05/04/1981 Board of Public Works Minutes

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-: REGULAR MEETING MAY 4, 1981 Auditorium and south of the Water Works Building. It was noted that both leases were on a month -to -month basis at a cost of $1.00. Upon a motion made by Mr. Hill, seconded by Mr. Leszczynski and carried, the leases were approved. REQUEST FOR PAUL F. BOEHM MINI - MARATHON Mr. Robert C. Goodrich, Recreation Director for the South Bend Park Department, requested permission to again hold the Paul F. Boehm Mini - Marathon in the area surrounding Rum Village Park. It was requested that the marathon be held on Saturday, June 27, 1981, in the morning. The route submitted utilized Gertrude Street between Ewing and Ireland, a portion of Keria Trail and a portion of Chippewa. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the request was referred to the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting and the Police Traffic Division for review and recommendation. REOUEST OF SALVATION ARMY TO ERECT BOOTH ON RIVER BEND PLAZA In a letter to the Board, Captain Craig Stoker of the Salvation Army requested permission to place an Emergency Disaster Canteen on River Bend Plaza on May 21, 1981, from 9 :00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., in conjunction with Salvation Army Week to be celebrated May 16 through 23, 1981. It was noted that coffee and doughnuts would be sold from the booth for a donation. A Certificate of Insurance covering the event and naming the City of South Bend as an additional insured was submitted. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the request was referred to the Controller's Office for review and recom- mendation. APPROVE SALE OF POPPIES BY AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY A request was received from the American Legion Bendix Post #284 for permission to sell poppies on the city streets on May 15 and May 16, 1981, at the Bendix Corporation. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the request was approved, provided that the sale of the veteran -made poppies be confined to the public sidewalks. REQUEST TO PURCHASE CITY -OWNED PROPERTY (103 -105 CARLISLE STREET) A request was received from Huey Schoby, 2209 West Washington Street, inquiring into the possibility of purchasing a city -owned lot located at 103 -105 Carlisle Street. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the inquiry was referred to the various city agencies for a determination as to whether or not the city need retain the lot for any reason. APPROVE CONCESSION TRUCK (LEEPER PARK ART FAIR). Mr. Ralph J. Wadzinski, Manager of the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting, recommended that the request of Mr. Dick Evans, Chairman of the Leeper Park Art Fair, for permission to park a concession truck on Riverside Drive be denied in the interests of public safety. Mr. Wadzinski advised that, instead of parking the truck on Riverside Drive and exposing any pedestrian or child to danger on the street, the truck be parked on the park property and concessions sold at that location. Mr. :James Seitz, Superintendent of Parks, had been contacted regarding the parking of the truck on park property, and had agreed to allow the truck to be parked on the grass area, approx- imately but no less than 20 feet south of the south curb of Riverside Drive at some point east of the duck pond. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the Board concurred in this decision.