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HomeMy Public PortalAbout06-07-1984 /-Zo BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, JUNE 7, 1984 1 The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met in 2 regular session June 7. 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 present. 11/ 4 . 5 APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF MAY 31, 1984 6 7 Ms. Silberstein moved to approve the minutes of the May 31, 1984 meeting as 8 prepared, seconded by Ms. Maness and on unanimous voice vote the motion was 9 carried. 10 11 APPROVAL OF CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT 12 13 Ms. Silberstein moved to approve claims for payment in the amount of $715,496.11, 14 seconded by Ms. Maness and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. 15 16 TABLED ITEMS 17 18 Request of Clyde Williams and .Associated regarding Payment for services and 19 termination of contract for Southside Improvement Projects. 20, 21 Ms. Maness requested that this item remain tabled in order for_.. the Controller' s 22 Office to continue its investigation to see if payment is appropriate and to 23 locate the funding. Ms. Silberstein moved to leave this item tabled, seconded , 24 by Mr. Brown and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. 25 26 Massage Parlor Application 27 28 A request was presented from Ms. Linda Hancock, one of the applicants for the 29 permit requesting that this item be tabled until the meeting of June 21, 1984 30 of the Board of Public Works and Safety. Ms. Silberstein moved to leave this 31 item tabled until June 21, 1984, seconded by Mr. Brown and on unanimous voice 32 vote the motion was carried. 33 34 DEPARTMENT REQUESTS AND COMMENTS 35 36 Police Department 37 38 Appointment of Reserve Officer - Richard Kolentus 39 40 Deputy Chief Edward Bretton presented the following request: . L1 42 Dear Board Members: 43 44 I recommend that the following individual be accepted as a duly qualified 45 Richmond Police Department Reserve Officer and sworn as such. 46 47 Richard L. Kolentus 48 . 49 As Richmond Police Department Reserve Officer he will have full police 50 powers within the boundaries of the City of Richmond and during the hours 51 of assignment as approved by the Chief of Police, City of Richmond. 52 53 Effective immediately, 54 55 /s/ Edward D. Bretton 56 Deputy Chief 57 S8 Ms. Silberstein moved to approve the appointment of Richard L. Kolentus as a 59 Reserve Officer of the Richmond Police Department effective June 7 , 1984, 60 seconded by Mr. Brown and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. 61. 62 Approval of closing of South 9th Street Railroad Overpass until repairs are complete. 63 64 Captain Wogoman requested the Board to close the railroad bridge on South 9th 65 .. Street until the necessary repairs are made to the bridge and it is certified safe. XI Board of Works Minutes Cont'd June 7, 1984 Page 2 1 Captain Wogoman stated that only the Bridge will be closed and that the City 2 is working closely with Henry Gardner of the County to make certain that the 3 repairs are made since the County is responsible for all bridges. 4 5 Ms. Silberstein moved to approve the closing ,of the South 9th Street railroad 6 bridge until the necessary repairs are completed and it is certified safe, 7 seconded by Mr. Brown and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. 8 9 Fire Department 10 11 Request for Hydrant removel in the Starr Piano Company area. 12 13 Fire Chief Larry Bosell requested that this item be tabled until he can complete 14 an investigation including cost factors. Mr. Brown moved to table this item 15 until June 14, 1984, seconded by Ms. Silberstein and on unanimous voice vote 16 the motion was carried. 17 18 PUBLIC REQUESTS AND COMMENTS 19 20 Request for 4-Way Stops signs at the intersections of South 13 and D and South 21 14 and D - Vaile School area. 92 23 The following petition was presented to the Board of Public Works and Safety: 24 25 We, the undersigned taxpayers and concerned citizens, petition that four 26 way stops be made and maintained on the corners of South 13th and D and 27 South 14 and D Streets surrounding Vaile School on behalf of the children 28 who attend the school and use the playground. 29 30 Being that the school is in full use year 'round (the only school with 11/ 31 summer playground open) and that traffic is heavy in this area, drivers 32 tend to forget that children use crossings there also. There have already 33 been several close-calls endangering children's lives. Hopefully this 34 oversight will be corrected before a tragedy occurs. 35 36 /s/ Forty-eight (48) Citizens signed the 37 Petition. Sponsored by Mari Weber, 38 224 South 14th Street. 39 40 Councilperson Brookbank presented the request for Mrs. Weber and cited the 41 danger to the children in the area at these intersections. She stated the 42 cars build up speed in this area and many close calls have happened. It 43 was noted that the School System has only owned the entire block the past 44 five (5) years and the school zone signs have not been extended to include 45 this area. 46 47 Captain Wogoman suggested waiting until fall when school was in session to do 48 a traffic survey to see if the signs are warranted. He also stated. that the 49 school intends to not continue crossing guards at these intersections. 50 51 Major Bratton stated that the School Zone signs and the 20 MPH Signs can be 52 extended into this area immediately. 53 54 The Board also noted that if these signs are erected that will make three 55 consecutive intersections with stop signs. 56 57 Mr. Brown moved to have the School Zone Signs and the 20 Mile Per Hour signs S8 erected immediately in this area and a traffic study be done at the beginning 59 of the school year to establish if 4-Way Stops are warranted at these intersections, 60 seconded by Ms. Silberstein and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. 61 62 Approval of Vendor Parking on Municipal Lot for Rose Festival. 63 64 Loren Vance presented a request to the Board for use of either the gated 65 parking lot on North 6th and 7th or the parking lot in the 100 block of North Board of Works Minutes Cont'd June 7, 1984 Page 3 1 6th Street for use by Vendors during Rose Festival. The vendors would use this 2 area to park their supply vehicles and would pay rent on the gated lot if 3 that would be approved. There would be approximately 30 to 35 vendors and 4 they would be allowed one (1) vehicle... 5 6 Off Street Parking Manager, Mary Merchanthouse, stated the only conflict with 7 the use of the gated facility on North 6th and 7th is the opening of the 8 Farmer's Market during the time the vendors would be using the lot - June 18th 9 to June 23rd. The rent for the gated lot was suggested at $5.00 per the week 10 and no `_charge would be made for the lot in the 100 block of North 6th Street. 11 12 Ms. Silberstein moved to allow the Vendors for Rose Festival to park one (1) 13 supply vehicle per vendor in the municipally owned lot in the 100 Block of 14 North 6th Street during the time of June 18, 1984 to June 23, 1984 at no 15 charge, seconded by Mr. Brown and on unanimous voice vote the motion was 16 carried. 17 18 Approval of Cancer Society Request to set up Toll Roads for donations - Mike Murphy 19 20 Mr. Mike Murphy presented a request to establish collection sites at N.W. 5th 21 and Main, South 18th and East Main and Garwood Road and U.S. 40 on June 23, 1984 22 with a rain date of June 24, 1984. The Board noted that the rain date was the 23 same day as the Rose Festival Parade and the intersection of South 18th 24 and East Main Street was on the parade route. 25 26 Ms. Silberstein moved to approve the request of the Cancer Society for 27 collection points at N.W. 5th and.Main, South 18th and East Main and Garwood .Road 28 and U.S. 40 during the hours of 10.:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on June 23, 1984 and to 29 approve the rain date and exclude the intersection of South 18th and East Main 30 on the rain date, seconded by Mr. Brown and on unanimous voice vote the motion 31 was carried. 32 33 Approval of temporary closing of North llth Street for street dance. 34 . 35 A request was presented from Sue Epps to temporarily block North 11th Street 36 from G to H Street for a street dance on June 23rd from 9:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. 37 Ms. Epps indicated the dance would be well chaperoned and one was held last 38 year with one of the Richmond Police Department Footpatrol in attendance. 39 40 Major Bratton stated the Police Department has no trouble with this request 41 but he would like to see the dance end at 12:00 midnight to avoid complaints 42 on the music after this hour. 43 44 Ms. Silberstein moved to approve the temporary closing of North llth Street 45 from G to H Street on June 23, 1984 from 9:00 p.m. to 12:00 midnight for a 46 street dance, seconded by Mr. Brown and on unanimous voice vote the motion was 47 carried. 48 49 Major Bratton will contact Ms. Epps regarding the time change on this request. 50 51 PRESS RELEASE REGARDING ENFORCEMENT OF THE CITY'S WEED CONTROL ORDINANCE. 52 53 City Attorney Ken Barden read the following press release: 54 . 55 The City of Richmond Board of Public Works and Safety announced today 56 that the City of Richmond will enforce Section 94.03 of the City Code 57 regulating the growth of weeds and other vegetation on property. Section 58 94.03 requires the owner of lots and parcels of ground within the City 59 to remove rocks, stones, debris and trash and to cut, remove and keep 60 under control all weeds, grass and rank vegetation growing on their 61 premises and on the alleys and street parks adjacent thereto. Any 62 property owner who fails to remove the weeds and other rank vegetation 63 within five (5) days after notification by the Board of Public Works 64 and Safety or its appointed enforcement officer shall be deemed to be 65 in violation of the City Code. If the land owner fails to remove the Board of Works Minutes Cont'd June 7, 1984 Page 4 1 _ weeds and other rank vegetation the City shall remove or cause to be 2 removed the weeds and other growth. The property owner will then be 3 billed for the cost of removing and cutting such growth. If the land 4 owner fails to- paY the sum within the time prescribed, the cost shall 5 be doubled and shall be assessed on the tax duplicate against the lands 6 of the land owner. 7 8 The seller or owner of property that is placed for sale retains the 9 responsibility to ensure that the weeds and other vegetation on the 10 premises are kept under control. 11 12 Mr. Barden requested the Board of Works to authorize the City Attorney and the 13 Planning and Economic Development:Department to take actions on the complaints. 14 - 15 Mr. Brown so moved to allow the City Attorney and the Planning and Economic 16 Development Department to enforce the Weed Control Ordinance, seconded by 17 Ms. Silberstein and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. 18 19 APPROVAL OF TEMPORARY CLOSING OF S.W. 4th BETWEEN C AND D STREETS 20 21 Captain Wogoman presented a request from Officer Richard Shoemaker to hold a 22 block party on S.W. 4th Street between C and D Streets between the hours of 23 5:30 pm. to 10:30 p.m. Ms. Silberstein moved to approve the request, seconded 24 by Mr. Brown and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. 25 26 ANNOUNCEMENT OF TEMPORARY CLOSING OF AREAS OF SOUTH L DUE TO CONSTRUCTION 27 28 The Clerk announced that the left lane of South 9th in the L Street area will 29 be temporarily closed for construction and the right lane is now opened. 30 South L between 9th and 9th Streets will also be closed temporarily due to 31 construction in the area. - 32 - 33 EXPRESSION OF THANKS TO MIKE PARKER FOR HEDGE REMOVAL AT SOUTH 21st and A. 34 35 Ms. Maness expressed the thanks of the Board of Works to Mr. Mike Parker, 36 property owner at South 21st and A Streets for the removal of his hedges to 37 assist in the traffic problem at this intersection. 38 39 APPROVAL OF RELEASE OF MORTGAGE OF DAVID FULTON FOR 102 SOUTH 18th STREET. 40 L1 Dan Dooley requested the Board to approve the Mortgage Release for property 42 at 102 South 18th Street for David Fulton since the loan has been paid off. 43 - 44 Ms. Silberstein moved to approve the preparation and execution of a Mortgage 45 Release on property located at 102 South 18th Street for David Fulton, seconded 46 by Mr. Brown and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. L7 48 There being no further business on a motion duly made, seconded and passed 49 the meeting was adjourned. 50 51 Cathy A. Maness 52 President 53 54 ATTEST: Mary Merchanthouse 55 Clerk of the Board 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65