01/28/1980 Board of Public Works Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING 1980 Dodge Aspen or 1980 Plymouth Volare, 4 -door Sedan (Patrol cars) $5,941.72 Note: Undercoating at $25.00 each Manuals - Repair (3) at $15.00 Parts (2) at $75.00 JANUARY 28. 1980 Deputy City Attorney Terry Crone indicated that the bid received from Gurley -Leep Buick, Inc., contained no bid security, and Mr. McMahon made a motion to reject the bid on that basis, seconded by Mr. Kernan and carried. Mr. McMahon then made a motion to refer the bids to the Police Chief and Controller's Office for review and recommendation, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried. VACATION RESOLUTION NO. 3485 - CONFIRMED Mr. McMahon indicated that the public hearing on the proposed vacation by the South Bend Medical Foundation had been continued to this date in order for the Board members to take a tour of the area in question. Filed with the Board were five letters in opposition to the alley vacation from Irene Gergacz, 216 W. Madison Street, Helen M. Nelson, 125 West Marion Street, Velma Walter, 125 West Marion Street, Mrs. Ralph Eades, 125 West Marion Street and Sharon Spartz, 506 North Lafayette. Mr. McMahon made a motion to file the remonstrances, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried. Mrs. Janet Allen, 125 West Marion Street, also opposed the alley vacation, and Councilman Joseph T. Serge objected on behalf of the residents in the area. Ruth Geran, representing the Northwest Area Neighborhood Association, also spoke in opposition to the vacation. Mr. Edward Kalamaros, with law offices in the Tower Building, indicated that he was representing the petitioner in the proposed vacation proceedings, the South Bend Medical Foundation. In reference to the letters which were filed, and the reference to the Mar -Main parking lot, Mr. Kalamaros indicated that the parking lot utilized by the apartments is totally surrounded by a cyclone fence that abuts the area in question. There was no exit to that area involving that particular parking lot. Ms. Ann Helmen, Circle of Mercy Day Care Center, objected to the closing saying that the parents of the children at the center utilized the alley for dropping off their children, and she felt the closing would inconvenience the patrons of the center. Mr. Hill indicated that, in the Board's tour of the area, they had questioned how the day care center used the alley. Ms. Helmen indicated that there was a great deal of traffic in the alley and both alleys were constantly being utilized. Mr. Hill asked if people drove across Lafayette to the alley, and Ms. Helmen indicated that they did. Mr. Hill indicated that they would be restricted from going south only. Mr. Kalamaros presented a map to the Board outlining the dedicated alley and the proposed alleys to be vacated in order to get a more clear view of what was being proposed and how it would affect the residents in the area. Mrs. Joseph Stratigos, 527 N. Lafayette Boulevard, indicated that she lived across the street from the Foundation and she opposed the vacation because of the numerous times she and her family used the alley to reach their home. She stressed that it was a gas saver and a time saver for her family. Mr. Patrick Brennan, 215 West Marion Street, presented a map illustrating the alleys, and Mr. McMahon pointed out that the dedicated alley was not shown on the map which he felt would help to ease some of the inconvenience the area residents felt they would be faced with. Mr. Hill also pointed out that there would be two access points from Lafayette. Mrs. Stratigos felt there was a great deal of traffic on Lafayette, and the dedicated alley which Mr. McMahon referred to would be directly across from and in front of her home. Mr. Kalamaros indicated that the area in question would be beautified and landscaped and he tried to assure Mrs. Stratigos of this. He thought the dedicated alley would be I� LJ