08/07/1978 Board of Public Works Minutes

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21� REGULAR MEETING AUGUST 7, 1978 arise. Captain Sweitzer indicated he felt a good job was being done by the officers in the area as time permitted. Mr. McMahon indicated that the Board would suggest that Captain Sweitzer review the ability of the Department to provide more traffic enforcement in the area and requested that a report be made to the Board in thirty days. He advised the citizens present that Mr. Wadzinski would be asked to set up a meeting with them to report any additional studies made and to review with them reasons for denial of any of their original requests. Mr. Brunner asked that Mr. Wadzinski report to the Board on the findings which lead to his recommendation to deny installation of a stop sign on Meadow Lane. MAINTENANCE BOND FOR SAMBO'S RESTAURANT SEWER FILED John E. Leszczynski, Manager of the Bureau of Public Construction, reported to the Board that all work on Sambo's Restaurant sanitary sewer hook -up has been completed and inspected and found to be in accordance with City standards. A three year maintenance bond for the project has ,been submitted to the Board and Mr. Leszczynski recommended that the bond be accepted. Upon.motion made by Mr. McMahon, seconded by Mr. Mullen and carried, the maintenance bond was filed. BID AWARDED — 1978 CURB CONTRACT, PROJECT I John Leszczynski, Manager of the Bureau of Public Construction, reported to the Board that the Department of Engineering reviewed the bids received for the 1978 Curb Contract, Project I, for the Riverside Drive and Howard Street improvements. A bid tabulation was submitted. Mr. Leszczynski recommended that the bid award be made to the Rieth Riley Construction Company on their low bid of $20,505.25. Upon motion made by Mr. McMahon, seconded by Mr. Mullen and carried, the recommendation was approved and the bid award was made to the low bidder, Rieth Riley Construction Company. LETTER OF AGREEMENT IN REGARD TO PURCHASE OF PROPERTY AT IRONWOOD AND RIDGEDALE RECEIVED A letter of agreement regarding certain considerations in the proposed purchase of a tract of land east of Ironwood and north of Ridgedale was submitted to the Board. Mr. McMahon noted that the letter was negotiated by David A. Wells, Manager of the Bureau of Design and Administration, with the trustee who handles the property involved. This is the site of a retention basin and the City has been pursuing the purchase of property along Ironwood. Mr. Brunner suggested that the letter be reviewed by the Legal Department. Upon motion made by Mr. McMahon, seconded by Mr. Mullen and carried, the letter was referred to the Legal Department for review and recommendation. TAXI LICENSES DENIED - GREGORY PAKSI AND J. C. USERY Peter H. Mullen, City Controller, submitted to the Board his recommendation, in concurrence with the Police Department, that the taxi driver's license applications of Gregory Paksi and J. C. Usery should be denied. Upon motion made by Mr. McMahon, seconded by Mr. Brunner and carried, with Mr. Mullen abstaining, the Board approved the recommendation to deny the licenses. The applicants will be notified that they can request a hearing on the denial before the Board of Public Works.