09/09/91 Board of Public Works Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING SEPTEMBER 9. 1991 animals. Ms. Hildabridle indicated that she would like to hold the 1OK Walk on Sunday, September 29, 1991 at 12:00 noon assembling and finishing at Pinhook Park. 'The Walk route will take participants along Riverside Drive to Michigan Street and back to Pinhook Park. It is anticipated that the walk will take approximately four (4) hours to complete and it is estimated that fifteen (15) to twenty (20) people will participate. - FOR DESIGNATED HANDICAP PARKING SPACE AT 315 CHESTNUT In a letter to the Board, Ms. Mary Ann McFarlin, 315 Chestnut Street, South Bend, Indiana, requested that the parking space in front of her residence be designated as a handicapped parking space so her daughter and access bus have a space available when they need to take her places. APPROVE REOUEST TO CLOSE MONROE STREET. FROM SUNNYSIDE TO TWYCKENHAM, FOR NEIGHBORHOOD BLOCK PARTY - SEPTEMBER 14, 1991 In a letter to the Board, Ms. Rosemary Rowland, Monroe Street Planning Committee, 1416 East Monroe Street, South Bend, Indiana, advised that the Monroe Street Block Party Planning Committee would like to close the 1300 and 1400 blocks of East Monroe Street, from Sunnyside to Twyckenham, for their annual block party to be held on September 14, 1991 from 2:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Mr. Leszczynski noted that the appropriate City departments and bureaus have reviewed this request and approval is recommended. Therefore, Mr. Leszczynski made a motion that the request be approved. Ms. Humphreys seconded the motion which carried. APPROVE REQUEST OF RESCUE 911 TV SHOW TO UTILIZE PUBLIC STREETS FOR RE-ENACTMENT OF RESCUE SCENE - SEPTEMBER 15-18, 1991 Mr. Leszczynski advised that the Board has been informed that Katy Film Productions/Arnold Shapiro Productions, 1438 North Gower Avenue, Box 53, Hollywood, California, producers of the television show Rescue 911, would like to film a rescue scene in downtown South Bend. Mr. Leszczynski noted that the film crews for Rescue 911 are planning to be in South Bend from September 15-18, 1991 filming a segment for television. In conjunction with this filming, it has been requested that traffic control/detours be provided and that that two (2) intersections in downtown South Bend be made available for the filming. Mr. Leszczynski noted that Rescue 911 will be re-enacting a scene of an accident that took place on July 20, 1989 at 9:30 a.m. at the intersection of St. Joseph and Wayne Streets involving an ambulance that was hit and which rolled over with a heart attack victim trapped inside. Mr. Leszczynski noted that various City departments and bureaus have reviewed this request and recommend approval. Therefore, Mr. Leszczynski made a motion that the request be approved. Ms. Humphreys seconded the motion which carried. APPROVE REQUEST OF UNITED COMMUNITY AGAINST DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE TO CONDUCT RED RIBBON DAY MARCH - OCTOBER 25, 1991 Mr. Leszczynski indicated that the appropriate City departments and bureaus have reviewed the above referred to request which was submitted to the Board on August 19, 1991, and approval is recommended. Therefore, Mr. Leszczynski made a motion that the request be approved. Ms. Humphreys seconded the motion which carried.