HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/28/91 Board of Public Works MinutesREGULAR MEETING OCTOBER 28. 1991
The regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was convened at
9:35 a.m. on Monday, October 28, 1991, by Board President John E.
Leszczynski, with Mr. Leszczynski, Mrs. Patricia E. DeClercq and
Ms. Katherine Humphreys present. Also present was Assistant City
Attorney Mary H. Mueller.
AGENDA ITEM STRICKEN
Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mrs. DeClercq
and carried, the Construction Contract for the Sidewalks and
Curbs - Western Avenue Project was stricken from the agenda at
this time.
APPROVE MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING
Upon a motion made by Mrs. DeClercq, seconded by Ms. Humphreys
and carried, the minutes of the regular meeting of the Board held
on October 21, 1991, were approved.
AWARD BID - NOT MORE THAN TWENTY (20) USED, 1990 MODEL YEAR OR
NEWER FOUR DOOR SEDAN AUTOMOBILES
Mr. Phil St. Clair, Director, Division of Equipment Services,
advised the Board that after reviewing the bids received on
October 21, 1991, for the above referred to vehicles, he
recommends the low bid of Jordan Motors, Inc., 609 East Jefferson
Boulevard, Mishawaka, Indiana, at the unit price of $7,727.60.
Ms. Humphreys made a motion that the recommendation be accepted
and the bid of Jordan Motors for twenty (20) Ford Tempo GL 4 door
vehicles at the unit price of $7,727.60 for a total of
$154,552.00 be awarded. Mrs. DeClercq seconded the motion which
carried.
AWARD BID - CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT - SIDEWALKS AND CURBS
PROJECT - WESTERN AVENUE
Mr. Carl P. Littrell, Director, Division of Engineering, advised
the Board that he has reviewed the eight (8) bids received on
October 21, 1991, for the above referred to project and at this
time recommends that the Board award the low bid submitted by
L.L. Geans and Sons, Inc., 56535 Magnetic Drive, Mishawaka,
Indiana, in the amount of $32,038.67. Ms. Humphreys made a
motion that the recommendation be accepted and the bid be
awarded. Mrs. DeClercq seconded the motion which carried.
FILING OF APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND
NECESSITY FOR THE OPERATION OF TAXICABS - SUNSHINE CAB COMPANY
Mr. Leszczynski advised that the Board is in receipt of an
Application for Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity
for the Operation of Taxicabs submitted by Ms. Kathy Lynn Alford,
d/b/a Sunshine Cab Company, 198441/2 Hildebrand Street, South
Bend, Indiana.
Mr. Leszczynski noted that pursuant to licensing ordinance
requirements this application will be accepted for Filing and a
Public Hearing date will be set for November 12, 1991 at 9:30
a.m. Therefore, Mr. Leszczynski made a motion that the
application be accepted for Filing and that the Public Hearing
date be set. Mrs. DeClercq seconded the motion which carried.
REQUEST TO INSTALL CANOPY - 404 WESTERN AVENUE - REFERRED
In a letter to the Board, Mr. Beare C. Philipson, President,
Overhead Protection, Inc., 1700 Union Street, Mishawaka, Indiana,
requested permission to install an awning sign on the building
located at 404 Western Avenue, South Bend, Indiana which is the
River of Life Church. Mr. Philipson noted that the sign will be
sixteen (161) wide, four feet (41) high with a two (21) foot
projection into the right-of-way and will be installed nine feet
(91) above ground. Mr. Leszczynski made a motion that this
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request be referred to the appropriate City departments and
bureaus for review and recommendation. Ms. Humphreys seconded
the motion which carried.
APPROVE BOND OF CONTRACTOR
Mr. Leszczynski noted that the Engineering Department has
recommended that the Bond of Contractor for Reynold M. Derda,
1726 North College Street; South Bend, Indiana, be approved
effective October 28, 1991. Mrs. DeClercq made a motion that the
recommendation be accepted and the bond be approved. Ms.
Humphreys seconded the motion which carried.
APPROVE TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES
Upon a motion made by Mrs. DeClercq, seconded by Ms. Humphreys
and carried, the following two (2) traffic control devices were
approved:
1. NEW INSTALLATION: Temporary No Parking
6 a.m. to 12:00 noon -
November 7, 1991
LOCATION: Colfax - St. Joseph to Lafayette
(south side). Also, Woodward Court
- both sides
REMARKS: Childrens performance on November
7th at the Morris Civic Auditorium
2, NEW INSTALLATION: Handicap Parking Space
LOCATION: 913 Leland Avenue
REMARKS: Mr. Edward Shelton moved out of the
area in 1987. He has moved back
home and needs the sign
reinstalled.
FILING OF ENVIRONMENTAL CLEAN-UP OF LOTS REPORTS
Mr. Leszczynski advised that the Board is in receipt of two (2)
lists submitted by the Department of Code Enforcement indicating
the locations of forty (40) City -owned and miscellaneous
properties cleaned by the Department during the period October
14, 1991 to October 17, 1991. Mrs. DeClercq made a motion that
the lists as submitted be accepted for filing. Ms. Humphreys
seconded the motion which carried.
APPROVE CLAIMS
Mr. Juan A. Manigault, Executive Director, WDS of Northern
Indiana, submitted two (2) lists to the Board containing three
hundred six (306) claims and recommended approval.
Additionally, the Deputy Controllers Office has submitted four
lists recommending that claims in the amounts of $83,455.13,
$2,088,388.65, $483,518.93 and $365,627.43 be approved.
Therefore, Ms. Humphreys made a motion that the claims be
approved as recommended and the reports as submitted be filed.
Mrs. DeClercq seconded the motion which carried.
PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR:
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In response to
of the downtown
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questions from
signalization
the news
project,
SIGNALIZATION PROJECT
media regarding the status
Mr. Leszczynski advised
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OCTOBER 28, 1991
that the fiber optics are in place, connections are being made
and it is anticipated that the system would be on line after the
first of the year.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the Board, upon a
motion made by Mrs. DeClercq, seconded by Mr. Leszczynski and
carried, the meeting adjourned at 9:42 a.m.
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Sandra M. Parmerlee, Clerk
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