HomeMy Public PortalAbout04-30-1981 BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF THE
CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, APRIL 30, 1981
1 The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met
2 in regular session April 30, 1981 at the hour of 9:00 a.m. in the Municipal
3 Building in said City, Mr. Meredith presided with Mr. Anderson and Mr.
4 Webb present. The following business was had, to-wit:
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6 APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF APRIL 23, 1980
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8 Mr. Webb moved to approve the minutes of the previous meeting as prepared,
9 seconded by Mr. Anderson and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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11 STREET DEDICATION - Southeast Corner of North 5th and "D"
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13 Mr. Webb presented a street dedication for a small southeast corner of North
14 5th and "D" consisting of .006 acres to enable the City to make a larger turn
15 radius to correspond to the southwest corner. The property was appraised and
16 the owner signed the release and street dedication. The owners, Lawrence and
17 Sarah Cox, donated the property to the City.
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19 Mr. Webb moved that this dedication of right-of-way be accepted, seconded by
20 Mr. Anderson and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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22 STREET VACATION - North End of North 30th Street Right-of-Way
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24 Mr. Webb noted the north end of 30th Street has never been improved and the
25 only property it serves is the park. In order to develop the land to the east
26 the owner has requested the vacation of sixty feet (60') on the east and one
27 hundred feet (100') on the west, which would revert to Glen Miller Park, to
28 enable the development of one (1) lot. At the end of the improved street the
29 grade drops off twenty (20) or thirty (30) feet and at this time no development
30 of this street can be foreseen. Mr. Russell Commons has petitioned to have the
31 area vacated. Mr. Webb presented a legal description and plat along with a
32 Declaratory Resolution prepared by City Attorney Ed Anderson.
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34 Mr. Anderson moved to adopt the Declaratory Resolution, seconded by Mr. Webb
35 and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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37 DRIVEWAY PETITION REQUEST - North 9th Street - First Federal Savings & Loan
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39 Mr. Webb presented a driveway request from First Federal Savings & Loan off of
40 9th Street to serve a drive-up window. The petition has been reviewed by En-
41 gineering, Planning and Traffic Departments and all recommend approval.
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43 Mr. Webb moved for approval of the subject driveway petition, seconded by Mr.
44 Anderson and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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46 POLICE DEPARTMENT - Hiring of two (2) Probationary Officers
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48 Police Chief Charles Chris recommended hiring Janice Passmore and Ronnie Crane
49 for the positions of Probationary Police Officers effective May 4, 1981. These
50 applicants have been approved by the Police Merit Commission.
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52 Mr. Anderson moved to accept the recommendation of the Chief, seconded by Mr.
53 Webb and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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55 POLICE DEPARTMENT - Promotion to Position of Investigator
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57 Chief Chris stated in the 1981 budget there were a number of investigator
58 positions created, one of them being dedicated to the traffic division as an
59 investigator of homicide vehicular death. Officer Michael Chambers, by the
' 60 Merit Commission ranking, has now completed the required training for this
61 position. The Chief recommended the promotion of Officer Chambers to the
62 position of Investigator for a probationary period of 90 days effective May
63 4, 1981.
Board of Works Minutes Cont'd.
1 Mr. Anderson moved that Michael Chambers, having been certified by the Richmond
2 Police Department Merit Commission, be promoted to the position of Investigator
3 for a probationary period of 90 days effective May 4, 1981, seconded by Mr.
4 Webb and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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6 ADJOURNMENT
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8 There being no further business the meeting was adjourned.
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10 Don Meredith
11 President
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13 ATTEST: JoEllen Trimble
14 Clerk of the Board