HomeMy Public PortalAbout12-29-1994 BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF THE
CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, DECEMBER 29, 1994
1 The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met at 9 a.m.Thursday, December 29,
2 1994, in the Municipal Building in said City. Chairperson Earnest Jarvis presided with Janet Hibner in
3 attendance.Dennis Grimes was absent.The following business was had to-wit:
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5 APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF DECEMBER 22,1994
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7 Hibner moved for the approval of the minutes of December 22, 1994, with Chairperson Jarvis recognizing his
8 own second and the motion was 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 $46,419.13 which included $45,636.90 for group health
13 insurance. Chairperson Jarvis moved to authorize the payment of the claims, second by Hibner and the motion
14 was carried on a unanimous voice vote.
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16 REQUESTS •
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18 A. Hibner moved to approve the request for a renewal of a handicapped parking space made by Earl
19 Davis on South 7th Street, second by Chairperson Jarvis and the motion was carried on a unanimous
20 voice vote.
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22 B. Chairperson Jarvis reported a request received from Deborah Weber representing Reid Hospital and
23 Health Care Services to participate in the Adopt-A-Street project initiated recently by the
24 Richmond/Wayne County Chamber of Commerce. The area requested runs from the bridge south of
25 the entryway to the hospital north to Oak Drive on U.S. 27. Chairperson Jarvis moved to approve the
26 request,second by Hibner and the motion was carried on a unanimous voice vote.
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28 CONTRACTS
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32 OTHER MATTERS
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34 A. Hibner presented an amendment to the collective bargaining agreements with the local drivers of
35 Roseview Transit,commenting that it is a supplement to the existing contract effective January 1, 1995,
36 with both the Roseview Transit and Senior Disabled drivers. She noted that it increases the hourly rates
37 of pay to $8.84 for the first six months, $8.95 the second six, $9.09 for the third and $9.46 after 18
38 months of continuous service. She added that it also makes a change in the uniform cleaning
39 allowance which increases it from $300 to $325 per year and changes the wording in regard to
40 bereavement pay.She moved to approve the agreement,second by Chairperson Jarvis and the motion
41 was carried on a unanimous voice vote.
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43 B. City Attorney Thomas Milligan informed Board members they had before them an amendment of the
44 rules for the Richmond Fire Department. He noted that at the present time there is a rule which is
45 incorporated in the collective bargaining unit between the professional firefighters union and the City
46 which provides that a person on the department has to maintain a valid Indiana driver's license to be a
47 member of the department. He said this would permit any person working to drive a motor vehicle and
48 he said this rule is being amended by agreement to the contract that has been negotiated between the
49 City and the Board of Works representative and the local of the union.
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51 Milligan said the rule is being changed so that any person assigned to the task of operating a motor
52 vehicle has to maintain a valid Indiana driver's license and any member of the department who does
53 not maintain that license shall retain the rank of Firefighter or if ranked at a higher rank shall be
54 demoted to the rank of Firefighter and left at that rank until the time they obtain a valid Indiana driver's
55 license. Milligan said that at this point a person would be able to continue to work in the fire department
56 and not have a valid Indiana driver's license. That person would not be in a position at any time to
57 operate one of the vehicles but could continue to be trained on all other apparatus and at such time that
58 person got a valid license back then he or she would be able to go back into being able to drive the
59 vehicles and also be able to bid on ranks above Firefighter. He explained that one of the reasons for
60 the change at this time is that it more or less brings a policy into consistency with other City executive
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63 Chairperson Jarvis asked Fire Chief Sticco if he agreed and Sticco commented that it would help him
64 and the budget as far as not paying overtime. He added that it was a policy consistent with other fire
65 services. Chairperson Jarvis moved to approve the amendment, second by Hibner and the motion was
carried on a unanimous voice vote.
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Board of Works Minutes Cont'd
December 29, 1994
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1 C. Explaining the two utiltity agreements connected with the project of the reconstruction of the 20th
2 Century Bridge within the next year, Milligan said contracts will be let and the approach on the east side
3 of the bridge will be completely rebuilt. He added that the present approach is basically a bridge over a
4 portion of land which consists of the approach and the new bridge approach will be an earthen
5 embankment supporting the bridge approach.
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7 Milligan said that as a result of that, the City will be asking for vacation of part of North 4th Street that
8 presently carries traffic under that bridge approach into the Ralston Purina complex. He said the City
9 has been working with Ralston Purina and the state highway and this project involves county as well
10 because the Wayne County Commissioners are the ones responsible for construction of bridges
11 throughout the county. He noted that the commissioners handle all bridge contracts, but the City is
12 responsible for the contracts to repair the approaches. He noted that this is a joint arrangement with
13 Wayne County and that the Wayne County Commissioners have already signed the agreement for the
14 utilities.
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16 He added that one agreement involves the relocation for the water lines that had been accessible
17 because of the approach being a bridge over land, but now, they will be non-accessible because that
18 will be an earthen fill. Milligan said that as a result, these water lines have to be relocated. This
19 agreement with the Indiana American Water Co. and the service in relation to the Ralston Purina
20 complex is a standard agreement approved by the state of Indiana, the Indiana Department of
21 Transporation utility accommodation policy dated September 10, 1990. He said it is necessary to go
22 ahead and do this paperwork in order to qualify for the 80 percent funding by the state on the entire
23 project. Hibner moved to accept the utility agreement with the Water Company and Ralston Purina in
24 order to accommodate the 20th Century Bridge reconstruction, second by Chairperson Jarvis and the
25 motion was carried on a unanimous voice vote.
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27 Milligan said the third item involves RP & L because it will be necessary for the utility to remove the
28 street lights presently on the bridge and the bridge deck itself is to undergo reconstruction. He added
29 that the utility will be relocating the lights on the new structure after completion. In this situation, Milligan
30 said, the state will reimburse RP & L for its expenses involved in this project. He added that this is an
31 integral part of the bridge itself because it lights the facility, namely the bridge, and is not simply an
32 accommodation.As a result, he said,this is reimbursable under the Federal Highway Act and there is a
33 20 percent match. The state of Indiana, he said, through funding made available from the Tyler Trust
34 Fund will be paying 80 percent,the county will pay 10 percent and the city will pay the other 10 percent.
35 Milligan said the preliminary estimate of the cost is $17,542, which means 10 percent of that is the
36 City's share of the cost. Hibner moved to approve the utility agreement with RP & L, second by
37 Chairperson Jarvis and the motion was carried on a unanimous voice vote.
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39 On yet another subject, Milligan noted that in connection with the construction of South D Street from
40 Industrial Parkway extending to the west, it was necessary to acquire a 70-foot strip across the south
41 end of Lot 5 in the Eastern Industrial Park section 1. He said that lot is presently occupied by the
42 Transilwrap plant which will be using a good bit of that lot for an expansion of some 80,000 square feet
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45 Milligan noted that the 70-foot strip constitutes .986 acres across the south end of the lot. He said the
46 City's agreement is to receive four acres of land that is owned by Richmond Industrial Center
47 immediately west of the Transilwrap plant and that four acres will border and be contiguous to the entire
48 west line of the Transilwrap Lot No. 5. He noted that land is being made available to the City by
49 Richmond Industrial Center without any cost, the consideration being the City's improvements in that
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52 This four acre tract is being exchanged with Transilwrap for the one acre off the south end of
53 Transilwrap Lot No. 5 and that exchange will enable the City to acquire the necessary land for
54 construction of South D Street across Transilwrap's lot. He added that the City will also be acquiring in
55 excess of two acres to extend that road farther west into that area owned by Richmond Industrial
56 Center. He noted that 120 acres out of this 130-acre tract is involved in the voluntary annexation
57 petition before Council which was engrossed at the Council meeting of December 19 and will be on
58 third reading January 3, 1995.
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60 Milligan said the four acres the City will be acquiring, but will simultaneously be exchanged for the one
61 acre, requires two deeds. One is the deed by the City to Transilwrap and recited the fact it has been
62 approved by the Board of Works. He added that the deed is actually signed by the Mayor but the
63 authority for this change is approved by the Board of Works. He said the second deed is from
64 Transilwrap to the City for the .986 acres the City is using for the construction of the road. Milligan said
65 the motion would be for the Boad to approve the exhange of real estate that does not involve any City
funds for the purchase.
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December 29, 1995
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1 Milligan added that the City funds from E.D.I.T. are being used to make the necessary improvement
2 which, in this case, is the extension on South D Street. Hibner moved to accept the two deeds and the
3 exchange of property, second by Chairperson Jarvis and the motion was carried on a unanimous voice
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6 D. Sgt. Janice Passmore of the Traffic Safety Division warned motorists that they should not drive
7 while impaired and should utilitize designated drivers or make use of the cab services. She wished
8 everyone a safe holiday season and reminded them to wear their seat belts.
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10 ADJOURNMENT
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12 There being no further business, on a motion duly made seconded and passed and carried on a unanimous
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