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Home My WebLink About11/12/74 Board of Public Works MinutesREGULAR MEETING A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, November 12, 1974 with M7 Mr. Barcome present. Deputy City Attorney Ger< present. Minutes of the previous meeting were PROJECT COMPLETION AFFIDAVIT AND MAINTENANCE SCOTTSDALE ADDITION, SECTION H - LETTER OF C; A Project Completion Affidavit was received fr for Scottsdale Addition, Section H with a lett McMahon, Manager of the Bureau of Public Const partial acceptance for the storm and sanitary of credit was submitted -insuring the completio the improvements. Upon motion made, seconded Affidavit was approved. The Board, upon motio carried, approved the maintenance bond submitt A commercial letter of credit from the First B to guarantee completion of the balance of the motion made, seconded and carried, approved. RESOLUTION RE: MUESSEL-ELLISON-CLARK MEMORIAL Mr. G. Burt Ford was,presen:t and spoke in rega resolution of the Board-. Mr., -Ford said the Tr Ellison -Clark Foundation is telling the City o City will name the Art Center as specified in Trustee will make an additional contribution t Center in a total amount of $1,000,000. Upon and carried, the following resolution was adop RESOLUTION NO. 18-1974 NOVEMBER 12, 1974 was convened at- . Farrand and ld Sakaguchi was also reviewed and approved. )ND APPROVED - )IT APPROVED m Place and Company r from Patrick M. uction, recommending ewers only. A letter of the balance of nd carried, the Completion made, seconded and d for the project. nk & Trust Company mprovements was, upon d to a proposed .stee for the Muessel- South Bend that if the he Resolution, the the City for the Art .otion made, seconded ed: A RESOLUTION PERPETUATING THE ART CENTER �S A MEMORIAL TO THE r'IUESSEL-ELLISON-CLARK FAMILY S ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS OF TIDE CITY OF SOUTH BEND NOVEMBER 12, 1974. WHEREAS, the City of South Bend, Indiana is co Ue tructing in the Century Center facility, a structure to house Art Center, and WHEREAS, said structure shall exceed in cost tl e sum of $2,500,000.00 and WHEREAS, a portion of "these funds may be turned over to the City by the Civic Center Foundation, and WHEREAS, the Civic Center Foundation and/or thE She City of South Bend, Indiana have, in the past and may in the future receive gifts, the proceeds of which are to be used for the construction of certain units in the Century Center, and WHEREAS, heretofore the National Bank and Trust Company of South Bend, South Bend, Indiana in its fiduciary capacity as Trustee of the Muessel-Ellison Trust Foundation and the Stanley A. and Flora P. Clark Memorial Community Trust Foundation has given to the City a total sum from these foundations of $307,000.00, conditioned upon the use by the City in the construction of an art center, and WHEREAS, impinged upon said gifts by the Trust( by the City of South Bend that the donors woul( memorialized by naming the art center facility art center as the Muessel-Ellison-Clark Art Cer appropriate emblazonment of such name engraved limestone facade with.letters of a size to be i and e was acknowledgement be publicly and by designating the ter building, with an or carved in the eadable at some distance, 1 1 a WHEREAS, the National Bank and Trust Company of South Bend, as Trustee of said foundations, contemplates the gifts of additional monies so that the sum total shall equal $1,00.0,000.00 and WHEREAS, further gifts will be made by the Trustee to the Century Center Foundation and thereafter disbursed by it to the City of South Bend, Indiana, and WHEREAS, upon receipt of these monies., they shall be appropriated through City action into the General Construction Fund for Century Center from::which approximately $2,566,000.00 will be used in the construction of the art center facility, and WHEREAS, the Trustee is desirous that there be spread upon the minute record of the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend, Indiana a resolution in this form and effect, thus, establishing for the recores of the Trustee an appropriate and legal commitment by said Board, with respect to said memorial, in consideration of said gifts. NOW, THEREFORE, the Board of Public Works at a duly authorized and convened meeting, held on the 12 day of November, 1974, does hereby authorize and direct its President and its Secretary to notify said Trustee that the City.of South Bend, as the owner of Century Center, and more particularly the structures ther:eon,.will;,on the completion of the facility known as the Art Center, emblazon upon the facade the name of Muessel-Ellison-Clark Art Center in appropriate lettering for easy reading, which will stand in perpetuity as a memorial to these families through their respective foundations in consideration of the gift of one million dollars, and BE IT, FURTHER, RESOLVED, the President and Secretary of the Board of Public Works do all things necessary to carry out the purport of this resolution and that the Secretary prepare and certify a copy of the same, lodging it with the National Bank and Trust Company of South Bend, said Trustee. Dated this 12th day of November, 1974. BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND s/ Rollin E. Farrand s/ James V. Barcome Attest: s/ Patricia DeClercq, Clerk RECOMMENDATION RE: PETITION TO VACATE ALLEY. MILTON HOME. INC. The -Bureau of Design and Administration reported to the Board that= they had reviewed the petition of the Milton Home, Inc. to vacate the alley south of Marion Street, between Michigan and St. Joseph Streets, •and have no objection to the vacation, subject to existing utilities. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the petition was referred to the Area Plan Commission for their review and recommendation. RECOMMENDATION RE: PETITION TO VACATE ALLEY, GATES REALTY CO. The Bureau of Design and Administration reported to the Board that they have reviewed the petition of the Gates Realty Company to vacate the north -south alley between Taylor and William Streets and have no objection to the vacation, subject to existing utilities. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the petition was referred to the Area Plan Commission for their review and recommendation. Z 3 REGULAR MEETING NOVEMBER 12,1974 TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES APPROVED The Bureau of Traffic and Lighting recommended to the Board that the following traffic control devices be installed: A. Stop Signs on Leland at Portage. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the installation was approved. B. Stop Signs on Marquette at Kessler. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the installation was approved. PETITION FOR SIDEWALKS The Board received a letter from Mrs. Nancy Rosenstock, 5914 S. Gotham Drive, petitioning the Board to install sidewalks on both sides of Miami Street, from Kern Road to Ireland Road. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the letter was referred to the Bureau of Design and Administration for review and recommendation. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING - 900 E. IRELAND ROAD The City of South Bend received a notice of public hearing on a petition to rezone property at 900 E. Ireland Road.. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the notice was ordered filed. APPLICATION APPROVED - RIVER BEND PLAZA Louis Wilcox, Director of River Bend Plaza, submitted to the Board an application from the 542nd Transportation Company,Kingsbury, Indiana for two display booths on the Plaza on November 14 throuth 16. Mr. Wilcox recommended the application be approved. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board approved the application. STREET LIGHT OUTAGE REPORT FILED The Street Light Outage Report for the period of October 30 through November 6 was received and, upon motion made, seconded and carried, was ordered filed. REQUESTS FOR STREET LIGHT INSTALLATIONS AND RAILROAD REPAIRS The Board received requests from Councilman Walter Kopczynski for repair of the railroad crossing at Olive and Washington and for the installation of street lights at 1916 S. Morris, 2126 S. Glen and midblock 1600 W. Calvert. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the requests were referred to the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting for review and recommendation. REQUEST FOR STREET LIGHTS Mr. Barcome requested that street lights be installed on existing . poles at 2413 W. Dunham Street and 2630 W. Poland St. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the requests were referred to the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting for review and recommendation. 1 REGULAR MEETING NOVEMBER 12, 1974 j e3 PAYMENT REQUEST APPROVED - WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT ADDITIONS The Board received Payment Request No. 36 from the Sollitt Construction Company for the Wastewater Treatment Plant Additions. The request was in the amount of $44,305.15. Mr. Farrand explained that this was primarily for the scum burner building. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the payment request was approved. There being no further business.to come before the Board, upon motion made, seconded and carried, the meeting adjourned at 2:20 p.m. ATTEST: CLERK 1