04/26/71 Board of Public Works Minutes

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`d 1"I 4/26/71 11WHEREAS, the balance and remainder of the cost of said project must be provided by the City of South Bend; and `WHEREAS, the City is authorized by Chapter 284 of the Acts of the Indiana General Assembly for the year 1967 as 'amended, to issue revenue bonds to obtain funds to pay the cost of a sewage treatment works, which bonds under said Act are pay- able solely from the revenues of said sewage treatment works, and the Board of Public Works and Safety now finds that the cost of said improvements to existing 48 MGD capacity (48 MGD primary and 24 MGD secondary) treatment plant to 60 MGD capacity (60 MGD primary and 48 MGD secondary) including addition of degritting facilities, sludge thickening, one aeration tank, two final tanks, chlorination and phosphate removal facilities, should be financed by the issuance of revenue bonds issued pursuant to said Act; and "WHEREAS, the Board of Public Works and Safety has de- termined and desires to finance the balance of the cost of such project by the issuance of revenue bonds issued pursuant to the provisions and authority contained in Chapter 284 of the Acts of the Indiana General Assembly for the year 1967, as amended; and "WHEREAS, the Board has deemed it expedient to take construction bids prior to the adoption of a bond ordinance by the Council in order to determine with greater certainty the amount of bonds required to be issued to finance said project, and the rates and charges for sewage treatment service; "NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of South Bend that the plans, specifications and estimates heretofore prepared and filed by Clyde Williams and Associates be and the same are hereby approved. "FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Common Council of the City of South Bend be requested to authorize the Board of Public Works and Safety of said City to make improvements to existing MGD capacity-(48 MGD primary and 24 MGD secondary) sewage treatment plant to 60 MGD capacity (60 MGD primary and 48 MGD secondary) including addition of degritting facilities, sludge thickening, one aeration tank, two final tanks, chlorination and phosphate removal facilities in accordance with said plans and specifi- cations, and ratify, approve and confirm all preliminary doings, actions and.proceedings taken and performed by the Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of South Bend, pursuant to the accomplishments of that purpose; "FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of this resolution be filed with the City Clerk for presentation to the Common Council for such purpose. "Dated this 26th day of April, 1971. BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY (Seal) Lloyd S. Taylor, President S. J. Crumpacker, Member James A. Bickel, Member "ATTEST Doris Allen, Clerk." PRIMARY ELECTION - POLLING PLACES IN CITY OWNED BUILDINGS Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board approved the use of the following City owned buildings as polling places for the primary election May 4, 1971: