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BOARD OF- PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF THE
CITY OF RICHMOND; INDIANA, OCTOBER 30, 1986
.1 The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met in
2 regular .session October 330, 1986 at- the hour of 9:00 A.M. in the Municipal Building
3 in said City. Ms. Silberstein presided with Mr. Brown and Mr. Willis in attendance.
4 The. following business was had to-wit:
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6 APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF OCTOBER 23, 1986
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8 Mr. Brown moved to approve the minutes of the previous meeting as prepared, seconded
9 -by Mr. Willis and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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11 APPROVAL OF CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT
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13 Mr. Brown moved to approve claims in the amount of 558,757.73 for payment, seconded
.14 by Mr. Willis and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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16 TABLED ITEMS
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18 Curb Cut Request - 403 S.W. 16th Street
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20 The Curb .Cut Petition of. Mrs . Eileen Mann of 403 S.W. 16th Street was presented
21 for action after being held for approval by the Traffic Division, Planning Department
22 and the City Engineer.
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24 Mr. Bronston reported the request had been approved by Planning and the Traffic
25 Division and he had also talked with Richmond Power & Light regarding placing
26 a pipe in the cut for- future service_. Mr. Bronston stated that Mr. Willis had
77 not yet approved the petition.
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29 Mr. Willis indicated that since it was a residential street and had been approved
30 by Planning and the Traffic Division, he had no problems with the request.
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37 Mr. Willis moved to approve the curb cut request for 403 S.W. 16th Street,
33 seconded by Mr. Brown and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried..
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35 Mr. Bronston stated he would contact the property owner and the contractor to
36 notify them of the request by RP&L to place a duct in the cut.
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38 PUBLIC REQUESTS AND COMMENTS
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40 Residential Handicapped Parking Space - 213 South 3rd Street
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42 The request of Joyce McKinley for a handicapped parking space .for her mother at
43 213 South 3rd Street was presented. Ms. McKinley has Permit No. 9146 with an
44 expiration date of October 26, 1988.
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46 Traffic Captain Williams stated the request meeting the guidelines .
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L8 Mr. Willis moved to approve a residential handicapped parking space at 213 South
49 3rd Street, seconded by Mr. Brown and on unanimous voice vote the motion was
50 carried.
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52 Unsafe Building at 326 North. 10th Street - Status Report
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54 Attorney at Law, Robert Delaney, appeared before the Board representing Mr. John
55 Laswell, owner of the unsafe building at 325 North 10th Street . Mr. Delaney
56 informed the Board that Mr. Laswell was under the impression that the property
57 was still udner a crime scene order after a fire that had occured in February
58 of. this year and that he was unable to enter the property. •
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60 Mr. Delaney informed the Board that they did receive official correspondence on
61 October 17, 1986 stating 'the order had been removed. He added. that Mr. Laswell
62 has now started to get estimates on the repairs and has done some clean up. He
63 said the Person that did the estimate for re-wiring was not registered with the
64 City and Mr. Laswell would need to get other estimates..
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Board of Works Minutes Cont 'd
October 30, 1986
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1 Mr. Delaney requested the Board to extend the demolition order one (1) month for
2 Mr. Laswell to present a time table and allow eight (8) months for completion
3 of the restoration.
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5 Mr. Willis asked how long the City had been fooling with the unsafe premises and111
6 Mr. Bronston said the proceedings had started with a fire in February of 1986
7 and .the order for demolition was issued on August 27, 1986.
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9 Ms. Silberstein asked when the property was released from the investigation and
10 Mr. Bronston stated he had contacted the Fire Department one (1) month after the
11 fire and secured a notice of release. He indicated that better communication
12 might be needed in that area.
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14 Mr. Willis added that the crime scene order would not have prevented Mr. Laswell
15 from attending meetings with the Board and making efforts to work with the Board.
16 Mr. Willis asked if it was financially feasible to to renovate the structure and
17 Mr. Delaney stated the damage from the fire was primarily in two (2) rooms .
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19 Mr. Willis stated that now the property will also need to be brought up to code
20 and sometimes it if not financially feasible and persons become reluctant to act.
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22 Mr. Delaney said that was the reason for a one (1) month delay for estimates .
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24 Mr. Willis asked if it would take one (1) month .to get the estimates .
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26 Ms. Silberstein asked if there were other problems and Mr. Bronston stated the
27 wiring would need to be brought to code since there was less that a 100 AMP
28 service.
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30 Ms. Silberstein asked if the building was secured and Mr. Bronston stated it was
31 not secured at the last hearing date. Mr. Delaney indicated the structure was
32. being secured and trash removal was now being done.
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34 Mr. Willis asked about existing mortgage and if the insurance company had
35 settled on claims on the fire. Mr. Delaney said there was no existing mortgage,
36 but he was not certain about any insurance settlements .
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38 Mr. Brown stated he did not care to commit to a one (1) month delay in the order
39 and Mr. Delaney said if the Board just wanted a time table it could be accomplished
40 in a week, but if they wanted contractor 's quotes it would take longer.
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42 Mr. Willis suggested that Mr. Caswell immediately get a licensed contractor who
43 could get subcontractors to quote as part of a total estimate.
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45 Mr. Bronston informed the Board that he had not proceeded with demolition quotes
46 after Mr. Delaney had contacted him about the order.
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48 Mr. Willis said he might consider a thirty (30) day stay of the order if repairs
49 were started or if a compliance schedule was submitted within one week.
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51 Mr. Bronston told the Board he felt it, would take more than thirty (30) days to
52 clean up the debris unless full time help was involved.
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54 Mr. Willis asked Mr. Delaney if Mr. Caswell would commit to a thirty (30) day
55 stay with repairs to be started within the thirty (30) days or for one (1) week
56 to be allowed for a compliance schedule to be submitted, with the compliance
57 schedule containing dates of completion for occupancy. Mr. Willis stated he
58 wanted to see some good faith effort .
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60 Mr. Delaney stated that he felt it would make more sense to commit to the thirty
51 (30) days showing some aggressive activity with repairs.
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63 Mr. Brown moved to temporarily stay the removal order issued on property located
64 at 326 North 10th Street conditioned upon active repairs to be begun within thirty
65 (30) days, a compliance schedule to be submitted to the Board within that time
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Board of Works Minutes Cont'd -
October 30, 1986
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1 period, repairs. to be completed by June 1, . 1987 and the structure to be secured
2 within seven (7) days, seconded by Mr. Willis and on unanimous voice vote the
3 motion was carried.
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5 Ms. Silberstein stated 'that the stay of the order will automatically expire if
6 repairs are not started within the thirty (30) days period or the compliance
7 schedule is not submitted.
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9 Ms. Silberstein asked about a performance bond and Mr. Delaney commented he would
10 rather the Board allow Mr. Taswell to use any funds that would be tied in a
11 performance bond to be used toward repairs .
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13 Mr. Willis stated that Mr. Laswell should have worked with the City. .
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15 Ms. Silberstein stated that without a performance bond, repairs can be started
16 and progress no further and the Board would have to wait until June 1, 1987 for
17 further action on the property.
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19 The Board will give further consideration to a performance bond.
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2.1 DEPARTMENT REQUESTS AND COMMENTS
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23 Captain Ron' Williams presented a request to the Board from Mr. Spargo, owner of
24 Beeman Drug Store, 2 S.W. 5th Street. Mr. Spargo requested a 15-minute parking
25 on the northside of his business, which would affect two (2) parking stalls.
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27 Captain Williams stated the limited parking would allow pharmacy customers to
28 handle their business without using the congested parking lot connected with the
29 shopping center.
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31 •Captain Williams stated the request will have no affect on any residents in then.
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34 34 Ms. Silberstein commented that she hesitated to create a parking space for one
35 (1) business and Captain Williams stated it would also benefit the other
36 businesses in the shopping center.
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38 Mr. Willis added that it might also help with the congestion from the parking
39 lot at the intersection of 5th and Main.
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41 Ms. Silberstein stated the Board needs to determine if this parking was
42 designated by Ordinance before any signs can be placed and that if it is
43 controlled by Ordinance it will negate any action taken by the Board.
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45 Mr. Brown moved to approve the request for 15 Minute Parking to be established
46 in two parking stalls on the south side of West Main Street adjacent to Beerman's
47 Drug Store, seconded by Mr. Willis and on unanimous voice vote the motion was
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50 MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS
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52 Notice of Candidacy for Nomination and Selection Committee-Police Merit Commission
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54 Ms . Silberstein read the following correspondence from Investigator Mike Chambers:
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56 . In accordance with the Police Merit Commission Rules and Procedures, Section
57 7, Subsection A, notice is hereby given that one (1) three (3) year term
58 for the Nomination and Selection Committee will expire December 1, 1986.
59 The term expiring is that of Captain Michael LaFuze.
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61 Any officer wishing to seek election to the Nominations and Selection
62 Committee shall do so in writing on a Notice of Candidacy form available
63 from Investigator -Chambers. Notice of Candidacy shall be filed with the
54 Board of Public Works and Safety no later than 8:30 A.M. November 6, 1986.
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Board of Works Minutes Cont 'd
October 30, 1986
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1 The election w 1l-l.bethe:ld Priday November12I;::.1986*at=theMaifi T obby at
2 Police Headquarters from 7:00 A.M.. until Saturday, November 22, 1986, at
3 7:00 A.M.
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5 Ms. Silberstein stated the election was required by the rules of the Police Merit
6 Commission.
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8 Mr. Willis moved to set November 6, 1986 at 8:30 A.M. as the last date -for
9 receiving Notices •of Candidacy for the Nominations and Selections Committee and
10 to set November 21, 1986 from 7:00 A.M. to November 22, 1986 at 7:00 A.M. as the
11 date for the.election to the Nominations and Selections -Committee, seconded by
12 Mr. Brown and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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14 Ms. Silberstein also read correspondence from Investigator Chambers regarding
15 the election of the representative of the Police Department on the Merit Commission
15 representing education with the political affiliation of democratic.
17 Investigator Chambers notified the Board that the two (2) candidates are Peter
18 Cline and Randy Stolle and their applications are available for review.
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20 ADJOURNMENT
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22 There being no further business, on a motion duly made, seconded and passed the
23 meeting was adjourned.
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25 Susan Silberstein, President
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30 Mary Merchanthouse, City Clerk
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