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Home My WebLink About06/05/89 Board of Public Works Minutes161 REGULAR MEETING JUNE 5, 1989 The regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was convened at 9:34 a.m. on Monday, June 5, 1989, by Board President John E. Leszczynski, with Mr. Leszczynski, Mrs. Patricia E. DeClercq and Ms. Katherine Humphreys present. Also present was Assistant City Attorney Jenny Pitts-Manier. APPROVE MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING Upon a motion made by Mrs. DeClercq, seconded by Mr. Leszczynski and carried, the minutes of the regular meeting of the Board held on May 30, 1989 were approved. PETITION_ TO CHANGE MICHIGAN STREET, FROM WESTERN AVENUE TO COLFAX AVENUE, TO SLANT PARKING - REFERRED Mr. Ralph Johnson, 734 North Cushing Street, South Bend, Indiana, submitted to the Board a Petition form containing one hundred eighty-nine (189) signatures. The Petition indicated that the business and professional people along Michigan Street, from Western Avenue to Colfax, plus parking patrons of the area, do petition the Redevelopment Commission, South Bend Board of Public Works and South Bend Common Council to change the present square parking spaces along Michigan Street from Western to Colfax from square parking to safer slant angle parking to permit easier access and safer exit from parking places. Mr. Johnson was present and addressed the Board. He stated that there are three (3) reasons for the request for slant parking. One, when backing out, a vehicle must go to the left of center which is illegal. Two, it is unsafe as vision could be impaired on both sides. Three, two (2) cars backing out at the same time could cause an accident and cars coming down the street don't know which direction the car backing out will go. Therefore, upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mrs. DeClercq and carried, the Petition was referred to the appropriate City departments and bureaus for review and recommendation. In response to questions from the news media, Mr. Leszczynski advised that he had no opinion at this time regading the request and would wait until the facts are in regarding the matter. He did state, however, that available parking spaces would decrease with slant parking and that the current perpendicular parking, which has worked, was designed by the City's Engineering Department. Mr. Leszczynski explained that with perpendicular parking, a vehicle looking for a parking space can pull into a space on either side of the street. With slant parking, a vehicle would have to go around the block and come back in the other direction to take a parking space on the opposite side of the street. Mr. Leszczynski stated that both parallel and angle parking were considered at the time when the mall area was designed but were rejected. The main criteria at the time was the amount of parking spaces that could be provided. Mr. Leszczynski further stated that Michigan Street is not a major thoroughfare and traffic does move slow through the mall area. APPROVE AMENDED IRREVOCABLE STANDBY LETTER OF CREDIT #S-8658 - CROSS CREEK, INC. Mr. Michael P. Meeks, Director, Division of Engineering, submitted to the Board Amended Irrevocable Standby Letter of Credit #S-8658 from Trustcorp Bank for the account of Cross Creek, Inc., 828 East Jefferson Boulevard, South Bend, Indiana, and requested that the Board accept this Letter of Credit. It was noted that the Letter of Credit indicates that Trustcorp Bank amends their Irrevocable Standby Letter of Credit #S-6858 162 REGULAR MEETING JUNE 5, 1989 for the account of Cross Creek, Inc., as follows: - Amount shall be $12,677.20 instead of $13,343.60 - Expiry shall be November 30, 1989 instead of May 30, 1989. Therefore, upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mrs. DeClercq and carried, the Amended Letter of Credit as submitted was accepted and approved. REQUEST TO CLOSE LISTON, FROM WALNUT TO STUDEBAKER, FOR REUNION - AUGUST 19-20, 1989 - REFERRED Mr. Cleophes Austin, 201 North Kenmore Street, South Bend, Indiana, submitted to the Board an Application For Use Of And Blocking Of Access To Public Right -Of -Way For A Party Or Similar Event requesting that Liston, from Walnut to Studebaker, be closed from 6:OO a.m., Saturday, August 19, 1989 until 4:00 p.m., Sunday, August 20, 1989 for a family reunion. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mrs. DeClercq and carried, the request was referred to the appropriate City departments and bureaus for review and recommendation. REQUEST TO CLOSE SUNNYMEDE AVENUE, FROM TWYCKENHAM TO GREENLAWN, FOR NEIGHBORHOOD BLOCK PARTY - JULY 2, 1989 - REFERRED In a letter to the Board, Mr. John F. Waldron, 1632 Sunnymede Avenue, South Bend, Indiana, requested permission to close the 1500-1700 blocks of Sunnymede Avenue, from Twyckenham to Greenlawn Street, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, July 2, 1989, for a neighborhood block party. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mrs. DeClercq and carried, the request was referred to the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting and the Police Department Traffic Division for review and recommendation. REQUEST TO CLOSE WOODMONT, FROM PIEDMONT WAY TO TRENT WAY, FOR NEIGHBORHOOD BLOCK PARTY - JUNE 17, 1989 - REFERRED Mr. Richard Bailey, 1955 Trent Way, South Bend, Indiana, submitted to the Board an Application For Use Of And Blocking Of Access To Public Right -Of -Way For A Party Or Similar Event requesting that Woodmont, from Piedmont Way to Trent Way, be closed from 4:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 17, 1989, for a neighborhood block party. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mrs. DeClercq and carried, the request was referred to the appropriate City departments and bureaus for review and recommendation. STREET SOUTH FROM 1118 WAYNE TO SUNNYSIDE & E. WAYNE ST. NOR'. WAYNE SOUTH FOR BLOCK PARTY FOR E. WAYNE STREET HISTORIC DISTRICT - JUNE 24, 1989 - REFERRED Mr. & Mrs. John Sullivan, 1118 East Wayne Street, South Bend, Indiana, submitted to the Board an Application For Use Of And Blocking Of Access To Public Right -Of -Way For A Party Or Similar Event requesting that the streets as indicated above, be closed for a block party for the East Wayne Street Historic District from 3:00 p.m. to 12:00 midnight on June 24, 1989. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mrs. DeClercq and carried, the request was referred to the appropriate City departments and bureaus for review and recommendation. APPROVE APPLICATION FOR BIDDER QUALIFICATION Mr. Leszczynski advised that the Application for Bidder Qualification for Small, Inc., North Liberty, Indiana, has been reviewed and recommended for approval. Therefore, upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mrs. DeClercq and carried, the recommendation was accepted and the application approved. 1 REGULAR MEETING JUNE 5, 1989 163 BLOCK PARTY - JUNE 10-11, 1989 Mr. Leszczynski advised that the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting and the Police Department Traffic Division have reviewed the above referred to request which was submitted to the Board on May 30, 1989 and denial of the request is recommended. It was noted that the Board has already received and approved requests to close Smith Street, from Olive to Huey on June 10, 1989 and Huey Street, from Linden to Smith, on June 11, 1989 for neighborhood block parties. Mr. Leszczynski noted that it is against the Board's policy to close the same street for two (2) days. Therefore, upon a motion made by Mrs. DeClercq, seconded by Ms. Humphreys and carried, the recommendation was accepted and the request denied. TO C ST TO CLOSE LINDEN TO SMI GOLDEN TO VASSA FOR BLOCK PARTY - JUNE 11 1989 Mr. Leszczynski advised that the appropriate City departments and bureaus have reviewed the above referred to request which was submitted to the Board on May 30, 1989, and approval is recommended. Mr. Leszczynski therefore made a motion that the recommendation be accepted and the request be approved. Ms. Humphreys seconded the motion and it carried. V FILING OF ENVIRONMENTAL CLEAN-UP OF LOTS REPORT A report from the Department of Code Enforcement indicating a total of thirty-six (36) properties cleaned from May 22, 1989 to May 23, 1989, was submitted. Upon a motion made by Mrs. DeClercq, seconded by Ms. Humphreys and carried, the report as submitted was filed. APPROVE CLAIMS Chief Deputy.Controller John Leisenring submitted to the Board Claim Docket Nos. 9192 through 9791 and recommended approval. Additionally, Voucher Nos. 441-468 for the Bureau of Wastewater, Voucher Nos. 322-350 for the Bureau of Sewers and Voucher No. 34 for the Bureau of Solid Waste were submitted for approval. Upon a motion made by Mrs. DeClercq, seconded by Mr. Leszczynski and carried, the claims and vouchers were approved and the reports as submitted were filed. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Board, upon a motion made by Ms. Humphreys, seconded by Mrs. DeClercq and carried, the meeting adjourned at 9:43 a.m. qV, A AAI'k� h.Leszcz i e �_6 6�� " Patricia E. DeClercq Katherine Humphreys IATTE LIP _N1 (Ipvw� Sandra M. Parmerlee, Clerk