HomeMy Public PortalAbout03-20-1986 BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF THE
CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, MARCH 20, 1986
1 The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met in regular
-� 2 session March 20, 1986 at the hour of 9:00 A.M. in the Municipal Building in said
3 City. Mr. Brown presided with Ms. Silberstein in attendance. Ms . Maness was absent.
111 4 The following business was had to-wit :
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6 CONTINUATION OF UNSAFE BUILDING HEARING AT 1440 N.W. 5TH STREET
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8 Mr. Brown re-opened the Unsafe Building Hearing on premises located at 1440 N.W.
9 5th Street pursuant to an order issued on January 30, 1986 to Mary Boswell. The
10 hearing had been continued to March 20, 1986 from February 20, 1986 for a report
11 on demolition of the building.
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13 The Clerk administered the oath to give testimony to Mr. Dennis Bronston.
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15 Mr. Bronston stated that he had been informed by Mr. David Boswell that the property
16 would be demolished and that Delucio's was anticipating to sign the contract this
17 coming weekend for removal of the structure. Mr. Bronston stated that he saw no
18 reason to carry the hearing further since the order would be met with the
19 demolition of the structure. He stated he would keep the Board informed and would
20 bring any problems to the Board's attention.
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22 CONTINUATION OF UNSAFE BUILDING HEARING AT 541 PORTERFIELD AVENUE
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24 Mr. Brown re-opened the Unsafe Building Hearing on premises located at 541 Porterfield
25 Avenue pursuant to an order issued on January 31, 1986 and modified by the Board
26 of Public Works and Safety on March 6, 1986. The order had been modified to include
27 the removal of debris and securing of dwelling and mobile home within two (2) weeks
28 and removal of unsafe accessory buildings within four (4) weeks . The order had been
29 issued to Joseph A. Hossman and Catherine M. Hossman.
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31 Mr. Bronston informed the Board that he had sent a letter to Mr. Hossman regarding
32 submitting a schedule of improvements on the property.
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34 Mr. Brown recognized Mr. Hossman and the Clerk administered the oath to give
35 testimony to Mr. Hossman.
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37 Mr. Hossman informed the Board that he had contacted Shelly Electric and a Mr. Madden
38 to do exterior and roofing and he would do the plumbing since he licensed with the
39 State of Indiana.
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41 Mr. Bronston stated Mr. Hossman would only need to register as a plumber with the
42 City to be able to do the work himself.
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44 Ms. Silberstein asked if contracts had been signed on the electrical and
45 carpentry work and Mr. Hossman stated no that he had just made the contacts .
46 He said he had been doing some work and needed time to complete bringing the property
47 into compliance.
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49 Mr. Brown stated that the Board had been informed that Mr. Hossman had made an effort
50 and he asked what additional time was recommended.
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52 Mr. Bronston asked Mr. Hossman what the total estimate was to repair the structure
III53 and Mr. Hossman stated he would receive a formal estimate on March 21, 1986.
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55 Mr. Bronston stated that in his estimate the repairs would exceed the value of the
56 house and that the rehabilitation would have to be accomplished with personal
57 financing.
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59 Mr. Hossman stated that he would be able to afford the rehabiliation of the property
60 without outside financing.
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62 Ms. Silberstein asked if someone had been contacted to install a heating plant and
63 Mr. Hossman stated he would have to make a decision on the type of heating after
64 he was further into the rehabilitation. He indicated there was a gas hook-up in
65 the front yard and he would either heat with electric or gas.
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1 Ms. Silberstein asked what the intentions were for the property after it was
2 rehabilitated and Mr. Hossman stated he would either live in the property or rent
3 the property and he would be removing the mobile home after the dwelling was
4 rehabilitated.
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6 Ms. Silberstein asked what additional time was needed and Mr. Hossman stated ninety
7 (90) days.
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9 Mr. Bronston stated he would have no problem with a (90) day grace period.
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11 Ms. Silberstein informed Mr. Hossman that the Board was concerned that not only work
12 commence, but that it be completed.
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14 Ms. Silberstein moved to modify the Order issued to Joseph A. Hossman and Catherine
15 M. Hossman on premises located at 541 Porterfield Avenue to cause subsequent
16 completion of necessary repairs within ninety (90) days of this date and to cause
17 the removal of the mobile home within sixty (60) days therearfterl s.'econ:dedvbTiMr.
18 Brown and on unanimous'_vbicel .vote the motionr-was carried.
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20 APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF MARCH 13, 1986
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22 Ms. Silberstein moved to approve the minutes of the previous meeting as prepared,
23 seconded by Mr. Brown and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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25 APPROVAL OF CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT
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27 Ms. Silberstein moved to approve claims in the amount of 546,316.40 for payment,
28 seconded by Mr. Brown and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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30 ITEMS UNDER ADVISEMENT
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32 Chicago Tribune Newspaper Stands on Public Right-of-Way
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34 Ms. Silberstein stated that the City Attorney had requested Certificate of Insurance
35 and indemnification for the City from the Chicago Tribune pursuant to policies of
36 the Board for the location of their newspaper stands on public right-of-way. Ms.
37 Silberstein stated that the City Attorney had received the Certificate of Insurance
38 and that she would have Mr. Barden correspond about the indemnification.
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40 Intersection of East Main and 5th Streets
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42 Lt. Jenkins of the Traffic Division informed the Board that traffic studies had been
43 completed and would not support any change in the intersection from the way it
44 stands. He stated the intersection was operating at maximum efficiency.
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46 Lt. Jenkins stated the Traffic Division had used averages of daily flow of vehicular
47 traffic, pedestrian traffic and the average of accidents at the intersection over
48 the past five (5) years .
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50 He informed the Board that it would not meet the warrants for a stop sign by volume
51 and with it being a T-intersection, the choice was either effeciently moving
52 vehicular traffic or pedestrian traffic and that the pedestrian traffic was only
53 heavy certain hours of the day depending on the business traffic generated at the
54 intersection. He also stated that there were less than five (5) accidents per year
55 at the intersection and therefore not considered a high accident or dangerous
56 interseciton.
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58 Ms. Silberstein asked the Traffic Division to remain cognisant of the situation for
59 any changes and if they see patterns changing to report back to the Board.
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61 PUBLIC REQUESTS AND COMMENTS
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63 Farmers Market use of North 7th Street Parking Lot
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65 Representing the request for the Farmer's Market to use the North 7th Street Parking
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March 20, 1986
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1 for Farmer's Market was Mr. Charlie Springer. Mr. Springer informed the Board that
2 the Market would be held from June 28, 1986 to November 1, 1986 on Saturday mornings
3 from dawn until noon. Mr. Springer requested the use of the Municipal Parking Lot
4 on North A Street between 6th and 7th Streets during the specified time for the
5 Farmer's Market.
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7 Mr. Springer told the Board that he had received a copy of a memo from Mayor Frank
8 Waltermann indicating concern about vendors that are purchasing food items wholesale
9 and then retailing the items at the Farmer's Market. He indicated he would make
10 a special effort to deal with that problem this summer. He stated that it hass
11 been a problem in the past, but he felt he had no muscle to enforce the rules, but
12 that he would make a more vigorous attempt this year.
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14 Ms. Silberstein shared photographs taken at the Farmer's Market showing goods
15 pre-packaged and being distributed at the Market. She stated this defeats the purpose
16 of the Market and suggested that "home grown and home made" be incorporated into
17 the Agreement the vendors sign to participate in the Market.
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19 Mr. Springer stated he would insert that language into the Agreement and asked about
20 his ability to enforce.
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22 Ms. Silberstein indicated that without the Market was exempt from the Transient
23 Vendor Ordinance due to the aspect of home grown and home made products being sold
24 and if this was violated the vendor would then fall under the controls of the Transient
25 Vendor Ordinance and either the Richmond Police or the City Attorney could assist
26 in the enforcement.
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28 Mr. Springer thanked the Board for their imput on a problem he was having difficulty
29 dealing with at the Market.
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31 Mr. Springer also asked the Board to consider starting the Market earlier for seasonal
32 fruits and vegetables . He indicated he was presenting the proposal now for next
33 year since there would need to be coordination of such events as the Rose Festival.
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35 Ms. Silberstein requested Mr. Springer to bring a specific request before the Board
36 around the time the Rose Festival requests are being presented in order to mesh ideas
37 of the two. Ms . Silberstein stated that if Mr. Springer saw a great need in terms
38 of specific products that would be helpful for the Board to incorporate into the
39 request.
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41 Ms. Silberstein moved to approve the request for the Farmer's Market to use the Municipal
42 Parking located on North A Street between 6th and 7th Streets during the requested
43 time period and to approve and execute and Vendor Agreement with the modification
44 "my hope grown produce and other home made food products" to be added to the first
45 paragraph, seconded by Mr. Brown and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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47 Requests for Residential Handicapped Parking Designations at 127 South 10th and 512
48 South 8th Street
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50 Lt. Jenkins informed the Board that the requests for residential handicapped parking
51 designations at 127 South 10th Street and 512 South 8th Street meet the guidelines
52 and the Traffic Division recommended approval of the requests .
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54 Ms. Silberstein moved to approve residential handicapped parking designations at
55 127 South 10th Street and 512 South 8th Street, seconded by Mr. Brown and on unanimous
56 voice vote the motion was carried.
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58 Request by SADD for Candlelight Walk
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60 The request by SADD (Students Against Driving Drunk) to hold a candle-light walk
61 on April 6, 1986 from the Municipal Building to the First United Methodist Church
62 at National Road and S.W. 3rd Street. The route would be west across the Main Street
63 Bridge, left at Miller's Cafeteria to National Road and west to the Church. They
64 also requested a Police escort for the walk.
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1 Lt. Jenkins of the Traffic Division stated there was no problem with the request
2 and they would provide an escort for the walk. He requested they be notified of
3 a specific time and be reminded a couple of days in advance of the walk.
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5 Ms. Silberstein moved to approve the route for SADD to hold a candle-light walk on
6 April 6, 1986 and the use of the public right-of-way starting at 7:00 P.M. with the
7 City not to assume liability for any persons in the roadway, seconded by Mr. Brown
8 and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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10 MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS
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12 Report on Unsafe Premises at 25 South 10th Street
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14 Mr. Bronston informed the Board that he had received a copy of a Purchase Agreement
15 on the property at 25 South 10th Street and the order against the property regarding
16 the unsafe premises was acknowledged in the Purchase Agreement. Mr. Bronston stated
17 the purchaser of the property would be demolishing the property in the near future.
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19 ADJOURNMENT
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21 There being no further business, on a motion duly made, seconded and passed, the
22 meeting was adjourned.
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25 John Brown, Vice President
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28 ATTEST:
29 Mary Merchanthouse, City Clerk
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