HomeMy Public PortalAbout06-25-1992 BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF THE
CITY OF RICHMOND. INDIANA.JUNE 25, 1992
1 The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met at 9 a.m. Thursday,June 25, 1992,
2 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 JUNE 11.1992 AND JUNE 18.1992
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7 Jarvis made a motion to approve the June 11 minutes, second by Grimes and carried on a unanimous voice
8 vote.Grimes moved to approve the June 18 minutes,second by Jarvis and carried on 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 $11,552.18 covering expenses for supplies and
13 contractual services. Grimes made a motion to approve the claims, second by Jarvis and carried on a
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16 REQUESTS
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18 A.Jarvis reported that he had checked with Gene Spicer at Townsend Community Center concerning
19 the request the Board had tabled the week before from Vanetta Nicholson, representing the Mt. Olive
20 Missionary Baptist Church, for a gospel concert from 5:30 to 8 p.m. August 8 at the Center. Finding
21 Spicer completely in favor of the event, Jarvis made a motion that the Board lift the noise restriction
22 ordinance for the concert, second by Grimes and carried on a unanimous voice vote.
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24 B. Handicapped parking permit requests for renewals made by Ralph Mason at 21 N. 20th Street and
25 Kenneth Wall at 318 North 14th Street were denied by the Board on a motion by Jarvis, second by
26 Grimes and carried on a unanimous voice vote. Mason's request had been turned down by the Board
27 at its June 11 meeting and he had appeared before the Board at its June 18 meeting asking that the
28 request be reconsidered. Explaining the denial of Mason's request,Jarvis said that he and Milligan and
29 Grimes had visited Mason's residence Wednesday,June 24, and found adequate parking at the rear of
30 the property and he stood by his original decision to deny the request. Therefore the motion was for the
31 denial of the reconsideration. A new request by Terri Wilhelm at 506 South 11th Street was approved
32 by the Board on a motion by Jarvis,second by Grimes and carried on a unanimous voice vote.
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34 Milligan reminded those in the audience and those who would hear of the meeting via the news media
35 that the handicapped parking requests approved by the Board were merely an extension of the
36 exclusive privileges granted to those having the handicapped parking permits issued by the state. Only
37 those having either the license plates, a Disabled Veterans plate or sticker issued by the state are
38 eligible to apply for a handicapped parking place at the place they reside and those permits must meet
39 the guidelines spelled out in an ordinance which has been passed by Common Council.
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41 C.The street light request from residents on Waverly Drive listed on the agenda was tabled for one
42 more week and continued under advisement.
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44 D.Jarvis read a letter from Mr. Willman on behalf of Mosey Manufacturing Co. at 262 Fort Wayne Ave.
45 stating that work on the Ninth Street Bridge was presenting a problem with its truck delivery. The
46 solution he offered, albeit a temporary one, was that trucks be allowed to turn north on North Ninth
47 Street and travel to G Street. Milligan suggested that the signage restricting truck traffic on North Ninth
48 Street be removed until the work on the bridge is completed. Jarvis made the motion to suspend the
49 truck restriction temporarily,second by Grimes and carried on a unanimous voice vote.
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51 E. A letter from Fire Chief James Sticco was read by Grimes requesting the use of fire trucks for
52 spraying with water the children participating in the Park Department's summer programs at four
53 different locations July 1, 2, 5 and 6. Grimes made the motion to approve the request, second by
54 Jarvis and carried on a unanimous voice vote.
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57 CONTRACTS
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59 A.As agent for Star Bank as trustee of the Redvelopment Authority bond proceeds the Board acted on
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two requests from SIECO, Inc. , consulting engineers for service rendered in the construction of
Industries Road and Williamsburg Pike. The first was a progress payment of$9,852 and the second for
62 $495.56 for professional engineering service in the update and revision of design plans for the
63 improvement of the project. Grimes made the motion to approve the requests, second by Jarvis and
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Board of Works Minutes Cont'd
June 25, 1992
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1 B.Jarvis reported on bids received last week for the summer paving work from Contractors United and
2 Barrett Paving. He said that after reviewing the bids with the manager of the street division and the
3 purchasing office the contract for all three products was awarded to Barrett Paving.
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5 OTHER MATTERS
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7 A. Grimes read the fire prevention activities for the month of May as presented in a written report by
8 Wayne Jackson, Chief of Fire Prevention with the Richmond Fire Department. Inspections were up from
9 117 to 141 over the previous month. Classes had been given to over 300 Boy Scouts at Bear Creek
10 Boy Scout Camp and an after- school Brownie Troop. Jackson and Jim Kinnett, director of Economic
11 Development, traveled to Indianapolis and presented a proposal to bring the public training safety
12 institute to Richmond, a move that Grimes noted would be good for the.City. He submitted the report as
13 part of the record to be filed by the City Clerk. Grimes made the motion to accept the report, second by
14 Jarvis and carried on a unanimous voice vote.
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16 B. Milligan presented the consulting services agreement approved by the Board last week for Julian
17 Ridlan and Associates of Indianapolis in which the consultants agreed to review and evaluate the long
18 range capital planning and projected facilities requirements to achieve the maximum benefit of federal
19 and state grants and other forms of financial assistance to the City. On a motion by Grimes, second by
20 Jarvis and carried on a unanimous voice vote the Board approved payment of $3,447.60 for services
21 rendered to the consulting firm. Jarvis noted for the record that Ridlan had requested staff support of a
22 draftsman and a clerk but after discusssion following last week's meeting it was determined those
23 services could be provided in house in the Municipal Building.
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25 ADJOURNMENT
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27 There being no further business, on a motion duly made seconded and passed and carried on a unanimous
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40 Norma Carnes, Clerk
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