02/11/1980 Board of Public Works Minutes

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gig REGULAR MEETING FEBRUARY 11. 1980 of the home subject to the submission of this material and a timetable on when the work would be completed. The motion lost due to lack of a second. Mr. Walz indicated that he understood that the original objective of the Redevelopment Commission had been to eliminate old and unvaluable homes and to encourage people to come into the area and build new and attractive homes. He felt that this move would be similar to what Redevelopment had proposed to eliminate. Mr. Hill indicated that the problems, at that time, went beyond the question of whether or not a fairly nice home should be moved into the area, or he felt the area would not have been rehabilitated. He felt steps should be taken to assure, prior to the move, that the property values and interests of those people in the area would be protected. He stated that he would approve the move only if there were certain things that would be agreed upon to be done. He wanted to see sketches and drawings of what was proposed. He stated that, if he felt the interests of the residents could be protected, he would approve the move. Mr. Walz asked that the neighbors be made aware of what the criteria would be. Mr. McMahon made a motion to take a five - minute recess, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, in order to allow the Board to confer with its attorney regarding the matter. After a five - minute recess, Mr. McMahon made a motion to reconvene, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried. The meeting reconvened at 10:30 a.m. Mr. McMahon indicated that the Board had discussed the matter with its attorney and considered the ordinance pertaining to house moves and the development of residential property in the city. He stated that the Board was taking the position that the statutes applying to house moves were there to look at the public aspects of the move itself. Regarding this particular house move, other aspects would be dealt with such as the zoning code requirements and restrictions. He felt these matters should be considered when zoning was considered. He stated that Ms. Bridges had made certain representations to the Board regarding the improvements she would be making to the structure. He felt for the Board to become involved with asking the property owner to make improvements or comply with certain maintenance requirements, it was putting the Board in a position to impose restrictions which would not be considered if the house was a new home or an existing home in the area. In view of that, Mr. McMahon made a motion to approve the house move, seconded by Mr. Kernan and carried. He stated that Ms. Bridges had made certain representations concerning the proposed improvements and had indicated that the work could be completed within a six -month period. He asked the Building Department to closely monitor the construction work and, if the building requirements were not complied with, he expected the Building Department to take the necessary steps to correct and remedy the situation. BID AWARDED - POLICE VEHICLES Mr. McMahon indicated that recommendations concerning the awarding of 35 police patrol vehicles and 6 detective vehicles had been received from the Police Chief, Michael C. Borkowski, City Controller Joseph E. Kernan and Safety Board Assistant Robert Potvin. He asked Mr. Kernan to comment concerning his recommendations. Mr. Kernan submitted a breakdown for the patrol vehicles, as follows: CHEVROLET DODGE ASPEN/ FORD FORD MALIBU PLYMOUTH VOLARE FAIRMONT LTD'S UNIT PRICE $6,528.02 $5,941.72 $5,896.55 $6,621.41 SPOTLIGHT BULB -0- -0- 5.90 5.90 TOTAL UNIT PRICE $6,528.02 $5,941.72 $5,902.45 $6,627.31 ESTIMATED MPG 19 17 20 16