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BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF THE
CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, OCTOBER 15, 1992
1 The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met at 9 a.m. Thursday, October 15,
2 1992, in the Municipal Building in said City. Chairman Thomas Milligan presided with Dennis Grimes in
3_ attendance. Earnest Jarvis was absent.The following business was had to-wit:
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5 APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF OCTOBER 8.1992
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7 The minutes of the October 8, 1992 meeting were approved on a motion by Grimes, the chair recognizing its
8 own second and carried by a unanimous voice vote.
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10 CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT
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12 Claims were submitted by the City Controller's office for$300,234.08 which included amounts paid for the public
13 employees retirement fund of $15,099.03, $14,710.41 and $22,164.66 as well as other payments for supplies
14 and contractual services. Grimes moved to approve the claims, the chair recognized its own second and the
15 motion was carried by a unanimous voice vote.
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17 APPOINTMENT
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19 Major Jack Myers introduced Tom Bradfield, formerly a reserve officer with the Centerville Police, as the new
20 parking ordinance enforcement officer. Grimes administered the oath of office which authorizes him to enforce
21 city ordinances.
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23 REQUESTS
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25 A.Grimes read a request from Kevin Harrell of 923 North West B Street for a four-way stop sign at the
26 intersection of North West 10th and B streets.Although stop signs already are posted on the east side
27 and west side of the intersection, Harrell said he didn't feel they were sufficient. Reasons given for the
28 request included the large number of children in the neighborhood, a lot of bicycle traffic and elderly
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31 Although the Traffic Division observed little traffic and no speeders during the hours the area was
32 checked, it had no objections to posting the signs as requested.Grimes moved to approve the four-way
33 stop sign placement with the chair recognizing its own second.The motion was carried by a unanimous
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36 B. Correspondence received by Mel Bruns, director of bus operations to Richmond Community
37 Schools, was read by Grimes. Bruns requested a"School Bus Stop Ahead" sign be placed in the 500
38 block of Toschlog Road on the west side of the street. After checking the area the Traffic Division
39 recommended that a sign not only be placed in the 500 block of Toschlog Road but also in the 800
40 block. Grimes moved to approve the signs as recommended,the chair recognized its own second and
41 the motion was carried by a unanimous voice vote.
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43 C. Milligan brought before the Board the matter of a request made two weeks ago by Stephen Smith for
44 a"No Trucks"sign to be placed on North I Street between Chester Boulevard and North 8th Street. He
45 commented specifically on the truck traffic to and from the Glazer Scrap yard and the construction site
46 of the new LoBill store to the north of North I Street.
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48 He also had a report with conclusions of City Engineer Robert Wiwi and the Traffic Division in which it
49 was stated that signage was recommended on North I and North H streets leaving North G Street as
50 the primary artery for traffic to and from businesses on North 8th Street including Glazer. Appearing
51 before the Board, Wiwi said the conclusions had been reached after looking at the overall plan for the
52 area and he felt they were in the best interest of the City.
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54 Milligan said the difficulty with the recommendation was that it included North H Street and Glazer had
55 consented to signs on North I Street on the assurance that such a restriction not be placed on North H
56 Street between North 8th and North 9th streets as well as agreement by the City to keep North G Street
57 in passable condition. Milligan added that North G Street is by all accounts the preferred route because
58 it is wider and has no residences even though it has surface problems. He further stated that he had
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received a letter from Attorney Robert Bever, representing Glazer Scrap, and he was opposed to
extending the signs to North H Street because it restricts the flow of traffic to the business from the
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63 Wiwi said he preferred to keep truck traffic concentrated in one area so as to limit the amount of streets
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Board of Works Minutes Cont'd
October 15, 1992
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1 Noting that the original request dealt with only North I Street, Milligan suggested the matter needed
2 more study and recommended it be taken under advisement, especially since Bever had not been
3 made aware of the recommendation and he felt it was most important to keep everybody fully informed.
4 Grimes concurred.
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6 CONTRACTS
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8 None were presented.
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10 OTHER MATTERS
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12 Milligan read a request for the removal of a fire hydrant presently located on the south side of Main Street in the
13 vicinity of the Interstate Battery property on the east end of the Main Street bridge. The proposal is that it be
14 permanently removed by the Indiana-American Water Co. at no cost to the City. He noted that under the
15 present ordinance the Board of Works approves all such removals and had received a letter from Fire Chief Jim
16 Sticco stating that the Fire Department is able to provide fire protection service from other hydrants in the area.
17 Grimes moved to approve the request with the chair recognizing its own second and the motion was carried by a
18 unanimous voice vote.
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20 ADJOURNMENT
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22 There being no further business, on a motion duly made seconded and passed and carried on a unanimous
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