02/18/1980 Board of Public Works Minutes

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RM REGULAR MEETING REQUESTS FOR STREET LIGHT INSTALLATIONS FEBRUARY 18, 1980 The Board received a request for installation of a street light at the intersection of Wall and Logan which was signed by many residents in the area. The Board also received a request from Mr. & Mrs. Jack McKelvey, 1481 Hampshire Drive, for the installation of a street light in that block. Upon a motion made by Mr. McMahon, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the requests were referred to the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting for review and recommendation. APPROVAL OF TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICE Mr. Ralph J. Wadzinski, Manager of the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting, submitted to the Board the following recommendation for traffic control: Installation of no parking - 835 South Kenmore Upon a motion made by Mr. McMahon, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the recommendation was approved. RESIDENTIAL PARKING ZONE UPDATE Mr. McMahon indicated that he had requested the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting to submit a report concerning the status of the residential parking zone petitions which had previously been referred to it. The report indicated that the residential parking zone request for the 300 -400 blocks of West Navarre and the 500 -600 blocks of North Lafayette was being reviewed and it was hoped that recommendations would be available for the Board's review and consideration at the March 10th meeting. The report indicated that the study for the request was initiated during the latter part of the week of January 28th. Preliminary field investigations were attempted during the week of February 4th. On February 8th, the Traffic and Lighting Bureau requested a meeting with the Mayor's Assistant and the Community Development Department to aid in the study in the development of procedural informational flow diagrams. Upon a motion made by Mr. McMahon, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the report was filed. Mr. Hill indicated that some problems had been experienced with the petitions, one problem being that some of the signatures were unreadable. He also mentioned the problem faced with teenagers signing the petitions, and his department had felt that, if a person was 16 years or older, the signature could be counted. He also felt that, when the petitions are circulated, it would be helpful to obtain the necessary information concerning type and make of car, plate number, etc. He indicated that a modified petition form would be prepared for use in future residential parking zone requests. REQUEST TO REDESIGNATE OLD U.S. 31 AS BUSINESS U.S. 31 Mr. McMahon indicated that acknowledgement of all municipal agencies affected by the change was required, and he had received written endorsement from the Town of Roseland, City of South Bend, St. Joseph County, City of Niles and the Berrien County Road Commission. The Michigan Department of Transportation, Planning Section, had opposed the re- designation, and he stated that he felt sure the State of Indiana would not approve the re- designation unless all municipal, county and state agencies also concurred. For this reason, he made a motion to strike the matter from the agenda, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried.