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BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF THE
CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA,JANUARY 19, 1995
1 The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met at 9 a.m. Thursday, January 19,
2 1995, in the Municipal Building in said City. Chairperson Dennis Grimes presided with Earnest Jarvis and Janet
3 Hibner in attendance.The following business was had to-wit:
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5 APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF JANUARY 12,1995
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7 The minutes of the January 12, 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 were for $1,671,190.14 comprised of two payments of
13 $50,138.85 and$82,420.91 for health insurance claims.Also, payment of$1,060,565 to Star Bank for the 1974,
14 1980 and 1981 issue of Sanitary District bonds with the remaining balance used for payroll and payroll taxes.
15 Chairperson Grimes moved to approve the claims,second by Jarvis and the motion was carried on a unanimous
16 voice vote.
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18 REQUESTS
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20 A. Requests for the renewal of handicapped parking spaces read by Hibner were made by James M.
21 Braughton on North 18th Street, Second Presbyterian Church on North 19th Street, Loretta Howells on
22 South 6th Street, Martha C. Reeve on North 14th Street, Joyce McKinley on South 3rd Street and
23 Calvary Baptist on South West E Street. After noting that the Traffic Safety Division had reviewed all
24 the requests, Hibner moved for approval, second by Jarvis and the motion was carried on a unanimous
25 voice vote.
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27 B.Jarvis read a request made by Robert Tye for a three-way stop sign at the intersection of Cedar Cliff
28 Road and Quail Hill Drive. He said the request had been reviewed by the Traffic Safety Division which
29 stated that no traffic accidents had been reported either in 1993 or 1994 at the intersection. In the
30 report it was stated that traffic counts taken did not warrant a multi-way stop sign. However, it was
31 recommended that a computerized traffic safety check be made after the opening of South 37th Street
32 after which the Traffic Safety Division might possibly come back to the Board with a further
33 recommendation.Jarvis moved to deny the request, second by Hibner and the motion was carried on a
34 unanimous voice vote.
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36 C. Hibner read a request made by Pam Gordon at 1814 North A Street concerning several problems
37 with the street and alley in regard to parking.The first concern was in the 1800 block of North A Street,
38 Hibner said,on which No Parking This Side signs had been previously installed on the south side of the
39 street. She said one sign is now missing, according to a report submitted by the Traffic Safety Division
40 which notified the Division of Transportation and asked that the sign be replaced.The second concern,
41 Hibner said, was in the 1800 block of East Main Street in the north alley which needs to be cleared of
42 parking. The Traffic Safety Division requested extra attention be given by the officers in the area. With
43 that, Hibner said, she felt the issue raised by Gordon had been resolved and needed no further action
44 by the Board.
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46 D. Jarvis read a request for a banner placement signed by Gary Kleer as President of Leadership
47 Wayne County. He asked that a banner be placed on the east side of the CSX Railroad overpass
48 calling attention to the second annual antique show to be hald February 24 - 26, 1995 at Kuhlman
49 Center. Jarvis said the City has no jurisdiction over that overpass and gave a number for CSX -
50 800-635-5194. He added that if Kleer wanted the City to hang the banner that could be done and
51 requested that City Clerk Norma Carnes advise him of that.
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53 E. A request from Creative Lighting at Old Richmond Court for wood signage along the street and
54 sidewalk was read by Hibner who stated that an ordinance prohibits signage between the street and
55 the curb. She said there is also a sign ordinance under the zoning code specifying types of signs which
56 are permitted. She suggested the request be deferred until it could be learned exactly what the Old
57 Richmond Court wants in regard to signage while working with the owners of the court to find out what
58 it is they really want and what will actually fit within the City's guidelines in regard to the ordinances.
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60 F.Jarvis read a request from Walk America,the fund raiser for the March of Dimes, scheduled for April
61 29, 1995. He said the Traffic Safety Division had preapproved the route, adding that the City
62 cooperates with this event every year.Jarvis moved to approve, second by Hibner and the motion was
63 carried on a unanimous voice vote. Chairperson Grimes noted the extra involvement of Jarvis who
64 commented that he has been asked to serve as honorary chairperson for the event this year.
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Board of Works Minutes Cont'd
January 19, 1995
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1 CONTRACTS
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3 There were none.
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5 OTHER MATTERS
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7 A. Hibner read a letter from the Indiana Department of Transportation stating that a resolution had
8 been made to establish traffic controls on U.S. 40 which is National Road West and South West First
9 Street. Approved by INDOT January 10, 1995, it stated that a turn on red shall be pemitted on the north
10 approach to the intersection and a turn on red shall be prohibited on the west approach to the
11 intersection. She noted that is a change from what it has been in the past, adding that the change had
12 been made and motorists should be on the alert for that change.
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14 Jarvis commented that he had received calls about the white plastic pieces on the street and explained
15 that these are plastic strips put down by the state which have not adhered to the pavement. He said
16 these have obviously come loose, noting that when they are applied the asphalt has to be heated with a
17 torch and when the plastic is put down it also has to be heated. Jarvis said evidently something had
18 happened to cause them to come loose. He added that the state has been advised of the problem and
19 hopefully will get it cleaned up.
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21 B. Hibner reported since there had been a change in third party administrators with the City's health
22 insurance it has become necessary to make sure there is a correct document on file which meets the
23 same qualifications of last year's plan documents as specified. She moved that Grimes sign the
24 documents so the processing of claims may continue, second by Jarvis and the motion was carried on
25 a unanimous voice vote.
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27 C. Jarvis read a request made by Fire Chief Jim Sticco asking that the parking lot at Fire Station No. 1
28 be utilized as a checkpoint for Walk America. Jarvis so moved, second by Hibner and the motion was
29 carried on a unanimous voice vote.
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31 PUBLIC COMMENTS
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33 ADJOURNMENT
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35 There being no further business, on a motion duly made seconded and passed and carried on a unanimous
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