03/13/1978 Board of Public Works Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING MARCH 13, 1978 International DT -466 turbocharged 6 cylinder in line sleeved type diesel engine 210 HP 487 ft lbs. torque at 1800 RPM, engine hour meter. Clutch fan not required to meet 83 DBA noise level. Engine has 100,000 mile, 3000 hour or two year warranty (- $300.00) We further recommend the Leach 18 Yd. Packmaster body which meets or exceeds all specifications furnished by Ries Equipment. ( $1,250.00). This includes the front mounted PTO. With these options, it is still the lowest bid with a net price of $31,618.00. if Upon motion made by Mr. McMahon, seconded by Mr. Brunner and carried, the Board approved the recommendation to accept the low bid of International Harvester of $31,618.00;, ANNOUNCEMENT OF APRIL 22 AS NEIGHBORHOOD CLEAN -UP DAY Patrick M. McMahon, Director of Public Works, reported to the Board that for the past several years the City has cooperated with neighborhood organizations in a Neighborhood Clean -Up Day. He announced the date of Saturday, April 22 for this year's clean -up and stressed that this must be done as a coordinated group effort, with the organization collecting the materials and providing the manpower to load the trucks. Guidelines for the clean -up were submitted to the Board. Upon motion made by Mr. McMahon, seconded by Mr. Mullen and carried, the following guidelines were approved: GUIDELINES FOR NEIGHBORHOOD CLEAN -UP DAY 1. Saturday, April 22, 1978 has been designated as Neighborhood Clean -Up Day, with Saturday, April 29 as the rain date. 2. Clean -up will start at 8:00 a.m. 3. Participation must be through a neighborhood group or association. The group must be responsible for collecting the material and must provide the manpower to load materials on the trucks. , 4. The City of South Bend will provide the trucks for removal of the materials and will pay the fee for dumping at the landfill. 5. Trucks will pick up materials at designated locations in the neighborhoods as determined by the participating organization. Pick -up can be made on the street or in the alley. 6. Participating groups are asked to have manpower to meet the trucks at the time specified to direct the trucks to the pick -up sites. 7. Appliance pick -up will be made if possible, However, some appliance pick -un may have to be made on a follow -up day. 49