HomeMy Public PortalAbout12-20-1984 BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF THE
CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, DECEMBER 20, 1984
1 The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana met in
2 regular session December 20, 1984 at the hour of 9:00 A.M. in the Municipal
3 Building in said City. Ms. Maness preseded with Mr. Brown and Ms. Silberstein
4 in attendance. The following business was had to-wit:
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6 9:00 A.M. - Inoperable Vehicle Hearing - 618 South 10th Street
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8 Mr. Bronston told the Board that the nuisance in the form of two (2) inoperable
9 vehicles had been cleared up at 618 South 10th Street and recommended that
10 the Board dismiss the complaint.
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12 Ms. Silberstein moved to dismiss the complaint on two (2) inoperable vehicles
13 at 618 South 10th Street, seconded by Mr. Brown and on unanimous voice
14 vote the motion was carried.
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16 APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF DECEMBER 13, 1984
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18 Ms. Silberstein moved to approve the minutes of the previous meeting as
19 prepared, seconded by Mr. Brown and on unanimous voice vote the motion
20 was carried.
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22 APPROVAL OF CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT
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24 Mr. Brown moved to approve claims for payment in the amount of 558,687.12,
25 seconded by Ms. Silberstein and on unanimous voice vote the motion was
26 carried.
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28 DEPARTMENT REQUESTS AND COMMENTS
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30 Law Department
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32 Posting of City Limit Signs in the Northern Section of the City
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34 Mr. Barden explained to the members of the Board that a section of the
35 Northern boundary of the City to the west of Mendleson Drive, Catalpa Drive
36 and Locust Drive followed a fence row and was not property marked with
37 City Limit signs causing confusion due to hunters allowed to hunt in the
38 County but not the City. Mr. Barden requested the City post City Limit
39 signs on this fence row designating this boundary and eliminating the confusion
40 on this boundary.
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42 Ms. Silberstein moved to direct the Public Works Department to erect City
43 Limit signs per request, seconded by Mr. Brown and on unanimous voice vote
44 the motion was carried.
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46 Approval of Wayne Township Fire Contract for 1985
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48 Ms. Maness explained that the contract for fire protection for Wayne Township
49 had been negotiated with the City of Richmond for 1985 and the payment
50 will be 200,000.00 in two equal installments.
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52 Ms. Silberstein moved to approve and execute the Wayne Township Fire Contract
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55 Off Street Parking
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57 Approval to grant all day free parking in City owned parking facilities
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59 Mary Merchanthouse requested permission from the Board to allow all day
60 free parking in the City owned parking facilities on Christmas Eve Day
61 and New Years Eve Day in appreciation to the customers and Downtown Merchants.
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63 Ms. Silberstein moved to approve free parking in the Municipally owned
64 lots and garage on Christmas Eve Day and New Years Eve Day, seconded by
65 Mr. Brown and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
Board of Works Minutes Cont'd •
December 20, 1984
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1 Purchasing Department
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3 Declare Light Fixtures on First Floor Obsolete
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5 Ms. Maness explained that there have been light fixtures removed in several
6 areas of the Police Department on the first floor that are dangerous and need
7 to be taken to the dump. The Board must declare these fixtures obsolete and
8 worthless in order for them to be disposed of properly.
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10 Ms. Silberstein moved to declare light fixtures removed from the Detective
11 Room and the Weight Room on the first floor obsolete and worthless, seconded
12 by Mr. Brown and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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14 Bituminous Materials Bid for 1985 Rejected
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16 Ms. Stout explained to the members of the Board that after further investigation
17 the bids awarded by the Board of Works for Bituminous Materials for 1985 should
18 be rejected. Ms. Stout stated that all information was not in from the different
19 departments using the Bituminous Materials and on the information received
20' she and Mr. Hillard had made the best decision by recommending that the Board
21 award the bids to the various vendors. The new information received has indicated
22 that the bids as awarded were not the best possible way to handle these bids.
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24 Mr. Willis told the Board that the best possible way to handle the bituminous
25 bids is to award them by project such as 10 to 15 blocks at a time in order
26 to prevent several different vendors from being involved in one (1) project.
27 Mr. Willis stated that the paving program will be set up and bid by project
28 as needed. This is more in line with the way the State Board of Accounts
29 would like to see projects bids. The contractor receiving the bid for the
30 project will have to supply the materials, labor and any contactual services .
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32 Ms. Silberstein moved to reject the Bituminous Material Bids awarded on December
33 13, 1984 ( Section 6, Paragraphs 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, and 10 ) due to this bidding
34 section being incorrectly linked, specifications incorrectly set out and
35 unforeseen problems when the bids were awarded, seconded by Mr. Brown and
36 on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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38 Richmond Power & Light
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40 Mr. Hankosky reported that the lights on Richmond Avenue from N.W. 5th to
41 5th Street have been converted from Mercury to Sodium.
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43 Special Board of Works Meeting Set
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45 Ms. Maness reminded the Board and the Public that there would be a special
46 meeting on December 21, 1984 at 9:00 A.M. for the purpose of receiving bids
47 for fuel for 1985.
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49 ADJOURNMENT
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51 There being no further business on a motion duly made, seconded and passed
52 the meeting was adjourned.
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54 Cathy A.Maness
55 President
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58 ATTEST: Mary Merchanthouse
59 Clerk of the Board
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