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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/03/82 Board of Public Works Minutes277 REGULAR MEETING MAY 3, 1982 The regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was convened at 9:30 a.m., on Monday, May 3, 1982, by President John E. Leszczynski, with Mr. Leszczynski, Mr. Richard L. Hill and Mr. Joseph E. Kernan present. Also present was Assistant City Attorney Carolyn Pfotenhauer. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING APPROVED Upon a motion made by Mr. Kernan, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the minutes of the April 26, 1982, regular meeting of the Board were approved as submitted. APPROVE EASEMENT AGREEMENT - F.B.T. BANCORP (205 W. JEFFERSON) Mr. Leszczynski explained that approval was needed on an easement to F.B.T. Bancorp to cover an underground encroachment of three tenths of a foot into the public right-of-way at its building located at the corner of Main and Jefferson Streets, said encroachment being on the Jefferson Street side. Mr. Hill stated that, normally, approval of such encroachments would be taken care of at the time of construction of the building; �. however, it had been determined that this had never been done. He explained that the building was in the process of being sold and before title insurance could be obtained, the matter of the encroachment had to be handled. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Kernan and carried, the easement agreement was approved. ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NO. 13. 1982 - SALE OF CITY -OWNED PROPERTIES RESOLUTION NO. 13, 1982 WHEREAS, the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend has compiled a current detailed inventory of all real property owned by the City of South Bend; and WHEREAS, the Board of Public Works has reviewed said inventory of real property and it finds that certain of the parcels of real estate now owned by the City of South Bend are not necessary to the public use and are not set aside by state and city laws for public purposes; and WHEREAS, the Board of Public Works now wishes to take the necessary action to make it possible for the Board, in the future to sell said parcels of real estate pursuant to State Statutes. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend, Indiana: That the parcels of real estate owned by the city contained in the following list are not necessary to the public use and are not set aside by state or city law for public purposes: Address Deed No. 218 S. Illinois 222 N. O'Brien 517 S. Rush 615 N. Eddy 1227 W. Colfax 1125 and 1129 S. 311 Stull (Housing) Lafayette 616 857 1038 1261 1097 and 662 1031 2'78 REGULAR MEETING Adopted this 3rd day of May, 1982. ATTEST: s/ Barbara J. Byers, Clerk MAY 3, 1982 ,BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS s/ John E. Leszczynski s/ Richard L. Hill s/ Joseph E. Kernan Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the above resolution was adopted. APPROVE COM11UNITY DEVELOPMENT CONTRACT ADDENDUMS Ms. Betsy Harriman, Community Development staff member, explained that addendums to previously approved contracts were being sub- mitted for the following: 1. Bureau of Housing (Local Homestead Project) - Addendum No. 1 She explained that the addendum provided for a budget reduction of $25,000.00, revising the total budget to $5,000.00. 2. Bureau of Housing (Rehabilitation Grants Activity) - Addendum No. 1 Ms. Harriman advised the addendum.provided for a budget reduction and time table extension. 3. Park Department (General Park Improvements) - Addendum No. 1 Again, Ms. Harriman stated that the addendum extended the time table to January 31, 1982. 4. Legal Services of Northern Indiana (Legal Service Program) - Addendum No. 1 Ms. Harriman stated that the addendum provided for a time table extension. Upon a motion made by Mr. Kernan, seconded by Mr. Leszczynski and carried, the above contract addendums were approved. APPROVE PURCHASE AGREEMENT -'SALE OF CITY -OWNED PROPERTY (620 CLINTON STREET) Mr. Leszczynski explained that, in accordance with the bid accepted by the Board on April 26, 1982, in the amount of $211.00 from Mark Nelund, a property owner in the process of acquiring the lot adjacent to the city -owned lot at 620 Clinton Street, a Purchase Agreement had been prepared and executed by Mr. Nelund for purchase of the 620 Clinton Street property which was now being submitted for Board approval. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the Purchase Agreement was approved and the matter referred to the Legal Department for drafting of the appropriate deed of conveyance. APPROVE EXTENSION OF IRREVOCABLE LETTER OF CREDIT (LAUREL WOODS APARTMENTS) Mr. Leszczynski advised that the Irrevocable Letter of Credit drawn on the St. Joseph Bank & Trust Company in favor of the City of South Bend in the amount of $30,000.00 for Donlon-Lofgren- Maenhout and Associates had expired on April 21, 1982. He explained that the Letter of Credit was needed until construction of the pavement and curb work was completed at the Laurel Woods Apartments. An extension of that letter of credit was submitted to April 21, 1983. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the extension was approved to April 21, 1983. 279 REGULAR MEETING MAY 3, 1982 APPROVE REQUEST TO SELL POPPIES ON PUBLIC SIDEWALKS A request from the American Legion Auxiliary Post No. 357 to sell veteran -made poppies on the public sidewalks on May 21 and 22, 1982, was approved upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried. APPROVE TEMPORARY NO PARKING - NORTH SIDE OF 100 E. WASHINGTON ST. A request from Jeffrey C. Miller, First Source Bank, for temporary no parking on the north side of the 100 block of East Washington Street, in conjunction with the Grand Opening of the bank, was recommended favorably by the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting, It was recommended that no parking signs be set up along the front of the bank between St. Joseph and Michigan'Streets from Sunday, May 16, through Sunday, May 23, 1982. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the request was approved. APPROVE ALLEY CLOSING FOR MOTHER'S DAY CELEBRATION - �- PULASKI PARK A favorable recommendation was received from the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting for the closing of the north -south alley running parallel to Pulaski Park and Walnut Street from Huron towards Western Avenue as requested by the St. Stephen's Parish Ushers Club for celebration of Mothers' Day on Sunday, May 9, 1982, from 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the request and recommendation were approved. APPROVE TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the following traffic control devices were approved as recommended by Mr. Ralph J. Wadzinski, Manager of the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting: INSTALL HANDICAPPED PARKING - 410 N. Notre Dame. REMOVE HANDICAPPED PARKING - 733 E. Dubail. INSTALL MIDBLOCK CROSSWALK - 400 N. Notre Dame. REMOVE HANDICAPPED PARKING - 1812 S. Michigan. APPROVE LICENSE APPLICATION Mr. Leszczynski noted that favorable recommendations had been received from the Building Department, Fire Inspection Bureau and Bureau of Traffic and Lighting, along with a favorable report from the Police Department, for the issuance of a Secondhand Dealer's license for Franklin T. Stone, 745 South Walnut Street. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the license application was approved and referred to the Deputy Controller's Office for issuance. APPROVE TITLE SHEET - CROSSROADS INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX A title sheet for construction of streets in the Crossroads Industrial Park by a private developer was submitted for Board approval. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the title sheet was approved. APPROVE HANDICAPPED PARKING PERMITS Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the following handicapped parking permits were approved and referred to the Deputy Controller's Office for issuance: Sandra Maichen, 52236 Shenandoah, S.B. Linda Schlabach, 1007 Roosevelt, Apt. C, Mish. REGULAR MEETING Earl Michaelis, 1617 Linden, Mishawaka Alfred Ricci, 55117 Bittersweet, Mishawaka Elmer C. Blundell, 717 E. Altgeld, S.B. Dorothy Beck, 532 E. Calvert, S.B. FILING OF STREET LIGHT OUTAGE REPORT MAY '3',. 1982 The report indicated a total of 15 outages for the period of April 23 through April 28, 1982. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the report was filed. APPROVAL OF CLAIMS Mr. Elroy J. Kelzenberg, Director of the Michiana Area CETA Consortium, submitted P. 0. No. 830 through No. 856 and recommended approval. Chief Deputy Controller Sherrie L. Petz submitted Claim Docket No. 7784 through No. 8140 and recommended approval. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the reports were filed and the claims approved. There being no further business to come before the Board, upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the meeting was adjourned at 9:50 a.m. ichard Hill G. . Jo h E. Ke rnann ATTEST: Barbara J. Byer , Cle