04/06/1981 Board of Public Works Minutes

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� 74 REGULAR MEETING APRIL 6. 1981 APPROVAL OF LEASE /PURCHASE AGREEMENT (WORD PROCESSING EQUIPMENT) Mr. Hill stated that the Legal Department had conducted an evaluation of all available word processing equipment. He further stated that the equipment in question from A.B. Dick Company would be utilized by the Legal Department, Controller's Office and the Community Development Department, and the particular system had been determined to best fit the departments' needs. Mr. Kernan stated that the monthly payment to A.B. Dick was in the amount of $403.17. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the Lease /Purchase Agreement was approved. REQUEST OF AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION TO PROHIBIT PARKING ON RIVER BEND PLAZA Ms. Mikki Dobski, River Bend Plaza Coordinator, submitted a request to the Board from the American Lung Association, for permission to prohibit parking on the Plaza from Washington to Jefferson during the Michiana Lung Run scheduled for June 6, 1981, from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the request was referred to the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting and the Police Traffic Division for review and recommendation. APPROVAL OF LEASE RENEWAL FOR YOUTH SERVICE BUREAU VAN (MEDOW LEASING) In a letter to the Board, Ms. Bonnie Strycker, Director of the Youth Service Bureau, requested the Board's approval of a third -year renewal of Lease Agreement with Medow Leasing for lease of a 1979 Dodge Sportsman Van, effective May 18, 1981. It was noted that the monthly rate of $240.48 was reduced $15.00 from previous years. Upon a motion made by Mr. Kernan, seconded by Mr. Leszczynski and carried, the Lease Renewal Agreement was approved in the amount of $240.48 per month. DENY APPLICATION FOR OPEN AIR STAND LICENSE ON RIVER BEND PLAZA (ANYTHING GROWS, INC.) Mr. Leszczynski stated that an application for an Open Air Stand License on River Bend Plaza in front of the Sherland Building had previously been received from Anything Grows, Inc. He further stated that the request had been referred to Mr. Patrick McMahon, Director of the Department of Redevelopment, for his review and comments. Mr. McMahon stated that he was recommending that the application be denied since the location of such a stand had been determined to create a competitive impact on a florist shop already located downtown. Mr. Robert Waechter, representing Anything Grows, questioned whether or not there was a conflict. Mr. McMahon advised Mr. Waechter that the city has an agreement with the Downtown South Bend Council, of which many of the downtown merchants are members, whereby a determination is made as to whether or not any open air stand would be in direct competition with existing merchants. He stated that the florist presently located on Wayne Street and the Downtown Council had been contacted and a negative response had been received for location of the stand of Anything Grows. Mr. McMahon stated that the Downtown Council and the Board of Works had always felt that businesses downtown which are established and permanent structures have incurred great expense in relocating there and pay taxes as such residents and should not, therefore, have to compete with temporary stands which sell the same merchandise. In effect, if the Board would approve stands of this type, the city would be subsidizing competition of the downtown merchants. Upon a motion made by Mr. Hill, seconded by Mr. Leszczynski and carried, the recommendation to deny the application was approved.