02/16/82 Board of Public Works Minutes

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M REGULAR MEETING FEBRUARY 16, 1982 APPROVE INTENDED USE OF REVENUE SHARING FUNDS February 15, 1982, was the date set for holding a public hearing on the proposed use of revenue sharing funds in the amount of $1,500,000.00 for police and fire pensions; however, because the regular meeting of the Board of that date was rescheduled to February 16th, the hearing was held at this time. The Clerk tendered proofs of publication of notice in the South Bend Tribune and the Tri-County News which were found to be sufficient. In accordance with guidelines adopted for such use of revenue sharing funds, information about this public hearing was forwarded to the following senior citizen groups with the request that the notice be posted: Foster Grandparents, Hansel Neighborhood Center, REAL Services, Retired Senior Volunteer Program, Senior Citizens Group of LaSalle Park, Harvest House Centers and Howard Park Senior Citizens' Center. There was no one present to speak against the proposed expenditure. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the public hearing was closed and the Clerk was instructed to forward the minutes of this public hearing to the Controller's Office and the City Clerk. APPROVE STANDARD ROUTES FOR FUTURE ROAD RUN REQUESTS Q Mr. Leszczynski advised that the Board has, for several years, been confronted with numerous requests from organizations to conduct road runs and races within the city limits. He stated that several factors must be considered by the city when approving the numerous routes submitted: safety of the participants is most important and, because of this, many times additional manpower is needed at critical intersections and points along the route where traffic is heavy or there is danger to the runners. He advised that, because of the present financial problems being faced by the city, the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting and the Police Traffic Division have requested the Board to give considera- tion to the establishment of three standard routes which would be utilized for all future road run requests, these standard routes being the safest for the runners and posing the least amount of problems for vehicular traffic. Mr. Ralph J. Wadzinski, Manager of the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting stated that, basically, all the races held during the past year utilized the river corridor route along Riverside Drive or North Side Boulevard, or the route around Rum Village, with the exception of two of the races. He stated that, in these cases, a number of officers were required to man various intersections and points along the route because of the safety problem posed and the route used. He stated that, in one particular race, 31 police officers were used to man the race. He expressed concern over the safety problems associated with the runs that are held on a timed event, explaining that the runners are timed in crossing the finish line and it would be very easy for an accident to occur if only one vehicle entered the path of the race. He referred to a map outlining the three standard routes as proposed: ^1. The northerly route (Pinhook), starting or ending at Pinhook Park utilizing Riverside Drive to Leeper Park (4 personnel needed to man race). ^2. The easterly route (Howard Park), starting or ending at Howard Park utilizing North Side Boulevard to about 21st Street (4 to 5 personnel needed to man race). *3. The southerly route (Rum Village), starting or ending in Rum Village Park and utilizing various surrounding streets (2 personnel at minimum and 6 personnel at maximum needed to man race). %Subsequent to Board meeting, certain modifications in the above routes were made by the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting.