HomeMy Public PortalAbout09-29-1994 BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF THE
CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, SEPTEMBER 29, 1994
1 The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met at 9 a.m. Thursday, September 29,
2 1994, in the Municipal Building in said City. Chairperson Earnest Jarvis presided with Dennis Grimes and Janet
3 Hibner in attendance. The following business was had to-wit:
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5 APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 22, 1994
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7 The minutes'of the September 22, 1994 meeting were`a proved on a motion by Hibner, second by Grimes 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 $145,446.85, comprised of four wire transfers for health
13 insurance claims which included $52,299.21, $31,554.44, $21,193.73 and $17,458.08. Also, $611,218.39
14 comprised of payroll and payroll taxes. Grimes moved to approve the payment of the claims, second by Hibner
15 and the motion was carried on a unanimous voice vote.
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17 REQUESTS
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19 A. A request for a handicapped parking space for Angela Johnson on South 13th Street was approved
20 on a motion by Hibner, second by Grimes and carried on a unanimous voice vote.
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22 B. Grimes read a request from First Christian Church for approval of the 5th annual Crop Walk to raise
23 money for hungry and dislocated people, sponsored by the Ministerial Association and scheduled for
24 Sunday, October 2. He noted that 25 percent of the funds return to Wayne County for the Interfaith
25 Mission food pantry. Since the expected 100 to 200 participants will be using the public walkways no
26 assistance will be required of the City's safety resources. The request was reviewed by the Traffic
27 Safety Division which had no objections. Grimes moved to approve the request, second by Hibner and
28 the motion was carried on a unanimous voice vote.
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30 C. A request by June Snowden of the West Side Neighborhood Center was read by Hibner who noted
31 that there are two families living on Randolph Street in the Baxter School neighborhood who have
32 hearing impaired children. The request is for special signage and was evaluated by the Traffic Safety
33 Division which had no objections to signs in this particular situation. The recommendation was to place
34 the signs on both ends of the 100 block on Randolph Street. Hibner moved to approve the request,
35 second by Grimes and the motion was carried on a unanimous voice vote.
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37 D. Grimes read a letter from the Leland Hotel noting that the state of Indiana had removed the hotel's
38 directional signs along U.S. 40 and U.S. 27 inasmuch as the state forbids signage on the highway right
39 of ways. Since there is an ongoing discussion about the situation the hotel asked the Board for its
40 approval, in the interim, of two directional signs at each entrance of the Promenade in the vicinity
41 where the No Bicycles signs are placed. The hotel will provide the signs and will deliver them to the
42 City for installation upon the Board's approval. Grimes moved to approve the request stating that the
43 signs can be picked up and installed by the Public Works maintenance, second by Hibner and the
44 motion was carried on a unanimous voice vote.
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46 E. Hibner stated that the Board had received a lengthy petition submitted by residents in the 1300 and
47 1400 blocks of Ridge Street requesting a four-way stop at North West M and Ridge Streets. The
48 request noted that a large number of school children cross at North West M and cited accidents which
49 had happened at that location. In its report, the Traffic Safety Division noted that it had reviewed the
50 request and checked the area and did not recommend a four-way stop at this time. Hibner moved to
51 deny the request, second by Grimes and the motion was carried on a unanimous voice vote.
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53 F. A letter from Bruce Patterson, a resident of North 17th Street, was read by Grimes who stated that
54 the Board had received a petition signed by residents requesting the two-way stops at North B and
55 North C Streets be made into four-way stops and Children At Play signs be installed. The request,
56 Grimes said, had been reviewed by the Traffic Safety Division which related no real problem with
57 excessive speed and only one property damage accident to date in 1994. Patterson stepped forward,
58, citing the problem with speeding motorists, adding that the number of children in the area had doubled
59 in the past 10 to 12 months. He estimated there are 80 to 100 children living in that five block area and
60 a lot of them, he said, are unattended out of necessity. Hibner said she would like for the Board to take
61 no action on the request and ask the Traffic Safety Division to continue monitoring the area and come
62 back to the Board in a month with a report. Linda Toschlog, a parent educator at Starr School, said the
63 real problem is the unattended children and the school is well aware of it. Hibner asked if the Starr
64 Neighborhood is organized well enough for the Traffic Safety Division to send a representative to speak
65 to the parents.Toschlog said that unfortunately it will perhaps take a child getting hurt to get something
done since people move in and out of the residences rather quickly.
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Board of Works Minutes Cont'd
September 29, 1994
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2 CONTRACTS
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4 A.There were none.
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6 OTHER MATTERS
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8 A. Grimes brought before the Board a Change Order No. 1 for the City contract to build the wall next to
9 the Leland Hotel. He noted that after the demolition it was evident that a change order needed to be
10 approved to remove the existing door and frame from the east side of the building and raise the existing
11 concrete and pour new steps. The total amounts to $1,075. Grimes moved to approve the change
12 order, second by Hibner and the motion was carried on a unanimous voice vote.
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14 B. Hibner read a request from Andy Boatwright at RP& L to relocate some street lights at North West
15 6th and Main Streets. Due to the rebuild of the electric facilities, Hibner said, RP & L would like
16 assistance from the City engineering division in determining the right of way boundaries along the west
17 side of North West 6th Street. She said the engineering department had verified that adequate right of
18 way space is available on the City right of way for the installation of the street lights on the west side of
19 North West 6th Street. She added that the owner of 610 West Main Street had given verbal consent for
20 the trimming of trees to the extent required to obtain adequate light distribution. She said City Engineer
21 Bob Wiwi had recommended approval of the relocation of two street lights from the east side of North
22 West 6th Street to the wast side. Hibner moved to approve the request, second by Grimes and the
23 motion was carried on a unanimous voice vote.
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25 C. Grimes read a letter from the Indiana University East Alumni Club requesting that IU East participate
26 in the IU National Volunteer Day festivities set for October 15, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., by cleaning a
27 section of the Gorge spanning from the Main Street Bridge to Bridge Avenue. Tom Redding, president
28 of the Club, said he, along with Bette Davenport, Alumni and Student Activities Director, and about 50
29 to 75 volunteers would like to participate in the national alumni designated project set for IU Service
30 Day throughout the country. Grimes moved to approve the request, second by Hibner and the motion
31 was carried on a unanimous voice vote. Chairperson Jarvis said the City will provide the trash bags and
32 pickup and expressed his appreciation for the volunteer efforts, noting they are a tremendous help.
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34 D. Chairperson Jarvis called on Mark Herold who spoke on behalf of Fire Chief Jim Sticco to request
35 that Fire Station No. 1 be designated as an alternative site to the cookout to be held by the Fire
36 Department Honor Guard Saturday, October 1 at Wolohan's. Hibner moved to approve the request,
37 second by Grimes and the motion was carried on a unanimous voice vote.
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39 ADJOURNMENT
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41 There being no further business, on a motion duly made seconded and passed and carried on a unanimous
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