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BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF THE
CITY OF RICHMOND. INDIANA.JUNE 18.1993
1 The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met at 9 a.m.Thursday, June 18, 1993,
2 in the Municipal Building in said City. Chairperson Janet Hibner presided with Dennis Grimes in attendance:
3 Earnest Jarvis was absent.The following business was had to-wit:
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5 APPROVAL OF MINUTES
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7 Grimes moved to approve the minutes of the continued June 3, 1993 meeting and the June 10 meeting as
8 submitted,with Chairperson Hibner recognizing her own second.The motion was carried by a unanimous voice
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11 CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT
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13 Claims were submitted by the City Controller's office for$592,150.54, most of which was for payroll and payroll
14 taxes. Also, claims for $147,909.60 for supplies and contractual services and $128,738.90 which included
15 $30,420.99 to Whitewater Community Television access channel in support of its capital expenditure program
16 through the TCI franchise agreement were submitted. Grimes moved to approve the claims, with Chairperson
17 Hibner recognizing her own second and the motion was carried by a unanimous voice vote.
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19 REQUESTS
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21 A. Grimes read a request for reserved parking for Elizabeth Starr Neighborhood Association Inc. bus
22 tours at 222 N. 10th Street from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday,June 19. He added that after its review of
23 the request the Traffic Safety Division had found no objections. Grimes moved to approve, with
24 Chairperson Hibner recognizing her own second and the motion was carried by a unanimous voice
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27 B. A second request read by Grimes was made by Richard T. Smith, pastor of Reid Memorial
28 Presbyterian Church,for the closing of the alley behind the church from 9 a.m.to noon from June 21-25
29 for Bible School safety. The request stated further that they would be responsible for securing the
30 barricades and seeing that they are put in place as well as removed each day. Grimes moved to
31 approve, with Chairperson Hibner recognizing her own second and the motion was carried by a
32 unanimous voice vote.
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34 REQUESTS
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36 Eight handicapped parking space requests were approved through a motion by Chairperson Hibner, second by
37 Grimes and carried by a unanimous voice vote.They included requests by Effil Isaacs at 1400 South 8th Street,
38 Myrna Knorpp for Jeanette M. Knorpp at 1518 North C Street, James Downs at 232 South 11th Street, Floyd
39 Lawrence at 304 North 18th Street, Roy and Irene Quillen at 409 North 21st Street, Evelyn B. Gamble at 131
40 South 5th Street, Chelcie Shell Jr. at 19 North 18th Street and Dusk Loftis at 331 Lincoln Street.
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42 CONTRACTS
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44 A. City Attorney Tom Milligan brought the Board up to date with the proceedings of the Carpenter
45 Manufacturing Inc. purchase of the former Wayne Corporation, explaining that closing with U.S. Steel
46 Carnegie Trust Fund in New York is scheduled for June 25. However, before that takes place, he said,
47 it is necessary to have the funding in place and the RP & L Board had adopted a resolution April 19
48 loaning the City$2,500,000 for the purchase. He distributed copies of a promissory note for the Board
49 members to review and if they found it satisfactory, asked them to authorize the execution of that note
50 by Chairperson Hibner at the closing which will take place at King's Abstract. He added that the City
51 Controller will also be present at the closing to deliver the purchase price to the seller.
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53 Explaining the interest rate and giving an example of how it fluctuates on a daily basis, Milligan said
54 that amount was 3.48 percent today and yesterday it closed at 3.45 percent. He further stated that the
55 rate as announced at the opening of business on June 25 will be the rate paid for the first 12 months,
56 then each June 25 thereafter will fix the interest obligation rate.
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58 Grimes moved to approve the signing of the promissory note,with Chairperson Hibner recognizing her
59 own second and the motion was carried by a unanimous voice vote.
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61 Milligan said he had also received a binder prepared by Jerry Geier,consultant for the City' on various
62 insurance coverages,to go into effect June 25.He noted it covers casualty and liability which is carried
63 on all insured properties in the City, adding that it is a requirement to protect the City's interests.
64 Milligan added that he is in the process of responding to the seller's counterproposals with regard to an
65 escrow agreement whereby money will be withheld from the closing and placed in escrow at Star Bank
Board of Works Minutes Cont'd
June 18, 1993
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1 for purposes of payment of any environmental remediation efforts that are required. He said an
2 agreement has been secured from the Indiana Department of Environmental Management as well as
3 the trustee's attorney for the Wayne Corp. which is in bankruptcy to use money in the sum of$30,750
4 that is already on deposit at Star Bank for cleanup efforts with regard to the incinerator. Such additional
5 remediation efforts required will be funded through the separate escrow agreement which Milligan said
6 he will be bringing to the Board's June 24 meeting.
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8 OTHER MATTERS
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10 A. Grimes read a request by Fire Chief Jim Sticco for the installation of fire hydrants in the Wynfield
11 Addition,Oak Park Addition and on the northeast corner of South L Street. Chief Sticco explained that
12 placement of the additional hydrants is a result of a recent inspection of the areas mentioned. Grimes
13 moved to approve the request, with Chairperson Hibner recognizing her own second and the motion
14 was carried by a unanimous voice vote.
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16 B. In asking for the Board's approval to use the fire trucks for sprinkle parties for the children renrolled
17 in the 1993 Summer Playground Progam at locations which included Vaile, Starr and Fairview
18 Elementary Schools and Mary Scott Park, Chief Sticco said the Parks and Recreation Department had
19 asked the Richmond Fire Department for its assistance. He said, with the Board's approval, the
20 Richmond Fire Department is happy to assist in making the summer enjoyable for the children of this
21 City.Grimes moved for approval,with Chairperson Hibner recognizing her own second and the motion
22 was carried by a unanimous voice vote.
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24 ADJOURNMENT
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26 There being no further business, on a motion duly made, seconded and passed on a unanimous voice vote,the
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