city of South Bend, Indiana. The City of South Bend, Indiana, assumes no responsibility for either erection or maintenance of crossing protection or maintenance of the crossing surface or any liability (either public liability or property damage liability) as a result of the opening of said street; and that th6'City of South Bend, Indiana is neither injuriously nor beneficially affected by the adoption of said resolution; and that the property lying north of the right of way of the St. Josept Valley Railroad Company, now Michigan Central Railroad and/or Michigan Airline Railroad Company, Penn Central Transportation Company, lessee thereof, is benefited to the extent of access to the property; and that no other property is injuriously or beneficially affected by the adoption of this resolution.' Total net damages $00.00 Total net benefits $00.00 Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board adopted said assessment roll and set 9:30 A.M. on November22, 1971, as the date for hearing all persons interested in or affected by said street opening. The Clerk is directed to give notice by publication in the South Bend Tribune and the Tri County News on October 29, November 5 and November 12, 1971. AGREEMENT - CITY OF SOUTH BEND WITH CRESTWOOD MANAGEMENT COMPANY Lloyd S. Taylor moved that the City of South Bend, by its Board of Public Works and Safety, enter into an agreement with Crestwood Management Company for an easement to construct a storm water retention basin on property in which the Crestwood Management Company presently has an option to purchase, should such option to purchase be exercised, subject to the approval of an appropriation ordinance from the cumulative sewer building sinking fund by the Common Council. The motion was seconded and unanimously carried, and the agreement executed on behalf of the Board by Lloyd S. Taylor, President. PLANS AND..SPECIFICATIONS APPROVED - DEPARTMENT -OF REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT _I_NDIANA R-66, PHASE II, RETAINING WALL, CENTRAL DOWNTOWN AREA Upon motion made, seconded and carried, plans and specifications submitted by the Department of Redevelopment for Project Indiana R-66, Phase II A, Retaining Wall, in the central downtown area, were approved by the Board.