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BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF THE
CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA.
AUGUST 6, 1992
1 The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met in regular session on Thursday,
2 August 6, 1992 in said City. Thomas Milligan presided with Earnest Jarvis and Dennis Grimes in attendance.
3 The following business was had to-wit:
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6 APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF JULY 30.1992
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8 The minutes of the previous meeting were approved on a motion by Jarvis, second by Grimes and carried by a
9 unanimous voice vote.
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11 APPROVAL OF CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT
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13 None were presented.
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15 REQUESTS
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17 A.Jarvis read a request from the American Cancer Society asking permission for the Army Reserve to
18 conduct a road block on behalf of the American Cancer Society from 9 a.m.to 3 p.m. August 15-16 at
19 West Main and North West 5th Street, South 18th and East Main, Garwood Road and East Main,
20 Kmart West and National Road West and J.C. Penney and East Main Street. Jarvis also read the
21 recommendation of the Traffic Safety Division of the Richmond Police Department, noting its objections
22 to blocking the streets and stopping vehicles. Jarvis made a motion to deny the request, second by
23 Grimes and carried by a unanimous voice vote.
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25 B. A request from Greg Grothaus, director of Main Street Richmond/Wayne County, was read by
26 Jarvis. Looking ahead to the Christmas parade Saturday, November 28, Grothaus asked that traffic be
27 diverted to allow the parade to begin at 11 a.m. and travel west on East Main Street from 16th to 10th
28 Street. The Traffic Safety Division had no objections. Jarvis made a motion to approve, second by
29 Grimes and carried by a unanimous voice vote.
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31 C. Prestwick Square Apartments by Linda Porter, property supervisor,submitted a written request for a
32 stop sign at the south terminus of South 18th Street. She cited vehicles traveling at an unsafe speed as
33 they approach the apartment complex, creating a danger to children. Captain Danny McClure said the
34 Traffic Division reviewed the area and noticed no high rate of speed but observed children on bicycles
35 riding up and down the drives. The recommendation was that no stop sign be placed in the location as
36 requested because of limited traffic flow, but McClure did suggest supervision by parents.Grimes made
37 a motion to deny the stop sign request but to approve a Children-At-Play information sign for the area,
38 second by Jarvis and carried by a unanimous voice vote.
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40 D. Grimes brought before the Board the request by Antonio Pettus for Devalle Records to close the
41 700 block of North 13th Street for the filming of a music video. The Traffic Division had no objections
42 since the street has little or no traffic. Grimes made the motion to approve, second by Jarvis and.
43 carried by a unanimous voice vote. Pettus appeared before the Board and reported there would also be
44 a helicopter involved in the filming of the video. Milligan advised him that crowd control on private
45 property should be provided by his company.
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47 E. A curb cut application submitted by Dr. Curtis Wong at 435 South 4th Street was read by Jarvis who
48 made a motion to approve the request, second by Grimes and carried by a unanimous voice vote.
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50 CONTRACTS
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52 A. Jarvis read a request for the payment of an invoice totaling $348.16 from SIECO, Inc. for
53 engineering services to update the plans for the extension of Industries Road to Chester Boulevard.
54 City Engineer Robert Wiwi noted that the work had been performed. Jarvis made a motion to pay the
55 claim. the Board acting as agent for Star Bank as trustee of the T.I.F. bond issue, second by Grimes
56 and carried by a unanimous voice vote.
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58 B. Grimes reported that purchasing manager, Vicki Stevens, had reviewed the only bid for the Inf ill
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Housing Project which came from D & J Mobile Homes. Since that bid of $359,743.58, was over
budget, the Inf ill Housing Project Advisory Group, chaired by Etta J. Lundy, recommended rejection
61 and rebidding with alternatives to enable the project to come in within budget. City Engineer Robert
62 Wiwi appeared before the Board explaining that in the initial advertisement the City asked bidders to
63 provide a lump sum bid. Since that request resulted in an overbid he suggested that bidders be asked
64 to break out their bids listing separate items. He gave as an example that they could give an alternate
65 bid for streets and driveways which possibly would open the way to get the structures built. Grimes
moved to reject the D & J bid and re-bid the project, second by Jarvis and carried by a unanimous
voice vote.
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Board of Works Minutes Cont'd
August 6, 1992
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2 OTHER MATTERS
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4 A. Milligan presented a petition by Councilmember Sally Hutton containing names of residents of the
5 700 block of South West First Street requesting inclusion in the restricted parking area expanded by
6 Ordinance No. 21 - 1992. A total of 13 residents were in favor of it,two were not, and two did not care.
7 Jarvis recalled that at the time the discussion was held about the restricted parking that those people
8 did not have any problems with parking and the Board agreed that if it became a problem the area
9 would be revisited when school was in session.
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11 Captain Danny McClure reported that the original plan was to include that block but the survey officer
12 said most residents were not in favor of it. He added that all the signs are in place in the areas
13 designated by the ordinance. Milligan asked about encouraging students to use the City's parking lot
14 across from Richmond High School. McClure said he would talk with Principal John Lebo about the
15 problem. Milligan suggested to the other Board members, who agreed, that they give the project an
16 opportunity to function before making any more changes. Grimes made a motion that the request to
17 expand the restricted parking be denied with the provision that the matter would continue to be studied,
18 second by Jarvis and carried by a unanimous voice vote.
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20 B.The vicious dog hearing was rescheduled for Thursday,August 20, 1992.
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22 C. Jarvis read a letter from Fire Chief James Sticco requesting the approval of the promotion of two
23 probationary Firefighters, Eric Holmes and John Pierce, to the rank of Firefighter I. Sticco presented
24 Board members letters signed by senior Battalion Chief Joe Perkins, recommending both Firefighters.
25 Upon the request of Milligan, Sticco explained the procedure of becoming a Firefighter. He said after
26 the application is completed, the applicant undergoes a physical agility and mental aptitude test. Upon
27 passing, the applicant meets with a panel of interviewers to be placed in a hiring order. Subject to
28 acceptance by the pension fund, hiring follows. During the one-year probationary period the applicant
29 has to meet the Firefighter II requirements. He pointed out that both Holmes and Pierce had gone one
30 step further, earning Firefighter I status as well. Jarvis recommended approval, second by Grimes and
31 carried by a unanimous voice vote.
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33 D. Grimes presented a six-month report submitted by HELP the Animals Shelter indicating 1,150
34 animals were sheltered during that time. Of that number, 304 were adopted, 137 were reunited with
35 their owners and 670 had been euthanized. Grimes commented that the report was an indication that
36 the shelter's contract with the city was an extremely necessary one and he made a motion to add the
37 report to the record,second by Jarvis and carried on a unanimous voice vote.
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39 E. Jarvis presented a written complaint about the lack of lighting in the area of 1104 S. 16th St. where
40 there is a light pole but no light which makes the area rather dark and produces some vandalism.Jarvis
41 had called Robert Hankosky at RP & L and asked him to check out the area. Hankosky's response was
42 that RP & L would be glad to add a street light at that location with the recommendation of the Board.
43 Jarvis moved to direct the installation of a street light with the understanding that the City pick up the
44 monthly cost for electricity, second by Grimes and carried by a unanimous voice vote.
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47 ADJOURNMENT
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49 There being no further business,on a motion duly made,seconded and passed the meeting was adjourned.
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56 Thomas Milligan, Chairman
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59 ATTEST:
60 Norma Carnes, City Clerk
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