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BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF THE
CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, DECEMBER 4, 1986
1 The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met in
2 regular session December 4, 1986 at the hour of 9:00 A.M. in the Municipal
3 Building in said City. Ms. Silberstein presided with Mr. Brown and Mr. Willis
4 in attendance. The following business was had to-wit:
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6 APPROVAL OF CORRECTED MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 26, 1986
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8 Ms. Silberstein recommended the following corrections be made to the minutes
9 of November 26, 1986: Page 1, line 39 - "hours" should be "house"; page 2, line
10 29 - date should be 12-31-86 and page 3, line 4 should read "excepted Offer to
11 Purchase". e
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13 Mr. Willis moved to approve the minutes of the previous meeting with the recommended
14 corrections, seconded by Mr. Brown and on unanimous voice vote the motion was
15 carried.
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17 APPROVAL OF CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT
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19 Mr. Brown moved to approve claims in the amount of 147,897.76 for payment, seconded
20 by Mr. Willis and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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22 PUBLIC REQUESTS AND COMMENTS
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24 Petition for Residential Parking District-300 'Block of South 5th
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26 Mr. Alan Leitner, 325 South 5th Street, presented a petition to the Board asking
27 that a residential parking area be established in the 300 block of South 5th
28 Street to insure parking be available for the residents of the block 24 hours
29 every day.
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31 Mr. Leitner explained that on nights there are events at the YMI the persons
32 attending use parking available on the streets and not the parking lots available.
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34 Ms. Silberstein commented that she believed the residential parking zones had
35 time restrictions ending at 5:00 P.M. and might not help the situation.
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37 Mr. Leitner commented that they have tried to 'request the persons to move their
38 vehicles and they get nasty when approached.
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40 Mr. Brown stated that he did not feel establishing a two hour residential parking
41 zone would help this situation.
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43 Mr. Willis asked if the time could be interpreted differently in different
44 situations and Captain Ron Williams stated that parking was a privilege and not
45 a right and he would look into the situation.
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47 Mr. Leitner informed the Board that the residents of the area have no off street
48 parking available to them to help the situation.
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50 Ms. Silberstein stated they would look into the Ordinance establishing residential
51 parking areas to see about the restrictions and would notify Mr. Leitner.
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53 Ms. Silberstein acknowleged the receipt of a petition from the residents of the
54 300 Block of South 5th Street with seven (7) signatures .
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56 DEPARTMENT REQUESTS AND COMMENTS
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58 Planning Department
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60 November Monthly Report - Building Division
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62 The November Monthly Report showed a total of 130 permits issued. Mr. Brown
63 moved to accept and file the November Monthly Report of the Building Division
64 of the Planning Department, seconded by Mr. Willis and on unanimous voice vote
65 the motion was carried.
Board of Works Minutes Cont 'd
December 4, 1986
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1 Update on 1302 East Main
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3 The Clerk reported to the Board that Ms. Lois Miller did have the deed on the
4 property at 1302 East Main Street. Ms. Miller also has a Building Permit and
5 Mike Hill has an Electrical Permit for re-wiring of the structure. It was
6 reported that work on the property has begun.
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8 Ms. Silberstein suggested that the Order on the unsafe structure at 1302 East
9 Main be modified to drop the requirement for the posting of a perfomance bond
10 and leave the time schedule requirements for repairs as originally ordered.
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12 Mr. Brown moved to modify the Unsafe Building Order issued on property located
13 at 1302 East Main to require the removal or repair of the unsafe building by
14 June 23, 1987, seconded by Mr. Willis and on unanimous voice vote the motion
15 was carried.
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17 Update 326 North 10th Street
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19 Ms. Silberstein reported that the Order on the unsafe premises at 326 North
20 10th Street had been stayed for thirty (30) days for submission of compliance
21 schedule and good faith activity on the renovation of the structure to begin.
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23 Mr. Robert Delaney, Attorney at Law, representing Mr. Laswell, owner of the
24 property, informed the Board that doors and windows had been replaced and the
25 debris was almost removed and the removal would be completed by December 8,
26 1986.
27 Mr. Delaney also reported that general contractors and heating and plumbing
28 contractors had been contacted and had submitted estimates on repairs, but that
29 Mr. Laswell had been unable to get a firm quote on electrical repairs due to
30 fire damage. Mr. Delaney stated that the electrical contractor would do the
31 job only on a time and materials basis.
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33 Mr. Delaney informed the Board that work to be done by the general contractor
34 and heating and plumbing contractors would be completed within ninety (90) days .
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36 Mr. Willis stated he was still not hearing a commitment on completion of the
37 renovation by June 1, 1987.
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39 Mr. Brown asked if they had contacted more than one electrical contractor and
40 Mr. Delaney stated they had and all had been unable to give firm estimates. due
41 to fire damage.
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43 Ms. Silbertein asked about Mr. Laswell's ability to finance the renovation and
44 Mr. Delaney stated he was satisfied that Mr. Laswell could pay and he did have
45 a written commitment from Mr. Laswell regarding his financial abilities, but
46 did not have any formal financial statement. Mr. Delaney stated the repairs
47 have been estimated between 15,000.00 and 17,000.00 depending on the electrical
48 repairs.
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50 Mr. Willis asked about commitment from Mr. Laswell and Mr. Delaney stated the
51 commitment is to have all but the electric work completed by March 15, 1987,
52 well in advance of the June 1, 1987 deadline and he will be living in the structure.
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54 Mr. Willis inquired about requiring the posting of a performance bond and Ms.
55 Silberstein stated the Board could require the posting of a maximum bond of
56 7,500.00 for structural repairs and 3,000.00 for electrical, plumbing and heating.
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58 Mr. Willis stated he could like to see a letter of credit from the bank or bonds
59 posted and get on with the renovation.
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61 Mr. Delaney commented that posting a bond would limit cash for the renovation.
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63 Mr. Willis stated that the performance bond requirement could be met with such
64 instruments as a letter of credit and certain sums of moneys could be removed
65 as repairs were completed. •
Board of Works Minutes Cont'd
December 4, 1986
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_1 Ms. Silberstein stated that she hated to go with a performance bond except as
2 a last resort and suggested that the Board might want to consider moving the
3 order date up.
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5 Mr. Willis stated that Mr. Laswell had been difficult to deal with and was not
6 willing to work with the Board. Mr. Willis stated the Board would like to see
7 the property renovated and occupied or torn down. Mr. Willis stated that when
8 the Board backed off being firm, they found people not to be credible.
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10 Ms. Silberstein indicated that they could look at requiring a bond be posted
11 as a condition of the stay with a maximum amount of 10,000.00.
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13 Mr. Delaney stated that performance bonds were costly and Mr. Willis said that
14 contractors can get performance bonds at a rate of 2% of the cost of the work
15 to be performed.
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17 Mr. Delaney informed the Board that there could be a potential law suit involved
18 regarding the crime scene posting not being removed, thereby permitting no access
19 to Mr. Laswell. Mr. Delaney said Mr. Laswell has only had access to his property
20 in the last sixty (60) days and the signs are still posted on the building.
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22 Fire Chief Don Trotter explained that he informed Mr. Laswell the signs were
23 posted to keep kids out of the premises after the fire since the house was full
24 of combustible material and felt that Mr. Laswell had gotten confused.
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26 Mr. Delaney did indicated that Mr. Laswell did get confused about matters .
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28 Mr. Brown stated that he was concerned with completing part of the renovation
111 29 work and not being able to get an electrical contractor.
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31 Mr. Delaney stated they have been able to get a verbal commitment from an electrical
32 contractor, but only on a time and materials basis.
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34 Ms. Silberstein stated that if Mr. Laswell had commitments for completion of
35 the general contracting and the plumbing and heating to be completed by March
36 15, 1987 that he should be able to have the electrical completed by June 1, 1987.
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38 Mr. Delaney indicated that if the repairs were not made by June 1, 1986, the
39 Board could complete the order by having the structure demolished.
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41 Mr. Willis moved to modify the Order to remove or repair the unsafe building
42 on property located at 326%N:orth 10th by June 1,1987 to include the posting of
43 a performance bond in the amount of 10,500.00, seconded by Mr. Brown and on a
44 voice vote with Ms. Silberstein voting no the motion was carried.
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46 Public Works
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48 Traffic Signal Agreement - U.S. 40 and Industrial Parkway
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50 Mr. Willis presented the Agreement between the City of Richmond and the State
51 of Indiana for a traffic signal at the intersection of U.S. 40 and Eastern Indiana
52 Industrial Parkway with the State to provide the hardware for the signal and
53 the City to provide the materials, supplies, labor and electricity.
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55 Mr. Willis reported that Council had approved a 30,000.00 additional
56 appropriation for the costs.
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58 Mr. Willis indicated that the Board also needed to set a date to receive bids
59 for the installation of the equipment and they would need a pre-qualified company
60 to do the work.
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62 Ms. Silberstein asked what the time frame was on the installation of the signal
63 and Mr. Willis stated that two (2) weeks would be a reasonable amount of time
64 after work started, dependent on the weather. He said they should be complete
65 by the mid to the end of January, 1987.
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Board of Works Minutes Cont 'd
December 4, 1986
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1 Mr. Brown moved to approve and execute the Agreement between the City of Richmond
2 and the State of Indiana for the signalization of the intersection of U.S. 40
3 and Eastern Industrial Parkway, seconded by Mr. Willis and on unanimous voice
4 vote the motion was carried.
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6 Ms. Silberstein noted that the meeting for the week of Christmas would need to
7 be rescheduled to December 23, 1986 and bids could be received at that time.
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9 Mr. Brown moved to set December 23, 1986 as the date for a regularly scheduled
10 meeting of the Board of Public Works and Safety and to receive bids for the
11 installation of the traffic signal at U.S. 40 and Industrial Parkway on December
12 23, 1986 at 9:00 A.M. , seconded by Mr. Willis and on unanimous voice vote the
13 motion was carried.
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15 Fire Department
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17 November Monthly Report
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19 Mr. Brown commented on 22% of the fire runs being leaf fires and asked if there
20 were citations issued. Chief Trotter explained at,Lis verya : hard to determine
21 who set the fires and he had no knowledge of citations being issued. Chief
22 Trotter stated that it had actually been a pretty good year for leaf fires.
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24 Mr. Brown moved to accept and file the November Monthly Report of the Fire
25 Department, seconded by Mr. Willis and on unanimous voice vote the motion was
26 carried.
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28 Miscellaneous Business
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30 Mr. Willis requested that the Community Improvement Committee of the Chamber
31 of Commerce be sent a monthly report of the Building Division of the Planning
32 Department.
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34 ADJOURNMENT
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36 There being no further business, on a motion duly made, seconded and passed the
37 meeting was adjourned.
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41 Susan Silberstein, President
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