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BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF THE
CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, SEPTEMBER 27, 1984
1 The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met in regular
2 session September 27, 1984 at the hour of 9:00 A.M. in the Municipal Building in said
3 City. Ms. Maness presided with Mr. Brown and Ms. Silberstein in attendance. The
III LE following business was had to-wit:
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6 9:00 A.M. UNSAFE BUILDING HEARING FOR 204 NORTH 17TH - REQUEST TO RESCIND ORDER
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8 Mr. Dennis Bronston of the Planning and Economic Development Department informed the
9 Board that the owners of the property had acquired a Building Permit to cause the
10 wrecking and removal of the dwelling and accessory building at 204 North 17th Street
11 and he recommended that the Board rescind the Order since this constituted
12 substantial compliance with the Order.
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14 Mrs. Barbara Brown of 200 North 17th Street told the Board that the owners were
15 tearing down the buildings, but that a mess is being created and they have stopped
16 work on the wrecking. Mr. Bronston commented that the owners have sixty (60) days
17 to complete the wrecking and removal and he feels they are in compliance with the
18 Order as long as work continues on it.
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20 Ms. Silberstein moved to rescind the Order issued on 204 North 17th Street, seconded
21 by Mr. Brown and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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23 Ms. Maness requested Mr. Bronston to monitor this wrecking and removal to make
24 certain that it is accomplished in the time designated.
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26 BID OPENING FOR GABIONS
?7 Ms. Maness questioned if there were other bids to be received and hearing none,
28 Ms. Silberstein moved to close the bidding, seconded by Mr. Brown and on unanimous
29 voice vote the motion was carried.
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31 Mr. Barden examined the Proof of Publication and found it to be in order. Ms.
32 Silberstein moved to accept and file the Proof of Publication, seconded by Mr. Brown
33 and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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35 The only bid received was that of Maccaffire Gabion, Inc. The bid was in proper order
36 and accompanied by a bid bond in 5% of the total bid. The bid was for 500 Gabions
37 per specifications at a unit cost of 19.50 and a total cost of 9,765.00 with a
38 delivery time of one (1) week to ten (10) days from receipt of order.
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40 Ms. Silberstein moved to refer this bid to the Public Works Department for
41 recommendation, seconded by Mr. Brown and on unanimous voice vote the motion was
42 carried.
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44 APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 20, 1984
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46 Mr. Brown moved to approve the minutes of the previous meeting as prepared, seconded
47 by Ms. Silberstein and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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49 APPROVAL OF CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT
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51 Mr. Brown moved to approve claims for payment in the amount of 575,092.79, seconded
52 by Ms. Silberstein and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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54 TABLED ITEMS
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56 Tree Removal Bid
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58 Ms. Silberstein stated that an agreement had been reached with the lone bidder on
59 the removal of street trees and she recommends the Board accept the bid as agreed upon
60 with Paul's Tree Service for removal of 69 trees and stumps with payment to the City
61 of .10 per tree. The contract will begin October 1, 1984 with a 90 day removal
62 period. Ms. Silberstein so moved to accept this contract, seconded by Mr. Brown and
63 on unanimous voice vote the motion wasccarried.
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Board of Works Minutes Cont'd
September 27, 1984
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1 Request for 3-Way Stop at North 5th and Main Streets
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3 Ms. Maness requested that this item remain tabled due to the absence of Captain
4 Wogoman from the meeting.
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6 DEPARTMENT REQUESTS AND COMMENTS
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8 Planning and Economic Development Department
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10 Request to set date for Unsafe Building Hearing at 121-123 North 14th Street.
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12 Ms. Silberstein moved to set November 1, 1984 at 9:00 A.M. as the time for the Unsafe
13 Building Hearing for 121-123 North 14th Street, seconded by Mr. Brown and on unanimous
14 voice vote the motion was carried.
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16 Fire Department
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18 Request of Firefighter Stuart Stegall for Leave of Absence
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20 Mr. Stegall requested a one (1) year leave of absence starting October 9, 1984 in order
21 to serve as a firefighter at U.S. Army testing facilities located in the Marshall
22 Islands. Indiana Code I.C. 36-8-5-2 empowers the Board of Public Works and Safety
23 to grant leave of absences with the permission of the Fire Chief.
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25 Chief Bosell presented the following letter to the Board regarding the leave of absence:
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27 Dear Board Members:
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29 A written request for a one year leave of absence from Engineer Stuart Stegall
30 has been received based on a relationship to the improvement of professional
31 performance and skills.
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33 This office concurs with the request in that it most likely could have the effect
34 of improvement of the skills and performance level.
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36 However, this office requests the following areas of concern be agreed upon before
37 granting the. °request.
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39 1 - Replacement personnel will be hired to fill the vacancy created by the leave
40 of absence. Upon written request for re-instatement at the end of the leave, the
41 next available opening shall be granted to the returning member, and he will be
42 placed in the bid system rotation at the earliest possible time. This should be
43 done because this is a requested leave and not mandated by law.
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45 2- Agreement be reached between the City of Richmond and Mr. Stegall regarding
46 the areas of insurance, garnishments, and pension requirements.
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48 /s/ Larry H. Bosell, Fire Chief
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50 Mr. Stuart Stegall, 456 S.W. 2nd, explained to the Board that this gives him an
51 opportunity as a civilian employee with the U.S. Army to expand his experience,
52 learn new methods, technology and special training that would be applied at the
53 Richmond Fire Department on his return.
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55 In response to an inquiry by Ms. Silberstein regarding long term disability coverage
56 by the U.S. Army, Mr. Stegall indicated he would have no coverage. Mr. Dave Harbin
57 of 1971 W. Main, Station #5, Secretary for the Pension Board told the Board that he
58 would not be covered by the City's Insurance or the Pension Fund while not on active
59 duty and the Pension Board could request a medical upon Mr. Stegalls return to protect
60 the Department from any liability.
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62 Mr. Brown moved to table this request until October 4, 1984 for study on the pension and
63 insurance, seconded by Ms. Silberstein and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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Board of Works Minutes Cont'd
September 27, 1984
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1 Board of Works
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3 Approval of Contract with Sue Roberson for 504 Compliance
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5 Ms. Maness explained that the City must be in compliance with 504 regulations
6 regarding Handicapped Discrimination by October of 1986 in order to receive Revenue
7 Sharing Funds. By October 17, 1984 a transition plan must be developed regarding
8 evaluation of programs and personnel and accessibility. Ms. Roberson would be
9 working for the City on a contract from October 1, 1984. to December 31, 1984 for
10 4,000.00 to compile the various self evaluation of programs and personnel practices
11 currently being prepared by Department Heads and would work with a citizen committee
12 of Handicapped persons to formulate the transition plan regarding accessibility
13 of buildings used to deliver services to the public including the Municipal Building,
14 Park Offices and Buildings and Sanitary Treatment Office.
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16 Ms. Silberstein commented that she felt this was a good investment and moved to
17 approve and_ execute the contract with Sue Roberson per terms stated, seconded by
18 Mr. Brown and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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20 Law Department
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22 Report on Handicapped Parking in Private Lots
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24 Mr. Barden stated he had contacted the manager of the Richmond Square Mall regarding
25 enforcement of the State Law on Handicapped parking and that they were not ready at
26 this time to enter into an agreement with the City regarding enforcement. He also
27 stated that the shopping center lots would need to update their signs to post the
III28 fine on the handicapped parking areas.
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30 PUBLIC REQUESTS AND COMMENTS
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32 Mrs. Barbara Brown, 200 North 17th Street, presented a petition to the Board of Works
33 signed by 25 persons living on North 17th Street requesting assistance from the City
34 to inspect building in disrepair for possible unsafe buildings, help with juveniles
35 breaking curfew, speed limit violators, street repair and general clean up.
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37 Councilperson Brookbank stated she would be working with the Enterprise Zone to
38 assist this area if possible.
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40 Ms. Maness requested that copies of the citizen complaints be circulated to the
41 various Departments involved for action and that she would expect a report back from
42 the Departments on October 11, 1984 regarding the complaints.
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44 Leaf Burning
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46 Mr. Willis stated he had requests regarding leaf removal and the burning of leaves.
47 The Board stated that at this time they have no intention of waiving the ordinance
48 regarding no open burning.
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50 Homecoming Parade Route Approval
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52 Nancy Crim of 3200 Toddsbury Lane, represented the Hi Y Organization requesting approval
III53 of a route for the Homecoming Parade. The parade will be October 4th starting t 6:00
54 PM and the route would start at the Municipal Pool Lot to West Main to S.W. 1st and
55 on the Boulevard to the High School. Captain Wogoman stated there will be a police
56 escort in front and back and no streets would be blocked. Insurance Liability has
57 been filed. Ms. Silberstein moved to approve the requested parade route, seconded by
58 Mr. Brown and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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60 Adjournment
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62 There being no further business, on a.motion duly made, seconded and passed the
63 meeting was adjourned.
64 Cathy A. Maness
65 President
ATTEST: Mary Merchanthouse
Clerk of the Board