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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/10/71 Board of Public Works Minutesq, @,Y=. 31 May 10, 1971. A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works and Safety convened at 9:30 A.M., with all members present. The minutes of the previous meeting were reviewed and approved. BIDS OPENED - IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTI ON NO. 3330 1970 - ALLEYS BETWEEN HUEY AND O'BRIEN STREETS This being the date set for receiving bids for the improvement of the alleys between Huey and O'Brien Streets, from Humboldt Street to the tee and east and west from Huey to O'Brien, by constructing a Class C, Type I pavement, the Clerk tendered proofs of publication of notice in the South Bend Tribune and the Tr-i County News on April 30 and May 7, 1971, which were read and found to be sufficient. The only bid received was from McIntyre and Jones, Inc., 2526 W. 6th Street, Mishawaka, Indiana. Non collusion affidavit was found to be proper. The bid was accompanied by a bid bond in the amount of 5% of the bid and financial statement of bidder (Indiana State Board of Accounts Form No. 96-a). Total bid was in the amount of $9,787.60. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the bid was referred to the con- sultin g engineer for study and recommendation to the Board. FIRE DEPARTMENT - APPLICATION FOR APPOINTMENT 'he application of Ronald Edward Akin for appointment to the South Bend Fire Department was filed with the Board and referred to the Personnel Director for further processing. POLICE DEPARTMENT - APPLICATIONS FOR APPOINTMENT 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: Vaughn Russell Cambrin Raymond Edward Fulbright Hugh Daniel DePaele Michael John Jankowski Stephen Michael Dobrzykowski POLICE DEPARTMENT - COMPUTER SYSTEM Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the request of Chief of Police Loren M. Bussert for permission to extend consultant fees to Joseph W. Larimore, Jr., computer consultant, in the amount of $5,000.00 to complete the com- puter bid evaluation and implementation of the computer system and for Captain Gerald Knepper to inspect computer installations of the top three bidders in other cities was referred to the City Controller for study and recommendation. BUILDING DEPARTMENT - SUB -STANDARD DIVISION Bids were opened for demolition of the structure at 234 Pagin Street. Non collusion affidavits were found to be proper. The bids were as follows: Vanek Excavating Company $304.00 Midwest Demolition Corporation $384.00 E & D Company $297.00 O'Neal Trucking Company $300.00 Upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, contract for demolition of the structure at 234 Pagin Street was awarded to E & D Company on its low bid of $297.00. INSTALLATION OF FIRE HYDRANTS APPROVED Upon the recommendation of the Fire Department and the request of the Water Department, the motion was made, seconded and unanimously carried to install a fire hydrant on the 6 inch line on Twyckenham Drive and on the 6 inch line on Lincolnway East in the area of the "Scattered Site Program" of the Housing Authority. The Housing Authority will bear the cost of installat-ion, and the City of South Bend will as-sume the -rental of the two hydrants. I 5/10/71 ASSESSMENT ROLL FILED - VACATION RESOLUTION NO. 3338 1971 - FRANK J. MORROW Lloyd S. Taylor, City Engineer, files assessment roll showing the award of damages and assessment of benefits in Vacation Resolution No. 3338, 1971, for the vacation of: The east -west alley running between Lots 56 and 57 in Berner's Grove First Addition. Said alley being the first east -west alley north of Mishawaka Avenue and running from the west line of 24th Street to the east line of the first north -south alley west of 24th Street. Reserving the rights and easements of all Utilities and the Municipal City of South Bend, Indiana, to construct and main- tain any facilities, including, but not limited to, the following: electric, telephone, gas, water, sewer, surface water control structures and ditches, within the vacated right of way, unless such rights are released by the individual Utilities. The following property may be injuriously or beneficially affected by such vacation: Lots 56 and 57 of Berner's Grove First Addition. Net damages $00.00 Net benefits $00.00 Upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, the Board adopted said Assessment Roll and set 9:30 A.M. on June 1, 1971, in Room 1308 County City Building, South Bend, Indiana, as the time and place for hearing all persons Interested in or affected by said vacation. The Clerk is directed to give notice of such hearing by publication in the South Bend Tribune and the Tri County News on May 14, May 21 and May 28, 1971. HEARING ON ASSESSMENT ROLL - VACATION RESOLUTION NO. 3264, 1968 IRVING J. SMITH This being the date set, hearing was held on the assessment roll in Vacation Resolution No. 3264, 1968 for the vacation of: The east -west alley south of Washington Avenue between St. Peter Street and Notre Dame Avenue running west from Notre Dame Avenue to the first north -south alley. Also, the north -south alley east of St. Peter Street running north from Jefferson Boulevard to the first east -west alley be- tween Jefferson Boulevard and Washington Avenue. The Clerk tendered proofs of publication of notice in the South Bend Tribune and the Tri County News on April 16, April 23 and April 30, 1971, which were read and found to be sufficient. No remonstrators having appeared and no written remonstrances having been received, upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, the assessment roll was approved as presented and the resolution in all things ratified and confirmed. PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS APPROVED FOR PROJECT INDIANA R-66 PHASE I - DEPART - MENT OF REDEVELOPMENT Upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, plans and specifications were approved by the Board for Department of Redevelopment Project Indiana R-66, Central Downtown Renewal Project, Phase I, as submitted by Clyde E. Williams and Associates, Inc. ALLEY BLOCKED AT SITE OF INDIANA BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY CONSTRUCTION SITE Attorney Louis Anderson, 200 Law Building, South Bend, Indiana and Carl Hibberd appeared before the Board in reference to the blocking of the alley at the construction site of the Indiana Bell Telephone Company building. Mr. Anderson stated the closing of the alley blocked the use of a loading dock to the building owned by Mr. Hibbero. Mr. Anderson was advised no permit had been granted for the closing of the alley but that there was no way to 5/10/71 1 1 1 construct the building without blocking the alley and that it would be necessary for the contractor and the owner of the building to cooperate and to work out'a solution. IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION NO. 3339, 1971 ADOPTED PRELIMINARY PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS APPROVED E. FARNEMAN STREET SEWER Upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, the Board adopts Im- provement Resolution No. 3339, 1971, for the improvement of E. Farneman Street from 200 feet east of Fellows Street to the dead end by construct- ing a local sanitary sewer, and approves plans, specifications and cost estimate submitted by Clyde E. Williams and Associates, Inc. for such im- provement. June 8., 1971, at 7:30 P.M., in Room 1308 County City Building, South Bend, Indiana, is set as the time and place for hearing and considering remonstrances, and the Clerk is directed to give notice of such hearing by publication in the South Bend Tribune and the Tri County News on May 14 and May 21, 1971. IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION NO. 334o, 1971 ADOPTED PRELIMINARY PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS'APPROVED ALLEY BETWEEN LASALLE AND McKINLEY AVENUES Upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, the Board adopts Im- provement Resolution No. 3340, 1971, for the improvement of the alley be- tween LaSalle Avenue and McKinley Avenue from Twyckenham Drive to Greenlawn Avenue by constructing a Class C, Type I pavement, and approves plans, specifications and cost estimate submitted by Clyde E. Williams and Associates, Inc., consulting engineers, for such improvement. June 8, 1971, at 7:30 P.M., in Room 1308 County City Building, South Bend, Indiana, is set as the time and place for hearing and considering remonstrances, and the Clerk is directed to give notice of such hearing by publication in the South Bend Tribune and the Tri County News on May 14 and May 21, 1971. RESOLUTION NO. 5-10-71 ADOPTED - FOR THE SALE OF REAL ESTATE Upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, Resolution No. 5-10-71 was adopted for the sale of real estate owned by the City of South Bend, Indiana, located on the northwest corner of Washington Avenue and Chapin Street, more particularly described as follows: A part of Lot 4 in Mary Witherill's Subdivision of Bank Out Lot 32 described as follows: Beginning at the northwest corner of Lot 4; thence east 28.50 feet along the north line of said Lot 4; thence southwesterly 43.60 feet along a line with a deflection angle of 96 degrees 37 minutes 40 seconds right from the last described course extended; thence south- westerly 156.30 feet along an arc to the right having a radius of 909.93 feet and subtended by a long chord having a length of 156.03 feet with a deflection angle of 1 degree 06 minutes 24 seconds right from the last described course ex- tended to a point on the south line of Lot 4; thence west 0.37 feet along the south line of Lot 4 to the southwest corner of said Lot 4; thence north 198.00 feet along the west line of Lot 4 to the point of beginning, containing 3,272 square feet, more or less. Appraised value and costs - $300.00. May:24 .1971.-at 9:30 A.M., in Room 1308 County City Building, South Bend, Indiana, was set as the time and place for receiving bids, and the Clerk is directed to give notice of such sale by publication in the South Bend Tribune and the Tri County News on the 14th day of May and the 21st day of May, 1971. 1 (8 5/10/71 IN KIND RENT VOUCHERS - A.C.T.I.O.N., Inc. In -kind rent vouchers for Fire Stations #5, #7 and ##8 in the amount of $283.34 each for the month of May, 1971, were ordered filed. REQUEST TO PAVE SOUTH RUSH STREET A petition signed by Harold C. Personette (no address given) and 17 others requesting the pavement of the 1600 and 1700 blocks of S. Rush Street was filed with the Board and referred to the Engineering Department for appropriate action. REQUEST TO HOLD MARCH - YOUTH COUNCIL EMANUEL CHURCH The request of Charles B. Thomas, Chairman, Youth Council, Emanuel Church of Deliverance, 415 W. LaSalle Street, South Bend, Indiana to holda march on June 19, 1971 in the downtown area was tabled for more information. REQUEST TO HOLD MEMORIAL DAY PARADE - WEST SIDE VETERANS Upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, the Board approved the request of Clem F. Hazinskifor the West Side Veterans Memorial Committee, 1143z Western Avenue, South Bend, Indiana, to hold a parade on Memorial Day, May 31, 1971, commencing at 9:30 A.M., at Ford and Olive Streets going west on Olive Street to Lombardy where it will disband. Certificate of proper insurance was filed. SOUTH BEND SHRINE CLUB PARADE Letter of confirmation of plans for the South Bend Shrine Club Parade on June 12,,1971, from John R. Kagel was ordered filed. REQUEST TO USE STREET FOR YOUTH ENTERPRISE Joseph A. Gatto, 1035 Allen Street, South Bend, Indiana, appeared before the Board and submitted a request for permission to use S. Eddy Street where it dead ends in front of Newman Center near the Farmers' Market for the purpose of erecting a tent or booths for a youth enterprise. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the matter was taken under advise- ment for the Board members to inspect the site. REQUEST TO HOLD PARADE - JOSEPH SZALAY Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the request of Joseph Szalay for the "Support Our President for Peace" Organization, 111 E. Washington Street, South Bend, Indiana, to hold a parade on June 5, 1971, was approved on con- dition that certificate of proper insurance to hold the City harmless is filed with the Board. The parade is to start at 10:00 A.M. in front of 815 N. Michigan and proceeding south on Michigan to Jefferson, west on Jefferson to the County City Building, where it will pause for 20 minutes for a speaking program, north on Lafayette to Marion, east on Marion to Michigan, north on Michigan to the K of C Building. CIVIL DEFENSE - )COMMUNITY SHELTER PLAN Community Shelter Plan for St. J oseph County, Indiana, prepared by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Ohio River Division, in cooperation with Federal, State and local offices of Civil Defense, submitted by Don Germann, local director, was ordered filed. TRAFFIC SIGNALS INSTALLED - HICKORY ROAD AT AYR-WAY STORE ENTRANCE The Traffic Director, Clem F. Hazinski, reports traffic signals on Hickory Road at the entrance of Ayr -Way Store, have been installed and the cost of such equipment and installation paid by L. S. Ayres and Company. Upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, the Board executed a release and indemnity agreement whereby; "Ayr -Way hereby transfers and assigns all right, title, interest, control and possession in said traffic signal equipment to the City and the City hereby agrees to release, indemnify and save harmless ,Uh'�i� 1 5/10/71 Ayr -Way, its employees, agents, representatives and assigns, from any and all claims, costs, expenses, damages and liabilities, by reason or on account of property damage, death and personal injury, of whatsoever nature or kind, arising out of, as a result of or in connection with the use or possession of said traffic signal equipment by the City or any person or persons under its authority or control." and the said Agreement was referred to the Traffic Director for execution by L. S. Ayres and Company. TRAFFIC REGULATION APPROVED - HIGH, RIDGEDALE AND WOLDHAVEN Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board approved the installation of a temporary four-way stop at the intersection of High, Ridgedale and Woldhaven Streets, as recommended by the Traffic Engineering Department, during the construction of a housing project on High Street. CONTRACTORS BONDS Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board approved the following: Contractor's bond for GCA, Inc. to 5/5/72. Certificate continuing contractor's bond for Schumacher -Sons, Inc. to 5/2/72. IRELAND ROAD IMPROVEMENT, MICHIGAN TO MIAMI Upon motion made, seconded and carried, plans and specifications for the Improvement of Ireland Road from Michigan to Miami street were approved by the Board. STREET LIGHT OUTAGE REPORTS Street light outage reports for the period 4/30/71 to 5/6/71 were ordered filed. There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting ad- journed at 11:00 A.M. ATTEST: Clerk