07/18/88 Board of Public Works Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING JULY 18, 1988 It was noted that this Public Hearing is being held in order for the Board to submit a recommendation to the Common Council concerning the Vacation Petition filed by Lang Feeney & Associates, 715 South Michigan Street, South Bend, Indiana, on behalf of Emil Reznik, lst Source Bank, 100 North Michigan Street, South Bend, Indiana. It was further noted that pursuant to South Bend Municipal Code Section 18-53.8, owners of property within fifty ( 50 ) feet of the alleys to be vacated were notified of the Board's Public Hearing date. Mr. Rex Williams, representing lst Source Bank, addressed the Board and stated that lst Source Bank proposes to do extensive remodeling to the corner where the lst Source Bank is located on Portage and King Street and have purchased property to the north. Mr. Williams advised that the bank intends to improve the whole site and wants to insure the proper stacking of cars in the bank parking lot. Mr. Williams further stated that the alley that runs north/south from King Street has never been used as an alley on the side of the bank. He stated that people have used the alley and have crossed bank property to access the shopping area in the rear. He stated that the bank has allowed use of its property for twenty-five (25) years but now they need to utilize the property. Mr. Williams stated that the east/west alley next to the laundramat is proposed to be vacated so the bank can landscape up to the building. The alley is not needed but is included in the Vacation petition as the bank intends to landscape up to the building. There being no one else present wishing to speak either for or against the proposed vacations, and no written objections having been filed with the Board, upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mrs. DeClercq and carried, the Public Hearing on this matter was closed. Board members reviewed a diagram of the proposed alley vacations as submitted with the Vacation Petition. Mr. Leszczynski advised that favorable comments have been received from the Area Plan Commission and the Department of Economic Development but the Engineering Department has raised some concerns in that there is a slight problem with a turnaround should the alleys be vacated as proposed. Mr. Williams utilized a diagram to indicate to Board members where people have utilized bank property and the location of the alleys to be vacated. He stated that the residents who currently use the property for access to their garages will continue to have access even if the vacation is approved. Mr. Leszczynski and Board members agreed that they would like to make a site visit of the alleys to be vacated before making a recommendation. Therefore, upon a motion made by Ms. Humphreys, seconded by Mrs. DeClercq and carried, the matter was tabled until the next regular meeting of the Board. APPROVE FINDINGS OF FACT - PETITION FOR DISANNEXATION (N.W. CORNER OF IRELAND AND LINDEN ROADS) Mr. Leszczynski advised that pursuant to the Board denial of the Petition for Disannexation on July 5, 1988, the appropriate Findings of Fact have been prepared and submitted by Chief Deputy City Attorney Thomas Bodnar for Board approval at this time. Mr. Leszczynski stated that the Findings of Fact indicate that the Petition for Disannexation should be disallowed for the reason that the real estate in question is not contiguous territory within the corporate boundaries of the City of South Bend as required by IC 36-4-3-17(a)(2) and that it would be