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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/15/89 Board of Public Works Special Meeting Minutes173 SPECIAL MEETING JUNE 15, 1989 A Special Meeting of the Board of Public Works was convened at 9:45 a.m. on Thursday, June 15, 1989, by Board President John E. Leszczynski, with Mr. Leszczynski, Mrs. Patricia E. DeClercq and Ms. Katherine Humphreys present. Also present were Mayor Joseph E. Kernan and Assistant City Attorney Jenny Pitts-Manier. APPROVE WASTEWATER SERVICE AGREEMENT Mr. Leszczynski advised that submitted to the Board today for - consideration is a Wastewater Service Agreement with the Town of New Carlisle. 1 1 At this time, Mayor Joseph E. Kernan welcomed Mr. David Swope, President of the Town Board of New Carlisle, to the signing of an historic agreement between the two (2) communities. Mayor Kernan stated that he is pleased with the fact that negotiations and discussions have gone so well and resulted in something happening that has broader implications than just the Agreement submitted today. Mr. Swope stated that this Agreement is by far the most ideal situation for the Town of New Carlisle. He stated that it would have cost the town double to upgrade their facility and the facility would have still been limited because of available space. Mayor Kernan stated that he is excited about this relationship with the Town of New Carlisle. He also stated that the City of South Bend will receive additional revenue because of this Agreement and he is pleased that the City has the capability to provide this access to New Carlisle. Therefore, Mayor Kernan advised that he would request that the Board approve the Agreement submitted today. Mrs. DeClercq made a motion that the Agreement as submitted be approved. Ms. Humphreys seconded the motion, which carried, and the Agreement was executed by members of the Board of Public Works, Mayor Kernan and Mr. Dave Swope of the Town of New Carlisle. Mayor Kernan, Mr. Dave Swope and Mr. Leszczynski continued to answer questions asked by the news media concerning this Agreement. They noted that there will be no additional cost to the City of South Bend, that the expense of running the sewer line and its maintenance would be borne by the Town of New Carlisle, that the Town of New Carlisle would be another customer of the City of South Bend, that the term of the Agreement is twenty (20) years, that the Agreement requires New Carlisle to extend a sewer to the public sewer in the vicinity of the I/N Tek plant and that the town will continue to maintain their sewer system, bill their customers and meet all the federal and state requirements imposed by the South Bend Sewer Use Ordinance. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, carried, the meeting adjourned ATT ST : Sandra M. Parmerlee, Clerk to come before the Board, upon a seconded by Mrs. DeClercq and at 9:58 a.m.