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STAFF REPORT CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: August 1, 2005 Application Number: 2005 -0801 Property Location: 400 block of Navarre Intersection at Portage Ave Property Owner: City of South Bend Landmark or District Designation: Chapin Park Local Historic District / NRD Rating: Not Applicatble STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE/HISTORIC CONTEXT This is at the western entrance to the Chapin Park Local Historic District by Park Avenue from the East/West thoroughfare of Portage Ave. APPLICATION ITEMS: The project will provide traffic calming, beautification and intersection safety improvements at the corner of Portage Ave and Navarre Street. The Proposal was developed through the partnership between the Portage Avenue Steering Committee and the City of South Bend Engineering Department. It will include landscaping of grass and trees as well as new sidewalks and curbs. Parking will be maintained at 417 Navarre. A diagram of the proposed work is attached for your reference. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of this project. It will not adversely impact the existing brick street of Navarre and will allow for a landscaped buffer at both comers of Navarre. The reduction of asphalt surfaces with additional green space is in keeping with the district. The proposed work on the south side of Portage/Navarre Intersection is through a modified route not original to Chapin Park. The proposed work on the north side of the Portage/Navarre Intersection only slightly modifies the original configuration of the intersection by extending the tree lawn and adding green space. FYI: The Portage Avenue Steering Committee is under a grant cycle constraint on this project. The bids need to be out by August 31 for approval by the Board of Public Works on September 12. The Construction season ends around October 31 and the hopes are to have the curbing, etc in place before then.