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HomeMy Public PortalAbout09-07-1989 • (;72 BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, SEPTEMBER 7, 1989 1 The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met in regular session September 7, 2 1989 at the hour of 9:00 A.M. in the Municipal Building in said City. Ms. Hauptstueck presided with Ms. 3 McFarland in attendance. Absent: None. Media in attendance: WHON/WQLK and Palladium Item. The 4 following business was had to-wit: 5 6 APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF AUGUST 31,1989 7 8 Ms. McFarland moved to approve the minutes of the previous meeting, seconded by Ms. Hauptstueck and on 9 unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. 10 11 APPROVAL OF CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT 12 . 13 Ms. McFarland moved to approve claims in the amount of 84,659.44, seconded by Ms. Hauptstueck and on 14 unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. 15 16 PUBLIC REQUESTS AND COMMENTS 17 18 Noise Ordinance Waiver-Earlham College 19 20 The Board received a request from Mr. John Lasseter, Earlham College Student Activities Board, regarding a 21 variance on the sound ordinance for a Folk and Blue Grass Festival on September 30, 1989. The event would 22 be in front of the Lilly Library on the Earlham Campus and would begin at 10:30 AM and end at 8:30 PM. The 23 letter assured the Board they would be responsible for controlling the event and the community is welcome. 24 25 Ms. McFarland moved to grant a waiver of the Noise Ordinance for Earlham College on September 30, 1989, 26 contingent upon receiving no complaints and with all activity to end by 11:00 PM, seconded by Ms. Hauptstueck 27 and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. 28 29 TABLED ITEMS 30 31 Change Orders-Downtown Renovation Phase I 32 33 Public Works Director, Mr. Robert Wiwi presented the Board Change Orders 1 through 8 1989 for Phase I of the 34 Downtown Renovation Project. He explained that the Change Orders were dealing with the work on 7th Street 35 and covered work not anticipated when plans were developed. The change order would bring the current total 36 cost of Phase Ito 162,752.35. 37 38 Ms. McFarland moved to approve and execute Change Orders 1 through 8-1989 for Phase I of the Downtown 39 Renovation Project,seconded by Ms.Hauptstueck and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. 40 41 DEPARTMENT REQUESTS AND COMMENT_S 42 43 FIRE DEPARTMENT 44 45 Acknowledgement of Appointment of Joseph Pierce as Assistance Fire Chief 46 47 Chief Jim Sticco requested the acknowledgement of the Board for the appointment of Mr. Joe Pierce as 48 Assistant Fire Chief. 49 50 Ms. McFarland moved to approve the appointment of Mr. Joseph Pierce as Assistant Fire Chief, effective 51 September 5, 1989,seconded by Ms. Hauptstueck and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. 52 53 Approval of Captain Promotion-Gene M urray 54 55 Chief Sticco requested the Board to approve the promotion of Lt. Gene Murray to the rank of Captain effective 56 August 28, 1989. He said the probationary period would be waived in this promotion since Mr. Murray had held 57 that rank prior to becoming Assistant Fire Chief. 58 59 Ms. McFarland moved to approve the promotion of Lt. Gene Murray to the rank of Captain, effective August 28, 60 1989,seconded by Ms. Hauptstueck and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. 61 62 Request for Additional Fire Hydrants 63 64 The following request was presented for additional fire hydrants: 65 • Board of Works Minutes Cont'd September 7, 1989 Page 2 1 1. One hydrant placed on the southeast corner of the intersection of SW 15th and Hidden Valley Drive 2 and two additional hydrants spaced evenly from the intersection along SW 15th to the next existing 3 hydrant on SW 15th Street. 4 5 2. One hydrant placed on the north side of the T intersection of Barrington Ridge and Breckenridge 6 Drive. ;;, 7 8 Chief Sticco told the Board the hydrants were necessary with expansion of homes in both area. 9 10 Ms. McFarland moved to approve four additional fire hydrants to be placed as required in Hidden Valley 11 Sub-division and Woodgate Sub-division, seconded by Ms. Hauptsteuck and on unanimous voice vote the 12 motion was carried. 13 14 PLANNING. PERMITS AND INSPECTION 15 16 Time up on Order to Remove Rear Stairwell at 30 North 15th Street 17 18 Mr. Dan Dooley told the Board this:property was under an Unsafe Order to remove the rear stairs and update the 19 electrical and plumbing systems. He said it was a six unit structure that he hoped could be rehabilitated. Mr. 20 Dooley explained to the Board that the owner, Mr. Dennis Jones, had been negotiating for the sale of the 21 property and had not complied with the order to remove the stairs since he felt the property would be sold. He 22 recommended that the Board give Mr.Jones to September 19, 1989 to have the stairs removed. 23 24 Ms. Hauptstueck informed Mr. Dooley that she felt that since the Board had issued the Order,the time limits as 25 established should be adhered to. 26 27 Ms. McFarland agreed and added that the Order was recorded with that property regardless of whom the owner 28 was. 29 30 Mr. Dooley said he would contact Mr. Jones and tell him to immediately remove the stairs or the City would do 31 the removal. 32 33 Ms. McFarland suggested he be given until September 11, 1989 to complete the removal and if not done by that 34 morning the City would do the removal. 35 36 Ms. McFarland moved to order the removal of the rear stairs at the unsafe premises located at 30 North 15th 37 Street by the morning of September 11, 1989 or the City would then proceed with removal, seconded by Ms. 38 Hauptstueck and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. 39 40 ADJOURNMENT 41 42 There being no further business, on a motion duly made,seconded and passed the meeting was adjourned. 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 Carrie Hauptstueck, President 50 51 52 53 54 ATTEST: 55 Mary Merchanthouse, City Clerk 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65