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BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF THE
CITY OF 'RI:CHMOND, - I:NDIANA, MAY 27, 1976
1 The Board of Public Works & Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana,
2 met in regular session May 27, 1976, at the hour of 9:00 a.m. in the
3 Municipal Building in said City. Mr. Reinke presided with Mr. Meredith
4 and Mr. Webb present. The following business was had, to-wit:
5
6 Mr. Webb moved to approve the minutes of the previous regular and
7 special meetings , seconded by Mr. Meredith and on unanimous voice vote
8 the motion was carried.
9
10 Dr. George Blakey, Richmond Bi:centenni:al ' Committee, requested permission
11 to place a time capsule on Municipal Building grounds west of the Free-
12 dom Fountain. The capsule will contain momentos- of the. City, will be
13 sealed, marked by a bronze placque and opened in fifty (50) years. The
14 ceremony will be at noon on July 4, 1976. '
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16 Mr. Webb moved approval of this request, seconded by Mr. Meredith and
17 on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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19 Mr. Reinke reported he had contacted two out of town taxi: cab-companies
20 on complaints of their operating in Richmond.without 'being licensed.
2] The companies have agreed to comply with Ordinance 1773-1959 of the City
22 of Richmond as of June 1 , 1976.
23
24 Mr. Webb presented Change Order No. 2 for the South 16th Street Detention
25 Basin which reduces fence quantity for a net decrease of $2,632.00.
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27 Mr. Webb moved Change Order No. 2 be authorized, seconded by Mr. Meredith
28 and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
29
30 Mr. Webb presented a curb cut request for the First Assembly of God, 315
31 National Road West. The Plan Department, Engineering Department and
32 Traffic recommend approval be granted with the following stipulations:
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34 1 . Radius of east side of cut reduced to 5 feet.
35 2. Interior drive to be paved and 20 feet wide. -
36 3. Cut to be used as -entrance only. '
37 4. Mouth of cut to be approximately 40 feet and it shall provide a
38 minimum of 6" of clearance between power pole and approach t(west
39 side). •-
40 5. Owner to post $700 bond before start of construction.
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42 Mr. Meredith moved approval of request subject to stipulations set forth
43 by Engineer and subject to approval of State Highway Commission , seconded
44 by Mr. Webb and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
45 , .
46 Chief Paul Mullin of the Richmond Fire Department requested $90,000.00
47 - from Revenue Sharing money to replace a twenty-six year old pumper.
48
49 The. Clerk will advertise this and receive bids for opening on July 8, 1976.
50
51 Mr. Webb moved Chief Mullin 's, request be granted, seconded by Mr. Meredith
52 and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
53
54 Captain Loper reported that in answer to a complaint that statutory 20'
55 no parking was not in effect at N.W. "L" and Boyer, trees have been trimmed
5.6 and curb has been painted on all four corners back 20' .
57
58 Captain Loper presented a request from the Department of Natural Resources
59 to erect "Bicycle Route" signs at appropriate locations along Abington
60 Pike, south of S.W. "G" and along S.W. "G" , west of Abington Pike and
61 across College Avenue into the Earlham campus.
62
63 Mayor Dic;man commented he feels this should be cleared with the local
64 bicycle committee.
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' Board of Works Minutes Cont'd , ,
May 27, 1976
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1 Mr. Meredith moved approval of this: request subject to approval- of the
2 bj'cycle committee, seconded by Mr. Webb and on unanimous voice vote
3 the motion was carried.
4
5 Captain Loper presented a request from Mr. Harry Greenlee of the Rose
6 Festival Committee to block the. 400 block of East. Main Street on
7 Saturday, June 26th from 3:30 to 5:30 for a Battle of Hoses which. is,in
III 8 conjunction with the Rose Festival .
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10 Mr. Meredith. moved approval of this request,: seconded by Mr. Webb and on
11 unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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13 Captain Loper presented a request from Robert Beck, 402 N.W. 5th Street,
14 to block. the 500 block of Peacock. Road on Sunday, August 1st, from 10:00
15 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. He recommended this request not be granted on Peacock
16 Road as it is heavily traveled. .
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18 Mr. Meredith moved this request be denied, seconded by Mr. Webb and on
19 unanimous voice vote the. motion was carried. . .
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21 Captain Loper will inform Mr. Beck. of this ' deni:al , with the reasons.
22
23 Messrs. Jerry Haynes, William Hillard, Gary McFarland, Richard Smith and
24 Michael Elstro came before .the Board to request appointment as Special
25 Police Officers with powers limited to enforcing City Ordinance No. 2777-
26 1973, effective June 2nd through. November 15, 1976.
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28 Mr. Reinke moved approval of these appointments, seconded by Mr. Meredith
29 and on unanimous voice vote the motion was -carried: . .
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31 Mr. Dale Jacobs of Jacobs-Maze & Associates reported he had- reviewed the
III32 bids received on May 21st for the Salisbury Road Sanitary Sewer. All
33 birds were in proper form and mathmatically correct. Eastern Indiana •
34 Asphalt Paving of Winchester, Indiana, is the lowest qualifed bid submitted.
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36 Mr. Webb moved approval of Eastern Indiana Asphalt Paving subject to State
37 approval and subject to execution 'of agreement-with the County; seconded
38 by Mr. Meredith and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
39
40 Bi'ds were accepted for removal of junk autos from the City impounding
41 area. . Mr. Reinke ordered proof of publication be filed. The following
42 bids were recorded: ,
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44 Salisbury Auto Parts & .Sales $35.01 per car
45 'Recycling Center 32.25 per car
46
47 Mr. Webb moved Salisbury Auto Parts bid be accepted, seconded 6y Mr.
48 . ' 'Meredith and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
49 .
50 Mr. Dale Jacobs. presented curb cuts to be approved for Second National
51 Bank. as follows: 2 cuts off South 5th between Main and the service drive
52 and 1 double cut off South 6th between Main and the service drive. This
53 request- has the approval of Plan Department, Engineer and Traffic.
54
55 - Mr. Webb recommended of this request contingent upon the approval of the
111 56 Development Review Committee, seconded by Mr. Meredith and on unanimous
57 votce•vote the motion was carried.
58 . .
59 There being no further business, on motion duly made , seconded and passed
60 the meeting was adjourned.
61
62 Robert Reinke
63 President
64 ATTEST: JoEllen Trimble
65 Clerk. of the Board