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Home My WebLink About01/06/87 Board of Public Works MinutesREGULAR MEETING JANUARY 6, 1987 The regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was convened at 9:34 a.m. on Tuesday, January 6, 1987, by President John E. Leszczynski, with Mr. Leszczynski, Mrs. Patricia E. DeClercq and Mr. Michael L. Vance present. Also present was Chief Deputy City Attorney Thomas Bodnar. ELECTION OF BOARD PRESIDENT FOR 1987 Board member Michael L. Vance nominated John E. Leszczynski to retain the position of President of the Board of Public Works for 1987. Mrs. DeClercq seconded the nomination and it carried. AGENDA ITEM STRICKEN Upon a motion made by Mrs. DeClercq, seconded by Mr. Vance and carried, an Offer to Purchase a property at 121 North Elm Street for the Bureau of Housing Homesteading Program was stricken from the agenda. APPROVE MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING Upon a motion made by Mrs. DeClercq, seconded by Mr. Leszczynski, and carried, the minutes of the December 23, 1986, regular meeting of the Board were approved. AWARD BID - STREET CRACK SEALING PROJECT (VARIOUS STREETS THROUGHOUT CITY OF SOUTH BEND) In a letter to the Board, Mr. Bill Penn, Director, Division of Transportation, recommended that the Board award the low bid of Walsh & Kelly, Inc., 24358 State Road 23, South Bend, Indiana, for joint and crack membrane sealant at $0.48 per pound and sealant and sand at $1,040.00 per ton, per specifications for the above referred project. Mr. Leszczynski advised that bids for this project were opened by the Board on December 23, 1986. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Vance and carried, the recommendation was accepted and the bid awarded. APPROVE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADDENDUM The following Community Development Addendum was presented to the Board for approval: ADDENDUM IV DIVISION OF REDEVELOPMENT STUDEBAKER CORRIDOR DEVELOPMENT PLAN ACTIVITY Addendum IV indicates that the activity timetable has been extended until August 31, 1987. Upon a motion made by Mr. Vance, seconded by Mrs. DeClercq and carried, the above Addendum was approved and executed. APPROVE CHANGE ORDER NOS. 2 AND 3 - IRELAND SIGNALS PROJECT Mr. Leszczynski advised that OMNI Electric, Michigan City, Indiana, has submitted Change Order No. 2 indicating that the contract amount for the above referred to State of Indiana project be increased by $3,582.00 and Change Order No. 3 indicating an increase of $1,655.20.: Upon a motion made by Mr. Vance, seconded by Mrs. DeClercq and carried, Change Order Nos. and 3, as submitted, were approved and signed. APPROVE REQUEST TO ADVERTISE FOR RECEIPT OF BIDS - SALE OF ABANDONED VEHICLES Mrs. Patricia E. DeClercq, Director, Department of Code Enforcement, requested permission to advertise for the sale of approximately forty (40) abandoned vehicles, which are being stored at Steve & Gene's Auto & Truck Salvage and Repair, 3109 REGULAR MEETING JANUARY 6. 1987 South Gertrude Street, South Bend, Indiana. It was noted that all vehicles have been stored more than fifteen (15) days, identification checks had been run for auto theft and the owners and lienholders notified. Upon a motion made by Mrs. DeClercq, seconded by Mr. Vance and carried, the above request was approved and a date of January 20, 1987, was established for the receiving and opening of sealed bids. APPROVE RAILROAD AGREEMENT COVERING CONSTRUCTION OF HIGHWAY -RAILWAY GRADE CROSSING AND INSTALLATION OF GRADE CROSSING WARNING DEVICES - LOGAN STREET CROSSING Submitted to the Board for approval was the above referred to Agreement between the City and the Grand Trunk Western Railroad Company which provides for the construction of a rubber pad grade crossing surface and installation of new automatic cantilever flashing light signals with gates at the Logan Street railroad crossing. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Vance and carried, the above referred to Agreement was approved and executed. REQUEST TO PURCHASE CITY -OWNED PROPERTY - 400 BLOCK EAST SOUTH STREET - REFERRED In a letter to the Board, Mr. Joseph F. Rubin, Attorney at Law, Suite 710, JMS Building, 108 North Main Street, South Bend, Indiana, advised that he represents parties who may be interested in purchasing the undeveloped City -owned property located in the 400 block of East South Street and he is therefore requesting information regarding the City's intent to sell said property as well as the proposed selling price. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Vance and carried, the above request was referred to the necessary City departments and bureaus for a determination as to whether or not the City need retain the above referred to property for any reason. APPROVE CONTRACTOR'S BOND Mr. Melvin Humphrey, Engineering Department, recommended that the Contractor's Bond for Jack 0. and Joyce S. Scott, d/b/a Jack Scott Concrete be approved effective January 6, 1987. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Vance and carried, the above Contractor's Bond was approved. APPROVE TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mrs. DeClercq and carried, the following two (2) traffic control devices were approved: 1. REMOVAL OF EXISTING TIME ZONES, REVISED TO 1 HR. PARKING, 6A TO 6P as follows: 1 HOUR ZONES 100 West Colfax 200 West Colfax 100 East Jefferson 100 West Jefferson 200 West Jefferson 100 North Lafayette 200 North Lafayette 100 South Lafayette 200 South Lafayette 300 South Lafayette - North side & East half of South side - North & South side - South side & West half of North side - South side - North side & West half of South side - East & West side - East & West side - East & West side - East & West side - East & West side REGULAR MEETING JANUARY 6, 1987 1 HOUR ZONES (CONTINUED) 100 North Main - West side & South half of East side 200 North Main - East & West side 100 South Main - East side & North half of West side 200 South Main - West side & North half of East side 300 South Main - East & West side 100 North Michigan - West side 100 South Michigan - East & West side 200 South Michigan - West side & South half of East side 300 South Michigan - East & West side 100 South Service Ct. 5 - East side & North half of West side 100 East Washington - West half of South side 100 West Washington - North & South side 200 West Washington - South side & West half of North side 100 East Wayne - North & South side 100 West Wayne - North & South side 200 West Wayne - North & South side 100 West Western - North side 200 West Western - North & South side (All existing handicap spaces will remain with a one hour time limit). 2. REMOVAL OF EXISTING TIME ZONE, REVISED TO 2 HR. PARKING, 6A TO 6P, as follows: 2 HOUR ZONES 300 West Colfax - North & South side 400 West Colfax - North & South side 100 South Franklin - East & West side 300 West Jefferson - North & South side 400 West Jefferson. - North & South side 300 North Lafayette - West side 400 South Lafayette - East & West side 400 West LaSalle - North & South side 300 West LWW - North & South side 100 West Madison - North & South side 200 West Madison - North & South side 300 West Madison - North & South side 300 North Main - East & West side 400 South Main - East & West side 300 North Michigan - East & West side 100 West Monroe - South side & East half of North side 200 West Monroe - North & South side 300 West Washington - West half of South side 400 West Washington - North & South side 300 West Wayne - North & South side 400 West Wayne - North & South side 300 West Western - West half of both North & South side 400 West Western - North & South side 100 North Williams - West side 200 North Williams - East side & North half of West side 300 North Williams - East & West side 100 South Williams - East & West side 200 South Williams - East & West side 300 South Williams - East & West side 400 South Williams - East & West side Mr. Leszczynski advised that downtown businesses were polled regarding parking limits downtown and a determination was made to recommend the above referred to limitations. REGULAR MEETING JANUARY 6, 1987 FILING OF ENVIRONMENTAL CLEAN-UP OF LOTS REPORT Reports from the Department of Code Enforcement indicating a total of nineteen (19) properties cleaned from December 22, 1986 to December 26, 1986 and thirty-one (31) properties cleaned from December 29, 1986 to January 2, 1987 were submitted. Upon a motion made by Mrs. DeClercq, seconded by Mr. Vance and carried, the reports as submitted were filed. FILING OF CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE Upon a motion made by Mr. Vance, seconded by Mrs. DeClercq and carried, the Certificate of Insurance for E-Rect-0, Inc., 12807 McKinley Highway, P.O. Box 846, Mishawaka, Indiana, was accepted and filed. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come "before the Board, upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Vance and carried, the meeting adjourned at 9:43 a.m. n E. Leszcz Patricia E. DeClercq Michael L. ance ATTEST: Sandra M. Parmerlee, Clerk 1 1 I I