03/08/76 Board of Public Works Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING MARCH 8. 1976 highest eight -hour average of all approaches was only 292 vehicles per hour, with only 88 vehicles on the minor,street. The volume warrant is not satisfied. Mr. Wadzinski recommended to the Board that the multi -way stop installation at this intersection is not warranted and that the intersection of Ford and Meade be repainted standard yellow at the first weather permitting time. He also recommended that the south curb of Ford Street, east of Meade, be painted.yellow for a distance of 45" in order to insure proper site distance and stoppint distance. There was a discussion regarding the warrants used and whe°ther the City has ever approved an installation where the warrants did not exist, Mr. Wadzinski said, in his ten year's experience, he did not recall an instance when an installation was made where warrants did not exist. Mr. Wadzinski also indicated that there are four-way stops one block in each direction from this intersection. Upon motion made by Mr. Farrand,,seconded by Mr. Mullen and carried, the Board approved the recommendation. ONE HOUR PARKING ZONE APPROVED - 3609 MISHAWAKA AVENUE The Bureau of Traffic and Lighting recommended installation of,a one -hour parking zone at 3609 Mishawaka Avenue for the turnover of parking for businesses in the area. Presently parking is unrestricted. Upon motion made by Mr. Farrand, seconded by Mr. Brunner and carried, the installation was approved. .J ANNOUNCEMENT OF CLEAN-UP DAY - APRIL 24 �Q =� Mr. Farrand announced that the City was designating April 24, 1976 as Neighborhood Clean-up Day, with May 1 as the rain date. Neighbor- hood organizations will be asked to supply manpower to collect materials in their neighborhoods and the City will furnish trucks and will pay the dumping fees,. There was a discussion regarding the amount of the dumping fee. Mr. Farrand said the charge was $6.00 per load last year, but has been increased to $10.00 this year. He noted that last year this clean-up was done on a number of days by individual organizations but this year an attempt is being made to coordinate all efforts on one day. Upon motion made by Mr. Farrand, seconded by Mr. Brunner and carried, the Neighborhood Clean-up Day was approved. NOTICE OF TEPJIINATION OF AGREEMENT WITH CLYDE WILLIAMS Mr. Farrand submitted to the Board a letter to Clyde Williams and Associates requesting termination of an agreement entered into in Decem-er, 1972 for engineering services for storm separation in the Clyde Creek area. Mr. Brunner requested that the agreement be referred to his office for a review of the termination provisions. Upon motion made by Mr. Farrand, seconded by Mr. Brunner and carried, the agreement and termination letter were referred to the City Attorney's office for review and recommendation. LEASE WITH LANDMARK OF INDIANA, INC. APPROVED Attorney Stephen Seall was present and submitted to the Board a lease agreement between Landmark of Indiana, Inc. and the City of South Bend for a lease of the Turner property at the corner of Michigan and Marion Streets. The lease is a ten year lease, with an option to renew for an additional ten years. Rental is set at $1.00 per year for the first three years and $500 per year for the remaining seven years of the lease. The lease provides an option to purchase at the end of the original term and provides for termina- tion of the contract upon ninety days notice if the construction of the Michigan -Main connector is to commence. Deputy City Attorney William Stanley recommended that the Board approve the lease and submit it to Landmark, Inc. for their signature. Upon motion made by Mr. Farrand, seconded by Mr. Brunner and carried, the Board approved the lease.