04/17/1978 Board of Public Works Minutes

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MIMI REGULAR MEETING APRIL 17, 1978 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was convened at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, April 17, 1978 by Chairman Pro -Tem Peter H. Mullen with Mr. Mullen and Mr. Brunner present. Mr. McMahon was absent. Deputy City Attorney Terry A. Crone was in attendance. AGENDA ITEM ADDED Mr. Mullen noted receipt of a request to use Fire Stations for voting places after the posting of the meeting agenda. He made a motion that the request be added to the agenda. Mr. Brunner seconded the I motion and it carried. SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES APPROVED Mr. Brunner reported that the minutes of a special meeting of the Board convened on April 5, 1978 had been reviewed. The meeting was called to approve advertising for a public hearing on revenue sharing requests. Mr. Brunner made a motion that the minutes be approved as submitted. Mr. Mullen seconded the motion and it carried. FIRE STATIONS APPROVED FOR VOTING Freda G. Noble, Chairman of the St. Joseph County Democratic Central Committee, submitted a request to allow the use of Fire Stations #2, #7, #9, #3, #6 and #5 and the Potowatomi Greenhouse for voting purposes on May 2, 1978. Mr. Mullen made a motion that the Board approve the use of the fire stations listed for voting purposes and advise Mrs. Noble that the request to use the Potowatomi Greenhouse should be submitted to the Park Board. Mr. Brunner seconded the motion and it carried. PUBLIC HEARING - REVENUE SHARING APPROPRIATION REOUESTS This was the date set for holding a public hearing on the following revenue sharing appropriation requests: Century Center Construction $150,000.00 Spectrum Analyzer 5,000.00 Municinal Services Facility Fence 20,000.00 E3 and E5 Code Enforcement 251,592.00 Fire Department Equipment 36,200.00 Summer Environmental Clean -Up 18,085.00 Ethnic Festival 17,216.00 The Clerk tendered proof of publication of Notice of the Public Hearing in the South Bend Tribune which was found to be sufficient. In accordance with the guidelines established for such revenue sharing fund requests, information about this public hearing was forwarded to the following senior citizen groups with the request that the notice be posted for the members: Foster Grandparents, Hansel Neighborhood Service Center, Harvest House Centers, Howard Park Senior Citizens' Center, R.E.A.L. Services, Retired Senior Volunteer Program and Senior Citizens' Group of LaSalle Park. There were no `citizens present who wished to speak on the fund requests and no written comments were filed with the Board. Upon motion made by Mr. Mullen, seconded by Mr. Brunner and carried, the information was filed and will be trans- mitted to the Common Council along with the minutes of this public hearing.