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6. NEW BUSINESS (Copt -d Flood Control Funds,-R -66 Mr. Barbe advised we APPLICATION SUBMITTAL have been notified by the Indiana Department of Natural FOR FLOOD CONTROL FUNDS Resources about the flood control plan. We must excavate AUTHORIZED, R -66 some of the river bank, both north and south of the Colfax brid e. Commission authority was requested to prepare an appl cation to submit to HUD for flood control monies for this item. The basic premise.`is that the work we are doing along the river bank is obstructing the flood control. In order to compensate for this upstream, they are asking we exca ate both sides of the bridge. Mr. labaugh advised they want us to excavate.out and along the vall to the bridge opening, and to match existing open- ing cf the size as the bridge. The other stipulation is that we do not cause any turbulence -- designed to' protect the ridge foundations. He advised this would cost .approxi- mate y less than $5,000 - -our share is 10 %. More than dredging is i volved. We do not know how much roadway there is, south of C lfax. The dredging will be north of the .old, Mill'build= ing nd will not affect it. It will slope away from teh buil ing. On m tion by Mr. Wiggins, seconded by Mr. Chenney, authoriza- tion to prepare the application for flood control monies to submit to HUD was granted. Motion unanimously ,carried. d. S. M. Dix & Associates .Inc. Commission approval AMENDMENT TO CONTRACT was requested of an- amendment to the fixture appraisal APPROVED.FOR S. M. contract with S. M.•Dix &,Associates; Inc., R -66; foraddi- DIX &1ASSOCIATES, INC., tion 1 services. This is an increase in contract price R -66 for aximum compensation not to exceed $3,000 -- contract tota from $47,200 to $50,200. This amendment is to extend the maximum limits for addi- tion 1 fixture appraisal and relocation assistance within the lowntown Project. These appraisals are at the request of t e staff. On m tion by Mr. Wiggins, seconded by Mr. Chenney, the amen ment to contract with S. M. Dix- & Associates Inc. was ipproved, for maximum compensation not to exceed $3,0(0. Motion unanimously carried. Demolition Contract No. 18: Authorization to adve tise for this contract was received in Commission meet ng of September 3,971, and the advertisement ap pear d in The South Bend Tribune on September 27 and Octo er 4; in the Tri- County News on October 1; and in The leformer on October 18, 1971, with a bid opening date of N vember 3, 1971, at 1:00 P.M., E. S.T. `Four firms sub mitt (d bids out of seven who received plans, and- their bids were -7- DEMOLITION CONTRACT NO. 18 AWARDED TO: jULIUS O'NEAL TRUCKING CO. R -66