58-18 Alley Vacation- Sampson St. between Randolph St. and East/West Alley

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Linda Martin From: Patrick Sherman Sent: Tuesday,August 21,2018 7:46 AM To: Linda Martin Cc: Liz Horvath Subject: RE:Street Vacate application Linda, I can answer those questions.Aaron,John,and I met with Pete Kaminski from streets and talked through his concerns. We addressed his concerns and he is supportive of it now. He will be involved in the design process as well.Aaron also talked to Kara about the Engineering concerns and my understanding is that she is supportive as well.Thanks! Patrick Sherman Project Manager Facilities and Grounds South Bend Venues Parks&Arts 1020 High Street South Bend,IN 46601 Office: (574)235-5601 psherman@southbendin.gov sbvpa.org VCITY OF SOVTU BEND VENUES PARKS&ARTS From: Linda Martin Sent:Tuesday,August 21,2018 7:42 AM To: Patrick Sherman<psherman@southbendin.gov> Cc: Liz Horvath<lhorvath@southbendin.gov> Subject: RE:Street Vacate application We will just update the date of the agenda request and re-submit. However—we will need someone to speak about it at the agenda review session. The Street Dept.has real concerns about a dead-end street into the park on a steep hill.They can't plow or de-ice.They suggested a barrier constructed at the bottom of the hill to reduce hazards. Engineering stated it would hinder the use of the right-of-way by the neighborhood,which is one of the criteria the vacation request is reviewed on to be approved.They suggested that a safer condition could include placing fences up along both sides of the right-of-way for pedestrians to cross the street at the designated crosswalk,and/or traffic calming techniques. Those are the reasons,aside from your request,the Board did not feel ready to approve this.Do you want me to !i! proceed with placing this on the agenda and are you prepared to answer those questions? Thank you! Linda 1