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BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF THE
CITY OF RICHMONI, INDL NA, JULY 5, 1984
1 The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met in
2 regular session July 5, 1984 at the hour of 9:00 A.M. in the Municipal Building
3 in said City. Ms. Maness presided with Mr. Brown and Ms. Silberstein in
4 attendance. The following business was had to-wit:
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6 INOPERABLE VEHICLE HEARINGS
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8 Mr. Barden and Mr. Bronston requested that the hearings of Colin White and
9 Donna J. and Steven Carl Thomas be continued until July 12, 1984 at 9:00 a.m.
10 since the receipts from the Certified Mail have not been returned. They will
11 serve the notice of hearing to these persons regarding the inoperable vehicles
12 in person. Mr. Bronston also told the Board that the complaint against Roger
13 Thomas at 1414 Holsapple Road should be dismissed since this nuisance has
14 been removed.
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16 Ms. Silberstein moved to continue the hearings of Colin White, 616 North 12th
17 Street and Donna J. & Steven Carl Thomas of 1726 Peacock Road, for inoperable
18 vehicles to July 12, 1984 at 9:00 A.M. , seconded by Mr. Brown and on unanimous
19 voice vote the motion was carried.
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21 Ms. Silberstein moved to dismiss the complaint against Roger Thomas at 1414
22 Holsapple Road for inoperable vehicles, ; seconded by Mr. Brown and on unanimous
23 voice vote the motion was carried.
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25 APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF JUNE 28, 1984
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27 Mr. Brown moved to approve the minutes of the previous meeting as prepared,
28 seconded by Ms. Silberstein and on unanimous voice vote the motion was
29 carried.
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31 APPROVAL OF CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT
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33 Ms. Maness stated due to end of month reports and budget preparation there are
34 no claims for payment.
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36 TABLED ITEMS
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38 Demolition Bids for Unsafe Buildings
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40 Mr. Barden told the Board that the bids received for the demolition of the
L1 unsafe buildings at 1002 Butler Street and 316-318 North 18th Street could be
42 treated as quotes since they were below the bid level. The bids were that' of
L3 Cox Excavating for 2,500.00 for 1002 Butler Street, Cox Excavating for 2,500.00
44 for 316-318 North 18th Street- and Terry McDaniel for the salvage at 1002 Butler
L5 Street. Mr. Barden stated that Mr. McDaniel did not have a Proof of Insurance
46 filed with his bid and recommended to the Board that they accept the bid of
47 Cox Excavating for both properties since they had filed a Proof of Insurance
48 with the bid and the bid should be treated as a quote.
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50 Mr. Barden also suggested that persons interested in bidding on demolitions
51 leave their names with his office or the Planning Office in the future in order
52 that they might be contacted when these bids are publicized.
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54 It was noted that the funds used for unsafe building demolitions are reimbursable
55 to the City by placing the charges on the tax duplicate of the property owner.
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57 Ms. Silberstein moved to award. the contract for demolition of unsafe buildings
58 at 1002 Butler Street and 316-318 North 18th Street to Cox Excavating per
59 quote received, seconded by Mr. Brown and on unanimous voice vote the
60 motion was carried.
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Board of Works Minutes Cont'd
July 5, 1984
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1 REPORT ON TRAFFIC VISIBILITY PROBLEM AT N.W. 5th AND PEARL STREETS
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3 Mr. Dennis Bronston stated that the committee appointed by the Board of
4 Works had met with Mr. William Williams, owner of the property at N.W.
5 5th and Pearl Streets. Mr. Williams has made some attempt to correct this
6 visibility problem by trimming one corner of his hedges shorter, but this
7 has not improved the situation. Mr. Bronston will be meeting with Mr.
8 Andrew Cecere, Attorney for Mr. Williams this week and requested the Board to
9 continue this item for a final report on July 12, 1984.
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11 DEPARTMENT HEAD REQUESTS AND COMMENTS
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13 Board of Works
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15 Approval of Contract with Firefighters for 1985
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17 Ms. Maness presented the Board the Amendments to Professional Negotiation.
18 Agreement between the Richmond Professional Fire Fighters Local 1408 and
19 the City of Richmond, Indiana.
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21 The Amdndments include an increase in wages from 3.5% to 4.9% depending upon
22 the rank, restoration of the Code Day, increase in longevity pay, and the
23 City paying for training at the National Academy of Fire Science along with
24 10,000.00 Life Insurance.
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26 Ms. Maness recommended the Board accept and sign the Amendments subject to
27 approval by the Common Council.
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29 Ms. Maness also stated that Local 1408 is having a local attorney review
30 this document.
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32 Ms. Silberstein moved to approve and execute the Amendments to Professional
33 Negotiation Agreement for 1985 between the Firefighters Local 1408 and. the
34 City of Richmond, Indiana subject to approval by the Common Council, seconded
35 by Mr. Brown and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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37 Planning and Economic Development
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39 Set hearing date for unsafe building at 126 North 7th Street
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41 Ms. Silberstein moved to set July 26, 1984 at 9:00 A.M. as the time to conduct
42 a public hearing on an unsafe building at 126 North 7th Street, seconded by Mr.
43 Brown and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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f5 Curb Cut request for 1712 Chester Boulevard
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47 Mr. Bronston told the Board that this request had come in late on Tuesday and
48 all departments needing to approve the request had not been able to act on
49 the request.
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51 Ms. Silberstein moved to continue the Curb Cut request for 1712 Chester Boulevard
52 to July 12, 1984, seconded by Mr. Brown and on unanimous voice vote the motion
53 was carried.
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55 Fire Department
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57 Fire Chief Bosell presented the plaque to be given to Don Clark to the Board.
58 Mr. Clark was unable to attend the meeting. The Board extended their best
59 wishes and appreciation to Mr. Clark for his service to the City as a member
60 of the Richmond Fire Department.
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1 Public Works
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3 Mr. Ralph Willis informed the Board that 300 entries had been received in the
4 contest to name the City Bus Service and that there were at least 150
5 different names submitted.
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7 Judges for the contest are Councilperson Lynn Morris, Mildred Stombaugh and
8 Warren Baker, a bus driver. They will be chosing the winning name and the
9 second and third places the morning of July 6, 1984. Mr. Willis requested
10 authority from the Board to use the name chosen by the judges in order to
11 meet printing deadlines in the telephone directory.
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13 Ms. Silberstein moved to approve the request of Mr. Willis to authorize the
14 contest judges to chose the final name for the bus service and to chose second
15 and third places, seconded by Mr. Brown and on unanimous voice vote the motion
16 was carried.
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18 PUBLIC REQUESTS AND COMMENTS
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20 Mr. James Weichman of 412 South 22nd brought a complaint to the Board of Works
21 regarding noise pollution in the 200 block of South llth Street. Mr.
22 Weichman indicated that there has been a long standing problem with excessive
23 noise in this area and asked if there were any City Ordinances being violated.
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25 Mr. Barden stated there are Ordinances regarding noise and he will research
26 these and send a warning letter to those involved and if the offense is
27 repeated his office can check into into the situation.
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29 Ms. Maness requested Mr. Barden to report back to the Board at their next
30 meeting on the Ordinance controlling noise within the City and to keep them
31 apprised of this situation.
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33 ADJOURNMENT
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35 There being no further business on a motion duly made, seconded and passed the
36 meeting was adjourned.
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38 Cathy A. Maness
39 President
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42 ATTEST: Mary Merchanthouse
43 Clerk of the Board
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