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BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF THE
CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, MAY 14,1987
1 The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met in regular session May 7, 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 UNSAFE BUILDING HEARING S
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7 1 and 7 East Main Street
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9 Mr. Bronston requested the Unsafe Building Hearings for properties located at 1 and 7 East Main Street be
10 striken from the Agenda until an interior inspection could be made of the premises and the title search was
11 completed.
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13 Mr. Brown moved to strike the Unsafe Building Hearings for properties located at 1 and 7 East Main Street,
14 seconded by Mr.Willis and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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16 APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF MAY 7,1987
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18 Mr. Brown moved to approve the minutes of the previous meeting as prepared, seconded by Mr. Willis and on
19 unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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21 APPROVAL OF CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT
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23 Mr. Brown moved to approve claims for payment in the amount of 519,752.72, seconded by Mr. Willis and on
24 unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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26 PUBLIC REQUESTS AND COMMENTS
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28 Requests for White River Park State Games
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30 Five Mile Run31
32 Mr. Kelly Karnes of 401 Elks Road presented a request to the Board to conduct a 5 mile run in Richmond as a
33 regional site for the White River Park State Games. Mr. Karnes stated the race would be Saturday,June 20th,
34 1987 starting at 8:00 A.M. and lasting approximately 50 minutes. Mr. Karnes informed the Board the requested
35 course would be from the Glen Miller Park Office to Elks Road,one block north to Hayes Arboretum,through the
36 Arboretum and back to the park finishing in the same area as the start.
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38 Mr. Karnes explained the route would only involve blocking a portion of Elks Road for five to ten minutes during
39 the race and he has the approval of the Park Board and Hayes Arboretum.
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41 Captain Williams asked if there would be road guards assigned to the crossing area and Mr. Karnes indicated
42 there would be two barricades with persons located at the barricades to assist traffic and the runners.
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44 Mr. Willis suggested a sign might be placed to warn motorists approaching the hill on Elks Road of the runners
45 and Captain Williams stated he would assist with the signs.
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47 Mr. Karnes also informed the Board the Certificate of Insurance would be forwarded to the City for all activities of
48 the White River Park Games.
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50 Mr. Brown moved to approve the request of the White River Park Games for the five mile run on June 20, 1987 on
51 the route requested,seconded by Mr.Willis and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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53 Cycling Events
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55 Mr.Jeffrey Dye of 25 Washington Square, New Paris, Ohio, requested the Board to approve a route for cycling
56 events that would consist of a one mile loop beginning at the corner of Reeveston Road and 24th Street,turning
57 left on 27th Street, right on Parkway Lane, following the loop and returning to 27th Street, then left on S.E.
58 Parkway and returning to the point of origin.
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60 Mr. Dye requested the entire course be closed to auto traffic from on June 20, 1987 from 8:30 A.M.to 4:30 P.M.
61 and that all parked cars be removed from the area during the same time span. He said they will have guards at al
62 intersections and will allow cars in the area between cyclists.
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64 Captain Williams asked if Mr. Dye had spoken to the residents and Ms. Linda Hinshaw, Regional Director of the
65 games stated she felt there would be no problem and they will accommodate residents between cycles.
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1 Captain Williams asked if there was ample off street parking available to the residents in order to request the
2 vehicles be removed from the street and Mr.Dye said he had been over the route and there seemed to be ample
3 off street parking available.
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5 Captain Williams suggested they go house to house to inform the residents of the event and the removal of the
6 vehicles and if necessary they could be accompanied by a Police Officer.
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8 Mr.Willis asked if the request would be imposing something on the neighborhood not desired and Ms. Silberstein
9 commented they would need to make the residents award of the inconvenience. She requested they prepare
10 information and distribute the information and request the residents to remove the vehicles from the street.
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12 Mr. Brown moved to approve the request for cycle events on the requested route on June 20, 1987 from 8:30
13 A.M.to 4:30 P.M.subject to contact being made with the residents affected by the route, seconded by Mr.Willis
14 and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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16 Torch Run
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18 The Board received a letter from Ms.Jane Docherty regarding the use of City streets on May 18, 1987 at 6:00
19 P.M.for the torch runner for the White River Park State Games. The letter also requested a police escort for the
20 torch runner.
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22 Ms. Silberstein noted the route was not included with the request.
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24 Ms. Hinshaw informed the Board that Ms. Docherty had ridden with the police the previous day to determine the
25 route and she would contact Ms. Docherty to get the approved route for the Board.
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27 Mr. Willis said he felt the route would be similar to the Special Olympic route which was U.S. 40 to Main Street
28 and Ms. Hinshaw stated the route would end at the Promenade amphitheater.
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30 Ms. Silberstein stated the Board could act on the request and requested the route be forwarded to Captain
31 Williams prior to Saturday, May 16, 1987.
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33 Mr. Willis moved to approve the route requested for the Torch Run and a police escort on May 18, 1987 at 6:00
34 P.M. with the route to be approved by Captain Williams, seconded by Mr. Brown and on unanimous voice vote
35 the motion was carried.
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37 Residential Handicapped Parking Request at 216 North 11th
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39 The request of A.C. Berry for Caroline Appleby for residential handicapped parking was presented.
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41 Captain Williams informed the Board he was unaware of the request and asked it be tabled one week.
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43 Mr. Brown moved to table the request for residential handicapped parking at 216 North 11th Street to May 21,
44 1987, seconded by Mr.Willis and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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46 Unsafe Property-326 North 10th Street
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48 Mr. Robert Grimes of 319 North 17th Street informed the Board that he now has power of attorney from Mr.John •
49 Laswell over the unsafe premises located at 326 North 10th Street. Mr. Grimes asked the Board why he was
50 required to post a performance bond before he would be able to obtain permits to work on the premises.
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52 Mr. Dennis Bronston updated the Board on action taken on the property stating that the Board had affirmed an
53 Order to wreck and remove the property in October of 1987 and had modified the Order for repair of the property
54 within a specified time period and required the posting of a$10,000.00 performance bond.
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56 Mr. Bronston stated he was not willing to issue permits on the property until the bond had been posted due to the
57 Order of the Board.
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59 Ms. Silberstein commented that the Board had seen no action since the Order had been modified.
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61 Mr. Grimes informed the Board that the plumbing in the structure was good and there was fire damage to one
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64 Mr. Willis asked if everything else was to building code and Mr. Grimes stated all but the heating and electrical
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1 Ms. Silberstein informed Mr.Grimes the Board was looking for a commitment to getting the property repaired and
2 the posting of the bond insures a commitment. She said the bond could take many forms such as a letter of
3 credit or the actual purchasing of a bond.
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5 Mr.Grimes commented that he had been cleaning up the replacing doors and windows and Ms.Silberstein noted
6 the doors and windows had been replaced prior to the modification of the Order.
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8 Mr. Willis stated that with fire damage a determination must be made if it is economically feasible to repair a
9 property. He said Mr. Laswell had not been interested enough to appear at any of the hearings on the property
10 and the failure is on is part for not coming forward.
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12 Mr. Grimes restated that he now had power of attorney over the property and Ms. Silberstein informed Mr.
13 Grimes that he would then be responsible for posting the bond if he had power of attorney.
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15 Mr. Brown informed Mr.Grimes that the Board had looked for a time table for repairs to be completed and if he is
16 interested enough to come up with a bond, only then would the permits be issued.
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18 Report of Damage to Vehicle-Matt Myers
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20 Mr. Matt Myers of 1311 North A Street, Apt. 2, informed the Board that he had the rear end torn out of his car
21 when he hit a chuck hole. He said the City denied his claim at the time the damage was done,but had since fixed
22 the hole. He indicated he felt if the hole was important enough to be fixed, his car should have been repaired by
23 the City.
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25 Mr. Willis explained to Mr. Myers that the hole had been repaired after Mr. Myers had reported it since the City
26 had been put on notice that the danger existed. Mr.Willis stated that without knowledge the City is not liable, but
27 after being notified the City would be negligent if they had not repaired the hole.
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29 DEPARTMENT REQUESTS AND COMMENTS
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31 POLICE DEPARTMENT
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33 Captain Ron Williams announced that a Memorial Service would be held for officers killed in the line of duty and
34 other deceased officers on May 15, 1987 at 12:00 Noon at the Police Memorial. He invited the Board and public
35 to be in attendance.
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37 FIRE DEPARTMENT
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39 Monthly Report-April
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41 The April Monthly Report of the Richmond Fire Department showed a total of 66 runs made with a total fire loss of
42 $61,650.00.
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44 Mr. Brown moved to accept and file the April Monthly Report of the Richmond Fire Department,seconded by Mr.
45 Willis and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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47 PLANNING. PERMITS AND INSPECTIONS
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49 April Monthly Report-Building Division
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51 The April Monthly Report of the Building Division of the Department of Planning Permits and Inspections showed
52 a total of 138 permits issued and two (2)buildings demolished.
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54 Mr. Brown moved to accept and file the April Monthly Report of the Building Division, seconded by Mr.Willis and
55 on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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57 PURCHASING DEPARTMENT
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59 Set Date to Receive Bids for Railroad Siding
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61 Purchasing Director; Rita Stout requested the Board to set June 4, 1987 at 9:00 AM to receive bids for a railroad
62 siding.
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64 Mr. Willis explained the railroad siding was being built in connection with a new company moving into the Eaton
65 Gear building. He said the State Department of Commerce is funding the project with some in kind match being
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1 provided by the City through engineering of the project.
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3 Mr.Willis moved to set June 4, 1987 at 9:00 AM to receive bids for a railroad siding, seconded by Mr. Brown and
4 on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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6 Report on Sale of Rose View Transit Buses
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8 Ms. Stout reported to the Board that the following quotes were accepted for the sale of Rose View Transit Buses:
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10 1. Richmond State Hospital purchased three(3) units at unit prices of 3,203.00,511.00 and 11.00 for a
11 total sale of 3,725.00 with the handicapped equipped unit bringing the highest price.
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13 2. Randall Young purchased one(1) unit at a price of 100.00.
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15 3. Bethel Church purchased one(1) unit at a price of 500.00.
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17 Ms.Stout reported total sales was 4,325.00 with 80%going to the Federal Government and 865.00 remaining for
18 the City. She stated two(2)vehicles were not sold and would be scrapped.
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20 MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS
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22 INQUIRY ON SALE OF BOATS AT RESERVOIR
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24 Mr. Matt Myers inquired about the sale of abandoned boats at Middlefork Reservoir and was informed the boats
25 had been advertised for sale and he should contact the Park Office and check with Gwen Schroeder.
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27 APPOINTMENT OF PLAN COMMISSION MEMBER
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29 . Ms. Silberstein informed the Board that Mayor Waltermann had received the resignation of Michael Allen as the
30 Board of Works representative on the Plan Commission.
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32 Mr. Brown moved to appoint Ms. Silberstein as the representative from the Board of Public Works and Safety to .
33 the Richmond Plan Commission effective immediately, seconded by Mr.Willis and on unanimous voice vote the
34 motion was carried.
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36 ADJOURNMENT
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38 There being no further business, on a motion duly made, seconded and passed the meeting was adjourned.
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45 Susan Silbertein, President
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49 ATTEST:
50 Mary Merchanthouse, City Clerk
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