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HomeMy Public PortalAbout06-26-1986 lci� BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, JUNE 26, 1986 1 The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met in 2 regular session June 26, 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: 5 6 APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF JUNE 19, 1986 7 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. 10 11 APPROVAL OF CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT 12 13 Mr. Brown moved to approve claims in the amount of 1,153,412.04, seconded by 14 Mr. Willis and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. 15 16 PUBLIC REQUESTS AND COMMENTS _ 17 18 Rose Festival Requests 19 20 The Richmond Area Rose Festival presented requests for the temporary closing 21 of South 4th Street from Main to A on July 1, 1986 from 5:00 P.M. to 10:00 P.M. 22 for their annual Cake Walk, to mount signs and flags on RP&L utility poles on 23 the parade route from mid-June to mid-July, 1986, to provide a police escort 24 for a one mile run on the parade route directly preceeding the parade on June 25 29, 1986 and to hang Great American Race Banners on RP&L utility poles on US 26 27 North to South A Street to 22nd Street from June 26 through July 3, 1986. 27 28 Ms. Silberstein stated that these requests are to finalize Rose Festival Activities 29 and some are retroactive approval. 30 31 Mr. Willis moved to approve the Rose Festival requests to temporarily close South 32 4th Street on July 1, 1986 to mount signs and banners on RP&L utility poles for 33 the Rose Festival and the Great American Race and to provide an escort for a 34 one mile run preceeding the parade on June 29, 1986, seconded by Mr. Brown and 35 on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. 36 37 ITEMS UNDER ADVISEMENT 38 39 Traffic Hazard at South 16th and J Streets 40 41 Mr. Willis reported that Dana Lewis, Weed Inspector for the City, had checked 42 on the weeds around the utility pole at this intersection. Mr. Dooley reported 43 that the weeds on the lot had been cut, but the weeds around the utility pole 44 still remained and they were probably in the right-of-way. 45 46 Mr. Willis asked about the fence needing to be moved from the public right-of-way 47 and Mr. Dooley indicated that there could be some questions on the area of the 48 right-of-way since it was undeveloped and not surveyed. 49 50 Mr. Willis stated the problem was not a minor encroachment, but disrupting traffic 51 and needs to be addressed. 52 53 Mr. Barden stated the area was a utility easement and he felt that RP&L had an 54 obligation to keep their poles clean. 55 56 Councilmember Morris indicated that RP&L was denying that responsibility. 57 58 Mr. Willis moved to remove the fence from the public right-of-way, but Councilmember 59 Morris asked that the Board consider the fact that the person living there was 60 widowed with dogs in her yard and not able to replace the existing fence if it 61 was .removed. 62 63 The motion to remove the fence died for lack of a second. 64 65 Mr. Willis stated he would personally clean the area around the utility pole Board of Works Minutes Cont'd June 26, 1986 Page 2 1 this afternoon. 2 3 Councilmember Morris added that the intersection of S.E. Parkway and Henley Road 4 had the same problem with weeds around a utility pole. 5 6 Mr. Willis indicated that the Board has control of right-of-ways, not Richmond 7 Power & Light. 8 9 Ms. Silberstein stated that if this would become a problem throughout the City, 10 the Board might need to establish a firm policy. 11 12 DEPARTMENT REQUESTS AND COMMENTS 13 14 Planning Department 15 16 Agreement for Weed Cutting 17 18 Mr. Dooley reported to the Board that two (2) quotes had been received for cutting 19 weeds for the City. He said one (1) bid had been received from Rhinehart at 20 20.00 per hour and from Shipp at 30.00 per hour. Mr. Dooley stated that Mr. 21 Rhinehart did not meet the specifications since he was only quoting work that 22 could be done with a bush hog and not any hand work. He recommended the Board 23 enter into an agreement with Mr. Shipp for the cutting of weeds as ordered by 24 the City and City owned lots . 25 26 Mr. Barden suggested that Mr. Rhinehart's quote be kept for backup if needed. 27 28 Mr. Willis moved that the City enter into an Agreement with Mr. Shipp for weed 29 cutting at 30.00 per hour, seconded by Mr. Brown and on unanimous voice vote 30 the motion was carried. 31 32 Status Report on Unsafe Premises at 216 N.W. J Street 33 34 Mr. Dennis Bronston reported that repairs had been started on the property at 35 216 N.W. J Street pursuant to an order of the Board issued on May 9, 1985. Mr. 36 Bronston stated that no progress has been made since September of 1985 and he 37 felt the matter needed to be brought back to the attention of the Board. 38 39 Mrs. Elmer Burgess, owner of record, informed the Board that they had started 40 repairs and that workion the inside of the structure had progressed, but that 41 her husband had been sick and repairs to the porch had not been completed since 42 there were no funds available with her husband's illness . She said they were 43 now saving the funds for the repairs and had contacted a contractor. She said 44 they had rewired, insulated, plumbed and started on the porch prior to running 45 out of funds . She indicated that when they complete the work they will rent 46 or sell the property. 47 48 Ms. Silberstein asked if they had a contract with the contractor and were they 49 in a financial position to finish the work. 50 51 Mrs. Burgess stated they did have a contract with James Harrison and they were 52 financially able to complete the work. 53 54 Mr. Willis asked if Mr. Harrison could compile a list of work to be completed 55 with the costs and a timetable to the Board in two (2) weeks . 56 57 Mrs. Burgess stated she would ask that it be submitted in that timetable. 58 59 Mr. Willis moved to table the recommendation on unsafe premises at 216 N.W. 60 J Street to July 10, 1986 for a schedule from the contractor and further report 61 from Mr. Bronston, seconded by Mr. Brown and on unanimous voice vote the motion 62 was carried. 63 64 Status Report on Inoperable Vehicle Orders - 324 N. 18th and 817 N. I 65 10 Board of Works Minutes Cont'd June 26, 1986 Page 3 1 Mr. Bronston reported that the inoperable vehicles had been removed per order 2 of the Board. 3 4 May Monthly Report - Building Division 5 6 The May Monthly Report for the Building Division of the Planning Department showed 7 a total of 151 permits issued and four (4) buildings demolished. 8 9 Mr. Brown moved to accept and file the May Monthly Report of the Building Division, 10 seconded by Mr. Willis and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. 11 12 July 10, 1986 Set for Inoperable Vehicle Hearings 13 14 Mr. Bronston requested the Board to set July 10, 1986 for inoperable vehicles 15 hearings at 2006 Glenn Court, 1644 South 4th Street and 1007 South 8th Street. 16 17 Mr. Brown moved to set July 10, 1986 at 9:00 A.M. for the inoperable vehicle 18 hearings as requested, seconded by Mr. Willis and on unanimous voice vote the 19 motion was carried. 20 21 Law Office 22 23 Offer to Purchase City Owned Property on North 20th Street 24 25 City Attorney, Ken Barden told the Board that the lot on North 20th Street is 26 owned by the City and is a source of weed complaints-. He stated the immediate 27 neighbors, Regina Godwin, have approached the City about purchasing the 28 property for an extension of their yard. Mr. Barden added that the State allows 29 in house appraisals for property considered not useable and allows sale for the 30 highest and best use of the property including sale to adjacent property owners. 31 32 Mr. Barden asked the Board to authorize the Engineer and Planning Supervisor 33 to set a range on the worth of the property. 34 35 Mr. Willis explained that the property had been purchased with the land for the 36 20th Street Bridge and had originally intended to be used as a neighborhood park. 37 He stated he felt the property was not worthless property and should be appraised 38 for the entire parcel to be sold. 39 40 Ms. Silberstein stated it was worth investigating the sale of the property. 41 42 Mr. Willis added that he feels it would be a mistake to sell the property for 43 less than 10,000.00. 44 45 Mr. Barden stated that would take two (2) appraisals and he is not certain that 46 the neighbors would purchase the land at that price. 47 48 Mr. Barden asked if the Board would consider breaking it into parcels for sale 49 or sell as a whole. 50 51 Mr. Dan Dooley indicated that he felt the property was useless with no ingress 52 and in back of the bridge. 53 54 Mr. Barden stated that the property could be sold with covenants to protect the 55 neighbors. 56 57 Mr. Brown moved to authorize the City Attorney to proceed with possible sale 58 or lease of the property in the 500 block of North 20th Street, seconded by Mr. 59 Willis and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. 60 61 ADJOURNMENT 62 63 There being no further business, on a motion duly made, seconded and passed the 64 meeting was adjourned. 65 Susan Silberstein, President ATTEST: Mary Merchanthouse, City Clerk