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Home My WebLink About04/05/71 Board of Public Works MinutesApril 5, 1971. A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works and Safety convened at 9:30 A.M. on April 5, 1971, with all members present. The minutes of the previous meeting were reviewed and approved. FIRE DEPARTMENT - APPLICATION The application of John Franklin Galasso for appointment to the South Bend Fire Department was filed with the Board and referred to the Personnel Director for further processing. _. FIRE DEPARTMENT - REQUEST TO ATTEND CONFERENCE J N PORTLAND, OREGON_ Upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, the Board approved the request for Fire Chief Joseph L. Zurat and Assistant Chief William Diedrich to attend the International Association of Arson Investigators Conference in Portland, Oregon, April 25 to April 30, 1971. FIRE DEPARTMENT - RETIREMENT - JOHN E. FUTA The application of John E. Futa for retirement from the South Bend Fire Department was accepted by the Board and upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried the retirement was approved effective as of April 1, 1971, upon the recommendation of Fire Chief Joseph L. Zurat. POLICE DEPARTMENT - REQUEST TO HIRE SENIOR PROGRAMMER Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the request of Captain Knepper for permission to hire a senior programmer was referred to Chief of Police Loren M. Bussert and Board President Lloyd S. Taylor, for study and recommendation. POLICE DEPARTMENT - RETIREMENT - ROBERT B. BEJMA The declaration of Robert B. Bejma for retirement from the South Bend Polcice Department was accepted by the Board and, upon the recommendation of Chief of Police Loren M. Bussert, such retirement was approved effective April 18, 1971. The Board commended Sergeant Bejma for his work in the Police Depart- ment and the City Attorney further commended him for his excellent work with the Legal Department. POLICE DEPARTMENT - REQUEST TO ATTEND JUVENILE AID SCHOOL Upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, the Board approved the request of Chief of Police Loren M. Bussert for officer Arletta Taylor of the Juvenile Aid Bureau to attend a one week school at Michigan State University on Juvenile delinquency, May 3 to May 7, 1971. POLICE DEPARTMENT - GRANT APPLICATION Upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, the Board approved the application of the Police Department for a Federal grant for the training and expansion of school liason officers. BUILDING DEPARTMENT - SUB -STANDARDS DIVISION Richard Liszewski, Sub -Standards Director, appeared before the Board and the following matters were taken up. 622. Euclid Avenue. Clarence Walters, 622 Euclid Avenue, South Bend, Indiana, owner, appeared before the Board as requested to answer regarding trash and debris on the premises. Mr. Walters stated he has been ill] but will get the premises cleaned up as soon as possible. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the matter was continued one week for the owner to clean up the premises. 737-739 W. Indiana Avenue. Mr. Liszewski reports this property in the same condition as March 8, 1971, when Joseph L. Wiley, son of the owner, promised to demolish the property. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the matter was continued one.week, and the Sub -Standards Director was directed to 5€ 4/5/71 notify the owner that unless action is taken within that time steps will be taken for demolition by the City. 305 Wenger Street. Alonzo Johnson, owner, did not appear as requested. I 4 Mr. Liszewski reported bids were received June 22, 1970, for demolition of the property; that Midwest Demolition Corporation was the low bidder at $587.00; that award of contract was postponed upon evidence the owner had commenced repairs to the property; that nothing further has been done and the property remains in a sub -standard condition. Mr. Liszewski was directed to contact the Midwest Demolition Company to ascertain if its bid of $587.00 for demolition of the structure at 305 Wenger Street is still in effect. 1608-1612 Prairie Avenue. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Sub - Standards Director was authorized to seek bids for the cleaning up of the premises at 1608-1612 Prairie Avenue. CONTRACT AWARDED - GILMER PARK TRUNK SEWER, DIVISIONS B AND C The motion was made by Lloyd S. Taylor, seconded by James A. Bickel, and unanimously carried, to accept the recommendation of Charles W. Cole.& Son, consulting engineers, to award contract for construction of the Gilmer Park trunk sewer, Divisions B and C, to Bradberry Brothers, Inc., on their low bid March 29, 1971, of $108,687.50. RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR CITY EMPLOYEES - TEAMSTERS LOCAL UNION NO. 364 Proposed rules and regulations for City employees covered by the agreement between the City of South Bend and Teamsters Local Union No. 364 was referred to the Board members individually for study. IN KIND RENT VOUCHERS - A.C.T.I.O.N., INC. In kind rent vouchers for Fire Stations #5, #7 and #8 for the month of April, 1971, were ordered filed. DEDICATION FILED - VACATION RESOLUTION NO. 3264 - IRVING J. -SMITH Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board approved the dedication to the City of South Bend, Indiana, by Melvin Cohn, Samuel New and Irving J. Smith, for the use of the public as a turning radius, the following described real estate: Beginning at the northeast corner of Lot 315 in part of Cottrell's First Addition to Lowell in the city of South Bend, Indiana; thence south 10 feet along the east line of said Lot 315; thence northwest to a point on the north line of said Lot 315 which is 35 feet west of the place of beginning; thence east 35 feet along the north line of said Lot 315 to the place of beginning, containing approximately 175 square feet. Also, starting at the northeast corner of Lot 315 in part of Cotrell's First Addition to Lowell in the City of South Bend, Indiana; thence due east 14 feet to the northwest corner of Lot 321 in said Addition; thence south 10 feet along the west line of said Lot 321; thence west 14 feet to the east line of said Lot 315 which point is 10 feet south of the northeast corner of said Lot 315; thence north 10 feet to the place of beginning, containing 140 square feet. And the City Engineer was directed to prepare an assessment roll covering the assessment of benefits and award of damages to surrounding properties. WALK APPROVED - "SOUTH BEND-MISHAWAKA YOUNG WORLD DEVELOPMENT" Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board approved the request of Miss Cindy Martin, as coordinator, and Mr. Charles Strantz, as route chairman, for the South Bend Mishawaka Young World Development, 17847 State Road 23, South Bend, Indiana, for permission to hold a "walk" on May 3, 1971, of approximately 25 miles around the perimeter of the City, in conjunction with an "International walk" on that day by the American Freedom from Hunger Foundation, subject to coordination with the Police Department and Traffic Department. 1 4/5/71 TRAFFIC REGULATIONS APPROVED .Upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, the Board approved the - recommendation of the Traffic Engineering Department for the following traffic regulations: Install !'no parking" signs and posts on both sides of the 1900 block of Vine Street, from 20th Street west to the alley intersection. Install two 2-hour parking (right and left) arrows and posts at 1905 Lincolnw,ay West at the east and west property lines. PETITION FOR TRAFFIC SIGNAL AT BENDIX DRIVE AND ECLIPSE PLACE Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the petition of 222 persons for a traffic signal at Bendix Drive and Eclipse Place, submitted to the Board by William Nevin, Bendix Corporation, 401 .Bendix Driive, South Bend, Indiana, was referred to the Traffic Engineering Department for study and recommendation. PARKING RESTRICTION - LOT AT 117 S. LAFAYETTE BOULEVARD It was moved by Mr. Crumpacker, seconded by Mr. Bickel, and unanimously carried, that the City owned parking facility at 117 S. Lafayette Boulevard be restricted during regular business hours from 7:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., Monday through Friday, to City owned vehicles and vehicles belonging to elected City officials. STREET LIGHT PETITION Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the petition for a -street light in the 2200 block of Parkview Place signed by Elaine and Robert Janssens and 27 others was referred to the Traffic Engineering Department for study and recommendation to the Board. CONTRACTOR'S BOND CANCELLED Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board approved the cancellation of Contractor's Bond No. 372833 of Dennis Forte, d/b/a Dennis Forte Masonry and Contracting, for all work done on and after the 21st day of May, 1971. CONTRACTOR'S BOND Certificate continuing the contractor's bond of Leonard Geans to 3/29/72 was ..approved by the Board and ordered filed. - STREET LIGHT OUTAGE REPORTS Street light outage reports for the period 3/29/71 to 4/2/71 were ordered filed. There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting ad- journed at 11:10 A.M. L d S. Ta for J. Crumpacker A. tckel