08/12/85 Board of Public Works Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING AUGUST 12, 1985 APPROVE REQUEST OF HANSEL NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICE CENTER, INC. FOR DESIGNATED HANDICAPPED PARKING SPACES Mr. Leszczynski advised that the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting and Police Department Traffic Division have reviewed the request of Hansel Neighborhood Service Center to have designated handicapped parking spaces in front of their Center at 1045 West Washington Street, said request submitted to the Board on August 5, 1985, and recommend approval. Therefore, upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Vance and carried, the recommendation was accepted and the request approved. APPROVE REQUEST OF PARK AVENUE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION TO CLOSE STREETS FOR TOUR OF HOMES - SEPTEMBER 15, 1985 Mr. Leszczynski advised that the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting and the Police Department Traffic Division have reviewed the August 5, 1985, request of the Park Avenue Neighborhood Association for street closures in conjunction with their Tour of Homes, and recommend approval of the closure of all streets requested except Riverside Drive. It was noted that the Bureau will deliver the barricades needed to close the street and PANA will be responsible for their placement and removal. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Ms. Barnard and carried, the recommendation was accepted and the request approved. APPROVE REQUESTS FOR DESIGNATED HANDICAPPED PARKING SPACES: - 618 SOUTH EDISON AVENUE - 1221 SOUTH 27TH STREET In a letter to the Board, Mrs. Chester Hunter, 618 South Edison Avenue, South Bend, Indiana, advised that her husband is a disabled war veteran with a leg injury and she has arthritis. Because of their disabilities, they both have State of Indiana handicapped license plates but are having difficulty parking in front of their residence at 618 South Edison Avenue as they live near a church. Mrs. Hunter requested that the parking space in front of their home be designated a handicapped parking space. Mr. Leszczynski advised that this request has been reviewed by the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting and the Police Department Traffic Division and they recommend approval. Additionally, Dr. Gerald P. Myers, 3123 Mishawaka Avenue, South Bend, Indiana, on behalf of his patient Mr. Pete Grabner, has requested that the parking space in front of Mr. Grabner's residence at 1221 South 27th Street, be designated as a handicapped parking space. Dr. Myers advised that Mr. Grabner suffered a CVA which has left him unable to walk by himself. Mr. Leszczynski advised that the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting and the Police Department Traffic Division have reviewed this request and they recommend approval. Therefore, based on favorable recommendations on the two (2) requests as described above, upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Ms. Barnard and carried, the recommendations were accepted and the requests approved. APPROVE BLOCK PARTY REQUEST - 1500 BLOCK OF EAST WASHINGTON Mr. Leszczynski advised that the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting and the Police Department Traffic Division have reviewed the request of Mr. James P. Carroll, 1505 East Washington Street, South Bend, Indiana, to close Washington Street from Twyckenham Drive to Esther Street on Saturday, August 31, 1985 from 5:00 p.m. to 12:00 midnight for a neighborhood block party and recommend approval. Approval, however, is subject to the maintenance of a ten foot (10') clear and unobstructed lane at either curb or down the center of the street for emergency 1 1 1