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REGULAR MEETING
<br />JUNE 13, 1988
<br />REQUEST TO CLOSE 600 BLOCK OF E. KEASEY STREET FROM MARIETTA TO
<br />RUSH FOR NEIGHBORHOOD COMMITTEE MEETING - JUNE 26, 1988 -
<br />REFERRED
<br />In a letter to the Board, Mr. Herbert Harris, 615 East Keasey
<br />Street, South Bend, Indiana, requested that the 600 block of East
<br />Keasey Street, from Marietta to Rush, be closed for a
<br />Neighborhood Committee Meeting to be held on June 26, 1988 at
<br />2:00 p.m. Mr. Harris stated that Councilman William Soderberg,
<br />Councilman Loretta Duda, Patricia E. DeClercq, Director,
<br />Department of Code Enforcement and James Caldwell, Mayor's
<br />Administrative Assistant, will be attending this neighborhood
<br />meeting.
<br />Mrs. DeClercq informed the Board that the residents of the area
<br />bounded by Sample Street, Fellows Street, Broadway and High
<br />Street are very concerned about conditions in the area and would
<br />like to spruce up the area. The meeting to be held on June 26th
<br />is to address a number of concerns which residents have.
<br />Councilman William Soderberg advised that many people in this
<br />area are proud of what they have done and not proud of what
<br />others have done. This meeting will discuss working together to
<br />improve the neighborhood
<br />Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mrs. DeClercq
<br />and carried, the request to close the 600 block of Keasey Street
<br />was referred to the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting and the Police
<br />Department Traffic Division for review and recommendation
<br />REQUEST OF NEW HOPE BAPTIST CHURCH FOR THREE (3) DESIGNATED
<br />HANDICAPPED PARKING SPACES ON OHIO STREET NEAR THE FRONT ENTRANCE
<br />OF THE CHURCH - REFERRED
<br />In a letter to the Board, Mr. Albert Jacobs, Chairman of Deacons,
<br />and Mr. Eldridge Chism, Co -Chairman, New Hope Baptist Church, 313
<br />East Ohio Street, South Bend, Indiana, requested three (3)
<br />handicap parking spaces to be reserved on Ohio Street near the
<br />front entrance of the church. They requested that one (1) space
<br />be installed near the handicap ramp and two (2) spaces east of
<br />the front sidewalk. Therefore, upon a motion made by Mr.
<br />Leszczynski, seconded by Mrs. DeClercq and carried, the request
<br />was referred to the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting and the Police
<br />Department Traffic Division for review and recommendation.
<br />APPROVE ETHNIC FESTIVAL RELATED ACTIVITIES:
<br />- MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY BED RACE - JULY 3, 1988
<br />- FESTIVAL 5K RUN - JULY 4, 1988
<br />- VIETNAM VETERANS SILENT MARCH - JULY 2, 1988
<br />In a Memorandum to the Board, Ms. Mikki Dobski, Director, Office
<br />of Community Affairs, requested permission to hold the following
<br />events during the Ethnic Festival:
<br />1. Muscular Dystrophy Bed Race - Sunday, July 3, 1988
<br />1:00 p.m. - Michigan Street between Washington and
<br />Colfax.
<br />2. Festival 5K Run - Monday, July 4, 1988
<br />8:00 a.m. - same route as utilized last year.
<br />3. Vietnam Veterans Silent March - July 2, 1988
<br />4:30 p.m. - Assemble at corner of Michigan and
<br />Washington Streets and proceed along following route:
<br />East to St. Joseph Street, cross (with light) to Century
<br />Center side of street; north to Colfax; east across
<br />bridge (staying on south sidewalk); cross over East
<br />Race bridge with immediate south turn onto sidewalk
<br />adjacent and east of the East Race and the river;
<br />continue south along the river walkway, crossing
<br />under the Jefferson Boulevard bridge into Howard
<br />Park, assembling at or near the existing signs
<br />about the Vietnam Memorial.
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