HomeMy Public PortalAbout04-10-1975 BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS & SAFETY OF THE
CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, APRIL 10, 1975
1 The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana,
2 met in regular session April 10, 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. Willis moved to approve the minutes of the previous meeting, seconded
7 by Mr. Judge and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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9 Rebecca Metzger, 815 South "I" Street appeared before the Board requesting
10 the alley behind her home be made one-way going north.
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12 Capt. Scott Loper, Traffic Division, will take the request under advise-
13 ment and report back next week.
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15 Louis E. Gibbs, Chief of Police, requested permission for Detective
16 Sergeants Todd Thompson and John M. Ross to attend a Seminar on Homicide
17 Investigation, to be held at Cincinnati , Ohio from May 19 to 24, 1975.
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19 Mr. Judge moved to grant permission for Todd Thompson and John M.
20 Ross to attend the Seminar on Homicide Investigation with the stipula-
21 tion that they drive their own car, seconded by Mr. Burton and on
22 unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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24 Mr. Willis moved to approve request for curb cuts for the Waffle House
25 on National Road West as per plans submitted subject to the fence
26 along the West boundry to extend to a point ten (10) feet north of the
27 property line and the fence to meet the requirements of the zoning and
28 other City Ordinances and the Plan Department. In the event of
29 commercial use of the property to the west, the petitioner or owner
30 of the subject property shall negotiate and reach an agreement with the
31 owner of the property adjoining to the west for the joint use of the
32 curb cut and driveway herein granted on National Road West. The
33 motion was seconded by Mr. Burton and on unanimous voice vote the
34 motion was carried.
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36 Mr. Burton moved to adopt Declaratory Resolution No. 5-1975 to vacate
37 an alley south of the First National Bank drive-in lot between South
38 7th and South 8th Streets and to advertise for public hearing to
39 be held May 1 , 1975 at 9:10 a.m. , seconded by Mr. Judge and on unani-
40 mous voice vote the motion was carried.
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42 Captain Scott Loper, Traffic Division, appeared before the Board
43 requesting procedures be set up regarding moving houses in the City
44 of Richmond.
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46 Claude E. Goins, Building Commissioner, presented the following report
47 for the month of March 1975.
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49 Board of Public Works and Safety_ . ..
50 50 North 5th Street
51 Richmond, Indiana
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53 Gentlemen:
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55 The following is a report from the Bureau of Buildings for the month
56 of March 1975.
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58 Month No. of Dwellings Evaluation Total Permit
59 March 1975 6 $167,000.00 97
60 March 1974 6 135,000.00 126
61 February 1975 3 57,000.00 72
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Board of Works Minutes
April 10, 1975
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1 Total Cost
2 March 1975 $ 523,289.00
3 March 1974 1 ,187,784.00
4 February 1975 422,659.00
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6 Total Permit Fees for March 1975 $ 778.00
7 Total Permit Fees for March 1974 2,082.00
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9 Total number of inspections made by this department in the
10 month of March 1975, 284.
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12 Richmond Systematic Housing Survey Inspections totaled 80 this month.
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14 Dwellings Condemned in March 1975. - 2
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16 Outbuildings Condemned in March 1975 - 4
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18 Number of Dwellings Razed in March 1975 - 11
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20 Number of Outbuildings Razed in March 1975 - 1
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22 Respectfully submitted,
23 /s/ Claude E. Goins;
24 Building Commissioner
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26 There being no further business on motion duly made, seconded
27 and passed the meeting was adjourned.
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29 Robert G. Burton
30 President
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33 ATTEST: Margaret Mellen
34 Clerk of the Board