01/07/86 Board of Public Works Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING JANUARY 7, 1986 Indiana, in the amount of $495.00, the Purchase Agreement was being submitted at this time for Board approval. Upon a motion made by Ms. Barnard, seconded by Mr. Vance and carried, the Purchase Agreement was approved and the matter referred to the City Attorney's office for drafting of the appropriate Quit -Claim Deed. REQUEST TO CONDUCT SUNBURST MARATHON AND 10K ROAD RACE - DUNE 7, 1986 - REFERRED In a letter to the Board, Ms. Joyce Fox, Race Director, South Bend Tribune Sunburst Marathon, 223 West Colfax Avenue, South Bend, Indiana, requested permission to conduct the Sunburst Marathon (26.2 mile) and the 10K (6.2 miles) road race on Saturday, June 7, 1986. She advised that each race will begin on the campus of Notre Dame University with the Marathon beginning at 6:00 a.m. and the 10K at 7:00 a.m. Each event will finish in the Notre Dame football stadium with the 10K race ending at approximately 8:00 a.m. with the last marathoner in the stadium at 11:30 a.m. All Sunburst brochures and entry forms state that the marathon course will shut down at a 12:00 minute mile pace. Marathon participants exceeding the 12 minute time limit will be advised that they may proceed at their own risk, but without course protection or aid. All those wishing to continue beyond the time limit will be asked to move onto sidewalks and to obey all traffic signals. Submitted with the request were maps of the courses and a mile -by -mile time schedule showing when the first runners will enter an area and when the area will be clear of participants. Ms. Fox stated that because the Sunburst is a relatively small marathon (300 participants in 1985) there is never an area or intersection completely closed for any significant length of time. Ms. Fox further advised that the race committee will provide a staff of highly qualified personnel to organize the Sunburst events with assistance from the National Guard, the American Red Cross, McGann Ambulance Services and RACES. Additionally, it is anticipated that the local Civil Defense and Weatherwatch will be involved plus approximately 400 well -trained volunteers, and a fleet of Tribune trucks for additional assistance. It was noted that the South Bend Tribune sponsors Sunburst as a non-profit event solely for the benefit of the American Lung Association of North Central Indiana. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Ms. Barnard and carried, the request as submitted was referred to the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting and the Police Department Traffic Division for review and recommendation. APPROVE HANDICAPPED PARKING PERMITS Upon a motion made by Mr. Vance, seconded by Ms. Barnard and carried, the following four (4) handicapped parking permit applications were approved and referred to the Deputy Controller's office for issuance of permits: 1. Joseph T. Serge, 2135 Riverside, S.B. 2. Omer Otto Roeder, 1420 N. Clay, Mish. 3. Albert A. Tompos, 2509 W. Bertrand, S.B. 4. John Pecsi, 1709 S. Douglas, S.B.