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BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF THE
CITY OF RICHMOND,INDIANA,JANUARY 14,1988
1 The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met in regular session January 14, 1988
2 at the hour of 9:00 A.M. in the Municipal Building in said City. Mr. Barden presided with Mr.Willis and Mr. Brown
3 in attendance. Absent: None. The following business was had to-wit:
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5 APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF JANUARY 7,1988
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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.
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10 APPROVAL OF CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT
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12 No claims were presented for payment.
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14 TABLED ITEMS
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16 Request by Traffic Division for No Parking on Garden Avenue
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18 Mr. Barden explained the request had been tabled in order that Mr. Wilmont, operator of a towing service on
19 Garden Avenue, be present at the meeting.
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21 Captain Williams reminded the Board he had made the request due to the congestion with cars being parked by
22 Mr. Wilmont on Garden Avenue and causing problems with police units going in and out of the Police Garage on
23 Garden Avenue. Captain Williams said he would hope that Mr.Wilmont could handle the problem ,but if he could
24 not he would request the Board to resolve the situation.
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26 Mr. Dennis Bronston told the Board that it was dedicated right of way and 30 foot in width.
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28 Mr. Barden said he had observed the scene and the problem is allowing parking on both sides of the street. He
29 said the Police need speedy and ready access and with the congestion access and safety is not always
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32 Mr. Roy Wilmont informed the Board that he does request persons doing business with him to move their
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35 Mr. Barden asked if removing parking would affect Mr.Wilmont and Mr.Wilmont replied that it would, but limiting
36 parking to one side would be acceptable.
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38 Captain Williams asked where they would park their vehicles if the parking was removed and Mr. Wilmont said
39 they could park on the west side of the street.
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41 Chief Nimitz reminded the Board that due to the radio technician being located at the Police Garage, other
42 emergency vehicles also used the street and they also need safe access. The Chief also added that a person
43 living on the street has also complained about access to his private garage.
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45 Captain Williams said there are no parking spaces designated and he believed the west side was limited parking
46 at one time.
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48 Mr. Wilmont informed the Board that he works on cars and has eight to ten cars parked there along with two or
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51 Mr. Charles Bryant, owner of the property where Mr. Wilmont has his business,told the Board he felt limiting the
52 parking on one side of the street would solve the problem. He also said there was an apron in front of the
53 business where they parked vehicles.
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55 Mr. Barden reminded Mr. Bryant and Mr. Wilmont that the City prohibits the parking of vehicles longer thatn 24
56 hours in one location.
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58 Mr. Willis suggested that Mr. Wilmont might lease some of the space available with the Police Garage to assist
59 with the parking.
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61 Chief Nimitz stated that it could be arranged, but he felt that other vehicles would get damages if Mr. Wilmont
62 parked his vehicles in the area of the Police Garage.
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64 Mr. Barden asked all parties concerned if limiting parking to the east side would be agreeable and Captain
65 Williams said that was acceptable as long as no private drives were blocked with the additional vehicles on the
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1 east side.
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3 Mr. Bronston informed the Board it was his belief that private businesses should have to accommodate their
4 customers with private parking and that Mr.Wilmont should give consideration to getting other property.
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6 Captain Williams recommended the Board reaffirm the no parking order for the west side of Garden Avenue.
7 Mr. Willis moved to designate the west side of Garden Avenue from South E Street to South G Street as a No
8 Parking Zone, effective immediately, seconded by Mr. Brown and on unanimous voice vote the motion was
9 carried.
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11 Brick Planter at 520 South H Street
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13 The request of Mr. Jim Morrow to place a brick planter at the corner of his property at 520 South H Street was
14 returned for action. The planter would be placed where a utility pole had been removed.
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16 Mr. Willis said he has investigated the intersection and as long as it was not over 6 inches high and caused no
17 visibility problem the request was fine.
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19 Mr. Robert Hankosky, Distribution Engineer with RP&L, informed the Board they were relocating a pole line and
20 did not need that location any longer.
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22 Mr. Willis said the project was intended to make the intersection look betterrand he recommended approval as
23 long as it was not over 6 inches high.
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25 Mr. Brown moved to approve the placement of a brick planter and flowers at the corner of the property located at
26 520 South H Street contingent upon it being no higher than 6 inches, seconded by Mr. Willis and on unanimous
27 voice vote the motion was carried.
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29 PUBLIC REQUESTS AND COMMENTS
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31 Residential Handicapped Parking Requests
32 326 South 8th Street
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34 Captain Williams informed the Board that the request of Lamaar White of 326 South 8th Street for a residential
35 handicapped parking space should be denied due to off street parking available. He explained Mr. White has a
36 garage available to him, but is currently storing another vehicle in the garage.
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38 Mr. Willis moved to deny the request for a residential handicapped parking space at 326 South H Street,
39 seconded by Mr. Brown and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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41 DEPARTMENT REQUESTS AND COMMENTS
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43 Fire Department-December Monthly Report
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45 The December Monthly report of the Richmond Fire Department showed a total of 78 runs at a total fire loss of
46 383,7620.00 and one fire related death.
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48 Chief Trotter also announced that the new Rescue Unit is here, but will not be in service until the installation of a
49 special rear end is completed.
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51 Mr.Willis moved to accept and file the December Monthly Report of the Richmond Fire Department, seconded by
52 Mr. Brown and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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54 Purchasing Department
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56 Set Date to Receive Bids for Police Cars and Merit Commission Testing
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58 Purchasing Director, Rita Stout, asked the Board to set February 4, 1988 to receive bids for thirteen police cars
59 and to accept proposals for a firm to conduct the schooling, testing and evaluations for the Richmond Police
60 Commission.
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62 Ms. Stout said there would be ten cruisers and three detective cars bid for the Police Department.
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64 Mr. Barden asked about the proposals for the firm to do testing and if the Board would only receive the bids and
65 refer them to the Merit Commission and Ms. Stout said they should be referred to the Merit Commission and Chief
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1 of Police.
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3 Chief Nimitz explained the testing is required at least every two years for the promotion process. It includes a
4 written evaluation and oral interviews and the charge of the firm providing the service is to make the test,
5 evaluate the testing,forward the results and set the criteria for the oral interviews used by the Merit Board. He
6 said the Merit Commission has the responsibility to select the firm and the budget is through the Police
7 Department.
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9 Mr. Willis moved to set February 4, 1988 at 9:00 AM to receive bids for thirteen Police Department Vehicles and
10 to receive proposals for schooling, testing and evaluating for the Police Merit Commission, seconded by Mr.
11 Brown and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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13 Law Office
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15 Memorandum of Understanding for Temporary Housing with Richmond Housing Authority
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17 Mr. Barden presented a Memorandum of Understanding between the City and the Housing Authority providing for
18 temporary shelter for persons that are victims of burn out, unsafe structures, etc. He said the City will not be
19 obligated for anything except costs incurred during the stay such as damages.
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21 Mayor Waltermann said he had spoken with the Housing Authority regarding the issue, but had not been the
22 Memorandum. He said if it addressed the temporary shelter and damage costs,that was the agreement he had
23 made with the Housing Authority.
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25 Mr. Willis moved to approve and execute the Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Richmond and
26 the Richmond Housing Authority, seconded by Mr. Brown and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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28 Request by St.Paul's Episcopal Church for Signage
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30 Mr. Barden said he had received a request from St. Paul's Episcopal Church to place signs on US 27 and US 40
31 and had advised them to contact the State Highway Commission.
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33 BOARD OF WORKS MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS
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35 Appointment of Plan Commission Representative
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37 Mr. Barden informed the Board that Ms. Silberstein would like to remain on the Plan Commission representing the
38 Board of Public Works and Safety. He said this would work well for the Board since he is the Attorney for the
39 Commission, Mr.Willis is a member and Mr. Brown had a time conflict.
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41 Mr. Willis moved to appoint Ms. Susan Silberstein as the citizen appointment to the Plan Commission
42 representing the Board of Public Works and Safety.
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44 Unsafe Building Hearings
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46 Mr. Barden announced in order to make the meetings more efficient, all unsafe building hearings would be held
47 on the first meeting of the month. He said this would cut out the set of having to set the date for the hearings.
48 Mr. Barden said they could still hold emergency hearings at any time.
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50 Mr. Willis requested the hearing also be set at 9:30 AM to allow other Board business to be handled prior to The
51 hearings.
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53 Department Monthly Reports
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55 Mr. Barden also announced that all monthly reports of departments required to be filed with the Board should set
56 the third meeting of the month to present the reports and if possible to include a comparative with the previous
57 year in the report.
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59 Telecommunications Council Legal Assistant
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61 Mr. Barden recommended that Ms. Silberstein be appointed by the Board to serve as the Legal Assistant to the
62 Telecommunications Council.
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64 Mr. Willis moved to appoint Ms. Susan Silberstein as Legal Research Assistant to the Richmond
65 Telecommunications Council,seconded by Mr. Brown and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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1 ADJOURNMENT
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3 There being no further business, on a motion duly made, seconded and passed the meeting was adjourned.
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11 Kenneth E. Barden, President
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15 ATTEST:
16 Mary Merchanthouse,City Clerk
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