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HomeMy Public PortalAbout01-07-1988 BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND,INDIANA,JANUARY 7,1988 1 The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met in regular session January 7, 1988 2 at the hour of 9:00 A.M. in the Municipal Building in said City.The City Clerk administered the Oath of Office to 3 Board Members Kenneth E. Barden, City Attorney, Ralph Willis, Public Works Director and John Brown, Citizen 4 Member. The following business was had to-wit: 5 6 ELECTION OF OFFICERS 7 8 The Clerk opened the regular meeting of the Board of Public Works and Safety for the City of Richmond and 9 requested nominations be received for the offices of President and Vice President of the Board. 10 11 Mr. Brown nominated Mr. Barden for President of the Board of Public Works and Safety and Mr.Willis seconded 12 the motion. 13 14 Mr. Willis nominated Mr. Brown for Vice President of the Board of Public Works and Safety and Mr. Barden 15 seconded the nomination. 16 17 Mr. Willis move to close the nominations for the offices of President and Vice President,seconded by Mr. Brown 18 and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. 19 20 Mr. Barden will serve as President and Mr. Brown will serve as Vice President of the Board of Public Works and 21 Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana for the year 1988. 22 23 UNSAFE BUILDING HEARINGS 24 25 Due to an interested party in attendance, Mr. Bronston requested that the Hearing on property located at 404 26 South 12th Street be moved forward on the Agenda. 27 28 UNSAFE ACCESSORY BUILDING-404 SOUTH 12TH STREET 29 30 Mr. Barden opened the Unsafe Building Hearing on an unsafe accessory building located at 404 South 12th 31 Street pursuant to an Order issued on December 7, 1988 to Donavan R. and Lucy I. Ballenger. Said Order 32 stated the accessory building was to be wrecked and removed within thirty days of receipt of the Order. 33 34 Mr. Barden requested Proof of Notification of the Hearing. Mr. Bronston presented a return receipt properly 35 signed and a Publishers Affidavit on publication of legal notice. Mr. Barden determined the Proof of Notification 36 was in order. Mr. Brown move to accept and file Proof of Notification, seconded by Mr.Willis and on unanimous 37 voice vote the motion was carried. 38 39 The Clerk administered the Oath to give testimony to Mr. Dennis Bronston. 40 41 Mr. Bronston reported to the Board that this property originally was in hazardous condition due to a roof in 42 danger of collapse. He stated the roof has since been removed and the dangerous condition does not exist 43 presently. 44 45 Mr. Bronston said the contract purchaser desires to replace the roof as soon as possible. Mr. Bronston 46 recommended the Board modify the Order to allow a roof system to be replaced within 180 days. 47 48 Mr. Barden gave opportunity for the owner of record or other interested parties to speak. 49 50 Mr. Michael Frye,Salisbury Road,contract purchase of the property informed the Board that he had niet with Mr. 51 Bronston and an inspector and expressed in interest in removing the old roof and replace it along with pointing 52 the blocks in the building. Mr. Frye said he had not yet received quotes on the new roof,but had removed the old 53 roof. 54 55 Mr.Willis moved to modify the Order on an Unsafe Accessory Building located at 404 South 12th Street to wreck 56 and remove or repair to code within 180 days, seconded by Mr. Brown and on unanimous voice vote the motion 57 was carried. 58 59 CONTINUATION OF UNSAFE BUILDING HEARING-901 NORTH I STREET 60 61 Mr. Barden opened a continuation of an Unsafe Building Hearing on property located at 901 North I Street 62 pursuant to an Order issued on October 7, 1987 to Mr. Oran Wilson, owner of record. Said order stated the 63 following action was to be accomplished: Unsafe Building wrecked and removed or repaired to meet minimum 64 standards of City of Richmond Housing Code and Building Code within sixty days of receipt of the Order. The 65 Hearing had been continued for an interior inspection of the premises and for a report from Second National Bank Board of Works Minutes Cont'd January 7, 1988 Page 2 1 on foreclosure proceedings and a possible purchaser. 2 3 Mr. Barden determined that all proper notifications had been made prior to the continuations. 4 5 Mr. Bronston, still being under oath, presented the Board a letter from Sandra Rowe of Second National Bank. 6 The letter was regarding the property at 901 North I Street and a Mr. Bill Gibbs, prospective buyer. Mr. Gibbs, 7 RR 1, Liberty, Indiana, included a letter to the Board with estimates for electrical work and furnace installation 8 and that he understood licensed contractors needed to be used, a roof may need to be replaced and all work was 9 to be competed within the next six months. 10 11 Mr. Bronston said it would take 30 to 45 for the purchase to be approved through the bank and he recommended 12 the Order to be modified to also allow repairs to begin within thirty days and to be completed within six months. 13 Mr. Bronston informed the premises was in need of major renovation, but the buyer was aware of the necessary 14 action. 15 16 Mr. Barden asked if a performance bond was necessary and Mr. Bronston said there were enough complications 17 at this time and he would not require a bond. 18 19 Mr. Barden asked if it would be acceptable to also put in the modification that a status report was due to the 20 Board in ninety days and Mr. Bronston felt that was acceptable. 21 22 Mr. Barden asked what the recommendation would be is the sale would not go through and Mr. Bronston said he 23 felt it would take a purchaser committed to repairing the structure, since in his opinion it was not economically 24 feasible to repair. 25 26 Mr. Willis commented on the bank selling the property if it were not feasible to repair and they were only 27 transferring the problem to get out from under the liability. 28 29 Mr. Barden suggested the Board continue the hearing under the present Order for two weeks for the purchaser 30 to appear or present a written commitment to complete repairs within six months. 31 32 Mr. Brown said he agreed and would like to hear from the purchaser. Mr. Brown that the hearing be continued 33 until finalization of the sale with the owner appearing in person or committing in writing. 34 35 Mr. Barden suggested the motion read to continue the hearing for two weeks under the present Order with the 36 purchase to appear in person or submit a written agreement to comply with the modification of remove or repair to 37 code within six months. 38 39 Mr. Willis asked that the Board simply continue the hearing and let the purchaser come in and make a 40 commitment. 41 42 Mr. Barden said he felt the proposals were the same, the Board needs to have a commitment from someone on 43 the repairs. 44 45 Mr. Bronston asked if the Board had considered the letter from Mr. Gibbs presented today as a commitment and 46 Mr. Barden said he felt it was a good proposal on the repairs,but the Board wanted a firmer commitment. 47 48 Mr. Brown moved to continue the hearing on unsafe premises located at 901 North I Street to January 21, 1987 49 at 9:00 AM with the prospective purchaser to appear in person or submit a firm written agreement to having the 50 property repaired to code within six months, seconded by Mr.Willis and on unanimous voice vote the motion was 51 carried. 52 53 UNSAFE ACCESSORY BUILDING-300 NORTH 5TH STREET 54 55 Mr. Barden opened the Unsafe Building Hearing on an unsafe accessory building located at 300 North 5th Street 56 pursuant to an Order issued on December 7, 1988 to William E. Probasco do William Lawson. Said Order stated 57 the accessory building was to be wrecked and removed within thirty days of receipt of the Order. 58 59 Mr. Barden requested Proof of Notification of the Hearing. Mr. Bronston presented a Publishers Affidavit on 60 publication of legal notice. Mr. Barden determined the Proof of Notification was in order. Mr. Brown move to 61 accept and file Proof of Notification, seconded by Mr. Willis and on unanimous voice vote the motion was 62 carried. 63 64 Mr. Bronston,still being under oath, reported to the Board that this property was damaged by fire in September 65 of 1987 and he has not been able to talk with the recorded owner or the contract purchaser and he was reluctant 57 Board of Works Minutes Cont'd January 7, 1988 Page 3 1 to ask the Board to affirm the Order at this time. He requested additional time to make contact with the 2 purchaser or owner. 3 4 Mr. Barden asked if the property could be repaired and Mr. Bronston said it was a frame structure and could be 5 repaired. He said it was part of an investigation and has now been released from the investigation. The 6 structure is secured, but he has not been able to reach the owner. 7 Mr. Brown moved to continue the Hearing on unsafe premises located at 300 North 5th Street to February 4, 8 1988 at 9:00 AM,seconded by Mr.Willis and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. 9 10 UNSAFE ACCESSORY BUILDING-314 NORTH 5TH STREET 11 12 Mr. Barden opened the Unsafe Building Hearing on an unsafe accessory building located at 314 North 5th Street 13 pursuant to an Order issued on December 7, 1988 to William Williams. Said Order stated the accessory building 14 was to be wrecked and removed within thirty days of receipt of the Order. 15 16 Mr. Barden requested Proof of Notification of the Hearing. Mr. Bronston presented a return receipt properly 17 signed and a Publishers Affidavit on publication of legal notice. Mr. Barden determined the Proof of Notification 18 was in order. Mr. Brown move to accept and file Proof of Notification,seconded by Mr. Willis and on unanimous 19 voice vote the motion was carried. 20 21 Mr. Bronston,still being under oath, reported to the Board that Mr. Williams had contacted him this morning and 22 assured him the building will be removed by April 1, 1988. Mr. Bronston said that Mr.Williams had repaired one 23 building that was the subject of a prior hearing, but had not torn down this building as was ordered in a prior 24 hearing. 25 26 Mr. Willis expressed his dissatisfaction with having to continually bring unsafe structures back to the Board for 27 action after they had ordered action to be taken. 28 29 Mr. Barden gave opportunity for the owner of record or other interested parties to speak. 30 31 There was no owner of record or interested party in attendance. 32 33 Mr. Willis moved to affirm the Order on an Unsafe Accessory Building located at 314 North 5th Street to wreck 34 and remove within thirty days, said Order not being accomplished the Board shall have the structure removed 35 with the cost being filed as a lien against property owner, seconded by Mr. Brown and on unanimous voice vote 36 the motion was carried. 37 38 Mr. Barden requested the record show the structure would not be difficult to removed and could constitute a fire 39 hazard if it stood long enough to catch on fire. 40 41 UNSAFE ACCESSORY BUILDING-1223 SHERIDAN STREET 42 43 Mr. Barden opened the Unsafe Building Hearing on an unsafe accessory building located at 1223 Sheridan 44 Street pursuant to an Order issued on December 7, 1988 to Lonnie George and Josie Mae Felix Said Order 45 stated the accessory building was to be wrecked and removed within thirty days of receipt of the Order. 46 47 Mr. Barden requested Proof of Notification of the Hearing. Mr. Bronston presented a return receipt properly 48 signed and a Publishers Affidavit on publication of legal notice. Mr. Barden determined the Proof of Notification 49 was in order. Mr. Brown move to accept and file Proof of Notification, seconded by Mr. Willis and on unanimous 50 voice vote the motion was carried. 51 52 Mr. Bronston, still being under oath, reported to the Board that the roof of the structure is in danger of collapse 53 and it is not secured. Mr. Bronston said he has had no response from the owner. 54 55 Mr. Barden gave opportunity for the owner of record or other interested parties to speak. 56 57 There was no owner of record or interested party in attendance. 58 • 59 Mr. Willis moved to affirm the Order to remove an unsafe accessory building located at 1223 Sheridan St, 60 seconded by Mr. Brown and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. 61 62 Mr.Willis requested the record show the Board requested a status report in two weeks. 63 64 APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF DECEMBER 31,1987 65 /. Board of Works Minutes Cont'd u January 7, 1988 Page 4 1 Mr. Brown moved to approve the minutes of the previous meeting as prepared,seconded by Mr.Willis and 2 on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. 3 4 APPROVAL OF CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT 5 6 Mr. Brown moved to approve claims for payment in the amount of 1,414,967.93, seconded by Mr.Willis and on 7 unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. 8 9 PUBLIC REQUESTS AND COMMENTS 10 11 Residential Handicapped Parking Requests 12 19 South 16th Street 13 2309 Glen Court 14 123 North 16th Street 15 16 Captain Williams informed the Board all three requests for residential handicapped parking spaces met the 17 guidelines and recommended approval by the Board. 18 19 Mr. Willis moved to approve the requests for residential handicapped parking spaces at 19 South 16th Street, 20 2309 Glen Court and 123 North 16th Street, seconded by Mr. Brown and on unanimous voice vote the motion 21 was carried. 22 - 23 Request by Jim Morrow to Place Bricks and Flowers where Utility Pole was Removed 24 25 Mr. Jim Morrow, 520 South H Street, presented a verbal request to the Clerk to put bricks and flowers on the 26 corner at his home where a utility pole had been removed. Mr. Morrow was not in attendance at the meeting and 27 did not furnish any further information on the request. 28 • 29 Mr. Willis suggested the request be referred to him and Captain Williams to investigate and report back to the 30 Board. 31 32 Mr. Brown moved to refer the request of Mr. Morrow to place bricks and flowers at the corner of 520 South H 33 Street to Mr. Willis and Captain Williams for recommendation in two weeks, seconded by Mr. Willis and on 34 unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. 35 36 DEPARTMENT REQUESTS AND COMMENTS 37 38 Planning.Permits and Inspection-Building Division Monthly and Annual Report 39 40 The November Monthly Report of the Building Division showed a total number of 128 permits being issued at a 41 cost of 1,125,840.00 and the December Monthly Report showed a total number of 117 permits being issued at a 42 total cost of 823,785.00. The Annual Report showed 35 new dwellings constructed and 1,672 permits issued at 43 a total estimated cost of 14,665,084.00. 44 45 Mr. Bronston said the 1986 Annual Report showed 32 new dwellings constructed and 1,487 permits issued a at 46 estimated cost of 12,964,630.00. 47 48 Mr. Brown moved to accept and file the November and December 1987 Monthly reports and the 1987 Annual 49 Report,seconded by Mr.Willis and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. 50 51 Set Date for Unsafe Building Hearings at 214 North 14th and 998 Chester Boulevard 52 53 Mr. Brown moved to set February 4, 1988 at 9:00 AM as the date and time for Unsafe Building Hearings on 54 properties located at 214 North 14th and 998 Chester Boulevard,seconded by Mr.Willis and on unanimous voice 55 vote the motion was carried. 56 57 Mr. Bronston reported the structure at 214 North 14th was fire damaged and the one at 998 Chester Boulevard 58 was wind damaged. 59 60 Purchasing Department 61 62 Set Date to Receive Bids for Bulk Purchase of Gasoline for 1988 63 64 Ms. Stout informed the Board she had also been working with the County to include them in the gasoline 65 purchases and the gasoline card system, but they had elected to stay with a local vendor and use their card Board of Works Minutes Cont'd January 7, 1988 Page 5 1 system. Ms. Stout said the specifications will show the possibility of other governmental units being involved in 2 the gasoline usage. 3 4 Mr. Brown moved to set January 28, 1988 at 9:00 AM as the date and time to receive bids for bulk purchase of 5 gasoline for 1988,seconded by Mr.Willis and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. 6 7 Ms.Stout also informed the Board she would be presenting them quarterly reports on purchases. 8 9 Police Department-Traffic Division 10 11 Removal of Parking on Garden Avenue 12 Captain Williams requested the Board to consider removing parking on Garden Avenue by posting a no parking 13 sign on the west side and no parking in roadway on the east side. Captain Williams explained they were having 14 problems with Wilmonts Towing Service parking cars on the roadway and the police cruisers are unable to get in 15 and out to the garage. Captain Williams said that they were also purchasing vehicle and parking them along the 16 roadway. 17 18 Mr. Barden suggested there might be other violations with stiffer penalties involved such as zoning. He said he 19 would like to see it investigated prior to Board action. 20 21 Mr. Brown moved to table the request of Captain Williams for no parking on Garden Avenue, seconded by Mr. 22 Willis and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. 23 24 ADJOURNMENT 25 26 There being no further business,on a motion duly made,seconded and passed the meeting was adjourned. 27 28 29 30 Kenneth E. Barden, President 31 32 33 34 ATTEST: 35 Mary Merchanthouse,City Clerk 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65