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BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF THE
CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, SEER 26, 1985
1 The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana met in regular
2 session September 26, 1985 at the hour of 9:00 A.M. in the Municipal Building
3 in said City. Ms. Maness presided with Ms. Silberstein and Mr. Brown in. attendance.
III4 The following business was had to-wit:
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6 9:00 A.M. BID OPENING FOR REMOVAL OF TREES
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8 Purchasing Director Rita Stout requested all bids be turned in for tYe removal
• 9 of trees. Having received all bids, Mr. Silberstein moved to close the bidding,
10 seconded by Mr. Brown and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. .
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12 Mr. Barden examined the Proof of Publication and found it to be in order. Ms.
13 Silberstein moved to accept and file the Proof of Publication, seconded by Mr.
14 Brown and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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16 Ms. Stout announced that one bid had been received. The bid was that of Richard
17 Grall of 410 Gardner Street, Richmond, Indiana. The bid was received on the proper
18 bid form and was to pay the City .25 per tree for salvage rights to specified
19 trees on City right of-way and in the City Park system per specifications.
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21 Mr. Brown asked about the stump removal Ms. Stout commented that she would quote
22 for professional stump removal since no bids were received. Ms. Stout also informed
23 the Board that the City is in the process of locating and marking the trees to
24 be removed and other trees will be added to the list throughout the year.
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26 Ms. Stout recommended to the Board that since there was only one bid received
27 and with the emergency of the situation, that the Board award the bid to Mr.
III- 28 Grall. It was noted that an insurance liability form needs to be filed and the
29 bidder assured the Board that one would be filed that day.
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31 Ms. Silberstein moved to award the bid for the removal of a specified number of
32 trees per specifications with .25 being paid to the City per each tree removed
33 contingent upon evidence of insurance, seconded by Mr. Brown and on unanimous
34 voice vote the motion was carried.
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36 UNSAFE BUILDING BEARINGS
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38 400 Kinsey Street - Order issued to Sharron Werner by publication on September
39 13, 1985 and September 14, 1985. Order being the sealing of the unsafe building
40 within fifteen (15) days of the date of the second publication.
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42 Mr. Bronston informed the Board that after a title search it was determined that
43 a Sharron Werner owned the property. Mr. Bronston stated they were unable to
44 located Ms. Werner and the order had been published twice to satisfy all
Q5 requirements on proper notification.
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47 Mr. Barden informed the Board that this notification of the unsafe building hearing
48 was properly handled by publication.
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50 Mr. Brown moved to accept and file the Proof of Notification, seconded by Ms.
51 Silberstein and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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53 The Clerk administered the oath to give testimony to Mr. Bronston. Mr. Bronston
54 informed the Board that the property at 400 Kinsey Street is vacant and unsecured
55 creating a hazard for vandalism and potential fires along with being a nuisance
56 to attract children. He stated the structure was still sound currently, but there
57 would be a possibility at some future date for more board action.
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59 Mr. Bronston recommended that the Board affirm the order to cause the building
60 to be secured within fifteen (15) days of the date of the second publication.
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62 Ms. Silberstein moved to affirm the Order Issued on property at 400 Kinsey Street,
63 seconded by Mr. Brown and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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Board of Works Minutes Cont'd
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September 26, 1985
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1 809 South E Street - Order issued to Andrew G. Marinakes and Monica Marinakes
2 c/o Peoples Home and Savings. Return receipt has been received for the notification
3 of the unsafe building hearing.
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5 Ms. Silberstein moved to accept and file the Proof of Notification, seconded by111
6 Mr. Brown and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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8 Mr. Bronston informed the Board that the order to cause removal of the unsafe
9 structure was issued on September 13, 1985 and that the removal was to be accomplished
10 within ten (10) days of the receipt of the order.
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12 Mr. Bronston stated the structure had been destroyed by fire on. August 1, 1985.
13 Mr. Bronston said the existing portion of the structure is hazardous:: to adjacent
14 properties and children. Mr. Bronston presented a slide presentation to justify
15 the fact that the remaining structure is a hazard.
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17 Ms. Silberstein moved to affirm the order issued on property located at 809 South
18 E Street to have the structure removed within ten (10) days of the receipt of
. 19 the order, seconded by Mr. Brown and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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21 APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF SEER 19, 1985
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23 Ms. Silberstein moved to approve the minutes of the previous meeting as prepared, _
24 seconded. 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 for payment in the amount of 471,194.97, seconded
29 by Ms. Silberstein and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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31 DEPARTMENT REQUESTS AND COMMENTS
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33 Fire Department
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35 August Monthly Report
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37 Lt. Joe Pierce informed the Board that 63 runs had been made in August for a loss
38 estimate of 76,225.00. .He also stated the Fire DepaLUuent had completed their
39 Fill the Boot campaign in August.
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41 Lt. Pierce told the Board that the Richmond Jaycees were undertaking as a project
. 42 the purchase of a new rescue unit for the Fire Department. Lt. Pierce stated
43 this will be a long terse project and would be a one ton, four wheel five truck.
44 This unit will be more mobile and able to reach areas not accessible previously.
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46 Training Exercise on Sim Hodgin
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48 Training Officer Robert Bowen requested permission from the Board to conduct training
49 exercises on Sim Hodgin Parkway within the next thirty (30) days and to block
50 one lane of traffic during the training. The training would be using the rescue
51 equipment with wrecked vehicles and they would be utilizing an area 1000' up the
52 road from the training area.
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54 They will be using Firefighters to direct traffic and will notify the Police
55 Department.
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57 Ms. Silberstein moved to accept and file the August monthly report and to grant
58 permission for the training exercise on Sim Hodgin, seconded by Mr. Brown and
59 on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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61 Ms. Maness thanked the Richmond Jaycees for their interest in the Rescue Unit.
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63 . Purchasing Department
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65 Bid Award for Resurfacing of North 17th and 18th Streets
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Board of Works Minutes Cont'd
September 26, 1985
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1 Ms. Stout informed the Board that she recommended the bid for the resurfacing.
2 of North 18th Street from Main to E and North 17th Street fran B to E be
III 3 awarded to Contractor's United Incorporated at a bid price of 15,628.40. Ms.
4 Stout stated this was the lowest bid received and the project would begin on
5 September 30, 1985.
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7 Ms. Silberstein moved to award the bid for the resurfacing of North 18th and North
8 17th Streets per specifications to Contractors United Incorporated, seconded by
9 Mr. Brown and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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11 Law Department
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13 Dedication of South 52nd Place as Public Right-of-Way
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15 Mr. Barden explained that when Parc Lorraine Apartments were built this street
16 was to be dedicated as a public right-of-way and this was never accomplished.
17 Mr. Barden stated that this Deed clears up the use of this street as public right-of-
18 way. The City currently maintains the street as a public street.
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20 Ms. Silberstein moved to accept the Deed for South 52nd Place as dedicated for
21 a public right-of-way, seconded by Mr. Brown and on unanimous voice vote the motion
22 was carried.
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24 Vacation of South 4th Street fran Main to A
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26 Mr. Barden requested that this item be placed on the October 10th agenda for more
27 clarification on such issues as Street Lights.
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29 PUBLIC REQUESTS AND COMMENTS
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31 Request by Music Boosters for Banners
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33 Ms. Karen Ross representing the Music Boosters requested permission from the Board
34 - to hang banners on U.S. 27 at Sim Hodgin and South 9th and E to advertise their
35 annual Fish Fry. Ms. Ross informed the Board that she had obtained permission
36 from the State Highway Department and Richmond Power and Light.
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38 The banners will be placed up on September 27th and taken down on October 5th.
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40 Ms. Silberstein moved to grant permission for the Music Boosters to hang banners
41 at the requested locations from September 27, 1985 to October 5, 1985, seconded
42 by Mr. Brown and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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44 Temporary Closing of South I Street - Beck's Welding
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46 Mr. Tim Beck of Beck's Welding requested permission from the Board for the temporary
47 closing of South I Street from Liberty Avenue to 4th Street on October 4, 1985
48 fran 7:00 A.M. to 10:00 P.M. for the purpose of an equipment demonstration for
49 a manufacturer they represent. They expect 300 to 400 people and this will facilitate
50 the parking of a 60' long truck and trailer used in the demonstration. This will
51 affect approximately a 50 yard section of South I Street.
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11/ 53 Lt. Jenkins of the Traffic Division stated there are only two residents in this
54 area and he has been able to contact one and they have no objections.
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56 Ms. Silberstein stated this was the first request before the Board for use of
57 a public street for commercial purposes and she hates to see a precedent
58 set by closing streets for commercial activity.
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60 Mr. Beck stated it was not cost effective to- remove the demonstration from the
61 area and that it would cause no restriction in traffic floW or parking problems.
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63 Mr. Brown moved to approve the temporary closing of South I Street from South
64 4th to Liberty Avenue on October 4, 1985 from 7:00 A.M. to 10:00 P.M.
65 contingent on approval by neighbors, seconded by Ms. Silberstein and on unanimous
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September 26, 1985
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1 voice vote the motion was carried.
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3 TRICK OR TREAT NIGHT SET
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5 Ms. Silberstein moved to set October 31, 1985 fran 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. as the
6 date and time for Trick or Treat, seconded by Mr. Brown and on unanimous voice
7 vote the motion was carried.
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9 JOINT MEETING WITH POLICE MERIT CESSION
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11 Ms. Silberstein moved to set October 8, 1985 at 7:00 P.M. as the date and time
12 for a joint meeting of the Board of Public Works and Safety and the Police Merit
13 Cutuoission, seconded by Mr. Brown and on unanimous voice vote the motion was
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16 ADJOURNMENT
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18 There being no further business, on a motion duly made, seconded and.passed the
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22 Cathy A. Maness, President
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26 Mary Merchanthouse, City Clerk
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