11/15/82 Board of Public Works Minutes

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1 11NLMJ REGULAR MEETING NOVEMBER 15, 1982 REQUEST FOR TWO-HOUR PARKING AT 130 W. PARK LANE REFERRED A request was received from Dr. James E. Farner for a two-hour parking zone in front of his office at 130 West Park Lane which was necessitated because of the fact that Memorial Hospital employees park in that location for eight hours and longer at a time. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Kernan and carried, the request was referred to the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting for review and recommendation APPROVE LaSALLE STREET SIGNALS, HOLIDAY RUN AND INSTALLATION OF CABLE OVER LAFAYETTE STREET BY INDIANA ELECTRONICS Mr. Ralph J. Wadzinski, Manager of the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting, recommended the modification of signal timings at the intersection of LaSalle and Hill Street,. and LaSalle and Niles Avenue, to better facilitate traffic movements resulting from the closing of the Colfax Bridge. It was noted that the change would allow eastbound and eastbound left turn to run separately followed by westbound and then north/southbound. Mr. Wadzinski also recommended favorably the request of St. Joseph's Medical Center to conduct a one -mile run immediately prior to the Holiday Parade scheduled for Saturday, November 20, 1982, starting promptly at 8:30 a.m., in accordance with the following route: Beginning in the 200 block of West Washington Street in front of the Americana Inn, proceeding west to Franklin Place; Franklin Place to Jefferson; Jefferson to Service Court 5; Service Court 5 to Washington; Washington to Franklin; Franklin to Jefferson and ending in front of the County -City Building. It was noted that at 8:50 a.m., the recommendation was made to close the intersection of Franklin Place and Jefferson to all pedestrian and vehicular traffic, and all race -connected paraphernalia shall be removed from the street in front of the County -City Building. At the same time, the first unit of the parade will move into the area. Mr. Leszczynski advised that the County Commissioners had approved the use of the County -City Building Lobby to register race participants at 7:00 a.m. Mr. Kernan noted that publicity for the race indicated a starting time.of 8:40 a.m., and the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting was requesting the Board to approve a starting time of 8:30 a.m..in order to accommodate the marshalling and start of the Holiday Parade. He called attention to the change in time to 8:30 a.m. In response to a request by Indiana Electronics to install a telephone cable over Lafayette Street in the vicinity of Hamilton's Body Shop, Mr. Wadzinski advised that he could see no obstruction to traffic created by the proposed installation of the overhead cable which would be installed at the same height as the existing cable in that location. A question was raised as to the liability involved in constructing a cable/ wire over public right-of-way. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Kernan and carried, the modification in traffic signals on LaSalle Street was approved; the 1-mile run sponsored by St. Joseph's Medical Center in conjunction with the Holiday Parade to be held on November 20, 1982, was approved as recommended; and the installation by Indiana Electronics of a telephone cable over Lafayette Street to Hamilton's Body Shop was approved subject to the execution by Indiana Electronics of a Hold Harmless Agreement indemnifying the city from all claims and liability as a result of the cable. 1 1 1