HomeMy Public PortalAbout11-15-1979 BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF THE
CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, NOVEMBER 15, 1979
1 The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met in
2 regular session November 15, 1979 at the hour of 9:00 a.m. in the Municipal
3 Building of 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 previous meeting as prepared,
7 seconded by Mr. Anderson and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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9 Mr. Meredith announced the Traffic Department had made a study of the area of
10- South 17th Street and recommended this street be converted from the present
11 two-way system to that of one-way southbound with parking to remain on both
12 sides of the street.
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14 Hearing no one in favor of this proposal, Mr. Meredith asked for those in the
15 audience against this proposal. Mr. Jack Haggenjos presented a petition signed
16 by twenty-four (24) residents agreeing there is a traffic problem but the solu-
17 tion is not to make the street one-way south. The petition suggests a better
18 solution is the limiting or closing of the 17th Street McDonald's curb cut. •
19 The petition states opposition due to increased traffic, increased speed, adverse
20 affect on property sale and value, inconvenience to the Texaco Station, problem
21 of the street becoming a "cruising zone" and multiply the number of people who
22 will have to deal with the already existing visibility problem at 17th and
23 South "A". Also speaking against this proposal were Mr. Ralph Brown, owner
24 of Texaco; Mr. Fred Caskey, presently employed at Texaco; Mr. Tod Lehman, 74
25 South 17th; Ms. Cindy Anderson, 34 So. 17th; and Ms. Steffenie Lehman, 74
26 So. 17th. Mr. Meredith stated he had received a telephone call from a resident
27 who did not want to see McDonald's 17th Street curb cut closed as McDonalds
28 is a good neighbor and she thinks no hardship should be placed on them. A
29 suggestion was to place a "no left turn" from McDonald's and "no right turn"
30 from Texaco. It was suggested the Traffic Department study traffic to see
31 how many use the McDonald's exit and the number of cars using So. 17th Street.
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11/ 33 Mr. Anderson moved that this matter be taken under further advisement, seconded
34 - .by Mr. ,Webb. W. George Tripp stated he has been a customer of Texaco for many
35 years and noted the traffic from the Texaco exit is mostly northbound. On
36 unanimous voice vote Mr. Anderson's motion was carried.
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38 Director of Community Development Tim Ryder presented an agreement between the
39 Board of Sanitary Commissioners and the Department of Community Development,
40 acting through the Board of Public Works and Safety. Mr. Ryder stated in 1977
41 the Community Development program had put in an application for $20,000 for
42 construction of a sanitary sewer on Butler Street. The Engineering study was made
43 at that time with an estimate of $70,000 to $80,000 to do the work. The Sani-
44 tary District now has a program underway for upgrading sewers throughout the City
45 so Mr. Ryder went to the Sanitary District and they agreed to do this as a part
46 of their project. There is a necessary additional.match which is required and
47 Community Development funds will be provided; therefore, the agreement is
48 presented.
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50 Mr. Anderson moved to execute the agreement, seconded by Mr. Webb and on
51 unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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53 Mr. Webb presented a driveway petition from Mr. Roy Benham, 201 South 9th
54 Street, for a driveway off of "B" Street. The petition is in conjunction with
55 Board of Zoning Appeals action requiring off-street parking for a proposed
56 business. The petition has been reviewed by the Plan, Traffic and Engineering .
57 Departments and, due to limited space for parking and a sight problem created
58 by a garage, all three departments reconilnend denial of the petition.
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60 Speaking for granting this petition was Mr. Jim Keifer, representing Century
61 21 and the seller and buyer of the property. He stated the building will
62 stand vacant and the property has been occupied by four (4) different businesses
63 who have not taken the right procedure for usage.
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65 Mr. Anderson moved the petition be denied, seconded by Mr. Webb and on
66 unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
Board of Works Minutes Cont.
November 15, 1979
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1 It was suggested Mr. Keifer return to the BZA to try to find a solution to
2 the problem.
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4 Mr. Meredith advised Mr. Robert Richardson of RPFL that he had sent a letter
5 to the attention of Mr. Robert Rees noting a number of street lights in need
6 of repair or replacement.
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8 Mr. Anderson presented a nuisance complaint against Donald F Charmaine
9 Ellison, 1516 South 4th Street. Mr. Meredith set December 6, 1979 at
10 10:00 p.m. to hear this complaint.
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12 Mr. Meredith stated that, since Thanksgiving falls on next Thursday, there
13 will not be a meeting of the Board until November 29. Should anything come
14 up, a special meeting will be called.
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16 There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.
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18 Donald E. Meredith
19 President
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21 ATTEST: JoEllen Trimble
22 Clerk of the Board