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April 26, 1971.
A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works and Safety convened at 9:35
A.M. on April 26, 1971, with all members present. The minutes of the
previous meeting were reviewed and approved.
FIRE DEPARTMENT - APPLICATION
�he application of Florian Stephen
end Fire Department was filed with
Director for further processing.
POLICE DEPARTMENT-- APPLICATION
Horvath, Jr. for appointment to the South
the Board and referred to the Personnel
The application of John Botich, Jr., for appointment to the South Bend
Police Department was filed with the Board and referred to the Personnel
Director for further processing.
POLICE DEPARTMENT - TRAFFIC REPORT
�-1 The traffic report of the Police Department for March, 1971, was reviewed and
�0 ordered filed.
BUILDING DEPARTMENT - SUB -STANDARDS DIVISION
Kenneth Hadley, of the Sub -Standards Department, appeared before the Board
and the following matters were taken up:
736 N. Frances Street. Mr. Hadley reported the owner, Wallace J. Mitchell,
is cleaning up the premises at 736 N. Frances Street and, upon motion made,
seconded and carried, the matter was continued indefinitely and the Sub -
standards Department was directed to keep the premises under surveillance.
234 Pagin Street. Mr. Hadley reported as of this morning nothing has been
done to this property. Paul Shanahan did not appear as requested. Upon
motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, the Sub -Standards Department
was authorized to seek bids for demolition of the structure at 234 Pagin
Street.
Demolition bids opened:
This being the date set, bids for demolition of the following structurewere
opened. Non collusion affidavits were found to be proper. The following
bids were received.
1616 Kizer Court:
Midwest Demolition Company $437.00
O'Neal Trucking Company $398.00
John Vanek $328.00
Upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, contract for demolition of
the structure at 1616 Kizer Court was awarded to O'Neal Trucking Company on
its bid of $398.00.
1608-1612 Prairie Avenue. Mr. Hadley reported the premises at 1608-1612
Prairie Avenue are being cleaned up by the owner. Upon motion made, seconded
and carried, the matter was continued one week to permit the owner to finish
cleaning up the trash and debris;:
AGREEMENT FOR FIRE ALARM SYSTEM - INDIANA BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY
The agreement between the Board of Public Works and Safety and the Indiana
Bell Telephone Company for installation of an emergency reporting PBX system
for the Fire Department, completed as of March 15, 1971, was ordered filed.
POLICE DEPARTMENT - SPECIAL POLICE OFFICER APPOINTED
Eugene Kyle, 1509 Carroll Street, South Bend, Indiana, having been approved
for appointment as a special police officer in the employ of the South Bend
Police Department, said appointment by the Board April 23, 1971, is hereby
made of record.
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SOUTH BEND ENGINEERING STANDARDS ADOPTED
Upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, the Board adopted engineer-
ing standards for the City of South Bend prepared -,by the City Engineering De-
partment, consisting of the following:
"A. The standard specifications of the Indiana State Highway Commission,
latest edition, hereinafter referred to as "State specifications.'
"B. The standards for sewage works of the Upper Mississippi River Board
of Public Health Engineers, latest edition, %; %'c
"C. City supplemental specifications as issued by the South Bend City
Engineer, :, ••
"These standard specifications shall apply to all work done in the
public right of way or easements and shall govern the construction
of any street, alley, sewer or drainage facility to be dedicated to
the public use. No improvements shall be accepted into the public
system until a registered professional engineer of the State of Indiana
certifies that they meet the requirements of the specifications.
"These standard specifications shall not apply to work contracted
directly with the City of.South Bend under plans and specifications
prepared for the particular project."
This boo& will be on sale to contractors and engineers at $5.00 each.
RESOLUTION ADOPTED - DIVISION A WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT ADDITIONS
Upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, the following resolution
was adopted:
"RESOLUTION OF BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY
k'.VHEREAS, the Stream Pollution Control Board of the State
of Indiana, acting pursuant to Chapter 214 of the Acts of the General
Assembly for the year 1943, on October 23, 1964, issued a final order
to the City of South Bend ordering said City to cease and desist from
causing and contributing to the pollution of the St. Joseph River
downstream from the point of entry of sewage treatment plant effluent
into said water, and said Board has ordered the City to construct
facilities for adequate disintection of the City's sewage treatment
plant effluent; and
"WHEREAS, the Board has heretofore employed Clyde Williams
and Associates, consulting engineers, of South Bend, Indiana, to
prepare plans, specifications and estimates for said project and
have estimated the cost thereof, including all of the items required
by statute, to be in the approximate amount of Eight Million Seventy
Four Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($8,074,500.00), more par-
ticularly itemized as follows:
Construction $6,900,000.00
Technical services $ 766,000,00-
Legal and fiscal $ 63,500.00
Contingency $ 345,000.00
Total $8,074,500.00
and
"WHEREAS, on the 2nd day of April, 1971, the Common
Council of the City of South Bend adopted a resolution authorizing
an acceptance of a grant offer by the Federal Environmental Pro-
tection Agency in the amount of Three Million Sixty Thousand Two
Hundred Fifty Thousand ($3,060,250.00) to be applied on the total
cost of said project, and
"WHEREAS, the City of South Bend will receive in
connection with said grant the sum of One Million Three Hundred
Ninety One Thousand Twenty Five Dollars ($1,391,025.00) from the
State of Indiana to be applied on the total cost of said 'project,
and
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11WHEREAS, the balance and remainder of the cost of
said project must be provided by the City of South Bend; and
`WHEREAS, the City is authorized by Chapter 284 of
the Acts of the Indiana General Assembly for the year 1967 as
'amended, to issue revenue bonds to obtain funds to pay the cost
of a sewage treatment works, which bonds under said Act are pay-
able solely from the revenues of said sewage treatment works,
and the Board of Public Works and Safety now finds that the cost
of said improvements to existing 48 MGD capacity (48 MGD primary
and 24 MGD secondary) treatment plant to 60 MGD capacity (60 MGD
primary and 48 MGD secondary) including addition of degritting
facilities, sludge thickening, one aeration tank, two final tanks,
chlorination and phosphate removal facilities, should be financed
by the issuance of revenue bonds issued pursuant to said Act;
and
"WHEREAS, the Board of Public Works and Safety has de-
termined and desires to finance the balance of the cost of such
project by the issuance of revenue bonds issued pursuant to the
provisions and authority contained in Chapter 284 of the Acts
of the Indiana General Assembly for the year 1967, as amended;
and
"WHEREAS, the Board has deemed it expedient to take
construction bids prior to the adoption of a bond ordinance by the
Council in order to determine with greater certainty the amount
of bonds required to be issued to finance said project, and the
rates and charges for sewage treatment service;
"NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Public
Works and Safety of the City of South Bend that the plans,
specifications and estimates heretofore prepared and filed by
Clyde Williams and Associates be and the same are hereby approved.
"FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Common Council of the City
of South Bend be requested to authorize the Board of Public Works
and Safety of said City to make improvements to existing MGD
capacity-(48 MGD primary and 24 MGD secondary) sewage treatment
plant to 60 MGD capacity (60 MGD primary and 48 MGD secondary)
including addition of degritting facilities, sludge thickening,
one aeration tank, two final tanks, chlorination and phosphate
removal facilities in accordance with said plans and specifi-
cations, and ratify, approve and confirm all preliminary doings,
actions and.proceedings taken and performed by the Board of Public
Works and Safety of the City of South Bend, pursuant to the
accomplishments of that purpose;
"FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of this resolution be
filed with the City Clerk for presentation to the Common Council
for such purpose.
"Dated this 26th day of April, 1971.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY
(Seal) Lloyd S. Taylor, President
S. J. Crumpacker, Member
James A. Bickel, Member
"ATTEST
Doris Allen, Clerk."
PRIMARY ELECTION - POLLING PLACES IN CITY OWNED BUILDINGS
Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board approved the use of the
following City owned buildings as polling places for the primary election
May 4, 1971:
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1-2
1-5
2-4
3-41
4-9
4-15
5-6
6-19
6-21
#2 Fire Station, 110 E. Marion Street
#13 Fire Station, 1616 Portage Avenue
#4 Fire Station, 1240 W. Thomas Street
#9 Fire Station, 2520 Mishawaka Avenue
Northeast Neighborhood Service Center, 803
#Fire Station, 1805 E. McKinley
#10 Fire Station, 1820 S. Michigan Street
#12 Fire Station, 4302 W. Western Avenue
#15 Fire Station, 2221 Prairie Avenue
SHRINE PARADE - June 12, 1971
N. Notre Dame Ave.
Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board approved the use of a fire
truck in the Shrine parade on June 12, 1971, as requested by Miss Norma J.
Ganaway, 214 N. Birdsell Street, South Bend, Indiana, co-chairman for the
Shrine Parade. The parade route and details of the parade as worked out by
the parade chairmen and Clem F. Hazinski, Traffic Engineering Director was
filed with the Board.
TRAFFIC CONTROL - CONSTRUCTION SITE OF INDIANA BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY
Upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, the Board approved the
recommendation of the Traffic Engineering Department for traffic"control on
Main and Wayne Streets in the vicinity of the construction site of the Indiana
Bell Telephone Company, as follows: the installation of covered pedestrian
walkways in the 300 block of South Main Street along the front of the
construction site and a covered pedestrian walkway on the Wayne Street side
of the building for a period of 14 months or for so long as necessary; that
parking meter space occupancy be charged to Hickey Construction Company,
general contractor, and that Hickey Construction Company be permitted to occupy
meter spaces at the site.
TRAFFIC REGULATIONS APPROVED - RIGHT TURN ON RED LIGHT
Upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, the Board approved the
recommendation of the Traffic Engineering Department for vehicular traffic
to turn right on a red light at the following intersections:
Sample and Walnut - west bound traffic turning north.
Madison and Main - eastbound traffic turning south.
Madison and Lafayette - northbound traffic turning east.
Ironwood and Pleasant _ eastbound turning south.
Ewing and Main - eastbound turning south.
TRAFFIC REGULATION APPROVED - TEMPORARY ONE-WAY 100 BLOCK W. NAVARRE
Upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, the Board approved the
recommendation .of the Traffic Engineering Department to make the 100 block
of W. Navarre Street one way east, temporarily, during construction work at
Memorial Hospital to alleviate congested traffic.
EXCAVATION BOND APPROVED
Upon motion made, seconded and carried, excavation bond for Gingco Construction
Company for the period 4/19/71 to 4/19/72 was approved by the Board and
ordered filed.
STREET LIGHT OUTAGE REPORTS
Street light outage reports for the period 4/14/71 to 4/20/71 were ordered
filed.
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There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting ad-,
journed at 10:25 A.M.
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