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HomeMy Public PortalAbout02-11-1988 so--q BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND,INDIANA.FEBRUARY 11. 1988 1 The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met in regular session February 4, 1988 2 at the hour of 9:00 A.M.in the Municipal Building in said City. Mr. Barden presided with Mr. Brown and Mr.Willis 3 in attendance. Absent: None. The following business was had to-wit: 4 5 APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 4.1988 6 7 Mr. Brown moved to approve the minutes of the previous meeting as prepared,seconded by Mr.Willis and 8 on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. 9 10 APPROVAL OF CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT 11 12 Mr. Brown moved to approve claims in the amount of 442,813.99 for payment, seconded by Mr. Willis and on 13 unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. 14 15 TABLED ITEMS 16 17 On Street Parking Spaces Reserved for Sheriffs Department 18 19 Mr. Barden reminded the Board the request was for five on street parking spaces to be dedicated to the Sheriff's 20 Department on South 4th Street in the bricked area on the east side of the street. 21 22 The Clerk notified the Board,the County Commissioners had been notified and had approved the request. 23 24 Mr. Barden requested notification of the approval be presented in writing to the Board for the five spaces for the 25 Sheriff's Office and also for three spaces for the E 9-1-1 operations. 26 27 The item will remain tabled until written notification is received. 28 29 Pedestrian Crosswalks at 5th and Main Streets 30 31 Mr. Barden explained the Board had tabled an item regarding investigation of the hazards for pedestrians 32 crossing North 5th Street for a report from the Traffic Division. Some suggestions were to to make the 33 intersection a three way stop and to provide ramps for the disabled and elderly. - 34 35 Captain Williams told the Board that the warrants are there to make the intersection a three way stop. He said 36 the Engineer is investigating the possibility of vacating Main Street from Third to Fifth and making it a pedestrian 37 mall and parking area and he feels this would be the best solution. 38 39 Mr.Willis said nothing can be done with that idea until weather would permit construction and the the street could 40 be formally vacated. He said he feels the County would be in opposition to the idea. 41 42 Mr. Barden said the immediate concern is for the safety of the elderly and disabled using the intersection. 43 44 Captain Williams said the stop signs could be erected for a three way stop and cold be removed at a later date.45 46 Mr.Willis moved to authorize the installation of the appropriate signs and markings to designate the intersection 47 of 5th and Main as a three way stop, effective with installation of the signs, seconded by Mr. Brown and on 48 unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. 49 50 PUBLIC REQUESTS AND COMMENTS 51 52 Request for Grand Prix-Jaycees 53 54 The Board received a request from the Richmond Jaycees for approval of the route for the Rose City Grand Prix 55 to be held on July 9th and 10th with a rain date set for July 16th and 17th. The route would be the same as in 56 past years including 6th Street, North Service Drive, North 5th Street, South 4th Street and the South Service 57 Drive. 58 59 Captain Williams stated they have no problem with the request. 60 61 Mr.Willis moved to approve the request of the Richmond Jaycees for the Rose City Grand Prix to be held on July 62 9th and 10th and the rain date of July 16th and 17th per suggested route, seconded by Mr. Brown and on 63 unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. 64 65 Residential Handicapped Parking Request-320 South 7th Street Board of Works Minutes Cont'd February 11, 1988 Page 2 1 The request of Mr. Jerry Behagg, 320 South 7th Street (Permit No. 51431 expiring on April 19, 1991) for a 2 residential handicapped parking space was presented to the Board. 3 4 Captain Williams told the Board the request met the guidelines and recommended approval. 5 6 Mr. Willis moved to approve a residential handicapped parking space at 320 South 7th Street, seconded by Mr. 7 Brown and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. 8 9 DEPARTMENT REQUESTS AND COMMENTS 10 11 PURCHASING DEPARTMENT 12 13 Set Date to Receive Proposals for Consultant for Performing Arts/Conference Center 14 15 A memo from Purchasing Director, Rita Stout, requested the Board to set March 10, 1988 to receive proposals 16 for a consultant to look into locations and funding for a performing arts center and a conference center. 17 18 Mr. Willis asked which of the groups would receive the recommendations since there were several community 19 groups involved and Mr. Casey Foley, Urban Enterprise Director, told the Board there is an Ad Hoc Committee 20 made up of the Master Plan Committee, Greater Richmond Progress Committee and the arts groups that would 21 be looking at the recommendations. 22 23 Ms. Stout said they could present the group reviewing the proposals to the Board prior to receiving the 24 proposals. 25 26 Mr. Brown moved to set March 10, 1988 at 9:00 AM to receive proposals for, locations and funding for a 27 performing arts center and a conference center,seconded by Mr.Willis and on unanimous voice vote the motion 28 was carried. 29 30 Set Date to Receive Bids for Re-roofing of Fire House No.4 31 32 Ms. Stout requested the Board to set March 24, 1988 at 9:00 AM to receive bids for the re-roofing of Fire House 33 No.4. She said there would be a mandatory pre-bid conference on March 14, 1988 to show contractors exactly 34 what they want. 35 36 Mr. Brown moved to set March 24, 1988 at 9:00 AM as the date and time to receive bids for the re-roofing of Fire 37 House No.4,seconded by Mr.Willis and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. 38 39 FIRE DEPARTMENT 40 41 January Monthly Report 42 43 The January Monthly Report of the Fire Department showed a total of 82 runs with a fire loss of 53,823.00. 44 45 Mr. Willis moved to accept and file the Monthly Report of the Fire Department, seconded by Mr. Brown and on 46 unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. 47 48 PLANNING,PERMITS AND INSPECTION 49 50 326 North 10th Street-Performance Bond and Compliance Schedule 51 52 Mr. Bronston informed the Board that no performance bond nor compliance schedule had been submitted for the 53 repairs to 326 North 10th Street. Mr. Bronston presented the Board a sworn affidavit that Mr.John Laswell, 54 owner of record, had been hand served the proper notice of action from the Board. 55 56 Mr. Bronston further explained to the Board that quotes have been received for the demolition of the property 57 and will be presented to the Board on February 18, 1988. 58 59 Mr. Casey Foley, Urban Enterprise Association Director, asked the Board for a thirty day extension on the 60 demolition date in order that the Urban Enterprise Association could pursue legal remedies to same the house 61 since it was in the area of the Railroad Depot and was vital to the preservation of the area. 62 63 Mr.Willis asked what the house and depot had to do with each other and Mr. Foley explained they are part of the 64 total revitalization of the area and the surrounding feeder system. 65 Mr. Willis asked who was interested in getting the premises restored and Mr. Foley said the Neighborhood Preservations Services and Indiana Landmarks would assist with the cost of a lawyer to file an injunction against demolition along with funds available through the Urban Enterprise Association. He said these non-profit groups just recently learned of their power of eminent domain. \t- \A,:11:� ��I.�J :t.1. ��..IJ .. ...-:u.� . �-:l.Y. t:1�J L..♦L..�� -....�� ��..�TL..-�J�.. 11� ..—:J aL.. n .._.j Board of Works Minutes Cont'd February 11, 1988 Page 3 1 can only deal with the owner and the status quo has not changed. 2 3 Mr. Barden indicated the Board may not be in a position to continue the decision on the Order any longer or there 4 could be a problem with the two year time period on the Order expiring. 5 6 Mr.Willis said persons were notified in December of the intentions of the Board and what needed to be done to 7 stop the demolition. 8 9 Mr. Foley said they will continue to proceed with filing an injunction in Court. 10 11 Mr.Willis said that they should be able to get a letter of intent from an attorney on the injunction and present it to 12 the Board at the next meeting. 13 14 Mr. Barden said the Board would not jeopardize the integrity of the Order and it was not difficult to get a 15 temporary restraining Order. 16 17 Mr. Willis said the Board was not in the business of forcing the owner to sell, they were only concerned the 18 premises get fixed or torn down. 19 20 Mr. Barden said the only party the Board could officially deal with was Mr. Laswell and he has been notified of the 21 proceedings and has chosen not to deal with the Board. Mr.Barden said there is no mechanism in place to allow 22 the Board to deal with third parties without the owner of record being involved or the court being involved. 23 24 Mr. Foley said he did meet with Mr. Laswell and felt he was entertaining the offer of the Urban Enterprise 25 Association to purchase the property and he was unable to attend this meeting due to his working schedule. 26 27 Mr. Brown stated he was not in favor of delaying the proceedings for thirty days, but would be willing to listen 28 next week if anyone came forward. 29 • 30 Mr.Willis said the fact remains that the structure needs to be fixed or torn down and the Board will be looking at 31 the demolition quotes next week. 32 33 Mr. Foley clarified the Board's position that they will next week approve demolition quotes and stated that he 34 would relay that to the Urban Enterprise Association. 35 36 Mr. Brown moved to deny the request of the Urban Enterprise Association for a thirty day extension on the 37 demolition Order on property located at 326 North 10th Street, seconded by Mr. Willis and on unanimous voice 38 vote the motion was carried. 39 40 214 North 13th-Repairs to be Completed 41 42 Mr. Bronston stated he had talked with American Security and Mr. Paul Land the contract purchaser. He said 43 the building is secured and the debris is removed, but no repairs have started. He said that Mr. Land is currently 44 making a determination if he wants to make additional apartments in the structure or keep it a two family dwelling. 45 He said they are looking at anther six months for repairs to be completed. 46 47 Mr. Bronston told the Board the original order was issued on June 18, 1987. 48 49 Mr. Barden asked if there were repairs that can be made regardless of the change of status and Mr. Bronston 50 said it would be hard to do many interior repairs until that determination is made, but there are exterior repairs 51 such as roof, box gutters,downspouts and windows that can be repaired. 52 53 Mr. Bronston said he would recommend the Board pursue the Order as issued through Court or request a 54 compliance schedule be submitted within thirty days along with a performance bond to insure repairs. 55 56 Mr. Barden said he would not approve giving another six months on the exterior repairs. 57 58 The Board requested Mr. Land be requested to attend the meeting of March 3, 1988 to make a commitment to the 59 Board. 60 61 1223 Sheridan Street-Accessory Building to be Removed 62 63 Mr. Bronston reported to the Board that the unsafe accessory building had been removed. 64 65 314 North 5th-Accessory Building to be Removed \31- Board of Works Minutes Cont'd February 11, 1988 Page 4 1 Mr. Bronston reported that demolition has started and he will keep the Board informed. 2 3 4 UNSAFE BUILDING HEARING CONTINUED 5 6 300 North 5th Street-Accessory Building 7 8 Mr. Barden opened the continuation of an Unsafe Building Hearing on an unsafe accessory building located al 9 300 North 5th Street with the owner of record being Mr.William Lawson. 10 11 The Clerk administered the Oath to give testimony to Mr. Bronston. Mr. Bronston told the Board he had met with 12 Mr. Lawson and he was starting repairs, but they were not being professionally done. Mr. Bronston said he 13 discussed the repairs with Mr. Lawson to make certain they would be properly handled. He said there is some 14 problem with funds due to the insurance check being held by a financial institution until the repairs are 15 completed. 16 17 Mr. Bronston recommended the Board modify the Order to read wreck and remove or repair within ninety days. 18 19 No one else was in attendance to speak for or against the Order. 20 21 Mr. Willis moved to modify the Order issued on unsafe property located at 300 North 5th Street to wreck and 22 remove or repair to minimum City of Richmond Building and Housing Code within ninety days,with the posting of 23 a performance bond in the amount of 1,000.00 to be accomplished within the fourteen days prior to any Building 24 ,Permits being issued,seconded by Mr. Brown and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. 25 26 BOARD OF WORKS MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS 27 28 Proof of Insurance for Jaycees Grand Prix 29 30 Mr. Alex Kuperwicz presented the Board a letter of intent from Patti Insurance Company for liability insurance for 31 the Jaycees Rose City Grand Prix, formerly approved by the Board. The insurance will name the City as co- 32 insured. 33 34 35 901 North I Street-Unsafe Building_ 36 37 Ms. Sandra Rowe informed the Board that the Second National Bank had now lost their prospective purchase on 38 that property, but have two other interested parties. She asked that the requirement imposed by the Board to 39 post a performance bond in seven days be delayed until they investigate the possibility of having another 40 purchaser. She said they would know within ten days. 41 42 Ms. Rowe said they will clean up the premises within thirty days. 43 44 Mr. Barden requested a status report back to the Board on March 3, 1988. 45 46 Ms. Rowe said if a bond is to be posted, the Bank will post the bond and any buyer of the property will be 47 responsible to the Bank. 48 49 299 South O Street-Unsafe Mobile Home Court 50 51 Mr. Bronston reported that the owner of the property had contacted him and they would have the mobile homes 52 removed by the end of the month. 53 54 ADJOURNMENT 55 56 There being no further business,on a motion duly made,seconded and passed the meeting was adjourned. 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 Kenneth E. Barden, President 64 65 ATTEST: Mary Merchanthouse,City Clerk