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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/30/73 Board of Public Works Minutes1322 REGULAR MEETING JULY 30, 1973 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works convened at 9:30 a.m, on Monday, July 30, 1973 with all members present. Minutes of the last meeting were reviewed and approved. HEARING ON VACATION RESOLUTION NO. 3380, 1973 This being the date set, hearing was held on Vacation Resolution No. 3380, 1973, for the vacation of the North -South alley between Sunnyside Avenue and Twyckenham Avenue from the south right of way line of East Wayne Street south to the north right of way line of the East-West alley between East Wayne Street south and Sunnymede Avenue situated between Lots 164 and 165 in Sunnymede 1st Addition. The Clerk tendered proofs of publication of notice in the South Bend Tribune and the Tri-County News on July 6 and July 13, 1973. Charles A. Sweeney, Jr., Attorney representing the petitioner Jerome B. Kearns, spoke before the Board. Mr. Sweeney said the petition was originated because the Kearns have small children and the alley generates traffic which is a hazard to them. Noise is a problem as the alley is used at night by teen agers as a "merry-go-round", and there is drinking which results in empty bottles being discarded in the alley. Mr. Sweeney pointed out -that two alleys in the immediate area have been previously vacated. Mr. & Mrs. Kearns, 1344 E. Wayne St. and Mrs. Robert Hamilton, 1340 E. Wayne Street, then spoke in favor of the vacation. Mrs. Gust Ninios, 1315 Sunnymede, spoke against the vacation and expressed her concern that trash trucks would not be able to get through the,alley which will remain open for pick-ups. She said she is opposed to residents putting their trash in front of their homes for pick-up. Mr. Russell Fisher, Attorney representing Mr.,& Mrs. Van Schrom, 1351 Sunnymede Avenue, spoke opposing the vacation. He said the Schrom's chief objection was that closing the alley could cause a problem with trash removal. Mr. Peter D. Pook, 1339 Sunnymede Avenue, Mr. Don Horning, 1324 E. Wayne St. S., and Mr. Karl Kron- stein, 1328 E. Wayne St. S., spoke in opposition to the vacation on the grounds that it would hamber trash pick-up. Mr. Sweeney presented to the Board a letter from Mrs. Mabel Klinger, 1348 E. Wayne St., who could not be present at the hearing but expressed her approval of the proposed vacation. Upon motion made by Mr. Barcome and seconded by Mr. Seitz and carried (with Mr; Farrand abstaining), the Board ratified and confirmed Vacation Resolution No. 3380, 1973 and said alley is_vaeated. The City Engineer is directed to prepare an assessment roll showing the award of damages and the assessment of benefits to the surrounding properties. REQUEST FROM SCOTTSDALE MALL FOR FIREWORKS DISPLAY The Board received a request from Carl Esser, Manager of the Scottsdale Mall, for permission to set off a display of aerial bombs in -connection with the Grand Opening of the Mall on August 1, 1973 at 10:00 a.m. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board approved the request subject to the posting of a bond in the amount of $20,000 to hold the City harmless and the presenting of written approval, in the form of a permit, from the State Fire Marshall. NOTICE OF SALE OF CITY -OWNED REAL ESTATE Three parcels of real estate owned by the City were previously advertised for sale and no bids were received. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board directed that the following parcels of real estate by advertised for sale on August 3 and August 10 with bids to be received on August 27, 1973: Lot No. 7 (Portion of this lot) on Recorded Plat of Hickey's Sub. of Lot Numbered 150 in Sorin's 2nd Addition to the Town of Lowell, now a part of the City of South Bend, commonly known as 917 N. Hill Street. Offering Price - $1,310.00. 331 REGULAR MEETING JULY 30, 1973 Lot No. 29, Sommers Addition to the City of South Bend, commonly known as 1134 E. Cedar Street. Offering Price - $1,510.00. A parcel 31 feet east and west by 92.4 feet north and south, being a part of Lots No. 96 and 97, Commi-ssioner's Subdivision of Bank Out Lot No.<'79, 2nd Plat of Out Lots in the City of South Bend, commonly known as 1230 West Colfax Avenue. Offering Price - $560.00. REQUEST TO ADVERTISE FOR BIDS - R & S PROJECT 48, CONTRACT 2 The Board received a request from Rollin E. Farrand, Director of Public Works, to advertise for bids for R & S Project 48, Ironwood Road STORM DRAINAGE AND IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, Contract 2 on August 3 and August 10, 1973 with bids to be received on August 13, 1973. Upon motion made,. seconded and carried, the Board approved the request and the Clerk was directed to advertise forbids. APPROVAL OF CANCER FUND DRIVE The Board received a recommendation from Clem Hazinski, Manager of the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting, that approval be given to the American Cancer Society "Cancer Toll" project on August 25.. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board approved the recommendation to allow the fund drive at the locations agreed upon by the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting. The Police Department is Ca to be notified. REPORT FROM BUREAU OF TRAFFIC AND LIGHTING REGARDING TEMPORARY PARKING METERS The Board received a report from Clem Hazinski, Manager of the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting, that temporary parking meters have been installed in the 100 block of North Michigan Street as directed by the Board. The report was ordered filed. APPROVAL OF PARKING RESTRICTION ON MIAMI The Board received a recommendation from Clem Hazinski, Manager of the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting, that parking be restricted on Milami Street as follows: No parking from 6 AM to 9 AM on the East Side of Miami from Indiana to Lincolnway East. No parking from 3 PM to 6PM on the West Side of Miami from Lincolnway East to Miami. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board approved the restriction. RECOMMENDATION FOR AMENDMENT TO -PARKING METER ORDINANCE The Board received a recommendation from Clem Hazinski, Manager of the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting, that the Parking Meter Ordinance, Section 20-51 of the Municipal Code, be amended to`'include: 1. William Street from LaSalle to Western 2. Jefferson from William to Taylor 3. Lafayette from LaSalle to Navarre Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board approved the recommendation and requested that the Legal Department draft an ordinance amending the Parking Meter Ordinance to include the changes approved today and submit it to the Common Council with the favorable recommendation of the Board. COMPLAINT - ABORTION ADVERTISEMENTS ON TRASH CONTAINERS Mrs. Robert Hunt, 1102 N. Lafayette Blvd., a member of the "Right to Life Committee" was present and spoke to,the Board, voicing her opposition to.the abortion advertisements which appear on the Panel -Ad trash containers on.City streets. Mr. Roemer advised Mrs. Hunt that the Legal Department is investigating REGULAR MEETING JULY 30, 1973 this matter and has discovered there are some contractual problems involved. This Board has no agreement with the franchise holder for Panel -Ads. The agreement was made in 1968 for one year. However, the holder of the franchise has been obtaining permits and the Legal Department is checking the permits to see if they extend the contract. Mr. Roemer continued that the City is going to open the contract for the trash containers to a number of bidders and will then be in a position to request that advertising matter carried not be in controversial areas. Mr. W. T. Hamilton, 2007 Northside Blvd., then read a statement to the Board in which he protested the use of public waste containers, or any city - controlled services, for advertising abortion. Mr. Roemer explained to Mr. Hamilton that the containers are not owned by the City. They are owned by a private franchised operation but are on public property. He then said that any new agreement would have a clause spelling out in detail what might be advertised. REQUEST FOR DISPOSITION OF VEHICLE The Board received a request from Forrest R..West, Building Commissioner, that a Plymouth automobile, demolished in a single car accident, be assigned to the Municipal Services Facility for disposition.Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board assigned the vehicle to Stanley M. Przybylinski,-Manager of the Municipal Services Facility, for disposition. APPROVAL OF TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES The Board received a request from the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting., for the installation of Stop Signs at the intersections of Riverside Drive and Joyce, Lathrop, Oakwood, Academy, Blyler, Good and Sherman because of, the increased traffic volume on Riverside Drive. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board approved the installation. REQUEST TO BLOCK GREENLAWN AVENUE Miss Marilyn Preston, of the Youth Advocacy Program, appeared before'1 he Board to request that a portion of Greenlawn Avenue, adjacent to Potawatomi Park, be blocked from 1:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 18, 1973 for a bicycle race. Upon -motion made, seconded and carried, the Board referred the request to the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting for investigation and report. REQUEST FOR MINI -MARATHON The Board received a request from the South Bend Track Club to hold a "Mini - Marathon" on Sunday, August 5, 1973 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. The letter stated that they have been in contact with Clem Hazinski, Manager of the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting, regarding this event. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board approved the request subject to final arrange- ments being cleared with Mr. Hazinski and the Police Department being notified. CHANGE ORDERS - TOPICS PROJECT T6000(6) The Board received two change orders in the Topics Project T6000(6), the Main Street viaduct project. One Change Order was for curb and was an increase of $327.98 and one Change Order was for sodding and was an increase of $310.13. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the change orders were approved. RECOMMENDATION FOR INSTALLATION OF STREET LIGHTS Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board approved the installation of the following street lights: A. Keller, i block east of Brookfield. $45.00/yr. 7,000L B. 3700 Block Huron St, 7,000L. $45.00/yr. C. Prast Blvd. midblock east of Huey, 7,000L. $45.00/yr. D. York at Georgian Drive, 7,000L. $45.00/yr. REGULAR MEETING JULY 30, 1973 E. Buhla, mid -block East of Olive, 7,000L.- $45.00/yr. F. St. Joseph, mid -block south of Jennings, 7,000L. $45.00/yr. G. Install - Edgewater, Monroe, River Avenue Area 17 7,000L 114.30/mo. Remove 7 1,000E ) 6 2,50OL ) $31.60/mo. 1 4,000L ) Cost - $992-.40/yr. H. Kalorama, east of St. Louis, 7,000L. $45.00/yr. 1. Ford, Scenic, .Lombardy, Meadow Lane and Mayflower, Install -50, 7,000L. $180.50/mo. Remove- 28, 4,000L. $ 72.80/mo. Cost - $1,292.40/yr. There was a discussion on alternative methods of lighting on Miami Street from Ridgedale to Alpine Drive. A motion was made and seconded that the Board authorize the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting to install seven 7,000MV lights (@ $70.00/yr. Mr. Barcome amended the motion to stipulate that the first of next year -the Bureau look into the possibility of installing the Tradit<ionaire system from Ridgedale Road to Ireland Road. g The amendment was seconded. The motion, as amended, was carried. V . U SIGNING OF TITLE SHEET - SEWER ON WEST DUBAIL STREET The title sheet and plans for a sewer on West Dubail Street, near the site of a proposed truck wash, were presented to the Board and, upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board approved and signed the title sheet. AGREEMENT WITH MURPHY CONSULTANTS FOR PRELIMINARY PLANS The Board received an agreement with Murphy Consultants for professional services for the proposed Michigan Street -Main Street connector. Upon the recommendation of City Attorney James A. Roemer, the Board approved and signed the agreement but, upon motion made, seconded and carried, will request that the consultant prepare an Amendment No. 1 to this Contract to include an AUDIT CLAUSE which would give the City the right to audit, at any reasonable time, the billing relating to costs incurred and hours of work performed. The amendment is to be prepared by the Consultant and forwarded to the Board for approval. CONTRACTOR'S BONDS APPROVED The Board received a report from Ray S. Andrysiak, Bureau of Engineering, that Continuation Certificates for Contractor's Bonds for the following could be approved: Carl J. Reinke & Sons to August 4, 1974 Emmett K. Troyer to August 29, 1974 Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the continuation certificates were approved to the dates listed. STREET LIGHT OUTAGE REPORT FILED The Street Light Outage Report for the period of July 1 to July 267, 9973 was received and ordered filed. There being no further business to come before the Board, upon motion made, seconded and carried, the meeting adjourned at 11:20 a.m. ATTEST. 4-1,;,;". CLERK