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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/13/1979 Board of Public Works Minutes16� REGULAR MEETING A regular meeting of the Board at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, August McMahon, with Mr. McMahon, Mr. Deputy City Attorney Terry A. MINUTES APPROVED AUGUST 13. 1979 of Public Works was convened 13, 1979 by President Patrick Brunner and Mr. Mullen present. Crone was also present. Mr. Brunner reported that the minutes of the August 6 meeting had been reviewed and he made a motion that the minutes be approved as submitted. AGENDA ITEMS ADDED Mr. McMahon advised the Board that a Block Party request and a request from Tennis Corner had been received after the posting of the meeting agenda and he made a motion that the items be added to the agenda. Mr. Brunner seconded the motion and it carried. OPENING OF BIDS - REHABILITATION OF RUNAWAY SHELTER This was the date for receiving bids for the rehabilitation of the structure at 1322 Lincolnway East for use as a Runaway Shelter. The Clerk tendered proofs of publication of notice in the South Bend Tribune and the Tri- County News which were found to be sufficient. There were no bids received. Upon motion made by Mr. McMahon, seconded by Mr. Brunner and carried, the Board authorized readvertising for bids for the project. PUBLIC HEARING - VACATION RESOLUTION NO. 3476 This being the date set, hearing was held on Vacation Resolution No. 3476 for the vacation of the first alley south of Mishawaka Avenue, running east and west between 30th and 31st Streets, excepting therefrom the sixteen foot right of way of the north -south alley intersection. The Clerk tendered proofs of publication of notice in the South Bend Tribune and the Tri - County News which were found to be sufficient. The petitioner is Gospel Center Church. Mark Jones, Architect, attended the meeting representing the petitioner. Mr. Jones advised the Board that the church has made a commitment to stay in their present location and needs to expand. They plan a building addition and that is the purpose of the petition to vacate the alley. There were no remonstrators present and no written remonstrances were filed with the Board. Upon motion made by Mr. McMahon, seconded by Mr. Brunner and carried, the Board confirmed Vacation Resolution No. 3476 and referred it to the Engineering Department for preparation of an Assessment Roll. CITY VEHICLE NUMBER REASSIGNMENT APPROVED Police Chief Michael Borkowski advised the Board that since the Board approved disposal of Mechanical #747, another police vehicle has been badly damaged and will be out of service for an extended period of time. He requested that the Board vacate its action to dispose of Vehicle #747 and return it to the vehicle inventory as Mechanical #741. Upon motion made by Mr. McMahon, seconded by Mr. Brunner and carried the request was approved. CHANGE ORDER NO. 1 IN CONTRACT 101 APPROVED - FIRST BANK CENTER Change Order No. 1 in Contract 101 with Ritschard Brothers, Inc. for the Mass Excavation at the'First Bank Center Project was submitted to the Board. The.Change Order is to cover dewatering at the site and increases the contract by $36,550.00. Upon motion made by Mr. McMahon, seconded by Mr. Mullen and carried, the Change Order was approved. 164 REGULAR MEETING AUGUST 13, 1979 APPLICATION FOR SCRAP DEALER'S LICENSE FILED The Board received an application for a Scrap Dealer's License from the North Side Iron and Paper Company. The location applied for is 3123 Gertrude Street, at a previously approved site. The Company will be using a portion of a building presently being used by Western Avenue Iron and Metal Company under their own license. The site has been approved by the Fire Prevention Bureau. Upon motion made by Mr. McMahon, seconded by Mr. Brunner and carried, the application was filed and referred to Deputy City Attorney James A. Masters for review and recommendation. REQUEST TO REOPEN PETITION FOR PAVING OF ALLEY Stanley Wesolowski, 2170 Parkview Place, submitted a request to reopen the petition filed with the Board to pave the alley between Riverside Drive and Parkview Place,.from Woodlawn Boulevard to Oakwood Boulevard. It was noted that this petition was before the Board in 1977 and was denied following remonstrances from the property owners. Upon motion made by Mr. McMahon, seconded by Mr. Brunner and carried, the Board filed the request and requested the Engineering Department to prepare an Improvement Resolution and update the engineer's estimate for the project so that a public hearing on the improvement can be held. REQUEST FOR BLOCK PARTY ON JAMESTOWN COURT FILED The Board received a request 'from Richard Thomas to hold a Block Party in the 4700 block Jamestown,Court on `Saturday, August 25 from 9:00 a.m to 7:00 p.m.' Upon.,.mot on -made by Mr. McMahon, seconded by Mr. Brunner and carried, the request was filed and referred to the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting for review and recommendation. REQUESTS TO PURCHASE CITY -OWNED PROPERTY FILED The Board received the following requests to purchase city -owned property: A. The Believers Church of God in Christ inquired regarding the lots at 525 and 527 Pennsylvania Street. B. Roosevelt Fuller inquired regarding the lot at 412 W. Monroe Street. Upon motion made by Mr. McMahon, seconded by Mr. Brunner and carried, the requests were filed and referred to the Mayor's Office, Engineering Department, Community Development Department, Park Department. and Redevelopment Department for review and a determination as to whether the lots should be retained for anv purpose. PURCHASE AGREEMENT APPROVED - SALE OF 329 -331 CUSHING A purchase agreement for the sale of city -owned property at'329- 331 N.Cushing Street was prepared by Deputy City Attorney Terry A. Crone and submitted to prospective purchasers Joyce Hoff_ and Joseph Shula for approval. The lot is offered for sale at $776.00.. The Agreement,..has now been signed by the purchasers and is submitted to the Board for approval. Upon motion made by Mr. McMahon, seconded by Mr. Brunner and carried, the Board approved the purchase agreement and referred it to Deputy City Attorney Terry A. Crone for preparation of the deed and final closing. L U �ID0 REGULAR MEETING HANDICAPPED PARKING PERMIT APPROVED AUGUST 13, 1979 Joseph Troutman, 2403 E. Corby, submitted an application for a Handicapped Parking Permit. A doctor's statement was attached to the application. Upon motion made by Mr. McMahon, seconded by Mr. Mullen and carried, the application was approved and referred to the Deputy City Controller's Office for review and recommendation. RIVER BEND PLAZA REQUESTS Michele Dobski, Director of River Bend Plaza, submitted the following requests to the Board: A. Khalin Muhammad, World Community of Islam in the West, made application to hold a Demonstration and Distribution of Literature on River Bend Plaza on September lst and to conduct a fund raising activity on the Plaza on the same date. Upon motion made by Mr. McMahon, seconded by Mr. Brunner and carried, the applications were referred to Deputy City Attorney Terry A. Crone for review and recommendation. B. Hobo's Carry -Out submitted a request to park a vehicle on River Bend Plaza to sell various food items. The Board discussed the request and similar requests which have been received in the past. It was determined that the request should be denied since it wouldf involve parking a vehicle on the Plaza on a temporary basis and, consistent with previous Board "action, such requests have not been granted. Upon motion made by Mr. McMahon, seconded by Mr. Brunner and carried, the request was denied. APPROVAL OF CLAIMS Deputy City Controller Michael L. Vance submitted to the.Board Claim Docket Numbers 15467 to 16064 and recommended approval. Upon motion made by Mr. McMahon, seconded by Mr. Brunner and carried, the Board approved Claim Docket Numbers 15467 through 16064 and directed that checks for payment be issued, CERTIFICATES OF INSURANCE FILED Certificates of Insurance for Ritschard Brothers and North American Signs were submitted to the Board. Upon motion made by Mr. McMahon, seconded by Mr. Mullen and carried, the certificates were filed. STREET LIGHT OUTAGE REPORT FILED The Street Light Outage Report for the period July 23 to July 27 was submitted to the Board. The report indicated seven outages. Upon motion made by Mr. McMahon, seconded by Mr. Mullen and carried, the report was ordered filed. BLOCK PARTY REQUEST FILED - 1800 MARINE STREET Carol Edgell submitted a request to the Board to block the 1800 block Marine Street, from Randolph to Calvert, on Sunday September 2 from 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. for a Block Party. Upon motion made by Mr. McMahon, seconded by Mr. Mullen and carried, the request was filed and referred to the Bureau of Traffic and'Lighting and the Police Department Traffic Detail for review and recommendation. 166 REGULAR MEETING AUGUST 13, 1979 Tennis Corner, 107 West Wayne Street, submitted a request to the Board to hang a sign on the River Bend Plaza canopy adjacent to the crosswalk at the Plaza and Wayne Street indicating the location of their store. Permission was also requested to paint the sidewalk in front of the store with non -slip green paint or to install artificial turf on the sidewalk. Upon motion made by Mr. McMahon, seconded by Mr. Brunner and carried, the request for the sign was referred to the Building Commissioner for review and recommendation. The request to paint the sidewalk will be considered by the Board when the recommendation on the sign has been received. There being no further business to come before the Board, upon motion made by Mr. McMahon, seconded by Mr. Mullen and carried, the meeting adjourned at 10:00 a.m. //'� 0 J