07/07/1980 Board of Public Works Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING REQUEST FOR MARCH - MICHIANA SALT COMPANY JULY 7. 1980 A request from the Michiana Salt Company (anti - abortion group) for permission to hold a march on Saturday, October 11, 1980, starting at 12:00 noon at the old Lerner's Shop on Michigan Street and then proceeding west on Jefferson Street to Main, north on Main to Colfax, east on Colfax to St. Louis Boulevard and north on St. Louis Boulevard to Cedar Street, ending in the northeast parking lot on the corner of Cedar and St. Louis. Upon a motion made by Mr. Kernan, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the request was referred to the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting and the Traffic Division of the Police Department for review and recommendation. REQUEST FOR STREET CLOSING ON GRACE STREET (ST. ADALBERT'S PARISH) A request from the St.'Adalbert's Parish for permission to block Grace Street from Olive to Meade on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, July 25, 26 and 27, 1980, for the Parish Summer Festival was received by the Board. Upon a recommendation made by Mr. Kernan, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the request was referred to the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting and the Traffic Division of the Police Depart- ment for review and recommendation. REQUEST FOR STREET CLOSING ON ASSUMPTION DRIVE (ST. MARY OF THE ASSUMPTION CHURCH) A request from the St. Mary of the Assumption Church for permission to close a portion of Assumption Drive on Sunday, August 17, 1980, from noon to 10:00 p.m. for the annual Parish Festival was received by the Board. Upon a recommendation made by Mr. Kernan, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the request was referred to the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting and the Traffic Division of the Police Department for review and recommendation. APPROVAL OF BLOCK PARTY ON STANFIELD STREET BETWEEN HOWARD AND CORBY A request for a block party on July 26, 1980, between the hours of 3:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. on Stanfield between Howard and Corby was submitted by Arden Davidson. The Bureau of Traffic and Lighting recommended approval of the request, indicating there was no objection to the closing. Upon a motion made by Mr. Kernan, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the request was approved. APPROVAL OF BLOCK PARTY OSTEMO PLACE A recommendation from the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting for the approval of a block party on Ostemo Place from Iroquois to the alley.next to 601 Ostemo Place on Sunday, August 3, 1980, from 2:00 p.m. until 8 :00 p.m. was received by the Board. Upon a motion made by Mr. Kernan, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the block party was approved.' APPROVAL OF PORTABLE HANDICAPPED PARKING SIGNS - HOLY TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH The Bureau.of Traffic and Lighting submitted its favorable recommenda- tion concerning the request of Mr. Albert Fischer on behalf of the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church for portable handicapped parking signs on Lindsey Street near the church to be used only on Sunday mornings during church services. Upon a motion made by Mr. Kernan, seconded by Mr.. Hill and carried, the request for two portable signs was approved.and the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting was directed to deliver the signs to the church to be set in place and removed by them during church services. It was to be specifically noted that the handicapped parking signs were not to be placed in existing "no parking" zones in the vicinity of the church.