01/19/1981 Board of Public Works Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING JANUARY 19. 1981 The reports of the Area Plan Commission, Community Development Department.and the Engineering Department indicated that there were no objections to the proposed vacation. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the reports were filed and Vacation Resolution No. 3505, 1981, was adopted and a public hearing set for February 9, 1981. APPROVE RECOMMENDATION TO DENY TAXI CAB LICENSE Mr. Kernan recommended that the taxi cab license application of Leel Williams, Jr., 1129 Campeau Street, be denied based on the fact that Mr. Williams` driver's license has been suspended. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr: Hill and carried, the recommendation to deny the license was approved and the Clerk was instructed to notify Mr. Williams of his right to have a hearing before the Board on this matter if he so desired. Mr. Kernan abstained from voting. APPROVE ADVERTISING FOR BIDS ON SALE OF CITY -OWNED PROPERTY (DISPOSITION PARCEL 2 -13, MORRIS CIVIC TRIANGLE) Mr. Hill explained that the First Bank & Trust Company was interested in purchasing the property in front of the Morris Civic Auditorium for use as open -space or park land. He advised that the Board of Works and Common Council had previously approved the sale of this land for that purpose. An appraisal of the property had been made of $39,958. Mr. Hill stated that the specifications for the sale of the property would include a stipulation that the area remain as park property. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the request to advertise to receive bids was approved, with bids to be opened by the Board at its meeting on February 16, 1981. REQUEST OF MEDICAL FOUNDATION TO REMOVE HANDICAPPED PARKING Mr. R. L. Markey, Administrator of Operations of the South Bend Medical Foundation, submitted a request to the Board for the removal of the handicapped parking area in the front of the facility at 531 North Main Street, and a revision to a yellow loading zone. In his letter, Mr. Markey explained that most of the handicapped patients who come to the lab are one -time visitors and it is impractical for them to obtain stickers for that purpose. He further indicated that parking was difficult at the present time because of the construction program of the organization. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the request was referred to the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting for review and recommendation. APPROVE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM CONTRACT (NATIONAL SPINAL CORD INJURY FOUNDATION) Ms. Marzy Bauer, Director of the Department of Community Development, submitted for Board approval a contract with the National Spinal Cord Injury Foundation for work under the Community Development Program for a total budget amount not to exceed $25,000. It was noted that the contract would fund routine program activities through Community Development. Upon a motion made by Mr. Hill, seconded by Mr. Leszczynski and carried, the contract was approved. APPROVE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEAN -UP OF LOTS A request from the Neighborhood Code Enforcement Office was received for permission to have city environmental crews clean the following lots within the city: