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THE CITY OF RICHMOND,INDIANA,JULY 22,1999
The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond,Indiana,met at 5 p.m.Thursday,July 22,
1999,in the Community Room in the Municipal Building. Chairperson Bob Goodwin presided with Robin
Henry,Bruce Metzger and Assistant City Attorney Steve Rabe present.The following business was
conducted:
CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT
Claims for payment submitted by the City Controller's office were read by Henry,who reported that they
totaled$191,987.35 moved for approval,second by Metzger and the motion was carried on a unanimous
voice vote.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Metzger moved to approve the minutes of the July 15, 1999 meeting,second by Henry and the motion was
carried on a unanimous voice vote.
REQUESTS
A. Police Chief Bill Shake requests the Board's approval to advance Rodney Cole from
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B. Another request by Chief Shake was that the Board request the Police Pension Board to hold a
disability hearing for Officer Harl Boyce to determine if he qualifies for disability under the
appropriate requirements.Henry moved to approve the request for the local Pension Board
hold a hearing to determine if Officer Boyce has a covered impairment and should be placed
on disability,second by Metzger and the motion was carried on a unanimous voice vote.
C. Renee Oldham,director of Main Street Inc.,came before the Board to request road closure
and the use of the City parking lot north of the Leland Hotel for the Brickyard Festival.She
explained that this is the second year for the event during which they bring in Nascar drivers
and includes a breakfast in the morning and a tailgate party in the evening.She said they need
the assistance of the City for this event because they would need the lot north of the Leland
Hotel as well as the green space,and the closing of 10th Street to be able to park the
transporters that bring in the racecars.Captain John Farmer of the Traffic Safety Division said
they had reviewed the request and had no opposition.Metzger moved to approve,second by
Henry and the motion was carried on a unanimous voice vote.
D. Item D on the agenda,which deals with the closing of Neff Street in August,was tabled until
the next meeting.
AWARD BID
A. City Engineer Bob Wiwi,referring to a letter of recommendation to all the Board members,
said of the two bids received for the Phase II 1999 Contractual Concrete work he
recommended the bid be awarded to Bowlin Construction.He said they were the lowest,most
responsive bidder with a bid of$124,705 for both projects.Henry moved to accept Wiwi's
recommendation,second by Metzger and the motion was carried on a unanimous voice vote.
Board of Works Minutes Cont'd
July 22, 1999
Page 2
CHANGE ORDER
A. Change Order No. 1 for Phase I of the 1999 contractual project was also brought before the
Board by Wiwi who explained that during the progress of the work it was discovered that
some areas near Westview and Parkview Schools needed to be done while the workers are in
the area.He said the unit prices are$43 per square yard for the sidewalk,$18 per lineal foot
for the curb and$1,100 for handicapped ramps.He explained that as they go through these
areas doing the concrete work there are some small areas such as these that need to be picked
up and changes that need to be made and this would give them the flexibility to do that.He
said this change order is for not-to-exceed$18,000 for those areas identified as they go
through this project.Metzger moved to approve,second by Henry and the motion was carried
on a unanimous voice vote.
OLD BUSINESS
A. Assistant City Attorney Steve Rabe explained that he was making this presentation to the
Board for Fire Chief Mike Allen who was unable to attend this meeting because of his
obligations in conjunction with the convention of the Fire Chiefs Association being held here.
Rabe reminded Board members that they had,a few weeks ago,request that the Firefighters
Pension Board hold a disability hearing with respect to Firefighter John Pierce to determine if
he does have a qualifying disability under state law.
Rabe said because Pierce's medical condition is confidential under the Americans with
Disabilities Act the Pension Board did hold that hearing in executive session on July 14.He
said to comply with Indiana's Open Door Law they had a public meeting on July 19,at which
time they formally made the determination that Firefighter Pierce does have a covered Class 3
impairment.Under the 77 Plan,he said,the next step in the disability process is for the Fire
Chief to look into his department to see if there is other work within the department that a
disabled Firefighter would be capable of performing.
The Chief did that,Rabe said,and has determined that,consistent with the Americans with
Disabilities Act,there is no work for which he is qualified at this time.Rabe said that is the
Chief's recommendation and it is up to this Board to make that formal determination.He said
that is the request before the Board here,adding that if that determination is made it needs to
be in writing by Chairperson Goodwin and the letter would be forwarded to the Pension
Board.He further stated that the Pension Board would then forward its determination along
with this Board's determination to P.E.R.F. in Indianapolis because it is that agency that has
the final word on the matter.Henry moved to accept the Fire Chief's recommendation,second
by Metzger and the motion was carried on a unanimous voice vote.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business,on a motion duly made,seconded and passed,and carried on a unanimous
voice vote,the meeting was adjourned.
Robert Goodwin,Chairperson
ATTEST:
Myra Miller,Deputy Clerk