12/20/61 Board of Public Works Special Meeting Minutes

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December 20, 1961 A special meeting.of the Board of Public Safety was held on Wednesday, December 20, 1961 at 10:45 A.M. Messrs Andrysiak and Davies were present. Also present were Police Chief Dutrieux, Capt. Orson Harmon, Traffic Engineer Hazinski. Mr. Andrysiak informed the Board of a meeting that was held on Tuesday, December 190 1961 at 7:30 P.M. CST in the Council Chambers to discuss the problem of ice skating on the McKinley Lagoon. Twenty-two residents of the McKinley area were present. Copy of names and addresses were submitted to the Board and ordered placed on file. A report by Traffic Engineer Clem Hazinski was presented to the Board and read by the Board and discussed. The Report submitted by Mr. Hazinski follows: December 209 1961 Board of Public -Works & Safety South Bend, -Indiana- Gentlemen: At the regular meeting of the Board of Public Works & Safety on Monday, December 18, 1961, this department was directed to call a meeting of persons residing adjacent to and in the vicinity of the McKinley Pond. Invitations were sent to these persons and twenty- two were present on Tuesday, December 19, 1961 at 7:30 P.M. in the City Hall Council Chambers. Mr. Ray Andrysiak, City Engineer, and 1 explained the City•s stand reference prohibition of swimming, fishing and skating on the pond and the reason for this action. The residents felt that since they have used this pond for eight years with no accidents to skaters that they should be allowed to continue to do so. The following courses of action were suggested by the group to be presented to you for your consideration: 1. That red flags be used to indicate that the ice is unsafe for skating. (This is done in Fort Wayne, Indiana.) 2. The parents organize and appoint a monitor or guardian to Oe present and supervise the skating if safe. Also, the parents would keep all children off when unsafe. 3. The area where the water is deepest at the south end of the pond to be roped off and buoys installed. 0Mrs. Maynard Wilson, 727 Hickory Road volunteered to do this.) 4. An association be formed by the residents and a purchase of the pond be made by residents with clauses in the document providing for certain rights and usage by the city. The group requested that the signs either be removed or changed upon. action by theBoard of Public Works and Safety. Also, requests were made to install some type of barrier at the water edge of each concrete ramp. This would prevent persons from slipping off the algae coated surface into the water. Although a note of belligerency was detected at the opening of the meeting the gaup left with an amicable attitude. They were informed that notification would be made of the decision of the Board of