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• BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF THE
CITY OF RICHMOND, INDI'ANA, DUNE 17, 1977
1 The Board of Public Works and Safety of the. City of Richmond,
2 Indiana, met in special session June 17, 1977 at the hour of
3 9:00 a.m. in the Municipal Building in said City. Mr. Meredith
4 presided with Mr. Anderson' and Mr. Webb present. The following
5 business was had, to-wit:
6
7 Mr. Anderson moved to approve the minutes of the. previous.
8 meeting, as corrected, seconded by 'Mr. Webb and on unanimous voice
9 vote the motion was carried'.
10 •
11 Mr. Meredith announced the first item on the agenda, Southeast
12 Parkway and A Street intersecton, will be postponed until next'
13 week.
14
15 Mr. Everett Reece, 3221 Avon Lane,-representing American Legion
16 Post 65, appeared before the' Board stating the interest of the
17 Post to acquire the city-owned ground to the north of the Post
18 and west of the alley. Mr. 'Meredith stated this request will be
• 19 taken under advisement and reginested Sgt. Ron Williams check to see
20 how much this area is now used during the day.
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• 22 Mr. Rod Phenis, Engineering Department of General Telephone,
23 requested permission to close North 16th Street between Main and
24 North "A" to repair telephone cables for four (4) to five. (5)
25 hours. . Sgt. Williams recommends this be done on a Tuesday or
26 Wednesday morning. Mr. Webb' moved that this. request be granted
27 with parking removed on Main between 15th and 16th on the North
28 side during construction o traffic can be routed north on 15th
29 Street until North 16th can be opened on a Tuesday or Wednesday
30 morning and that the Clerk-of the Board mail a copy of these
31 Board minutes to'Mr. Bill Rinard of the State. Highway Commission
32 at Greenfield, seconded by-Mr. Anderson and on unanimous voice
33 vote. the motion was carried.
34
35 Mr. Anderson moved to approve. the request of Fire Chief Paul
36 Mullin and a recommendation to Common Council by ordinance to
37 combine. the positions of Deputy Fire. Marshall and Drillmaster,
38 seconded by Mr. Webb and on unanimous voice vote the motion was
39 - carried. Chief Mullin stated this position would be an educational
40 officer who would train the men and also work in fire prevention.
41
42 Director of Community Development Tim Ryder presented a contract
43 for professional services with Old Richmond, Inc. for certain
44 activities in regard to Community Development activities.
45 Community Development has been under a similar contract for the
46 last year which has now expired. Owners of property in Old
47 Richmond under this contract can obtain loans for renovation
48 of the exterior of their houses. Mr. Ryder recommended
49 reentering into this contract for one. more year.
50
51 Dr. Gertrude Ward, R. R. 1, Centerville, Secretary of Old
52 Richmond and Mr. Patrick Steele, R. R. 1, Cambridge City, a
53 Board member of Old Richmond spoke in favor of this contract.
54
55 Mr. Meredith announced this request is taken under advisement
56 and will be acted on next week.
57
58 Mr. Ryder stated Community Development is going to renovate and
59 rehabilitate the Northwest 7th Street Park and feel they. need a
60 coordinator to carry out the plans. Mr. Norm Shute volunteered
61 and will be this corrdinator. The Park Board agrees with the
62 plans. Mr. Ryder presented a contract for this project:_'.for five
63 dollars. ($5.00) per hour payable on completion for four-hundred
64 twenty-five (425) calendar days. This project was approved in
65 . 1976 with Richmond's second year block grant application. Speaking
66 for this contract was Mr.`>=Matt Stegall, 403 South 10th Street. .
67 Mr. Meredith stated this contract is taken under advisement.
Board of Works Minutes Cont'd
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1 Mr. Webb received bids for Community Development project 3-77-8-1-2
2 -and for Street Department':materials on Thursday at the designated
3 times:. Since. two (2) of the: Hoard 'members were absent, these
4 bids were sealed in an additional envelope for opening at this
5 meeting.
6
7 Mr. Anderson examined the proof of publication for the Community
8 Development project and found it to he in order.
9
10 Mr. Anderson moved to accept and file this proof of publication,
11 seconded by Mr. Webb and on unanimous voice vote the motion
12 was carried.
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14 The following bid was: recorded:
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16 Ernie Cain=of Cain. Lakes Gravel $95,628.84
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18 This hid was taken under- advisement to be reviewed by Community
19 Development: and anyone. they have. In an advisory capacity and by
20 the City' Engineer for their recunnendations next week.
21
22 Mr.Anderson examined the proof of publication for the bids for
23 ' Street Department materials and found it to be in order.
24
25 Mr. Anderson moved to accept and .file. this proof of publication,
26 seconded by Mr. Webb and on unanimous voice. vote the motion was
27 carried.
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29 The following bids were. recorded: Trojan Asphalt, Inc. for hot
30 bituminous products; Middleboro Store Corp. for stone; Richmond
31 Concrete Corp. for ready mixed concrete and washed gravel and
32 san; Cains Lakes Gravel for ready' mix concrete, gravel and sand;
33 Clark Oil Co. , Inc for slurry Seal emulsion; Bitucote Products
34 Co. for asphalt emulsion and slurry seal emulsion; Warfield Oil
35 Co. , Inc. for gasoline, diesel fuel and heating oil; American
36 Aggregates Corporation for stone, gravel and sand; Elstro Oil
37 Products for gasoline., diesel fuel and heating oil; Magaw
38 Construction, Inc. for bituminous products:.
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40 These bids 'are,._taken under advisement for review by the'City
41 Engineer and Mr. Hayes of the Street Department.
42
43 - Mr. Bill Hockerman, Wayne Dairy, requested approval of site
44 plans presented to the. City. Engineer with suggested modifications.
45 Mr. Goodwin stated these. were approved by the Plan Commission
46 last Tuesday.
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48 Mr. Webb moved for approval of Wayne Dairy's modified plot plan,
49 seconded by Mr. Anderson and on unanimous voice vote the motion
50 was carried.
51
52 Mr. Webb reported he had talked with Mr. Bill Rinard of the
53 State Highway and the State is planning to resurface and-rehab.
54 the U. S. 27 Bridge (North 10th Street overpass) with the work
55 taking place this fall or early next year.
56
57 Ms. Juanita Johnson, representing Southside Baptist Church,
58 requested a parade in the vicinity of the church and Needmore
59 addition announcing bible school at this church. This request
60 is for 2:00 p.m. Saturday, June 18, 1977.
61
62 Mr. Anderson moved for approval of this parade request subject
63 to the route being approved by the. Traffic Division, seconded
64 by Mr. Webb and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
65
66 In answer to an inquiry by Ms. Sally Williams, 682 South llth,
67 and Ms. Linda Rogers, 920 "M" as to the status: of the Collins
68 Dickerson investigation, Mr. Meredith stated this case is still
69 under advisement.
70
71 There being no further business on motion duly made, seconded
72 and passed,.:the meeting was adjourned.
Donald E. Meredith.
73 ATTEST: JoEllen Trimble president
74 Clerk, of the Board