10/25/76 Board of Public Works Minutes

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M REGULAR 11MET ING OCTOBER 25, 1976 A regular_ meeting of the Board of Public Works was convened at 9:30 a.n. on Mondav, October 25th, 1976 by President Rollin E. Farrand, with Mr. Farrand, Mr. Brunner and Mr. Mullen present. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS.11EETING APPROVED Tor. Farrand noted that the minutes of the October 18th meeting had been reviewed and he made a motion that the minutes be approved as submitted. Mr. Brunner seconded the motion and it carried. USE OF FIRE STATIONS ON ELECTION DAY APPROVED The Board received a request for the use of Fire Stations #2, #7, #9, #3, #6, #5 and #10 for voting purposes on General Election Day, November 2, 1976. Included in the letter was a request to use the Potowatomi Greenhouse. Mr. Farrand noted that this use would require approval of the Park Department and he directed that the Clerk forward that request to Mr. Seitz. Upon motion made by Mr. Farrand, seconded by Mr. Brunner and carried, the Board approved the request to use the Fire Stations listed above as polling places on Election Day, November 2, 1976.. PAYMENT SU1R7ARY FOR CENTURY CENTER FILED Patrick 11. McMahon, Manager of the Bureau of Public Construction, submitted to the Board payment summaries..f_or claims paid for Century Center for the months of July and August. Upon motion made by Mr. Farrand, seconded by Mr. Brunner and carried, the payment sur_.uaries were filed. REPORT FROM AREA PLAN C0MISSION RE: PETITION TO VACATE A PORTION OF PARALLEL STREET The Board received a report from the Area Plan Commission that a review and public hearing were held on the petition of G & N Warehousing and Packaging Company to vacate a portion of Parallel Street. The Area Plan Commission recommended that the petition be amended to read "the vacation of a portion of Parallel Street from the east -right-of-way line of Jackson Street to the west right-of-way line of College Street. The petitioner agreed to the amendment.. Mr. Farrand noted that this amendment was made at the request of Conrail representatives. Upon motion made by Mr. Farrand, seconded by Mr. Brunner and carried, the report was ordered filed and the petition was referred to the Department of Engineering for preparation of the vacation resolution. REQUEST FOR STREET LIGHT FILED The Board received a request from Mrs. Jean Mattheti7s, 218 S. St. Peter Street, for the installation of a street light in the 200 block South St. Peter Street. Mr. Farrand made a notion that the request be filed and referred to the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting for review and.recommendation. Mr. Mullen seconded the. motion and it carried. Mr.. Farrand was asked if the City policy of holding all new installation requests was still in effect. Mr. Farrand e«plained that because the I & 11 rate increase did not go into effect in 1976, there were some funds available for installations and they were taken from the chronological list compiled by the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting. Mr. Brunner asked if the date of the request was the criteria used in determinfhg which installations to approve. Mr. Farrand said the date of the request and a field.investigation of the area is made regarding the need for a light. Installations are then made based on those factors. He said many requests are received for mid -block lights, particularly where the blocks are long. Mr. Brunner asked if the crime rate in a neighborhood was a consideration and Mr. Farrand said most mid -block lights are in response to the area crime statistics. y��