08/30/82 Board of Public Works Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING AUGUST 30, 1982 question, assured the property owners in attendance that the Penny Saver had no plans to construct a fence around the portion of the alley proposed to be vacated and that they could continue to use a portion of the Penny Saver parking lot for access to their property. She stated that the Penny Saver has been maintaining the property for several years, the use of the property for its parking lot being consistent with the previous parking lot use by the former occupant of the building, the A & P Grocery Store. Regarding the snow plowing, she explained that during the last winter another individual was hired but always plowed the snow onto the southeast corner of the property and not out.into the°alley. She stated that she and her husband have purchased the property under a land contract and have outgrown the present building. She added that, several years ago, the two parking lots south of the building were acquired. Mr. Solomon Lim, architect 1520 East Cedar Street, advised that he was designing the plans for the.Penny Saver for expansion of their present quarters. He confirmed that a variance was being requested for construction of a storage building near the.alley. He stated that, if the �. variance was approved, the building would not be located right up to the alley but between eight and nine feet from the public right-of-way. He stated that openings to the Penny Saver parking lot would remain open and the residents could utilize the parking lot to enter the portion of the alley which would remain open. Mr. Gerald Cook, 111 East Donald Street, was concerned about fire protection to adjoining properties if the alley was closed to traffic. Mr. Hill advised that easements could resolve the access problems; however, the Board wanted to conduct a site visit to see in person where the problems would exist prior to making its decision on the vacation. Upon a motion made by Mr. Hill, seconded by Mr. Leszczynski and carried, the matter was continued to the September 13th meeting of the Board in order that a site visit could be conducted prior to that time. Councilwoman Beck stated that she would schedule a Residential Neighborhood Committee meeting sometime in the afternoon of the 13th since the Common Council would be conducting its public hearing that evening on the vacation of the alley in question. The Clerk was instructed to schedule the site visit and notify Councilwoman Beck, the petitioner and adjacent property owners. AWARD BID AND APPROVE CONTRACT - RIETH-RILEY CONSTRUCTION (SAMPSON STREET EXTENSION) Mr. Leszczynski advised that the Bureau of Public Construction was recommending the Board award the low bid of Rieth-Riley Construction Company in the amount of $21,862.50 for the Sampson Street Extension Project, the bids for which were received and opened by the Board on August 23, 1982. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the recommenda- tion to award the bid and the contract with Rieth-Riley Construction in the amount of $21,862.50 for the above project were approved; and the required Performance Bond and Labor and Materials Payment Bond were filed. APPROVE CHANGE ORDER NO. 1 (FINAL) AND PROJECT COMPLETION AFFIDAVIT - RIETH-RILEY CONSTRUCTION (PRAIRIE AVENUE GUARDRAIL PROJECT) Mr. Leszczynski stated that Change Order No. 1 (final) on the Prairie Avenue Guardrail Project was being submitted for Board approval by Rieth-Riley Construction Com any, which change order decreased the original contract cost by $183.36. Also being submitted was the Project Completion Affidavit which reflected a total contract cost, including the above change order, of $7,647.09. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Kernan and carried, the above Change Order No. 1 (final) and the Project Completion Affidavit were approved, and the required Maintenance Bond extending for a three-year period to August 30, 1985, was filed.