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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/05/75 Board of Public Works Minutes5-t REGULAR MEETING MAY 5, 1975 1 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was convened at 9:30 a.m, on Monday, May 5, 1975 with all members present. Deputy City Attorney Kathleen Cekanski was also present. Minutes of the previous meeting were reviewed and approved. APPROVAL OF APPLICATION FOR SCRAP YARD LICENSE - ALBERT E. MICKELSON The Board received a report from the Division of Engineering that they had reviewed the petition of Albert E. Mickelson to operate a scrap yard at 307 W. Calvert Street. The report indicated that the petition had been checked and Mr. Mickelson did have the required two-thirds of the affected property owners sign the petition. The Bureau of Fire made an inspection and recommended approval of the license. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board approved the application of A. E. Mickelson for a scrap yard at 307 W. Calvert Street. MEMORIAL DAY PARADE APPROVED The Board received a request from the St. Joseph County Memorial Day Society to hold their annual parade on May 26, 1975. The request was reviewed by the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting and the Police C� Department Traffic Bureau and it was their recommendation that the route be as follows: Assembly area to be on Madison between Williams and Lafayette and between Lafayette and Main. Parade to start on Lafayette at Madison, south to LaSalle, west on LaSalle to Williams, south on Williams to Wayne, east on Wayne to Lafayette, north on Lafayette to Washington. At this point, the color guards and other units will proceed to the monument area at 200 W. Washington, while the vehicles and other marching units will turn west and disband in the 300 block of West Washington. At no time is Main Street to be blocked or used by the parade. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board approved the parade, subject to the route suggested by the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting and.subject also to the filing of liability insurance. INQUIRIES RE: SALE OF CITY -OWNED PROPERTY The Board received the following inquiries regarding possible sale of city -owned property: 1. 2315 Linden Avenue. Mr. James E. Jones, 2317 W. Linden Avenue, expressed an interest in purchasing the property at 2315 West Linden Avenue. 2. 1904 S. Carlisle St. Mr. Andrew Molnar, 1902 S. Carlisle St., expressed an interest in purchasing the property at 1904 S. Carlisle Street. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the matter was referred to the Bureau of Design and Administration to review the lots with regard to any proposed public works projects in the areas. The requests are then to be referred to the Legal Department for preparation of a resolution authorizing the sale. INQUIRY RE: SALE OF NO. 4 FIRE STATION - 1210 Thomas Street The Board received a letter from Richard,Kennedy, of Kennedy Electric Company, 1516 Western Avenue, indicating he would be interested in submitting a reasonable bid on old Fire Station No. 4, 1210 Thomas Street, if it could be rezoned to operate his business from that location. It was noted that the matter of rezoning the property would have to go before the Common Council. Mr. Farrand indicated that there has been a request to lease the property and that request is now under advisement. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the matter was tabled for one week for a report on the status of the lease agreement. REGULAR MEETING MAY 5, 1975 REQUEST FOR CYCLETHON - AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION The Board received a�letter from the American Heart Association requesting permission to hold a Cyclethon on October 2, 1975, so that their date would not conflict with the March of Dimes as it has in the past. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the request was referred to the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting for preliminary investigation. LETTER FROM MRS. JANE SWAN RE: PARKING'METERS The Board received a letter from Mrs. Jane Swan advising them that she had checked the meter about which she complained to the Board on West Washington Street. She said the meter head and the signs in the block now agree. Upon motion made, seconded and carried,the letter was ordered filed. APPROVAL OF TAXI LICENSE TRANSFER The Board received a report from Chief John H. Walsh, Bureau of Police, that his Department had reviewed the request to transfer Taxi License No. 9 from George Fultman to Charles Herbert and he recommended approval. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board approved the taxi license transfer. BONDS APPROVED Ray S. Andrysiak, Bureau of Engineering, recommended approval of the following bonds: Contractor's Bond for C. E. Stafford Construction to April 25, 1976 Contractor's Bond for Thomas J. Henderson to May 14, 1976 Contractor's Bond for R.W.M. Construction Company to May 5, 1976 Contractor's Bond for Donald O. Morris to April 29, 1976 Contractor's Bond for Ziolkowski Construction Co. to April 30, 1976 Excavation Bond for Ziolkowski Construction Co. to April 30, 1976. APPLICATIONS - RIVER BEND PLAZA The following applications were received for River Bend Plaza. All applications had the favorable recommendation of Plaza Director Louis Wilcox. 1. Ronald H. Beelby, Vehicle selling food on the Plaza. This application was referred to the Legal Department for clarification of licensing and insurance procedures. 2. Memorial Hospital - Display only - May 18, 28, 29, June 1, 15, July 3, 4, 5 and 6. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the application was approved. 3. Northern Indiana Artists - Display only, September 13. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the application was approved. 4. First Apostolic Church - Sale of non-food items, Fridays, May through August. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the application was approved. 5. Beta Gamma Chapter, Beta Sigma Phi Sorority. Various games on Saturday, July 26, during Sidewalk Days. This application was referred back to Mr. Wilcox for information as to whether they are a profit -or not -for -profit organization and how the pcoceeds will be used. REGULAR MEETING MAY 5, 1975 3 5` BOND RELEASED - CHRISTIAN WA14BACH The Board received a request for release of the Contractor's Bond of Christian Wambach and a recommendation from Ray S-. Andrysiak, Bureau of Engineering, that the bond can be released. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board released the bond of Christian Wambach, effective May 5, 1975. STREET LIGHT OUTAGE REPORT The Street Light Outage Report for the period of April 28 through May 4 was received and, upon motion made, seconded and carried, was ordered filed. There being no further business to come before the meeting, upon motion made, seconded and carried,the meeting adjourned at 9:55 a.m. G. 4Ron E. Farran C13 � 1 W Jam s V. Ba ome ATTEST: CLERK 1 s K. be