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BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF THE
CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, JUNE 18, 1981
1 The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met
2 in regular session June 18, 1981 at the hour of 9:00 a.m. in the Municipal
3 Building in said City. Mr. Anderson presided with Mr. Webb -present. Mr.
4 Meredith was out of town on City business. The following business was had,
5 to-wit:
6
7 APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF JUNE 11, 1981
8
9 Mr. Anderson moved to approve the minutes of the previous meeting as re-
10 ceived, seconded by Mr. Webb and on unanimous voice vote the motion was
11 carried.
12
13 REQUEST TO CLOSE NORTH "H" STREET FOR TOWNSEND CENTER SUMMER PROGRAM -
14 Gene Spicer
15
16 Mr. Spicer requested use of North "H" Street from 12th to 13th for a summer
17 playground. The hours would be 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. June 22 through August
18 21. No one lives on the street. Redevelopment owns the area on both sides
19 of the street. Director of Community Development Tim Ryder noted under the
20 urban renewal plan the area is zoned greenbelt and the street was to have
21 been vacated. Capt. Wogoman saw no traffic problem with the request. Mr.
22 Spicer stated he would like the City to provide barricades; however, there
23 will be none available until after the Rose Festival. Mr. Spicer stated
24 insurance is covered by Townsend Center and there will be no responsibility
25 by the City.
26
27 Mr. Anderson moved to grant the request to close North "H" Street between
28 12th and 13th Streets on the dates of June 22 to August 21 from the hours
29 of 9:00 to 4:00, seconded by Mr. Webb and on unanimous voice vote the
30 motion was carried.
31
32 REQUEST TO USE OLD WAYNE DAIRY LOT (Rose Festival) - Shirley Smith
III 33 Request for Reserved Parking
34 Request for Horse & Buggy Rides
35
36 Ms. Smith noted she has received approval from Community Development
37 Director Tim Ryder for the use of the Wayne Dairy lot for Rose Festival
38 activities. The reserved parking she requested was not on city-owned
39 property and it was noted there is no ordinance prohibiting the use of
40 city streets for horse-drawn vehicles. No Board action was required on
41 these requests.
42
43 RECOGNITION OF ROSE FESTIVAL QUEEN AND HER COURT - Jim Fisher, Rose
. 44 Festival Chairman
45
46 Mr. Fisher presented Queen Lisa Palmer and two members of her court, Sara
47 Tatman and Karen Preston.
48
49 FIRE DEPARTMENT REQUEST FOR INSTALLATION OF FIVE (5) FIRE HYDRANTS -
50 Chief Mullin
51
52 Chief Mullin recommended the installation of fire hydrants at the following
53 locations: (1) property line at 1260 Windsor Place (2) Eastern edge of
54 circle on Lantern Trail (3) between lots 39 and 40 on Waverly Drive (4)
55 Lantern Trail at lot 28 - opposite property line of lots 32 and 33 (5) 475
56 feet north of sprinklers.at Indiana Tool Company on Industrial Parkway.
111 57 Chief Mullin noted some of these are in the area recently approved for
58 annexation by Common Council. This annexation will become effective in
59 August and the hydrants must be ordered and will not be installed until
60 after the annexation is effective.
61
62 Mr. Anderson moved to accept the recommendation of the Chief, seconded by
63 Mr. Webb and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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Board of Works & Public Safety Minutes Cont'd.
June 18, 1981
Page 2
1 UNSAFE BUILDING REPORT - Charles Roberts
2
3 Mr. Roberts reported the dwellings at 1900-1902 North "E" Street, 1005
4 East Main Street and 900 North 12th are all down. It was noted the
5 Unsafe Building Ordinance is working.
6
7 DRIVEWAY PETITION - George Webb
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9 Mr. Webb presented a driveway petition from Commons Realty Co. for the
10 north end of North 30th Street, east of the park on lot 1 of Parkwood
11 Estates. The petition has been reviewed by Traffic, Planning and En-
12 gineering Deaprtments and all recommend approval.
13
14 Mr. Webb moved that the driveway petition be approved, seconded by Mr.
15 Anderson and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
16
17 PETITION FOR VACATION OF ALLEY
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19 Mr. Anderson noted that none of the petitioners (Harold & Vera Stoops,
20 Joseph Longstreth and Garnet Bussen) were present.
21
22 Mr. Anderson moved that the petition for the vacation of an alley be
23 taken under advisement, seconded by Mr. Webb and on unanimous voice vote
24 the motion was carried.
25
26 SET DATE FOR BIDS FOR GASOLINE AND STREET MATERIALS
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28 Mr. Anderson set the date of July 23, 1981 at 10:00 a.m. to receive bids
29 for gasoline and street materials.
30
31 CHANGE IN CONSTRUCTION PLANS FOR NORTH RICHMOND PROJECT - Tim Ryder
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33 Mr. Ryder noted he will be appearing before the Board for a change in
34 construction plans for the North Richmond project. It is a significant
35 change in that it would close off North 8th Street from the south line of
36 the alley between North "G" and "H". A curb would be constructed run-
37 ping northwesterly to a west line of North 8th, which would block off
38 through traffic on North 8th. This would separate the truck traffic of the
39 Glazer Scrap Co. from the vehicle traffic of the remaining part of the
40 neighborhood. Mr. Ryder noted he will present this to the Board next week.
41
42 ADJOURNMENT
43
44 There being no further business the meeting was adjourned.
45
46 Ed Anderson
47 Acting President
48
49 ATTEST: JoEllen Trimble
50 Clerk of the Board