HomeMy Public PortalAbout09-08-1977 BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF THE
CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, SEPTEMBER 8, 1977
1 The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond,
2 Indiana, met in regular session September 8, 1977 at the hour
3 of 9:00 a.m. in the Municipal Building in said City. Mr.
4 Meredith presided with Mr. Anderson and Mr. Webb present.
5 The following business was had, to-wit:
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7 Mr. Anderson moved to approve the minutes of the previous
8 meeting as prepared, seconded by Mr. Meredith and on unanimous
9 voice vote the motion was carried.
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11 County Commissioners Arnold Daugherty and Elmer Toschlog
12 appeared as requested by the Board to discuss making South 4th
13 Street one-way south from Main to South "A". Mr. Daugherty
14 stated the request was made as a safety factor since there
15 will be a lot of pedestrian traffic between the two (2)
16 county buildings. Mr. Daugherty and Mr. George Clinton of
17 Clinton & Associates appeared in favor of this request.
18 Appearing against the request were Mr. Elmer Toschlog and Ms.
19 Pauline Rhoades, 308 E. Main, Centerville.
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21 After much discussion, Mr. Daugherty withdrew the request after
22 realizing the time factor involved.
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24 Mr. Orience Risch, General Telephone Company, stated General
25 is going to remove the brick building adjacent to the tower
26 located south of their new building for parking; however, until
27 this time, he requested leasing twelve (12) spaces on the North
28 10th Street parking lot. This project should be completed by
29 late fall - approximately three (3) months. Space will be
30 rented at $7.00 per space per month and General will pay the
31 cost of stakes and reserve signs.
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33 Mr. Anderson moved that General Telephone Company be permitted
34 to lease for three (3) months the twelve (12) parking spaces
35 on North 10th Street parking lot subject to any stakes and
36 reserve signs being paid for by General and subject to their
37 option to renew with approval of the Board, seconded by Mr.
38 Webb and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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40 Mr. Roger Bucher, representing the Wayne County Health Fair
41 Committee, requested permission to park mobile units in the
42 insets on the Promenade and no parking signs placed on 8th
43 Street from the Promenade to the alleys both North and South on
44 September 16 and 17. Chief Mullin requested keys for the
45 vehicles parked in insets be left with security officers in
46 the evening in case they should need to be moved for an
47 emergency.
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49 Mr. Anderson moved the Health Fair Committee work with Traffic
50 Safety in placing of mobile units and parking on 8th Street,
51 seconded by Mr. Webb and on unanimous voice vote the motion was
52 carried.
53
54 Mr. Matt Nepote, Deputy Director of Community Development,
55 requested bid openings be set for Thursday, October 27, for
56 extension of the mall from 6th to 5th Street and construction
57 and improvement of Williamsburg Pike.
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59 Mr. Anderson moved to set bid date of October 27 at 9:00 A.M.
60 for the extension of the mall and 9:15 A.M. for Williamsburg
61 Pike, seconded by Mr. Webb and on unanimous voice vote the
62 motion was carried.
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64 Mr. Webb moved to accept and file the report from the Bureau
65 of Buildings for August 1977, seconded by Mr. Anderson and;
66 on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
Board of Public Works Minutes Cont'd
September 8, 1977
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1 Mr. Webb recommended approval of a curb cut request
• 2 from Kingdom..Hall, 1419 South "J", for a new drive to
3 their parking lot, seconded by Mr. Anderson and on
4 unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. This request
5 has the approval of Traffic, Planning and Engineering
6 Departments.
7
8 Chief Charles Chris reported the Police Department is.
9 continuing their check of crossing pattern of Finley
10 School children now attending Warner. His Department will
11 be able to make a recommendation or implementation of
12 changes by the first of next week.
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14 There being no further business on motion duly made,
15 seconded and passed the meeting was adjourned.
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17 Donald E. Meredith
18 President
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20 ATTEST: JoEllen Trimble
21 Clerk of the Board