HomeMy Public PortalAbout08-19-1982 BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF THE
CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, AUGUST 19, 1982
1 The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met in
2 regular session August 19, 1982 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 AUGUST 12, 1982
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III 8 Mr. Cordell moved to approve the minutes of August 12, 1982 as prepared,
9 seconded by Mr. Webb and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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11 DRIVEWAY PETITION FOR WAYNE BANK & TRUST - James Sweet
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13 Mr. James Sweet, Jr. , 521 W. Maple, Cambridge. City, representing Wayne Bank &
14 Trust and Mr. Frank Otto, 600 Building, representing the Redevelopment Commission,
15 presented a driveway petition for four (4) curb cuts at the old Wayne Dairy site -
16 a two-way cut off South 5th, a two-way cut off the service drive, a two-way cut
17 off South 6th and a one-way cut off South "A".
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19 Mr. Webb moved for approval of the subject driveway petition, seconded by Mr.
20 Cordell and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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22 CLEARVIEW CABLE - TRINITY BROADCAST - Jane Stigleman
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24 Ms. Jane Stigleman, R.R. 3, Liberty, Assistant Manager of Clearview Cable, made
25 the Board aware that Richmond has changed its status in the cable industry by
26 having its own broadcasting station, so the rules for a must-carry station have
27 changed. Under the FCC ruling, Clearview is required to carry Channel 43 (the
28 new Richmond Trinity station) , 2, 7, 5, 9, 12, 4, 6, 8, 13, 49 and 16. All the •
29 channels are full, so Clearview will have to remove one of the channels they are
30 not required to carry to make room for the new station.
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32 LETTER REQUESTING REMOVAL OF STREET LIGHTS - Goerge Webb
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34 Mr. Webb read a letter from Mr. James Mays, Commercial Manager requesting re-
35 moval of four (4) 250 watt pendant street lights on S. W. 1st Street due to the
36 vacating of the street for the new gym at Richmond Senior High School.
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38 Mr. Webb moved 'that the four (4) lights on S. W. 1st on the vacated street
39 between "15" and "E" be approved, seconded by Mr. Cordell and on unanimous voice
40 vote the motion was carried.
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42 USE OF AERIAL TRUCK FOR MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY - Chief Paul Mullin
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44 Fire Chief Paul Mullin requested use of an aerial truck to collect money for
45 Muscular Dystrophy on Monday, September 6 in front of Clearview Cable on South 9th
46 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The truck will be in service. Hr further requested
47 there be no parking from South "A" to Clearview Cable on the east side of 9th
48 during these hours. Traffic Lt. Ron Williams sees no problem with traffic. This
49 was done last year and approximately $500 was collected. The Fire Department has
50 already had the "fill the boot" campaign and collected $3600.
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52 Mr. Cordell moved approval that the aerial truck be used on September 6 for
53 Muscular Dystrophy, seconded by Mr. Webb and on unanimous voice vote the motion
54 was carried.
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56 MORTGAGE RELEASE FOR 1610 OAKLAND AVENUE - Ron Cheek
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III58 Mr. Ron Cheek, Community Development, requested execution of a satisfaction of
59 mortgage for property located at 1610 Oakland Avenue. The terms of the mortgage
60 have been satisfied as the property has been sold and the City has received the
61 proceeds.
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63 Mr. Webb moved that the subject mortgage release be approved, seconded by Mr.
64 Cordell and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
Board of Works Minutes Cont'd.
August 19, 1982
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1 UNAUTHORIZED USE OF CITY PROPERTY - Dennis Bronston
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3 Mr. Meredith reported Mr. Bronston has not had an opportunity to discuss this
4 matter with the City Attorney and requested this be continued.
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6 SET DATE FOR JUNK VEHICLE HEARING - Dennis Bronston
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8 Mr. Meredith set September 16 at 10:00 a.m. for junk vehicle hearings for 1613
9 South 4th, 1617 South 4th, 315 South 9th, 222 South 10th, 1516 South 4th and
10 712 South "N".
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12 BUS GRANT HEARING - Bob Goodwin
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14 ATTENDANCE: Sheryl Hafle, WQLK; Betty Carter, WKBV; Fred Lord, Palladium-Item;
15 City Plan Director Bob Goodwin; City Attorney Ed Anderson; City Engineer George
16 Webb; City Controller Don Meredith; Board of Works member Edward Cordell; City
17 Clerk JoEllen Trimble.
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19 Mr. Meredith said the purpose _of this is for a bus grant hearing. Re requested
20 Mr. Goodwin give some background on this and why the Board is sitting here and
21 acting on this,..
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23 Bob Goodwin stated we have finished preparation of the applications which will
24 assist us in getting Federal and State dollars to offset some of the deficit of
25 the bus service. We have received Section 18 subsidies in the past. Ours is a
26 fixed route system run by the City and we are requesting under Section 18 of the
27 Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 operating assistance grant funds to aid in
28 defraying the administrative and operating costs incurred in the calendar year
29 1983 for CORTA. CORTA has experienced a net operating loss in each year since
30 its inception and this deficit has continued to grow annually. Federal and
31 State operating assistance is needed to supplement local funds if CORTA is to
32 continue to provide the present level of transportation services.
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34 He noted the service hours, fare structure, special programs for target groups,
35 population served and passenger trips, noting there were 47,690 with 18%
36 elderly. The system has thirteen (13) vehicles, five of which are active.
37 Maintenance is provided by the City and there are twelve (12) full time employees
38 and three (3) part time employees.
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40 The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana, serve
41 as the Board of Directors of CORTA. As such, any disputes or conflicts arising
42 out of the operation of CORTA would be heard and settled at the Board of Works
43 public meetings held every Thursday at 9:00 a.m.
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45 Mr. Goodwin presented the budget totaling expenses of $400,300, revenue expected
46 of $137 ,000, leaving a balance of net expense of $263,300. Federal section 18
47 share of $131,650, state share of $87,767 and local share of $43,883.
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49 There were a number of certified letters sent and the hearing was published;
50 however, no public was present.
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52 Mr. Meredith closed the public hearing portion of the meeting and requested a
53 motion.
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55 Mr. Webb moved that the subject bus grant application be authorized, seconded
56 by Mr. Cordell and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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58 ADJOURNMENT
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60 There being no further business the meeting was adjourned.
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62 Donald E. Meredith
63 President
64 ATTEST: JoEllen Trimble
65 Clerk of the Board
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF THE
CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, AUGUST 26, 1982
1 The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met in
2 regular session August 26, 1982 at the hour of 9:00 a.m. in the Municipal
3 Building in said City. Mr. Webb presided with Mr. Cordell present. Mr.
4 Meredith was out of town. The following business was had, to-wit:
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6 APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF AUGUST 19, 1982
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8 Mr. Cordell moved to approve the minutes of August 19, 1982 as prepared,
9 seconded by Mr. Webb and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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11 REQUEST FOR USE OF CITY PROPERTY FOR CIVIC THEATRE - Ruth Lee
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13 Ms. Ruth Lee, 110 S. W. "`3"• Street, President of Richmond Civic Theatre, told
14 the Board the first production of this year will be the 300th production for
15 the theatre, which is the third oldest theatre in Indiana. They are planning
16 a celebration for this production and requested the following:
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18 1. Placing of two (2) banners - one across East Main Street at 15th
19 and one across South "A" at Main from September 9 until
20 September 26.
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22 2. Placing of footsteps on Promenade leading to Civic Theatre
23 starting at Richmond Water Works.
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25 3. Richmond Senior HighSchool band parade up Promenade on Septem-
26 ber 11 at 1:00 p.m. from Water Works to Civic Theatre.
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28 4. Use of sidewalk around theatre area on September 11 from 1 :00
29 to 3:00 p.m. for popcorn and sno-cone sale and release of
30 balloons.
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32 The Board informed Ms. Lee that the first request needed State Highway approval
111 33 and the second request needed Park Board approval. Captain Dan Wogoman stated
34 he sees no traffic problem with the third and fourth requests.
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36 City Attorney Ed Anderson told Ms. Lee they must furnish a certificate of
37 insurance for liability coverage.
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39 Mr. Cordell moved that the request to use City property on September 11, 1982
40 be approved, subject to insurance, seconded by Mr. Webb and on unanimous voice
41 vote the motion was carried.
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43 REPORT ON UNSAFE BUILDING HEARING ON JAMES FRANK PROPERTY - Charles Roberts
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45 Building Commissioner Charles Roberts presented copies of the sale of property
46 located at 413 South 6th Street, Richmond, Indiana, from James Frank to Thomas
47 Joiner. Permits have been obtained and the property is being renovated. All
48 requirements have been met and Mr. Roberts is happy with the progress of the
49 renovation.
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51 Mr. Anderson stated no further action is needed by the Board.
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53 ADJOURNMENT
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55 There being no further business the meeting was adjourned.
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III 57 George Webb
58 Acting President
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60 ATTEST: JoEllen Trimble
61 Clerk of the Board