07/03/00 Board of Public Works Minutes

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", * V x O"'F REGULAR MEETING DULY 3, 2000 Bend Fire Department. Therefore, upon a motion made by Mr. Gilot, seconded by Mr. Inks and carried, the Agreement was approved and executed. APPROVAL OF PURCHASE AGREEMENT - TWO (2) LOTS ON WEST CALVERT STREET Mr. Gilot stated that the Board is in receipt of a Purchase Agreement between the City of South Bend and G&M Properties, 14299 Day Road, Mishawaka, Indiana, for the purchase of two (2) City owned lots in the 2500 block of West Calvert Street, South Bend, Indiana. Mr. Gilot noted that the Agreement is in the amount of $500.00. Therefore, upon a motion made by Mr. Gilot, seconded by Mr. Inks and carried, the Agreement was approved and executed. APPROVAL OF AGREEMENT - CHARLES STREET AND HARRINGTON DRIVE SANITARY SEWER AND WATEREXTENSIONS - LAWSON FISHER ASSOCIATES - PROJECT NO.100- 60 Mr. Gilot stated that the Board is in receipt of an Agreement between the City of South Bend and Lawson Fisher Associates, 525 West Washington, South Bend, Indiana, to design sanitary sewer and water extensions for the above referred to project. Mr. Gilot noted that the Agreement is in the amount of $15,200.00. Therefore, upon a motion made by Mr. Gilot, seconded by Mr. Inks and carried, the Agreement was approved and executed. APPROVAL OF GRANTS OF EASEMENT - JAMES H. & JANE RINGLER - FELLOWS STREET IMPROVEMENTS - BROADWAY TO SAMPLE STREET - PROJECT NO. 97-104 In a memorandum to the Board, Mr. Carl Littrell, City Engineer, recommended that the Board review and approve the Grants of Easement to James H. and Jane Ringler. The first of the easements grants to them the right to park employee and customer vehicles on a portion of real estate owned by the Civil City of South Bend adjacent to their place of business, Michiana Rebuilders. The second of the easements grants them the right of ingress and egress across another portion of the same property. The Ringlers requested these easements in lieu of cash as compensation for real estate needed from their property at the southwest corner of Fellows Street and Sample Street for widening of the intersection. They have deeded the needed property to the City and they have agreed to the restrictions noted on the Grants. Therefore, upon a motion made by Mr. Gilot, seconded by Mr. Inks and carried, the Grants of Easement were approved. APPROVE AND/OR RELEASE CONTRACTOR AND EXCAVATION BONDS Mr. Anthony Molnar, Engineer, Division of Engineering, recommended that the following Contractors and Excavation Bonds be approved and/or released as follows: BOND OF CONTRACTOR Terry Denaway and Ronnie Hammons dba Brothers Home Improvement Ready Concrete Brett McCormick James Griffin EXCAVATION BOND Mueller Energy Services Released effective July 3, 2000 Released effective July 3, 2000 Released effective July 3, 2000 Approved effective July 3, 2000 The Board did not release this Bond, as they are currently doing work in the City of South Bend Mr. Gilot made a motion that the recommendation be accepted and that the Bonds be approved and/or released as outlined above. Mr. Inks seconded the motion which carried. APPROVE CLAIMS Ms. M. Catherine Roemer, City Controller, submitted claims in the amount of $2,255,872.91 and recommended approval. Mr. Jon Hunt submitted claims on behalf ofthe St. Joseph County Housing Consortium and recommended approval. Additionally, Mr. Juan Manigault, Executive Director, WDS of Northern Indiana, submitted one list containing claims in the amount of $46,752.64 and 1 1 1