HomeMy Public PortalAbout07-19-2012THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF
THE CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, JULY 19, 2012
The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met at 5:00 P.M.,
Thursday, July 19, 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 City Attorney Walt Chidester, Assistant City Attorney Kim
Vessels, Police Chief Kris Wolski, Community Development Specialist Sharon Palmer, Fire
Chief Mike Crawley, Assistant Fire Chief Jared Rudy, Firefighters Doug Gardner, Jeremy Blake,
Bill McGathy, Eric Holmes, Chris Allen, Tony Allen, attorney representing the Board of Public
Works and Safety Kenyatta Cox and the attorney representing the Richmond Professional Fire
Fighters union Local 1408 Leo Blackwell.
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 presented
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Ms. Robinson made a request to the Board to approve the minutes for the July 5, 2012 meeting.
Ms. Lawson moved to approve with a second by Mr. Foster. The motion was unanimously
passed. Ms. Robinson made a request to the Board to approve the minutes for the July 12, 2012
meeting. Mr. Foster moved to approve with a second by Ms. Lawson.
CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT
Claims for payment for July 20, 2012 in the amount of $910,209.36. Included are as follows:
$75,006.81 = Richmond Power & Light for electric cost including street lights
$214,272.84 = Pillar Group for Property Liability Insurance
$526,160.06 = Indiana Public Retirement Fund for the retirement
contributions for employer and employees share
Mr. Foster moved to approve with a second by Ms. Lawson. The motion was unanimously
passed.
TEMPORARY STREET CLOSURE
A. Zack Parker submitted a request for the temporary closure of North 8th Street between
North "D" Street and Fort Wayne Avenue, on Saturday, July 28, 2012 between 3:00
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PM to 6:00 PM for filming purposes. On the same date he is requesting the closure of
Fort Wayne Avenue, between North "D" Street and North 8th Street between 6:00 PM
and 7:00 PM. Ms. Lawson moved to approve with a second by Mr. Foster. The
motion was unanimously passed.
CURB CUT
A. 900 South "L" Street - Mr. Foster moved to approve with a second by Ms. Lawson.
The motion was unanimously passed.
PROBATIONARY POLICE OFFICER
A. Probationary Police Officer David A. Spralding was sworn in July 2, 2012. Ms.
Lawson moved to approve with a second by Mr. Foster. The motion was
unanimously passed.
CONTRACT
A. Contract No. 88 -2012 with Covatch Mobile Equipment Corporation for a KME 100
foot mid -mount aerial platform fire truck for the Richmond Fire Department not to
exceed $982,085.00. Mr. Foster moved to approve with a second by Ms. Lawson.
The motion was unanimously passed.
RESOLUTION
A. Resolution No. 13 -2012 for the City of Richmond to accept the conveyance of certain
real estate on the south side of Interstate 70 in Wayne County and to authorize the
Board President to execute the documents necessary to close on this transaction. Ms.
Lawson moved to approve with a second by Mr. Foster. The motion was
unanimously passed.
BID AWARDS
A. Award of the bid for the rehab of 123 South 10th Street for the NSP 3 Grant Project to
Thor Construction in the amount of $187,000.00. This is 100% federal funds. Mr.
Foster moved to award with a second by Ms. Lawson. The motion was unanimously
passed.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Ms. Robinson announced that Eastern Indiana Railroad will be rebuilding the railroad crossing
on South "O" Street at South 8th Street near JM Hutton. The proposed closure dates for this
project are August 1st through September 1st. These are approximate dates. Changes will be
announced in the newspaper and on the radio the exact dates.
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She also announced that the meeting that is scheduled for Thursday, July 26, 2012 is cancelled
due to a lack of a quorum.
There was a five minute recess before the Final Meeting for two Firefighter Grievances.
FINAL MEETING
Ms Robinson reconvened the meeting and introduced Ms Kenyatta Cox as the legal counsel for
the Board for this meeting. She went on to explain the way the meeting was to be conducted.
There were opening remarks made by the legal counsels for both the Petitioner and Responder
for Grievances 2012 -6 and 2012 -16.
The people that spoke on behalf of the Petitioner are as follows:
Leo Blackwell — Union legal counsel
Doug Gardner — Local 1408 President
Bill McGathy - Grieved
Eric Holmes - Grieved
Speaking in favor of the Respondent are as follows:
Walt Chidester — Legal council for the City
Fire Chief Mike Crawley
After testimonies and closing arguments by legal counsels, Ms. Cox explained that the Board
would make specific findings from testimony and had 21 days in which to respond.
Ms. Robinson entertained a motion that this matter be taken under advisement and announced
that there would be a special meeting held on August 16, 2012 after the regular Board of Works
agenda items for the Board's final decision. Mr. Foster moved to take this matter under
advisement with a second by Ms. Lawson. The motion was unanimously passed.
There is a recording on file for these proceedings in 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