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REGULAR MEETING JUL_ Y 228 <br />Upon a motion made by Ms. Roos, seconded by Mr. Relos and carried, the following Resolution <br />was adopted by the Board of Public Works: <br />RESOLUTION NO. 29 -2014 <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE SOUTH BEND BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS <br />ON THE DISPOSAL OF UNFIT AND /OR OBSOLETE PROPERTY <br />WHEREAS, the care, custody and control of city owned property is vested in the City's <br />Board of Public Works in accordance with Indiana Code § 36- 9 -6 -3; and <br />WHEREAS, the Board has determined that the following City -owned property is unfit <br />for the purpose for which it was intended and is no longer needed by the City of South Bend: <br />5,673 WATER METERS <br />WHEREAS, Indiana Code § 5 -22 -22 permits and establishes the procedure for disposal <br />of personal property which is unfit for the purpose for which it was intended and which is no <br />longer needed by the City; and <br />WHEREAS, the City of South Bend Water Works Division has exchanged approximately <br />5,673 water meters over a seven (7) month period to an upgraded model allowing for electronic <br />reading capability, which will result in a cost savings for the City; and <br />WHEREAS, the City has determined that the meters are no longer fit for the purpose for <br />which they were intended and are no longer needed by the City; and <br />WHEREAS, the City has further determined that any remaining value attached to these <br />meters is limited to the metals of which they are constructed; and <br />WHEREAS, the City of South Bend Water Works Division has received an estimated <br />scrap metal value for these meters of $1.25 per pound and an anticipated total scrap metal value <br />for the 5,673 meters of approximately $39,647.50. <br />NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Public Works of the City of South <br />Bend as follows: <br />1. The 5,673water meters described above are no longer needed by the City, are unfit for <br />the purpose for which they were intended and should be disposed of in a manner that <br />is in the best interests of the City. <br />2. It is in the best interests of the City to dispose of the water meters for scrap metal <br />value at an estimated $1.25 per pound as determined by Schupan Industrial Recycling <br />Scrap based on the U.S. scrap metal pricing which is subject to change daily. <br />3. The Water Works Department is hereby authorized to dispose of the water meters for <br />scrap metal value with the proceeds of such exchange to be recorded in Water Work's <br />Miscellaneous Revenue account. <br />ADOPTED this 8th day of JULY 2014. <br />CITY OF SOUTH BEND <br />BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS <br />s/ Gary A. Gilot <br />s/ David P. Relos <br />s/ Kathryn E. Roos <br />s/ Patrick M. Henthorn <br />ATTEST: <br />s/Linda M. Martin, Clerk <br />