10/25/82 Board of Public Works Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING OCTOBER 25, 1982 APPROVE REQUEST TO ADVERTISE FOR BIDS — POLICE PATROL CARS In a letter to the Board, Police Chief Dan Thompson requested permission to advertise for the receipt of sealed bids for thirty-five 1983 police patrol cars in accordance with specifications drawn up by Lieutenant Harold Grounds, Division Chief Spandward Mitchem, Chief Thompson and Division of Transportation Manager Sean Watt. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Kernan and carried,_ the request was approved and a bid.date of November 15, 1982, established. APPROVE INTENDED USE HEARING ON REVENUE SHARING FUNDS Chief Deputy Controller Sherrie L. Petz requested Board approval for an intended use hearing on the proposed expenditure of $14,000.00 for the repair of lifts on trucks for the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting. Upon a motion.mnade by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Kernan and carried, the request was approved and a date of November 8, 1982, set for public hearing on the intended use.of the revenue sharing funds. APPROVE USE OF CITY SIDEWALKS FOR SALE OF POPPIES - VETERATIS OF FOREIGN WARS A request to use the city sidewalks for the sale of poppies made by the veterans on November 5 and 6, 1982, was received from George Grenert, a member of the South Bend Post 1167 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Upon a motion made by Mr. Kernan, seconded by Mr. Leszczynski and carried, the request was approved. APPROVE TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Kernan and carried, the following traffic control devices as recom- mended by Ralph J. Wadzinski, Manager of the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting, were approved: REVISE TO 140 PARKING - East side of southern two- thirds of Rasmussen's Court. INSTALL 2 HOUR PARKING 6AM - 6PM - 502 W. LaSalle. REVISE TO 1 HOUR PARKING 6AM - 6PM - 113 W. Colfax. INSTALL NO PARKING - TOW ZONE (TEMPORARY) - Both sides of Michigan Street from Navarre, north as needed (approximately 200' maximum) for traffic control around proposed utility construction. DENY APPLICATION ON RIVER BEND PLAZA - DENNIS SMITH D/B/A B.A.G., INC. Mr. Leszczynski noted that the Board had received an application from Dennis Smith, d/b/a B.A.G., Inc., 4308 Vistual Road, for issuance of an Open -Air Stand license on River Bend Plaza for the sale of his invention known as "Inflatable Comfort". Mr. Leszczynski advised that, in accordance with the Board's policy governing such licenses on the Plaza, the application had been referred to the Redevelopment Department, in addition to other city agencies, for a determination as to whether or not such a stand would have a negative impact on the downtown. According to comments from Rick Pitts of the Redevelopment staff, the downtown merchants were surveyed and were opposed to the location of a temporary table, chair and sign for the promotion of the invention. Mr. Pitts, in a memo to the Board, pointed out that there were several distinctions between the present existing open air stands which are permitted to operate on the Plaza and the request by Mr.