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BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF THE
CITY OF RICHMOND. INDIANA.JANUARY 251990
1 The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met in regular session January 25,
2 1990 at the hour of 9:00 A.M. in the Municipal Building in said City. Ms. Hauptstueck presided with Ms.
3 McFarland and Mr. Smith in attendance. Absent: None. Media in attendance: WKBV/WFMG and
4 WHON/WOLK. The following business was had to-wit:
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6 APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF JANUARY 18.1990
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8 Ms. McFarland moved to approve the minutes of the previous meeting as prepared,seconded by Mr. Smith and
9 on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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11 APPROVAL OF CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT
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13 Ms. McFarland moved to approve claims in the amount of 334,708.05, seconded by Mr. Smith and on
14 unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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16 TABLED ITEMS
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18 Parade Request by Wayne County Afro-American.Association
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20 The Traffic Division requested the item remain tabled until they could contact the petitioner.
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22 Ms. McFarland moved to leave the parade request by the Afro-American Association tabled until contact can be
23 made with the petitioner for further information, seconded by Mr: Smith and on unanimous voice vote the motion
24 was carried.
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26 Agreement with City for(,.ease of Double Decker Bus
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28 Ms. McFarland asked this item be tabled indefinitely to clarify legalities with the State Department of
29 Transportation on funding.
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31 Ms. McFarland moved to table the Agreement between the City and Rose View Transit for lease of the Double
32 Decker Bud indefinitely,seconded by Mr.Smith and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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34 PUBLIC REQUESTS AND COMMENT
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36 None were presented.
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38 DEPARTMENT. REQUESTS AND COMMENTS
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40 FIRE DEPARTMENT
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42 Permission to Use Fire Equipment In State Hospital Parade
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44 Chief Jim Sticco, requested permission of the Board to allow.Pumper No. 5 to participate in the Richmond State
45 Hospital annual parade on June 16th, 1990 from 9:30 to 11:30 AM.
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47 Ms. McFarland moved to allow the use of Pumper No. 5 and the accompanying manpower in the Richmond
48 State Hospital Parade on June 16, 1990 from 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM, seconded by Mr. Smith and on unanimous
49 voice vote the motion was carried.
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51 Permission to Use Fire House No.4 for Voting
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53 Chief Sticco presented a request from the Wayne County Office of Voter Registration for use of Fire House No.
54 4 for voting in the May 8th primary and the November 6th general election. They also requested to utilize some
55 of the parking for handicapped parking.
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57 Mr. McFarland moved to approve the use of Fire House No. 4 for voting on May 8th and November 6th and to
58 allow handicapped parking be established as needed, seconded by Mr. Smith and on unanimous voice vote the
59 motion was carried.
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61 PLANNING.PERMITS AND INSPECTION
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63 Possible Purchase of 30 North 15th Street
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65 Ms. Braxton reported that she was continuing to work with both parties involved in the purchase, Mr.Jones and
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January 25, 1990
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1 Mr. Stamper. She told the Board she would continue to work with Mr. Dennis Jones, owner of record, with
2 additional interested buyers and although she had not heard from Mr. Stamper, would continue to work with him
3 on a possible purchase of the property.
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5 Ms. Hauptstueck asked that the item be taken off the Agenda, but the Board be updated with any changes.
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7 BOARD OF WORKS MISCELLANEOUS
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9 Extension of 1989 FOP Contract
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11 Mr. Mark Smith, head of the Wage Committee for the Fraternal Order of Police, requested the Board extend the
12 1989 contract with the City until a new contract was signed. He informed the Board there was a meeting
13 scheduled today for negotiations, but with very little movement in the immediate past, he would like the
14 extension.
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16 Ms. Hauptstueck asked if a thirty day extension would be sufficient and Mr.Smith said he was not certain.
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18 Ms. McFarland stated that she felt thirty days was sufficient and did not believe that in indefinite extension was
19 an incentive to either party to get the contract settled.
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21 Ms. McFarland moved to extend the 1989 Agreement for wages and working conditions between the City and
22 the FOP until February 28, 1990,seconded by Mr.Smith and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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24 UNSAFE BUILDING HEARINGS (ACCESSORY BUILDINGS)
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26 Ms. Braxton informed the Board that Mr. Phil Craft had done an excellent job identifying the unsafe accessory
27 buildings being presented for hearings. She said that due to the excessive number of hearings,they would hold
28 the photographs of the structures and present them to the Board if necessary to see.
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30 Ms. Hauptstueck asked if any of the structures had been removed and Mr. Craft reported that wrecking permits
31 had been issued on 225 North 11th, 222 North 20th,and 1623 Oakland Avenue.
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33 1221 South 8th Street •
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35 Ms. Hauptstueck opened an Unsafe Building Hearing on property located at 1221 South 8th Street, belonging to
36 Mr. Robert Brady, 1300 South 9th Street. The order was to wreck and remove the unsafe garages by February
37 12, 1990.
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39 Mr. Craft presented Proof of Notification in the form of return receipt, certified mail. Ms. McFarland moved to
40 accept the file the Proof of Notification, seconded by Mr. Smith and on unanimous voice vote the motion was
41 carried.
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43 Mr. John Dingle, contract purchaser of the property at 1221 South 8th Street, told the Board that he had
44 purchased the property in December of 1989 and was in the process of establishing a business. He said that
45 there were two garages in question and one needed to be removed, but the other one had a truck stored in it
46 that needed to be removed prior to his being able to determine if it could be repaired or needed to be wrecked.
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48 Mr. Dingle told the Board that the truck belonged to a Mr. Tate and they were trying to locate him to get it
49 removed. Mr. Dingle requested the Board to give him an extension of time and that he agreed with the order,
50 but needed time to carry it out.
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52 Mr. Phil Craft recommended that the Board give thirty days from February 12, 1990 to wreck the one and to
53 repair or wreck the other with permits to be obtained today.
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55 Mr. Dingle requested a sixty day extension from February 12, 1990.
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57 Mr. Smith agreed that the sixty days would be fair and that with the weather and having to locate the owner of
58 the truck,thirty days might be cutting it close.
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60 Ms. Braxton informed Mr. Dingle he could pursue the vehicle as abandoned with the Richmond Police
61 Department.
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63 Mr. Dingle admitted to the Board that he had not completely determined about repairing the one structure, but
64 did need to get the vehicle removed to see if the repairs would be cost prohibitive and if so he would wreck it
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1 Ms. Hauptstueck recommended affirming the order to remove one building and sixty days for the repairs to the
2 other structure and Mr. Dingle stated that thirty days to remove the one building and sixty to repair or remove the
3 other would be sufficient.
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5 Mr. Craft recommended the Board modify the order to allow thirty days from today's date for removal of the one
6 garage and sixty days from today's date for repair or removal of the other with permits to be secured today.
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8 Mr. Dingle requested information about rebuilding and the setback requirements and Ms. Braxton indicated they
9 needed to be looked into since the building needed to be three feet from the side property lines.
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11 There were no other interested parties speaking for or against the order.
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13 Ms. McFarland moved to modify the Order issued on property located at 1221 South 8th Street to one garage to
14 be removed within thirty days from January 25, 1990, and the second garage to be removed or repaired within
15 sixty days of January 25, 1990, with permits to issued January 25, 1990, seconded by Mr. Smith and on
16 unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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18 450 South 5th Street
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20 Ms. Hauptstueck opened an Unsafe Building Hearing on property located at 450 South 5th Street, belonging to
21 Ms.Grace White. The order was to wreck or repair the unsafe garage by February 12, 1990.
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23 Mr. Craft presented Proof of Notification in the form of return receipt, certified mail. Ms. McFarland moved to
24 accept the file the Proof of Notification, seconded by Mr. Smith and on unanimous voice vote the motion was
25 carried.
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27 Mr. Jim Disney, representing his mother, Mrs. White, told the Board that he has a building permit issued to the
28 property and would be working on the structure during the week of February 18, 1990 when he was on vacation.
29 He said he felt it needed moved forward on the lot to prevent the sanitary trucks from hitting the structure. He
30 assured the Board the work would be completed the week of February 18, 1990.
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32 There were no other interested parties speaking for or against the order.
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34 Ms. McFarland moved to modify the Order issued on property located at 450 South 5th Street to repair or wreck
35 and remove unsafe garage within thirty days from January 25, 1990, seconded by Mr.Smith and on unanimous
36 voice vote the motion was carried.
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38 417 South 5th Street
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40 Ms. Hauptstueck opened an Unsafe Building Hearing on property located at 417 South 5th Street, belonging to
41 Ms. Marie Hoos. The order was to wreck and remove the unsafe garage by February 12, 1990.
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43 Mr. Craft presented Proof of Notification in the form of return receipt, certified mail. Ms. McFarland moved to
44 accept the file the Proof of Notification, seconded by Mr. Smith and on unanimous voice vote the motion was
45 carried.
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47 Mr. Ed Hoos, representing his mother, Mrs. Hoos,told the Board that he would like to have the interior inspected
48 since he did not feel it to be unsafe.
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50 Mr. Craft explained that under the definition of an unsafe, the sill has rotted causing a shift in the foundation
51 allowing the structure to be blown over.
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53 Mr. Hoos explained his mother was on a fixed income and with the high winter utility bills, would not have funds
54 available until the summer to have the structure wrecked.
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56 Ms. Braxton commented that there was still no financial assurances that it would be removed.
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58 Mr. Craft commented that the City can remove the structure and allow a time period to repay the demolition
59 costs or it will be filed as a lien against the real property that can be paid off at any time. He said they would
60 have to bid the demolition and would go with the lowest bidder.
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62 Mr. Craft further informed the Board that with the structure off the foundation it would not be possible to judge
63 when it would fall or how much wind it would take to knock it over.
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65 Ms. Hauptstueck suggested modifying the order to allow thirty days from today's date.
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1 There were no other interested parties speaking for or against the order.
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3 Ms. McFarland moved to modify the Order issued on property located at 417 South 5th Street to wreck and
4 remove unsafe garage within thirty days from January 25, 1990, seconded by Mr. Smith and on unanimous
5 voice vote the motion was carried.
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7 322 South 6th Street
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9 Ms. Hauptstueck opened an Unsafe Building Hearing on property located at 322 South 6th Street, belonging tc
10 Donald and Marie Rexroat. The order was to wreck and remove the unsafe garage by February 12, 1990.
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12 Mr. Craft presented Proof of Notification in the form of return receipt, certified mail. Ms. McFarland moved tc
13 accept the file the Proof of Notification, seconded by Mr. Smith and on unanimous voice vote the motion was
14 carried.
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16 Mr. Donald Rexroat told the Board that he would like to remove the wooden part of the structure and leave the
17 stone foundation there to rebuild.
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19 Mr. Craft said he would have to see if that would meet the standards and requested Mr. Rexroat to obtain a
20 building permit so it can be inspected. He commented if it were safe he would have no problems with that.
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22 There were no other interested parties speaking for or against the order.
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24 Ms. McFarland moved to modify the Order issued on property located at 322 South 6th Street to wreck and
25 remove or repair the unsafe garage by the removal of the wood framing within thirty days from January 25, 1990,
26 seconded by Mr.Smith and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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28 232 North 10th Street
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30 Ms. Hauptstueck opened an Unsafe Building Hearing on property located at 232 North 10th Street, belonging tc
31 Bank One. The order was to wreck and remove or repair the unsafe garage by February 12, 1990.
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33 Mr. Craft presented Proof of Notification in the form of return receipt, certified mail. Ms. McFarland moved tc
34 accept the file the Proof of Notification, seconded by Mr. Smith and on unanimous voice vote the motion was
35 carried.
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37 Mr. Joel Caves, representing Bank One, asked the Board to allow a sixty day extension so the bank could
38 complete the appraisals and evaluation and see what they can do with the property. He said it was a
39 repossessed property and they need to investigate the best return on the property. He said they were aware ii
40 needed addressed and have started the bidding process on repairing or wrecking the structure, but they need tc
41 see which is feasible.
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43 There were no other interested parties speaking for or against the order.
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45 Ms. McFarland moved to modify the Order issued on property located at 232 North 10th Street to wreck and
46 remove or repair the unsafe garage within sixty days from January 25, 1990, seconded by Mr. Smith and on
47 unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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49 2104 Glen Court
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51 Ms. Hauptstueck opened an Unsafe Building Hearing on property located at 2104 Glen Court, belonging to John
52 Duncan. The order was to wreck and remove or repair the unsafe garage by February 12, 1990.
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54 Mr. Craft presented Proof of Notification in the form of return receipt, certified mail. Ms. McFarland moved tc
55 accept the file the Proof of Notification, seconded by Mr. Smith and on unanimous voice vote the motion was
56 carried.
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58 Mr. Duncan informed the Board that he had plans to remodel the garage and did obtain a Building Permit lasi
59 week. He told the Board he felt it would take six to eight months to repair.
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61 Mr. Craft informed Mr. Duncan that under the order,that much time would not be allowed. He said he felt a sixty
62 day extension was reasonable.
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64 Ms. McFarland asked what could be done if the repairs were not completed in sixty days and Mr. Craft said the
65 permit could be revoked or Mr. Duncan would be subject to a fine. Mr. Craft told Mr. Duncan he should contact
the Planning Department if there was a problem with completing the repairs timely.
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1 There were no other interested parties speaking for or against the order.
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3 Ms. McFarland moved to modify the Order issued on property located at 2104 Glen Court to wreck and remove
4 or repair the unsafe garage within sixty days from January 25, 1990, seconded by Mr. Smith and on unanimous
5 voice vote the motion was carried.
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7 446 South 6th Street
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9 Ms. Hauptstueck opened an Unsafe Building Hearing on property located at 446 South 6th Street, belonging to
10 James and Helen Harrison. The order was to wreck and remove or repair the unsafe garage by February 12,
11 1990.
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13 Mr. Craft presented Proof of Notification in the form of return receipt, certified mail. Ms. McFarland moved to
14 accept the file the Proof of Notification, seconded by Mr. Smith and on unanimous voice vote the motion was
15 carried.
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17 Mr. Harrison informed the Board that he had plans to repair the garage and ask for a thirty day extension. He
18 said the garage was located behind the parking area of Knights of St. John and people exiting there drive into
19 the back of his garage. He inquired about the driveway being lessened to alleviate this possibility.
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21 Mr. Craft felt this probably could not be done, but suggested Mr. Harrison put pipes around it to prevent it from
22 being hit.
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24 Mr. Smith added that poles could be put in the ground and filled with cement to protect the structure.
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26 The Board recommended a sixty day extension for the repair of the structure.
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28 There were no other interested parties speaking for or against the order.
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30 Ms. McFarland moved to modify the Order issued on property located at 2104 Glen Court to wreck and remove
31 or repair the unsafe garage within sixty days from January 25, 1990, seconded by Mr. Smith and on unanimous
32 voice vote the motion was carried.
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34 Hearings Continued for Notification
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36 The Board was informed that proper notice was not served on the following premises and that the notice had
37 been returned undeliverable. It was requested these hearings be continued for proper notification. The
38 properties are located at 727 South 8th Street, 509 North 17th Street, 211 South 6th Street, 1109 South 5th
39 Street,and 113/115 South 4th Street.
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41 Ms. McFarland moved to continue these hearings for proper notification, seconded by Mr. Smith and on
42 unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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44 Affirmation of Orders
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46 Mr. Craft informed the Board that notice had been served on the following properties and that he had received
47 no reply on the orders. He requested the Board to affirm the orders as prepared for wreck and remove or repair
48 of the garages by February 12, 1990. The properties are as follows:
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50 306 North 15th Street
51 312/314 North 15th Street
52 215 North 14th Street
53 225 North 11th Street-Wrecking Permit issued
54 220/222 North 20th Street-Wrecking Permit issued
55 516/516 1/2 North 19th Street
56 1623 Oakland Ave.,owner Harold &Letha McDaniel-Wrecking Permit issued
57 725 North 19th Street,owner Alexander&Yvone Sheppard
58 456 S.W.2nd Street,owner Stuart Stegall
59 515 South E Street, owner Scott Porter and Greg Merchanthouse
60 413 South 4th Street,owner Steven Harberts and Richard &James Gianfagna
61 1107 South 7th Street,owner James& Kathleen Quinlivan
62 608 South 8th Street,owner Kenneth C.Smith
63 118 South 7th Street,owner Marc. N.Jaffe
64 1601 Oakland Ave,owner Blanche Gath.
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January 25, 1990
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1 Ms. Hauptstueck opened the hearings on the above listed properties pursuant to the orders as issued.
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3 Mr. Craft presented Proof of Notification in the form of return receipts, certified mail. Ms. McFarland moved to
4 accept the file the Proofs of Notification, seconded by Mr. Smith and on unanimous voice vote the motion was
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7 There were no interested parties to speak to any of the above listed hearings.
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9 Ms. McFarland moved to affirm the orders as issued on the above listed unsafe accessory buildings, seconded
10 by Mr. Smith and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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12 ADJOURNMENT
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14 There being no further business,on a motion duly made, seconded and passed the meeting was adjourned.
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