HomeMy Public PortalAbout05-22-1986 BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF THE
CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA,MAY 22, 1986
1 The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met in regular
2 session May 22, 1986 at the hour of 9:00 A.M. in the Municipal Building in said
III3 City. Ms. Silberstein presided with Mr. Brown and Mr. Willis in attendance.. The
4 following business was had to-wit:
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6 Ms. Silberstein opened the meeting of the Board of Public Works and Safety and
7 requested the item under the Street Department entitled "Presentation of Award"
8 be advanced to the first item on the Agenda.
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10 PRESENTATION OF AWARD TO MAHLON BROWN - STREET DEPARTMENT
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12 Street Commissioner Bill Hillard informed the Board that after the completion of
13 the Civic Theater project and the fine results, Ralph Willis, Mayor Waltermann
14 and himself had decided to honor the employee responsible for the project. Mr.
15 Hillard stated that Mahlon Brown, a section leader in the Street Department, was
16 responsible for the concrete work on the project along with the coordination of
17 the project and that Mr. Brown had devoted much time, energy and enthusiasm to
18 this project and many other concrete projects in the City.
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20 Mr. Hillard read a Proclamation from the Mayor's Office citing Mr. Brown as an
21 exemplary citizen of Richmond and a plaque was presented to Mr. Brown from his
22 fellow employees.
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24 Mr. Brown thanked all involved in this presentation.
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26 Ms. Silberstein added the thanks and congratulations of the Board.
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III 28 Mr. Willis informed the Board that the Civic Theater project exemplifies uses of
29 the General Improvement Ordinance recently adopted by the Common Council. He stated
30 that the Street Department had provided the labor and that one-third (1/3) of the
31 cost of the project was paid for by Civic Theater. Mr. Willis added it was a good
32 government and private sector project.
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34 INOPERABLE VEHICLE HEARINGS
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36 324 North 18th Street
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38 Ms. Silberstein opened the Inoperable Vehicle Hearing on a nuisance located at
39 324 North 18th Street. The Clerk stated that the owner of the nuisance and property
40 had been notified of the hearing by certified mail.
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42 Mr. Dennis Bronston, Code Enforcement Officer of the Planning Department, informed
43 the Board that he requested a hearing on the four (4) inoperable vehicles located
44 on this property since he had contacted Mr. John Dailey, owner of the nuisances
45 and the property, many times with no response. Mr. Bronston reported that since
46 the hearing notice had been sent, two (2) of the four (4) vehicles had been removed
47 and he recommended that the Board issue an order causing the removal of the-
48 remaining two (2) vehicles within thirty (30) days. Mr. Bronston stated that if
49 the vehicles are not removed within that time period the City Attorney can then-
50 file the appropriate action in court to cause the removal with the costs being
51 filed as a lien against the property owner.
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53 Ms. Silberstein asked if the vehicles were licensed and Mr. Bronston stated one
54 (1) vehicle had a temporary license and appeared inoperable- and the other vehicle
55 was not licensed.
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57 The owner of record was not in attendance.
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59 Mr. Brown moved to order all inoperable vehicles located on the property at 324
60 North 18th Street removed within thirty (30) days, seconded by Mr. Willis and on
61 unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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63 817 North I Street
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'65 Ms. Silberstein opened the Inoperable Vehicle Hearing on a nuisance located at
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May 22, 1986
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1 817 North I Street. The Clerk stated that the owner of record, Mr. Harrison Wilson,
2 had been properly notified of the hearing by certified mail.
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4 Mr. Bronston informed the Board that there had been two (2) inoperable vehicles
5 located on the 'property and that one (1) has since been removed. Mr. Bronston
6 stated that this property has been the source of other inoperable vehicles hearings
7 in the past and he recommended that the Board order the vehicle removed within
8 thirty (30) days.
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10. Mr. Bronston stated the vehicle had no plates and had an accumulations of materials
11 inside the vehicle.
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13 Mr. Harrison Wilson, the owner of record of the nuisance and real property at 817
14 North I Street informed the Board that he was in the process of removed the remaining
15 vehicle and would remove it over the upcoming week-end.
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17 Mr. Brown moved to order the removal of the inoperable vehicle located at 817 North
18 I Street within thirty days, seconded by Mr. Willis and on unanimous voice vote
19 the motion was carried.
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21 APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF MAY 15, 1986
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23 Mr Wiillis -movedl'.to `approve the minutes of the previous meeting as prepared, seconded
24 by Mr. Brown and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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26 APPROVAL OF CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT
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28 Mr. Brown moved to approve claims in the amount of 134,667.16 for payment, seconded
29 by Mr. Willis and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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31 PUBLIC REQUESTS AND COMMENTS
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33 Ms. Silberstein noted the change in the agenda format by moving the public requests
34 and comments forward on the agenda. She indicated this format would better serve
35 the public coming before the Board.
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37 C&0 Request to Temporarily Close South 9th Street Railroad Overpass
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39 Ms. Silberstein presented a request from C&0 Railroad that had been forwarded to
40 the Clerk's Office to close the South 9th Street railroad overpass from May 27,.
41 1986 to May 30, 1986 for repairs.
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43 Mr. Willis commented that the maintenance problems on the bridge are the same as
44 before and the railroad is going to repair the holes in the bridge. Mr. Willis
45 stated the bridge will continue to be a source of maintenance problems until it
46 is replaced, but that right now the railroad has the responsibility for the
47 maintenance.
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49 Traffic Captain Farmer stated he had no problems with the request.
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51 Mr. Willis moved to approve the temporary closing of the South 9th Street railroad
52 overpass from May 27, 1986 to May 30, 1986, seconded by Mr. Brown and .on unanimous
53 voice vote the motion was carried.
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55 DEPARTMENT REQUESTS AND COMMENTS
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57 Police Department
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59 Resignation of Frederick Holsinger- Patrolman
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61 Chief Nimitz read the following letter to the Board:
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63 Dear Board Members:
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65 Attached find a copy of the letter of resignation of Patrolman Frederick Holsinge
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May 22, 1986
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1 effective immediately.
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3 I recommend acceptance of this resignation.
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5 /s/ Joseph A. Nimitz
6 Chief of Police
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8 Chief Nimitz also read the following:
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10 To the Chief of the Richmond Police Department
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12 I hereby respectfully resign my position with this department for personal
13 reasons. I will seek new employment in the private sector. Please accept
14 this letter of my resignation.
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16 /s/ Fred L. Holsinger, Jr.
17 Dated 5/20/86
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20 Mr. Willis moved to approve the resignation of Patrolman Frederick L. Holsinger,
21 Jr. , effective. May 20, 1986, seconded by Mr. Brown and on unanimous voice vote
22 the motion was carried.
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24 Planning Department
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26 Final.Report on Unsafe Building Order on Premises Located at 1018 Butler Street
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28 Mr. Bronston reported to the Board that repairs had been completed on the unsafe
29 accessory building located at 1018 Butler Street pursuant to an order of the Board.
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31 Set June 19, 1986 for Unsafe Building Hearings
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33 Mr. Bronston requested that Unsafe Building Hearing dates be scheduled for June
34 19, 1986 for the following properties:
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36 517 North 20th Street - Merrill Lynch
37 640 South 10th Street - Malicoat
38 326 North 10th Street - Laswell
39 1431 South I Place - Bowling
40 1029 Sheridan Street - Tate
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42 Mr. Bronston stated that several of the structures had been damaged by fire and
43 that his office had received no response from the owners and no information available
44 on the condition. or ability to repair.
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46 Ms. Silberstein indicated that information on insurance should be forwarded to
47 the Planning Department along with other information requested of the Fire Department.
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49 Mr. Willis stated that definitely information on insurance should be forwarded
50 by the Fire Department to Mr. Bronston to allow him to include the insurance
51 company in the unsafe building procedure.
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53 Mr. Willis moved to set June 19, 1986 at 9:00 A.M. as the date and time for the
54 unsafe building hearings on premises located at 517 North 20th Street, 640 South
55 10th Street, 325 North 10th Street, 1431 South I Place and 1029 Sheridan Street,
56 seconded by Mr. Brown and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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58 Fire Department
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60 Firefighter Promotions of Elsrod and Schroeder
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62 Ms. Silberstein read the following request submitted by Fire Chief Harbin:
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64 Probationary Firefighter Karl Elsrod has successfully completed his one-year
65 probationary period May 16, 1986.
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May 22, 1986
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1 Probationary Firefighter Paul Schroeder has successfully completed his one-year
2 probationary period May 17, 1986.
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4 It is my recommendation that Mr. Elsrod and Mr. Schroeder be promoted to
5 Firefighter - First Class respectively.
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7 Mr. Brown moved to approve the promotion of Karl Elsrod to First Class Firefighter
8 effective May 16, 1987 and the promotion of Paul Schroeder to First Class Firefighter
9 effective May 17, 1986, seconded by Mr. Willis and on unanimous voice vote the
10 motion was carried.
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12 Purchasing Department
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14 Backhoe Bid Award - Park Department
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16 Ms. Martha Wilson informed the Board that she and the Park Department had inspected
17 the bids received for the backhoe and that the two (2) lowest bids of Reid Holcomb
18 and Thurston Equipment for John Deere backhoes do not meet the specifications.
19 Ms. Wilson stated that the next lowest bid of Twin Valley Equipment for one Case
20 580 Super E backhoe fully meets the specifications and she recommended the
21 bid be awarded to Twin Valley. Ms. Wilson indicated that they would like to .
22 exercise the option for a cab at 3,158.00 making the total bid price 26,487.31.
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24 Mr. Brown moved to award the bid for one backhoe with cab per specifications to
25 Twin Valley Equipment Company at a total bid price of 26,487.31, seconded by Mr.
26 Willis and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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28 Bid Award for City Vehicles
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30 Ms. Wilson informed the Board that she recommended the bid for four six-cylinder —
31 vehicles and three four-cylinder vehicles be awarded to Avis. Ms. Wilson stated
32 the vehicles are used vehicles with mileage not to exceed 24,000 miles and the
33 warranty is a twelve (12) month, 12,000 mile with repairs to be made by" a local
34 dealer.
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36 Ms. Wilson added that all the vehicles would be Buick Centuries and she felt it
37 was desirable for all the vehicles to be the same for maintenance purposes and
38 the size of the Buick is more desirable.
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40 Ms. Wilson stated that the price for the six-cylinders is 8,822./each for a total
41 price of 35;288.00 and the four-cylinders are 8,369./each for a total of 25,107.00.
42 the total bid price is 60,395.00.
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44 Mr. Willis asked about the warranty on the vehicles and if it was sufficient for
45 the City. He indicated they might want to investigate an extended warranty.
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47 Chief Nimitz informed the Board that the Police Department had purchased two (2)
48 used vehicles from Avis in the past and that these cars will be used for
49 administrative and investigative purposes . He said they investigated an
50 extended warranty, but discovered the local maintenance program was more cost
51 effective than the purchase of an extended warranty.
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53 Mr. Willis moved to award the bid for four six-cylinder Buick Centuries S.C)8/822b.00
54 each and three four-cylinder Buick Centuries at 8,369.00 each to Avis, seconded
55 by Mr. Brown and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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57 MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS
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59 Chief Nimitz informed the Board and the public that the west traffic lane adjacent
60 to Glen Miller Park in front of the Rose Garden will be barricaded for an
61 undetermined period of time for repairs to a area sinking from a broken tile.
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63 ADJOURNMENT
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65 There being no further business on a motion duly made, seconded and passed the meeting
was adjourned.
ATTEST: Susan Silberstein, President
Mary Merchanthouse, City Clerk _