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<br />REGULAR MEETING MAY 12, 1987
<br />REQUEST OF STUDEBAKER DRIVER'S CLUB TO USE COLFAX PARKING GARAGE
<br />FOR SWAP MEET - AUGUST 2-4, 1988 - REFERRED
<br />Ms. Mikki Dobski, Director, Community Affairs, advised the Board
<br />that the Michiana Chapter of the Studebaker Driver's Club will be
<br />the host of a week-long 24th Studebaker Drivers Club
<br />International Meet from August 1-8, 1988.
<br />As part of this event, the Driver's Club has requested permission
<br />to utilize one-half of the third floor, and all of the fourth,
<br />fifth and sixth floors of the Colfax Parking Garage on August
<br />2-4, 1988 for their swap meet.
<br />Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mrs. DeClercq
<br />and carried, the request was referred to the appropriate City
<br />departments and bureaus for review and recommendation.
<br />APPROVE REQUEST OF BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA FOR TRAFFI
<br />ASSISTANCE MAY 16, 1987
<br />In a letter to the Board, Mr. Wayne Doughty, Program Director,
<br />Northern Indiana Council Boy Scouts of America, 1433 Northside
<br />Boulevard, South Bend, Indiana, advised that on May 16, 1987, the
<br />Boy Scouts will be holding its Scout-O-Rama at the 4-H
<br />Fairgrounds. He stated that this event is a booth type show that
<br />should generate 5,000 to 10,000 persons to the event. Therefore,
<br />he requested traffic control assistance from 11:30 a.m. to 7:00
<br />p.m. at the intersection of Ironwood and Jackson and at Gate #1.
<br />Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mrs. DeClercq
<br />and carried, the request was approved.
<br />REQUEST TO PURCHASE CITY -OWNED PROPERTY AT 134 LIBERTY STREET -
<br />REFERRED
<br />In a letter to the Board, Ms. Jonelle Fultz, 2903 Western Avenue,
<br />South Bend, Indiana, indicated that she was interested in
<br />purchasing the City -owned property at 134 Liberty Street, South
<br />Bend, Indiana. Upon a motion made by Mr. Vance, seconded by Mrs.
<br />DeClercq and carried, the above request was referred to the
<br />necessary City departments and bureaus for a determination as to
<br />whether or not the City need retain the lot for any reason.
<br />REQUEST FOR DESIGNATED HANDICAPPED PARKING SPACE AT 502 NORTH
<br />WALNUT STREET - REFERRED
<br />Mr. John E. Paradic, 502 North Walnut Street, South Bend,
<br />Indiana, requested that the parking space in front of his
<br />residence be designated as a handicapped parking space. Upon a
<br />motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mrs. DeClercq and
<br />carried, the request was referred to the necessary City
<br />departments and bureaus for review and recommendation.
<br />REQUEST OF HABITAT FOR HUMANITY FOR CONVEYANCE OF CITY -OWNED
<br />PROPERTY AT 606 AND 608 E. PENNSYLVANIA - REFERRED
<br />In a letter to the Board, Mrs. Theresa C. Tyler, President, Board
<br />of Directors, Habitat for Humanity of St. Joseph County, 1414
<br />East Wayne Street, South Bend, Indiana, requested that the City
<br />convey to Habitat two (2) City -owned lots located at 606 and 608
<br />E. Pennsylvania for the purpose of erecting and renovating a home
<br />for an eligible low income family.
<br />Mrs. Tyler further advised that Habitat for Humanity is a
<br />non-profit Christian housing ministry which works in partnership
<br />with people in need to improve the conditions in which they are
<br />forced to live. Habitat challenges people of faith to provide
<br />the initial capital, through gifts and non -interest loans, to
<br />build or renovate simple decent homes for the inadequately
<br />sheltered. Houses are sold at no profit with a no interest
<br />mortgage repaid over a fifteen (15) to twenty-five (25) year
<br />period. The house payments are recycled to build more houses
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