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HomeMy Public PortalAbout01-08-1987 51 BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA. JANUARY 8, 1987 1 The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met in regular session January 2 8, 1987 at the hour of 9:00 A.M. in the Municipal Building in said City. Mayor Frank H. Waltermann 3 administered the Oath of Office to Susan Silberstein, John Brown and Ralph Willis as members of the 4 Board of Public Works and Safety for the year 1987. The following business was had to-wit: 5 6 ELECTION OF OFFICERS FOR 1987 7 8 Ms. Silberstein opened the meeting of the Board of Public Works and Safety and requested nominations 9 for the Office of President be received. Mr. Willis nominated Ms. Silberstein as President of the Board 10 of Public Works and Safety, Mr. Brown seconded the motion and on unanimous voice vote the motion 11 was carried. There being no other motions, Ms. Silberstein was elected as President of the Board of 12 Public Works and Safety. 13 14 Ms. Silberstein called for nominations for Vice President of the Board of Public Works and Safety. Mr. 15 Willis nominated Mr. Brown for Vice President of the Board of Public Works and Safety, Ms. Silberstein 16 seconded the motion and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. There being no further 17 motions, Mr. Brown was elected as Vice President of the Board of Public Works and Safety. 18 19 CONTINUATION OF UNSAFE BUILDING HEARING - 820 NORTH 18TH STREET 20 21 Ms. Silberstein stated that the hearing had been continued from December 31, 1987 in order that the 22 Board could receive a signed Purchase Agreement on the property at 820 North 18th Street. 23 24 Ms. Silberstein asked for comment from anyone supporting the Unsafe Building Order issued on the 25 property at 820 North 18th Street. 26 27 There being no comment, Ms. Silberstein gave opportunity for the owner of record or other interested 28 parties to speak. 29 30 Mrs. Myrtle Robinson, having power of attorney over the property at 820 North 18th Street, informed 31 the Board that she has a potential purchaser of the property. 32 33 Mr. Bill Shouse of 5065 Cook Road told the Board that he would be interested in purchasing the property 34 if he knew what problems existed. 35 36 Ms. Silberstein asked if Mr. Shouse had a copy of the order issued on the property and the structural 37 condition report. 38 39 Mr. Shouse stated he did not. 40 • 41 Ms. Silberstein indicated that the reports showed the property needed to be rewired, plumbing fixtures 42 replaced and replumbed, ceiling and wall repair and clean up. 43 44 Mr. Shouse stated he has not signed any agreement to purchase the property and he was aware the 45 property needed cleaned up and re-wired, but it looked sound 46 47 Ms. Silberstein stated the major repairs were plumbing and heating which would have to be done by 48 licensed contractors. She added that Mr. Bronston could provide a detail of repairs needed, but that the 49 structure will have to be brought to code. 50 51 Mr. Shouse stated he would want to purchase the property for himself, but he is unaware of 52 restrictions of the Board such as how long would be allowed for him to get the property fixed. 53 54 Ms. Silberstein stated the Board would work with Mr. Shouse if he was serious about repairing the 55 property, but that now it remains as a blighting influence. She added that time allowed would depend on 56 the condition of the property and how serious the owner is about repairs. 57 58 Mr. Shouse stated that if he buys the property, the materials for repair and cleans it up who will say 59 if it is OK for him to repair the property. 60 61 Mr. Willis stated Mr. Shouse would need to apply for a building permit and would need licensed 62 electricians and plumbers to apply for permits for work they are to do. 63 64 Mr. Shouse informed the Board that someone had started some of the plumbing work and asked if he 65 would need a licensed plumber to do simple items such as hooking up a sink. Board of Works Minutes Cont'd January 8, 1987 Page 2 1 Mr. Dennis Bronston stated that since Mr. Shouse was not an owner-resident of the property, a 2 licensed contractor would need to do the work. Mr. Bronston added that he would like to see a • 3 commitment made for a time for repairs to be completed. 4 5 Mr. Shouse commented that if he needed to get a licensed contractor for every little thing, he would not 6 be able to purchase the property. 7 8 Mr. Willis commented that the Board has invested a lot of time in the hearings on this property, and he 9 would be willing to continue the hearing one more week for an Agreement to Purchase to be settled. 10 11 Mr. Willis moved to continue the Unsafe Building Hearing on property located at 820 North 18th Street 12 to January 15, 1987 at 9:00 A.M., seconded by Mr. Brown and on unanimous voice vote the motion 13 was carried. 14 15 Mr. Willis commented that he wants to see the hearing come to a close. 16 17 Mr. Brown asked Ms. Robinson if Mr. Shouse was the same purchaser that she originally had spoken 18 about and Ms. Robinson stated he was a new buyer and had only been contacted this week. 19 20 Mr. Shouse informed the Board that he did need to find out the facts before he could make any decision 21 about purchasing the property. 22 23 Ms. Silberstein stated that the Board would take final action on the property next week and would not 24 continue the hearing any further. 25 26 APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF DECEMBER 31, 1987 27 28 Mr. Brown moved to approve the minutes of the previous meeting as prepared, seconded by Mr. Willis 29 and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. 30 31 APPROVAL OF CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT 32 33 There were no claims presented for payment. 34 35 PUBLIC REQUESTS AND COMMENTS 36 37 JAYCEES REQUEST FOR 1987 ROSE CITY GRAND PRIX 38 39 Mr. Bill Hossman of 810 Indiana Avenue presented a request to the Board for use of public right of way 40 and a municipal parking lot for the Richmond Area Jaycees 1987 Rose City Grand Prix Go-Kart race. 41 Mr. Hossman stated the race would be held on July 11th and 12th, 1987 with rain dates of July 18th 42 and 19th, 1987. He said the route would be the same one as in past years and they would also need to 43 use the Municipal Parking Lot between North 6th and 7th Streets for a pit area. Mr. Hossman stated 44 that they have been notified by their insurance company they are eligible for liability insurance. 45 46 Ms. Silberstein stated the Board also needs specifics on the times and will need an Indemnity Agreement 47 signed along with the Proof of Insurance being filed. 48 49 Mr. Hossman stated they would need the area starting at 3:00 P.m. on the 11th for set up and practice 50 and would be starting at 6:00 A.M. on the 12th. 51 52 Mr. Willis asked if they had ever considered an alternative to the straw since his department invests a 53 lot of overtime and personnel in the clean up of the straw from the streets. 54 55 Mr. Chuck Roberts of 2825 Highway 35 North stated that they are unable to use such items as the 56 plastic barrels filled with water since much of the impact is with the persons body. Mr. Roberts stated 57 the Jaycees were informed .the City would be responsible for the clean up in recent years, but they 58 would be glad to assume that resonsibility as they have done in the past. 59 Mr. Willis asked Mr. Roberts if he would be,willing to look at other alternatives and he would work with 60 them. 61 62 Captain Williams informed the Board that if the request was for the same route as in past years, it was 63 a reasonable route. 41 Board of Works Minutes Cont'd January 8, 1987 Page 3 1 Off Street Parking Manager, Mary Merchanthouse, informed the Board that the use of the parking lot 2 between North 6th and 7th would be fine after the 3:00 P.M. hour on the 11th. 3 4 Ms. Silberstein recommended the request be approved subject to the Proof of Insurance being filed and 5 the Indemnity Agreement being signed. 6 7 Mr. Brown moved to approve the request of the Richmond Jaycees for the use of public right of way 8 and the municipal parking lot between North 6th and 7th on July 11, 1987 and July 12, 1987 and also 9 the rain dates of July 18th and 19th, 1987 for the Rose City Grand Prix Go Kart Race, subject to Proof 10 of Insurance being filed thirty (30) days in advance of the event and an Indemnity Agreement with the 11 City being signed, seconded by Mr. Willis and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. 12 13 DEPARTMENT REQUESTS AND COMMENTS 14 15 PUBLIC WORKS 16 17 Addendum to 1987 Contract with Bus Drivers 18 19 Mr. Willis requested the item be striken from the agenda and indicated it needed some modification and 20 would be returned at a later date. 21 22 Mr. Willis moved to strike the addendum to the 1987 Bus Drivers Contract from the Agenda, seconded 23 by Mr. Brown and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. 24 25 FIRE DEPARTMENT 26 27 December Monthly Report 28 29 The December Monthly Report of the Richmond Fire Department showed a total of 59 runs made and a 30 total fire loss of 247,075.00. The report also showed a total of 69 inspections being made. 31 32 Mr. Brown moved to accept and file the December Monthly Report of the Richmond Fire Department, 33 seconded by Mr. Willis and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. 34 35 RICHMOND POWER & LIGHT 36 37 Mr. Robert Hankosky, Distribution Engineer for Richmond Power & Light, reported that the lights were 38 in place on Keyser Lane. 39 40 BOARD OF WORKS MISCELLANEOUS 41 42 AGREEMENT WITH TCI FOR P.E.G.CHANNEL 43 44 Ms. Silberstein reported that she had received an executed Agreement of Dedication of Public, 45 Educational, Governmental Access Channel from T.C.I. She indicated there were some minor changes 46 from the agreement forwarded to T.C.I. by the Board such as the right to change the channel from Cable 47 Channel 16 with expenses being paid by T.C.I. 48 49 Ms. Silberstein recommended the Board approve and execute the Agreement to lock in with the 50 Franchise Agreement and then forward the Agreement to the Telecommunications Council for them to 51 develop specific rules, investigate what will be needed and generate public support for the channel. 52 53 Mr. Brown stated he was glad to get the P.E.G. channel into place and moved to approve and execute the 54 Agreement of Dedication of Public, Educational, Governmental Access Channel between the City and 55 Clearview Cable TV, seconded by Mr. Willis and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. 56 57 ADJOURNMENT 58 59 There being no further business, on a motion duly made, seconded and passed the meeting was 60 adjourned. 61 - 62 Susan Silberstein, President 63 64 ATTEST: 65 Mary Merchanthouse, City Clerk