HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/19/1981 Board of Public Works MinutesREGULAR MEETING
JANUARY 19, 1981
A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was convened at
9:30 a.m., on Monday, January 19, 1981, by President John E.
Leszczynski, with Mr. Leszczynski, Mr. Richard L. Hill and Mr.
Joseph E. Kernan present. Deputy City Attorney Terry A. Crone
was also present.
MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING APPROVED
Upon a motion made by Mr. Kernan, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried,
the minutes of the January 12, 1981, regular meeting of the Board
were approved as submitted.
VACATION RESOLUTION NO. 3503, 1980 - CONFIRMED
(INTERIOR STREETS, BEACON HEIGHTS)
This was the date set for holding a public hearing on Vacation Resolu-
tion No. 3503, 1980, for the vacation of the interior streets within
the Beacon Heights Apartment Complex, more commonly known as Curtiss
Drive and Putnam Drive. The Clerk tendered proofs of publication
of notice in the South Bend Tribune and the Tri- County News which
were found to be sufficient. Letters had been received from the
various city agencies indicating that there was no objection to
the proposed vacation. There was no one present to remonstrate
against the vacation and no written remonstrances were received.
Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Hill and
carried, the Board confirmed the Vacation Resolution and ordered
preparation of the Assessment Roll to be filed on January 26, 1981.
APPROVAL OF CHANGE ORDERS - J. W. WERNTZ & SON (FIRST BANK CENTE
Mr. Leszczynski advised that J.. W. Werntz & Son had submitted the
following change orders for work in accordance with its contracts
for the First Bank Center Project:
Change Order No. 1 to Contract No. 111 (Hardware)
.Deduction of $710.00 for deletion of hardware.
Change Order No. 1 to Contract No. 110 (Steel Doors and Frames)
Deduction of $2,360.00 for deletion of doors and frames.
Mr. Leszczynski stated that the change orders had been reviewed by
Mr. McMahon, the architect and the construction manager and had
been found to be in order. With approval of the above change orders,
the new Contract No. 111 amount would be $1,940.00, and Contract No.
110 would be $4,890.00. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski,
seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the above change orders were approved.
APPROVAL OF CONTRACT FOR ACCOUNTING SERVICES
Mr. Kernan stated that a renewal of a contract for services with
Auditor John T. Lentz for financial accounting work as an Assistant
City Controller for Century Center was being submitted for approval.
Mr. Kernan advised that the compensation to be paid to Mr. Lentz
would be $10.00 per hour, not to exceed $2,000.00 for the term of
the contract which would expire on December 31, 1981. He explained
that Mr. Lentz was paid $9.50 per hour for work performed in 1980
with the same maximum amount for the year. Upon a motion made by
Mr. Kernan, seconded by Mr..Hill and carried, the contract was approved.
ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NO. 2, 1981, APPROVING CONVEYANCE
OF PROPERTY (STATE RIGHT -OF -WAY - FIRST BANK CENTER)
Mr. Hill explained that the Resolution authorized the execution of
a Quit -Claim Deed from the City of South Bend to the Department of
Redevelopment. He advised that, on November 24, 1980, the state
had conveyed title to the city of certain portions of State Road 33
and U. S. 20, commonly known as St. Joseph Street and Colfax Avenue,
which conveyance was necessary as a result of the construction of
the hotel portion of the project causing underground encroachments
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into the state right -of -way. Mr. Hill further stated that the Depart-
ment of Redevelopment held the lease with Rahn Properties for the
hotel structure; therefore, the property should be conveyed to
Redevelopment. Subsequently, Redevelopment would grant an easement
to the city and Rahn Properties. Upon a motion made by Mr.
Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the following
Resolution No. 2, 1981, was adopted:
RESOLUTION NO. 2, 1981
APPROVING CONVEYANCE OF PROPERTY
WHEREAS, the City of South Bend by its Board of Public Works
on November 24, 1980, accepted a Quit Claim Deed in favor of
said City conveying title to certain portions of State Road
33 and U. S. 20 commonly known as St. Joseph Street and Colfax
Avenue respectfully,
WHEREAS, said conveyance to the City of South Bend by the State
of Indiana was made necessary as a result of the construction
of the hotel portion of the First Bank /Marriott Project causing
underground encroachments into the conveyed portions of State
Road 33 and U. S. 20,
WHEREAS, the City of South Bend Department of Redevelopment on
October 16, 1979, entered into a Ground Lease Agreement For
Private Redevelopment with Rahn. Properties II for the rental of
that portion of the First Bank /Marriott Project property on
which the hotel structure is being built,
WHEREAS, said Department of Redevelopment as lessor to Rahn
Properties II intends to grant an easement to the City of South
Bend for purposes of said City granting an easement over said
encroachment areas to Rahn Properties II,
WHEREAS, the City of South Bend Department of Redevelopment
will hold and maintain said property for public use and purposes
and has agreed to accept said property under the provisions of
I.C. 5- 18 -1 -1,
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of South Bend
through its Board of Public Works does hereby approve the
conveyance of the following described real estate situated in
St. Joseph County, State of Indiana to the South Bend Department
of Redevelopment:
ST. JOSEPH STREET (ST.RD. #33)
Beginning at a point on the Easterly line of Lot 3
of the recorded plat of River Bend Addition to the
City of South Bend, Indiana as recorded in the
office of the Recorder of St. Joseph County,
Indiana in Plat Book 31, Page "R ", at a distance
of 24.43 feet South 200- 25' -28" East from the
Northeast corner of said Lot 3; thence North 840-
00'-01" East, a distance of 13.27 feet; thence South
50- 59' -59" East, a distance of 4.50 feet; thence
South 840- 00' -01" West, a distance of 9.50 feet;
thence South 50- 59'59" East, a distance of 10.14
feet to said Easterly line of Lot 3; thence North
200- 25' -28" West, along said Easterly line, a
distance of 15.12 feet to the place of beginning
containing 70.3 square feet more or less.
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COLFAX AVENUE (U.S. #20) AND PART OF
ST. JOSEPH STREET ST. RD. #33
Beginning at the Northwest corner of Lot 4 of the
recorded plat of River Bend Addition to the City
of South Bend, Indiana as recorded in the office
of the Recorder of St. Joseph County, Indiana in
Plat Book 31, Page "R "; thence South 890- 39' -54"
West, along the Westerly projection of the North
line of said Lot 4, a distance of 6.74 feet;
thence North 00- O1' -48" East, a distance of 0.68
feet; thence South 890- 59' -14" East, a distance
of 112.42 feet to the North line of said Lot 4;
thence South 890- 39' -54" West, along said North
line, a distance of 105.68 feet to the place of
beginning containing 38.4 square feet more or
less.
Also, beginning at the Northeast corner of Lot 3
of said River Bend Addition; thence South 200-
25'-28" East, along the Easterly line of said
Lot 3, a distance of 4.11 feet; thence North 00-
00'-46" East, a distance of 3.94 feet; thence
North 890- 59' -14" West, a distance of 100.90
feet; thence South 00- 00' -46" West, a distance
of 0.68 feet to the North line of Lot 4 in said
addition; thence North 890- 39' -54" East, along
the North lines of said Lots 4 and 3, a distance
of 99.46 feet to.the place of beginning containing
40.8 square feet more or less.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
s/ John E. Leszczynski
s/ Richard L. Hill
s/ Joseph E. Kernan
ATTEST:
s/ Barbara Byers, Clerk
Board of Public Works
ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NO. 3, 1981 - DISPOSE OF OBSOLETE VEHICLES
Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Hill and
carried, the following Resolution No. 3, 1981, to dispose of two
obsolete vehicles in the Bureau of Housing and Building Department
was adopted:
RESOLUTION NO. 3, 1981
WHEREAS, it has been determined by the Board of Public Wooks
that the following vehicles are obsolete and deteriorated to
the point where repair costs would exceed their value:
Bureau of Housing -
1973 Chevrolet, Serial No. IK69H3J201388
Building Department -
1973 Chevrolet, Serial No. IK69H3J258188
WHEREAS, Chapter 186, Acts of 1967, of the Indiana General
Assembly, permits the sale of personal property no longer
needed or obsolete.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Public Works
of the City of South Bend that the above listed vehicles are
obsolete and not needed by the City of South Bend.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Bureau of Vehicle Maintenance
be authorized to scrap said vehicles and that they be removed
from the City Vehicle Inventory.
Adopted: January 19, 1981
ATTEST:
s/ Barbara J. Byers, Clerk
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
s/ John E. Leszczynski
s/ Richard L. Hill
s/ Joseph E. Kernan
FILING OF REPORTS AND ADOPTION OF VACATION RESOLUTION NO. 3505, 1981
(FIRST ALLEY ON LINCOLNWAY. WEST OF MIAMI)
RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND,
INDIANA, That it is desirable to vacate the following:
First alley west of Miami on Lin.colnway East,
running southwesterly for a distance of 151';
thence northwesterly for a distance of approx-
imately 96' to railroad right -of -way. (Adjacent
to Lots M, N and 0 in Wenger and Kreighbaum's
Vistula Avenue Addition in the City of South
Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana).
Reserving the rights and easements of all Utilities and the
Municipal City of South Bend, Indiana, to construct and maintain
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 M, N, 0 & X, Wenger and Kreighbaum's Vistula
Avenue Addition.
Notice of this Resolution shall be published on the 23rd & 30th
day of January, 1981, in the South Bend Tribune and in the Tri-
County News.
This Board, at its office, on the 9th day of February, 1981, at
9:30 o'clock, A.M., will hear and receive remonstrances from all
persons interested in or affected by these proceedings.
Adopted this 19th day of January, 1981.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
s/ John E. Leszczynski
s/ Richard L. Hill
s/ Joseph E. Kernan
ATTEST:
s/ Barbara J. Byers, Clerk
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The reports of the Area Plan Commission, Community Development
Department.and the Engineering Department indicated that there
were no objections to the proposed vacation. Upon a motion
made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the
reports were filed and Vacation Resolution No. 3505, 1981, was
adopted and a public hearing set for February 9, 1981.
APPROVE RECOMMENDATION TO DENY TAXI CAB LICENSE
Mr. Kernan recommended that the taxi cab license application of
Leel Williams, Jr., 1129 Campeau Street, be denied based on the
fact that Mr. Williams` driver's license has been suspended.
Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr: Hill and
carried, the recommendation to deny the license was approved and the
Clerk was instructed to notify Mr. Williams of his right to have
a hearing before the Board on this matter if he so desired. Mr.
Kernan abstained from voting.
APPROVE ADVERTISING FOR BIDS ON SALE OF CITY -OWNED PROPERTY
(DISPOSITION PARCEL 2 -13, MORRIS CIVIC TRIANGLE)
Mr. Hill explained that the First Bank & Trust Company was interested
in purchasing the property in front of the Morris Civic Auditorium
for use as open -space or park land. He advised that the Board of
Works and Common Council had previously approved the sale of this
land for that purpose. An appraisal of the property had been made
of $39,958. Mr. Hill stated that the specifications for the sale
of the property would include a stipulation that the area remain
as park property. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded
by Mr. Hill and carried, the request to advertise to receive bids
was approved, with bids to be opened by the Board at its meeting
on February 16, 1981.
REQUEST OF MEDICAL FOUNDATION TO REMOVE HANDICAPPED PARKING
Mr. R. L. Markey, Administrator of Operations of the South Bend
Medical Foundation, submitted a request to the Board for the
removal of the handicapped parking area in the front of the facility
at 531 North Main Street, and a revision to a yellow loading zone.
In his letter, Mr. Markey explained that most of the handicapped
patients who come to the lab are one -time visitors and it is
impractical for them to obtain stickers for that purpose. He
further indicated that parking was difficult at the present time
because of the construction program of the organization. Upon a
motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried,
the request was referred to the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting
for review and recommendation.
APPROVE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM CONTRACT
(NATIONAL SPINAL CORD INJURY FOUNDATION)
Ms. Marzy Bauer, Director of the Department of Community Development,
submitted for Board approval a contract with the National Spinal
Cord Injury Foundation for work under the Community Development
Program for a total budget amount not to exceed $25,000. It was
noted that the contract would fund routine program activities
through Community Development. Upon a motion made by Mr. Hill,
seconded by Mr. Leszczynski and carried, the contract was approved.
APPROVE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEAN -UP OF LOTS
A request from the Neighborhood Code Enforcement Office was received
for permission to have city environmental crews clean the following
lots within the city:
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ADDRESS
Lot S. 129 N. O'Brien
1147 Prairie
1119 E. Indiana
305 S. Chapin
921 N. St. Louis
309 S. Chapin
1123 Oak Park Ct.
1134 McCartney
145 S. Chicago
113 E. Broadway
633 E. Haney
118 E. Bowman
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CONDITION
Unacceptable garbage /trash
receptacle, litter, junk,
Junk, tires
Brush piles, fence down
Obnoxious, unwholesome material,
litter, bottles, tires
Demo. remains, litter, fallen
tree stump, open sewer
Old tires
Garbage, trash, junk, cans,
auto parts, cushion
Litter, furniture, junk
Dirt piles, fallen & dead trees
Auto tires, litter, junk, garbage,
trash, lumber
Litter, junk, burned hide -a -way bed
Litter, brush, lumber
It was noted that property owners had been advised to clean up the
lots and had failed to comply. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski,
seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the request was approved.
APPROVAL OF TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES
Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Hill and
carried, the following traffic control devices were approved:
LaMonte Terrace (Park Avenue to Lafayette) - Installation
of One -Way eastbound with parking restricted to north
side only during winter months.
Mr. Leszczynski stated that the above traffic control device was
in response to a petition received by residents on December 29, 1980
634 North Lafayette - Installation of Residential Parking Zone
Mr. Leszczynski stated that the above traffic control device was
in response to a request from the owner of the building, Dr. John
Leipold, who rented out part of the building for two apartments.
911 South Michgan Removal of 15 Minute Parking and revision
to One -Hour Parking.
Dubail east.of High Street - Removal of No Parking, Passenger
Loading Zone.
FILING OF DECEMBER REPORT AND ANNUAL REPORT - ST. JOSEPH
COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY
The reports indicated a total of 227 dogs handled in South Bend for
December (3,367 for 1980); a total of 94 cats in December (1,799
for 1980); and a total of 14 other animals for December (438 for 1980).
Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Hill and
carried, the reports were filed.
APPROVAL OF HANDICAPPED PARKING PERMITS
Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Hill and
carried, the following handicapped parking permits were approved
and referred to the Deputy Controller's Office for issuance:
Robert W. Overman, 1527 Rockne Dr., S.B.
Lynn H. Dee, 804 Prairie, S.B.
Vivian Fisher, 909 Riverside, S.B.
Leo L. Niezgodski, 629 N. Johnson, S.B.
Dorothy Millbern, 734 Park Ave., S.B.
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Catherine A. Schulz, 604 E. Farneman
Mary Shirk, 39.03 Ardmore Trail, S.B.
Clayton A. Hale, 52837 Hastings, S.B.
Keith A. Kaser, 819 E. Milton, S.B.
Anna Annis, 1015 N. Niles, S.B.
Margaret Palkowski, 24677 Grant Rd., S.B.
Janice L. Raybuck, 1310 Catherwood, S.B.
Stanley L. Kandzierski, 25344 Alphonsa Dr.
George G. Robison, 1912 Thornhill, S.B.
Bonnie A. Runyan, 3706 Belle Vista, S.B.
Helen Kruger, 1529 N. Wilber, S.B.
Frances Seward, 117 N. Olive, S.B.
Walter Badowski, 52501 Brooktrails
E. C. Krozniewski, 2317 Union, S.B.
Lester R. Weaver, 615 E. Dubail, S.B.
FILING OF CERTIFICATES OF INSURANCE
Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Hill and
carried, the Certificates of Insurance for Rieth -Riley Construction
Company, 311 West Madison Street, Goshen, Indiana; and F. A.
Bartlett Tree Expert Company, 333 Henry Street, Stamford, Connecticut,
were filed.
APPROVAL OF CLAIMS
Chief Deputy Controller Michael L. Vance submitted Claim Docket No.
1 through 825 and recommended approval. Upon a motion made by Mr.
Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the report was filed
and the claims approved.
There being no further business to come before the Board, upon a
motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried,
the meeting was adjourned at 10:00 a.m.
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J hn E. Leszczynsk
ATTEST:
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Barbara J. Byers, C rk