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Home My WebLink About03/22/71 Board of Public Works MinutesMarch 22, 1971. A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works and Safety convened at 9:30 A.M. on March 22, 1971, with all members present. The minutes of the previous two meetings were reviewed and approved. FIRE DEPARTMENT - RECOMMENDATION FOR EMERGENCY TELEPHONE REPORTING SYSTEM The report of Fire Chief Joseph L. Zurat that the emergency telephone re- porting system as proposed by the Indiana Belt Telephone Company will be acceptable to the Fire Department was ordered filed. FIRE HYDRANT APPROVED - E. IRELAND ROAD Upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, the Board approved the recommendation of Fire Chief Joseph L. Zurat for the installation of a fire hydrant at approximately 700 E. Ireland Road, on the south side of the road. POLICE_ DEPARTMENT - MILITARY DUTY, JEROME D. KRECZMER Upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, the Board approved the request of Chief of Police Loren M. Bussert for officer Jerome D. Kreczmer to be excused for military duty in the U. S. Naval Reserve from March 27 to April 10, 1971. POLICE DEPARTMENT - RESIGNATION - POLICE CADET KURT CRUICKSHANK Upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, the resignation of Police Cadet Kurt Cruickshank was approved and accepted, upon the recommendation of Police /Chief Loren M. Bussert, effective March 31, 1971. POLICE DEPARTMENT - COPY EQUIPMENT REQUEST DENIED The Board having reviewed the matter of copy equipment for the Police Depart- ment and the request for a transfer of $6,000.00 from the general fund to. operate the program, and the City Controller having advised that no surplus presently exists in the general fund for such expenditure, the motion was made, seconded and carried, to deny the request for such equipment. PROCEDURES SUGGESTED FOR COUNTY CITY BUILDING INEVENT OF BOMB THREAT Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the procedures submitted by Chief of Police Loren M. Bussert to be followed in the event of a "bomb threat" in the County City Building were approved. POLICE DEPARTMENT - APPLICATIONS The following applications for appointment to the South Bend Police Depart- ment were filed with the Board and referred to the Personnel Director for further processing: Martin Lee Gersey Warren Angus MacDiarmid Donald E. Myers BUILDING DEPARTMENT - REQUEST TO ATTEND CONFERENCE 1NiNEW ORLEANS, LA. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the request of Forrest R. West, Building Commissioner, for permission to attend the American Society of Planning Officials in New Orleans, Louisiana, March 27 through April 1, 1971, was approved. BUILLDING DEPARTMENT - SUB -STANDARDS DIVISION Richard B. Liszewski, Sub -Standards Director, appeared before the Board and the following matters were taken ups. 906 N. Stanfield Street. The Sub -Standards Director reported this building secured and the motion was made, seconded and carried to continue the matter indefinitely but to be kept under surveillance of the Sub -Standards Depart- ment. 3/22/71 1225 N. Olive Street. The Sub -Standards Director reported as of 3/19/71 this building remained open and the debris still remained in the yard. Upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, the matter was con- tinued one week, and the Sub -Standards Director was requested to notify the owner that unless the property is closed and the debris removed within that time permission will be granted for demolition. 832 S. Marietta, Street. At the request of the owner for additional time in which to try to sell this property, the matter was continued one week. Demolition bids opened This being the date set, bids for demolition of the following structures were opened. Non collusion affidavits were found to be proper. The bids were as follows: 855 S. Clinton Street: O'Neal,,Trucking Company $749.00 Midwest Demolition Co. $773.00 E & D Company $895.00 Bryant Excavating Co. $668.00 Vanek Excavating Co. $5 46.00 It was moved, seconded and carried that contract for demolition of the structure at 855 S. Clinton Street be awarded to Vanek Excavating Company on its low bid of $546.00. 227 Milton Street: Midwest Demolition Co. $431.00 Vanek Excavating Co. $413.00 B & J Demolition Co. $470.00 Bryant Excavating Co. $668.00 O'Neal Trucking Co. $500.00 E & B Company $492.00 It was moved, seconded and carried that contract for demolition of the structure at 227 Milton Street be awarded to Vanek Excavating Company on its low bid of $413.00. 918 Marietta Street: Bryant Excavating Company $628.00 E & D Company $823.00 Vanek Excavating Company $505.00 Midwest Demolition Corp. $506.00 O'Neal Trucking Co. $684.00 It was moved, seconded and carried that contract for demolition.of the structure at 227 Milton Street be awarded to Midwest Demolition Corporation on its bid of $506.00. COMPLAINT - EDWIN WEAVER Edwin Weaver appeared before the Board and complained of the condition in which the property was left at 735 S. Camden Street by the demolition contractor. Since the demolition was done by a private contractor, Mr. Weaver was advised to contact his land contract holder. Mr. Weaver also complained of the tagging of two trucks in his yard as abandoned or junk vehicles and was ad- vised of his responsibility under the Abandoned Vehicle Ordinance of,the City of South Bend. CONTRACTS AWARDED FOR STREET MATERIALS Upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, the Board approved the recommendation of the Street Commissioner on the bids received for street materials March 8, 1971, and contracts were awarded as follows: U350 3/22/71 Item #1 - Parkway Asphalt, Inc. Binder @ $5.15 per ton B & C sur. @ $6.15 per ton AE sur. ( $6.30 per ton Item #2 - Western Indiana Aggregates Limestone $3.45 per ton Item #3 - Bituminous Materials Anionic SS-1H @ $0.1426 per�gal. Emulsified Asphalt SS-KH Cationic @$0.1790 per gal. Item #4 - Bituminous Materials Tack & prime coat (pick up) @ $0.1476 per gal. (applied) @ $0.30 per gal. Item #5 - Westville Oil Co. Dust control oil @ $0.057 per gal. Item #6 - Western Indiana #73 gravel @ $1.20 per ton Aggregates Pit run gravel @ $0.50 per ton #5 stone @ $2.30 per ton #12 Stone @ $1.15 per ton P-fill @ $0.70 per ton South Bend Sand and Ice control Gravel sand @ $0.75 per ton Item #7 - Bituminous Materials Street patching Gravel @ $7.45 per ton Stone @ $7.95 per ton Item #8 - Kuert Concrete Class A (p.u.) @$16.60 per cu. yd. (del.) @$18.60 per cu. yd. Class B (p.u.) @ $14.95 per cu. yd. (del.) @ $16.95 per cu. yd. HEARING ON ASSESSMENT ROLL - IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION NO. 3321 BEALE STREET SEWER This being the date set, hearing was held on the assessment roll in Improvement Resolution No. 3321 for the improvement of Beale Street from Cushing Street to Riverside Drive by constructing a local sewer. The Clerk tendered proofs of publication of notice in the South Bend Tribune and the Tri County News on March 5 and March 12, 1971, which were found to be proper. A written remonstrance was filed with the Board by the following persons: Robert R. Sullivan Marie S. Sullivan Martin A. Sullivan Burton L. Cebulski, Jr. Ronald D. Golden Mary L. Golden Charles M. Maternowski Marilynn Maternowski 1803 Riverside Drive South Bend, Indiana 626 Beale Street 707 Beale Street 726 Beale Street Mrs. F. R. DeFerbrache, Sr. 1747 Riverside Drive South Bend, Indiana South Bend, Indiana South Bend, Indiana South Bend, Indiana Arthur J. Perry, attorney, 2310 American Bank Building, South Bend, Indiana, appeared before the Board on behalf of the remonstrators. Also appearing before the Board were remonstrators Charles M. Maternowski, 726 Beale Street; Ronald D. Golden, 707 Beale Street; and Ronald DeFerbrache, 1747 Riverside Drive. Also appearing before the Board were Mrs. Robert M. Aldridge, 637 Beale Street and Mrs. James A. Alwine, 730 Beale Street, who spoke neither for nor against the assessments. 1 1 Mr. Perry stated the remonstrators object to the proceedings as being improper and object to the proposed assessments in connection with the construction of 3/22/71 1 said sewer for the reason that such improvement will not benefit their properties to the amount set out in the assessment roll. After hearing all who wished to speak, it was moved, seconded and carried that the hearing on the assessment roll be continued to Monday, March 29, 1971, at 9:30 A.M. LAGOON K - RAILROAD C -36TH STREET SEWER - AC ITH GRAND TRUNK WESTERN Agreement executed February 23, 1971, between the Grand Trunk Western Rail- road Company and the City of South Bend for a storm sewer to pass under the property of the Grand Trunk Western Railroad in connection with the construction of the 36th Street storm sewer and Lagoon k by the City of South Bend was ordered filed. Said agreement being for a period of 10 years upon the payment by the City of South Bend of $60.00 for such 10 year period. STREET LIGHTING APPROVED Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board approved the recommenda- tion of the Traffic Engineering Department for street lighting in the area bounded by Elwood, Wilber, Lincolnway West and Olive Street as follows: Install - 35 7,000L MV OH WP 24 7,000L MV OH WP Remove - 23 4,0001. INC OH WP 1 I,000L INC OH WP at a cost of $1,847.40 per year. STREET LIGHTING POSTPONED Upon motion made seconded and carried, -action by the'Board upon the recommendation of the Traffic'Engineering Department for street lighting in the area bounded by Ridgedale, York, Garland and Miami Streets was postponed two months. STREET LIGHT OUTAGE REPORTS Street light outage reports for the period 3/11/71 to 3/18/71 were ordered filed. There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting adjourned at 11:15 A.M.' ATTEST: G-Zc� Clerk