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BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF THE
CITY OF RICHMOND. INDIANA. NOVEMBER 30. 1995
1 The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met at 9 a.m.Thursday, November 30,
2 1995, in the Municipal Building in said City. Chairperson Dennis W. Grimes presided with Janet Hibner and
3 Earnest Jarvis in attendance. The following business was had to-wit:
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5 ,APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 22.1995
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7 Hibner moved for approval of the minutes of November 22, 1995, with a second by Jarvis and the motion was
8 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 totaled$153,047.56, most of which was for supplies
13 and contractual services and included a check for $60,000 to Benefit Systems for health insurance claims.
14 Chairperson Grimes moved to approve the claims,second by Jarvis and the motion was carried on a unanimous
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17 REQUESTS
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19 A.Requests for renewals of handicapped parking spaces read by Hibner were made by Evelyn Ammon
20 on South 11th Street, John Griffith on North 18th Street, Linda Girdler on North C Street and Samuel
21 Swank on South 11th Street. Hibner moved to approve all four, second by Jarvis and the motion was
22 carried on a unanimous voice vote.
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24 B. A group of Hibberd Middle School students, part of the humanities group at the school, appeared
25 before the Board to request permission to contribute some community service by cleaning up specific
26 areas of the downtown Promenade. Students presenting the request included Lacey Gardner, April
27 Mlles, Jenny Johnson, Chris Harrison, Andre Grimes and Emily Hartzell. They asked approval to do
28 their work from 8:15 to 11:15 a.m. Monday, December 4. They assured the Board they would have
29 adequate adult supervision,transportation and supplies. Hibner moved to approve the request,second
30 by Jarvis and the motion was carried on a unanimous voice vote.
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32 C. Hibner read a letter from George Brown at 300 North West 18th, noting that in the past the Board
33 had received letters from residents in the area of North West 16th and North West 18th and Peacock
34 Road,on the same subject. Brown's letter was a complaint about the semi-tractor trailer traffic on North
35 West 18th and Peacock Road. Hibner said the Traffic Safety Division had looked at the area but had
36 made no recommendations. She suggested holding the request until Board members could personally
37 check the area.That was agreeable with Chairperson Grimes and Jarvis.
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39 D. Jarvis read a letter from Dr. Scott Mastores, 200 Garwood Road, requesting signage to warn
40 motorists of a hidden drive. He stated that his drive is south of South A Street and his exit from his drive
41 on to Garwood is in one of the valleys.Jarvis said the Traffic Safety Division had looked at the area and
42 recommended that two warning signs stating "Limited Sight Distance" be installed. The_one fnr
43 southbound motorists is to be placed immediately south of South A and the other, for northbourd
44 motorists, is to be placed prior to the beginning of the hill.Jarvis moved to authorize the placement of
45 the signs as recommended by Traffic Safety, second by Hibner and the motion was carried on a
46 unanimous voice vote.
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48 E. Jarvis stated that the Traffic Safety Division, after checking the narrow bridge on Garr-Jackson
49 Road, had recommended signage. He noted that the bridge is located in the northwest part of the City
50 which was taken into the City during the last annexation in the spring of 1995. The recommendation
51 included a"One Lane Bridge"sign in each direction, with the westbound sign placed 400 feet east of
52 the bridge and the eastbound sign halfway between Round Barn Road and the bridge, making it
53 approximately 200 feet west of the bridge. Traffic Safety also recommended that on the westbound
54 approach a left object marker panel be located across from the right panel to replace the one that is
55 missing. Also requested were three delineator posts to be installed slightly off-set from each other (a
56 total of 12 posts) with white reflectors on the right and amber on the left with the opposite reflector on
57 the back for the opposite direction. Jarvis moved to approve all the recommendations, second by
58 Hibner and the motion was carried on a unanimous voice vote.
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Board of Works Minutes Cont'd
November 30, 1995
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1 OTHER MATTERS
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3 A.City Attorney Thomas Milligan came forward to present a request made by Carpenter Mfg.to lease a
4 60- by 130-foot concrete block structure located between South 5th and South 6th Street which is
5 owned by the City. Milligan explained that the building was used as a garage by the Richmond Police
6 Department for several years and most recently has been used only for cold storage. Carpenter wis_ -31:
7 to lease the building on a month-to-month basis, Milligan said,for 50 cents a square foot which would
8 produce on an annual basis$3,900 for the City. However, he said,the request is for an estimated four
9 to six months. He recommended the Board authorize Chairperson Grimes to sign the agreement.
10 Chairperson Grimes so moved, second by Hibner and the motion was carried on a unanimous voice
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13 ADJOURNMENT
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15 There being no further business, on a motion duly made seconded and passed and carried on a unanimous
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