05/10/76 Board of Public Works Minutes

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eel 1 REGULAR MEETING MAY 101 1976 CHET WAGGONER LITTLE LEAGUE PARADE APPROVED The Board received a recommendation from Ralph Wadzinski, Manager of the Bureau of Traffic and.Lighting, that the request of the Chet Waggoner Little League to hold a parade on Saturday, May 22, 1976 beginning at 8:15 a.m, at the Knights of Columbus parking lot at 815 N. Michigan Street, had been reviewed and approval was recommended. A police escort will be provided. Upon motion made by Mr. Brunner, seconded by Mr. Mullen and carried, the recommendation was approved. DESIGNATION OF PATRICK MC MAHON AS PROJECT ENGINEER FOR PROJECT TM-6000(16) APPROVED Upon motion made by Mr.. Mullen, seconded by Mr. Brunner.and carried, the Board designated that Patrick McMahon be named Project Engineer for Topics Project TM-6000(16), which covers seventeen intersection signalization projects in South Bend which' are being put out for bid. The State requires that this designation of a local Project Engineer be made and notification of the designation of Mr. McMahon as Project Engineer will be forwarded to the Chief Highway Engineer of the Indiana State Highway Commission. R & S 85 APPLICATION TO BE SUBMITTED TO FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION An application to the Federal Highway Administration for Project R & S 85, the Ireland and Fellows, Ireland and Miami and Miami and Scottsdale Mall intersections, and a request to the Chief Highway Engineer of the Indiana State Highway Commission that the project be made a part of the Federal Aid Topics Program and submitted to'the Federal Highway Administration were submitted to the Board by Ralph Wadzinski, Manager of the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting. Upon motion made by Mr. Mullen, seconded by Mr. Brunner and.carrie.d, the request to the Indiana State Highway Commission was approved and the request and the federal application will be forwarded to the Chief Highway Engineer. UTILITY AGREEMENTS APPROVED Utility agreements between the City of South Bend and Indiana Bell Telephone Company, Indiana & Michigan Electric Company, Northern Indiana Public Service Company and Valley Cablevision were submitted to the Board, Mr. Wadzinski, Manager of the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting, advised the Board that these agreements are in connection with TM-6000(16) intersection signalization projects and were prepared at the request of the Indiana State Highway Commission. The purpose of the agreements is so that the utility companies are cognizant of the proposed project and indicate to the state that there are utility easements within the right-of-way. If utility facilities have to be relocated, it will be done at the utility company's expense. Mr. Wadzinski said this is a standard state contract form. Mr. Brunner made a motion that the Board approve the utility agreements. The motion was seconded by Mr. Mullen and carried. There being no further business to come before the Board, upon motion made by Mr. Mullen, seconded by Mr. Brunner and carried, the meeting adjourned at 10:55 a.m. ATTE Patricia DeClereq, C r-