09/15/75 Board of Public Works Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING SEPTEMBER 15, 1975 m UTILITY AGREEMENTS - PORTAGE, WOODLAWN, HAMILTON & WILBER INTERSECTION The Board received Utility Agreements with Valley Cable Vision, Indiana Bell Telephone, South Bend Water Works, Indiana & Michigan Electric Company and Northern Indiana Public Service Company for the intersection of Portage Avenue, Woodlawn Avenue, Hamilton Avenue and Wilber Street. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board approved the Utility Agreements. APPROVAL OF RIVER BEND APPLICATION Douglas Simpson, River Bend Plaza, submitted to the Board an applica- tion from Samuel Shapiro for a chess exhibition on the Plaza on September 27, 1975 from 1:OO to 5:00 p.m. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the application was approved. STREET LIGHT OUTAGE REPORT FILED The Street Light Outage Report for the period of September 3 through 11 was received. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the report was ordered filed. Councilman Terry S. Miller was present and called to the attention of the Board that a number of street lights are out on Sunnyside between Jefferson and Chester. He stated that they have been out for a long period of time. The Board instructed the Clerk to report the lights r-d out at that location. REQUEST - UNITED WAY CAMPAIGN KICK-OFF The Board received and read the following letter: Board of Public Works County -City Building South Bend, Indiana 46601 Dear Sirs: The United Way of St. Joseph County is planning its 1975 campaign drive kick-off for September 30, 1975 at 9:00 a.m. on River Bend Plaza, South Bend. The program will consist of the 30 member Fife and Drum Corps, six cars from the Studebaker Car Club, approximately 200 people, a stage and the landing and take -off of one or two helicopters. Arrangements have already been made for use of the Park and Recreation stage and sound system and arrangements have been cleared with the River Bend Plaza office, City Police and Traffic Departments. The attached map indicates the planned area usage. The area in question is the block of River Bend Plaza between Washington and Colfax. The landing area for the helicopter would be the Washington end of the Plaza on a 50 x 50 foot roped off area. The helicopter approach would be from the east which is completely open and will not involve flying over the crowd of people. These plans have been tenatively accepted by the police, traffic and parking departments and River Bend Plaza pending your approval. A flight plan and application for approval is being made to the Federal Aviation Authority. For the period of , hour we are requesting the closing of one lane of Washington between St. Joseph Street and the Plaza to park the Studebaker cars before they are driven on to the Plaza. We are also requesting the change of street designation of the Plaza block between Washington and Colfax to "UNITED WAY" with appropriate proclamation by the Mayor for the period beginning September 30 and ending October 22, 1975.