10252016 Board of Public Works Agenda

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REGULAR MEETING OCTOBER 25.2016 337 WHEREAS, the BPW has determined it to be in the best interest and safety of the City's citizens to take into consideration nature and characteristics as well as land use and zoning to establish the appropriate speed limits in residential areas and neighborhoods; and WHEREAS, residents of a neighborhood/residential area often request traffic speed reduction controls on their streets and therefore establishing residential speed limits may be helpful in providing such traffic calming; and WHEREAS, the BPW shall empower the City Engineer's Office to establish residential speed limits; and WHEREAS, the City may initiate reduced speed zones without a petition and reduced speed limits may be applied to blocks or street segments on their own or as part of traffic calming device installations, or in school or park areas, or as roadway operating speed warrants; and WHEREAS, the process for evaluating the need for residential speed limits shall include a petition process and shall take into consideration the street character, non -motorized and pedestrian traffic, and surrounding land -use; and WHEREAS, the BPW shall empower the City Engineer's Office to establish procedures, warrants and reasonable measures to establish the need for residential speed limits in a defined area. Refer to Exhibit A, attached, for outline of policy and procedures and Exhibit B for the Petition form. THAT: NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS The Board of Public Works for the City of South Bend, under the power vested by the City of South Bend Municipal Code Section 20-6, shall hereby allow neighborhoods to request reduced speed limits designation on their streets, as well as allow the City's team of engineers, street, and public safety officials to designate residential speed limits. ADOPTED this 25"' day October. 2010. CffY OF SOUTH BEND BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS s/ Gay A. Gilot s/ Suzanna Fritzberg s/ Elizabeth A. Maradik s/ Therese J. Doran s/ James A. Mueller ATTEST: s/Linda M. Martin, Clerk ADOPT RESOLUTION NO 50-2016 — A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC wntzuc nu ruv PNC EQUIPMENT FINANCE LLC �° wrrn Attorney Schmidt noted this resolution authorizes the City Controller, John Murphy, to finalize all documents associated with this master equipment lease/purchase. Upon a motion made by Ms. Maradik, seconded by Ms. Dorau and carried, the following Resolution was adopted by the Board of Public Works: RESOLLTION NO.50-2016 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS FOR THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA APPROVING THE MASTER EQUIPMENT LEASE -PURCHASE AGREEMENT AND RELATED SCHEDULES WITH PNC EQUIPMENT FINANCE, LLC