HomeMy Public PortalAbout06-06-1996 BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF THE
CITY OF RICHMOND. INDIANA.JUNE 6. 1996
1 The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met at 5 p.m.Thursday, June 6, 1996,
2 in the Municipal Building in said City. President Robert Goodwin presided with Robin Henry and City Attorney
3 Bob Bever in attendance. Absent was Bruce Metzger.The following business was had to-wit:
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5 APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF MAY 30.1996
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7 The minutes of the May 30, 1996 meeting were approved on a motion by Henry, second by President Goodwin
8 and was carried on a unanimous voice vote.
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10 CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT
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12 Claims for payment submitted by the City Controller's office were read by Henry who noted they were for
13 $525.06; $536,998.92 and $423,757.22. She stated that $450,000 of that was repayment of a loan from
14 Richmond Sanitary District. She moved to approve the claims, second by President Goodwin and the motion
15 was carried on a unanimous voice vote.
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17 REQUESTS
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19 A. Fire Chief Mike Allen notified the Board of several activities of the fire department scheduled for
20 June. Many of those included the youth education training facility known as the Smoke House to be
21 located at Richmond Noon Kiwanis Club's Safety Town at Baxter at Kids'Day at Glen Miller Park.
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23 B. Lt. Kris Wolski stated the Traffic Safety Division had checked the request made by the Neighborhood
24 Preservation Services to close South 4th Street from South A to South E Street Saturday and Sunday,
25 October 5-6 for the annual Fourth Street Fair and recommended approval. He added that the rain dates
26 are October 12-13. Gertrude "Lucky"Ward stepped forward and commented that the N.P.S. has the
27 proper insurance coverage, adding that there would be no horsedrawn vehicles this year because of
28 the insurance of those vehicles by the owners. Henry moved to approve the closing of South 4th Street
29 from 10 a.m.to 5 p.m. on the dates stated, second by President Goodwin and the motion was carried
30 on a unanimous voice vote.
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32 CONTRACTS
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34 A. President Goodwin announced one bid for the street paving for 1996 had been received from
35 Milestone Contractors. Henry read the bid, noting that it contained the certificate of insurance and it
36 was for 85 cents per gallon for AET Tackcote and$28.75 per ton for No. 11 surface. She moved to take
37 the bid under advisement, second by President Goodwin and the motion was carried on a unanimous
38 voice vote.
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40 B. Bever brought before the Board the Ancillary Agreement for Birth-To-Five, noting there are two
41 contracts requiring signatures. He commented that the program is made possible by a grant from the
42 state of Indiana through the Richmond Community Schools system. He further explained that R.C.S.
43 takes the grant money and enters into an agreement to pay the City to provide office space in the
44 Municipal Building, telephone and copy machine services and consider the workers as employees of
45 the City. Henry moved to approve the contracts, second by President Goodwin and the motion was
46 carried on a unanimous voice vote. Margie Alexander, supervisor of the program, spoke briefly to the
47 Board.
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49 OTHER MATTERS
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51 A. President Goodwin announced that the CSX Railroad will be doing some maintenance on the
52 crossing at South I Street from 8:30 a.m. Thursday,June 13, through a portion of Friday,June 14. He
53 said the crossing will be closed to through traffic during that time.
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55 ADJOURNMENT
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57 There being no further business, on a motion duly made seconded and passed and carried on a unanimous
58 voice vote,the meeting was adjourned.
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64 Robert Goodwin, President
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ATTEST:
Norma Schoeder,City Clerk