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CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, JULY 3, 1975
1 The Board of Public Works & Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana,
2 met in regular session July 3, 1975 at the hour of 9:00 a.m. in the
3 Municipal Building in said City. Mr. Burton presided with Mr. Judge
4 and Mr. Willis present. The following business.was had to-wit:
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6 Mr. Judge moved to approve the minutes of the previous meeting,
7 seconded by Mr. Willis and on unanimous voice vote the motion was
8 carried.
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10 Louis E. Gibbs, Chief of Police, requested Officer Claude Wayne Loudy
11 be advance from the rank of probationary Patrolman to that of Patrolman
12 First Class.
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14 Mr. Judge moved to advance Office Claude Wayne Loudy to the rank of
15 Patrolman First Class on the Richmond Police Department effective
16 July 8, 1975, seconded by Mr. Willis and on unanimous voice vote the
17 motion was carried.
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19 Roy Wagner appeared before the Board to request permission for the
20 Tarum Shrine parade to be held August 16, 1975 at 2:00 p.m.
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22 Mr. Judge moved to grant permission for the Tarum Shrine parade,
23 seconded by Mr. Willis and on unanimous voice vote the motion was
24 carried.
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26 Claude E. Goins, Building. Commissioner, reported to the Board regarding
27 condemned dwellings located at 405 South 10th Street and 1225 Parry
28 Street stating he has been informed that Verlin Miller has purchased
29 these properties and has agreed to tear down the dwellings starting
30 next week.
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32 Mr. Goins also reported Glen Hall has signed a release to permit the
33 City to tear down dwelling at 1400 North "F" Street.
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35 Mr. Judge moved to authorize Building Commissioner Goins to advertise
36 for bids to demolish dwelling at 1400 North "F" Street and to put
37 a lein against the property, seconded by Mr. Willis and on unanimous
38 voice vote the motion was carried.
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40 Mr. Gurley Fox appeared before the Board regarding dwelling at
41 1104 Parry Street. Mr. Fox agreed to have Housing Inspector, Tom
42 Koorsen, inspect the inside of the dwelling today. Inspector Koorsen
43 reported the roof needs repair, outside needs painting, windows need
44 replaced and the yard needs cleaned up.
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46 Mr. Judge moved to have Mr. Fox report back to the Board on Sept. 4,
47 1975 at 9:00 a.m. to report progress, seconded by Mr. Burton and on
48 unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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50 Mr. Willis moved upon request of Traffic Captain Scott Loper to approve
51 blocking off the parking lane on the East side of North 11th Street
52 from the East-West alley north to North "A" during construction and
53 to take under advisement a request to close off East-West alley from
54 the west edge of the Harrington-Hoch parking .lot west to llth Street,
55 seconded by Mr. Burton and on unanimous voice vote the motion was
56 carried.
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58 Mr. Burton moved to deny the recommendation of the State Highway
59 Commission and not approve the speed study recommendations on U.S
60 40 between Salisbury Road and S.W. 18th Street, seconded by Mr. Willis
61 and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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63 Mr. Willis moved to grant.easment right-of-way to General Telephone
64 Co. on Williamsburg Pike from Sheridan Street to IR 70, seconded by
65 Mr. Judge and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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Board of Works Minutes
July 3, 1975
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1 Mr. Burton moved upon request of Robert Goodwin, to adopt the following
2 swimming pool regulations, seconded by Mr. Willis and on unanimous
3 voice vote the motion was carried.
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5 1 . Swimming pooks, including the deck area around the pool , shall
6 be considered an accessory building under zoning regulations
7 and shall be subject to all requirements for same as stated
8 in Ordinance #2325-1968. (Zoning Ordinance)
9 BELOW GROUND POOLS
10 2. A walk-way of five (5) feet minimum width shall be provided
11 around below ground pools.
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13 3. A fence of six (6) feet in height shall enclose the pool
14 and adjacent walk-way.
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16 4. All gates in the fence shall be equipped with a self-closing
17 and self-latching device. When the pool is closed the gates
18 shall be kept locked.
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20 5. A water filtering and pump system approved by the State Board
21 of Health shall be provided.
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23 ABOVE GROUND POOLS
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25 1 . An above ground pool with a fence on top will be considered
26 sufficient fencing if the combined height of the pool , and
27 the fence on top meet or exceed minimum heights specified
28 in #3 above.
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30 2. Above ground pools with ladders locked in an elevated posi-
31 tion are sufficient to satify the requirements for gates
32 in #3 above, but must be locked in an elevated position
33 when the pool isn't in use.
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35 3. A water filtering and pump system approved by the State
36 Board of Health shall be provided.
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39 Mr. Judge moved to submit an Ordinance to Council to transfer $627.18
40 in the Board of Works Budget, seconded by Mr. Burton and on unanimous
41 voice vote the motion was carried.
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43 There being no further business on motion duly made, seconded and
44 passed, the meeting was adjourned.
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46 Robert G. Burton
47 President
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50 ATTEST: Margaret Mellen
51 Clerk of the Board
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