Resolution No 58-2022 - Establishing New Policy & Procedures for Honorary Street Signage Res. No. 48-2009

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RESOLUTION NO. 58-2022 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA ESTABLISHING POLICY AND PROCEDURES FOR PLACEMENT OF HONORARY STREET SIGNS WITHIN THE PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF-WAY OR ON PUBLIC PROPERTY WHEREAS, pursuant to I.C. §36-9-6-2 and I.C. §36-9-6-3, the City of South Bend, Indiana (“City”) 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 street signs 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 or community leaders (“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") within the public right-of-way or on public property ; 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: General Guidelines and Procedure. 1. This Board Resolution shall replace in its entirety Board Resolution 48-2009. 2. The Board shall be the sole designating body for placement and installation of Honorary Street Signs 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 Street Sign. 3. The policies and procedures established by the Board in this Resolution shall be applicable to all requests seeking installation of Honorary Street Signs 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. 4. Persons or groups seeking to honor or memorialize an Honoree shall submit a petition together with a fee of One Hundred Fifty and 00/100 Dollars ($150.00). 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 eight (8) weeks prior to the proposed date for installation. If approved, this fee will be applied toward the cost of producing and installing the first sign. 5. All Petitions shall include the name, address, date, and signature of not less than two hundred (200) residents of the City of South Bend as evidence of local support for the Honorary Street Sign. The signatories must be at least eighteen (18) years of age and be residents of South Bend, Indiana at the time of signature. [Note: All names and addresses on the petition must be legible in order to be considered.] 6. 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 shall be refunded. The Board will not authorize a work order for production of any signage unless the fee is timely submitted. 7. Only deceased persons who were residents of the City during their lifetime shall be considered for designation of an Honorary Street Sign. 8. The Board may deny any petition if the Board, in its sole discretion, determines that the proposed