10/07/85 Board of Public Works Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING OCTOBER 7. 1985 Real and Personal Property (all risk) Business Interruption (all risk) Boiler and Machinery (physical damage) Floater coverages Workmen's Compensation & Employer's Liability Comprehensive General Liability Comprehensive Automobile Liability & Physical Damage Catastrophe (umbrella) Excess Liability Crime Coverages & Public Officials Airs & Omissions Upon a motion made by Ms. Barnard, seconded by Mr. Leszczynski and carried, the above request was approved. FILING OF PETITION FOR RESTRICTED RESIDENTIAL PARKING ZONE - 300 & 400 EAST EWING Mr. Leszczynski advised that Stanley and Mary Ellen Watson, 410 East Ewing Street, South Bend, Indiana, submitted to the Board a Petition signed by the residents of the 300 and 400 blocks of East Ewing Street, requesting restricted residential parking only between the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday thru Friday due to the parking problems associated with school hours at Riley High School. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Ms. Barnard and carried, the Petition was referred to the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting for review and recommendation. It was noted that a traffic study will be conducted by the Bureau to determine if the restriction is warranted and that would take about sixty (60) days. APPROVE MOVING STOP SIGN FROM VASSAR STREET TO COLLEGE STREET In a letter to the Board, Mr. Joseph J. Pluta, Director, Division of Engineering, advised the Board that the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting has recently completed a traffic study at the above location. This study showed that the weekday vehicular traffic volume was as follows: Vassar Weekday Average College Weekday Average According to the Indiana Manual on devices, a stop sign is warranted important road with a main road. is based on traffic volumes. 1,628 Veh/Day 532 Veh/Day uniform traffic control at an intersection of a less The determination of importance Since Vassar is considered the main road due to the traffic volume, this is the road that should go through. College should have the stop sign. With this in mind, Mr. Pluta is recommending that the stop sign be switched from Vassar to College. Upon a motion made by Mr. Vance, seconded by Ms. Barnard and carried, the above recommendation was approved. APPROVE REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE FOR THE GIPPER SHOW - OCTOBER 18, 1985 Mr. Leszczynski advised that the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting and the Police Department Traffic Division have reviewed the .request made by Ms. Mikki Dobski, Director, Office of Community Affairs, on behalf of the Hospice for various traffic control assistance and to place a banner across Jefferson Street at Michigan Street for the Gipper Show, said request submitted to the Board on September 30, 1985, and recommend approval. Upon a motion made by Mr. Vance, seconded by Ms. Barnard and carried, the recommendation was accepted and the request approved. 1