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BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF THE
CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, MAY 21, 1981
1 The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met in
2 regular session May 21, 1981 at the hour of 9:00 a.m. in the Municipal Building
3 in said City. Mr. Meredith presided with Mr. Anderson and Mr. Webb present.
4 The following business was had, to-wit:
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6 APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF MAY 14, 1981
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11/ 8 Mr. Webb moved to approve the minutes of the previous meeting, seconded
9 by Mr. Anderson and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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11 REQUEST TO CLOSE STREET FOR BLOCK PARTIES - Mrs. John Valentine
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13. Mrs. Valentine requested two (2) barricades be placed at Idlewild and Mikan Dr.
14 and at Idlewild and Capri on the dates of May 24, July 4 and September 6, 1981.
15 Mr. Webb moved the request be granted, seconded by Mr. Anderson and on unani-
16 mous voice vote the motion was carried.
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18 REQUEST TO CLOSE STREET FOR SCHOOL PARTY
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20 Lt. Don Ponder relayed a request from Mrs. Zona Boss, 2200 Reeveston Road
21 that South 22nd from "B" to Reeveston be blocked on the date of June 1,
22 1981 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. for a party of 6th grade school children
23 having a graduation party.
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25 Mr. Webb moved for approval of the subject request, seconded by Mr. Anderson.
26 The request- was granted with Mr. Anderson voting no.
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28 POLICE DEPARTMENT _
29 Request for Special Officer .
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31 Chief of Police Charles Chris read a request from Park Superintendent Don
32 McBride for a Special Officer for the Park Department. It was recommended
33 by the Police.Department that Albert William Carey, 248 South 8th, be
34 appointed Special Officer effective May 21, 1981 with duties as a Park
35 Policeman with the Richmond Park Department. Mr. Carey's police powers
36 as a special officer are limited to property under the jurisdiction of
37 the Richmond Park Department during the hours of assignment by the Park
38 Superintendent. .-
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40 Chief Chris noted Mr. Carey has been employed by the Police Department . -
41 since 1977 as a Dispatcher and has been a sworn reserve officer with the
42 Richmond Police Department since 1980.
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44 Mr. Anderson moved to grant the request of Police Chief Chris, seconded
45 by Mr. Webb and on .unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
46
47 Request for yellow curb, 1014 No. "D" St. .
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49 Lt. Ponder reported to the Board that he and Capt. Wogoman had checked the
50 area at 1014 No. "D" St. as requested and found no parking problems.
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52 Mr. Anderson moved the request for a yellow curb be denied, seconded by Mr.
53 Webb and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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55 Request to park van at 8th & Promenade - Salvation Army
56 .
57 Major Jack Vaughn presented a request of the Salvation Army to pr�rk their
58 van in a reserved parking place on the southwest corner of 8th & Promenade
59 this coming Friday from 9:30 a.m. to noon in connection with National
60 Salvation Army- Week.- The purpose is for public relations to inform the
61 public of their programs and there will be no solicitations.
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63 Mr. Anderson moved the request be granted, seconded by Mr. Webb and on
64 unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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Board of Works Minutes Cont'd.
May 21, 1981
Page 2
1 AGREEMENT WITH RP&L
2
3 The agreement is for a relay station in a substation of RP&L that has a
4 tower site. The agreement is to install this antenna on their tower at
5 the Hodgin Substation located on Hodgin Road approximately a quarter
6 mile east of Industrial Parkway. It is considered a dangerous area.
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8 City Attorney Ed Anderson stated that Mr. Huffman wanted the agreement
9 amended in the first paragraph, second sentence inserting the word
10 "present" before "rate" and adding "schedule" after "rate",' to read "A
11,, Copy of this present rate schedule is enclosed."
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13 Mr. Anderson moved to authorize the President to accept and execute the
14 letter of agreement dated April 28, 1981 with Richmond Power & Light on
15 behalf of the Richmond Police Department, seconded by Mr. ,Webb and on
16 unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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18 FISCAL PLAN - Goodwin
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20 City Plan Director Bob Goodwin pointed out this is a basic plan of services
21 to be provided should Council vote to annex the area. The plan meets the
22 State law and the criteria set forth in Resolution No. 5-1980. Along with
23 the Henley Hill area it requests annexation of approximately sixty feet
24 (60') of right-of-way from South 23rd to Hodgin Road, which is the proposed
25 extension of South "L" St. The costs do not exceed the expected revenue. •
26 He stated it will provide non-capital and also some capital services.
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28 Mr. Anderson moved that the Board adopt the Fiscal Plan as submitted for
29 the Henley Hills annexation, said Board having found this Fiscal Plan showing
30 a demonstrable Fiscal Plan to furnish the annexed area with the governmental
31 proprietary services which are substantially equivalent in .standard and
32 scope to those services now provided to other areas of the City of Richmond
33 with the topography, patterns of land utilization and population density
34 similar to that of the proposed annexed area as in the Fiscal Plan, seconded
35 by Mr. Webb and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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37 AGREEMENT WITH GENERAL TELEPHONE
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39 City Engineer George Webb presented a signed- agreement from General Telephone
40 in conjunction with the upcoming signalization project which requires the
41 signatures of the Board. He moved that the right-of-way agreements be ap-
42 proved by the Board of Public Works and Safety, seconded by Mr. Anderson and
43 on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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45 AGREEMENT FOR INDUSTRIES ROAD - Webb
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47 City Engineer George Webb submitted an agreement from Sieco, Inc. for the
48 design of Industries Road from Union Pike to U.S. 27. It is a Federal Aid
49 Urban Project and is 75% federally funded and 25% locally funded.
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51 Mr. Webb moved for approval of the agreement, seconded by Mr. Anderson and
52 on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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54 SIGNAL PROJECT
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56 City Engineer George Webb offered a letter for Board approval from Sieco, Inc.
57 concurring appointment of their recommendation of Mr. Weddle as engineer for
58 project supervision. The project consists of the updating of fifty-four (54)
59 intersections and improvements at South 9th & "E", North 5th & "D" and South
60 13th & "E". Mr. Webb said that signals that cannot be connected with wiring will
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61 have solid state timers and controllers will be solid state, which will reduce
62 maintenance costs. This project is 100% federally funded. Mr. Anderson found
63 the letter in order.
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Board of Works Minutes Cont'd.
May 21, 1981
Page 3
1 Mr. Webb moved the subject letter be approved, seconded by Mr. Anderson
2 and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
3
4 Mr. Webb offered another letter stating that the City will not have to
5 acquire additional right-of-way as it has been accomplished.
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7 Mr. Webb moved to approve the subject letter stating no additional right-
8 of-way is required, seconded by Mr. Anderson and on unanimous voice vote
9 the motion was carried.
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11 Mr. Webb presented the cover letter for signatures covering the paperwork
12 connected with the project. Mr. Webb moved to approve the cover letter
13 for the traffic signal project, seconded by Mr. Anderson and on unanimous
14 voice vote the motion was carried.
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16 Mr. Meredith moved that the traffic signal plans be approved, seconded by
17 Mr. Anderson and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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19 NIUSANCE HEARINGS - Report by Dennis Bronston
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21 Zoning Administrator Dennis Bronston stated that all three (3) nuisances
22 have been cleared up and would like to withdraw the complaint.
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24.a Mr. Meredith moved that, having heard the report, the complaints be
25 withdrawn, seconded by Mr. Webb and on unanimous voice vote the motion
26 was carried.
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28 RESOLUTION FROM STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION
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30 City Controller Donald Meredith read a Resolution from the StateHighway
31 Commission which temporarily controls turn movements on State Highways.
32 He read the following notice:
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III34 NOTICE OF OFFICIAL ACTION
35 OF
36 INDIANA STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION
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38 WHEREAS, under and by virtue of the Statutes of the State of Indiana
39 relative to traffic regulation, the Indiana State Highway Commission
40 has the authority and the duty to adopt and promulgate regulations
41 in the interest of the safety and convenience of the traveling public
42 using the highways, including streets in cities and towns, under the
43 control of said Commission, be it known that the following traffic
44 regulation is hereby adopted:
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46 Turning movements shall be temporarily controlled on US 40 in the
47 City of Richmond, Wayne County, as follows:
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49 "NO LEFT TURN" shall be established on US 40 (National Rd. West)
50 for both eastbound and westbound traffic at the intersections of
51 SW 11th Street, SW 14th Street and SW 16th Street.
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53 "NO LEFT TURN" shall be established on SW llth Street and SW 14th
54 Street at their intersection with US 40 (National Rd. West) .
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56 "RIGHT TURN ONLY" shall be established on SW 15th Street on both
57 the north and south approaches to the intersection of US 40
58 (National Rd. West) .
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60 NOTE: The above restrictions are necessary during the construction
61 being accomplished by Contract B-11728, Proj . ST-R-220 (A)
62 and shall be rescinded upon completion of the contract or
63 at the discretion of the District Engineer.
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Board of Works Minutes Cont'd.
May 21, 1981
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1 NOTE: This action amends and/or supersedes previous official
2 action at the above named location (s) .
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4 ADOPTED THIS 8th DAY OF May 1981
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6 Approved: /s/ Clinton A. Venable Indiana State Highway Commission
7 Chief, Division of Traffic
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9 Approved: /s/ D. W. Lucas BY: /s/ Gene K. Hallock
10 Chief of Highway Operations Executive Director
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12 ATTEST:
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14 /s/ J. N. Smitherman
15 Secretary to the Commission
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17 STATE BOARD OF HEALTH MONITOR
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19 Mr. Meredith reported on the State Board of Health's air pollution monitor on the
20 City Building's new roof, stating that if their equipment caused any damage,
21 the State will be responsible for the damage.
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23 ADJOURNMENT
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25 There being no further business the meeting was adjourned.
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27 Donald E. Meredith
28 President
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30 ATTEST: Nancy V. Beach
31 Deputy City Clerk - : -