04/28/1980 Board of Public Works Minutes

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416 REGULAR MEETING Fire Station No. 2 Fire Station No. 3 Fire Station No. 5 Fire Station No. 6 Fire Station No. 7 Fire Station No. 9 Fire Station No. 10 Potawatomi Greenhouse Pinhook Pavilion APRIL 28, 1980 Upon a motion made by Mr. McMahon, seconded by Mr. Kernan and carried, the request for the use of the fire stations was approved; however, it was noted that permission for use of the Greenhouse and Pinhook Pavilion would need to be obtained from the Park Depart- ment. The Clerk was instructed to contact the Park Department concern- ing use of park property. APPROVE USE OF SIDEWALKS AT CENTURY CENTER - ART CENTER DISPLAY A request for use of the sidewalks in front of Century Center by the Art Center for its South Bend Downtown Renaissance Art Fair on July 5.and 6, 1980, was received. It was noted that Mr. Brian Hedman, Director of Century Center, supported the project and had agreed to let the artists move inside Century Center if weather is inclement. Ms. Gwen Stivers and Mikki Dobski had also expressed their support for the project, and it was felt the Art Fair would add a new dimension to the Ethnic Festival. Upon a motion made by Mr. McMahon, seconded by Mr. Kernan and,carried, the request for use of the sidewalks was approved. The Clerk was instructed to contact Mr. Thomas Schorgl, Executive Director of the Art Center, and request him to coordinate the location of the displays with Mr. Hedman. APPROVE REQUEST TO USE RIVER BEND PLAZA ADAMS HIGH SCHOOL BAND The Adams High School Band requested the use of the Robertsons Stage on Wednesday, May 21, 1980, from 3:30 p.m. to 4:15 p.m., for a jazz band performance. Upon a motion made by Mr. McMahon, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the request was approved. APPROVE OPEN AIR STAND EXTENSION - PRETZEL PALACE The Board received an extension of an open air stand application from Robert DeGraff, d /b /a Pretzel Palace, on River Bend Plaza. On February 4, 1980, the renewal license had been approved to May 1, 1980, with any extension thereafter to be done on a monthly basis. In view of the delay in actual construction for the mall project, Mr. McMahon made a motion to extend the license through December 31, 1980, as long as the area was available, seconded by Mr. Kernan and carried. The city shall retain the right to cancel the license at any time upon two weeks' written notice. DENY OPEN AIR STAND APPLICATION - JASON C. CHOI The application of Jason C. Choi for an open air stand license on River Bend Plaza was reviewed by the Board. Mr. Choi is looking for a permanent place to locate his trailer and sell Chinese -style food for take -out, similar to the Pretzel Palace. Mr. McMahon noted that, in the past, the Board has indicated its opposition to the establishment of booths on River Bend Plaza or in any other location throughout the city that are on other than a very temporary or seasonal basis. He explained that this was based on the belief that the establishment of a food concession in such a booth provides the operator of said booth with an unfair advantage over adjacent merchants who have invested in the development of downtown real estate and their assocated structures, have paid property taxes, and have also gone to the expense of meeting all of the health, plumbing, heating, electrical and other building