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RESOLUTION NO. _L0_1 9 8 9 <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS <br />ESTABLISHING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES <br />FOR BLOCK PARTIES AND SIMILAR EVENTS <br />WHEREAS, pursuant to Indiana Code 36- 9 -6-3, the Board of <br />Public Works has authority over and the right to regulate the use <br />of public rights- of--way within the City of South Send; and <br />WHEREAS, persons wishing to use and block vehicular access <br />to the public right -of -way trust obtain approval to do so from the <br />Board of Public Works; and <br />WHEREAS, the Board receives numerous requests for <br />permission to use and black vehicular access to the public <br />right -of -way for special activities such as block parties, hog <br />roasts, neighborhood meetings and similar events; and <br />WHEREAS, the Board supports restricting access to portions <br />of the City, if such eventis) are based on the Support of citizens <br />residing in the neighborhood or is for the benefit and <br />participation of those residents; and <br />WHEREAS, the ever increasing number of requests for <br />approval to hold said events makes it necessary for the Board to <br />establish policies regulating the use of and blocking of access to <br />the pubic right -of -way. <br />THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Public Works of <br />the City of South Bend. that the following policies shall be <br />applicable to all such events where there is a request for use of <br />and the blockage of access to the public rights -of -way. All <br />approvals granted by the Board for such events shall be subject to <br />these policies: <br />1. All requests for approval to use and block access to <br />the public right-of-way shall be filed with the Clerk of the Board <br />of Public Works, 1300 County -City Building., not less than ten (10) <br />working days prior to the proposed date of the event. All requests <br />must be made on the prescribed Application Form (see Attachment <br />fi All <br />2. The Board shall refer all such requests to the Police <br />Department Traffic Bureau and the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting; <br />for review and recommendation as to the necessary traffic control <br />measures, traffic safety equipment and materials to ensure safe <br />conduct of the event,. Each Bureau shall,t.horoughly review each <br />request and forward its written recommendation to the Board within <br />five (5) working days after receipt of the request. <br />3. Naps showing the specific location Of the use of <br />,public right -of -way requested are encouraged but not mandatary. <br />4. The Board may deny any request if it determines that <br />the proposed event will constitute a public safety hazard, will <br />conflict with any other event, is not au event which is consistent <br />with the type of event described above in unnumbered paragraphs 3 <br />and 4 or would interfere with normal City operations ar services. <br />5. The Board may require the sponsor of any event for <br />which approval is granted to 'provide a Certificate of Insurance <br />showing required personal property damage insurance and liability <br />insurance in an amount determines{ by the City. In all such <br />requirements, the City must be named as a co- insured. In addition <br />or alternatively, the Board may require that the sponsor indemnify <br />and hold the City harmless from any and all damages, injuries, <br />losses, claims or demands or costs proximately caused by default, <br />