03/08/76 Board of Public Works Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING MARCH 8, 1976 REQUEST FOP, MEMORIAL DAY PARADE- - The Board received a request from the St. Joseph County Veteran's Organization to hold their annual Memorial Day Parade on May 31, 1976. Upon motion made by Mr. Farrand, seconded by Mr. Mullen and carried, the request.was_referred to the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting for review and recommendation. REQUEST FOR TRAFFIC SIGNAL AT WESTERN AND SCOTT The Board received a letter from L. Kent Wilcox, Director of the Housing Authority asking that consideration be given to the installa- tion of a traffic signal at Western and Scott Streets. Upon motion made by Mr. Farrand, seconded by Mr. Mullen and carried, the Board referred the request to the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting for review and recommendation. TAXI LICE14SE APPROVED - BRYAN BASHAM The Board had under advisement the denial of a taxi license application for Bryan Basham. Deputy City Attorney William Stanley reported to` the Board that he had reviewed the police report and he recommended that the Board approve the license. Mr. Basham submitted letters of recommendation from Judge George Beamer and Adult Probation Officer Charles Borowski in support of the license being granted. Upon motion made by Mr. Farrand, seconded by Mr. Brunner and carried, the Board approved the taxi license. PURCHASE_:AGREEMENT APPROVED --1711 LONGLEY A purchase agreement for the sale of 1711 Longley was submitted to the Board. The agreement was prepared by Deputy City Attorney William Stanley, in accordance with a resolution of the Common Council authorizing the Board to negotiate the price of the lot with the stipulation that the purchaser repair the curb and sidewalk and clear the lot of trash and debris within thirty days after the deed is transferred. Upon motion made by Mr. Farrand, seconded by Mr. Mullen and carried, the purchase agreement was approved for the sale of the lot at a price of $200 with the stipulations as outlined above, and the agreement was referred to Mr. Stanley for preparation of the deed. STREET LIGHT OUTAGE REPORT FILED The Street Light Outage Report for the period of March 1 through 5 was received. The report indicated 17 outages. Upon motion made by Mr. Farrand, seconded by Mr. Brunner and carried, the street light outage report was filed. REPORT 014 FOUR WAY STOP AT FORD AND MEADE The Board received a report from Ralph Wadzinski, Manager of the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting, regarding his review of a request for a four-way stop at Ford and Meade Street. Mr. Wadzinski said his review was made on the basis of the Indiana Manual on Traffic Control Devices and the three warrants; an interim measure previous to the installation of a traffic signal, an accident problem and minimum traffic volumes. Mr. Wadzinski indicated that the first warrant is not applicable as signalization of the intersection is not contemplated in the future. The accident warrant is indicated by five or more reported accidents susceptible to correction by a multi -way stop installation in a twelve-month period. The study revealed that,there were two accidents during the past twelve-month period, sixteen accidents during.the last five-year period. The accident warrent is not satisfied. Minimum traffic volumes required for installation of a multi -way stop are 500 vehicles per hour for any eight -hour day from all approaches, and 200 vehicles per hour and/or pedestrians from the minor street. The study indicated the