HomeMy Public PortalAbout06-25-2009THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF
THE CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, JUNE 25, 2009
The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met at 5:00 P.M.,
Thursday, June 25, 2009, in the Community Room at the Municipal Building, 50 North 5th
Street, Richmond, Indiana. In attendance were Board Members Vicki Robinson, Dian Lawson
and Mary Jo Flood. Also attending were Assistant City Attorney Kim Vessels, Human Resource
Director William Harris, Captain Terry Hopkins, Fire Chief Mike Crawley, Assistant Fire Chief
Oscar Abner, Firefighter Shawn Statton, Firefighter Doug Gardner, Lucinda Wright, Jeremy
Reynolds, Scott Fletcher and Tessia Charles. Lindsey King, Cortney Winters and Curan
Alavarez from Centerville High School Government Class were also in attendance.
The following business was conducted:
CALL TO ORDER
Robinson called the meeting to order and noted for the minutes that all board members and legal
counsel were present.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Robinson made a request to the board to approve the minutes for the June 18, 2009 meeting.
Flood noted that there needed to be a correction to the minutes. The approval of the minutes for
the June 11, 2009 meeting, after corrections had been made, needed to be corrected to reflect that
the motion to second the approval had been from Robinson not Lawson. Lawson was not at the
June 11, 2009 meeting. Flood made a motion to approve the corrected minutes with a second by
Robinson. The motion was unanimously passed.
CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT
Robinson made a request to the board to approve the claims for payment in the amount of
$146,468.89. She explained of that total $31,742.38 was paid to the Wayne County Treasurer
for the City's portion of 9 -1 -1 salaries and benefits; $28,281.57 was paid to Harvest Land for
fuel and $50,000.00 was paid to Economic Development Corporation for a Retention Project.
Lawson made a motion to approve with a second by Flood. The motion was unanimously
passed.
CHANGE ORDERS
A. Robinson made a request that was submitted by Director of Public Works and
Engineering Greg Stiens for the approval of Change Order No. 1 to Contract No. 130-
2008 with Pro Lawn Care for the South `B" Street Sidewalk and Curb Rehabilitation
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Project in the increased amount of $4,789.48. Flood made a motion to approve with a
second by Lawson. The motion was unanimously passed.
CONTRACTS
A. Robinson brought to the board a request that was presented by Director of Human
Resources Director William Harris for the approval of Contract No. 89 -2009 that is a
Plan Supervisor Agreement with Unified Group Services, retroactive to January 2009
and to allow Mr. Harris to sign the agreement. Lawson made a motion to approve
with a second by Flood. The motion was unanimously passed.
STREET CLOSURES
A. Robinson brought to the board a request that was presented by Captain Terry Hopkins
and Lucinda Wright for the approval to close the 900 Block of North 11th Street on
Saturday, July 4, 2009 from 2:00 PM to 10:00 PM and Sunday, July 5, 2009 from
2:00 PM to 8:00 PM for a Family Reunion Block Party. Flood made a motion to
approve with a second by Lawson. The motion was unanimously passed.
B. Robinson brought to the board a request that was presented by Captain Terry Hopkins
and Jeremy Reynolds from Reynolds Service Tech for the approval to close the 100
Block of South 4th Street on Tuesday, July 7, 2009 from 6:00 AM to 8:00 PM for
Water Service Installation to Molina Apartments. Lawson made a motion to approve
with a second by Flood. The motion was unanimously passed.
NOISE VARIANCES
A. Robinson brought to the board a request that was presented by Captain Terry
Hopkins and submitted by Rick Parker of the Fourth Floor Blues Club, for the
approval of a Noise Variance on Saturday, June 27, 2009 from 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM
at 923 North "E" Street for an Inconcert Fundraiser. Flood made a motion to
approve with a second by Lawson. The motion was unanimously passed.
B. Robinson brought to the board a request that was presented by Captain Terry
Hopkins and submitted by Rick Parker of the Fourth Floor Blues Club, for the
approval of a Noise Variance on Friday, July 3, 2009 from 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM at
923 North "E" Street for an Inconcert Fundraiser. Lawson made a motion to approve
with a second by Flood. The motion was unanimously passed.
C. Robinson brought to the board a request that was presented by Captain Terry
Hopkins and Scott Fletcher for the approval of a Noise Variance on Saturday, June
27, 2009 from 9:00 PM to 1:00 AM at 1041 SW 5th Street for a yard party. A
petition was submitted to the board that was signed by 10 out of 11 of Mr. Fletcher's
neighbors approving the request for the Noise Variance. Lawson made a motion to
approve with a second by Flood. The motion was unanimously passed.
Robinson took this time to introduce the students that were in attendance from Centerville High
School that were filling their requirements for their Government Class. The names are listed
above.
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Robinson then recessed the meeting for 3 minutes before continuing with the Grievance Meeting.
After the short recess the meeting was reconvened by Robinson.
GRIEVANCE MEETING
A. Robinson explained that this was the meeting that the board would determine if they
would accept the four Grievances that were received from AFL -CIO Local 1408.
Flood and Robinson both gave their conclusions on how they perceived if replacing
ceiling tiles and adding insulation was considered major maintenance as was stated in
the grievances that were filed. The finding was that they did not consider it to be
major maintenance. Flood made a motion to dismiss the grievances with a second by
Robinson with Lawson abstaining. The motion was unanimously passed.
DETERMINATION OF HEARING
A. Robinson then brought to the board a request to determine whether to hold a hearing
for a Firefighter who was disciplined. Flood made a motion not to grant the hearing
with a second by Robinson with Lawson abstaining. The motion was unanimously
passed.
Documentation on these and May 28, 2009 proceedings can be found on file at the Clerk's
Office.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, on a motion duly made, seconded and passed unanimously. The
meeting was adjourned.
S/S Vicki Robinson
Vicki Robinson, President
ATTEST: S/S Monica Burns
Monica Burns, Deputy Clerk