07/18/94 Board of Public Works Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING JULY 18, 1994 Street, South Bend, Indiana. It is noted that Mr. Nanni has applied for this license in order to conduct Fiesta Michiana 194 on the mall in front of the Morris Civic Auditorium on August 20, 1994 from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Mr. Benito Salazar was present and stated that he is the chairperson for this activity and that Mr. Nanni is the executive Director of the LaCasa Youth Center. Mr. Salazar stated that this event is a fundraiser entitled Fiesta Michiana that will be conducted in front of the Morris Civic Auditorium on August 20, 1994. Mr. Salazar noted that the event will include food booths, live entertainment as well as arts and crafts booths. It is noted that the Board is in receipt of favorable recommendations concerning this license application from the Police Department, Fire Department and the Building Department. There being no one else present wishing to address the Board concerning this matter and no written Memorandum in support of or in opposition to the issuance of the license being received, Mrs. Manier made a motion that the Public Hearing on this application be closed and that the application be approved and referred to the Deputy Controller's office for issuance of a license. Mr. Caldwell seconded the motion which carried. PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVAL OF TRANSIENT MERCHANT LICENSE - RIVER PARK BUSINESS ASSOCIATION Mr. Caldwell indicated that today was the day set for a Public Hearing concerning the license application for a Transient Merchants license for Mr. K. R. Palmer, River Park Business Association, 2528 Mishawaka Avenue, South Bend, Indiana. . Mr. Palmer has applied for a Transient Merchant license, on behalf of the River Park Business Association, to conduct the Annual River Park Festival on Saturday, August 20, 1994 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on the sidewalks on Mishawaka Avenue. Mr. K. R. Palmer, Palmer's Funeral Home, 2528 Mishawaka Avenue, South Bend, Indiana, was present and stated that the application is for the River Park annual festival which will include craft and food booths as well as a parade at 10:00 a.m. There being no one else present wishing to address the Board concerning this matter and no written Memorandum in support of or in opposition to the issuance of the license being received, Mr. Caldwell closed the Public Hearing on this matter. It is noted that the Board is in receipt of favorable recommendations concerning this license application from the Police Department, Fire Department and the Building Department. Therefore, Mr. Caldwell made a motion that the application be approved and referred to the Deputy Controller's office for issuance of a license. Mrs. Manier seconded the motion which carried. APPROVE ABANDONED VEHICLE AGREEMENT Mr. Caldwell stated that the Board is in receipt of an Abandoned Vehicle Agreement between the City and the National Kidney Foundation of Indiana, 850 North Meridian Street, Indianapolis, Indiana. Mrs. Kathy Dempsey, Director, Department of Code Enforcement, informed the Board that this Memorandum of Understanding maps out an agreement that the City has with the National Kidney Foundation. The City will be towing abandoned vehicles through