11/03/1980 Board of Public Works Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING NOVEMBER 3, 1980 ADDRESS CONDITION Lot E. of 730 Broadway Litter, !,weeds, junk 1529 Lebanon Litter, ',weeds 1533 Lebanon Litter, weeds 1802 S. Jackson Litter, ',weeds, boxes 1300 block of W. Washington Litter, ',weeds, chairs, furniture It was noted that property owners had been advised to clean up the lots and had failed to comply. Upon a'motion made by,Mr. McMahon, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the request was approved. APPROVE CONTRACTOR'S BOND - LORENZO JOHNSON'' Mr. Ray S.. Andrysiak recommended Board approval of the Contractor's Bond of Lorenzo Johnson. Upon a motion made by Mr. McMahon, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the above bond was '',approved. APPROVE CANCELLATION OF CONTRACTOR'S BOND - !HAROLD JEDRZEJEWSKI Mr. Ray S. Andrysiak recommended that the Contractor's Bond of Harold Jedrzejewski, 737 South Gladstone Avenue, be cancelled as of this date. Upon a motion made by Mr. McMahon, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the bond was cancelled. APPROVAL OF HANDICAPPED PARKING PERMITS Upon a motion'made`by Mr. McMahon, seconded ',by Mr. Hill and carried, the following handicapped parking applications were approved and referred to the Deputy Controller's Office for issuance: Jackie Prikosovich 2115 South William South Bend, Indiana STREET LIGHT OUTAGE REPORT The report indicated a October 23 and October seconded by Mr. Kernan APPROVAL OF CLAIMS Zerlinal'E. Hansman St. 1321 Edgewood Drive South Bend, Indiana total`.of two outages ''between the period of 28, 1980. Upon a motion made by Mr. McMahon, and carried, the report was filed. Chief Deputy Controller Michael L. Vance submitted Claim Docket No. 20602 through No. 20997 and recommended 'approval. Upon a motion made by Mr. McMahon, seconded by Mr.',Kernan and carried, the report was filed and the claims approved. COMPLAINT RE: BUILDING PERMIT ISSUED TO TRI -STATE HOME IMPROVEMENT FOR PROPERTY AT 201 NORTH HUEY STREET Mrs. Lenora Davis, 201 North Huey Street,;appeared before the Board, concerning the problem she had encountered with Tri -State Home Improvement Company on the construction of a porch at her home. She stated that she had experienced problems with water coming in and the foundation crumbling and she was unhappy that the city had passed inspection of the work which had been done. Mr. Hill admitted that certain problems existed in the work which had been done but that the Building Department had not passed inspection of the work and had instead contacted the builder and instructed him to correct the work done. He also stated that he had advised Mrs. Davis to contact an attorney regarding 'other complaints she had which did not deal with code conformity.': stated that he had several letters that the Building Department had sent to the contractor instructing him to make the necessary repairs which the contractor had agreed to do. Mr. James,Markle, Building Commissioner, stated that there were code violations which need I 1 1