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BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF THE
CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, JULY 28, 1977
1 The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond,
2 Indiana, met in regular session July 28, 1977 at the hour of
3 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:
6
7 Mr. Webb moved to approve the minutes of the previous meeting
8 as prepared, seconded by Mr. Anderson and on unanimous voice
9 vote the motion was carried.
10
11 Mr. Anderson moved to approve the recommendation of Chief of
12 Police Charles Chris to appoint Larry K. Hartley as a Special
13 Police Officer assigned to the Richmond Park Department,
14 with powers limited to the. Richmond Park Department areas
15 during the hours so designated by the Park Department,
16 effective July 28, 1977, seconded by Mr. Webb and on unanimous.
17 voice vote the motion was carried.
18
19 Mr. Webb moved to approve the recommendation of Capt. Scott
20 Loper to restrict parking on the east side of Southwest1st
21 Street in the 200 and 300 blocks to no parking 7:00 a.m. to
22 3:.00 p.m., except Saturday, Sunday and Holidays, seconded by
23 Mr. Anderson and on unanimous voice vote the motion was
24 carried.-.
25
26 Mr. Anderson examined the proof of publication for motor
27 vehicles advertised by the Board and found it to be in order.
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29 Mr. Anderson moved to accept proof of publication, seconded
30 by Mr. Webb and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
31
32 The following bids were received and recorded as follows:
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34 Fred First Ford: Window Van with trade-in $4,217.54
35 Van with trade.-in $4,316.82
36 Pickup Truck $6,875.61
37 4 Door Sedan with trade-in $5,219.91
38 Station Wagon $5,536.88
39
40 Kurdy Brookbank.
41 Chevrolet: Window Van w/out trade-in $4,940.29,
42 with trade-in $4790.29
43 Van w/out trade-in $5,354.15, with
44 trade-in $4,454.15
45 Pickup Truck $6,770.29
46 4 Door Sedan w/out;_.trade-in; $5 441e64,
47 with trade-in $5,191.64
48 Station Wagon $5,572.93
49
50 Raper Sales Inc. Window Van w/out:.trade'-in_$5,628.00,
51 with trade-in $4,998.00
52 Van w/out trade-in $4,675.00,
53 with trade-in $4,475.00
54 Pickup Truck $6,774.00
55
56 Raper Plymouth 4_.Door Sedan w/out trade-in $5,249.97,
57 with trade-in $5,149.97
58 Station Wagon $5,228.11
59
60 Mr. Webb moved these bids be taken under advisement, seconded
61 by Mr. Anderson and: on unanimous voice vote the motion was
62 carried.
63 .
64 Mr. Anderson examined the proof of publication forplayground
65 equipment advertised by Community Development and found it to
66 be in order.
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July 28, 1977
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1 The following bids were received and recorded as follows:
2
3 Herbert Jennings., Inc.: , (1) hexagon clear span 20"
4 diameter x shelter $4798.00; (1) wood activity- center
,5 $1457.14; (1). tricky tire. raft $259.03; (1) 3 place wood
6 swing $464.71; (2) chinning bars $325.35; (1) chain net
7 climber $407.52; (1) climbing pole. $276.80; (1) tot
8 bridge slide $637.36; (1) tot tire swing $254.22; (3)
9 game tables $781.35; (5) picnic tables $954.05; (12)
10 benches $1371.84; (4) basketball backboard steel nets and Ill
11 postst$916.24; Total delivered $12,903.62. Special
12 discount- if-awarded all items, bid $383.05 for total
13 bid price if awarded all items bid $12,520.57.
14
15 Paul Cooper: (1) park shelter $4498.00; (5) picnic
16 tables $926.85 ; (12) benches $1288.44; (3) game tables •
17 and seats $688.02; (4) basketball backboards and goals-
18 $811.20 for total on these items bid of $8212.51.
19
20 Mr. Anderson moved to take these bids under advisement,
21 seconded by Mr. Webb and on unanimous voice vote the.
22 motion was carried.
23
24 Director of Community Devllopment Tim Ryder requested
25 setting a bid date for the:`reconstruction of certain
26 streets in the Bealview addition. This would include
27 from 8th to 3rd Streets on "P" and "0" and on Oakland
28 Avenue between "Q" and "0". He requested this opening
29 be set for 9:00 a.m. on August llth. Mr. Webb
30 recommended this item be taken under advisement and a
31 special meeting. set for 8:30 a.m. Friday to give the
32 Engineer time to review the specifications for details.
33 Mr. Meredith set a meeting for 8: 30 a.m. Friday,
34 July 29, 1977.
35
36 Mr. Ryde requested the. Board set a bid date. for
37 rebidding tree removal in the. twelve. (12) Community
38 Development areas. Mr. Meredith instructed the Clerk to
39 advertise for bids for tree. removal in other areas of
40 the City to be received at the same. The time set for
41 these openings was 9:30 a.m. August 11, 1977. •
42
43 Mr. Meredith announced the Board of Works, acting in
44 behalf of the. City, has negotiated with Wayne Township
45 Trustees arid Advisory ,Board to offer fire protection
46 to Wayne Township. They have agreed to pay the City,
47 - $152,000.00 for this service for the year 1978, payable
48 in two (2) installemnts at the time they receive their
49 check from the Auditor for their share of taxes. Mr.
50 Webb moved for approval of the contract with Wayne
51 Township for fire service in 1978, seconded by Mr.
52 Anderson and on unanimous voice vote the motion was
53 :carried.
54
55 Mr. Meredith announced the Board has negotiated with
56 Spring Grove through their Board of Trustees, for fire
57 services. Spring. Grove has agreed to pay $11,300 for
58 this service for 1978. Mr. Anderson moved for approval
59 of this contract, seconded by Mr. Webb arid on unanimous
60 voice vote the motion was. carried.
61
. 62 Mr. William Gross, 1340 South 5th Street, who had
63 previously appeared before the Board with a complaint
64 of the condition of the property located at 1344 South
65 5th, appeared to report nothn.g. had been done to help •
66 the condition of this property. He stated the. Health
67 - Department listed twenty-one (21) or twenty-two (22)
68 violations against the property. Mr. Tommy Burrell,
69 Community Development Department, stated Mr. Gross
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July 28, 1977
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1 had approached.,him to learn of a report being prepared
2 on the owner of the property, Mr. &;urrellsstated- =fhe
3 application of this owner for housing assistance is
4 confidential. Mr. Martel Winburn of the Wayne County
5 Health Department stated he prepared a report after
6 Mr. Gross' first appearance and the conditions that
7 existed at that time still remain - if anything they
8 have gotten worse. Mr. Meredith asked if work would
9 start as soon as possible, if Community Development
10 finds they can help. In response Mr. Burrell stated
11 the back-log is great and even after approval there is
12 no way he as rehabilitation officer can say when this
• 13 work would start. Mr. Winburn stated the owner has ,
14 stated he does not have funds to make repairs to meet
15 standards of codes. Mr. Ryder stated he and Bureau'
16 of Buildings Commissioner.?_Charles Roberts inspected the
17 property and the house .has not gone beyond the state of
18 repairing - it needs to have some changes but it doesn't
19 need to be removed. Mr. Meredith instructed Community
20 Development to act with haste if at all possible and,
21 if they cannot assist in this project, report to the
22 Health Department and the Bureau of Buildings so they
23 can proceed with proper action.
24
25. There being no further business on motion duly made,
26 seconded and passed the meeting was adjourned.
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28 •
29 Donald E. Meredith
30 President
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32 ATTEST: Jo Ellen Trimble.
33 Clerk ,of the Board