08/25/1980 Board of Public Works Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING AUGUST 25. 1980 The regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was convened at 9:35 a.m. on Monday, August 25, 1980, by President Patrick M. McMahon, with Mr. McMahon, Mr. Richard L. Hill and Mr. Joseph E. Kernan present. Deputy City Attorney Terry A. Crone was also present. AGENDA ITEM DELETED Upon a motion made by Mr. McMahon, seconded by,Mr. Hill and carried, the Extra Work Agreement with Rieth -Riley Construction Company for the Orange- Colfax Connector Project was deleted from the agenda. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING Upon a motion made by Mr. Kernan, seconded by Mr. McMahon and carried, the minutes of the regular meeting of August 18, 1980, were approved as submitted. VACATION RESOLUTION NO. 3494, 1980 - CONFIRMED (RUM VILLAGE ADDITION This was the date set for holding a public hearing on Vacation Resolution No. 3494, 1980, for the vacation of the first east -west alley north of Ewing running east from Webster to the first north - south alley for a distance of 128 feet in Rum Village Park, 2nd Addition to the City of South Bend. The Clerk tendered proofs of publication of notice in the South Bend Tribune and the Tri- County News which were found to be sufficient. It was.noted that a notice had been sent to all property owners in the vicinity of the proposed vacation and letters had been received from the various city agencies indicating that there was no objection to the proposed vacation. There was no one present to remonstrate against the vacation. Upon a motion made by Mr. McMahon,,seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the Board confirmed the Vacation Resolution and ordered preparation of the Assessment Roll to be filed on September 8, 1980 VACATION RESOLUTION NO. 3495, 1980 - CONFIRMED (ST. JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL This was the date set for holding a public hearing on Vacation Resolution No. 3495, 1980, for the vacation of the north -south alley from LaSalle Avenue north to the east -west alley between Notre Dame Avenue and St. Peter Street; and the east -west alley from N. Notre Dame Avenue west to N. St. Peter Street between E. LaSalle and Madison Street; both in Sam Cottrell's lst Addition to Lowell, South Bend, Indiana. The Clerk tendered proofs of publication of notice in the South Bend Tribune and the Tri - County News which were found to be sufficient. It was noted that a notice had been sent to all property owners in the vicinity of the proposed vacation and letters had been received from the various city agencies indicating that there was no objection to the vacation. Mr. James Nafe, Attorney at Law practicing at 320 West Jefferson Boulevard, stated that he was representing the Western Southern Life Insurance Company which owned property at 805 East LaSalle. He presented a sketch to the Board showing the location of the insurance office and parking lot in relation to the alley. He stated that his client had no objection to the vacation of the north -south alley or that section of the east -west alley which ran east of its property; however, there was objection to the vacation of that portion of the alley behind the insurance company onto St. Peter Street, since its entryway was off LaSalle. Mr. Nafe indicated that it would be practically impossible for customers and employees of the insurance company to turn around and come back out on LaSalle Street from the parking lot, and further there would not be enough room for adequate ingress and egress. He stated that approximately 25 employees use the alley, in addition to customers of the facility. Mr. John Steinhofer, Project Manager for St. Joseph's Hospital, stated that the hospital would have no problem with keeping that portion of the alley behind the insurance company