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RESOLUTION NO. <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, <br />INDIANA, APPROVING BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS RESOLUTION NO. 21-2011 <br />REGARDING BLOCK PARTY APPLICATIONS <br />WHEREAS, on February 28, 2011 the South Bend Board of Public Works (BPW) <br />approved Resolution No. 21 -2011 attached hereto which amends certain policies and procedures <br />pertaining to temporary use of the public right of way for block parties and similar events, which <br />policies and procedures were originally adopted by the Board of Public Works in Resolution No. <br />10 -1989 on March 6, 1989 and later amended and restated in Resolution No. 57 -2008 on August <br />25, 2008. <br />WHEREAS, the BPW receives numerous requests to use and block vehicular access to <br />the public right -of -way for special events such as block parties, neighborhood gatherings, hog <br />roasts, and similar events; and <br />WHEREAS, the administrative costs to the City are considerable for all the work <br />required (1) to process the application, (2) close down the requested right -of -way, and (3) reopen <br />it; and <br />WHEREAS, it is fair and reasonable that persons applying for a public right -of -way <br />temporary closure contribute to a portion of the cost of that process; and <br />WHEREAS, an application fee of Twenty -five Dollars ($25.00) approved by the BPW in <br />Resolution No. 21 -2011 is reasonable in light of the estimated total cost to the City of One <br />Hundred Sixty -Five Dollars ($165.00) for every right -of -way closure. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SOUTH BEND COMMON <br />COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND as follows: <br />Section 1. BPW Resolution No. 21 -2011 be and hereby is in all ways approved, <br />including the revised Application Form and the charge of a non - refundable Twenty -five Dollar <br />($25,00) application fee accompanying the application of any request to use and/or block access <br />to the public right -of -way. <br />Section 11. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption by <br />the Common Council and approval by the Mayor. <br />�b88g kx k�er x � t °=sJ �Ygi� <br />Member, South Bend Cornmo Council <br />Filed In Clerk's Office <br />A F R 0 � G <br />JOHN V00WA <br />