HomeMy Public PortalAbout01-16-1986 BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF THE
CITY OF RICHMJND, INDIANA, JANUARY 16, 1986
1 The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana met in regular
2 session January 16, 1986 at the hour of 9:00 A.M. in the Municipal Building in said
III 3 City. Ms. Maness presided with Mr. Brown and Ms. Silberstein in attendance. The
4 following business was had to-wit:
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6 OPEN CISTERN HEARING - 512 South 8th Street
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8 Mr. Dennis Bronston, Code Enforcement Officer, informed the Board that after receiving
9 complaints on an open cistern at the rear of property located at 512 South 8th Street
10 he attempted to notify the owners of record Paul and Barbara Bucholtz from records
11 in the County Treasurer's Office. Mr. Bronston stated his attempts to notify the
12 owners had failed and the Board had ordered a hearing continued to January 16, 1986
13 and that the Clerk notify the owners. No return receipt on the certified mail has
14 been received by the Clerk as of this date and the open cistern still exists. Mr.
15 Bronston said that the City Attorney feels that proper attempts have been made by
16 the City to notify the owners and he recommended that the Board order that the cistern
17 be sealed by the City if not done within thirty (30) .days.
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19 Ms. Silberstein asked if the City should use constructive notice to the.owner and
20 Mr. Barden indicated that if the City should receive any notification back from the
21 property owners within the thirty (30) days specified in the order they could reconsider
22 the action taken.
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24 Mr. Brown commented that this has been pending since November and he would like to
25 see some immediate action taken.
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27 Ms. Silberstein moved to cause an order to be issued to Paul and Barbara Bucholtz,
III28 owners of record of property located at 512 South 8th Street, to seal an open
29 cistern within thirty (30) days of the issuance of the order and in the event of non-
30 comliance with the order that the City seal the cistern and the costs be charged against
31 the owners of the permises, seconded by Mr. Brown and on unanimous voice vote the
32 motion was carried.
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34 APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF JANUARY 9, 1986
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36 Ms. Silberstein moved to approve the minutes of the previous meeting as prepared,
37 seconded by Mr. Brown and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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39 APPROVAL OF CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT
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41 Ms. Maness stated there were no claims to be approved for payment at this time.
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43 DEPARTMENT REQUESTS AND COMMENTS
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45 Planning DepaLLment
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47 Encroachment of Right-of-Way - 3141 Waverly Drive
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49 Mr. Bronston informed the Board that he had received inquiries regarding a fence being
50 erected in the undeveloped right-of-way for Waverly Drive and Devon Drive. Mr. Bronston
51 stated he had contacted the owners by telephone and letter at that time requesting
52 them to ascertain their property line. Mr. Bronston said.the fence was an
III53 attractive decorative fence, but was in the right-of-way and was also in possible
54 violation of other ordinances. Mr. Bronston indicated that the problem of right-of-
55 way encroachment requires Board of Works action.
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57 Mr. Barden stated that he has attempted to set up a conference with the property owners
58 and was hopeful that by bringing the matter to a public forum, it would provoke a
• 59 conference. He said he would like to try to -arrange a conference prior to any
60 Board action.
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62 Ms'. Maness requested Mr. Barden to attempt to establish a date for a meeting with
63 the property owners and report to the Board the following week.
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65 The item will remain under advisement.
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1 Law Office
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3 Proposed Indemnity Agreement for Use of City Property •
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5 Ms. Maness requested this item remain under advisement on the agenda for one (1) week
6 for further explanation.
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8 Purchasing DepaL lument
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10 Interlocal Agreements with County Sheriff's Office and the Town of Greensfork
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12 The Purchasing Director, Rita Stout, explained to the Board that the City wished to
13 formally enter into agreements with the County Sheriff's Office and the Town of
14 Greensfork regarding the joint purchasing of fuel in bulk.
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16 Ms. Maness requested that the word "with" in paragraph 2 be changed to "from" since
17 the City if bearing all the financial burden of the purchase for both agents. Ms.
18 Maness also asked about receiving orders in advance from the Sheriff's Office and
19 Greensfork.
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21 Ms. Stout explained that the City had been purchasing for the Sheriff's Department
22 in the past and knew what the purchases would be, but the interlocal agreement would
23 formalize the purchasing arrangement. She said that the City is asking for the
24 cost of the fuel, the taxes and ten cents (.10 ) per gallon to cover the costs of
25 the arrangement.
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27 Ms. Silberstein moved to approve and execute the Interlocal Agreement between the
28 City of Richmond and the Wayne County Sheriff's Department for the purchase of
29 fuel, seconded by Mr. Brown and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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31 Ms. Silberstein moved to approve and execute the Interlocal Agreement between the
32 City of Richmond and the Town of Greensfork for the purchase of fuel, seconded by
33 Mr. Brown and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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35 PUBLIC REQUESTS AND CAS
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37 Request of Townsend Coimumunity Center for Temporary Street Closing
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39 Eugene Spicer, Executive Director of Townsend Community Center, requested permission
40 from the Board for the temporary closing of North 12th Street between I and G Streets,
41 North H Street between llth and 12th Streets and North G Street between 12th and 13th
42 Streets on Sunday January 19, 1986 between 3:00 P.M. and 7:00 A.M. Rev. Spicer
43 informed the Board the streets would be used for a celebration march in honor of
44 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the first observance of the holiday established for
45 Dr. King.
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47 Rev. Spicer stated the march would begin at the Mount Olive Baptist Church and end
48 at the Townsend Community Center for a celebration of the holiday and is being sponsored
49 by Townsend Center, IVY TECH, Earlham College and the YWCA.
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51 Captain Farmer stated the Traffic Division had no problems with the street closings
52 on that day or that time of day.
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54 Rev. Spicer stated he would contact the Street Depaillment for assistance with
55 barricades upon approval of the request by the Board.
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57 Ms. Silberstein moved to approve the temporary street closings as requested for the
58 purpose of a march in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., seconded by Mr. Brown
59 and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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61 Request of Barry Jack Regarding the Safety of the Intersection of E. Main & 5th St.
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63 Mr. Barry Jack requested the Board to investigate the dangerous situation for
64 pedestrian traffic at the intersection of E. Main and 5th Streets. Mr. Jack said
65 that with no signals nor stops on Main Street there is much difficulty for pedestrians
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1 trying to cross 5th Street. Mr. Jack also stated there were no handicapped ramps
2 on the west side of 5th Street. •
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4 Ms. Maness stated the City was aware of the fact that there were no ramps and that
5 this would be taken care of in 1986 under the City's compliance with 504 regulations.
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7 Ms. Maness stated she would like this item taken under advisement and allow the
8 Traffic Division and other depaLliuents to investigate and make a recommendation.
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10 ITEMS UNDER ADVISEMENT
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12 Rose Festival Requests for 1986
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14 Ms. Maness requested this remain under advisement for one (1) more week for more
15 information to be received.
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17 MISCEW NEOUS BUSINESS
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19 Ms. Billie Miller thanked the Board for their action taken last year on the problem
20 with traffic in the High School area. Ms. Miller indicated that the problem is
21 still not solved, but much better and she just wanted to thank the Board for their
22 assistance.
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24 Councilmember Jane Brookbank requested the Board to place a one-way sign at the entrance
25 to an alley directly north of the Promenade between 7th and 8th Streets.
26 Councilmember Brookbank stated it was a very narrow alley and is designated one-way,
27 but not marked and persons are using the alley as two-way creating a dangerous
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30 Ms. Maness directed the request to the Traffic Division for recommendation next week.
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32 Councilmember Lynn Morris also requested a one-way sign be replaced at the
33 intersection of North 11th and B Streets.
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35 Ms. Maness directed this request to the Traffic Division.
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37 ADJOURNMENT
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39 There being no further business, on a motion duly made, seconded and passed the meeting
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44 Cathy A. Maness, President
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48 Mary Merchanthouse, City Clerk
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