04/04/94 Board of Public Works Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING APRIL 4, 1994 Indiana, submitted to the Board an Application For Use Of And Blocking Of Access To Public Right -of -Way For A Party Or Similar Event, requesting that Kalorama Street, from North St. Louis Boulevard to Hill Street, be closed from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. for a neighborhood gathering and picnic. FOR DESIGNATED HANDICAPPED PARKING SPACE AT 618 SOUTH GRANT Mr. James Smuda, 1422 North Illinois, on behalf of his mother, Mrs. Agnes Bernaciak, requested that the parking space in front of her residence at 618 South Grant Street, be designated as a handicapped parking space. - OF CHIARA HOME, INC. FOR TWO (2) DESIGNATED HANDICAPPED PARKING SPACES AT 1105 W. JEFFERSON BOULEVARD Sister Sharon E. Maurer, President, Chiara Home, Inc., 1105 West Jefferson Boulevard, South Bend, Indiana, requested two (2) handicapped parking spaces in front of the Chiara Home at 1105 West Jefferson Boulevard. Sister Maurer stated that Chiara Home is an organization that provides short-term stays, called Respite care, for people who have a developmental disability. Parking is often a problem for people needing to drop off their child or adult who needs respite due to the spaces in front of the home often being used by neighbors. REQUEST FOR DESIGNATED HANDICAPPED PARKING SPACE AT 513 E. ECKMAN - TABLED Mr. Leszczynski advised that on March 7, 1994, the Board received a request for.a designated handicapped parking space at 513 East Eckman. At this time the Board is in receipt of a recommendation from Mrs. Marcia Qualls, Traffic Investigator, Bureau of Traffic and Lighting, recommending that the request be denied as the residence has a driveway that can be utilized. Mr. Caldwell inquired if the driveway at 513 East Eckman was wide enough to accommodate the use of a wheelchair. As the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting did not provide this information in their recommendation for denial, Mr. Caldwell made a motion that this request be tabled until further information is received from the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting. Mrs. Manier seconded the motion which carried. APPROVE REQUEST OF GRAND ENCAMPMENT OF INDIANA TO CONDUCT MOTORCADE TO CITY CEMETERY - MAY 15, 1994 It was noted that the Board is in receipt of favorable recommendations from various City departments and bureaus who have reviewed the request of Grand Encampment of Indiana to conduct their annual motorcade to the City Cemetery on May 15, 1994. Therefore, Mr. Leszczynski made a motion that this request be approved. Mrs. Manier seconded the motion which carried. DENY PETITION FOR RESTRICTED RESIDENTIAL PARKING ZONE - 703-711 LELAND Mr. Carl P. Littrell, Director, Division of Engineering, submitted to the Board a parking study which was conducted by the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting in response to the Petition for Restricted Residential Parking which Ms. Melissa Rice, 703 Leland Avenue, South Bend, Indiana, submitted to the Board on March 14, 1994. 1 1