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HomeMy Public PortalAbout05-24-2012THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, MAY 24, 2012 The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met at 5:00 P.M., Thursday, May 24, 2012, in the Council Chambers at the Municipal Building, 50 North 5th Street, Richmond, Indiana. In attendance were Board Members Vicki Robinson, Dian Lawson and Tony Foster. Also attending were Assistant City Attorney Kim Vessels, Sergeant Curt Leverton, Director of Public Works and Engineering Greg Stiens, Assistant Fire Chief Jared Rudy and Bill Hahn from Family Pyro of Eastern Indiana. The following business was conducted: CALL TO ORDER Ms. Robinson called the meeting to order and noted for the minutes that all board members and legal counsel were present. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Ms. Robinson made a request to the board to approve the minutes for the May 17, 2012 meeting. Mr. Foster moved to approve with a second by Ms. Lawson. The motion was unanimously passed. CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT Ms. Robinson made a request to the board to approve the claims for payment for May 25, 2012 in the amount of $366,607.42. Included in that total are as follows: • $27,442.73 — Wayne County Treasurer for the City's portion of 9 -1 -1 salaries and benefits • $58,418.47 — Harvest Land for fuel cost • $20,665.56 — Smarrelli for bus shelter and bench installation • $134,820.00 — Milestone for the Midwest Industrial Park Project Ms. Lawson moved to approve with a second by Mr. Foster. The motion was unanimously passed. STREET CLOSURES A. Ms. Robinson brought a request to the board that was presented by Sergeant Curt Leverton and submitted by Bill Hahn from Family Pyro of Eastern Indiana, LLC, for Board of Works Minutes May 24, 2012 Page 2 of 3 the closure of Peacock Road between NW 11th Street and NW 13t11 Street from 6:30 PM to 10:30 PM for fireworks at the River Rat games. The dates are as follows: • Tuesday, May 29, 2012 • Saturday, June 2, 2012 • Wednesday, July 4, 2012 • Friday, August 3, 2012 Mr. Foster moved to approve with a second by Ms. Lawson. The motion was unanimously passed. B. Ms. Robinson brought a request to the board that was presented by Sergeant Curt Leverton and submitted by Dave Snow from Whitewater Broadcasting, for the closure of North 8th Street between North "D" Street and Elm Place on May 31, 2012 from 7:00 PM to 11:30 PM for the Annual Battle of the Bands at the Firehouse Barbeque & Blues. Ms. Lawson moved to approve with a second by Mr. Foster. The motion was unanimously passed. Mr. Foster then moved to approve a Noise Variance for the same event with a second by Ms. Lawson. The motion was unanimously passed. TEMPORARY STOP SIGN A. Ms. Robinson brought to the board a request that was presented by Sergeant Curt Leverton for a temporary stop sign at the main fair gate entrance on Salisbury Road from June 21, 2012 through July 2, 2012 during the Wayne County Fair. Ms. Lawson moved to approve with a second by Mr. Foster. The motion was unanimously passed. CHANGE ORDERS A. Ms. Robinson brought to the board a request that was presented by Director of Public Works and Engineering Greg Stiens for the approval of Change Order No. 6 to INDOT Contract No. R -29177 for the Salisbury Road Project - Phase 1. Mr. Stiens explained to the board this change order is for adding the amount of days needed for the road to be closed and there is no money involved. Mr. Foster moved to approve with a second by Ms. Lawson. The motion was unanimously passed. B. Ms. Robinson brought to the board a request that was presented by Director of Public Works and Engineering Greg Stiens for the approval of Change Order No. 7 to INDOT Contract No. R -29177 for the Salisbury Road Project — Phase 1 in the increased amount of $12,084.30. Mr. Foster noted for the minutes that even with this increase the project was still $81,376.13 under budget and moved for approval with a second by Ms. Lawson. The motion was unanimously passed. Board of Works Minutes May 24, 2012 Page 3 of 3 ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE A. Ms. Robinson brought to the board a request that was presented by Assistant Fire Chief Jared Rudy for the approval of an Administrative Leave without pay for a Richmond Firefighter pending the outcome of criminal charges in accordance to Indiana Code 36- 8 -3 -4. Ms. Lawson moved to approve with a second by Mr. Foster. The motion was unanimously passed. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, on a motion duly made, seconded and passed unanimously. The meeting was adjourned. S/S Dian Lawson Dian Lawson, Vice President ATTEST: S/S Monica Burns Monica Burns, Deputy Clerk