HomeMy Public PortalAbout10-01-1992 BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF THE
CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, OCTOBER 1. 1992
1 The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met at 9 a.m. Thursday, October 1,
2 1992, in the Municipal Building in said City. Chairman Thomas Milligan presided with Earnest Jarvis and Dennis
3 Grimes in attendance.The following business was had to-wit:
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5 APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 24.1992
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7 Jarvis made a motion to approve the minutes of the September 24, 1992 meeting, second by Grimes and
8 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$70,861.97 for supplies and other contractual services
13 which included $15,000 for acquistion of property as well as a permanent easement for an off-street parking
14 facility to be leased to Color Box on South 6th Street. Also $5,000 to the Richmond Police Department for
15 special investigation expenditures. Grimes moved to approve the claims, second by Jarvis and carried by a
16 unanimous voice vote.
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18 REQUESTS
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20 A.Jarvis read a letter from the New Covenant Life group requesting permission to set up a fund raiser
21 for the homeless shelter from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. October 24 on South A and North A streets, National
22 Road East and National Road West. After reviewing the request the Traffic Division of the Richmond
23 Police Department could not recommend solicitation in the streets but had no problem with volunteers
24 being at entrances of private businesses. The group asked to be allowed to solicit at Kmart East,
25 Mendenall Hardware at both Chester Boulevard and Fifth and National Road West and McDonald's at
26 18th and East Main. The Traffic division had no problem with three of the sites but could not
27 recommend the Mendenhall Hardware location on National Road West. The group also asked a
28 change of date from October 24 to October 3.Jarvis moved to approve the request with those changes,
29 second by Grimes and carried by a unanimous voice vote.
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31 B. A request from Carol Dils was read by Jarvis asking for a deer crossing sign to be placed between
32 1081 and 1201 Chester Boulevard. She noted that deer have been seen crossing the Boulevard into a
33 vacant lot at dusk in that area and she is concerned about the safety of the drivers and the deer.After a
34 review of the area,the Traffic Safety Division recommended that deer crossing signs be placed at both
35 1081 and 1201 Chester Boulevard to advise eastbound and westbound traffic.Jarvis moved to approve
36 the request,second by Grimes and carried by a unanimous voice vote.
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38 C. Steven D. Smith of 816 North I Street appeared before the Board requesting the installation of a"No
39 Heavy Trucks" sign on North I Street. He voiced concern about the flow of heavy trucks, including
40 semis, and the danger they posed to the parked autos belonging to the residents and the safety of the
41 children.
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43 Attorney Robert Bever appeared before the Board representing Glazer Scrap Metal. He said Glazer
44 would be willing to work with everyone possible to take care of the matter. He said his client's main
45 concern was not to eliminate access to his business.
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47 Milligan recommended the matter be taken under advisement and asked Jarvis, Wiwi and the Police
48 Department to work with Glazer,Smith and Bever to come up with a proposal.
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50 D. A handicapped parking request by Evelyn Sparks of 1314 North C St. was approved through a
51 motion by Jarvis, second by Grimes and carried by a unanimous voice vote.
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53 CONTRACTS
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55 A. Tracy Dawkins, housing coordinator of the Infill Housing Program, read a report from the Housing
56 Advisory Committee chaired by Etta Lundy. The report stated that out of the 75 applications received
57 only three families with 11 people qualified.The Committee recommended rejection of the bid made by
58 D&J Mobile Homes for the manufactured housing because the City cannot comply with the conditions
59 of the grant which requires construction of seven manufactured homes prior to Dec. 31, 1992 with a
60 minimum of 30 persons occupying them. The Committee recommended pursuing private mortgage
61 financing and engaging local homebuilders on behalf of the three families who met the conditions of the
62 grant as well as two other families who were over-qualified.The Committee expressed its appreciation
63 to the past City Administration, the current City Administration, and local mortgage bankers for their
64 work on this project and the Departement of Public Works for preparing the home sites.
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Board of Works Minutes Cont'd
October 1, 1992
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2 Grimes commented that it is unfortunate that the City is unable to proceed with this particular project,
3 but added that the focus is still there to have housing in that area. He added that the Board has no
4 choice but to accept the recommendation of the Housing Advisory Committee and reject the bid by D&
5 J. Jarvis noted his disappointment at losing the grant, stating that the window the City had to go
6 through was so small that it was virtually impossible to comply with the requirements. After the second
7 by Jarvis the motion was carried by a unanimous voice vote.
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9 ' Milligan said there is an opportunity to go forward with the five families who qualified or over-qualified
10 for the project. He said the City would proceed to engage conventional homebuilders in the area and
11 facilitate private financing. He added that the City is in the position to participate in making the lots
12 available and those acquiring the homes would be homeowners from the very start. He said all the
13 infrastructure is in place which includes sanitary, storm drainage, curbs and sidewalks. Jarvis said he
14 would like to see houses grow on that spot where seven lots are available and the eighth needs to have
15 some dirt rearranged to prepare it for building.
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17 B. Jarvis read a letter from Vicki Stevens, Purchasing Manager, in which she explained the City's
18 participation in state bids for highway salt. The three bidders were Morton Salt Co. of Chicago whose
19 bid was $27.62 per ton, North American Salt Co.of Overland Park, Kansas, $28.33 per ton, and ACSO
20 Salt Inc. of Park Summit, Pa. $31.28 per ton. After the bids were reviewed by Stevens and Bill Smith,
21 Street Division Manager, it was recommended the contract be awarded to Morton Salt Co. Jarvis
22 moved that the Board award the contract to Morton Salt Co., second by Grimes and carried by a
23 unanimous voice vote.
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25 OTHER MATTERS
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27 A. Grimes read a report submitted by Wayne Jackson, chief of fire prevention, listing the activities for
28 the month of August. These included fire extinguisher classes, business personnel completing annual
29 training in CPR and presenting a check from the Indiana Arson and Crime Association to the person
30 leading the local department to an arsonist. A total of 181 inspections resulted in 149 violations
31 corrected.The report was given to the City Clerk for filing.
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33 B. Chief Dennis Rice addressed the Board on behalf of the Indiana Association of Chiefs of Police
34 expressing its appreciation to Milligan for his help in contacting Senator Richard Lugar with whom they
35 had a conference call to discuss the Brady bill dealing with gun control.
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37 C.Jenny Grubb, speaking on behalf of the New Covenant Life group, asked about trying to find another
38 location for its fund raiser on the west side of town.Jarvis made the motion that the Board authorize the
39 Police Traffic Division to approve such a location, second by Grimes and carried by a unanimous voice
40 vote.
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43 ADJOURNMENT
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45 There being no further business, on a motion duly made seconded and passed and carried on a unanimous
46 voice vote,the meeting was adjourned.
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