10-09-00 Public Works & property Vacation

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r ltommittu tort: Walk Iforko alnb Vroi,rtt Vacation ommitfr The October 9,2000 meeting of the Public Works and Property Vacation Committee was called to order by its Chairperson,Council Member David Varner at 4:52 p.m. in the Council Informal Meeting room. Persons in attendance included Council Members Aranowski, Kelly, King,Ujdak, Pfeifer, Varner, Coleman, White and Kirsits; Director of Public Works Gary Gilot, Vivian Lee Borysiak, Terry Bland of the glow) Vitttti tttt %%%.L and Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand, Council Attorney. Council Member Varner noted that the purpose of the meeting was to review Bill No. 83- 00 which is a request to vacate the first east/west alley north of Dunham Street which was continued from the Public Works and Committee meeting of two(2) weeks ago. Vivian Lee Borysiak, the petitioner, made the presentation. She noted that there are four (4) primary reasons for the request, namely: 1. To address safety concerns of the children living in the area whose ages range from 18 months to adolescent age; 2. To protect residents who walk in this area and those who trim their hedges and lawns; 3. To address the uncleanness and the visual offensiveness of the alley due to littering;and 4. To address the large amount of dirt and dust which collect on the porches. Ms. Borysiak stated that she had been in contact with all of the abutting property owners and that they have all agreed to the proposed vacation(copy attached). Mr. Gary Gilot stated that he met Ms. Borysiak at the alley under consideration for vacation and agrees with all of the reasons proposed for its vacation. He stated that all of the property owners in the area are responsible individuals. Following discussion, Council Member King, made a motion, seconded by Council Member Aranowski, that Bill No. 83-00 be recommended favorably to Council. The motion passed. Under unfinished business, Dr. Varner noted that he has been in contact with the City Administration and that a representative from AEP has agreed to meet on October 23rd with the Public Works and Property Vacation Committee and the Utilities Committee. Council Member King requested that the Residential Neighborhoods Committee also be a part of the meeting on October 23rd. Dr. Varner requested of Mr. Gilot for an updated light outage report since the last one he has is dated September 25th and shows outages going back to July and totaling 194. Mr. Gilot stated he would provide that information. Also under unfinished business, the Council Attorney noted that Bill No. 96-00 which is scheduled for First Reading this evening should be struck from the agenda. It deals with a proposed annexation which was filed prematurely by the Cit7 Administration.