05/22/08 and 05/27/08 Board of Public Works Regular Meeting

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c. REGULAR MEETING MAY 27.2004 wltli a request from Luciano and Rosa Gallegos, 1524 Kemble Avenue, South Bend, Indiana ,1 .66 13 to purchase the City -owned property as described above. Mr. & Mrs. Gallegos are seeking to keep the property clean, fence the area and make their yard bigger. Community & tEconornnic Development stated that the area where the vacant lot sits is an area of interest for possible future expansion of the Studebaker Industrial Dark, although there is no timeframe. Corn:nmunity & Economic Development recommended denying the request based on that possibility. Mayor Steve Luecke recommended making an agreement with the Gallegos' so they wol"nld maintain, lase, and possibly fence the lot with the understanding that they relinquish it s'�h ould the need arise by the City. Ms. Greene stated that they would have to create an agreement to sell the property, possibly for one dollar with the stipulation that the City can buy it back for that amount if the need arises in the future. Upon a motion made by Mr. Inks, seconded by Mr. :,ittrell and carried, the request to purchase the property was tabled until the next meeting. The Board requested Legal to prepare an agreement for the next meeting to address the future development concerns. ,"AVOLABLE RECOMMENDATION - PETITION TO VACATE THE FIRST FAST- WEST ALLE _�;' APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET FROM THE NORTH LINE OF INDIANA AVENUE F R D4 HE EAST RIGHT -OF -WAY LINE OF FRANKLIN STREET. FOR A DISTANCE OF 65 FEET AND A WIDTH OF APPROXIMATELY Iq FEET Nlr. Cilot indicated that Mr. `Pony Molnar, Engineering, has submitted a request to vacate the above referred to alley. Mr. Littrell advised the Board would not need to receive re�cor nmenndations from other departments because the surrounding property is owned by the IZ_c::deveJopment Commission. The vacation would not hinder the growth or orderly development of the unit or neighborhood in which it is located or to which it is contiguous. The vacation would riot make access to the lands of the aggrieved person by means of public way difficult or innconvenient. The vacation would not hinder the public's access to a church, school or other public building or place. The vacation would not hinder the use of a public right- of-way by the n elghborhood in which it is located or to which it is contiguous. Wherefore, Mr. Inks made a motion that the alley vacation be approved as requested. Mr. Littrell seconded the motion which carried. 1� 1ANG OF SAFETY REPORTS —DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS The Division of Central Services submitted Safety Reports for the month of April, 2004. These reports reflect injuries/accidents for each month and provide for a comparison. There being no further discussion, upon a motion made by Mr. Gilot, seconded by Mr. Inks and carried, the reports were acceptedand filed. 1'ILI1vJG_O OF MONTHLY AND PER-FORIVANCE MEAStJ E REPORTS — DEPARTMENT O l"UBLIC WORDS The Division of Central Services submitted their Monthly and Performance Reports for the month of April, 2004 There being no further discussion, upon a motion made by Mr. Inks, seconded by Mr. Littrell and carried, the monthly reports were accepted and filed. 1I1 [!\! G OF CERTIFICATES OF INSURANCE Upon a motion made by Mr. Littrell, seconded by Mr. Inks and carried, the following Certificates of Insurance were accepted for filing: Business J Comm unications, Inc., South Bend, Indiana E &M Specialists, Inc., LaPorte, Indiana J &L Mana gement Corporation, Mt. Clemens, Michigan R /_. l IIY APPROVAL AND /OR RELEASE CONTRACTOR OR AND EXCAVATION BONDS 1vIr. Anthony Molnar, Engineer, Division of Engineering, recommends that the following Contractor and Excavation Bonds be ratified pursuant to Resolution 100 -2000 and /or released as follows: