08/23/76 Board of Public Works Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING AUGUST 23, 1976 To provide quick turnover of parking spaces in a manner similar to a twelve -minute meter: 1. Removal of meters 1, 7 and 9, 900 block S. Michigan St., and installation of fifteen -minute parking limit, 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.. 2. Removal of meters 11, 12 and 13, 1000 block S. Michigan St. and installation of fifteen -minute parking limit, 6 a.m, to 6 p.m. To provide controlled, yet free parking for public use at a utility company: 1. Removal of meters 1, 3 and 5, west side of 300 North Michigan and installation of ten minute green curb area. 2. Removal of meters 18, 20, 22 and 24, east side of 200 N. Main Street and installation of ten minute green curb area. 3. Removal of meters 14, 16 and 18, south side of 200 West Colfax and installation often minute green curb area. 4. Removal of meter l on west side of 300 S. Main Street and installation of ten minute green curb area. To provide controlled, yet free parking for public use of the State Employment Office: 1. Removal of meter 1, west side of 200 S. William and Meter 8 south side of 500 W. Jefferson and installation of ten minute green curb area. Installation of a thirty -minute parking zone, 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on the south side of South Street, east of Eddy for turnover of parking for a professional office. Installation of a No Parking Zone on the south side of Marshall from Tuxedo to Varsity to relieve congestion and provide two lanes.of traffic. Marshall will be used as the emergency entrance during the construction of the Osteopathic Hospital addition. Mr. Farrand made a motion that the above recommendationsbe approved, seconded by Mr. Mullen. Gene Evans of the Civic Planning Association, asked the dollar impact of, this meter removal. Mr..Mullen displayed a map of the areas involved and said the removal of the twelve - minute meters at the utility companies amounts to a revenue loss of $3.33 per month, per meter. He noted that senior citizens, who come down to pay their utility bills, will benefit by the removal of the meters and the controlled parking. He noted that the removal of the meters and conversion to green curb areas on Michigan Street, from Garst through Tutt, amounts to $213 per month. He also pointed out that manpower needs in the Parking Meter Department will be reduced by the removal of these meters at a savings of the salary of one man or $7500. The question was called and the motion carried. BID ADVERTISING APPROVED - FIRE DEPARTMENT COATS AND TROUSERS The Board had received a request from Chief Robert L. Snider to advertise for bids for rubber turnout coats and bunker trousers for firefighters. Mr. Farrand noted that the Board has been advised by the Legal Department that these items should be bid. Upon motion made by Mr. Farrand, seconded by Mr. Brunner -and carried, the Board authorized the advertising for bids for the rubber goods with sealed bids to be received on September 13, 1976. 1