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Home My WebLink About07/12/71 Board of Public Works Minutes3. July 12, 1971. A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works and Safety convened at 9:35 A.M: on July 12, 1971, with all members present. The minutes of the previous two meetings were reviewed and approved. - POLICE DEPARTMENT Q EXCUSED FOR MILITARY DUTY Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board approved the request of Officer James M;,Omford to be excused for military duty July 17 to July 31, 1971 and for Officer Dennis Severns to'be excused for military duty August 7 to August 21, 1971. POLICE DEPARTMENT - REQUEST TO ADVERTISE FOR BIDS FOR UNIFORMS Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board approved the request of Chief of Police Loren M. Bussert to advertise for bids for uniforms for the Police Department for the period July 1, 1971 to July 1, 1972. July 26, 1971, wts9saO AsM;`4n Room 1308 County Mity Building, was set as the 0.14 time and place for receiving bids and the Clerk was directed to give T-4 notice by publication in the South Bend Tribune and the Tri County News on July 16 and July 23, 1971. w BUILDING DEPARTMENT - SUB -STANDARDS DIVISION Bids for the demolition of sub -standard properties were submitted by Richard W. Liszewski, Sub -Standards Director. The bids were opened and non collusion affidavits.were found to be proper. The bids were as follows: 802 S. Kaley Street: Midwest Demolition Company $421.00 O'Neal Trucking Company $584.00 Bryant Excavating Company $670.00 Vanek Excavating Company $430.00 Upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, contract for demolition of the structure at 802 S. Kaley Street was awarded to Midwest Demolition Company°on its low bid of $421.00. 814 Marietta Street: Midwest Demolition Company $523.00 O'Neal Trucking Company $834.00 Bryant Excavating Company $718.00 Vanek Excavating Company $449.00 Upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, contract for demolition of the structure at 814 Marietta Street was awarded to Vanek Excavating Company on its low bid of $449.00. Request to appear before the Board July 26, 1971 Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board approved the request of the Sub -Standards Director for the following persons to appear before the Board in reference to the sub -standard condition of the following properties; July 26, 1971: Roscoe Claxton - 125 E. Keasey Street Norman and Ciolet M. Ernsberger - 1528-1530 S. Magnolia Street and Lavern and Ester Jessup Grant Lewis and J. W. and Georgia'Howard - Lot 24, Elder Street Kenneth and Rebecca Rerick - 724 Victoria Street REMONSTRANCES FILED - PROPOSED CLOSING OF PENN CENTRAL RAILROAD CROSSINGS AT CAROLINE AND VERNON STREETS Third District Councilman Robert 0. Laven files with the Board remonstrances signed by several hundred persons against the closing of Caroline and Vernon Streets at the Penn Central railroad crossings, which were reviewed and ordered filed. 32" 7/12/71 Mark Taplan, 1628 S. Vernon Street, South Bend, Indiana, appeared before the Board and stated that he was in favor of the closing of Vernon Street. ASSESSMENT ROLLS FILED IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION NO. 3284, 1969 - VINE STREET, 32ND STREET TO 34TH. IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION NO. 3285, 1969 - VINE STREET, 34TH STREET TO 35TH. IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION NO J286, 1969 - VINE STREET, 35TH STREET TO 36TH. For the improvement of Vine Street, from 32nd Street to 36th Street by con- structing a Class C pavement.with curb repairs. Clyde E. Williams and Associates, Inc., consulting engineers, having filed certificate of completion of said improvement by Rieth Riley Construction Company, Inc., under Improvement Resolution Nos. 3284, 3285 and 3286, in accordance with the plans and specifications therefor, and the City Engineer having filed assessment rolls, with the names of the owners and description of the property subject to be assessed, with the amount of the prima facie assessment*August 2, 1971, at 9:30 A.M., in Room 1308 County City Building, was set as the time -and place for receiving remonstrances against the amounts assessed on said rolls and at which time the Board will determine whether such lots or tracts of land have been or will be benefited by said improvement to the amounts named. And the Clerk is directed to give notice of such hearing by publication in the South Bend Tribune and the Tri County News on July 16 and July 23, 1971. HEARING ON ASSESSMENT ROLL - VACATION RESOLUTION NO. 3342 - DEPARTME REDEVELOPMENT DnWNTnWN RFNFWA1 aan_wr-r This being the date set, hearing was held'on the assessment roll in Vacation Resolution No. 3342, 1971, for the vacation of: The east -west alley between Western Avenue and Monroe Street, running west from the west right of way line of Michigan Street to the east right of way line of the north south alley between Michigan Street and Main Street. Proofs of publication in the South Bend Tribune and the Tri County News on June 18, June 25 and July 2, 1971, were read and found to be sufficient. No remonstrators appeared and no written remonstrances were received. Upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried,' the assessment roll was approved as presented and said Resolution in all things ratified and con- firmed, and the proceedings closed. ST TO DEMOLISH STREET AND ALLEY SURFACES - DEPARTMENT OF REDEVELOPMENT nuN ormEWei unn Wrr Updn motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, the Board approved the recommendation of the Engineering Department for the Department of Redevelop- ment to demolish the surface.of portions of Carroll Street, E. Wayne Street, E. Spencer Street, E. Western Avenue and five alleys under the downtown renewal program. IN -KIND RENT VOUCHERS_ - A.C.T.I.O.N , INC. In -Kind rent vouchers for the month of July, 1971, for Fire Station #5 in the amount of $283.34, for Fire Station #7 in the amount of $283.58 and for Fire Station #8 in the amount of $283.58 were ordered filed. REQUEST TO ADVERTISE FOR BIDS FOR TRASH AND GARBAGE COLLECTION €Ipon:motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, 'the Board approved the request of the Engineering Department to advertise for bids for the collection of residential trash and garbage from approximately 20,000 homes. July 26, 1971, was set as the time for receiving bids, and the Clerk was directed to give notice by publication in the South Bend Tribune and the Tri County News on July 16 and July 23, 1971. 1 1 3 3 7/1:2/7t COMPLAINT - FREDERICK K. BAER Frederick K. Baer, attorney, 502 First Bank Building, South Bend, Indiana, appeared before the Board. Mr. Baer explained he represents the Altman Sprinkling Company, a sub -contractor for the Cable Construction Company employed by the Indiana Bell Telephone Company to lay a cable on Ironwood Drive; that the Cable Construction Company has failed to•pay the Altman Sprinkling Company for its services and that the Indiana Bell Telephone Company has also refused to accept any responsibility for payment, and asked that the Board intervene with the Indiana Bell Telephone Company. It was the consensus of the Board that it was a matter between private contractors and not within the province of the Board of Public Works and Safety. COMPLAINT - MRS. DAVID WHITMER A letter from Mrs. David Whitmer, 1905 S. Chapin Street, South Bend, Indiana, in reference to an inspection of the property at 1905 S. Chapin Street was read and referred to the Sub -Standards Director for reply. STREET LIGHT PETITION - N. JO HNSON STREET Upon motion made, seconded and carried, a petition for a street light in the 600 block of N. Johnson Street, signed by Al Moskwinski, 641 N. Johnson Street, and 15 others, filed with the Board by Councilman Walter Szymkowiak, was referred to the Traffic Engineering Department for study and recommenda- tion. STREET LIGHT PETITION - N. KENTUCKY STREET Upon motion made, seconded and carried, a petition for a street light in the 1100 block of N. Kentucky Street, signed by Dale Kollar, 1109 N. Kentucky Street and 21 others, was referred to the Traffic Engineering Department for study and recommendation. STREET LIGHTING - LOGAN STREET Traffic Engineering Department reports an investigation has been made re- garding street lighting on Logan Street and that the City of Mishawaka has agreed to install street lights at the intersection of Logan and Wail Street and the intersection of Logan and Hastings Street. PETITION FOR STOP SIGNS - BERGAN AND ELMER STREETS Upon motion made, seconded and carried, a petition for stop signs at the intersection of Bergan and Elmer Streets, signed by Mrs. Curtis Leeper, 2304 Bergan Street, and 29 others, was referred to the Traffic Engineering Department for study and recommendation. PARKING RESTRICTIONS APPROVED - N. CARLISLE, ETC. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board approved the recommenda- tion of the Traffic Engineering Department to prohibit parking on the east side of the 100 and 200 blocks of N. Carlisle Street, N. Sadie Street, N. Huey Street, N. O'Brien Street and N. Jackson Street. CONTRACTORS' BONDS APPROVED The following contractors' bonds were approved and ordered filed: for James Kruszynski - commencing 7/8/71 for Valley Construction Company, Inc. - commencing 7/6/71 EXCAVATION BOND APPROVED Excavation bond for John W. Wynens, d/b/a Wynen's Lawn Sprinkler System, commencing 7/1/71, was approved and ordered filed. 7/12/71 STREET LIGHT OUTAGE REPORTS Street light outage reports for the period 6/22/71 to 7/12/71 were ordered filed. There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting adjourned at 11:05 A.M. s,.I. y . Tay] rZ S. . Crumpacker C1 James A. Bi kel