08/19/85 Board of Public Works Minutes

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:S:6 REGULAR MEETING AUGUST 19, 1985 REQUEST TO PURCHASE CITY -OWNED PROPERTY AT 1511 MARIETTA STREET REFERRED In a letter to the Board, Mr. Pete Buchanan, 1513 Marietta Street, South Bend, Indiana, indicated that he was interested in purchasing the City -owned property at 1511 Marietta Street, South Bend, Indiana. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Ms. Barnard and carried, the above request was referred to the necessary City departments and bureaus for a determination as to whether or not the City need retain the lot for any reason. APPROVE REQUEST OF MEMORIAL HOSPITAL TO PLACE TEMPORARY SIGNS IN PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY Mr. Leszczynski advised that Mr. Carl Ellison, Assistant Vice -President, Planning and Facilities Management, Memorial Hospital, 615 North Michigan Street, South Bend, Indiana, requested permission for the placement of four (4) temporary directional signs in the public right-of-way at the following locations: Lafayette Boulevard/Bartlett Street - 2 signs Lafayette Boulevard/Navarre Street - 1 sign Michigan Street/Navarre Street - 1 sign Mr. Ellison stated that these temporary signs are needed to direct appropriate vehicular movement to the hospital parking and receiving in view of the change in traffic patterns resulting from the vacation and closure of North Main Street to permit construction of Memorial's PACE Pavilion addition. It is anticipated that these signs will be needed until the completion of the PACE project construction in June, 1986. Mr. Leszczynski advised that the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting, Police Department Traffic Division and Building Department have reviewed this request and recommend approval of the placement of the signs. Upon a motion made by Mr. Vance, seconded by Ms. Barnard and carried, the recommendation was accepted and the request approved subject to the signs being removed in June of 1986, the hospital securing the necessary Indiana Department of Highways approval for the placement of the sign at the intersection of Michigan and Navarre Streets and the filing of a Certificate of Insurance in the amount of $1,000,000.00 naming the City of South Bend as an additional insured, with the Board of Public Works. APPROVE SIDEWALK SALE PERMIT APPLICATION Upon a motion made by Mr. Vance, seconded by Ms. Barnard and carried, the following Sidewalk Sale Permit Application was approved and referred to the Deputy Controller's office for issuance of a permit: NAME OF BUSINESS: Robertson's Department Store ADDRESS: 220 South Michigan Street DATES: August 29,30, 31, 1985 ITEMS TO BE SOLD: General dry goods FILING OF ENVIRONMENTAL CLEAN-UP OF LOTS REPORT A report from the Department of Code Enforcement indicating a total of one hundred sixty-nine (169) properties cleaned from August 12, 1985 to August 16, 1985 was submitted. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Ms. Barnard and carried, the report as submitted was filed.