HomeMy Public PortalAbout07-10-1986 BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF THE
CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, JULY 10, 1986
1 The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met in
2 regular session July 10, 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 BID OPENING FOR STREET IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS
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8 S.W. 17th Street, Ft. Wayne Avenue and North D Streets and Hawkins goad and 19th
9 Street Intersection.
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11 Ms . Silberstein requested all bids be turned in for the street improvements projects
12 as specified.
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14 Having received all bids, Mr. Brown moved to close the bidding, seconded by Mr.
15 Willis and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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17 Ms. Silberstein requested the Proof of Publication. Having examined the Proof
18 of Publication and finding it to be in order, Mr. Brown moved to accept and file
19 the Proof of Publication, seconded by Mr. Willis and on unanimous voice vote the
20 motion was carried.
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22 Ms. Martha Wilson, Purchasing Director, opened the following bids:
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24 Stone Valley Paving. The bids were on the proper form, signed and notarized
25 and accompanied by a bid bond in the specified amount . The bids were as
26 follows:
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28 Hawkins Road Intersection 4,045.00
29 North D & Ft. Wayne Avenue 8,750.00
30 S.W. 17th 6,240.00
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32 Contractors United Incorporated. The bids were received on the proper forms,
33 signed and notarized and accompanied by a bid bond in the specified amount.
34 The bids were as follows:
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36 Hawkins Road Intersection 3,638.00
37 North D & Ft. Wayne Avenue 8,503.00
38 S.W. 17th 5,335.00
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40 Mr. Willis asked if alternate bids had been presented regarding the projects as
41 one and Ms. Wilson indicated that had not been done.
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43 Mr. Willis moved to authorize the Purchasing Director to evaluate the bids for
44 recommendation to the Board, seconded by Mr. Brown and on unanimous voice vote
45 the motion was carried.
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47 INOPERABLE VEHICLE HEARINGS
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49 1644 South 4th Street
50 1007 South 8th Street
51 2003 Glenn Court
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III53 Ms. Silberstein opened the Inoperable Vehicle Hearings . The Clerk administered
54 the oath to give testimony to Mr. Dan Dooley, Supervisor of the City Planning
55 Department.
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57 Mr. Dooley informed the Board that all vehicles have been removed and he recommends
58 the hearings be dismissed.
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60 Mr. Willis moved to dismiss Inoperable Vehicles Hearings at 1644 South 4th Street,
61 1007 South 8th Street and 2003 Glenn Court, seconded by Mr. Brown and on unanimous
62 voice vote the motion was carried.
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64 APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF JULY 3, 1986
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1 Mr. Brown moved to approve the minutes of the previous meeting as prepared, seconded
2 by Mr. Willis and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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4 APPROVAL OF CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT
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6 Mr. Brown moved to approve claims in the amount of 82,246. 77 for payment, seconded
7 by Mr. Willis and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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9 ITEMS UNDER ADVISEMENT
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11 Request for Street Closing for Street Party - Kim Willis
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13 Ms. Silberstein stated the request of Mr. Kim Willis to close a street for a party
14 had been taken under advisement by the Board for investigation of other locations,
15 neighborhood concensus and approval of the Traffic Division
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17 Mr. Kim Willis informed the Board that he had spoken with the neighbors in the
18 area of the 1100 block of South G Street and he found that there were only six
19 (6) families in the immediate area. He stated he also talked with people on
20 South llth Street, South H Street and South 12th Street and the ones he talked
21 with were in favor of the street party. Mr. Willis stated that he also investigated
22 the 1700 Block of South J and the 600 Block of North 13th as possible locations.
23 He stated the persons on North 13th Street were in favor of the street party.
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25 Ms. Silberstein asked Mr. Willis exactly what were the specifics of his request
26 and Mr. Willis indicated that the 1100 Block of South llth was his preference.
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28 Traffic Captain Farmer informed the Board that he opposed the use of the
29 particular area since there had been 144 total police calls made to the area since
30 May 1, 1986.
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32 Captain Farmer also added that the use of South J Street would be unacceptable
33 since it is used for residential traffic in and out of that area. He said the
34 better choice was the 600 block of North 13th since the 700 block was not populated.
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36 Mr. Kim Willis stated he would settle for the 600 block of North 13th Street and
37 would like to have the street party on August 2, 1986 from 6:00 P.M. to 12:00
38 midnight.
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40 Ms. Silberstein asked about food being sold and Mr. Kim Willis asked about the
41 City's vendor ordinance. -
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43 Ms . Silberstein explained that it was a $100.00 fee and application must be made
44 twenty (20) days prior to the sale. She also stated that the Board had established
45 to prior policy on private vendors being involved in block parties and added that
46 the amplification was also a new request for street parties.
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48 Mr. Ralph Willis asked about the need to grant a waiver from the City's noise
49 control ordinance and, Ms . Silberstein indicated that it had been the policy of
50 the Board in the past to add to any motions that if there were complaints on the
51 noise level the Police would have the right to request it be turned, down
52 stopped.
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54 Captain Farmer suggested to the Board that Mr. Kim Willis get a petition from
55 the neighborhood around the 600 Block of North 13th including the 1300 block of
56 G and 14th Streets.
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58 Mr. Ralph Willis suggested that is the Police receive complaints on the noise
59 that it be turned off.
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61 Captain Farmer stated that they would receive complaints and he suggested that
62 it first be turned down, but with continued complaints be turned off.
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64 Mr. Willis moved to approve the temporary closing of the 600 Block of North 13th
65 Street for use as a street party on August 2, 1986 from 6:00 P.M. to 12:00 midnight,
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1 with the condition that the Police have the authority on complaints to reduce
2 the noise or abate the noise, seconded by Mr. Brown and on unanimous voice vote
3 the motion was carried.
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5 DEPARTMENT REQUESTS AND COMMENTS
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7 Fire Department
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9 June Monthly Report
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11 The June Monthly Report for the Fire Department showed a total of 67 runs with
12 a total fire loss of 123,955.00.
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14 Ms. Silberstein asked the costs of the Leadership Course and Chief Harbin stated
15 $3,000.00. Ms. Silberstein asked if eight (8) or ten (10) men participated in
16 the course and Chief Harbin stated that due to code days and vacation days two
17 (2) may have been off one (1) session.
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19 Mr. Brown moved to accept and file the June Monthly Report of the Fire Department,
20 seconded by Mr. Willis and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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22 Appointment of Probationary Firefighter Mark Herold
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24 Ms. Silberstein read a letter from Chief Harbin recommending the hiring of Mr.
25 Mark Herold as a Probationary Firefighter. Mr. Herold had also been approved
26 by the Pension Board. The effective date would be July 11, 1986.
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28 Ms. Silberstein commented that Mr. Herold was the first applicant to have completed
29 the new hiring processes including the agility testing.
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31 Mr. Willis moved to approve the appointment of Mark Herold as a Probationary
32 Firefighter for the Richmond Fire Department effective July 11, 1986, seconded
33 by Mr. Brown and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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35 Mayor Frank H. Waltermann administered the Oath to become a Firefighter to Mr.
36 Herold and the Board extended their congratulations.
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38 Promotion of Probationary Firefighter Larry Groff
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40 Fire Chief Harbin informed the Board that Probationary Firefighter Larry Groff
41 had successfully completed his probationary year and he recommended he be
42 promoted to First Class Firefighter.
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44 After discussion on the effective date of the promotion, Mr. Willis moved to
45 approve the promotion of Probationary Firefighter Larry Groff to First Class
46 Firefighter, effective with the anniversary date of his hiring, seconded by
47 Mr. Brown and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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49 Approval for Burning of Properties for Training
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51 Chief Harbin presented a list of houses to burn for training purposes. The list
52 included properties at 2100 South 14th Street, 1134 North J Street and 3610 New
111 53 Paris Pike. A variance had already been received from the State of Indiana for
54 the burning. The variance included six (6) restrictions and was valid until
55 October 1, 1986.
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57 Chief Harbin stated that the property owners had signed a release form prepared
58 by the City Attorney.
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60 Ms. Silberstein asked who owned the properties or requested their burning. Chief
61 Harbin indicated that Mr. Dennis Bronston had asked about the property at 2100
62 South 14th Street, Aid Ambulance had offered the property at 1134 North J and
63 the property on New Paris Pike was owned by the Sanitary District and located
64 on the landfill.
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1 Ms. Silberstein asked if 2100 South 14th had been ordered demolished and Chief
2 Harbin stated it had been and also had the permission of the owner.
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4 Mr. Brown asked about any problems with the Dr. 's Office being located close to
5 the property on North J Street. Chief Harbin indicated it was 30 ft. from the
6 Doctor's Office and 15 to 20 ft. from the nearest residence.
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8 Ms. Silberstein stated that the property at 2100 South 14th was in a remote area
9 and she had no problems, but that the property on North J Street was in a heavily
10 traveled residential area with a Doctor's Office and she could not support the
11 burning of that house. She added that any adverse impact on the area is avoidable
12 by not burning the house.
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14 Mr. Brown asked if there would be any traffic problems and Captain Farmer .indicated
15 there would be less problems on the weekday requested that on a weekend.
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17 Mr. Willis asked how long the procedure would take and Chief Harbin stated from
18 9:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M.
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20 Mr. Willis asked who would remove the debris and foundation after the property
21 on North J was burned and Chief Harbin stated that the owner would remove the
22 debris and foundation.
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24 Mr. Willis stated that he would like to see a commitment from the owner and the
25 debris hauled away within a certain time period before the Board made a decision
26 on burning the property.
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28 Chief Harbin stated that this is the best training the Fire Department can do
29 and Mr. Willis indicated that the Board had to consider the ramifications beyond
30 the training.
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32 Mr. Willis moved to approve the burning of properties located at 2100 South 14th
33 and 3610 New Paris Pike per request, seconded by Mr. Brown and on unanimous voice
34 vote the motion was carried.
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36 Mr. Willis moved to request a commitment from the owner of the property at 1134
37 North J Street to the Board in writing as to the disposition of the property after
38 training and the removal of the debris, seconded by: Mr. ,Brown:` and on unanimous
39 voice vote the motion was-carried.
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41 ADJOURNMENT
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43 There being no further business, on a motion duly made, seconded and passed the
44 meeting was adjourned.
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48 Susan Silberstein, President
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52 Mary Merchanthouse, City Clerk
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