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CITY OF RICHMOND. INDIANA.JANUARY 9. 1997
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1 The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met at 5 p.m. Thursday, January 9,
2 1997, in the Municipal Building in said City. President Robert Goodwin presided with Robin Henry, Bruce
3 Metzger and Assistant City Attorney Steve Rabe in attendance.The following business was had to-wit:
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5 APPROVAL OF MINUTES
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7 The minutes of the December 19 and 26, 1996 meeting were approved on a motion by Metzger, second by
8 President Goodwin and carried on a unanimous voice vote. The minutes of the January 2, 1997 meeting were
9 approved on a motion by Henry,second by Metzger and carried on a unanimous voice vote.
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11 CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT
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13 Claims for payment submitted by the City Controller's office were read by Henry who noted they totaled
14 $86,290.93 and moved to approve,second by Metzger and carried on a unanimous voice vote.
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16 APPOINTMENT TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION
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18 President Goodwin asked Charles Bizzaro to step forward and join the Board members. He said Bizzaro was a
19 Board appointment four years ago to the Planning Commission and now serves as that group's president. He
20 added that he had talked with the other two Board members prior to this meeting and it was agreed to ask him to
21 serve again and Bizzaro had agreed earlier to serve again if asked. Metzger so moved, second by Henry and
22 the motion was carried on a unanimous voice vote.
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24 A. Directing his remark to Bizzaro, President Goodwin said he did not think he had missed a meeting in
25 the past four years and Bizzaro said that was correct, adding that he looks at his service with the
26 Commission as a payback to this community which has been good to him. He said he believes each
27 person should make an effort to contribute some time to City government for it gives a better insight as
28 to how the City operates and under what circumstances. He agreed to serve another four year term as
29 a member of the Planning Commission.
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31 REQUESTS
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33 A. Captain John Farmer of the Traffic Safety Division brought before the Board a carryover request for
34 a handicapped parking space at 308 Richmond Avenue, noting that the property had been reviewed
35 and three off-street parking spaces were found which would prevent it from falling in with the guidelines
36 as set by the ordinance. He said there is also a concrete walkway from the rear of the property where
37 those spaces are located. He added that he was unable to contact anyone at the residence and was
38 unable to deciper the writing at the bottom of the application at first but now had determined that it said
39 the applicant had said she had severe arthritis and had to do all the shopping for her mother and
40 herself and to take her mother to church. Captain Farmer said he double checked the area and still
41 determined it is closer to the rear of the house to park in the back, but he had not been able to find
42 anyone at home. He added that he is not quite sure as to whether or not this is a multi-family structure
43 and if it is, the applicant may live in the front of the house. Since there may be some extenuating
44 circumstances, he recommended the Board hold this request until next week,thinking that perhaps by
45 then he will be able to contact someone at that address.
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47 Another request, Captain Farmer said, was received from William C. Baldwin at 412 South West 3rd
48 Street. He stated the area had been reviewed and it meets the guidelines set by the ordinance and he
49 recommended approval. Metzger so moved, second by Henry and the motion was carried on a
50 unanimous voice vote.
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52 B. Fire Chief Mike Allen recommended to the Board that David Stout be promoted to the rank of
53 lieutenant and Don Pope and Tom Shook to the rank of engineer, noting they had served their six
54 month probationary periods and have met the requirement as set forth through the professional
55 negotiations agreement with the City. Henry moved to approve the promotions, second by Metzger and
56 the motion was carried on a unanimous voice vote.
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58 Chief Allen also said he had received a couple of calls concerning hallogen lights and one of those calls
59 had come from Cambridge Square where many elderly individuals live. He said he called the
60 Underwriters Laboratories and wanted to pass along some safety tips. He urged owners of hallogen
61 lights adhere to the warnings and safety precautions that come with the lamps.Also,to keep the lights
62 clear of any flammable materials such as draperies or curtains and not to place them in play areas in
63 children's rooms. He said the reasoning behind those precautions is that the bulbs do emit quite a bit of
64 heat.Those wishing additional information, he said,could call 1-800-787-8540.
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Board of Works Minutes Cont'd
January 9, 1997
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1 BID AWARD FOR FUEL/GASOLINE FOR 1997
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3 A. President Goodwin said the bids brought to the Board a couple of weeks ago for the fuel/gasoline
4 contract for the City for 1997 had been reviewed by City Engineer Bob Wiwi and Purchasing Director
5 Vicki Stevens who had made the following recommendations: The bid to be awarded to Harvest Land
6 for regular unleaded;Warfield Oil for premium unleaded transport and tankwagon and Harvest Land for
7 pump;Warfield Oil for regular, preium road diesel and premium diesel No. 1 and No. 1 fuel oil and No.
8 2 fuel oil. Henry moved to approve the bids as recommended, second by Metzger and the motion was
9 carried on a unanimous voice vote.
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11 CONTRACTS
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13 A.Assistant City Attorney Steve Rabe explained the contract between the Richmond Police Department
14 and Vertical Integrated Applications which performs the maintenance on the equipment at the
15 Emergency Operation Center. He said this is a renewal of the contract that has been in existence for
16 the past several years, adding that this company performs the maintenance on the equipment and the
17 police department contracts it out then gets reimbursed from 9-1-1 funds. Rabe said he had reviewed
18 the agreement and recommended Board approval. Metzger so moved, second by Henry and the motion
19 was carried on a unanimous voice vote.
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21 ADJOURNMENT
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23 There being no further business, on a motion duly made seconded and passed and carried on a unanimous
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