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HomeMy Public PortalAbout08-29-1985 ri, BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS & SAFETY OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, AUGUST 29,1985 1 The Board of Public Works & Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met in regular 2 session August 29,1985 at the hour of 9:00 A.M. in the Municipal Building in said 3 City. Mr. John Brown presided as President Cathy Maness was absent. Also present III4 was Board Member Susan Silberstein. The following business was had to-wit: 5 6 9:00 A.M. UNSAFE BUILDING HEARING 7 8 800 North H Street-Hearing Cont'd 9 10 Mr. Dennis Bronston was sworn in and presented the following information to the 11 Board: 12 • 13 Mr. Barden submitted certified mail receipts and stated that Mr. Bronston had hand 14 delivered notifications to lien holders. Ms. Silberstein made a motion to accept 15 proof of notification seconded by Mr. Brown and on a unanimous voice vote the motion 16 was carried. 17 Mr. Bronston informed the Board that he has had an opportunity to talk with Mr. 18 Satterfield concerning the condition of the property and proceeded to give a 19 structural condition report to the Board. Mr. Bronston stated that the property 20 was a two family dwelling and there is extensive water damage to the interior of 21 said property as the result of the poor condition of the roof structure. Damage 22 extends into the walls and ceilings of the dwelling. The dwelling has been un- 23 occupied for a couple of years. The electrical service to the dwelling is sub- 24 standard and does not meet building code standards. Since there was no water service 25 to the dwelling it could not be determined if plumbing worked properly.The same 26 is true of the heating system. 27 Mr. Satterfield has expressed an interest to rehabilitate the structure. Mr. Bronston 28 recommended that the Board give Mr. Satterfield an opportunity to make needed III29 repairs under a certain conditions set forth by the Board. 30 Mr. Satterfield was given the opportunity to speak in his own behalf concerning 31 the structure. After being prop rly sworn in.Mr. Satterfield gave the following 32 couuuents: 33 Mr. Satterfield stated that the property had been taken away from him over a 34 year ago and has just recently been turned back over to him by the IRS. He stated 35 that he has been out of town for a year and there wasn't much he could do to 36 repair the structure. He was under the impression that the lien holder actually 37 owned the property and it would not be to his advantage to do repairs. He is willing 38 to now begin making proper repairs in the carpentry line and will have wiring done 39 by a someone else. 40 Ms. Silberstein questions Mr. Satterfield as to how the Board could be assured of 41 him fixing the structure. Mr. Satterfield stated that if was not going to repair 42 he would let them tear it down. He stated that he is retired now and has the time 43 to work on it. Mr. Brown asked if the project would take 5 or 6 months and Mr. 44 Satterfield stated "yes, at least". Ms. Silberstein questioned Mr. Bronston as to 45 his oppinion about a mechanism to assure that the work on the structure progresses 46 or that it be remvoed. Mr. Bronston stated that the Board has the authority to 47 require a performance bond and that a schedule has been adopted for such bond 48 however that was not available at the moment. Mr. Bronston requested that he have 49 an opportunity to discuss with Mr. Satterfield the requirements on such bond and 50 the schedule on a bond since lines of communication have just recently been opened 51 between Mr. Satterfield and the City. Mr. Brown supported this request. 52 Ms. Silberstein moved to continue the hearing on the unsafe building on 800 No. H III53 Street to September 12, 1985 at 9:00 AM seconded by Mr. Brown and on unanimous 54 voice vote the motion carried. 55 56 APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF AUGUST 22,1985 57 58 Ms. Silberstein moved to approve the minutes of August 22, 1985 seconded by Mr. 59 Brown and unanaumous vioce vote the motion was carried. 60 61 APPROVAL OF CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT 62 63 Ms. Silberstein moved to pay claims in the amount of $513,653.50 seconded by Mr. 64 Brown and on unanimous voice vote the motion carried. 65 Board of Words Minutes Cont'd August 29, 1985 1 TABLED ITEMS 2 3 Request of Arts Consortium to Use Horse Carriages 4 5 Ms. Lynn Morris was present to speak for this request and stated that the Arts Consortium 6 will comply with State Law requiring slow moving vehicles to have a red or amber flashing 7 light after dark and that a police officer will be on duty to direct traffic at location 8 E. ,Main Street from 7:30 to the conclusion of the event. The date of the event is October 9 10, 1985. Ms. Silberstein moved to approve the request subject to State Law and having a 10 Police Officer on duty between the hours of 7:30 PM and 12:30 AM,seconded by Mr. Brown 11 and on unanimous voice vote the motion carried. 12 13 Handicappped ramp request at North D and Ft. Wayne Ave. 14 15 Captain Farmer stated that this location would take up use of the sidewalk by the public, 16 that it provides a temptation for children in the area to play on and puts them dangerously 17 close to traffic in the street, that there is a liability factor to the City if it is not 18 vacated and further recounuends that access would be much better from the south parking 19 lot of the facility and would be safer for loading and unloading. 20 Mr. Bronston stated that he has spoken with the Public Works Director who has inspected 21 the location and his office feels the location is not safe for a handicapped ramp. 22 Ms Nava Marsio spoke for CMJ Corporation stating that she did not feel it possible for 23 handicapped persons to enter the building from the parking lot because there is another 24 manufacturing business that would have to be traveled through to get to a service elevator 25 to be transported to the upper level of the building. 26 Ms. Silberstein stated that the Board Members should make an on site inspection of the 27 facility before making a decision on the ramp. Ms. Morris suggested that a person from 28 the Council on Disabilities also be included in the inspection for their input which 29 was agreed by Board members. Arangements will be made for an on site inspection of the 30 facility before the next meeting. The request was tabled until the next meeting. 31 32 DEPARTMENT REQUESTS AND COMMENTS 33 34 Planning Department 35 36 Moving Permit Application 37 38 Mr. Bronston stated this was a request to move a single family dwelling from 36 Sycamore 39 Dr. proceeding north on Sycamore Dr. to another lot.at the rear of 3921 Woodside Dr. 40 A map of the moving route was supplied to the Board for their consideration. Also presented 41 were letters for RP&L Clearveiw Cable TV and General Telephone stating there were no 42 problems with those utilities for the move. Mrs. Mercurio, owner of the property told 43 the Board that the contractor was present who is making the foundation for the house to 44 be put on and that it would be placed on a foundation with a basement at the time of the 45 move. The contractor confirmed this statment. Mr. Bronston reminded the contractor that 46 there are some permits that need to be obtained from the planning department before the 47 move is made. Ms. Silberstein moved to approve the moving permit application of Mrs. 48 Mercurio to move the home from 36 Sycamore Dr. to other location on Sycamore Dr. subject 49 to obtaining all necessary local permits, to notifying the traffic department at least 50 24 hours prior to the move seconded by Mr. Brown and on unanimous voice vote the motion 51 carried. 52 53 Law Department 54 55 Street Dedications 56 57 Mr. Barden stated that no action needs to be taken on this time as this needs to be re- 58 ferred to the Plan Commiission. He asked that this be put on the Agenda for 3 weeks from 59 this date. 60 61 Police Reserve Contract 62 63 Mr. Barden asked that this be brought back on the agenda for Sept. 12, 1985 when a 64 more definite contract will be presented. 65 7 Board of Works Minutes Cont'd Page 3 August 29, 1985 1 Joint Agreement and Compliance Agreement • 2 3 Mr. Barden stated that this requires no action from the Board at this time. • III4 5 PUBLIC REQUEST AND COMMENTS 6 7 Bucket Brigade at 8th and Promenade for MS Fundraiser 8 9 Ms. Susie Murray spoke for the MS Fundraiser stating that that location was chosen 10 because the Second National Bank was the headquarters for the National Telethon. 11 This same location has been used in past years with no problem; Ms. Silberstein 12 moved to approve the Bucket Brigade request at 8th and Main on Monday September 13 2, 1985 from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM under the condition that the City assumes no 14 liability for persons entering the roadway.seconded by Mr. Brown and on unanimous 15 voice vote the motion carried. 16 17 Parade Request from Hi-Y for RHS Homecoming 18 19 There being no one present 'to speak for this request the request will need to 20 be on the agenda another time. 21 22 .Residential handicapped Parking Designation renewals 23 24 Mr. Barden noted that the request from Mr. Parrish at 52 So. 18th St. was 25 new request and that it also included an additional request for four (4) additional 26 feet be added to the length of the space so that he can travel behind his car 27 with a walker as he has to cross the street." Captain Farmer stated that this location 28 does meet the guid&ines for handicapped parking designation. III29 Ms. Silberstein moved that the location of 52 So. 18th St. be approved for residential 30 handicapped parking designation along with renewal of those located at 221 No. 18th 31 and 1530 Oakland Ave. seconded by Mr. Brown and on unanimous voice vote the motion 32 carried. 33 34 • ADJOURNMENT 35 36 Mr. Brown moved to adjourn the meeting seconded by Ms. Silberstein and on a 37 unanimous voice vote the motion carried. 38 39 40 41 President of Board of Public Works & Safety 42 43 44 ATTEST: 45 City Clerk 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 • 54 55 56 57 58 59 • 60 61 62 63 64 65