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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/18/72 Board of Public Works MinutesSeptember 18, 1972 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works and Safety convened at 9:30 A.M., on Monday, September 18, 1972. Present were Mr. Charles A. Sweeney, Jr., City Attorney and Mr. William Richardson, City Engineer. Mr. James Barcome, City Controller was absent because he irs a member of the Tax Advisory Board and is attending the hearings. FIRE DEPARTMENT There were no matters pertaining to the Fire Department to be discussed. 'POU CEry-DEPARTMENT Chief Seals was present and matters pertaining to his department were discussed. The Chief presented the following letter: OFFICERS TO POLICE PISTOL MATCH September 18, 1972 eel Board of Public Worlds and Safety County City Building South Bend, Indiana Gentlemen: We respectfully request permission to allow the following four officers to attend the State Fraternal Order of Police 8th Annual Combat Pistol Match to be held at Shelbyville, Indiana, on September 23 and 24, 1972: Sergeant E. Wawrzyniak Sergeant F. Szuba Corporal J. Linville Officer J. Szalay Sergeants Szuba and Wawrzyniak will need to be exused from duty. Officer Szalay and Corporal Linville will be attending on their off-dity days. All expenses for the trip will be paid by the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #36. Your consideration of this request will be sincerely appreciated. RWS/mm Respectfully, s/ Robert W. Seals Chief of Police Upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, the request was granted. ROBERT URBAN TO SEMINAR September 15, 1972 Board of Public Works and Safety County City Building South Bend, Indiana Gentlemen: We are forwarding to you a request from Division Chief Robert J. Urban to attend a State Pension Seminar, State F.O.P. Board Meeting in Columbus, Indiana, on September 22,23,24, 1972. This will be at no cost to the City. We recommend that his request be granted and wish to thank you for your consideration of the recommendation. Respectfully yours, s/ Robert W. Seals, Chief of Police RWS : ism 114 9/18/72 Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the recommendation of the Chief was accepted and the request to send Division Chief Urvan to the Seminar was approved. SPECIAL POLICE BOND - ROBERT REID A special Police Bond was presented for Robert Reid and, upon motion made, seconded and carried, was referred to the Legal Department to see for what purpose the commission should be renewed. STATISTICAL REPORT FILED Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Police Department Stat- istical Report for the month of August was ordered filed. BUILDING DEPARTMENT A memo was received from Forrest R. West, Building Commissioner, requesting permission for Charles F. Crabill, Chief Electri;cal In- spector, to attend the 68th Annual Meeting, Western Section, In- ternational Association of Electrical Inspectors at Indianapolis, Indiana September 24-27, 1972. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, permission was granted. BUILDING DEPARTMENT - SUB STANDARD DIVISION Mr. Isaiah Steed, Sub -Standard Director was present and matters pert- aining to his department were discussed. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board granted the request of Mr. Steed to ask the following permission:that the persons below be requested to appear before the Board to show cause why their sub- standard buildings should not be demolished: 1012 S. Fellows Street 1109 S. Fellows Street 110-112 S. Taylor Street 1216 Whiteman Court 1528 S. Kendall Street 514 S. Walnut Street 702 S. Marietta Street 1122 Bissell Street 428 N. Main Street. 2221 W. Smith Street Cora Martindale Howard H. & Gladys Sherrill Cora Williams George P. Roberts & Jack Myers Elizabeth Weber Frank B..Wells Joseph R. Vargo, Esther Pasman Irene Vargo Roberts Robert H. & Sophia Walters Donald & Virginia Benjamin Samuel R. Dunnock, Trustee James B. & Gartha Lee Elliott 1904 South Carlisle Street Dr. H. Matheu, Superintendent of Logans- port State Hospital, appeared before the Board to represent Mrs. Orso Ersek who is a pat_i<ent in the hospital. He examined the report of the building and looked at pictures of the structure at 1904 South Carlisle, and agreed with the Board that the structure should be demolished. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, Mr. Steed was authorized to seek bids for the demolition of the structure. 1.729 North Kaley Street Mr. Sweeney informed the Board that he had had a call from Mr. James Nafe, Attorney for the owner, who informed him the building was being sold. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, Mr. Steed was authorized to seek bids for the demolition of the structure. No receipt having been received to indicate that notification letters has been received,.Mr. Steed was directed to write another letter or wait until receipt is received. No action can be taken until there is evidence that notice of hearing is received. The properties in- volved are: 2108 West Linden Avenue; 2507 West Linden Avenue and 317-319 South Laurel Street. 1232 West Jefferson Boulevard Elmer Hazinski and 011ie Hazinski 1 1 1 9/18/72 not having appeared before the Board as requested, upon motion made, seconded and carried, Mr. Steed is now authorized to seek bids for the demolition of the structure at 1232 West Jefferson Boulevard. 539 Euclid Avenue Marvin and Linda Grove and Mrs. Rose Morris not having appeared as requested, and Mr. Steed not having a receipt for the letter notifying them their appearance was requested, Mr. Steed is now directed to write another letter to them to show cause why the structure at 539 Euclid Avenue should not be demolished. 140 North Shore Drive Mr. Sweeney had received a letter from Mr. Phillip Potts Attorney for the owner of the structure at 140 North Shore Drive, informing him that the building was to be sold. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the matter was continued for one week, there should be evidence of a deed showing transfer of property, or a signed contract for the demolition, at that time. 535 South Taylor Mrs. Esther Littow, owner of the structure at 535 South Taylor, appeared before the Board and said she is in the pro- cess of getting contractors to rehabilitate the structure. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the matter was continued for two weeks, at which time Mrs. Littow is to bring in signed contracts for L� all the repairs to the building. 630-630'- N. Hill Street Mrs. Payton appeared before the Board to state she is buying the property on a land contract, and said the owner had agreed to deed the property to her and her husband if they wanted to fix it up. M:r. Sweeney informed her that they had had a report there was a tremendous -amount of rubbish behind the property, but she said that had been removed. The Board advised Mrs. Payton to get in touch with Glen Barbe of the Redevelopment Com- mission to see how much it would cost to bring the house up to standard and in a habitable conditiin. The matter was continued for one week, and she was also advised to bring Mr. Barbe to the meeting with her at that time. 1627 West Linden Upon motion made, seconded and carried, this matter was referred to the Legal Department because the owners had been informed by Mr. Steed to remove a shed attached to the building which is in violation of the Building Code and they had ignored the letter. 709 Ohio Street This being the date set for receiving bids for the demolition of the structure at 709 Ohio Street, the following bids were opened and read, after determinthg that the non-collution affidavits were in proper order: Bryant Excavating Company $600.00 Midwest Demolition 634.00 B & J Construction 435.00 O'Neal Trucking, 500.00 Upon motion made, seconded and carried the award was made to the B & J Construction Company on its low bid of $435.00. INVOICE APPROVED - SOLLITT_CONSTRUCTION COMPANY - WASTEWATER TREATMENT Upon motion made, seconded and carried an invoice from the Sollitt Construction Company,FrPayment Request No. 12, in the amount of $335,045.06 for work on the Wastwater Treatment Plant was approved. PAYMENT TO SLUTSKY-P ELTZ PLUMBING & HEATING COMPANY, INC. APPROVED Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the payment of $42,874.00 to Slutsky-Peitz Plumbing & Heating Company, Inc., for work done on the Morris Civic Auditorium, Payment Request #2, was approved. 16 9/18/72 AMENDED PETITION TO VACATE CERTAIN ALLEYS AND A PORTION OF ROSE STREET An amended petition to vacate certain alleys and a portion of Rose Street was presented to the Board, and upon motion made, seconded and was referred to the Bureau of Engineering for study and recommendation. A.C.T.I.O.N. IN -KIND VOUCHERS FOR FIRE STATIONS #10, 7 and 8 In -kind vouchers for contributions covering estimated rental valua- tion for Fire Stations, #10, #7 and #8 were filed for the month of September, 1972. COMPLAINT ON WEEDS A letter was received from the St. Joseph County Health Department wherein they reported complaints of weeds had been reported to them and they in turn had notified property owners, but no action had been taken. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, this was re- ferred to the Legal Department for appropriate action. COMPLAINTS ON WEEDS ON CITY OWNED PROPERTY N:otices were received from the St. Joseph County Health Department that complaints had been received about t4eeds on city owned property. Upon motion made, seconded and carried these were referred to the Street Department for action. REQUEST TO USE SPACE METERED BY THREE PARKING METERS A letter was received from the J. C. Penney Company, Inc., requesting the use of space in front of their store metered by three parking meters on October 4, 1972 for the use of Miss U.S.A., who will be there that day. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, this was referred to the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting for investigation and report. LETTER RE: JOHN ADAMS HIGH SCHOOL FOORBALLI.PARADE A letter was received from the River Park Business Men's Assocation requesting permission to sponsor a parade on -Friday, September 29, 1972 frorp 3:45 to 5:00 p.m. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, this was referred to the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting for investi- gation and report. NOTICE FROM COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE A notice was received from the Cooperative Extension Service relative to an open house on September 27, 1972. This was ordered filed. REQUEST FOR STREET LIGHT - WALTER KOPCZYNSKI A letter was received from Councilman Walter K. Topczynski requesting the installation of a street light on Ford Street between Phillipa and Carlisle Streets. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, this was referred to -the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting for recommendation. REQUEST FOR STREET LIGHT HOWARD STREET A request was received, containing ten signatures, asking for the in- stallation of a street light on Howard Street between Jacob and Talbot Streets. Upon motion made, seconded and carried this was referred to the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting for recommendation. 9/18/72 POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICER L_ONZO KERR, JR. TO GO TO SCHOOL A letter was received from Chief Seals requesting permission to send Officer Lonzo Kerr, Jr. to the Defensive Driving Instructor Develop- ment Course sponsored by the National Safety Council on September 19 and 20 in Chicago, Illinois. Upon motion made, seconded and carried the request was granted and Officer Kerr is directed to attend the course. TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES APPROVED: A No Parking sign was approved for installation in the 100 block' West Monroe Street on the south side of the Street, the east one- half block 6 meters "No Parking 6AM-9AM - 3PM-6PM; West one-half block 5 meters "No Parking 3PM-6PM. 200 Block West Monroe Street North side of Street entire block - 9 meters "NO PARKING" This is due to North Main Street viaduct reconstruction. C- No Parking on 100 block West Wayne,Street, North side of Street C„) East on -half block 6 meters "No Parking" 6AM-9AM - 3PM-6PM. Remove Parking sign on South Side of East Monroe Street from Michigan Street to Lincoln Way East. Upon all of the above motion was made, seconded and carried to accept the recommendation of the Bureau of Traffic and approve requests. LETTER RE: IRONWOOD AVENUE SIDEWALK Mr. Sweeney read the following letter addressed to Peter Nemeth, President of the Common Council: September 18, 1972 Mr. Peter J. Nemeth, President South Bend Common Council County -City Building South Bend, Indiana Dear President Nemeth: Re: Ironwood Drive Sidewalk On July 10, 1972, the South Bend Department of Public Works and Safety adopted Improvement Resolution No. 3365 calling for the improvement of North Ironwood Drive from approximately 200 feet south of Bader Avenue to Corby Street by constructing a public sidewalk. A public hearing was held on August 8, 1972, wherein the interested and affected property owners were heard. The Improvement Resolution was first confirmed on that date. Following the hearing, a written remonstrance against the said improvement bearing the signatures of 51% or more of the resident property owners on said street, who may be liable for the assess- ment of said improvement, was filed. Following this action, the Board of Public Works and Safety on September 5, 1972,.rescinded their earlier Improvement Resolution No. 3365. Pursuant to Burns Indiana Annotated Statute (I.C. 19-8-16-7), the Legal Department has been instructed to prepare for the Common Council an Ordinance calling for the improvement of said sidewalk. This Ordinance 18 9/18/72 will be delivered to Council Chambers on or before Wednesday, September 20, 1972, so that it may be included on your agenda for the first and seconded readings on September 25, 1972. This Ordinance is prepared pursuant to the above -referenced Statute which provides that "in the event of remonstrance, the improvement shall not be.made unless specifically ordered by an Ordinance with sixty (60) days thereafter, passed by the two-thirds vote of the Council - . . . .and approved by the Mayor in the case of a City. If there are any questions concerning this procedure, please inquire of the Clerk of the Board of Public Works and Safety or the City Attorney. Respectfully submitted, (s) Charles A. Sweeney, Jr. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the letter was ordered filed. CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE - VALLEY CABLEVISION CORPORATION A Certificate of Insurance was approved and ordered filed for the Valley Cabelvision Corporation to 7/6/63. CONTRACTOR'S BOND A contractors bond was approved and ordered filed for James Kruszynski to September 12, 1973. REQUEST FOR SIGN Mr. Louis Wilcox, 3505 Wo6d.mont Drive, representing Mr. Lenoard Prywel~ler of the New York Fur Shop, appeared before the Board to request permission to install a sign in a Planter Box on the side- walk in front of the New York Fur Shop. He was advised that the Redevelopment Commission had formed a new committee to supervise signs in the down town area, and he was advised to talk to Mr. Lloyd Taylor of the Revelopment Commission. STREET LIGHT OUTAGE REPORT Street light outage reports were ordered filed for a period of 8/il/72 to 8/17/72. There being no further business to come before the Board, upon motion made, seconded and carried the meeting was adjourned at 10:20 A.M. Charles A. Sweeney Jr. ATTEST: Clerk 1