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BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF THE
CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, MARCH 1, 1984
The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana
2 met in regular session March 1, 1984 at the hour of 9:00 a.m. in the
3 Municipal Building of said City. Ms. Maness presided with Mr. Brown
4 present. Absent: Susan Silberstein. The following business was had
5 to-wit:
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7 HEARING OF MR. TERRY DAY ON PUBLIC NUISANCE VIOLATION
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9 City Attorney, Keneth Barden reqeusted dismissal of the hearing of Mr. Terry
10 Day on a public nuisance violation at 1317 South 3rd Street after reading
11 the following letter from Mr. John D. Bronston, Zoning Administrator:
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13 TO:. Board of Public Works and Safety
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15 RE: 1317 South 3rd Street
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17 Please be advised that as of February 29, 1984, an inspection was
18 made of the above mentioned property, and the two (2) inoperable
19 vehicles no longer exist and are no longer a nuisance.
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21 I request the dismissal or withdrawal of this nuisance complaint.
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23 /s/ John D. Bronston
24 Zoning & Bldg. Adm.
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26 Mr. Brown moved to dismiss the complaint filed against Mr. Day, seconded
27 by Ms. Maness and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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29 APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 23, 1984
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31 Mr. Brown moved to approve the minutes of February 23, 1984 meeting as
32 received, seconded by Ms. Maness and on unanimous voice vote the motion
33 was carried.
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35 APPROVAL OF CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT
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37 Mr. Brown moved to approve claims in the amount of $66,758.98 for payment,
38 seconded by Ms. Maness and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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40 Ms. Maness noted that several items will be deleted from the agenda since
41 the persons representing these requests are unable to attend the meeting
42 due to the weather. These items will be presented in the future.
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44 DESIGNATION OF HANDICAPPED PARKING SPACES FOR COUNTY COURTHOUSE AREA
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46 Attorney, Kenneth Barden requested the Board to table this item on the agenda
47 until he received arformal request from the County Commissioners to designate
48 the parking spaces. The item had been placed on the agenda as .a courtesy
49 to the Commissioners and will be acted upon when the formal request is
50 received.
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52 Mr. Brown moved to table this request until formally requested by the
53 County Commissioners, seconded by Ms. Maness and on unanimous voice vote the
54 motion was carried.
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56 SET HEARING DATES FOR UNSAFE BUILDINGS
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58 Mr. Dan Dooley requested the Board to set a hearing date for unsafe buildings
59 at 321 N.W. E Street, 316 and 318 North 18th Street and 1002 Butler Street.
60 The date requested by Mr. Dooley is April 5, 1984 and the notification of
61 hearing and the hearing are pursuant to Chapter 98 of the Municipal Code.
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63 Mr. Brown moved to set April 5, 1984 as the date for hearings on unsafe
64 buildingspursuant to Chapter 98 of the Municipal Code at 321 N.W. E Street,
65 316 and 318 North 18th Street and 1002 Butler Street, seconded by Ms. Maness
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1 and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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3 APPROVAL OF VIOLATION FORMS FOR ORDINANCE NO. 41-1983
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5 Kenneth Barden, the City Attorney, presented violation forms for the
6 approval of the Board to enforce the litter ordinance. He asked the
7 Board to take these forms under advisement and to receive the input
8 of various Department Heads regarding the forms.
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10 The forms will be used by the officers in enforcing this ordinance
11 and will standarize the form.
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13 Mr. Brown moved that the Board take the forms presented for enforcement
14 of the litter ordinance under advisement, seconded by Ms. Maness and on
15 unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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17 QN__STREET PARKING IN HIGH SCHOOL AREA
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19 Ms. Maness reported that the situation created by the High School students
20 parking in the residential area around the Richmond High School had been
21 looked into by the Board and she asked for comments from the audience.
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23 The City Attorney commented that he was working on an ordinance to take
24 to council to provide for identification of the vehicles of the residents
25 in that area to exempt them from the limited parking.
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27 Mr. Brown moved to remove the limited parking signs on S.W. 1st Street
28 from National Road to D Street, S.W. 2nd Street from C Street to G Street,
�9 S.W. E Street from 1st to 2nd Streets, S.W. F Street from 1st to 2nd
30 Street and S.W. D Street from 1st to 2nd Street until such time as Council
31 can pass an ordinance to exempt residents from the limited parking.
32 This will be effective immediately. Ms. Maness seconded the motion
33 and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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J5 All violation tickets written on March 1, 1984 in the above cited area
J6 will be voided.
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38 COMMENT FROM THE PUBLIC
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4.0 Mr. Tim Robert, Palladium Item Reporter, asked the members of the Board
41 if the Street Department was allowed to plow on private property since
42 they had cleared the driveway of the WKBV-WRIA radio station.
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A4 Chief Nimitz commented that since this was a snow emergency and the radio
45 station was assisting with emergency information that he sees no problem
46 with this situation.
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48 Mayor Waltermann commented that the Street Department opened this driveway
4;9 to assist in getting information to the station regarding the Snow
50 Emergency declared by his office.
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52 REQUEST OF FIRE DEPARTMENT TO APPROVE RETIREMENTS AND SCHOOLING
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54 Fire Chief Larry Bosell read the following letter to the Board for their
55 action:
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57 Dear Board Members;
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59 The following recommendations for retirement are presented to the
60 Board of Public Works and Safety for action:
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62 1. Fire Chief Paul Mullin completed twenty-five years of service with
63 the department on May 20, 1983. He has submitted his letter of
64 retirement, requesting that he be placed on the pension rolls
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1 effective February 12, 1984.
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3 2. Lieutenant Robert E. Johnson completed twenty years of service
4 with the department on Febraury 16, 1984. He has submitted
5 his letter of retirement, requesting that he be placed on the
6 pension rolls effective on that date.
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8 Let the record show that the dedication and loyalty of these men to the
9 Richmond Fire Department is greatly appreciated by our members.
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11 /s/ Larry H. Bosell
12 Fire Chief.
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14 Mr. Brown moved to accept the recommendations for retirement for
15 Paul Mullin and Robert Johnson and that they be placed on the pension
16 rolls as per specified, seconded by Ms. Maness and on unanimous voice
17 vote the motion was carried.
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19 Lieutenant Robert Johnson was in attendance at the Board meeting and
20 was recognized by the Fire Chief and presented a plaque for his
21 dedication. President of the iLocal Union presented Lieutenant Johnson
22 with a watch on his retirement. Union•Local 1408 President is Gerald Rigsby.
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24 Lieutenant Johnson thanked all concerned and expressed his appreciation
25 for the privilege of serving on the Richmond Fire Department.
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27 Fire Chief Bosell invited the Board to a retirement party at Fire
28 House 1 at noon.
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30 Fire Chief Bosell presented a request for the following men to attend
31 schooling in Columbus, Indiana on March 10th and llth and to pay the
32 registration fee of $10.00 per man for this schooling: Gayle Cross,
33 Clarence Coble, Terry Shores, Frank DeVito, Ed Haller, Larry Rantanen
34 and David White.
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36 Mr. Brown moved to approve this schooling for the above listed men and
37 to approve the payment of the registration fee, seconded by Ms. Maness
38 and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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40 COMMENT BY DEPARTMENT HEADS
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L2 Mayor Frank H. Waltermann thanked all concerned for the cooperation in
43 the Snow Emergency. He commented that the Police Department, Street
44 Department and the Citizens of Richmond had shown tremendous spirit. ,
45 of cooperation and consideration and that the Snow Emergency in Richmond
46 had been lifted while other cities in Indiana were just declaring
47 such an emergency.
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49 There being no further business on motion duly made, seconded and passed
50 the meeting was adjourned.
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52 Cathy Maness
53 President
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55 ATTEST: Mary Merchanthouse
56 Clerk of the Board
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