11/19/85 Board of Public Works Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING NOVEMBER 19, 1985 The Easement and Right-of-way from Ms following parcel of property: Piasecki is for the Northern most boundary line complete length east/west by ten feet south of Lot 20 Rapps second addition in the Town of Roseland, Indiana, as per Quit Claim Deed from John to Betty Piasecki dated 3/27/80. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Ms. Barnard and carried, the Easements and Rights -of -way as submitted were accepted and approved. APPROVE REQUEST TO ADVERTISE FOR RECEIPT OF BIDS - JANITORIAL SERVICES - POLICE DEPARTMENT In a letter to the Board, Police Chief Charles T. Hurley, requested that the Board advertise for the receipt of bids for janitorial services for the Police Department main station located at 701 West Sample Street and three (3) police substations located at 1716 South Michigan Street, 303 East LaSalle Street and 220 West Olive Street. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Ms. Barnard and carried, the above request was approved. APPROVE REQUEST TO ADVERTISE FOR THE RECEIPT OF BIDS - EAST BANK DEMOLITION PHASE III PROJECT Mr. Neil Shanahan, Manager, Bureau of Public Construction, requested that the Board advertise for the receipt of bids for the above referred to project. He advised that the project entails the demolition of the City News Building located at 303 LaSalle and the Standard Mechanical Building located at 345 Hydraulic Avenue. Upon a motion made by Ms. Barnard, seconded by Mr. Leszczynski and carried, the request as submitted was approved. DENY REQUEST FOR RESTRICTED RESIDENTIAL PARKING ZONE - 300 & 400 BLOCK EAST EWING (ALSO SEE TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES) Mr. Leszczynski advised that the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting has reviewed the request submitted to the Board on October 7, 1985, by Mary Ellen Watson, 410 East Ewing Street and residents of the 300 and 400 blocks of East Ewing Street for restricted residential parking in the 300 & 400 blocks of East Ewing Street. Mr. Joseph Pluta of the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting, reported that a ten (10) hour (7 a.m. - 4 p.m.) residential field check was conducted for the 300 and 400 blocks of East Ewing as petitioned. During the study, a 10-hour average of 14.6 vehicles per hour were observed. There is a total of 22 available parking spaces. As a result, there is an average occupancy of 66%. The ordinance requires a 75% occupancy but the results indicate the requirements are not met. The Bureau of Traffic and Lighting, however, recommends that in order to help alleviate the traffic problem in the area, "No Parking School Day's 8 a.m. - 4 p.m." signs be installed in the problem area. It was noted that that recommendation was submitted to the Board today in the form of a Traffic Control Device which was approved. Upon a motion made by Ms. Barnard, seconded by Mr. Leszczynski and carried, the above recommendation was accepted, the request for restricted residential parking denied and the traffic control device providing no parking was approved.