HomeMy Public PortalAbout01-05-1995 BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF THE
CITY OF RICHMOND. INDIANA.JANUARY 5, 1995
1 The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met at 9 a.m. Thursday, Janurary 5,
2 1995, in the Municipal Building in said City. Chairperson Earnest Jarvis presided with Dennis Grimes and Jan
3 Hibner in attendance.The following business was had to-wit:
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5 ELECTION OF OFFICERS
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7 Chairperson Jarvis announced the meeting open for election of officers for 1995. Hibner nominated Grimes as
8 chairperson, second by Jarvis and the motion was carried on a unanimous voice vote.Jarvis nominated Hibner
9 as vice chairperson, second by Grimes and the motion was carried on, a unanimous voice vote. Hibner
10 commended Jarvis for his leadership during the past year. Grimes took his place as Chairperson for the
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13 APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF DECEMBER 29,1994
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15 The minutes of the previous meeting were approved on a motion by Hibner, second by Jarvis and carried on a
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18 CLAIMSFORPAYMENT
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20 Claims for payment submitted by the City Controller's office totaled$561,561.12 comprised mainly of a check for
21 group health insurance and one for $500,000 for loan proceeds from Revolving Loan Fund to Elder Davis for
22 equipment. Also submitted were claims for $126,999.78, most of which was for supplies and contractual
23 services. Chairperson Grimes moved to approve the claims, second by Jarvis and the motion was carried on a
24 unanimous voice vote.
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26 REQUESTS
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28 A. A new request for a handicapped parking space made by Jesse Michaels on South 13th Street was
29 approved on a motion by Hibner, second by Jarvis and the motion was carried on a unanimous voice
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32 B. Chairperson Grimes said an application had been received for the Wayne County Adopt-A-Street
33 program from Transilwrap Inc. at 300 Industrial Parkway. He said the 25 permanent full-time
34 employees represented by Tom Lehman wish to adopt Industrial Parkway in sections which include
35 U.S. 40 and Gravel Pit Road east. Chairperson Grimes moved to approve the application, second by
36 Hibner and the motion was carried on a unanimous voice vote.
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38 C. Hibner read a request for an application for the Adopt-A-Street program made by Earlham College,
39 noting the contact person was Bill Mullen,the director of the physical plant at the college. She said the
40 sections requested were National Road West between South West 6th and South West 10th Streets,
41 South West G Street between South West 2nd and College Avenue, and College Avenue between
42 National Road West and South West G Street. Hibner moved to accept the application, second by
43 Jarvis and the motion was carried on a unanimous voice vote.
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45 CONTRACTS
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49 OTHER MATTERS
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51 A. Hibner reported that a new prescription card has been adopted by the City and the provider is
52 Diversified Data Systems of Indianapolis. She moved to authorize herself as the Director of the
53 Department of Administration to enter into this agreement on behalf of the City, second by Jarvis and
54 the motion was carried on a unanimous voice vote.
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56 B. Bob Goodwin, Director of Planning and Development for the City, gave the background on the
57 Nicholson School project noting that in late 1994 several local and state officials, along with some
58 interested citizens met to determine the fate of the Nicholson School building. After much discussion
59 their final recommendation, he said, was to determine the feasibility of converting the structure into
60 multi-family use and the City prepared a grant request to the Indiana Housing Finance Authority
61 requesting funding for the study. He said Tracey Hedlesten of Harrington Bank volunteered herself and
62 Jim Stapleton to solicit a total of $4,000 from local lending institutions to cover the City's share of the
63 grant. He added that the local housing authority had also committed $1,000 toward the effort.
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1 Goodwin said word has been received from the Indiana Housing Finance Authority that the grant
2 request has been approved for a total of$30,000 which is three times the amount awarded to any other
3 community in the state. He added that he preferred to think that the participation and the interest
4 shown by the local lending institutions made the City's application stand out and resulted in the larger
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7 In presenting the checks to the Board, Hedlesten said that frequently financial institutions in this
8 community view themselves as competitors for the same business, which made it a great pleasure for
9 her to see several come together and get behind a project such as Nicholson School. She added that
10 they had also indicated their ongoing interest in the project. Contributing $1,000 each were Harrington
11 Bank and Star Bank. Contributing $500 each were Bank One, First Bank, Peoples Loan & Trust Bank
12 and Wayne Bank and Trust Co.
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14 Chairperson Grimes expressed his appreciation for the contributions of the participating lending
15 institutions,commenting that he felt the project was a good one.
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17 Hibner said she feels this also demonstrates a public/private partnership within the local community as
18 well as with the state and added that she felt it demonstrates a sense of cooperation which is
19 appreciated by the City. She added that she looks forward to continued cooperation with the lending
20 institutions as well as other private groups within the community.
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22 ADJOURNMENT
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24 There being no further business, on a motion duly made seconded and passed and carried on a unanimous
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