07/07/1980 Board of Public Works Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING Additional Residential Outlets Installed at that time Additional Outlets Installed Later Relocation Charge within Residence Installation Charge to Households that had Previous Customer Transfer Charge to Households Previously Wired New Rate JULY 7, 1980 Amt. of Increase $ 5.00 (each outlet) $5.00 15.00 (each outlet) 5.00 15.00 5.00 15.00 5.00 15.00 5.00 Mr. Kernan stated that he had received a few complaints regarding service provided by Indiana Cablevision, and he requested Mr. Ron Hren, General Manager, to respond to the complainants furnishing the Board with a copy of his responses. PUBLIC HEARING - TAXI LICENSE DENIAL Mr. Kernan stated that a public hearing had been requested by Mr. John T. Breisch on the previous denial by the Board of his applica- tion for a taxi license. Mr. Breisch was not in attendance,_ and, because the Board President was not present and Mr. Kernan would be required to abstain from voting on the matter, the Clerk was instructed to contact Mr. Breisch and inform him that the Board would schedule the public hearing on July 14, 1980.. APPROVE ADVERTISING FOR BIDS - SALE AND REMODELING OF 2222 LINCOLNWAY WEST Mr. Hill stated that the Board of Public Works and City Council had previously approved the sale of old fire station #11 at 2222 Lincolnway West, and permission was now being requested to receive bids for the facility. He indicated that the Board attorney would prepare the specifications for sale of the structure, and the Building Department was preparing plans and was also requesting permission to advertise for bids on the remodeling of the facility. Upon a motion made by Mr. Kernan, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, permission to advertise for bids for the sale and renovation was approved. APPROVE ADVERTISING FOR BIDS - SALE OF CITY -OWNED VEHICLES A request from Police Chief Michael C. Borkowski for permission to advertise for the sale of 36 vehicles, many of which are police cars that have been replaced with new fleet vehicles, was received. It was noted that the vehicles could be seen at the lot east of the Municipal Services Facility on July 15 through 18, 1980, between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. Upon a motion made by Mr. Kernan, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, permission to advertise for the sale of the vehicles was given. AWARD BID - CAR WASHES Mr. Kernan stated that Comet Car Wash had bid the same for a full service car wash at 0 -100 units per month as Hi -Speed Car Wash; however, in the other three categories, their bid was lower. In addition, they quoted on the wet wash only which was omitted from the Hi -Speed bid. Upon a motion made by Mr. Kernan, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the bid was awarded to Comet Car Wash. ACCEPT RECOMMENDATION TO REJECT BID ' TIRE REPAIRS Mr. Sean Watt, Director of the Division of Transportation, recommended that the Board reject the bid of Singer General Tire for tire repairs to city vehicles based on past quality of service. It was noted that the Bureau of Vehicle Maintenance would begin a program to repair tires .within the department and, by handling most repairs within the facility, a better economical approach would be realized by the city. Upon a motion made by Mr. Kernan, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the bid of Singer General Tire was rejected.