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BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF THE
CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, MAY 13, 1976
1 The Board of Public Works & Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana,
2 met in regular session Maur 13,: 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:
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6 Mr. Webb moved, to approve the minutes of the previous meeting, seconded
7 by Mr. Meredith and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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9 Regarding St. Mary`.s request on vacation of the alley running through
10 their property, Chtef Mullin, the. Police Department and the Department
11 of Sanitation reported no problem. Mr. Reinke will write to inform Mr.
12 Godsey that the Board is ready to act off this request when St. Mary is.
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14 Mr. Robert Brooks from the Board of Aviation Commissioners submitted a
15 request for 'direction signs to Richmond Municipal Airport. These signs
16 ' must meet State pectfi'cations. Captain Loper will get with Mr. Brooks
17 and make a report back to the Board on the cost and State approval .
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19 . Mr. Meredith reported the City rate on mileage to be paid on a per mileage
2Q basis has been low and in checking found the State and County are going
21 to fourteen cents (14'¢) a mile, effective July 1 , 1976.
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23 Mr. Meredith moved the. City change their mileage rate effective immediate-
24 ly to fourteen cents (14i } a-mile, seconded by Mr. Webb and on unanimous
25 voice vote the motion was carried.
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27 Mr. Webb presented. a request from the Street Light Committee to install
28 26 - 175 watt Mercury Vapor Post Top Street Lights on South 27th Street
29 from South :'E" north to Southeast Parkway, for a net increase of W5.44
30 per month; and, 1- 250 watt Mercury Vapor Street Light on Wood Pole on
31 South 22nd Street, south of "L for $6.07 per month.
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33 Mr. Webb moved to approve this request from the Street Light Committee,
34 seconded oy Mr. Meredith and on unanimous voice vote the motion was
35 ' carried.36
37 :Chief Paul. Mullin recomended the appointment of Mr. Edward Kenney and
38 Mr. Franklin DeVito to the Fire Department as probationary firefighters,
39 effective May 13, .1976.
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41 Mr. Meredith moved approval of these appointments , seconded by Mr. Webb
42 and oh unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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44 Mr. Meredith reported the present contract for bench ads has expired.
45 He has contacted various advertising agencies in Richmond and the only
46 one showing interest is Bench Ads of Indiana, Inc.
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48 Mr. Meredith moved renewal of contract on the same basis as last year,
49 seconded by Mr. Webb and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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51 Mr. Webb reported that. on December' 18, 1975 bids were received for the
52 detention basis on South 16th Street and at that time contract documents
53 . were not completed 'as the State had not approved. Bids had minimum time
54 'of thirty (30) days. Approval was made on February 23, 1976. On May 3,.
55 1976,. the consulting engineering firm gave permission to start construction.
56 ' The low bidder was contacted and refused the. contract. on May 6 , 19.76.
III57 After consultation , it was decided to elect to go to the #2 bidder, which
58 is A & D Excavating. They are willing to go with their bid price. The
59 consulting engineer firm has gone through documents and they state every-
60 thing is in order and contractor is qualified to do the work.
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62 s Mr. Webb moved giving contract to A & D Excavating at bid price of
63. ' $212,996.56., seconded by Mr. Meredith and on unanimous voice vote the
64 ' .motion was carried. Arlace D. Moore, owner. of A & D Excavating is present
65 to sign the Contract. Construction will begin immediately.
Board of ilorks Minutes Cont'd . _
May 13, 1976
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1 Mr. Dale Jacobs of Jacobs and Maze presented addendum No. 1 for the
2 Salisbury Road Sanitary Sewer project.
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4 Mr. Meredith ,moved approval of addendum #1 , seconded by Mr. Webb and
5 on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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7 Mr. Mike Herold, Zdlewild Drive, requested permission to block. I'dlewild
8 Drive from Mikan to Capri on M, y 3Q from 10:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. for
9 a block. party. Moveable barricades will be used. Captain Loper stated
10 this would be no problem.
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12 Mr. Meredith moved this request be approved, seconded by Mr. Vebb and
13 on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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15 There being no further business, on motion duly made, seconded and
16 passed, the meeting was adjourned. . . .
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18 Robert Reinke
19 President
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21 ATTEST: JoEllen Trimble
22 Clerk of the Board