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BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF THE
CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, APRIL 5, 1979
1 The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana met in
2 regular session April 5, 1979 at the hour of 9:00 a.m. in the Municipal •
3 Building of said City. Mr. Meredith presided with Mr. Webb present. Mr.
4 Anderson was absent. 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. Meredith and on unanimous voice vote, the motion was carried.
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9 Mr. Roy Wagner, Parade Marshal , presented a request and route for the Tarum
10 Shrine parade to be held Saturday, August 11. The route is the same as was used
11 the last two (2) years with line up on North 20th and 21st Streets; west on Main
12 Street to 16th; north to North "A"; west on "A" to 10th; north on 10th to North
13 "E"and return to the park area. There will be approximately eighty (80) units.
14 Mr. Wagner also stated the Shrine Circus will be held this year August 14 at
15 the County Fair Grounds. Capt. Loper approved the route. Mr. Webb moved for
16 . approval of the Tarum Shrine Parade for August llth in accordance with the route
17 submitted with the request, seconded by Mr. Meredith and on unanimous voice vote,
18 the motion was carried.
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20 Mr. Lewis Klus, 31 South 17th Street, Trustee for REACT, appeared for the Heart
21 Fund Bucket Brigade. The areas for this project are 8th and the Promenade,
22 9th and the Promenade, N.W. 5th and Main, East 18th and Main, and East 22nd and
23 . Main. When traffic is stopped for the stop light, they will solicit the occupants.
24. This will be held May 13 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Mr. Meredith stated City
25 Attorney Ed Anderson has checked and this form of solicitation is not in
26 violation of the State Statutes. Capt. Loper stated he is not opposed to the
27 project but would like stipulations. All persons soliciting must be adults,
28 must wear jackets and REACT shall enter into a hold harmless agreement with
29 the City. Mr. Webb moved that the Heart Fund solicitation be approved for the
30 13th of May between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. at 8th and 9th and the
31 Promenade, N.W. 5th and Main, 18th and Main, and 22nd and Main and all solicitors
32 be plainly identified with safety jackets, all solicitors be off the street when
III33 the light changes to green and that the sponsoring organization enter into a
34 hold harmless agreement with the City and the agreement be approved by the City
35 Attorney; also, no children will participate in the solicitation, seconded by
36 Mr. Meredith and on unanimous voice vote, the motion was carried.
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38 On recommendation of Chief of Police Charles Chris, Mr. Webb moved that Officer
39 Richard Stork be advanced from the rank of Probationary Patrolman to that of
40 Patrolman Technician on the 'Richmond Police Department effective April 3, 1979,
41 seconded by Mr. Meredith and on unanimous voice vote, the motion was carried.
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43 Director of Community Development Tim Ryder presented a Mortgage Release. He
44 stated that a requitement' by State Statute is that anytime the City has a
45 mortgage on a property and the .property is sold the Board of Works has to approve
46 the release of the mortgage. This is a release on a number of properties
47 Community Development has been loaning monies in "Old Richmond" district. It
48 is, for $40,000.00 on five (5) properties which have been rehabed. The borrower
49 required $5,000.00 more. This instrument was prepared by Second National Bank.
50 Mr. Webb moved that the release.:of-_the mortgage in the amount of $40,000.00 and
51 recorded Mortgage Record 485, page 359 of the Records of the Recorder of Wayne
52 County be approved, seconded by Mr-. Meredith and on unanimous voice vote, the
53 motion was carried.
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55 Mr. Webb stated the City has contacted four (4) companies concerning a water
56 softener for the City Building. 'The costs are as follows: Lindsey $5,150.
• 57 , including installation; Water King $3,995. including installation; Link-O-Matic
III58 $2,559. plus installation not to exceed $1000 which would make a maximum amount
59 of $3,559.; Culligan $3,020. plus installation with a minimum installation of
60 $200. Mr. Webb noted the Culligan unit is a smaller unit. Based on the various
61 . proposals, Mr. Webb moved that Link-0 Matic be awarded the installation in the •
62 amount of $2,559: plus-installation which is not to exceed $1000. and the contract
63 would be subject to available funding, seconded by Mr. Meredith and on unanimous
64 voice vote, the motion was carried.
Board of Works Minutes Cont.
April 5, 1979
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1 Building Commissioner Charles Roberts presented a report from the Bureau of
2 Buildings for March, 1979. Mr. Webb moved that the report of the Building
3 Commissioner be placed on file, seconded by Mr. Meredith and on unanimous
4 voice vote, the motion was carried.
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6 There being no further business on motion duly made, seconded and passed,
7 the meeting was adjourned.
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9 Donald E. Meredith
10 President
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12 ATTEST: JoEllen Trimble
13 City Clerk