HomeMy Public PortalAbout05-24-1990 BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF THE
CITY OF RICHMOND. INDIANA. MAY 24. 1990
1 The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met in regular session May 24, 1990 at
2 the hour of 9:00 A.M. in the Municipal Building in said City. Ms. Hauptstueck presided with Ms. McFarland in
3 attendance. Absent: Mr. Smith. Media in attendance: WHON, WKBV and Palladium Item. The following
4 business was had to-wit:
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7 BID OPENING FOR RECONSTRUCTION OF PORTIONS OF NW 5TH AND INDUSTRIES ROAD
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9 Ms. Hauptstueck opened the bidding for the the reconstruction of portions of NW 5th and Industries Road.
10 Having received all bids, Ms. McFarland moved to close the bidding, seconded by Ms. Hauptstueck and on
11 unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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13 The Proof of Publication for the original bid date was presented and approved. Ms. McFarland moved to accept
14 and file the Proof of Publication, seconded by Ms. Hauptstueck and on unanimous voice vote the motion was
15 carried.
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17 Mr. Fred Burgner, Consulting Engineer, and Ms.Annie Planck, Purchasing Director, opened the following bids:
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19 1. Contractors United, Inc.. The bid was on the proper form, signed, notarized and accompanied by a
20 bid bond. The total bid received was for 831,977.08.
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22 2. Grade Ex, Inc.. The bid was on the proper form, signed and notarized and accompanied by a bid
23 bond. The total bid was 969,995.72.
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25 Having opened all bids, Ms. McFarland moved to refer the bids to Mr. Wiwi,the Consulting Engineers and the
26 Purchasing Director for evaluation and recommendation, with the award to be made in a reconvened session of
27 the Board of Works on May 24, 1990 at 10:30 AM, seconded by Ms. Hauptstueck and on unanimous voice vote
28 the motion was carried.
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30 APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF MAY 17.1990
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32 Ms. McFarland moved to approve the minutes of the previous meeting as prepared, seconded by Ms.
33 Hauptstueck and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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35 APPROVAL OF CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT
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37 Ms. McFarland moved to approve claims in the amount of 1,095,236.17 seconded by Ms. Hauptstueck and on
38 unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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40 TABLED ITEMS
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42 No items remained on the table.
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44 PUBLIC REQUESTS AND COMMENT
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46 Request to Enter Public Right of Way for Fund Raiser-Carpenters&Joiners Union
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48 Mr.Tom Bucella, representing Carpenters Local 912, requested permission from the Board for their members to
49 enter the roadway for purposes of approaching stopped vehicles to raise funds for Dollars Against Diabetes.
50 The fund raiser would be on June 16, 1990 from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Mr. Bucella informed the Board that they
51 would like to be at the following intersections:
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53 Southwest 18th and National Road West
54 1st Street and West Main
55 North 8th and A Streets
56 South 9th and A Streets
57 18th and East Main
58 North 10th and Chester Boulevard
59 Entrances to Richmond Square Mall
60 Northwest 5th and L
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62 Officer Virgil Shaw, Traffic Division, expressed his concerns about South 9th and A and North 8th and A and
63 North 10th and Chester Boulevard. He said these were some of the busiest intersections in the City and not
64 appropriate to have people in the roadway.
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1 Mr. Bucella told the Board they would only approach stopped vehicles and otherwise would remain on the
2 sidewalks.
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4 Ms. Hauptstueck agreed with Traffic Division and felt even approaching stopped vehicles would be hazardous to
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7 Ms. McFarland also agreed that those three locations were very bad intersections and suggested alternate
8 locations could be found.
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10 Ms. McFarland moved to approve the request of Carpenters Local 912 to enter the following right of ways for the
11 collection of funds for Dollars Against Diabetes on June 16, 1990 from 10AM to 4PM:
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13 South West 18th and National Road
14 1st Street and West Main
15 18th and East Main
16 Entrances to Richmond Square Mall
17 Northwest 5th and L
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19 and to deny access to North 8th and A, South 9th and A and North 10th and Chester Boulevard, seconded by
20 Ms. Hauptstueck and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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22 Temporary Closing of the 900 Block of North 11th
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24 The request of the Wright Family for a Neighborhood party on May 26, 1990 from 1PM to 10PM was presented.
25 The request was accompanied by the appropriate petition of the residents of the area in favor of the party.
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27 The Board noted this was an annual event and there were no problems.
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29 Ms. McFarland moved to approve the temporary closing of the 900 Block of North 11th Street on May 26, 1990
30 from 1PM to 10PM,seconded by Ms. Hauptstueck and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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32 Rose Festival Requests
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34 Rose Festival Bed Race
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36 Ms. Beverly Nixon presented a request to close National Road West from SW 1st Street to SW 5th Street for a
37 Bed Race prior to the Moonlight Parade on Saturday,June 16, 1990. The closing time would begin at 6:30 PM.
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39 There being no problems with the request, Ms. McFarland moved to approve the temporary closing of National
40 Road West from SW 1st to SW 5th on June 16, 1990 starting at 6:30 PM, seconded by Ms. Hauptstueck and on
41 unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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43 Rose Festival Moonlight Parade Marshalling Area
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45 Ms. Beverly Nixon presented a request to close Hub Etchison Parkway for the Marshalling area for the Moonlight
46 Parade on Saturday,June 16, 1990. The closing time would begin at 7:00 PM.
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48 There being no problems with the request, Ms. McFarland moved to approve the temporary closing of Hub
49 Etchison Parkway on June 16, 1990 starting at 7:00 PM, seconded by Ms. Hauptstueck and on unanimous voice
50 vote the motion was carried.
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52 Presentation on Animal Control Functions-Dr. Carolyn Blakey
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54 Dr. Carolyn Blakey, representing HELP the Animals, Inc., made a presentation to the Board regarding their
55 proposal to perform Animal Control for the City of Richmond. Dr. Blakey told the Board that the Richmond Police
56 Department has indicated they no longer wanted to perform the animal control functions and HELP the Animals
57 have now contracted for a shelter and intend to hire an agent that is being trained in control functions. The
58 agent has prior experience with the Dayton Humane Society as a investigation officer and is now attending
59 training courses.
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61 Dr. Blakey presented a proposed budget for Animal Control including salaries, equipment, vehicle, supplies and
62 education materials. The total annual budget was 67,936.00. Dr. Blakey informed the Board that the Police
63 Department had been able to track a 34,000.00 cost to their budget for animal control.
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65 Dr. Blakey told the Board that they would also keep a lot of records an present them to the Board as part of the
control functions.
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1 The Board asked what activities were proposed for education since it was a large portion of the budget and Dr.
2 Blakey said they had planned to do a minimum of four educations mailings per year.
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4 Ms. McFarland thanked Dr. Blakey for all the information and stated the Board would like to take time to look
5 through the materials and may have questions at a later date.
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7 DEPARTMENT REQUESTS AND COMMENTS
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9 PURCHASING DEPARTMENT
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11 Award Bid for HVAC System for Richmond Senior Center
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13 Ms. Planck informed the Board that the bids for the HVAC System had been evaluated by the appropriate
14 persons and the Park Board had recommended the bid go to Meyers Mechanical as the only responsible bidder.
15 The bid of Hurst Heating was disqualified due to no bid bond being submitted.
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17 Ms. McFarland moved to award the bid for the HVAC System to Meyers Mechanical for 105,890.00, seconded
18 by Ms. Hauptstueck and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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20 Set Bid Date for Body Recorders for Richmond Police Department/6-14-90
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22 The Board received a request from the Purchasing Office to set June 14, 1990 at 9 AM to receive bids for body
23 recorders for the Richmond Police Department. All funds for the purchase are in place and have been approved
24 by the City Controller.
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26 Mr. McFarland moved to set June 14, 1990 at 9AM as the date and time to receive bids for body recorders for
27 the Richmond Police Department, seconded by Ms. Hauptstueck and on unanimous voice vote the motion was
28 carried.
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30 PUBLIC WORKS
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33 Approve and Execute Agreement for Materials on East Main Curb Work
34 Mr. Wiwi presented an Agreement between the City and the State Department of Transportation to purchase
35 materials for the curb reconstruction on East Main between 11th and 15th Streets as part of the Downtown
36 Renovation Project.
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38 Ms. McFarland asked about the prior agreement the Board had approved and Mr. Wiwi explained that the State
39 had changed the language and the prior contract was null and void.
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41 The Board inquired of Mr. Metzger if the agreement met his approval and he indicated his only concern was
42 Section 8 regarding the City being responsible for all liability and the only problem might be if there were a defect
43 in the concrete, but the City could go after the supplier of the materials if this happened.
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45 Ms. McFarland moved to approve and execute the Agreement for the State to provide materials for curb
46 reconstruction between 11th and 15th on East Main Street, seconded by Ms. Hauptstueck and on unanimous
47 voice vote the motion was carried.
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49 Final Plans of Phase III of the Downtown Renovation Project
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51 Mr. Wiwi presented the final plans for Phase III of the Downtown Renovation Project. He said he has received
52 verbal commitment from the State on the plans and the area includes 6th Street, lath Street and East Main to
53 15th Street.
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55 Ms. McFarland moved to approve and execute the final plans for Phase Ill of the Downtown Renovation Project,
56 seconded by Ms. Hauptstueck and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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58 Rose View Discount Charter Rate for Dwyer Wilbert
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60 Ms. McFarland moved to approve the discounted charter rate on the Double Decker bus for use by Dwyer
61 Wilbert, seconded by Ms. Hauptstueck and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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63 RECESS AND RECONVENE OF THE BOARD
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65 Award Bid for Reconstruction of Portions of NW 5th and Industries Road
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1 The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana reconvened at 10:45 AM for the award of
2 the bid for the reconstruction of portions of NW 5th and Industries Road.
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4 Ms. Annie Planck recommended to the Board that the bid be awarded to Contractors United, Inc. at 831,997.08
5 as the lowest bidder and also meeting all specifications. The bid was lower that the engineer's estimate of
6 845,119.67.
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8 Ms. McFarland asked about the funding for the project and Mr. Metzger stated it was planned to finance the
9 project through Tax Increment Financing.
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11 Ms. McFarland moved to award the bid for the reconstruction of portions of NW 5th Street and Industries Road
12 to CUI in the amount of 831,997.08 and to execute a contract with CUI for the performance of the work,
13 seconded by Ms. Hauptstueck and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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15 ADJOURNMENT
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17 There being no further business,on a motion duly made,seconded and passed the meeting was adjourned.
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23 Carrie N. Hauptstueck, President
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