02/11/1980 Board of Public Works Minutes

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O REGULAR MEETING FEBRUARY 11, 1980 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was convened at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, February 11, 1980, by President Patrick M. McMahon, with Mr. McMahon, Mr. Richard L. Hill and Mr. Joseph E. Kernan present. Deputy City Attorney Terry A. Crone was also present. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING APPROVED Upon a motion made by Mr. Hill, seconded by Mr. McMahon and carried, the minutes of the February 4, 1980, meeting of the Board were approved as submitted. AGENDA ITEM ADDED Upon a motion made by Mr. McMahon, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, a Copier Rental Agreement with Remco Office Machines was added to the agenda for consideration by the Board to be taken up after action on the Street Light Outage Report. OPENING OF BIDS - JANITORIAL SERVICES, POLICE DEPARTMENT This was the date set for receiving bids for janitorial services at the Police Department. The Clerk tendered proofs of publication of notice in the South Bend Tribune and the Tri- County News which were found to be sufficient. The following bids were opened and publicly read: Servicemaster Building Services, Inc. Bid was signed by Matthew P. 0. Box 85 N. Hopman, non - collusion Elkhart, Indiana affidavit was in order, and a certified check was $17,693.24 submitted. Associated Cleaning Services Bid was signed by Thomas 624 JMS Building E. Raffier, non - collusion South Bend, Indiana affidavit was in order, and a certified check $16,354.56 was submitted. Mr. McMahon indicated that janitorial services for the year 1979 cost the city $15,591.00. Upon a motion made by Mr. McMahon, seconded by Mr. Kernan and carried, the bids were referred to Sean Watt, Director of the Division of Transportation, for review and recommendation. APPROVAL OF HOUSE MOVE - 750 SOUTH OLIVE TO 222 SOUTH DUNDEE Mr. McMahon indicated that this matter had been continued from the February 4th meeting of the Board in order to allow the owner of the structure and the residents in the affected area an opportunity to discuss the house move. He indicated that the Board members had taken a look at the house to be moved and the Dundee Street area. Ms. Charlotte Bridges, owner of the structure, residing at 822 South Sheridan Street, indicated that, had she known there would have been any opposition to the move, she would have appeared at the last meeting. She indicated that she was surprised to learn that the neighbors were opposing the move since she had been under the impression they were in agree- ment. She felt the home would be compatible to those houses in the area, and stated that the neighborhood consisted of many different types of houses. She furnished pictures to the Board showing the other houses in the area and the structure she was proposing to move. She stated that the structure contained approximately 1,140 square feet and, when improvements were complete, it would contain 1,400 square feet. She furnished the Board with a bid proposal she had received for work to be done on the structure. She indicated that a 10 -foot breezeway would be added to which the garage would be attached, and she