Honorary Street Sign - Bishop Donald Alford Sr.

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RESOLUTION NO. 48-2009 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA ESTABLISHING POLICY AND PROCEDURES FOR PLACEMENT OF HONORARY SIGNS AND OTHER HONORARY FEATURES WITHIN THE PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF-WAY OR ON PUBLIC PROPERTY HEREAS, pursuant to l.c. 536-9-6-2 and l.c. 536-9-6-3, the City of South Bend, Indiana W Board of Public Works ("Board") has authority over the use of public rights of way and is responsible for the supervision of streets, alleys, and other property of the City; and WHEREAS the Board receives numerous requests for permission to install signs and other features within the public right-of-way and on public property in honor of or in memory of deceased persons who were key contributing residents of the City of South Bend or community leaders within the local community ("Honoree"); and WHEREAS, the Board desires to establish a policy and to adopt guidelines for approval or such honorary or memorial signage ("Honorary Street Sign") and other honorary features within the public right-of-way or on public property such as trees, bricks, public benches, plaques or prisms ("Honorary Feature"); and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend that the following policies, guidelines, and procedures are hereby established: Section I. General Guidelines and Procedure 1.The Board shall be the sole designating body for placement and installation of Honorary Street Signs and Honorary Features within the public right-of-way or on public property. The Board, at its discretion, may consult with other boards, commissions, and authorities as to the proposed honorary or memorial sign or feature. 2.The policies and procedures established by the Board in this Resolution shall be applicable to all requests seeking installation of Honorary Street Signs and Honorary Features within the public right-of-way or on public property. Any and all approvals granted by the Board for such requests shall be subject to these policies. 3.Persons or groups seeking to honor or memorialize an Honoree shall submit a Petition together with a fee of One Hundred and 00/100 Dollars ($100.00) to cover the cost of manufacturing and installing the Honorary Street Sigh or Honorary Feature. The Petition and fee shall be filed with the Clerk of the Board of Public Works, 1300 County-City Building, 227 West Jefferson, South Bend, Indiana 46601 not less than four (4) weeks prior to the proposed date for installation. 4.All Petitions shall include the name, address, and signature of not less than (50) residents of the City of South Bend as evidence of local support for the Honorary Street Sign or Honorary Feature. \[Note: All names and addresses on the Petition must be legible in order to be considered.\] 5.The fee amount may be amended from time-to-time. The fee shall be paid at the time that the Petition is submitted to the Board. If the Board does not approve the Petition, the fee