HomeMy Public PortalAbout04-01-2004THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF
THE CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 2004
The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met at 5:00 P.M.,
Thursday, April 1, 2004, in the Community Room at the Municipal Building, 50 North 5th Street,
Richmond, Indiana. In attendance were Board Members John Kenny, Dian Lawson and Mary Jo
Flood. Also attending were City Attorney Walt Chidester, City Engineer Chuck Greene, Fire
Chief Mike Crawley, Tony Foster, Joyce Bertsch and Mark McCarty
The following business was conducted:
CALL TO ORDER
Kenny called to order and noted for the minutes that all board members and city legal council
was present for the meeting
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Kenny made a request to approve the minutes for March 25, 2004. Flood made a motion to
approve, with a second made by Lawson. The motion was unanimously passed.
CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT
Kenny presented the claims from the Finance Department for $158,161.20. Lawson made a
motion to approve, with a second by Flood. The motion was unanimously passed.
REQUEST
A. Kenny presented to the board a request from the Petal and Stem Garden Club for the
use of the parking lot on East Main & 10th St, on Friday, May 7, 2004 from 7:00 AM
until 1:00 PM, for their annual plant sale. Flood made a motion to approve the use of
the parking lot for the plant sale, with a second by Lawson. The motion was
unanimously passed.
B. Fire Chief Crawley presented a request to the board to allow the Fire Department to
participate and support a "Ride a Fire Truck to School" program. It is a program to
increase the literacy of the children of the community. Lawson made a motion to
approve and support the pilot program, with a second by Flood. The motion was
unanimously passed.
C. Fire Chief Crawley presented a request to the board to approve the use of Fire Station
# 4, located at 801 South L Street and Fire Station # 5, located at 1971 West Main
Street as polling sited for the upcoming elections. The dates requested are Tuesday,
May 4, 2004 and Tuesday, November 2, 2004. Lawson made a motion to approve the
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use of these stations for polling sites for the upcoming elections, with a second by
Flood. The motion was unanimously passed.
CONTRACTS
A. City Engineer Chuck Greene presented to the board the extension of the contract with
Butler, Fairman, & Seufert for the Hodgin Road Improvement Project. This is the
one that was tabled at the March 25, 2004 meeting. Flood made a motion to approve
the extension of the contract with Butler, Fairman, & Seufert, with a second by
Lawson. The motion was unanimously passed
B. Kenny presented to the board a first amendment to the City of Richmond Flexible
Benefits Plan and a second amendment to the City of Richmond Employee Benefits
Plan for review. This is just a formality that is required for the HIPPA requirements,
but needs no motion made or passed.
BID OPENINGS
Kenny opened three bids for the Richmond Housing Grant Project. Those companies are as
follows:
1) Richmond Complete Home Improvement Co. For 6 projects $159,306.00.
2) James Dunaway D &D Construction. For 5 projects $59,700.00.
3) Randy Reisert Construction Co. For 4 projects $88,900.00
These bids were given to Tony Foster to be reviewed by himself, Joyce Bertsch and Mark
McCarty.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, on a motion duly made, seconded and passed unanimously. The
meeting was adjourned.
ATTEST:
Monica Burns, Deputy Clerk
John Kenny, President