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HomeMy Public PortalAbout04-17-1980 // 7 BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, APRIL 17, 1980 1 The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met 2 in regular session April 17, 1980 at the hour of 9:00 a.m. in the Municipal 3 Building is said City. Mr. Anderson presided with Mr. Webb present. Mr. 4 Meredith was absent. 5 6 Mr. Webb moved to approve the minutes of the April 10, 1980 meeting as pre- 7 pared, seconded by Mr. Anderson and on unanimous voice vote the motion was 8 carried. 9 10 Mr. Anderson announced a public hearing was called for 9:00 a.m. , April 17, 11 1980 concerning Section 18, a project for which federal operating assistance 12 under Section 18 of the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 is sought. Mr. 13 Anderson moved with Mr. Webb seconding a motion to accept the proof of publi- 14 cation and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. Mr. Matt Nepote, 15 Grantsman for the City of Richmond, Indiana explained the need, for the hearing 16 to be held stating that the,Urban Mass Transit Act of 1964 was amended last 17 year allowing communities under 50,000 to file for operating subsidy. He added 18 that Richmond, on behalf of CORTA, filed last year for these same type funds. 19 The application has been authorized by Common Council by resolution. The ap- 20 plication must be in by the End of April, 1980 in the amount of approximately 21 $101,870 federal money and $37,000 state money (with the balance being contri- 22 buted by the community) . The federal government funds 80% of administrative 23 and 50% of operating costs. 24 25 Mrs. Patricia Heiny, representing the League of Women Voters, 801 S.W. "A'' 26 Street, appeared in support of this project. 27 28 Mr. Anderson pointed out that the Board of Public Works and Safty does not 29 have the benefit of the IUT study yet but that the Board does intend to study 30 this report when it is available. Mr. Anderson moved that the records show 31 that the public hearing was held on Section 18 of the Urban Mass Transit Act 32 as required by the project grant and that such subsidy was approved. Mr. Webb 33 seconded the and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. 34 III 35 Mr. Tom Austerman appeared for the Rose Festival requesting downtown parking 36 for the exhibitors, for temporary parking for loading and unloading at the 37 intersections of 7th, 8th and 9th streets. The Rose Festival will run from -38 June 25 through 29th. He also requested parking passes, controlled by the 39 Promenade Committee, be issued to the exhibitors for the Seventh Street Park- 40 ing Lot. Capt. Wogoman representing the Police Department indicated there would 41 be no problem. Mr. Haynes stated that the exhibitors would show a pass with 42 the rose emblem on it and at the same time requested four parking spaces south 43 of the Promenade on 8th Street for the tour buses. Tours would run approxi- 44 mately 1 week but plans are not definite yet. Mr. Anderson moved that the 45 Board approve the request for temporary parking for purposes of loading and 46 unloading exhibits on the Promenade during the Rose Festival during the dates 47 of June 25-29 at 7th, 8th and 9th Street intersections and that parking passes 48 as authorized and issued by the Rose Festival Committee be recognized by the 49 City authorizing those exhibitors to park in the 7th Street parking lot for 50 unrestricted time and that the west side of the intersection of 8th Street, 51 south of the Promenade, four (4) stalls be reserved for the tour buses for 52 loading and unloading during such Festival. Mr. Webb seconded the motion and 53 on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. 54 55 Mr. Austerman expressed his appreciation for the cooperation. 56 57 Mr. Richard Baumgartner, 549 Meadowbrook Lane, appeared requesting a no park- 58 ing sign along N.W. . 7th Street, north of Richmond Avenue. . Through diagram and 59 verbal explanation he indicated that the heavy traffic on N.W. 7th Street is 60 hindered by vehicles parked along this street on the east side. Mr. Baumgartner 61 presented to the Board three pictures showing the congestion of the area. Mr. 62 Haynes supported him stating that large semi trucks use• the street now going 63 back to their parking lot (north of the building) . Capt. Wogoman stated that 64 one of the three vehicles shown in the pictures was positively: in violation Board of Works Minutes Cont'd. April 17, 1980 Page 2 1 of the law. They saw no objection to a no parking area to the end of Mr. Baum- 2 gartner's property. There are no curbs or sidewalks on this street. (One car was 3 parked on the sidewalk area and', (of course, there is no parking in front of his 4 garage.) (If curbs were necessary, that would be the obligation of the property 5 owner , Mr. Webb stated) . Mr. Webb clarified that this was a "dedicated right- 6 of-way", but that it is not an improved roadway for parking. Violators are parking 7 on the "berm" or "green area`-'; and this is a violation. Mr. Anderson moved that the 8 Board authorize a "no parking" sign be placed on the east side of N.W. 7th Street, 9 an area approximately 50 feet or to the rear of the Baumgartner property, or ade- 10 quately signed, seconded by Mr. --Webb and on unanimous voice vote the motion was 11 carried. 12 13 Mr. Brad Smith, representing the Jaycees, requested a bucket brigade or road- 14 block on Saturday, April 26th from noon to 4:00 p.m. at South 18th and East Main 15 Streets and at N.W. 18th Street and Main Street to meet their pledge to the U.S. 16 Olympic Committee of $500.00. Any additional funds will go to cystic fibrosis 17 and the Jaycees Charity Day fund. Mr. Mike Wright is President and Mr. Bill 18 Hossman is the Secretary. They will be appropriately dressed adults meeting 19 traffic laws collecting funds-and agree to enter into an agreement to relieve the 20 City of liability. They also carry insurance. Mr. Anderson indicated that an 21 agreement will be prepared for the officers of the Jaycees to sign. Mr. Anderson 22 moved, Mr. Webb seconded a motion approving this Jaycee project and on unanimous 23 voice vote the motion was carried. 24 25 Cathy Maness, representing the Chamber of Commerce on the Gorge Cleanup, appeared 26 requesting a change of date to May 31st for the Sim Hodgin area work. Mr. Ander- 27 son cautioned her that the landfill would not be open on that date to receive the 28 refuse and advised her to talk with Mr. Longer, solid waste, Sanitary District. 29 Continuing,he added that it would be advisable for them to return to their origi- 30 nal dates of April 19th or April 26th since those two Saturdays are included in 31 the City's Clean Up Week program and that the landfill would then be open. Item 32 D was recommended not to be a closure of Sim Hodgin Parkway but use of warning 33 signs signs to caution traffic of workers in the area. Ms. Maness indicated she 34 would have to discuss this with the chamber and would return to the Board of 35 Works, if the May date is to be held to. 36 37 Mr. R. L. Rees, Commercial Manager of RP&L requested approval of the installation 38 of four 250 watt mercury vapor street lights north of South "V" Street on South 39 11th and 12th Streets. , at a cost of $24.28 per month to the City. The motion 40 made by Mr. Anderson, seconded by Mr. Webb and on unanimous voice vote the motion 41 was carried. 42 43,1..Chief of Police Charles Chris requested that Det. John Lantz and Officer Mark 44 Smith attend the Second Annual Homicide Seminar in Merrillville, Indiana on 45 April 21-23, 1980. Cost of this seminar will be paid by the funds from the 46 Mitrione Trust Fund set up for additional education of police officers. Mr. 47 Anderson moved to accept the recommendation of Chief Chris, seconded by Mr. Webb 48 and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. 49 50 Chief Chris also requested that Lacy N. Morris and Thomas B. Graw, Jr. , be ap- 51 pointed as Special Police Officers for Security at Greenwood Apartments. Mr. 52 Taylor of the Greenwood Apartments appeared to thank Chief Chris and the Board 53 for their cooperation. Both matters of the Police Department were moved by Mr. 54 Anderson, seconded by Mr. Webb and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. 55 56 Tri-Skateland, Inc. , owners of lots 3 and 4 in parkland Industrial Park, section 57 2 were not present to present their order to vacate an easement but Mr. Anderson 58 so moved and Mr Webb seconded and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. 59 60 Due to delays on the City's pavement marking contract, Engineering has incurred 61 added costs in the amount of 'a little more than $4,000. Mr. Webb requested that 62 the contract be amended with the-fixed fee remaining the same, with the maximum 63 on the contract to go from $19,964. to $24,580. This is mainly due to poor per- 64 formance of the contractor. Contractor did pay liquidated damages for those de- 65 lays. Mr. Webb moved that the Board approve the subject supplemental agreement, 66 seconded by Mr. Anderson and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. Board of Works Minutes Cont'd. April 17, 1980 Page 3 1 Weights and measures report forMarch, 1980 was moved to accept by Mr. 2 Webb and be placed on file, seconded by Mr. Anderson and on unanimous 3 voice vote the motion was carried. 4 5 Mr. Anderson indicated that the Board of Works has been studying the 6 fiscal plan for annexation and that there are to be some revisions in it 7 before it will be ready for a resolution by the Board of Works, and since 8 Mr. Meredith is not here, the Board will recess until 3:00 p.m. on Fri- 9 day, April 18th for this discussion. 10 11 Edward N. Anderson 12 Acting President 13 14 ATTEST: Ellie Radvanovsky 15 Acting Clerk 16 17 President Don Meredith reconvened the Board of Works and Public Safety at 18 3:00 p.m. April 18th with all present. 19 20 Me Meredith stated the item that was open from yesterday morning concerns the 21 proposed annexation area and fiscal plan pertaining thereto. 22 23 City Plan Director Bob Goodwin stated the plan has been developed in accordance 24 with State Law 18-5-10-25 which spells out how the City must go about an invol- 25 untary annexation. In this particular instance, we are annexing under the re- 26 gulation that 1/8th be contiguous to the City and that the proposed area be 27 60%'or more subdivided. The area is also consistent with the City of Richmond's 28 adopted policy contained in Resolution No. 5-1980 which spells out those con- 29 ditions which must be present prior to consider an area for annexation. The 30 financial figures have been worked out with the various department heads who 31 are involved and this represents the cost to them to provide the services. 32 This zoned residential area encompasses a total of forty (40) acres which is 33 in excess of 90% subdivided with about 206 persons in this area. The plan 34 shows the major expenses for the various City departments and the manner they 35 were derived and when the services would be extended. It shows the various 36 revenues the City would receive to the general fund and revenue sources for 37 1981 which does not include real or personal property taxes because we may 38 not be able to retain these because of the frozen levy. The plan shows the 39 expenses and what budgets they would come from and a map of the area. The 40 last page is a recommendation from the planning staff recommending the fiscal 41 plan be adopted. 42 43 Mr. Goodwin reiterated that should the Board see fit to adopt this, it is not 44 a vote by the Board for annexation but simply that the fiscal plan does pro- 45 vide for those services needed should annexation take place. 46 47 Mr. Anderson moved that the Board adopt the fiscal plan for the proposed an- 48 nexation, the southeast area of Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana, north of 49 Backmeyer Road, east of Garwood Road and south of National Road east which 50 is attached hereto, seconded by Mr. Webb and on unanimous voice vote the 51 motion was carried. 52 53 There being no further business the meeting was adjourned. 54 55 Donald Meredith 56 President 57 58 ATTEST: JoEllen Trimble 59 Clerk of the Board