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BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF TEE'
CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, MAY 10, 1979
1 The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met in
2 regular session May 10, 1979 at the hour of 9:00 a.m. In the Municipal Building
3 of 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 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 Fire Chief Paul Mullin requested permission to install fire hydrants at the
10 following intersections:
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12 A. Parkwoods Estates
13 Hawthorne Lane & Dogwood Lane
14 Parkwood Drive & Glenwood Drive
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16 B. Backmeyer Trace
17 Cedar Cliff Road & Quail Hill Drive
18 Timber' View'Drive & Stone Creek Road
19 4024-4030 Property Line & Backmeyer Road
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21 C. Meadow Park
22 Forest Hills Blvd. & Stoneleighf. Drive
23 Kensington Drive & Chelsea Way
24 Heathfield Lane & Chelsea Way
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26 Chief Mullin stated he feels the Fire. Department can handle any_ fire with water
27 on the pumpers; however the Insurance Service Office would like hydrants every
28 five hundred feet (500') . There is a problem with the Federal Housing Authority
29 if hydrants are not in the areas. Chief Mullin recommends installation of
30 these hydrants. The costs will be $53.00 per year.
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32 Mr. Anderson moved that the Board grant permission to install fire hydrants at •
33 intersections as outlined in Chief Mullin's request, seconded by Mr. Webb and
34 on unanimous voice vote, the motion was carried.
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36 Mr. Webb presented a print of the proposed parking lot 90 x 250' due west of
37 the present parking lot at the. Municipal Building which the County is going to
38 construct. There will be access off of the present drive on North 3rd. There
39 will be no new cuts on 3rd and it will tie in with the present lot. There will
40 be no median strips between parking spaces. Traffic, Engineering and the County
41 Engineer have examined the plans. Mr. Webb recommended approval of the plans
42 and specifications. Mr. Anderson has drawn a contract. Mr. Meredith suggested
43 an addition to the contract noting the valves, spigots in the area, sod, trees
44 and shrubs be removed and re-located by whoever does the work at County expense.
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46 Mr. Anderson moved to approve and. execute the lease agreement as submitted and
47 adding thereto another article, being Article VII, preserving to the City the
48 spigots, valves, sod, trees, and shrubs as outlined and that upon execution of
49 said agreement it be submitted to the Board of Commissioners for their approval
50 and execution, seconded by Mr. Webb and on unanimous voice vote., the motion was
51 carried.
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53 Chief of Poiice Charles-Chris--stated= the following:offices;have_.been__ -
54 certified= byths Richmond--=Poli.ce Department Merit Commission for- promotion to
55 the acting rank-indicated effective May 10, 1979: -
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57 Rank of Acting Lieutenant: Howard Bailey
58 Rank of Acting Sergeant: Michael LaFuze.
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60 Mr. Anderson moved to promote to, acting ranks as indicated in Chief Chris'
61 report, seconded by Mr. Webb and on unanimous -voice vote, the motion was carried.
Board Of Works Cont.
May 10, 1979 .
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1 Chief Chris stated Park Superintendent has requested special police powers
2 be approved for Park Rangers at Springwood Lake. He, therefore, requested
3 granting police powers to Kenneth Reed and Harold Haas, limited to the properties-
4 of the Department of Parks and Recreation -and limited to the hours of regular
5 work assignment as provided by the Park Superintendent by"commissioning them
6 Special Police of the Richmond Police Department effective May 10, 1979.
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8 Mr. Webb moved the request of Chief Chris to give special police .powers to• two
9 (2) Park Rangers at Springwood Lake be approved, seconded by Mr. Anderson and
10 on unanimous voice vote, the motion was. carried.
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12 Mr. Webb presented a curb cut request from Ricoe for a driveway on N.W. "T"
13 Street. Mr. Webb moved to approve the driveway petition of Ricoe on N.W.
14 "T" Street, seconded by Mr. Anderson and on unanimous voice vote, the motion
15 was carried.
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17 Mr. Webb stated he has received a request from Sieco, Inc. requesting the •
18 engineering costs on pavement marking be increased from $13,580 to $19,964 as the
19 contractor failed to perform last year. The contractor is subject to damages .
20. and is being penalized. This program is 100% Federally funded and the supplemental
21 agreement is subject to Indiana State Highway approval and Federal Highway approval.
22 This covers approximately thirty (30) miles.
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24 Mr. Webb moved to approve the supplemental agreement for pavement marking,
25 seconded by Mr. Anderson and on unanimous voice vote, the motion was carried.
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27 Mr. Webb stated there is a new Federal program involving the modernization of
28 all signals in various locations in the City. This is 100% Federally funded
29 at a total estimated cost of $675,535. $81,135 is the maximum amount allowed
30 for preliminary engineering. Mr. Bob Rees of RP&L was also present to discuss
31 this issue. All City-owned signals will be studied.
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33 Mr. Webb moved for approval of the engineering contract to implement the
34 traffic signalization and modernization project subject to State and Federal
35 • approval, -seconded by Mr. Anderson and on unanimous voice vote, the motion
36 was carried.
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38 The Board held the following three (3) nuisance hearings:
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40 Peggy Lear & Grant Hopkins, 602 South llth Street. Mr. Dennis Bronston,
41 City Planning, stated this nuisance has been removed. Mr. Meredith moved that
42 the nuisance complaint against Peggy Lear & Grant Hopkins be dismissed as the
43 request to remove has been complied with, seconded by Mr. Webb and on unanimous
44 voice vote, the motion was carried.
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46 Mary Richey, 534 South 8th Street. Mr. Dennis Bronston, city Planning, stated
47 this nuisance has been removed. Mr. Meredith moved that the nuisance complaint -
48 - against Mary 'Richey be dismissed as the request to remove has been complied with,
49 seconded by Mr. Webb and on unanimous voice vote, the motion was carried.
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51 Harold Mullin, Jr. , 1644 South 4th Street. Mr. Dennis Bronston, City Planning,
52 stated this nuisance has not been removed. He further stated Mr. Mullin 'was
53 called in last year on a similar complaint and removed the nuisance prior to the
54 hearing. He stated there are vehicles there which appear to be in inoperable
55 condition and have no license plates. Mr. Meredith stated from photographs
56 that it appears there may be a business operating there. Mr. Bronston will
57 check to see if a business is being operated. Mr. Anderson noted theDefendant
58 is not present; the Defendant did get the notice of the hearing as there is a
59 return receipt; the Defendant is not present to show cause why the nuisance
60' should be abated. If the Board feels a nuisance exists, the Board can
61 order the nuisance removed or abated and set a time when this should be done.
Board of Works Cont.
May 10, 1979
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1 Mr. Meredith moved that the nuisance does exist being two (2) cars, one (1)
2 truck, lawn mowers, tires and inoperable machinery on premises at 1655 South
3 4th Street owned by Harold E. Mullin, Jr. and that this be removed within a
4 thirty (30) day period or the Board will have cause to have it removed at Mr.
5 Mullin's expense at the expiration of that thirty (30) day period, seconded
6 by Mr. Webb and on unanimous voice vote, the motion was carried.
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8 There being no further business on motion duly made, seconded and passed, the
9 meeting was adjourned.
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11 Donald E. Meredith
12 President
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14 ATTEST: JoEllen Trimble
15 Clerk of the Board