HomeMy Public PortalAbout12-05-2002 THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF
THE CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, DECEMBER 5, 2002
The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met at 5 p.m.Thursday,
December 5, 2002, in the Community Room in the Municipal Building. Chairperson Bob Goodwin
presided, with Robin Henry, Bruce Metzger and Assistant City Attorney Steve Rabe in attendance. The
following business was conducted:
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Metzger made a motion to approve the minutes for November 27, 2002, second by Henry and the motion
was carried on a voice vote.
CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT
Henry presented claims from the Finance Department for$315,982.01 and made a motion to accept,
second by Metzger and the motion was carried on a voice vote.
REQUESTS
A. Goodwin read a letter from Captain Don Ponder requesting denial of a handicapped
parking sign for Reba Mote at 718 Southwest"A"Street. Ponder said there was a garage
at the back of the property that she could use. Henry moved to deny, second by Metzger
and the motion was carried on a voice vote.
B. Goodwin read a letter from Ponder saying that the Police Department has been
monitoring the parking in the 700 block of South 5'Street for over a month and only
one parking violation was written during that time. He also said he could not recommend
removing parking from the west side of the street in that area. It was agreed to continue
to monitor the area for two or three weeks and then bring it back to the Board.
C. Goodwin requested approval of the 2003 Holiday Schedule. Metzger moved to approve,
second by Henry and the motion was carried on a voice vote.
BID AWARDS
A. Tony Foster, Business Development Coordinator, requested approval for services related
to assembling and administering a $300,000 Indiana Housing Finance Authority Owner
Occupied Rehabilitation Grant. The City of Richmond Housing Action Group is
recommending Star Development, Inc. of Dublin, Indiana to perform the services related
to this grant. Henry moved to approve, second by Metzger and the motion was carried
on a voice vote.
B. Fire Chief Mike Allen requested approval for maintenance on HVAC on Fire Stations#2,
3,4, 5, &6 by Lowman Metal Shop, Eaton, Ohio. Metzger so moved, second by Henry
and the motion was carried on a voice vote. -
CHANGE ORDER
A. Change order#1 was for a snow guard for Fire Station#4 with an increase of$1,680.00.
Metzger moved to approve, second by Henry and the motion was carried on a voice vote.
Board of Works Minutes Cont'd.
December 5, 2002
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CONTRACTS
A. Chief Allen, recommended approval of annual maintenance contracts from: Overhead
Door Company of Richmond,for overhead doors; Reynolds Plumbing,for plumbing
maintenance; and Hill Electric, for electrical maintenance. Contracts are for all stations.
Metzger moved to approve, second by Henry and the motion was carried on a voice vote.
B. City Attorney Bob Bever asked that the final approval for the AFSCME contract be held
until next week. He said that the contract would be ratified and a final vote would be
Wednesday and this board would approve at next Thursday's meeting.
C. Goodwin read a letter from Rhett Baumgartner requesting approval for the purchase of
Lot#3 for Elder Lite Express. Bever said this Board is approving the sale for E.D.C.
Henry moved to approve, second by Goodwin and the motion was carried on a voice
vote. Metzger abstained because his partner is the attorney for E.D.C.
GRIEVANCE HEARING FOR FIREFIGHTERS
A. Thomas Kemp,Attorney for Local Union 1408, spoke on behalf of firefighters Chester
Kirkman, Robert Abner, Carl Elsrod and Mark Harrell concerning the filing of a grievance
in a timely manner. Kemp explained that there are two issues: one is the filing of the
grievance in a timely manner, and the other is the matter of firefighters being promoted to
Lieutenants and having E.M.T. certification. The second issue cannot be heard until the
first one is settled. Kemp said there was some confusion on the date actually being able
to file. Fire Chief Mike Allen opened the bidding for jobs on September 20, 2002 and
closed them on October 2, 2003. All grievances were filed after those dates. Henry
moved the requests be denied, second by Metzger and the motion was carried on a voice
vote. After this decision was made, Attorneys Rabe and Kemp conferred and said that
this will be coming back on the merits and that both the Board and union should make
comments on how the contract should be handled. Henry so moved, second by Metzger
and the motion was carried on a voice vote. The tape and the minutes of this meeting
are on file in the City Clerk's Office.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, on a motion duly made, seconded and passed, and carried on a voice
vote, the meeting was adjourned.
Bob Goodwin, Chairperson
ATTEST:
Myra Miller, Deputy Clerk