Board of Public Works recommendations to the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana

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i RESOLUTION NO. OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA TO THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA: WHEREAS, Area Plan Commission of St. Joseph County, Ind. and Harland Bartholomew and Associates of Memphis, Tennessee prepared and filed with the Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of South Bend, Indiana on November 27, 1967 a comprehensive feasibility study and municipally-operated parking program for the City of South Bend; and WHEREAS, said report was approved by the said Area Plan Commission at its regular monthly meeting of October 17 , 1967 ; and WHEREAS, said report contains the results of surveys, field studies, analyses and recommendations covering the evaluation of anticipated demand, existing and future parking use, and costs for proposed off-street parking structures to be built in coordination with plans being formulated as part of the Central Business District Renewal Program and together with an evaluation of the financial feasibility of the construction of such parking structures upon three proposed sites; and WHEREAS, said Board of Public Works and Safety approves said recom- mendations in particular as to Site I located at the Southeast Corner of Colfax and Main Streets and Site III located at the Northwest Corner of St. Joseph Street and Jefferson Boulevard and wishes to proceed with the construction of said off-street parking structures in accordance with authorization contained in Chapter 190, Acts of the Indiana General Assembly of 19SS. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, that it hereby recommends to the Common Council of said City : 1. That the feasibility study for municipally-operated parking program prepared by Area Plan Commission of St. Joseph County, Ind. and Harland Bartholomew and Associates of Memphis, Tennessee filed with the Board of Public Works and Safety on November 27 , 1967 , together with the recommendations therein contained, be accepted and approved.