HomeMy Public PortalAbout04-10-1980 BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF THE
CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, APRIL 10, 1980
1 The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met
2 in regular session April 10, 1980 at the hour of 9:00 a.m. in the Municipal
3 Building in said City. Mr. Meredith presided with Mr. Anderson and Mr. Webb
4 present. The following business was had, to-wit:
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6 Mr. Webb moved to approve the minutes of the April 3, 1980 meeting as pre-
7 pared, seconded by Mr. Anderson and on unanimous voice vote the motion was
8 carried.
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10 Mr. Charles Springer appeared to request use of the City parking lot located
11 between 6th and 7th Streets directly south of North "A" for the Farmers Mar-
12 ket. Mr. Springer stated he attended a conference in Indianapolis on
13 Farmers Markets and Richmond has one of the largest and oldest markets in
14 Indiana and Illinois. Mr. Springer stated a charge of $1.00 will be charged
15 for each parking space used by a seller. The fee covers expenses for organi-
16 zing the market and after fifteen (15) weeks last year he stopped collecting
17 money. The total income was $531.00 and expenses of $276.00 were incurred,
18 so he has $250.00 to start this year's market. He noted the money was used
19 for the conference, for meetings and mailings. He recommended the City might
20 encourage people to ride the bus to use the market and feels the market is
21 a drawing point for downtown shopping. He requested use of the north third
22 of the parking lot on Saturday mornings June 28 through October 25. Sellers
23 will be asked to sign an agreement to comply with city regulations and to
24 clean up the space that is used. The agreement is also a waiver of liability
25 for any damages or injuries.
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27 Mayor Dickman told Mr. Springer that the City Building parking lot would
28 also be available if they would care to change locations in the future.
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30 In response to Mr. Meredith's question concerning commercial sellers, Mr.
31 Springer stated there will be no meat products or anything bought for re-
32 tail sale in mass amounts. Mr. Springer controls the items to be sold.
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34 Mr. Anderson moved to approve the Farmers Market by authorizing the use of
35 the north third of the City parking lot on North "A" between 6th and 7th
36 across from Morrison-Reeves Library from the dates of June 28 to October
37 25 subject to the usual agreement with the City of Richmond, seconded by
38 Mr. Webb and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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40 Ms. Linda Varvel, 2040 South 12th Street, appeared requesting a street
41 light at the end of 12th Street off Boston Pike in Needmore. She noted
42 acts of vandalism in this area. Chief of Police Charles Chris stated this
43 is an area that could use some assistance and should receive some serious
44 consideration. Mr. Meredith informed Ms. Varvel this should come through
45 the Street Light Committee of Common Council and instructed the Clerk to
46 notify the .Chairman of the Street Light Committee of this request, with
47 the Board's recommendation. Ms. Varvel presented a list of four (4)
48 petitioners which will be forwarded to Chairman Mills.
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50 Fire Chief Paul Mullin presented the following recommendation for action:
51 Engineer Ronald Bass has submitted his letter of retirement and is re-
52 questing that he be placed on pension effective April 13, 1980. Engineer
53 Bass completed his twenty (20) years of service with the department on
54 April 11, 1980.
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56 Mr. Webb moved that the retirement of Engineer Ronald Bass be approved as
57 presented, seconded by Mr. Anderson and on unanimous voice vote the motion
58 was carried.
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60 Chief Mullin requested a fire hydrant be removed on the southeast corner
61 of North West 5th and "E". The City is widening the street and the fire
62 hydrant would have to be relocated. Since there are hydrants at Richmond
63 Avenue and at 4th and N. W. "E", this hydrant is not needed. Mr. Webb
64 moved the request be granted, seconded by Mr. Anderson and on unanimous
65 voice vote the motion was carried. Mr. Meredith instructed the Clerk to
66 notify Mr. Allen at Richmond Water Works.
Board of Works Minutes cont'd.
April 10, 1980
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1 Mr. Meredith noted last week the Board approved the installation of four (4)
2 hydrants and upon investigation three (3) of these are outside the City limits.
3 It has come to the attention of the Board that the charge for fire hydrants
4 located outside the City is $277.00 rather than the amount that was indicated.
5 He doesn't feel the City should be installing fire hydrants outside the City
6 limits at this cost. This area is in a proposed annexation ordinance before
7 Common Council at this time. Mr. Meredith thinks the motion should be res-
8 cinded. Mr. Anderson moved to rescind action of April 3, 1980 in which the
9 Board recommended installation of four (4) hydrants as indicated, that three
10 (3) of said locations be rescinded and the Board approve only the fire hydrant
11 at U.S. 40 and Industrial Parkway, seconded by Mr. Webb and on unanimous voice
12 vote the motion was carried. It was noted' that the water company, during
13 their construction in the area outside the City are putting in "Ts" for the
14 connection of the hydrants at a later time. There is no charge to the City
15 for installation of hydrants. The Clerk was directed to notify Mr. Allen
16 of this action.
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18 Chief of Police Charles Chris requested Det. Jack Myers attend a Law En-
19 forcement and Data Processing Management Workshop conducted by the IACP,
20 April 14-16, 1980 in Nashville,Tennessee. The cost to the City is $18.14
21 with the balance paid by the Criminal Justice Planning Agency Grant
22 #80D-E01-04-014.
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24 Mr. Anderson moved to accept the recommendation of the Chief, seconded by
25 Mr. Webb and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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27 Mr. Webb presented a driveway petition from Lawrence Cox on North "D" just
28 east of North 5th STreet. The request has been approved by Planning,
29 Traffic and Engineering Departments. Mr. Anderson moved to accept the
30 driveway petition, seconded by Mr. Webb and on unanimous voice vote the
31 motion was carried.
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33 Mr. Anderson requested a hearing be set for the following two (2) nuisance
34 complaints: Mr. William Hobbs, 1821 N. W. "C" for two (2) inoperable ve-
35 hicles, and Mrs. Mae Davis, 1811 N. W. "C" for one (1) inoperable vehicle.
36 Mr. Meredith set May 1, 1980 at 10:00 a.m. to .;hear these nuisance complaints.
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38 Ms. Cathy Maness, representing the Chamber of Commerce on the Gorge Clean-
39 Up, thanked the City for their help in last year's clean-up and asked their
40 help for this year. The date for the Gorge Clean-Up is April 19 from
41 8:00 to 4:00 with a rain date of April 26. The area is from Bridge Avenue
42 to the top of the hill on Whitewater Boulevard. The City has agreed to
43 provide two (2) trash trucks and the use of the Firefighters training
44 ground as headquarters. REACT will assist.
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46 Mr. Anderson moved to approve the Gorge Clean-Up on April 19 from 8:00 to
47 4:00 in the areas designated with the rain date of April 24 and encourage
48 all departments of the City to support said project, seconded by Mr. Webb
49 and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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51 Ms. Maness stated she will mention to Executive Director of the Chamber,
52 Jack Shaffer, the request for downtown support of the Farmers Market.
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54 Ms. Tandy Stevens, Institute for Urban Transportation, stated their goal is
55 to improve public transportation in Indiana. They are here to show a movie
56 that promotes transit. This film will be left with Mr. Nepote for service
57 clubs or the news media's use.
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59 There being no further business the meeting was adjourned.
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61 Donald Meredith
62 President
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64 ATTEST: JoEllen Trimble
65 Clerk of the Board