09/09/85 Board of Public Works Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING SEPTEMBER 9, 1985 APPROVE INTERSECTIONS WITHIN CITY'S JURISDICTION: 1. Angela & Michigan 2. Edison & Ironwood 3. Eddy & South Bend Avenue 4. Michigan & Chippewa 5. Miami & Ireland 6. L.W.E. & Sample 7. L.W.W. & Bendix 8. Lafayette & Colfax 9. Main & Chippewa 10. Michigan & Ireland 11. Jefferson & Eddy 12. Mishawaka & Twyckenham 13. Mishawaka & Ironwood 14. Portage & Elwood 15. Western & Lombardy 16. Lafayette & Colfax ( South Bend Tribune) APPROVE INTERSECTIONS WHERE CITY HAS ONLY PARTIAL JURISDICTION: 1. Ironwood & Ewing 2. McKinley & Logan 3. Angela & Eddy 4. L.W.E. & Ironwood It was noted that the City has no jurisdiction to approve solicitations at the following locations, as both are private property: 1. Farmers Market 2. North Village Mall Mr. Leszczynski advised that intersection solicitations are to take place on sidewalks only and not in the streets. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Ms. Barnard and carried, the recommendations as submitted were accepted and the request approved. DENY PETITION REQUEST FOR ONE-WAY PARKING ON EAST MINER STREET Mr. Leszczynski advised that the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting and the Police Department Traffic Division have reviewed the Petition submitted on October 31, 1983, by Mr. Frank L. Bass, 1111 East Miner Street, South Bend, Indiana, requesting one-way parking on East Miner Street and recommend that the request be denied. Denial is based on the fact that there is insufficient off-street parking to remove parking on one -side of the street. Mr. Leszczynski further advised that the Petition submitted contained less than fifty -percent (50%) of the property owners in the area. Mr. Bass will be requested to secure the signatures of more than fifty -percent (50%) of the property owners and resubmit the petition, if he wishes to continue the matter, as well as advising where the _affected property owners plan to park their vehicles if the request were approved and parking made one-way on East Miner Street. Further, the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting will continue to monitor the situation should circumstances change to warrant the requested parking restriction. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Ms. Barnard and carried, the recommendation was accepted and the request as submitted was denied. APPROVE TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICE Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Vance and carried, the following one (1) traffic control device was approved: NEW INSTALLATION - NO PARKING - On both sides of Ivy from Edison to South Bend Avenue. (Requested by Police Department).