Annual Report Public Works and Property Vacation Committee

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2007 Annual Report of the Public Works and Property Vacation Committee Page 2 By having the Board of Public Works send to the Public Works and Property Vacation Committee their advisory recommendation on a proposed vacation of public property farther in advance of the Committee meeting when the matter is heard, better notice of potential problems and the Administration's recommendations has resulted. It has also helped that Public Works Director Gary Gilot or City Engineer Carl Littrell also attended each of these meetings so that they could provide additional information and respond to questions raised at the committee level. Vacations of public property procedures have operated effectively and relatively smoothly consistent with the governing state law set forth at Indianan Code § 36-7-3-13. I would recommend however that a housekeeping ordinance needs to be worked on in 2008 to refine some of our local procedures. The Public Works and Property Vacation Committee was also instrumental in implementing Light Emitting Diodes (LED) technology which is resulting in guaranteed energy savings and costs savings in the operation and maintenance of our traffic signals. Being more energy efficient in the various city operations and services will continue to be a priority. Thank you. Respectfully submitted, V~ v~ Council Member David Varner, Chairperson Public Works and Property Vacation Committee South Bend Common Council cc: Mayor Stephen J. Luecke Gary Gilot, Department of Public Works Director