09/10/13 Board of Public Works Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING SEPTEMBER 10, 2013 270 1. Applicant: Park Department 2. Event: Rum Village Family Fun Fair 3. Date /Time: September 21, 2013; 6:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 4. Description: Additional Handicapped Signs in the Park; No Parking in the following areas: (1) South Side of Ewing Avenue from Douglas to Gertrude (2) Both Sides of Gertrude Street from Ewing to 200' South of the Entrance to the Park (3) East Side of Walnut Street from Ewing to 2115 Walnut 5. Favorable Recommendations RATIFY APPROVAL AND /OR RELEASE CONTRACTOR AND EXCAVATION BONDS Mr. Anthony Molnar, Division of Engineering, recommended that the following Contractor and 1-1......A r.,, fin T?canlllfinn I n0_ ?000 nnfi /()r relensed as follows: Business Bond Type Approved/ Released Effective Date Panzica Building Corp. Contractor Approved August 28, 2013 Woodruff & Sons, Inc. Excavation Released November 2, 2013 Thoas J. Gatlin m Occupancy Approved August 22, 2013 Bob Benner DBA Bob Benner Precision Di Excavation Approved August 22, 2013 Central Rent -A- Crane, Inc. Occupancy j Approved August 22, 2013 Ms. Roos made a motion that the Bonds approval and /or release as outlined above be ratified. Mr. Relos seconded the motion, which carried. APPROVE CLAIMS Mr. Neal stated that a request to pay the following claims in the amounts indicated has been received by the Board; each claim is fully supported by an invoice; the person receiving the goods or services has approved the claims; and the claims have been filed with the City Fiscal (1fRrar and rPrtific-d for nrrnrarv_ Name Amount of Claim Date City of South Bend $1,395.35 09/06/2013 City of South Bend $1,202,049.18 09/10/2013 Therefore, Mr. Neal made a motion that after review of the expenditures, the claims be approved as submitted. Mr. Mecham seconded the motion, which carried. PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR Mr. Jim Bognar thanked the Board for their assistance in getting a light turned on at the northeast corner of Washington Street and Martin Luther King Drive. He stated the day after he attended the Board's last meeting, the Traffic and Lighting Department was out and fixed it. He stated he is now requesting help with the northwest corner. He presented the Board with copies of emails from residents and from the Indiana Landmarks office, who owns the property at 803 W. Washington. All were in support of getting the lighting fixed and noted concerns regarding safety for drivers and property owners. Mr. Gilot thanked him for his visit, and noted the problem with that corner is the available amps. Mr. Mecham agreed and stated that light is at the end of a circuit and there is a problem with the amps. He stated they need a different type of circuit, preferable LED, but AEP owns that light and they don't own LED lights. Mr. Bognar questioned whether an additional light could be installed on top of the existing traffic signal that the City owns. Mr. Relos stated he would follow -up with Paul South, Director of Streets. He noted only two street lights are working on Chapin and Washington; there seems to be a problem with the AEP lines. Mr. Gilot asked Mr. Eric Horvath, Public Works Director, and Mike Mecham, City Engineer, to look at how they could add lighting to the northwest corner. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Board, upon a motion made by Mr. Gilot, seconded by Ms. Roos and carried, the meeting adjourned at 10:12 a.m.