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CITY OF RICHMOND. INDIANA. MARCH 10. 1994
1 The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met at 9 a.m. Thursday, March 10,
2 1994, in the Municipal Building in said City. Vice Chairperson Dennis Grimes presided with Janet Hibner in
3 attendance.Chairperson Earnest Jarvis was absent. The following business was had to-wit:
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5 APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 24 AND MARCH 3.1994
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7 The minutes of the February 24 and March 3, 1994 meetings were approved on a motion by Hibner, second by
8 Grimes and 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$359,386.22 most of which included payroll and payroll
13 taxes. Also, claims for $137,107.96 were submitted, most of which were for supplies and contractual services
14 and included $15,000 for medical insurance premiums. Grimes moved to approve 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. Hibner noted that a request had been received from Bethel A.M.E. Church at 200 South 6th Street
20 asking for the renewal of a handicapped parking space. After reviewing the request the Traffic Safety
21 Division recommended approval and Hibner so moved, second by Grimes and the motion was carried
22 on a unanimous voice vote. No action was taken on a second request made by Palmer Walter on
23 Grand Boulevard. Hibner said the Traffic Safety Divsion had reviewed the residence and found that it
24 did not meet the guidelines and she noted that when the request was granted by the Board last year
25 Walter had mentioned that he was movng out of the house. Based upon that information, Hibner asked
26 that action be deferred until the Board could talk with Walter about his future plans.
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28 B.A request for a three-way stop sign at Henley Road and South E Street was received from a resident
29 who asked for a recommendation by the Traffic Safety Division. Hlbner said a traffic count could not be
30 conducted because of the inclement weather and asked that a decision on that request also be
31 deferred.
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33 C. Grimes read a request from Stacey Sorrell, community resources coordinator for the Parks and
34 Recreation Department, asking for the closing of a street and the hanging of a banner all in conjunction
35 with the Easter Egg Hunt planned for 2 p.m. Sunday, March 27,with a rain date of April 2.Sorrell asked
36 for the approval of the Board to hang a banner at the northeast corner of the Muncipal Building and the
37 closing of North D Street from North 15th to the alley. Grimes moved to approve both requests, second
38 by Hibner and the motion was carried on a unanimous voice vote.
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40 CONTRACTS
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42 A. Grimes said the bids received and reported at the March 3 meeting from Warfield Oil and Wayne
43 County Farm Bureau Co-op for premium diesel fuel with additives had been reviewed by Purchasing
44 Manager Vicki Stevens. He stated that upon her recommendation he moved the bid be awarded to
45 Wayne County Farm Bureau Co-op as the lowest responsive, responsible bidder with bids of road
46 diesel transported at.569 per gallon,tankwagon at.589 per gallon and pump price at .598 per gallon.
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48 OTHER MATTERS
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50 A. A letter from Townsend Community Center requesting approval for the Teddy Bear Parade to be
51 held April 23 starting at the Municipal Building and going to the downtown Promenade area was read
52 by Grimes who noted the request had been reviewed by the Traffic Safety Division. Sgt. Janice
53 Passmore noted that the parade was held last year and was highly successful and since it is on
54 Saturday there would be no problem with meeting in the Municipal Building parking lot. She added that
55 as long as the children were supervised as they were last year she had no objections to the request.
56 Grimes moved to approve the request, second by Hibner and the motion was carried on a unanimous
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59 B. Hibner read a request for a curb cut at Ryan's Steakhouse at 5701 E. National Road. She said the
60 City's engineering division had recommended approval if the driveway is constructed according to plans
61 by Sentinel Engineering & Design and other City departments had also approved the request. She
62 moved for approval,second by Grimes and the motion was carried on a unanimous voice vote.
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64 C. Grimes reminded those in the audience that the Telecommunications Council meeting will be at 7
65 p.m.tonight in the Board of Works room.
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Board of Works Minutes Cont'd
March 10, 1994
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1 PUBLIC COMMENTS
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3 A. Frances Sanders of 850 North 17th Street, making her second appearance before the Board,
4 presented a petition which she said contained about 150 names asking that the Board reconsider its
5 decision about the removal of the stop signal at North 15th and E Street. She said she felt that placing
6 stop signs on each side of North 15th Street, allowing traffic to continue on North E Street, would be a
7 mistake. She said the intersection has a history of bad accidents and a motorist traveling south on
8 North 15th Street has difficulty seeing traffic heading east on North E Street. She asked for a decision
9 by the Board to either replace the traffic signal or make the intersection a four-way stop.
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11 Vice Chairperson Grimes responded to the comments made by Sanders, noting that Chairperson
12 Earnest Jarvis, who was absent, had indicated the Board would take another look at the situation and
13 attempt to come up with the best possible solution for everyone.
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15 Luther Hunter, also an interested resident of the area, asked if the sign is malfunctioning now and
• 16 wondered if it needs replacement parts at the present time. Grimes said when the Board made its
17 decision last fall, Captain Danny McClure of the Traffic Safety Division had stated that parts for the light
18 were difficult to obtain. He added that the Board will continue to review the situation.
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20 B. Fire Chief James Sticco presented to the Board a letter from the March of Dimes requesting
21 permission to use the back lot of Fire Station No. 1 as a checkpoint during its annual Walk-A-Thon
22 Saturday,April 23. He said they had used that area for the past several years and he recommended the
23 Board approve the request. Grimes so moved, second by Hibner and the motion was carried on a
24 unanimous voice vote.
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26 C. Police Chief Dennis Rice stepped forward to make a clarification of the decision made about the
27 traffic light at North 15th and E Street. He said the reason the matter had been brought to the Board of
28 Works was that Captain McClure was notified by Richmond Power & Light that parts are almost
29 impossible to obtain for the traffic signal and given some point in time they are not going to be available.
30 That meant something would have to be done, which would mean either the removal of the signal or a
31 replacement with a totally new signal system which would be extremely expensive. He added that the
32 signal is functioning at the present time. Hibner said the reason the Board voted to wait until spring to
33 remove the sign was because of the better weather for motorists to get used to the change, adding that
34 the Board can reconsider its decision.
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36 ADJOURNMENT
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38 There being no further business, on a motion duly made, seconded and carried on a unanimous voice vote,the
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