01/19/1981 Board of Public Works Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING JANUARY 19, 1981 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was convened at 9:30 a.m., on Monday, January 19, 1981, by President John E. Leszczynski, with Mr. Leszczynski, Mr. Richard L. Hill and Mr. Joseph E. Kernan present. Deputy City Attorney Terry A. Crone was also present. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING APPROVED Upon a motion made by Mr. Kernan, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the minutes of the January 12, 1981, regular meeting of the Board were approved as submitted. VACATION RESOLUTION NO. 3503, 1980 - CONFIRMED (INTERIOR STREETS, BEACON HEIGHTS) This was the date set for holding a public hearing on Vacation Resolu- tion No. 3503, 1980, for the vacation of the interior streets within the Beacon Heights Apartment Complex, more commonly known as Curtiss Drive and Putnam Drive. The Clerk tendered proofs of publication of notice in the South Bend Tribune and the Tri- County News which were found to be sufficient. 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 and no written remonstrances were received. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the Board confirmed the Vacation Resolution and ordered preparation of the Assessment Roll to be filed on January 26, 1981. APPROVAL OF CHANGE ORDERS - J. W. WERNTZ & SON (FIRST BANK CENTE Mr. Leszczynski advised that J.. W. Werntz & Son had submitted the following change orders for work in accordance with its contracts for the First Bank Center Project: Change Order No. 1 to Contract No. 111 (Hardware) .Deduction of $710.00 for deletion of hardware. Change Order No. 1 to Contract No. 110 (Steel Doors and Frames) Deduction of $2,360.00 for deletion of doors and frames. Mr. Leszczynski stated that the change orders had been reviewed by Mr. McMahon, the architect and the construction manager and had been found to be in order. With approval of the above change orders, the new Contract No. 111 amount would be $1,940.00, and Contract No. 110 would be $4,890.00. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the above change orders were approved. APPROVAL OF CONTRACT FOR ACCOUNTING SERVICES Mr. Kernan stated that a renewal of a contract for services with Auditor John T. Lentz for financial accounting work as an Assistant City Controller for Century Center was being submitted for approval. Mr. Kernan advised that the compensation to be paid to Mr. Lentz would be $10.00 per hour, not to exceed $2,000.00 for the term of the contract which would expire on December 31, 1981. He explained that Mr. Lentz was paid $9.50 per hour for work performed in 1980 with the same maximum amount for the year. Upon a motion made by Mr. Kernan, seconded by Mr..Hill and carried, the contract was approved. ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NO. 2, 1981, APPROVING CONVEYANCE OF PROPERTY (STATE RIGHT -OF -WAY - FIRST BANK CENTER) Mr. Hill explained that the Resolution authorized the execution of a Quit -Claim Deed from the City of South Bend to the Department of Redevelopment. He advised that, on November 24, 1980, the state had conveyed title to the city of certain portions of State Road 33 and U. S. 20, commonly known as St. Joseph Street and Colfax Avenue, which conveyance was necessary as a result of the construction of the hotel portion of the project causing underground encroachments