10/09/1978 Board of Public Works Minutes

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272 REGULAR MEETING OCTOBER 9, 1978 REPORT FILED AND FUNDS RELEASED - REAL SERVICES CRIME VICTIM COUNSELLING The quarterly report of services provided under the contract with R.E.A.L. Services for Crime Victim Counselling for the Elderly was submitted to the Board by John Cimino, Director, Criminal Justice Planning Bureau, along with a request for release of funds for the contract. Present were Lester Fox, Director of R.E.A.L. Services and Rosemary Bonadies, Crime Victim Counsellor. Mr. Cimino advised the Board that this represents the final funding for the contract, but application for second -year funding has been filed. Mr. Fox discussed the report with the Board and said the program attempts to assist elderly crime victims by advising them of existing programs available to them and offering help in obtaining Meals on Wheels, re- establishment of Social Security funds or Food Stamps, transportation assistance or any other matters which can be handled through direct contact with the victim. Mr. Fox assessed the program results as very good. Upon motion made by Mr. McMahon, seconded by Mr. Brunner and carried, the report was filed and the Board approved release of the funding. FILING OF APPLICATION FOR SCRAP YARD - LEONARD BUSH Leonard Bush, 2600 W. Washington, submitted an application for a Scrap Dealer's License at that address. Submitted with the application was a drawing of the property involved and a petition signed by property owners in the area. Councilman Walter Szymkowiak was present and advised the Board that he was contacted by citizens in the area who are opposed to the operation because of the potential nuisance to the neighborhood. Mr. Szymkowiak submitted a petition, containing forty -one signatures, in opposition to the scrap yard. He noted that there is vacant land in the area owned by the City and by St. Joseph County and that the South Shore station is also in the vicinity. There is a possibility that there will be burning at the site, causing a health hazard. Upon motion made by Mr. McMahon, seconded by Mr. Mullen and carried, the application submitted by Mr. Bush was filed and referred to the Legal Department for review and to the Engineering Department for abstracting of the property and verification of the signatures on the consent petition filed with the application. The petition remonstrating against the license was filed, upon motion made by Mr. McMahon, seconded by Mr. Mullen and carried. OPTION AGREEMENT, QUITCLAIM DEED AND LEASE APPROVED, 121 S. MICHIGAN Wayne Brownell, Department of Redevelopment, was present. Submitted to the Board were a number of documents relating to the building at 121 S. Michigan, presently being leased by the City for River Bend Plaza and the Youth Services Bureau. The Department of Revelopment has an option to purchase the property from South Bend Federal Savings and Loan Association and, because the City has a lease interest in the property, the Board is being asked to approve the purchase option agreement. Upon motion made by Mr. McMahon, seconded by Mr. Mullen and carried, the option agreement was approved. A Quitclaim Deed covering the City's lease -hold interest in the property and conveying that interest to the Department of Redevelop- ment was submitted for approval. Upon motion made by Mr. McMahon, seconded by Mr. Brunner and carried, the deed was approved. A new lease agreement between the City of South Bend and the Department Of Redevelopment for use of the premises was prepared. Mr. Brownell noted that this is a standard commercial lease. He said a tenant in the building has been paying $100 a month toward the utilities since there is no separate meter. Payment has been made to South Bend Federal and will now be made to River Bend Plaza. Upon motion made by Mr. McMahon, seconded by Mr. Mullen and carried, the lease agreement was approved. A letter outlining the documents presented and land acquisitions procedures of the Department was filed. 1