HomeMy Public PortalAbout08-21-1986 BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF THE
CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, AUGUST 21, 1986
1 The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met
2 in regular session August 21, 1986 at the hour of 9:00 A.M. in the Municipal
3 Building in said City. Mr. Brown presided with Mr. Willis in attendance. Ms.
4 Silberstein was absent. The following business was had to-wit:
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6 APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF AUGUST 14, 1986
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8 Mr. Willis moved to approve the minutes of the previous meeting as prepared, seconded
9 by Mr. Brown 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. Willis moved to approve claims in the amount of 577,751.26 for payment, seconded
14 by Mr. Willis and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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16 PUBLIC REQUESTS AND COMMENTS
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18 Restrict Parking for Pioneer Days
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20 A request was received from the Wayne County Historical Society to restrict parking
21 along the Museum Curb side on North A, North llth and North 12th Streets on September
22 7, 1986 from 11:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. for the Annual Pioneer Day Festival. The
23 request stated that the restricted parking enables the horse drawn vehicles to safely
24 move around the block and prevents interference with normal traffic.
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26 Traffic Captain Farmer stated there were no objections to the request .
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28 Mr. Willis moved to approve the request to restrict the parking on North A, North
29 llth and North 12th Streets on September 7, 1986 for the Annual Pioneer Days, seconded
30 by Mr. Brown and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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32 Richmond Jaycees Cystic Fibrosis Road Block
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34 A request was received from the Richmond Jaycees requesting permission for a Road
35 Block for Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. The Road Block would be on September 14,
36 1986 from 10:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. at South 18th and 40 East and Woodside Drive and
37 40 East.
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39 Traffic Captain Farmer stated there were no objections, but he would like to request
40 that the participants wear safety vests to increase their visibility when entering
41 the intersections.
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43 Mr. Willis moved to approve the request of the Richmond Jaycees for a Road Block
44 for Cystic Fibrosis on September 14, 1986 at South 18th and 40 East and Wodside
45 Drive and 40 East, contingent upon wearing safety vests for visibility, seconded
46 by Mr. Brown and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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48 Denial of Residential Handicapped Parking at 2215 North E Street
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50 The request of Palmer Walter of 2215 North E Street for a Residential Handicapped
51 Parking Designation was presented.
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III53 Traffic Captain Farmer stated that the request will not meet the guidelines as
54 estabished by the Board since there is a two (2) car garage on the property with
55 a concrete apron and alley entrance. Captain Farmer reported that he found no blockage
56 of the alley upon inspection, but there are some weed problems that cause a
57 constriction of the alley.
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59 Mr. Willis moved to deny the request for a residential handicapped parking space
60 at 2215 North E Street upon the recommendation of the Traffic Division, seconded
61 by Mr. Brown and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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63 ITEMS UNDER ADVISEMENT
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65 Bid Award for Leaf Loaders
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1 Martha Wilson, Purchasing Director, reported to the Board that they have been in
2 contact with Best Equipment regarding the leaf loaders and have not yet completed
3 the research. Ms . Wilson requested the bid award be tabled for another week in
4 order that all necessary information can be gathered.
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6 Mr. Willis commented that they when they went over the bids they compared it to
7 an old machine from Best and to be fair they wanted to make a comparison to the
8 new equipment and if the leaf loaders from Best Equipment still did not comply,
9 he would ask that the low bid be turned down and it be awarded to another bidder
10 meeting specifications. Mr. Willis stated they wanted to complete this process
11 thoroughly and not just on past experience.
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13 Mr. Willis moved to table the awarding of the bid for the leaf loaders to August
14 28, 1986, seconded by Mr. Brown and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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16 Award Paving Bids - South F, South J, South 5th, North 19th and North 10th Streets
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18 Purchasing Director Martha Wilson recommended that the bid for the paving of South
19 F, South J, South 5th, North 10th and North 19th Streets be awarded to Contractors
20 United Incorporated with the low bid of 33,308.00.
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22 Mr. Willis moved to award the bid for paving projects to Contractor's United
23 Incorporated for a total price of 33,308.00, seconded by Mr. Brown and on unanimous
24 voice vote the motion was carried.
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26 Removal of Fire Master Alarm Boxes
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28 Mr. Willis moved to leave the item tabled to allow ample time for public comment,
29 seconded by Mr. Brown and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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31 DEPARTMENT REQUESTS AND COMMENTS
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33 Planning Department
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35 Weights and Measures Division - Monthly Report
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37 The July-August Monthly Report of the Weights and Measures Division was presented.
38 The report showed a total of 70 tests completed.
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40 Mr. Willis moved to accept and file the July-August Monthly Report, seconded by
41 Mr. Brown and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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43 Date Set for Unsafe Building Hearings - September 18, 1986
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45 Mr. Willis moved to set September 18, 1986 at 9:00 A.M. as the date and time for
46 unsafe building hearings on property at 324 North 10th Street, 1215 North A Street
47 and 517 North 20th Street, seconded by Mr. Brown and on unanimous voice vote the
48 motion was carried.
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50 Mr. Bronston commented that the hearings would also be legally advertised to insure
51 proper notifications.
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53 Status Report on 541 Porterfield Avenue - Unsafe Building
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55 Mr. Bronston reported to the Board that the time had expired on an unsafe building
56 order at 541 Porterfield Avenue. He stated that repairs had started on the building,
57 but that Mr. Hossman had been ill. Mr. Bronston said that Mr. Hossman is still
58 committed to repairs to the structure and the removal of the mobile home should
59 be completed by September 1, 1986. Mr. Bronston stated that he feels the owner
60 is still willing to cause the repairs to be made per the order of the Board.
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62 Public Works - Bid Date for Eastern Indiana Industrial Parkway
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64 Mr. Willis moved to set September 11, 1986 at 9:00 A.M. as the date and time to
65 accept bids for the intersection of U.S. 40 and Eastern Indiana Industrial Parkway,
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1 seconded by Mr. Brown and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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3 Mr. Willis stated that the Department of Commerce is assisting with the funds on
4 the extension of the Parkway and the City will also be doing some of the work on
5 the extension. He added that the project should be completed within six (6) to
6 eight (8) weeks of the bid award.
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8 MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS
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10 Clean Up of Alley between North 14th and North 15th Streets
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12 Mr. Bronston asked the Board to give some consideration to assisting the Planning
13 Department, Street Department and Sanitary District in clean up efforts of the alley
14 between North 14th and North 15th Streets . Mr. Bronston stated they had been
15 contacting property owners trying to get the alley cleaned up, but a large part
16 of the owners are absentee landlords and there ,are vacant buildings .
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18 Mr. Brown asked if there were any unsafe building in this area and Mr. Bronston
19 stated there were two (2) accesory buildings and that one (1) had been removed,
20 but the slab remained and was now a site for debris . He said the other building
21 should be repaired and his office was working on that pursuant to the order of the
22 Board.
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24 Mr. Bronston added that hopefully public exposure will assist in the clean up efforts.
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26 Mr. Brown asked if the Sanitary District could ticket and Mr. Bronston stated they
27 were ticketing and that persons could also rent dumpsters to assist .
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29 Mr. Willis stated there was some interest in the containers and that routes need
30 to be developed from A to E for the sideloaders trucks using the dumpsters. He
31 said that possibly the City might consider an ordinance regarding the use of the
32 sideloading sanitary equipment.
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34 Mr. Bronston stated they are currently trying to contact the property owners to
35 give them the opportunity to clean up and if there is no response they will issue
36 litter tickets.
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38 Mr. Willis stated that the area has been cleaned up four (4) times this year and.
39 that the residents continue to throw paper bags of trash into the alley.
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41 The Board will be kept updated on the area.
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43 ADJOURNMENT
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45 There being no further business, on a motion duly made, seconded and passed the
46 meeting was adjourned.
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50 John Brown, Vice President
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54 Mary Merchanthouse, City Clerk
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