05/09/77 Board of Public Works Minutes

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ITT REGULAR 14EETING MAY 9, 1977 Mr. Hammerschmidt said there would be hedges on Lafayette but not on Navarre or Bartlett. It was noted that the guardrails are for safety purposes. Mr. Brunner said the City wants to provide as much protection as possible for established residential neighborhoods and would appreciate it if the hospital would make every effort to screen the parking areas. He said they are viewed as eyesores. Mr. Trenkner noted that more than half the hospital staff and visitors are female. The concern of the hospital is for security in the parking areas. Females do not like hedges in areas where they must walk at night. They would prefer as open an area as possible for safety reasons. He pointed out that the hospital was trying to comply with the ordinance and improve the aesthetics of the area wherever possible. Mr. Brunner asked whether the hospital was planning a multi -level parking structure on any of this property. Mr. Trenkner said such a proposal is under consideration for property north of the hospital and between Main and Michigan. Mr. Brunner asked if the lot bounded by Navarre, Bartlett, Main and Lafayette will continue to be a paid parking lot. Mr. Trenkner said the entrance at Navarre will be controlled by a gate but the Bartlett Street entrance will be open and the lot will be used for employees. There will be no pay lots in this area. Mr. McMahon said, in light of the information furnished to the Board today, he would make a motion that the letter from Memorial Hospital be filed with the Board and the petition to vacate four alleys be referred to the Area Plan Commission for review and recommendation. Mr. Brunner seconded the motion and it carried. REQUEST TO ADVERTISE FOR BIDS FOR LEASING OF VANS APPROVED Elroy Kelzenberg, Director of Manpower and Training, requested that the Board advertise for bids for the leasing of eight vans to be used for the summer CETA program. Upon motion made by Mr. McMahon, seconded by Mr. Mullen and carried, the Board approved the request and directed the Clerk to advertise for bids, with sealed bids to be received on May 23, 1977. ADOPTION OF VACATION RESOLUTION NO. 3441 EAST -WEST ALLEY BETWEEN MICHIGAN AND ST. JOSEPH STREETS, SOUTH OF SOUTH STREET Upon motion made by Mr. McMahon, seconded by Mr. Brunner and carried, the following resolution was adopted: VACATION RESOLUTION NO. 3441, 1977 RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, That it is desirable to vacate the following: The east -vest alley between South Street and Bronson Street, from the east right -.of -way line of Michigan Street east to the west right-of-way line of the north -south alley; also from the east right-of-way line of the north -south alley east to the west right-of-way line of St. Joseph Street. Reserving the rights and easements of all Utilities and the Municipal City of South Bend, Indiana, to construct and maintain any facilities, including, but not limited to, the following: electric, telephone, gas, water, sewer, surface water control structures and ditches, within the vacated right of way, unless such rights are released by the individual Utilities. The following property may be injuriously or beneficially affected by such vacation: Lot Nos. 1 through 6 of Bronson Survey and Lot Nos. 17 through 24 of Taylor Field lst Addition.