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BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS & SAFETY OF THE
CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, APRIL 1 , 1976
1 The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, .
2 Indiana, met in regular session April 1 , 1976, at the hour of
3 9:00 a.m. , in the Municipal Building in said City. Mr. Meredith
4 presided with Mr. Webb present. Mr. Reinke was out of town.
5 The following business was had, to-wit:
6
III 7 Mr. Webb moved to approve the minutes of the previous meeting,
8 seconded by Mr. Meredith and on unanimous voice vote the motion
9 was carried.
10
11 Mr. Ed Cleary appeared before the Board to request an easement for
12 sewer in Park Wood Estates (lot 10 to lot 9) off North 31st Street.
13
14 Mr. Webb asked for deferring action on this proposal until the
15 Engineering Department has had an opportunity to go over this plan ,
16 which needs dedication of easement to protect the City.
17
18 Mr. Webb moved taking this matter under advisement, seconded by Mr.
19 Meredith and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
20
21 Mr. Meredith moved the Board of Works approve installation of
22 one (1) Indiana WATS line to be terminated at the switch board and
23 operator controlled, seconded by Mr. Webb and on unanimous voice
24 vote the motion was carried.
25
26 Mr. Meredith reported contracts With General Telephone concerning
27 pay phones they have installed at 7th and Promenade, 9th and 8th and
28 Promenade, and a double booth at 7th , which includes one wheel-
29 chair height. Their- agreements are for pay phones that are in-
30 stalled on City of Richmond property and General Telephone agrees
31 to pay 10% of monies collected if the pay phones have an average
III32 collection over a. six (6) month period of over $50.00 per month.
33
34 Mr. Meredith moved entering contracts with General Telephone ,
35 seconded by Mr. Webb and on unanimous voice vote the motion was
36 . carried.
37
38 Mr. Tony Michael came before the Board to request permission for
39 a ride-a-bike marathon for retarded children to be held Sunday,
40 April 25th at 1 :00'p.m. as established by Gov. Bowen. This marathon
41 is sponsored by the Indiana State Teacher's Association and the
42 Indiana Retarded Citizens, and is being done through schools. Eighty
43 percent (80%) of the proceeds will stay in Wayne County and will be
44 given to Green Acres School and Crestdale Learning Center.
45 .
46 ' Mr. Meredith moved approval for ride-a-bike , seconded by Mr. Webb
47 and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
48
49 Mr. Webb reported that the contract for the detention basin by
50 Steeg '& Assoc. is being reviewed by the attorney. There are two
51 (2) major considerations: wage rates and clear delineation of
52 ' insurance responsibility._6TheJ oontracteshou:l d-bei in the mail
53 today and as soon as the City receiwes.'it, it willibe reviewed
54 and there will be a special Board of Works meeting to approve and
III55 get that project underway.
56
57 Mr. Tom Raper of Tom Raper Sales came before the Board to discuss
58 his request for curb cuts on Northwest corner land that fronts on
59 N.W. "V" and Williamsburg Pike. The petition ,requests five (5)
60. cuts - three (3) on N.W. "V" and two (2) on Williamsburg Pike. It
61 is recommended by the Engineer's Office, the Plan Director and the
62 Traffic Division to deny these cuts.
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Board of Works Minutes Cont'd
April 1 , 1976
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1 Mr. Webb moved this petition by Tom Raper Sales be denied,
2 seconded by Mr. Meredith and on unanimous voice vote the motion
3 was carried.
4
5 Chief Louis Gibbs of the Richmond Police Department recommended
6 (upon recommendation of the Park Superintendent) James R. De-
7 Laura be appointed Special Police Officer of the Richmond Police
8 Department with enforcement duties in any Park, so designated
9 by the Park. Superintendent.
10
11 Mr. Meredith moved recommendation of appointment of Mr. DeLaura
12 be approved, seconded by Mr. Webb and on unanimous voice vote
13 the motion was carried.
14
15 City Engineer George Webb presented a request from Robert &
16 Verna Thomas of 233 Cartwright Drive for a curb cut at 233
17 Cartwright Drive. The Traffic' Division' recommends approval of
18 this request.
19
20 Mr. Meredith moved this 'requestt '=..for c.urb'2cut:•be_`.grantel
21 seconded by Mr, Webb and on unanimous voice vote the motion was
22 carried.
23
24 Mr. Duncan McKinnis, Public Relations , Richmond Chamber of
25 Commerce, appeared to request permission for an industrial display
26 in the City Building.
27 '
28 Mr. Meredith moved permission be granted for Chamber of Commerce
. 29 to place an industrial display on the second floor in the center
30 area with stipulation that this display not obstruct foot traffic:_
31 or create a hazard for the general public-in said building,•
32 seconded by Mr. Webb and on unanimous voice vote the motion was
33 carried. '
34 •
35 A letter was read from Pastor Heedlie Cobb of the First United
36 Methodist Church, requesting the approval of the Board for two
37 paper drives for Saturday, April 24th and Saturday, May 8th,
38 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. to be conducted by
39 the Youth Fellowship.
40
41 There being no one present to speak for this request, Mr.
42 Meredith moved the request be taken under. advisement, seconded
43 by Mr. Webb and on .unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
44
45 Building Commissioner Charles Roberts submitted the report from
46 his department for the month of March , 1976.
47
48 Mr. .Meredith moved approval of this report, seconded by Mr. Webb
• 49 and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. •
50
51 Mr. Webb moved Richmond Power & Light be permitted to move four
52 (4) light poles for construction 'of .Williamsburg Pike project,
53 seconded by Mr. Meredith and on unanimous voice vote the motion
54 was carried.
55
'56 The Clerk will notify Mr. Robert Rees of RP&L of this approval .
57
58 ' ' There being no further business, on motion duly made, seconded and
59 passed, the meeting Was adjourned.
60 • '
61 Dorval d Meredith
62 Acting. President
63
64 ATTEST: JoEllen Trimble
65 Clerk of the Board