05/24/76 Board of Public Works Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING _- MAY 24, 1976 COPIES OF CIVIC CINEMA PRESENTED TO THE BOARD Gene Evans, Director of the Civic Planning Association, presented copies of the 1976 edition of Civic Cinema, the publication of the Planning Association, to the members of the Board. Board members thanked Mr. Evans for the book which, -they indicated, is most informative. REQUEST TO BLOCK LELAND AVENUE ON JUNE 6 RECEIVED The Board received a request from the Park Avenue Neighborhood Association to block Leland Avenue, from Portage to Lindsey,.on Sunday, June 6, in connection with an ice cream social to be held. Upon motion made by Mr. Farrand, seconded by Mr. Brunner and carried, the Board referred the request to the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting for review and recommendation. CHANGE ORDER NO. 1 APPROVED - AIRPORT INDUSTRIAL PARK, CONTRACT TWO Change Order No. 1 in Contract Two for the Airport Industrial Park was submitted to the Board with the favorable recommenation of Patrick McMahon, Manager of the Bureau of Public Construction. The change order increases the contract by $45,000 for additional railroad track and an electrical power system. The changes were made at the request of the Industrial Foundation to add to the salability of.the properties north of Boland Drive. Mr. Farrand made a motion that the change order be approved. Mr. Brunner seconded the motion and it carried. REQUEST TO ELIMINATE PARKING IN SUPERGRAPHIC AREA APPROVED - MAY 29 Joseph Zakas of the Charismatic Conference and Douglas Simpson, Director of River Bend Plaza, were present. Mr. Simpson advised the Board that, in connection with the Charismatic Conference to be held on Saturday, May 29, Mr. Zakas is requesting that parking be eliminated from the two supergraphic blocks to allow for the set-up and feeding of the conference participants. They would be out of the area by 3:30 p.m. Mr. Farrand asked whether the downtown merchants have been contacted regarding the elimination of parking. Mr. Simpson said he had not talked to anyone from the Downtown Council, but he said the Charismatic Conference will bring 6,000 people into the downtown area on a Saturday afternoon and this should please the merchants. Mr. Zakas said they will have a crew to set up and clear the area. Mr. Mullen asked how many tables would be used. Mr. Zakas said they would need twenty tables for the food for lunch and additional tables for eating. Mr. Mullen asked how the trash removal would be handled. Mr. Simpson said he had contacted Joseph Kuminecz of the Bureau of Solid Waste and is working with them. They will provide a crew and Mr. Zakas said the Charismatic group plans to have 20 people available for clean-up. Trash receptacles will be provided. Mr. Farrand made a motion that the request to eliminate parking on the two supergraphic blocks on Saturday, May 29 be approved, seconded by Mr. Mullen and carried. REQUEST FOR REMOVAL OF TREE AT 3310 VERMONT PLACE The Board received a request from Councilman Walter Kopczynski that a dangerous tree be removed from the property at 3310 Vermont Place where a sub -standard structure was recently demolished. Upon motion made by Mr. Farrand, seconded by. Mr. Mullen and carried, the Board referred the request to the Department of Public Works for appropriate action. YIELD SIGNS APPROVED ON ARROWHEAD AT SUMMIT RIDGE The Board received a recommendation from Ralph Wadzinski, Manager C 1