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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/02/72 Board of Public Works Minutes128 October 2, 1972 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works and Safety convened at 9:30 A.M., on Monday, October 2, 1972. Mr. Charles A. Sweeney, Jr., City Attorney, was absent. Minutes of the last meetings were reviewed and approved. FIRE DEPARTMENT Applications for the Fire Department were filed and referred to the Personell Department, as follows: Steven P. Schaut David H. Kruk Donald Hill Marvin Alexander REQUEST TO CLOSE EAST JEFFERSON STREET TO DEMONSTRATE SNORKEL A request was presented by B/C'William H. Wilson, Jr., wherein he asked permission to close East Jefferson Blvd. for one hour 11:45 A.M. to 12:45 P.M. on October 11, 1972 to demonstrate the use of the snorkel. After conferring with Clem Hazinski, Director of the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting, upon motion made, seconded and carried, the request was granted for the use of part of the street which will be blocked off. POLICE DEPARTMENT Chief Seals was present at the meeting and matters pertaining to his department were discussed. APPLICATIONS FOR POLICE DEPARTMENT Applications for the Police Department were filed and referred to the Personnell Department for the following: Jerry Edward Price Nancy Lee Prawat Milton Pittman, Sr. Willia J. Elkins Mark Bone RETIREMENT OF CAPTAIN DANIEL S. NIEDBALSKI The following letter was presented by the Chief: September 27, 1972 Board of Public Works and Safety County City Building South Bend, Indiana Gentlemen: Please find attached request for retirement effective October 1, 1972, by Captain Daniel Niedbalski. The office recommends that said request be approved but wishes notation within the record of the Board of Public Works and Safety of the splendid contribution to child safety made by Captain Niedbalski during many years of service as School Safety Education Officer. Few officers have, in our recollection, effected the impressions on the minds.of South Bend's elementary aged students as has Captain Niedbalski, and you will agree I am certain that such relationships sow the seeds of even more rewarding benefits as these children continue their growth. Respectfully, s/ Robert W. Seals, Chief of Police RWS:mm encl. 10/2/72 Upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, the Board accepted Captain Niedbalski's resignation with regret and instructed the Clerk to write to Mr. Niedbalski expressing their appreciation of his many years of service to the community. PROMOTION OF CORPORAL NORBERT HECKLINSK1 The chief presented the following letter: September 27, 1972 Board of Public Works and Safety County City Building South Bend, Indiana Gentlemen: - Your approval for the promotion of Corporal Norbert Hecklinski e-# to the rank of Sergeant and assignment to duty as School Safety Education Officer is respectfully requested. Corporal Hecklinski was appointed to this department on date of January 16, 1961, and has served as acting School Safety Education Officer since his assisngment to releave retiring Captain Daniel Niedbalski and we find such service both satisfactory and promising. Effective date for this request is recommended as October 1, 1972. Respectfully, s/ Robert W. Seals Ch i_ef of Police RWS:mm Upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, the Board accepted the Chief's recommendation and promoted Corporal Norbert Hecklinski to the rank of Sergeant as of October 1, 1972. BUILDING DEPARTMENT - SUB -STANDARD DIVISION Mr. Isaiah Steed, Sub -Standard Director, was present and matters pertaining to his department were discussed. 514 S. Walnut Street Joseph R. Vargo, Esther Pasmaq, C. J. Davis and Irene Vargo Roberts having been requested to appear before the Board to show cause why the structure at 514 South Walnut Street should not be demolished, and Donald Roberts having appeared on be- half of Irene Vargo Roberts, and stating they do not intend putting any more money in the structure, upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board directed Mr. Steed to seek bids for the demolition of the structure. 702-S°•Marletta Street Robert H. Walter, 610 Main Street, Rochester, Indiana having been requested to appear before the Board to show cause why the structure at 702 South Marietta Street should not be demol- ished, and Mr. Walter not having appeared, the Board, upon motion made, seconded and carried, authorized Mr. Steed to seek bids for the demolition of the property. 1109 South Fellows Street Howard H. and Gladys Sherrill, R. R. #2 Three Oaks, Michigan and Cora Wi;.11iams, 419 E. Keasey Street having been requested, -to ;appear before the Board -to show cause why the structure at 1109 South Fellows Street should not be demolished and none of them having appeared, the Board, upon motion made, seconded and carried, authorized Mr. Steed to seek bids for the demolition of the property. 10/2/72 1012 South Fellows Street Cora Martindale, 502 East Ohio Street, South Bend, Indiana having been requested to appear before the Board to show cause why the property should not be demolished at 1012 South Fellows Street, and Cora Martindale not having appeared, Mr. Steed informed the Board that Marie Eisele had written for her aunt Mrs. Martindale, stating she had no interest in the property. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board authorized Mr. Steed to seek bids for the demolition of the structure. 1216 Whiteman Court Elizabeth Weber, 328 Weber Street, South Bend, Indiana, haveing been requested to appear before the Board and Elizabeth Weber not having appeared to show cause why the structure at 1216 Whiteman Court should not be demolished, the Board, upon motion made, seconded and carried, authorized Mr. Steed to seek bids for the demolition of the structure. 110-112 South Taylor Street, Accessory Building George P. Roberts, Attorney at Law, 811 J.M.S. Building, South Bend, Indiana and Pat- rick Myers, 1023 East LaSalle Avenue, South Bend, Indiana were re- quested to appear before the Board to show cause why the accessory building at 110-112 South Taylor Street should not be demolished. No one having appeared, the Board, upon motion made, seconded and carried, authorized Mr. Steed to seek bids for the demolition of the property. 1528 South Kendall Street Frank B. Wells, 1119 Blaine Avenue, South Bend, Indiana, having been requested to appear before the Board to show cause why the structure at 1528 South Kendall Street, should not be demolished and Frank Wells not having appeared, the Board, upon motion made, seconded and carried, authorized Mr. Steed to seek bids for the demolition of the property. 1122 East Bissell Street Mr. Steed requested that this matter be continued for one week, and the Board granted his request. 428 North Main Street Accessory Building John Dunnuck, Trustee of the Samuel Ru. Dunnuck Estate, 421 East Madison Street, South Bend, Indiana, appeared as requested to show cause why the structure at 428 North Main Street should not be demolished. Mr. Dunnuck stated that the property had been put up for sale and the contract had a period of three and one half months to run. He requested a continuance for theat period. The Board reminded him that complaints had been received about the condition of the building since 1966 and no attempt had been made to repair it. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, Mr. Steed was authorized to seek bids for the demoli- tion of the accessory building at 428 North Main Street. 2221 West Smith Street Gartha Lee Wlliott, 2202 South Kemble Street, South Bend, Indiana, had been requested by certified mail to appear before the Board to show cause why the structure at 2221 West Smith Street should not be.demolished, and no receipts having been received to show the letter was received, the matter is continued for one week. 202 East Calvert Street The matter of the sub -standard condition of the structure at 202 East Calvert Street, the Board now, upon motion made, seconded and carried, authorized Mr. Steed to seek bids for the demolition of the structure. 1205 Dunham Street Mr. Joseph Becchilli., 825 South Liberty Street appeared before the Board and stated he is working on the building at 1205 Dunham Street. The Board, upon motion made seconded and carried, directed that Mr. Becchilli should return next week with signed contracts for the work to be done to bring the house up to standard. 10/2/72 535 South Taylor Street Mrs. Esther Littow, owner of the structure at 535 South Taylor Street, appeared before the Board to state she has contacted persons to rehabilitate the property. She was informed that persons working on the property must have permits to do so and was granted a continuance of thirty days, with Mr. Steed to keep the structure under surveillance. 822-824 South Bend Avenue The matter of the sub -standard condition of the structure at 22- 24 South Bend Avenue was continued for a period of thirty days. 816 Frances Street At the request of Lloyd Taylor, Director of the Redevelopment Commission this matter is continued for thirty days. 317-319 Laurel Street Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board authorized Mr. Steed to seek bids for the demolition of the structure at 317-319 Laurel Street. 2109- Unden Avenue Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the e—! Board authorized Mr. Steed to seek bids for the demolition of the structure at 2108 Linden Avenue. 2507 Linden Avenue No receipt having been received to indicate V the owners had received the registered letter requesting them to appear before the Board, the matter is continued for one week. 630-6302 North Hill Street Mr. and Mrs. Carey Payton, 611 North Jacob Street, South Bend, Indiana, appeared before the Board to state that if it would cost the sum of money indicated by the Redevelopment Commission to repair the structure at 630-6302 North Hill Street, they could not do it. Lloyd Taylor of the Redevelopment Commission showed an itemized account of the repairs and the estimated cost, and it was felt the house did not warrant that amount of money being spent. Bids having been previously received for the demolition of the structure, the Board, now upon motion made, seconded and carried, awards the bid to O'Neal Trucking Company on its low bid of $685.00. 1232 West Jefferson Boulevard This being the date'set for receiving bids for the demolition of the structure at 1232 West Jefferson Boul- evard, the following bids were opened and read, after ascertaining that the non -collusion affidavits were in proper order: O'Neal Trucking Company $548.00 Bryant Excavating Company 390.00 B & J Demolition 600.00 Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the bid was awarded to the Bryant Excavating Company on its low bid of $390.00 1904 South Carlisle Street This being the date set for receiving bids for the demolition of the structure at 1904 South Carlisle Street, the following bids were opened and read: Non -collusion affidavits were found to be in proper order. Bryant Excavating Company $295.00 O'Neal Trucking Company 485.00 Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the award was made to the Bryant Excavating Company on its low bid of $295.00. 515-and 513 North Hill A letter was received from Roger Parent, Fourth District Councilman, who was present at the meeting, and he was informed that these structures are presently under bid to be demolished. 2 10/2/72 1020 Fuerbringer Street A letter was received from Charles W. Hahn stating that on the 18th of September, 1972.he had deeded the property at 1'020 Fuerbringer Street to Glen Odom, 212 South Iowa Street, South Bend, Indiana, and has no further interest in the matter. The letter was ordered filed. LETTER FROM COUNCILMAN ROGER PARENT - WEEDS ALONG RAILROAD TRACK A letter was received from Councilman Roger Parent complaining about the tall weeds, high bushes and small trees which grow along the railroad tracks fn the vicinity of Leeper Avenue. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the matter was referred to the Bureau of Traffic and lighting. VACATION OF ROSE STREET REACTIVATED The Board, upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, now rescinds its order to strike the proceedings regarding the,vacation of Rose Street from the record, and refers the matter of the orig- inal petition for the vacation of Rose Street to the Engineering Department for the preparation of aVacation Resolution. VACATION OF DEAN STREET BETWEEN MAIN STREET AND ALLEY - SUPER AUTO SALVAGE A letter was received from the Bureau of Engineering stating they have no objection to the vacation of a part of Dean Street. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the matter is now referred to the Area Plan Commission for recommendation. MORRIC CIVIC AUDITORIUM - CHANGE ORDER AND ADDENDUM Addendum No. I to change the date of receiving bids from October 9 to October 10, 1972 was approved by the Board. Change Order G-3 for the Aulm Construction Company was, upon motion made, seconded and carried, approved by the Board in the amount of $1,428.00. LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING - PURCHASE OF PROPERTY BY CITY A letter of understanding entered into by and between the City of South Bend, Indiana, through it's Board of Public Works and Safety and S. E. Kompar, Vice -President and Trust Officer of the First Bank and Trust Company of South Bend, executor of Estate of Estelle C. Cover, deceased, for the purchase by the City of a tract of land between Michigan and Main Streets Southof Chippewa Avenue, for a purchase price of $50,000.00, was, upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, approved by the Board. RESOLUTION FOR THE SALE OF REAL ESTATE OWNED BY THE.CITY. RESOLUTION NO. 13 - 10/2/72 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF CERTAIN PARCELS OF REAL ESTATE OWNED BY THE CITY OF SOUTH -BEND, INDIANA WHEREAS, the Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of South Bend, Indiana has compiled a current detailed inventory of all real property owned by the City of South Bend, Indiana, pur- surant to Section 30A-1 of the Municipal Code of the City of South Bend, Indiana; and 1 10/2/72 WHEREAS, the_Board of Public Works and Safety has reviewed said inventory of real property and it now finds that certain of the parcels of real est.ate now owned by the City are not necessary to the public use and are not set aside by State or City law for public purposes pursuant to Section 30A-2 of the Muntcipal Code of the City of South Bend; and WHEREAS, the Board of Public Works and Safety 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 Chapter 30 A of the Municipal Code of the.City of South Bend. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of South Bend, Indiana: 1. That the parcels of real estate owned by the City, contained in the li.st attached hereto and made a part of this resolution, are not necessary to the public use and are not set aside by state or city law for public purposes. 2. That this resolution shall immediately upon its adoption be submitted to the Common Council of the City of South Bend pursuant to Section 30A-2 of the Municipal Code of the City of South Bend. Adopted this 2nd day of October, 1972. BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND s/ James V. Barcome s/ William J. Richardson ATTEST: S/ Freda G. Noble Clerk, Board of Public Works and Safety Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the above resolution was adopted. BID AWARDED - PACKER TRUCK BODIES Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board awarded the contract of Packer Truck Bodies to Truck Equipment Corporation, P. 0. Box 3038, Richmond, Virginia at their low bid price of $5,330.00 each or a total of $10,660.00. PERFORMANCE BOND - PLACE AND COMPANY Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board approved the Perfor- mance Bond of Place and Company for the construction of sidewalks, curbs, street, pavement, storm sewers and sanitary sewers for Plat of Garden Quarter, Sec. A. CONTINUATION CERTIFICATE,— CONTRACTOR'S BOND Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board approved Continuation Certificate for a Contractor's Bond for Charles E. McEndarfer to 10/23/73. CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE - SOLLITT CONSTRUCTION COMPANY_ Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board approved a Certificate of Insurance for the Sollitt Construction Company to 4/2/73. 10/2/72 WEED COMPLAINTS - LETTER FROM ST. JOSEPH COUNTY HEALTH_ DEPARTMENT A letter was received from the St. Joseph County Health Department relative to eight complaints of weeds which have not been cut although the property owners have been notified. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, this was referred to the Legal Department for appropriate action. NOTICE TO CITY OF WEEDS ON CITY OWNED PROPERTY A notice was received from the St. Joseph County Health Department relative to uncut weeds on City owned property. Upon motion made, seconded and carried this was referred to the Street Department. COMPLAINT FROM MRES. WM. F. ROEMER - BROKEN CURB A letter was received from Mrs. Wm. F. Roemer, 422 East Angela Boulevard, South Bend, Indiana, complaining about curbs which she says were broken by the Street Department when plowing snow. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, this was referred to the Street Department for investigation. INSTALLATION OF STREET LIGHTS:: Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the recommendations of the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting were accepted and the following street lights were ordered installed: 2 7,000L lights on South Meade Street 1 7,0001- light in the 1500 block South Kendall 26 7,000 Lights ) 21 7,000 Lights ) in an area bounded by Mishawaka 3 20,0001- lights ) Avenue, 30th Street, River and 4 20,0001- lights ) Greenlawn 7 7;000L lights ) Intersection of Sheridan and 8 7,000L lights ) Westmore and the new curve on 2 20,0001- lights ) Prast south of Ardmore as well as overall lighting in the.area 19 7,000L lights )area bounded by Keller Street, 8 7,000L lights )Bendix Drive, Lincoln Way West 3 20,0001- lights )and Sheridan Street in modernization 9 20,0001- lights )program The following lights were ordered removed: 24 4,000L lights Mishawaka Avenue, 30th Street River and Greenlawn 7 4,.0001- lights 2 6,000L lights Sheridan and Westmore. 17 4,000L lights Keller, Bendix L.W.W. and Sheridan STREET LIGHT REQUEST FOR 822 SOUTH EDISON A memo was received from the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting wherein they stated the area bounded by Western, Albert, Sample and Lombardy is being modernized with new lighting. The location requested may not be located exactly at the petitioned location as in re -lighting an area an approximate 250 feet spacing is used. The Board ordered the memo filed. 1 C) TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES APPROVED Upon motion made, seconded.and carried, the Board accepted the rec- ommendations of the Bureau of Traffic acid Lighting and approved the following Traffic Control Devices: A STOP sign on Brookton at Echo Drive A STOP sign on Clayton at York STOP signs.on Echo Drive at Clayton Drive both east and West WEIGHTS AND MEASURES REPORT Mr. Bert Cichowicz, City Sealer, filed his report for the month of September, 1972. STREET LIGHT OUTAGE REPORTS Street light outage reports were accepted and ordered filed for a period from 9/22/72 to 9/28/72 There being no further business to co a before the Board, upon motion made, seconded and carried, the meerinA was adjg reed at 10:45A.M. ATTEST: /4 Clerk am iaardson