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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/28/92 Board of Public Works MinutesREGULAR MEETING SEPTEMBER 28, 1992 The regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was convened at 9:38 a.m. on Monday, September 28, 1992, by Board President John E. Leszczynski, with Mr. Leszczynski, Mr. James R. Caldwell and Mrs. Mary H. Mueller present. APPROVAL OF ITEMS ADDED TO THE AGENDA Upon a motion made by Mrs. Mueller, seconded by Mr. Caldwell and carried, the following items were added to the agenda: 1. Supplement to Master Lease - Norwest Investment Services, Inc. 2. Agency Agreement - South Bend Redevelopment Authority APPROVE MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING Upon a motion made by Mr. Caldwell, seconded by Mrs. Mueller and carried, the minutes of the regular meeting of the Board held on September 21, 1992, were approved. PUBLIC HEARING AND FAVORABLE RECOMMENDATION - TRANSIENT MERCHANT LICENSE APPLICATION - HOMIER DISTRIBUTING COMPANY Mr. Leszczynski reminded members of the Board that on September 21, 1992, the Board, according to ordinance requirements, accepted for filing the Transient Merchant License Application as completed by Mr. Charles F. Homier, President, Chuck Homier's American Liquidators, Homier Distributing Company, 100 Commerce Drive, Huntington, Indiana, to conduct business for three (3) days, October 1-3, 1992, at the St. Joseph County 4H Fairgrounds and that this was the date set for the Board's Public Hearing on this application. Ms. Dawn Flynn, addressed the Board and advised that she represents Homier Distributing Company, 100 Commerce Drive, Huntington, Indiana, who has submitted an application to sell their merchandise at the 4H Fairgrounds for three (3) days under the business name Chuck Homier's American Liquidators. In response to questions from members of the Board, Ms. Flynn noted that they will sell new first quality tools, electronics and general merchandise. The hours of the sale will be 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, October 1 and 2, 1992 and 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 3, 1992. There being no one else present wishing to address the Board concerning this license application, Mr. Leszczynski made a motion that the hearing be closed. Mr. Caldwell seconded the motion which carried. Further, Mrs. Mueller made a motion that the Board approve this license application. Mr. Caldwell seconded the motion which carried. DELETE FROM AGENDA - PUBLIC HEARING - CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY - MAURICE AND JAMILOS WILLIAMS (M & J ENTERPRISES, LTD.) Board Attorney and Member Mary H. Mueller informed members of the Board that she has reviewed the application for Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for the Operation of Taxicabs as submitted by Maurice and Jamilos Williams, 805 North Johnson Street, South Bend, Indiana, and signed by Sir James A. Guy II, Trustee and Operation Manager, Box 215, South Bend Station, South Bend, Indiana, to operate M & J Enterprises, Ltd. and it contains some defects. She noted that Mr. Guy signed the application as representative of the group and the application is not in order. She noted that the application will be resubmitted if Mr. Guy makes a reapplication. However, at this time, Mrs. Mueller made a motion that the application be deleted from the agenda as it is not appropriate for a Public Hearing at this time. Mr. Caldwell seconded the motion which carried. 1 1 07 REGULAR MEETING SEPTEMBER 28. 1992 PUBLIC HEARING - APPLICATION TAKEN UNDER ADVISEMENT - CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY - CHIKA C. NWOKAH (UNIVERSITY CAB COMPANY) Mr. Leszczynski noted that the Board is in receipt of an Application for Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for the Operation of Taxicabs as submitted by Mr. Chika C. Nwokah, 1814 South Scott Street, South Bend, Indiana, to operate the University Cab Company. Mr. Chika Nwokah was present and advised the Board that the reason he would like to operate a taxicab company is that he believes that with the new College Football Hall of Fame coming to South Bend he is convinced that definitely the number of cabs currently operating could not handle the business. He stated that this business would not be a threat to any other cab company operating as he intends to operate one (1) to two (2) taxicabs. Mr. Caldwell inquired of Mr. Nwokah where he intended to run his business. Mr. Nwokah stated that he intends to operate out of the taxicabs. He noted that he put his home address on the application as he does own the home but dispatch will be out of the cars. Mrs. Mueller inquired if Mr. Nwokah intended to operate twenty-four (24) hours to which he replied that he does. In response to Mr. Leszczynski's inquiry, Mr. Nwokah stated that he will utilize four (4) drivers who will work twelve (12) hour shifts each. Mrs. Mueller inquired the number of taxicabs Mr. Nwokah intended to utilize and he stated that he will start out with two (2) or three (3). Mrs. Mueller addressed Mr. Nwokah and stated that he mentions the Hall of Fame bringing increased business for the taxicabs in South Bend. She noted however that the Hall of Fame will not be completed for quite some time and inquired of Mr. Nwokah what goes on in South Bend now that he thinks increases the need for more taxicabs. Mr. Nwokah responded that he is currently working for Courtesy Cab and he knows they have a lot of business. He noted that the Yellow Cab Company and the Courtesy Cab Company handle the majority of the business and what they can't handle goes to the other cab companies and they can handle that business. Mrs. Mueller inquired of Mr. Nwokah if there was a certain time of the day, month, year, when there was more business than usual. Mr. Nwokah stated that in the winter time business is high as well as for home football games. He also noted that with conventions in town the summer time has also been busy. He stated that he believes all the companies are keeping busy. Mr. Leszczynski inquired where Mr. Nwokah will keep his taxicabs when not in operation and if they would be parked on the street at 1814 Scott Street. Mr. Nwokah stated that the cabs will be operating twenty-four (24) hours and will not be parked on the street. Mr. Nwokah also informed the Board that for the past four and one-half years (4 1/2) he has been an owner/operator of Courtesy Cab and has learned a lot. He also stated that Courtesy Cab is doing very well in the business. Mr. Kevin Butler, Attorney at Law, One Michiana Square, South Bend, Indiana, was present representing Yellow Cab Company. Mr. Butler stated that he has appeared before the Board in the past and has stated their position. He noted that the purpose of the Public Hearing is for the Board to make a determination of public convenience and necessity. He stated that the drivers for the Yellow Cab Company have more capacity. Also, with respect to the requirements of the ordinance regarding twenty-four (24) hour service, the other companies operating, except Yellow and Courtesy Cab, say that they will provide twenty-four (24) hour service but they do not. They do not have an office open twenty-four (24) hours a day. Mr. Butler stated that the Board must look at this requirement very closely. Mr. Butler stated REGULAR MEETING SEPTEMBER 28, 1992 that the taxicab business is an important service that is provided not just to visitors to the area but primarily to provide service to the people in South Bend, people who do not own cars or can't afford cars or the elderly or the handicapped. Mr. Butler stated that he would submit to the Board that there are two (2) companies that are providing this service, Yellow Cab Company and Courtesy Cab Company. The other operating cab companies skim and the only real local service they provide is Medicaid service. He noted that some of those companies now have moved into the Medicaid area and do not provide basic service to the community. In conclusion, Mr. Butler stated that, on behalf of Yellow Cab Company, they remonstrate against this application. Mrs. Mueller inquired of Mr. Butler the number of taxicabs Yellow Cab currently operates. Mr. Butler advised that they currently hold forty (40) licenses but are only operating twenty (20) taxicabs. They have forty (40) but only twenty (20) are effectively operating. They can no longer operate effectively at the airport. Other cab companies sit out at the airport and concentrate on that business. They pick up a fare at the airport, make the delivery and return directly to the airport for another fare and will not take other calls within the community. The Yellow Cab Company cannot operate that way. So they basically have ceded the airport traffic to the other companies. He further noted that also in the last one and one-half years (1 1/2) years the hotel and Notre Dame business has also gone to those other cab companies, not Courtesy Cab Company, who just concentrate on that business and stay at those call stations as long as necessary to get a fare. This has had a negative impact on the Yellow Cab operators and they can't afford to put a large number of cabs on the street. Mrs. Mueller inquired if Yellow Cab has been operating fewer cabs presently than in the past and Mr. Butler advised that the net effect is that they are running fewer cabs this year than last year. Sir James A. Guy II, Box 215 South Bend Station, South Bend, Indiana, advised that he was to have a Public Hearing today on the application for a Certificate for Public Convenience and Necessity which he submitted for Maurice and Jamilos Williams, 805 North Johnson Street, South Bend, Indiana, to operate M & J Enterprises, LTD. Mr. Guy stated that he must contradict Mr. Butler's statement because Yellow Cab Company does have cabs at the airport. Mr. Guy stated that there are eight (8) companies operating and a murder recently took place that contradicts the statement that other cab companies concentrate on either the airport, hotels or the campus as Mrs. Cathy Alford was murdered. Each company has at least one (1) or two (2) cars that do the same thing. There are times when Yellow Cab Company and Courtesy Cab Company are the only ones that can keep up. Mrs. Mueller inquired if Mr. Guy currently worked for a taxicab company. He noted that he takes the overflow and is a driver for whichever company is in need of a driver and he therefore works for various companies. Mr. Butler and Mr. Don Heilman of Guy is operating Courtesy Cab stated that Mr. illegally in a private vehicle. Mr. Guy denied the allegations. Mrs. Meuller, in response to a concern of Mr. Caldwell's, stated that the ordinance requirement is that the applicant maintain an office twenty-four (24) hours a day. In the past the Board has allowed the use of a car phone to be considered the office for purposes of the twenty-four (24) requirement when an office is opened perhaps during the daytime hours but dispatch during the nighttime hours is handled directly through the cab. Now, the Board is seeing applicants who intend to operate twenty-four (24) REGULAR MEETING SEPTEMBER 28. 1992 hours out of the cab exclusively. Mr. Don Heilman, Courtesy Cab Company, 3918 South Michigan Street, South Bend, Indiana, in response to a question from Mrs. Mueller,'stated that his company operates seventeen (17) taxicabs' which he has increased this year from twelve (12) last year. He acknowledged that he is operating more this year than last year. He also stated that the reason for this increase is because they picked up the Medicaid Account. He explained that for individuals who have Medicaid and need transportation to an approved Medicaid facility, Medicaid will pay for that taxicab fee. He noted that the cab company must be certified with Medicaid to get the business. It was also noted the Yellow Cab Company also provides this service. Mrs. Mueller inquired of Mr. Heilman if it was his opinion that there are too many other cab companies or too few. Mr. Heilman stated that if they needed more cabs they would put them on. However, seventeen (17) cabs is doing a good job for them. He stated that he changed his Certificate of Public Convenience last year from twelve (12) vehicles to seventeen (17) vehicles. Mr. Heilman inquired if each cab company came to the Deputy Controller's office each January to register their vehicles and have their cabs inspected. Mrs. Mueller explained that many years ago the Common Council passed an ordinance that required the Board of Public Works to conduct a Public Hearing to determine whether the City needed more cabs. Each individual cab company should be limited to the number of cabs the Board authorized when it approved the Certificate for Public Convenience and Necessity. What the Board should be doing is to have a limited number of cabs. However, the law has been evolving and alot of appellate cases have struck down the right of cities to do what the City of South Bend has been doing. Now the law is evolving again and Mrs. Mueller stated that in order to review the current status of the law in this regard she will recommend that the Board take this application under advisement. Mr. Heilman stated that Mr. Grady Thompson, Independent Cab Company, has had a cab on the street for years and he wondered if he is still licensed. The van Mr. Thompson utilizes says Independent Airport Limousine and is all over town. Mrs. Mueller advised that that information is public and can be secured from the Deputy Controller's office. Mrs. Mueller acknowledged that there may be some enforcement problems. Mr. Heilman also noted that Mr. Roger Woods also ran a limousine service out of the airport. Mr. Heilman stated that he was told in the past that the City would prepare a new limousine service license but to date nothing has been done on this issue. Mrs. Mueller noted that she has had discussions with an operator of one of the limousine services and has advised them that they need to secure the proper taxicab license. There being no one else present wishing to address the Board on this matter, Mr. Leszczynski made a motion that the Public Hearing be closed. Mr. Caldwell seconded the motion which carried. Further, Mrs. Mueller made a motion that this license application .be tabled in order that she can review the law concerning this matter and is able to advise the Board before they make a recommendation on this application. Mr. Caldwell seconded the motion which carried. APPROVE SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT NO. 2 - COMPUTERIZED SIGNALS PHASE II Mr. Carl P. Littrell, Director, Division of Engineering, submitted to the Board Supplemental Agreement No. 2 between the City and Clyde E. Williams & Associates, Inc Mr. Littrell noted that this is a Supplement to the Agreement that was executed on REGULAR MEETING SEPTEMBER 28, 1992 August 13, 1990 for design services for the arterial signals. Mr. Littrell recommended approval of the Agreement stating that the charges are reasonable and appropriate for the work necessary. Mr. Leszczynski noted that there were some changes because, of the funding mechanism. Mr. Littrell further noted that some changes were made to the design after the final field check that were not contemplated by the original Agreement. The payment due under the Supplemental Agreement is $11,162.50. The final cost of the project design per the Agreement, plus Supplemental Agreements 1 and 2 is $190,782.50. Therefore, Mr. Leszczynski made a motion that Supplemental Agreement No. 2 be approved and executed. Mr. Caldwell seconded the motion which carried. APPROVE CONSULTANT AGREEMENT - MIAMI ROAD IMPROVEMENTS Mr. Leszczynski advised that submitted to the Board for consideration was a Consultant Agreement between the City and Ken Herceg & Associates, Inc., 224 West Jefferson Boulevard, Suite 200, South Bend, Indiana, in regards to Phase I of a project that entails the widening of Miami Road from Jackson to Kern Road. The Agreement indicates that Herceg and Associates shall provide engineering services for the design of Miami Road widening from Kern Road to three hundred feet (3001) south of Jackson Road, including surveying, environmental assessment report, location design study report, warrant analysis reports and plans and specifications preparation. It is noted that these services have been divided into Phase I and Phase II. The total cost for services associated with Phase I of this project shall not exceed $98,460.00. Mr. Caldwell made a motion that the Agreement be approved and executed. Mrs. Mueller seconded the motion which carried. TABLED - RENEWAL AGREEMENT - CTI TELECOMMUNICATIONS INC. Mr. Kenneth Brandy, Deputy Controller's Office, submitted to the Board for approval and execution a renewal Agreement with CTI Telecommunications, Inc., 4215 Edison Lakes Parkway, Suite 200, Mishawaka, Indiana, to continue long distance telephone service for the City. Mr. Brandy advised that he is requesting approval of this Agreement with CTI because of the proven record that they supply the City a long distance rate that is a cost saver compared to other competitors, accuracy of billing and reliability in their customer service. Members of the Board had questions concerning this item including when this service was last bid. Board Attorney and Member Mary H. Mueller advised that the code allows the Board to continue an agreement it has previously approved. However, because members of the Board indicated that they would like to see this service bid again, Mr. Caldwell made a motion that this Agreement be tabled at the present time until more information is received. Mr. Leszczynski seconded the motion which carried. APPROVE CONTRACT - KASER AUCTION SERVICE Mr. Phil St. Clair, Director, Division of Equipment Services, submitted to the Board a Contract for Sale of Personal Property at Public Auction between the City and Kaser Auction Service, Lakeville, Indiana, in conjunction with the City's auction of vehicles and miscellaneous items on October 3, 1992 at 9:00 a.m. It is noted that Kaser Auction will receive a four per cent (4%) commission on the sale. Mr. Leszczynski made a motion that the Agreement be approved and executed. Mrs. Mueller seconded the motion which carried. 1 REGULAR MEETING SEPTEMBER 28, 1992 APPROVE AGREEMENT - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES OF NORTHERN INDIANA, INC. Mr. Leszczynski noted that Workforce Development Services of Northern Indiana, Gateway Center, Suite 400, 425 North Michigan Street, P.O. Box 1048,, South Bend, Indiana, has submitted to the Board a Workforce Diversity Initiative Contact. Board Attorney and Member Mary H. Mueller noted that this Agreement provides for the City to fund a portion, not to exceed $7,500.00 in twelve (12) monthly payments of $625.00 each, of a new Agency staff position the purpose of which is to cultivate and maintain private/public partnerships in focusing on increasing the placement of qualified minority job applicants in private sector jobs. Upon a motion made by Mrs. Mueller, seconded by Mr. Caldwell and carried, the Agreement was approved and executed. APPROVE AGREEMENT - MICHIANA AREA COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS Mr. Leszczynski indicated that the Department of Economic Development submitted to the Board a Contract with the Michiana Area Council of Governments for the traffic analysis database development activity. The total cost of this activity shall not exceed $6,000.00. Mrs. Mueller made a motion that the Agreement be approved. Mr. Caldwell seconded the motion which carried. APPROVE SUPPLEMENT NO. 5 TO MASTER LEASE - NORWEST INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC. Mr. Leszczynski advised that Norwest Investment Services, Inc., Sixth and Marquette, Minneapolis, MN, has submitted to the Board Supplement No. 5 to the Master Lease to lease purchase five (5) fairway mowers in the amount of $106,314.00 over five (5) years at 5.55% interest. Mr. Caldwell made a motion that the Supplement be approved and executed. Mr. Leszczynski seconded the motion which carried. - -- - - • L '" V 1 nvnr r+l tr iv-1- - t -UAL; TkiUxN GOLF COURSE Mr. Leszczynski indicated that submitted to the Board for consideration was an Agency Agreement between the South Bend Redevelopment Authority and the City whereby the Authority designates the Board to act as its agent for purposes of constructing an eighteen (18) hole golf course consisting of the improving and construction of all land, including the construction of a clubhouse and maintenance building and other matters related thereto. Mr. Caldwell made a motion that the Agreement be approved and executed. Mrs. Mueller seconded the motion which carried. AWARD BIDS - ASBESTOS ABATEMENT AND DEMOLITION - STUDEBAKER CORRIDOR RESIDENTIAL PHASE IV PROJECT Mr. Carl P. Littrell, Director, Division of Engineering, advised that on September 21, 1992, the Board opened four (4) bids for the asbestos abatement for four (4) buildings in the Studebaker Corridor Redevelopment Area. Mr. Littrell further noted that he has reviewed the bids and recommends that the Board award the low bid of Specialty Systems of Illinois, Inc., South Bend Division, 1408 Elwood Avenue, South Bend, Indiana, in the amount of $15,283.00. Therefore, Mr. Caldwell made a motion that the recommendation be accepted and the bid be awarded. Mrs. Mueller seconded the motion which carried. Further, Mr. Littrell advised that he has reviewed the five (5) bids received and opened by the Board on September 21, 1992 for the demolition of the four (4) buildings in the Studebaker Corridor Redevelopment Area. Mr. Littrell recommends at this time that the Board award the low bid of Bradberry Brothers, Inc., 20061 Dice Street, South Bend, Indiana, in the amount of REGULAR MEETING SEPTEMBER 28, 1992 $19,634.00. Mrs. Mueller made a motion that the recommendation be accepted and the low bid be awarded. Mr. Leszczynski seconded the motion which carried. AWARD BID - HDC BLOCK PARKING AREA - MONROE PARK REDEVELOPMENT AREA In a Memorandum to the Board, Mr. Carl P. Littrell, Director, Division of Engineering, informed the Board that he has reviewed the four (4) bids received on September 21, 1992 for the above referred to project. Mr. Littrell recommends that the Board award the low bid of Northern Indiana Construction, Inc., P.O. Box 1333, Mishawaka, Indiana, in the amount of $51,236.45. Mr. Caldwell made a motion that the bid be awarded as recommended. Mr. Leszczynski seconded the motion which carried. AWARD BID - BLACKTHORN GOLF COURSE Mr. Carl P. Littrell, Director, Division of Engineering, advised members of the Board that on August 31, 1992, ten (10) bids were received and an eleventh rejected, for the construction of the Blackthorn Golf Course. Mr. Littrell stated that he has reviewed the bids and found that the amounts of the bids agree substantially with the amounts read at the Board meeting. However, there are some discrepancies with each and all of the bids. Mr. Littrell clarified that a typographical error on the bid proposal form caused bidders difficulty understanding the estimated quantity of one (1) item. He noted that they used the same quantity to recalculate all bids. The amounts of the discrepancies on that item amount to no more than four hundred dollars ($400.00). Several other discrepancies arose from arithmetic errors in calculating the extensions of unit prices. The amounts of differences between what was read and the corrections are not sufficient to alter either the low apparent bidder or the relative ranking of the other bidders. Therefore, the lowest bidder on the base bid and any combination of alternates is Salyers Golf Construction, Inc., 1900 Blayney Road, Sunbury, Ohio, and Mr. Littrell recommends the award of this bid for the base bid amount of $2,253,034.30. Board Attorney and Member Mary H. Mueller noted that this award is subject to issuance and sale of bonds by the South Bend Redevelopment Authority to provide funding for the project. Therefore, Mr. Leszczynski made a motion that the recommendation be accepted and the bid be awarded subject to funding. Mr. Caldwell seconded the motion which carried. AWARD BID - BLACKTHORN GOLF COURSE CLUBHOUSE OUTINGS SHELTER AND PUMP HOUSE In a Memorandum to the Board, Mr. Carl P. Littrell, Director, Division of Engineering, advised that on August 31, 1992, the Board received and opened four (4) bids for the above referred to project. Mr. Littrell noted that he has reviewed those bids and the low bidder Casteel Construction Corporation, P.O. Box 628, South Bend, Indiana, has asked to be allowed to withdraw its bid. It is noted that the bid of Casteel Construction has been reviewed by Mr. Carl P. Littrell and Board Attorney and Member Mary H. Mueller and it has been determined that Casteel Construction will be allowed to withdraw their bid due to a mathematical miscalculation in their bid. Therefore, Mr. Littrell recommended that the second low bid in the amount of $754,303.00 submitted by Ziolkowski Construction, Inc., P.O. Box 1106, South Bend, Indiana, be awarded. u 1 REGULAR MEETING SEPTEMBER 28, 1992 F� Board Attorney and Member Mary H. Mueller noted that this award is subject to issuance and sale of bonds by the South Bend Redevelopment Authority to provide funding for the project. Therefore, Mr. Caldwell made a motion that the recommendation be accepted and the bid be awarded subject to funding as outlined above. Mrs. Mueller seconded the motion which carried. APPROVE FI' Mr. Leszczyns Change Orders 5) CHANGE ORDERS - CORBY STREET SEWER PROJECT i noted that the Board is in receipt of five (5) for the above referred to project as follows: 1. Remove and replace light pole 2" Rigid Steel Galv. Conduit Increase: $9,663.93 2. 2" Water Service, Relocate Increase: $2,900.00 3. 10" Gate Valve 10" 45 Elbow 10" Sleeve 10" Watermain Increase: $3,730.00 4. 18" RCP Inlet, B-15 Pipe, Group L, 12 inch Increase: $12,115.45 5. 42" Pipe Saddle 48" Pipe Saddle Increase: $3,600.00 Therefore, Mr. Caldwell made a motion that the above outlined Change Orders be approved. Mrs. Mueller seconded the motion which carried. APPROVE SIDEWALK SALE PERMIT APPLICATION Mr. Leszczynski advised that the Board is in receipt of the following Sidewalk Sale Permit Application: NAME OF BUSINESS: HALL OF FAME SPORTSHOP ADDRESS: 212 South Michigan Street TYPE OF DISPLAY: Racks with clothing and baskets with hard goods. TYPE OF ITEMS TO BE SOLD: Sporting Goods & clothing' DATES: October 1, 1992 Mr. Leszczynski noted that the required Indemnification and Hold Harmless Agreement was executed and attached to the application. Therefore, Mrs. Mueller made a motion that the application be approved. Mr. Caldwell seconded the motion which carried. APPROVE TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES Upon a motion made by Mr. Caldwell, seconded by Mrs. Mueller and carried, the following three (3) traffic control devices were approved: 1. NEW INSTALLATION: Handicap LOCATION: 1348 Dubail REMARKS: Mr. James McKrill has congestive heart failure. 2. REMOVAL OF: All Signs LOCATION: Washington, Maple to Chestnut REMARKS: All businesses are gone and the signs are no longer needed. 3. NEW INSTALLATION: Handicap LOCATION: 710 East Altgeld REGULAR MEETING REMARKS: SEPTEMBER 28, 1992 Request of Mrs. Bracha Ofstein received by the Board on September 14, 1992 APPROVE CONTRACTORS AND EXCAVATION BONDS Mr. Larry Spradlin, Division of Engineering, recommended that the Bond for Excavation in Streets for R & B Excavating, Inc., 3310 Nutmeg Road, Plymouth, Indiana, be approved effective September 21, 1992 and the Bond of Contractor for Larry Reininga, d/b/a L.R. Construction, 56136 Apple Road, Osceola, Indiana, be approved effective September 28, 1992. Mr. Leszczynski made a motion that the recommendations be accepted and the bonds be approved. Mrs. Mueller seconded the motion which carried. APPROVE CLAIMS Mr. Leszczynski advised that Mr. Kevin Horton, City Controller, submitted to the Board two (2) lists of claims in the amounts of $830,585.94 and $2,240,777.26 and recommended approval. Additionally, Mr. Juan A. Manigault, Executive Director, WDS of Northern Indiana, submitted a list containing one hundred ninety-four (194) claims in the amount of $72,420.44 and recommended approval. Therefore, Mr. Leszczynski made a motion that the claims be approved. Mr. Caldwell seconded the motion which carried. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Board, upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Caldwell and carried, the meeting adjourned at 10:20 a.m. JYnes R. Chldwe-ll _ ,ems , IMary H. ATTEST: Sandra M. Parmerlee, Clerk