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BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF THE
CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA.JUNE 11, 1992
1 The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met at 9 a.m. Thursday,June 11, 1992,
2 in the Municipal Building in said City. Thomas Milligan presided with Earnest Jarvis and Dennis Grimes in
3 attendance.The following business was had to-wit:
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5 APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF JUNE 4.1992
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7 The minutes of the previous meeting were approved on a motion by Grimes after correcting the spelling of
8 "about" in line 63,second by Jarvis and carried on a unanimous voice vote.
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10 CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT
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12 Claims for payment submitted by the City Controller totaling $477,679.94, included $57,524 to Bloomington
13 Ford for five police cars; $58,450.39 for May health insurance claims; $51,042.74 for income tax withholding
14 payments; $70,070 for insurance premiums; and $39,000 to Streaker Tractor Sales for two leaf loaders for the
15 Street Division. Grimes made a motion to approve the claims, second by Jarvis and carried on a unanimous
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18 PUBLIC REQUESTS
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20 A. Grimes read a letter from Mark Hoelscher, owner of Main Street Diner, requesting permission for
21 himself and Dave Barker to use of the City's parking area adjacent to the diner for a hog roast from
22 3:30 to 8 p.m. Saturday, July 4. On a motion made by Grimes, second by Jarvis and carried on a
23 unanimous voice vote the Board took the request under advisement pending an investigation by
24 Captain Danny McClure.
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26 B. Jarvis read a request from Robert and Carol Stoker at 713 South West 17th Street for a curb cut at
27 the building site of their new home under construction at 3386 Hodgin Road. After inspecting the area
28 City Engineer Robert Wiwi recommended the curb cut be allowed on the condition that a culvert, 12
29 inches in diameter, be installed at the front to catch the storm water. The request had also been
30 checked and approved by the Traffic Division of the Richmond Police Department. Jarvis made a
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motion to approve the curb cut, subject to the conditions for the drainage culvert, second by Grimes
and carried on a unanimous voice vote.
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34 C. Handicapped parking requests:
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36 1. Granted were requests by Jeanette Knorpp at 1518 North C Street, Timmie Philpot at 343 South
37 West 2nd Street and Chelcie Shell Jr. at 19 North 18th Street. Denied on the grounds that the
38 residences did not meet the requirements were requests from James W. Downs at 232 South 11th
39 Street, Ralph Mason at 21 North 20th Street, Donald Smeigh at 20 North 21st Street and Kenneth Wert
40 at 335 North 21st Street, with Mrs. Wert appearing on behalf of her son. Requests from Floyd
41 Lawrence at 302 North 18th Street and Rosa Lee Mize at 601 South 15th Street were granted for two
42 months and six months, respectively, with extensions pending renewals of the state licences. All
43 actions on the requests were made through motions by Jarvis, seconds by Grimes and carried on a
44 unanimous voice vote.
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46 D. A request from Fire Chief James Sticco for 17 new fire hydrants was approved through a motion by
47 Jarvis, second by Grimes and carried on a unanimous voice vote. Jarvis also asked Sticco to check
48 out a hydrant on the west side of South 15th Street between M and N streets because it is virtually
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51 E. Don Fulle and Phil Lotich appeared before the Board on behalf of the American Legion's Harry Ray
52 Post No. 65 requesting reserved parking spaces for their members closest to the building in the City's
53 North Sixth Street parking lot. Fulle explained that since reserved parking had been sold to employees
54 of Office Functions through the City Clerk's office, which is in charge of the City's off-street parking,
55 Legion members did not have the freedom to park as they had in the past. Jarvis made a motion to
56 take the matter under advisement pending further conversation with the City Clerk and table a decision
57 until the next meeting, seconded by Grimes and carried on a unanimous voice vote.
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60 CONTRACTS
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62 A. Milligan requested that the adoption of the security contract at Richmond Housing Authority
63 appearing on the agenda be tabled to the next meeting.
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Board of Works Minutes Cont'd
June 11, 1992
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1 OTHER MATTERS
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3 1. A request from Fire Chief James Sticco to approve the retirement of Lt.William Smith effective June
4 6, 1992, after 25 years of service to the city was granted through a motion by Jarvis, second by Grimes
5 and carried on a unanimous voice vote.
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8 2. George Gehrig, who lives at 26 North West 18th Street, appeared before the Board voicing his
9 concern about the amount of vehicles using the alley running north and south between North West 18th
10 and North West 19th streets. The cause for the accelerated traffic, he said, is the growing amount of
11 businesses locating in the area. Since there are no signs posted to advise who has the right of way
12 Gehrig said his concern is for the safety of pedestrians, especially children, and possible collisions of
13 vehicles. He asked for two yield signs where the north and south alley intersects with the east and west
14 alley. Captain Danny McClure said he had inspected the area and agreed with Gehrig that the yield
15 signs are needed. Jarvis made a motion to approve the signs, second by Grimes and carried on a
16 unanimous voice vote.
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18 ADJOURNMENT
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20 There being no further business,on a motion duly made and seconded and passed,the meeting was adjourned.
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