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BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF THE
CITY OF RICHMOND. INDIANA.OCTOBER 12. 1995
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1 The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met at 9 a.m. Thursday, October 12,
2 1995,in the Municipal Building in said City. Chairperson Dennis W.Grimes presided with Earnest Jarvis and Jan
3 Hibner in attendance.The following business was had to-wit:
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5 APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF OCTOBER 5.1995
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7 The minutes of the October 5, 1995, meeting were approved on a motion by Hibner, second by Jarvis and
8 carried on a unanimous voice vote.
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10 CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT
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12 Claims submitted by the City Controller's office totaled $1,388k,712.15 comprised of the following: Payment of
13 224,191.17 for extending the railroad siding from Transilwrap to South East Wood Treatment plant;a payment of
14 $295,741.93 as the City's contribution to the renovation of the Twentieth Century Bridge; $203,446.97 as the
15 City's third quarter payment to the Indiana police and fire pension; and the reminder for various supplies,
16 contractual services, payroll and payroll taxes. Chairperson Grimes moved to approve the claims,-second
17 Jarvis and the motion was carried on a unanimous voice vote.
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19 REQUESTS
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21 A.There were no handicapped parking space requests.
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23 B. Mayor Roger Cornett presented the Community Service Award to Paul Lingle, president of Lingle
24 Real Estate Inc.,for his contribution to the community as president of the Greater Richmond Progress
25 Committee, which is a planning group for the future of a better Richmond. In presenting the award,
26 Mayor Cornett called Lingle Richmond's leading citizen, stating that he is a leader in all ways. In
27 receiving the award, Lingle stated that he was humbled by the recognition, adding that he enjoys and
28 loves this community very much. He stated that it had been a privilege to work with Mayor Cornett's
29 administration as the president of the Greater Richmond Progress Committee and looked forward to
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32 C.Jarvis brought before the Board the interlocal agreement between the City and County as to the care
33 of the bridges located within the City limits. He noted that the work effort on all the bridges is split
34 between the City and County and the agreements stays the same as in the past with one major change
35 and that is the sealing of the bridges. He stated that the County will be responsible for that aspect of
36 the maintenance of the bridges. In reading the agreement, Jarvis noted that the City's responsibilities
37 include removal of snow and ice, sweeping and cleaning, temporary patching of potholes with hot or
38 cold mix, striping, removing or painting over graffiti and overlaying with bituminous mixtures the street
39 or roadway approaches.The County's responsibilities include the continuing maintenance and repair of
40 the bridge structure including the cutting out and patching the concrete potholes in the roadway that
41 has been temporarily patched with hot or cold mix by the City as well as sealing the roadway with_a ,
42 waterproofing type of material. He said the agreement had already been signed by the Wayne County.
43 Commissioners which include President Max Smith, Marcia French and John Catey. Jarvis moved to
44 authorize Chairperson Grimes to sign the agreement, along with Mayor Cornett, second by Hibner and
45 the motion was carried on a unanimous voice vote.
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47 D. Chairperson Grimes moved to accept the September 1995 report of the activities of the Richmond
48 Police Department into the record,second by Jarvis and the motion was carried on a unanimous voice
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51 E. Hibner reported a curb cut request made by Habitat For Humanity at 739 North 12th Street, noting
52 that only one stipulation had been made by the Department of Planning. She moved to approve the
53 request with that stipulation, second by Jarvis and the motion was carried on a unanimous voice vote.
54 In answer to a question posed by Jarvis she stated that this is the first of the homes to be built in the
55 Etta Lundy Subdivision and is designated as Lot 8.
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57 CONTRACTS
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59 A.ThereMATTERS were none.
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61 OTHER
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63 A. Jarvis reported that the moving of the house that the Board approved last week went off smoothly
64 Wednesday and it is now situated at the Wayne County 4-H Fairgrounds to be used as office space.
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1 B.Jarvis also reported Renee Oldham,director of Main Street Inc., had faxed a map to the CityBuild;,,g
2 to show an area on East Main Street which included Kessler's lot on North 10th Street requesting
3 barricades for the Applefest scheduled for this coming weekend. He said the request had been
4 approved by Major John Farmer and moved to approve, second by Hibner and the motion was carried
5 on a unanimous voice vote.
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7 C. The state has awarded the contract for the renovation of the Twentieth Century Bridge to the Beatty
8 Construction Co., Jarvis said, noting that it is the same company that did the work on the South G
9 Street bridge. He added that the work is scheduled to begin the first week in November and the bridge •
10 will be closed for about a year. He encouraged motorists who use the bridge on a regular basis to seek
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15 ADJOURNMENT
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17 There being no further business, on a motion duly made seconded and passed and carried on a unanimous
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