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BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF THE
CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, JUNE 9, 1983
1 The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met
2 in regular session June 9, 1983 at the hour of 9:00 a.m. in the Municipal
3 Building in said City. Mr. Meredith presided with Mr. Cordell and Mr. Webb
4 present, The following business was had, to-wit:
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6 APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF JUNE 2, 1983
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8 Mr. Cordell moved the minutes .of June 2, 1983 be approved and placed on file,
9 seconded by Mr. Webb and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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11 REQUEST FOR MARCH OF DIMES ROADBLOCK
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13 Mr. Charles Wise, 295 College Corner Road, Greensfork and Mr. Kevin Dickerson,
14 1047 Sycamore Lane, requested roadblocks in conjunction with the first national
15 March of Dimes telethon on the 4th of July week-end at S. W. 18th & National
16 Road, 18th & East Main and Woodside Drive & National Road East on Sunday, July
17 3 from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Capt. Dan Wogoman requested denial of the Wood-
18 side Drive request and recommended they solicit on shopping center property at
19 that intersection.
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21 Mr. Webb moved for approval of the March of Dimes roadblock at S. W. 18th &
22 National Road and 18th & E. Main Streets on July 3 between the hours of 11 :00
23 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. , seconded by Mr. Cordell. Mr. Meredith reminded Mr. Wise and
24 Mr. Dickerson that adults only can participate and that during the green light
25 for the lane of traffic, they should be on the curb. Mr. Anderson will prepare
26 a hold harmless agreement for them to sign. On unanimous voice vote the motion
27 was carried.
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29 SATISFACTION OF MORTGAGES - Ron Cheek ,
30 212 North 20th Street
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32 Ron Cheek, representing the Department of Community Development, presented two
III33 . -(2) satisfactions of mortgages to be considered by the Board. The first release
34 is a mortgage at 212 North 20th. This mortgage was executed as a part of the
35 replacement housing program 'in which the owner agrees to take a five (5) year
36 mortgage. The five (5) year time limit has expired and he requested release of
37 that mortgage. City Attorney Ed Anderson has reviewed the satisfaction and
38 finds it in order. ..
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41 Mr. Webb moved that a certain mortgage for a property. at 212 North 20th Street
42 be released, seconded by Mr. Cordell and on unanimous voice vote the motion was
43 carried.
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45 202 North 15th Street
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47 This mortgage is a result of a loan in the revolving loan fund.. " The bank made
48 a first loan and Community Development leveraged with a second mortgage. The
49 property is in the historic district. The loan was made in August of 1979 and
50 it became apparent in March of this year that the loan was uncollectible.
51 Bank officials and the Community Development attorney agreed that the bank
52 should take over this property so the owner deeded it to the bank. This reduced
53 the cost by not having to foreclose on the property. The mortgage was for $15,000
54 with $13,500 remaining. .The bank has sold the property for $1000 more than its.
55 mortgage. He requested the mortgage be released to give clear title to the pro-
56 perty and the buyer will then assume $1,000 of this mortgage. This is the first
57 loss sustained in the revolving loan projects of which there have been fifty-six
58 (56) of the extremely high risk loans. Mr. Cheek requested release of this
59 mortgage subject to another mortgage for $1,000 being placed upon satisfactory
60 presentation of that documentation to this Board and subject to the attorney's
61 review of those documents.
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63 Mr. Webb moved that a certain second mortgage on a property at 202..North 15th
64 Street be released subject to the transfer of satisfaction of the first mort-
65 gage and the receipt of a second mortgage in the sum of $1,000 to the satisfac-
66 tion of the City Attorney, seconded by Mr. Cordell and on unanimous voice vote
67 the motion was carried.
Board of Works Minutes Cont'd.
June 9, 1983
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1 REMOVAL OF ONE (1) STREET LIGHT AT POST OFFICE - George Webb
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3 Mr. Webb noted the Post Office Department is in the process of redesigning
4 their driveway off North 5th Street to facilitate an increase in volume of
5 traffic due to Social Security and the Internal Revenue Service moving into
6 a part of the building that is presently not being used. The light will be
7 in the curb line so he recommended the light be removed. Capt. Wogoman stated
8 the plan calls for a two foot radius and if the light is left it will be
9 knocked down. For the safety of everyone the light should be removed and :the111
10 radius extended. There is a light across the street so there should be no
11 problem with the entrance and exit being lighted.
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13 Mr. Webb moved that a street light be removed from the north side of the post
14 office driveway on North 5th Street, seconded by Mr. Cordell and on unanimous
15 voice vote the motion was carried.
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17 STREET LIGHT REQUEST FOR S. W. PE" BETWEEN S. W. 2ND AND S. W. 1ST
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19 Mr. Webb presented a request from Mr. Raj Rao, RP&L, to convert four (4) 250
20 watt mercury street lights to four (4) 150 watt sodium lights. Mr. Rao was
21 present and explained three of the lights are on metal poles with underground
22 feeds and one is on a wood pole with overhead feed. The proposal is to install
23 all four (4) lights on metal poles and feed from underground. This will increase
24 the monthly billing by 8.5 .
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26 Mr'. Webb moved that the street light request dated June 3, 1983 switching four
27 (4) 250 watt mercury vapor lights to four (4) 150 watt sodium lights be approved,
28 seconded by Mr. Cordell and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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30 WEIGHTS AND MEASURES MONTHLY REPORT
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32 The Board received the monthly report for April and May from the Department of
33 Weights & Measures. w
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35 Mr. Webb moved that the monthly Weights &Measures report be accepted and placed
36 on file, seconded by Mr. Cordell and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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38 RADIO MAINTENANCE MONTHLY REPORT
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40 The Board received the monthly report for May from Radio Maintenance.
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42 Mr. Webb moved that the monthly Radio Maintenance report be accepted and placed
43 on file, seconded by Mr. Cordell and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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45 REPORT ON STREET LIGHTING - Raj Rao
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47 Mr. Raj Rao informed the Board that sodium lights save energy and 'save money. RP&L
48 is planning to change the street lighting on 27 north & south and 40 east & west
49 completely. The existing lights are 400 watt mercury and RP&L wants, to change
50 these to 250 watt sodium lights during the year. 1983. The savings to the City
51 would be $4.00 per fixture ,per year and there are 900 fixtures; so, the savings
52 would be $3,600 per year. This is a big cost to RP&L but they want to save energy
53 and, get a savings to the city. The lights .have been ordered and should be here
54 in six (6) weeks. Mr. Rao noted the lower wattage sodium will provide the same or
55 more lighting.
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57 These lights have been tested for six , (6) . months on East Main Street. In res-
58 ponse to Mr.. Rao's question concerning needing Board approval, Mr. Anderson
59 stated the proposal should come from the Street Light Committee. Also, they
60 should bring a request for the lights on East Main Street to become permanent.
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62 ADJOURNMENT
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64 There being no further business on motion duly made, seconded and passed the
65 meeting was adjourned. _
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67 Donald E. Meredith
68 President
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70 ATTEST:. JoEllen Trimble
71 Clerk of the Board