HomeMy Public PortalAbout06-18-1987 BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF THE
CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, JUNE 18,1987
1 The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met in regular session June 18, 1987 at
2 the hour of 9:00 A.M. in the Municipal Building in said City. Ms. Silberstein presided with Mr. Brown and Mr.
3 Willis in attendance. Absent: None. The following business was had to-wit:
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5 INOPERABLE VEHICLE HEARINGS
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7 Mr. Bronston requested the Board to dismiss hearings scheduled on nuisances located at 1216 Boyer Street,
8 1441 Ratliff Street, 1441 Harris Street and 913 North 16th Street since the nuisances have been removed.
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10 Mr. Brown moved to dismiss the hearings on nuisances located at 1216 Boyer Street, 1441 Ratliff Street, 1441
11 Harris Street and 913 North 16th Street, seconded by Mr. Willis and on unanimous voice vote the motion was
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14 1110 Crosshall
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16 Ms. Silberstein opened the hearing on a nuisance in the form of three (3) inoperable vehicles located at 1110
17 Crosshall Street notice having been sent to Mr. Myron Chenault,owner of record.
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19 Ms. Silberstein requested Proof of Notification of Hearing. Mr. Bronston stated the notice had been sent to a
20 wrong address and requested a new date be set for the hearing in order to notify Mr. Chenault in a timely manner.
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22 Mr. Brown moved to set July 9, 1987 at 9:00 AM as the date and time for an inoperable vehicle hearing on a
23 nuisance located at 1110 Crosshall Street.
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25 624 North 9th Street
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27 Ms. Silberstein opened the hearing on a nuisance in the form of one (1) inoperable vehicle located at 624 North
28 9th Street, notice having been sent to Mr.Benjamin Wilks,owner of record.
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30 Ms. Silberstein requested Proof of Notification and presented a signed return receipt, certified mail. Mr. Brown
31 moved to accept and file the Proof of Notification, seconded by Mr. Willis and on unanimous voice vote the
32 motion was carried.
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34 The Clerk administered the oath to give testimony to Mr. Dennis Bronston. Mr. Bronston reported to the Board
35 that an inoperable vehicle has remained on the property unmoved for a number of months and has no wheels and
36 is not licensed. The vehicle is visible from a public place.
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38 Mr. Willis moved to cause the inoperable vehicle located at 624 North 9th Street to be removed within ten (10)
39 days,seconded by Mr. Brown and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. Vehicle to be removed by
40 June 28, 1987.
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42 315 South 11tlt
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44 Ms. Silberstein opened the hearing on a nuisance in the form of two (2) inoperable vehicles and parts located at
45 315 South 11th Street, notice having been sent to Alvin and Patricia Cross,owners of record.
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47 Ms. Silberstein requested Proof of Notification and presented a signed return receipt, certified mail. Mr. Brown
48 moved to accept and file the Proof of Notification, seconded by Mr. Willis and on unanimous voice vote the
49 motion was carried.
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51 Mr. Bronston reported he had spoken with Mrs. Cross about the vehicles and she had spoken with the renters
52 about having them removed. He said he had informed her of the procedure of the hearing. Mr. Bronston said the
53 vehicles are still on the property and are in various states of disrepair and unlicensed.
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55 The Clerk administered the oath to give testimony to Mrs. Patricia Cross. Mrs. Cross stated she had contacted
56 the renters and asked them to remove the vehicles with no success. She said they also have been tagged by
57 the Richmond Police Department for tow as abandoned vehicles.
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59 Mr. Barden explained they have a thirty day tag on them as an abandoned vehicle under State Statute an this
60 procedure needed to be worked out between the Planning Department and the Police Department for inoperable
61 vehicles and abandoned vehicles.
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63 Ms. Silberstein asked how to coordinate the action and that the Board would need to know when the expiration
64 date was on the tag.
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1 Mr. Barden explained that the zoning law applies to all abandoned vehicles and state law is more restrictive,
2 therefore some areas would be covered by the zoning procedures not covered by State Statute.
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4 Mr. Bronston recommended this hearing be stricken since there was an effective procedure for removal in
5 operation.
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7 Mr.Willis moved to dismiss the hearing on a nuisance located at 315 South 11th Street, seconded by Mr. Brown
8 and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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10 1114 Green Street
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12 Ms. Silberstein opened the hearing on a nuisance in the form of one (1) inoperable vehicle located at 1114 Green
13 Street, notice having been sent to Ronald and Christine Helton, owners of record.
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15 Ms. Silberstein requested Proof of Notification and presented a signed return receipt, certified mail. Mr. Brown
16 moved to accept and file the Proof of Notification, seconded by Mr. Willis and on unanimous voice vote the
17 motion was carried.
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19 Mr. Bronston reported there was a van in the rear of the property with no wheels or license.
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21 Mr.Willis moved to cause the vehicle to be removed within ten days,seconded by Mr. Brown and on unanimous
22 voice vote the motion was carried. Vehicle to be removed by June 28, 1987.
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25 1445 Harris Street
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27 Ms. Silberstein opened the hearing on a nuisance in the form of one (1) inoperable vehicle located at 1445 Harris
28 Street, notice having been sent to Charles Douglas and Tammy L.Jones,owners of record.
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30 Ms. Silberstein requested Proof of Notification and presented a signed return receipt, certified mail. Mr. Brown
31 moved to accept and file the Proof of Notification, seconded by Mr. Willis and on unanimous voice vote the
32 motion was carried.
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34 Mr. Bronston reported there was an inoperable vehicles located on the premises for a long period of time with no
35 current plates.
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37 Mr.Willis moved to cause the vehicle to be removed within ten days,seconded by Mr. Brown and on unanimous
38 voice vote the motion was carried. Vehicle to be removed by June 28, 1987.
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40 317 South 11th Street
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42 Ms. Silberstein opened the hearing on a nuisance in the form of one (1) inoperable vehicle located at 315 South
43 11th Street , notice having been sent to Scott Porter and Greg Merchanthouse, owners of record.
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45 Ms. Silberstein requested Proof of Notification and presented a signed return receipt, certified mail. Mr. Brown
46 moved to accept and file the Proof of Notification, seconded by Mr. Willis and on unanimous voice vote the
47 motion was carried.
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49 Mr. Bronston reported to the Board that the landlords have notified the tenants to remove the vehicles without
50 success and the vehicles have been tagged for tow by the Police Department.
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52 Mr. Bronston recommended the hearing be dismissed since the vehicle is tagged.
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54 Mr. Brown moved to dismiss the hearing on a nuisance located at 317 South 11th Street, seconded by Mr. Willis
55 and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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57 1214 Boyer Street
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59 Ms. Silberstein opened the hearing on a nuisance in the form of four (4) inoperable vehicles located at 1214
60 Boyer Street, notice having been sent to John L. and Clara M.Johnson, owners of record.
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62 Ms. Silberstein requested Proof of Notification and presented a signed return receipt, certified mail. Mr. Brown
63 moved to accept and file the Proof of Notification, seconded by Mr. Willis and on unanimous voice vote the
64 motion was carried.
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1 Mr. Bronston explained to the Board there were originally four vehicles and three have been removed. He said
2 the remaining vehicle is used for parts and recommended it be ordered for removal within ten days which the
3 owner indicates is all right.
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5 Mr.Willis moved to cause the removal of an inoperable vehicle located at 1214 Boyer Street, seconded by Mr.
6 Brown and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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8 Mr. Bronston informed the Board that many of the inoperable vehicles complaints addressed by the Board were
9 initiated after a neighborhood clean up in the Fairview area.
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12 APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF JUNE 11,1987
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14 Ms. Silberstein recommended the following correction: Page I, line 41 and line 53, address should be 120 S.W.
15 3rd Street.
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17 Mr. Brown moved to approve the minutes of the previous meeting as corrected, seconded by Mr. Willis and on
18 unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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20 Ms. Silberstein noted that she had been informed by Councilmember Elstro that he had received complaints on
21 the proposed burning on S.W.3rd Street.
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23 Chief Trotter said they would not be burning that property, but would like to use the property for other types
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26 APPROVAL OF CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT
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28 Mr. Brown moved to approve claims for payment in the amount of 128,116.32 seconded by Mr. Willis and on
29 unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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31 PUBLIC REQUESTS AND COMMENTS
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33 Use of Municipal Building Parking Lot for Safety Town
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35 Mr. Dennis Bronston informed the Board about a project sponsored by his class of Leadership Wayne County to
36 have a demonstration project of Safety Town for pre-schoolers to teach safety and traffic laws. He requested
37 use of the west side of the Municipal Building parking lot to set up the town and appropriate traffic markings. Mr.
38 Bronston stated they would also make the same request of the County Commissioners since they leased that
39 portion of the lot for parking. The request would be for August 3rd to the 7th,from 9 AM to 11:30 AM.
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41 Mr. Bronston announced the national founder of the program will be in Richmond this evening for a reception at
42 5:15 PM in the Board of Works Room.
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44 Mr.Willis asked if the cross walks were painted and Mr. Bronston said they would use an adhesive and work with
45 the Street Commissioner on any painting necessary. He said IVY-TECH is building the small,siyuctures to be
46 used in the project and they are getting sponsors.
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48 Mr.Willis commended the group for a lot of hard work on the project.
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50 Mr. Bronston said they would use it as a demonstration project and hoped someone would take the project on on
51 a permanent basis and move around the area.
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53 Ms. Silberstein stated they were only concerned with restoration of the lot and adequate supervision of the
54 project.
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56 Mr. Bronston said arrangements were being made through day care centers to bring the children in and the
57 project would be under the direction of a local school teacher. He said it was aimed to saving small children from
58 injury or loss of life.
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60 Mr. Willis moved to approve the request of the 1987 Class of Leadership Wayne County to use the Municipal
61 Building Parking Lot from August 3rd to 7th, 1987 for Safety Town, subject to approval by the County
62 Commissioners and the City Attorney receiving satisfactory assurances on indemnity, seconded by Mr. Brown
63 and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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65 DEPARTMENT REQUESTS AND COMMENTS
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1 FIRE DEPARTMENT
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3 Retirement of Lt. Robert Thalls
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5 Fire Chief Trotter presented the following request to the Board:
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7 Lt. Robert Thalls has submitted his letter of retirement and is requesting that he be placed on pension
8 effective June 12, 1987.
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10 Lt.Thalls' 20 year anniversary date was June 11, 1987.
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12 /s/ Donald Trotter
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14 Chief Trotter thanked Lt.Thalls for his years of service to the Fire Department.
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16 Ms. Silberstein noted the Pension minutes approved the retirement effective June 11, 1987.
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18 Mr. Willis moved to the retirement of Lt. Robert Thalls effective June 11, 1987, seconded by Mr. Brown and on
19 unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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21 The Board extended their appreciation and best wishes to Lt.Thalls.
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23 JAW DEPARTMENT
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25 Contracts for Persons to Secure Utility Easements
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27 The contracts for persons to secure utility easements in the Reeveston area were presented for approval. Mr.
28 Barden stated they would be securing general utility easements and would be paid at a rate of$5.00 per hour.
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30 Ms. Silberstein said the individuals hired have excellent backgrounds, one studying law and the other having
31 worked in the cable industry.
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33 Mr. Brown moved to approve and execute the contracts for persons securing easements for the City of
34 Richmond,seconded by Mr.Willis and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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36 Court Fees Increased
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38 Mr. Barden announced effective July 1, 1987, court fees would be $50.00 which would make a $2.00 parking
39 ticket a total of$72.00 if it is taken to court.
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41 ADJOURNMENT
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43 There being no further business,on a motion duly made, seconded and passed the meeting was adjourned.
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50 Susan Silberstein, President
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54 ATTEST:
55 Mary Merchanthouse,City Clerk
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