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4. COMMUNICATIONS Cont'd any dama0es thereto. Motion seconded by Mr. Wade and unanimously carried.. b. Dainty Maid Bake Shop Letter Dated October 16, 1971: Messrs. David Hab'and nest in ste t; representing the Dainty Maid Bake Shop, stated the only solution for customer access to the rear of the shops an buildings for pick up and drop off to offset the closing of Michigan Street for the Mall is to have an acces to some form of vehicular traffic on Michigan Street. Widened zlleys will give customer access to rear of shops anc buildings and enable a flow of vehicular traffic ior puck up and drop offto offset the closing of Michi an Street for the Mall. However, the alley behind de Commerce Building with Ehninger Florist, That Bee Place, and Carson:`s Shoes; Dainty Maid with Beauteri ; Francis Shop and Robertson's -- because of the parking garages--cannot be widened, and the alley is stifled because of the large volume of truck traffic discharging deliveries all day long. c. American Investment Company of South Bend, Inc._ Letter Dated October 14, 19.71,. The letter referred to the Cham er of Commerce meeting on October 12,*. 1971 who voted overwhelmingly in favor of preserving.Jefferson and Washington Streets as,arteries through the Mall at their pr sent width without any diminution of the vehi- cular tr ffic space within the streets. DAINTY MAID BAKE SHOP REQUEST" FOR VEHIGULAR TRAFFIC ACCESS, R -66 AMERICRR INVESTMENT CO. OF -SOUTH BEND, INC. REQUEST FOR MALL PUNCTURE AT JEFFERSON & WASHINGTON STREETS, R -66 d. Robertson's of South Bend Letter Dated October ROBERTSON'S OF SOUTH 14, 1971: Mr. Philip Welber.'requests the`Commis'sion .BEND REQUEST ADEQUATE provide "Pick -Up" and "Service" lanes in the 200 block CUT41HROUGHS ON JEFFERSON of South Michigan Street instead of it being 100 %.pedes - BLVD., R -66 trian mall and that adequate cut - throughs be made on Jefferson Boulevard. Due to the existing condition of the buildings and the National Auto Park Garage, there is no possibility for an adequate service court to be built behind their building, nor is there any-possi- bility for a back entrance, except for the limited number o parkers using the garage; 5. OLDIBUSINESS a. Mall Design: Mr. Karl King, General Chairman of the Downtown South Bend Couneil,..presented minutes to the Commission of the Executive.Board Meeting held on October 12, with 30 members of the Board present with six guests of the Downtown South Bend Council. The purtntown e of the meeting was -for general discussion of the South Bend Renewal Plan and to seek -5- MALL DESIGN UNDER ADVISEMENT,'FOR ACTION, R -66