04/28/1980 Board of Public Works Minutes

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419 REGULAR MEETING APRIL 28, 1980 APPROVE EXTENSION TO CONSULTING AGREEMENT - THOMAS J. BRUNNER, JR. Mr. Hill stated that the current consulting agreement between the Board of Works and Attorney Thomas J. Brunner, Jr., for legal services performed in connection with First Bank Center and Century Mall projects provides for an extension of the present contract for an additional six -month period under the same terms and conditions. Upon a motion made by Mr. McMahon, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the city's option to extend the agreement for a six -month period was approved, subject to approval by the Common Council if needed. APPROVAL OF CONTRACTOR BONDS The Board received the Contractor Bond of Walter J. Vincent d /b /a Vincent. Concrete Engineers, Inc. and Carl Savoie, d /b /a Savoie Construction Company. A recommendation from Ray S. Andrysiak was received for approval of the bonds. Upon a motion made by Mr. McMahon, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the Contractor Bond of Walter J. Vincent was approved. Upon a motion made by Mr. McMahon, seconded by Mr. Kernan and carried, the Contractor Bond of Carl Savoie was approved. .APPROVE RELEASE OF CONTRACTOR BOND W. E. CRACH`X' The Board received a request to release the Contractor Bond for W. E. Crachy. Mr. Ray S. Andrysiak had reviewed the request for release and advised that the bond could be released. Upon a motion made by Mr. McMahon, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the Board approved release of the above bond. APPROVAL OF HANDICAPPED PARKING PERMIT The Board received an application for a handicapped parking permit for Mr. Herb Krueger, 2892 Jamestown Court South, Mishawaka. A doctor's certificate was attached. Upon a motion made by Mr. McMahon, seconded by Mr. Kernan and carried, the request was approved and referred to the Deputy Controller's Office for issuance. At the April 21, 1980, meeting of the Board, a request for a handicapped parking permit had been received from the Hamilton Grove Retirement Home, New Carlisle, Indiana. At that time, the matter had been referred to the Legal Department for a clarification on whether or not an institution could be issued such a permit; Mr. Crone stated that he had researched the ordinance and felt the city did not have the authority to issue a handicapped sticker to an institution. He felt that requests of this type do not fall within the perview of the ordinance. Mr. McMahon agreed; however, he felt the request was consistent with the intent of the ordinance and he wondered if approval could be given. Mr. Crone felt that, in order to approve the request, the ordinance would need to be amended. Mr. Hill pointed out that many of the institutions have drivers who can drop off passengers and pick them up again without having to take up the limited handicapped parking places for long periods of time. He felt approval of the request would have the potential to apply more pressure to the few available parking places in South Bend. He also felt the intent of the ordinance was to issue such permits to handicapped individuals. Upon a motion made by Mr. Hill, seconded by Mr. McMahon and carried, the request was denied.