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HomeMy Public PortalAbout05-10-1973 BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS & SAFETY OF THE 1 CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, MAY 10, 1973 The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met in regular session May 10, 1973, at the hour of 9:00 a.m. in the Municipal Building of said City. Mr. Judge presided with Mr. Benner and Mr. Burton present. The following business was had to-wit: Mr. Benner moved to approve the minutes of the previous meeting, seconded by Mr. Burton and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. Scott Loper, Traffic Captain, reported on the vacating of the alley on South "A" between South 9th and 10th Streets saying there were no objections from Kem- per's or Mr. Kirkland, however a utility easement would be-needed. Lewis Doren, Chief of Police, appeared before the Board with the following request: May 10, 1973 BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY Jerald J. Judge, President Dear Board Member: I request permission to take bids on May 24, 1973 for a two-way Mobile Repeater. System for the Police Department. Funds are available for this system from the 1972 Police Department budget and a grant from the Criminal Justice Planning Agency. Bid specifications for this system may be obtained from the City Clerk's Office. Sincerely, /s/ Lewis E. Doren Chief of Police Mr. Judgemoved totake bids for a two-way Mobile Repeater System on May 24, 1973 at 9:15 a.m. , seconded by Mr. Burton and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. Chief Doren read the following letter: May 10,1973 BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY Jerald J. Judge, President Dear Board Member: To: Wrecker Operators The zoning ordinance of the City of Richmond, adopted June 3, 1968, sets forth certain regulations governing the storage of vehicles and provides "zones" or "districts" where the same can legally take place. The stor- age of vehicles is permitted in the C-4, M-1 and M-2 zones (General Commer- cial , Light Industrial and General Industrial respectively) and the storage of junk, abandoned and wrecked vehicles is permitted by special use in the M-1 zones and as a permitted use in the M-2 zones. Because the City has not had a vehicle impounding area, we have not strictly enforced the provisions of the zoning ordinance regulating the storage of vehicles. Now that the City has established a vehicle impounding area, those restrictions of the zoning ordinance will be enforced, and as a result of the establishment of the vehicle impounding area the following guide lines have been established and will be adheared to: #1 . All Wrecked Vehicles towed from accident scenes within the City limits shall be towed to the following areas: (a) City Impound Area (b) Bonefide Body shop for repair (c) Vehicle owner home property ; Page 2 Board of Works Minutes May 10, 1973 Letter to Wrecker Operators Cont. #2. All Abandoned Vehicles ordered removed by the Police or Sanitation Department shall be taken to the City Impounding Area. #3. All Police Impounding Vehicles ordered to be towed in as a result of Police action shall] be towed to the City Impounding Area. (Includes traffic violations) Any vehicle towed from outside the City limits into the City must be taken to one of the three areas describe in #1 . The procedures outlined above will be effective Tuesday May 15, 1973. All concerned businesses will be give (30) days grace period to clear their premises of stored vehicles. /s/ Lewis E. Doren Chief of Police Mr. Benner moved to take the letter to Wrecker Operators under advisement until the next meeting, seconded by Mr. Judge and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. Mr. Caplinger appeared before the Board to request permission for the Shrine Parade on August 4, 1973 at 2:00 p.m. Mr. Judge moved to grant permission for the Shrine Parade subject to the recom- mendation of Traffic Captain Scott Loper, seconded by Mr. Burton and on unani- mous voice vote the motiion was carried. Mr. Claude E. Goins, Building Commissioner, presented the following report: May 3, 1973 Board of Public Works and Safety 50 North 5th Street Richmond, Indiana Gentlemen: The following is a report from the Bureau of Buildings for the month of April 1973. Month No. of Dwellings Evaluation Total Permits April 1973 10 $282,000.00 139 April 1972 3 59,500.00 127 March 1973 8 171 ,500.00 160 Total Cost April 1973 $2,132,221 .00 April 1972 665,564.00 March 1973 749,396.00 Total Permit Fees April 1973 $1 ,301 .00 Total Permit Fees April 1972 776.00 Total number of inspections made by this department in the month of April 1973, 371 . Richmond Systematic Housing Survey Inspections totaled 87 this month. Dwellings Condemned in April 1973 - 1 Outbuildings Condemned in April 1973 - 0 Number of Dwellings Razed in April 1973 - 4 Number of Outbuildings Razed in April 1973 - 2 Respectfully submitted, /s/ Claude E. Goins, Commissioner Bureau of Buildings Page 3 Board of Works Minutes May 10, 1973 Mr. Judge read a letter received from Mr. McCelland stating he sold property located at 632-634 Richmond Ave. to Mr. Nestor Jose. Mr. Judge stated Building Commissioner Claucb Goins sent a letter to Mr. Jose telling him the dwelling must be made secure and the painting of the dwelling must be started immediately to upgrade the appearance of the neighborhood. Mr. Jose was given until January 1 ,1974 to bring this dwelling up to meet the standards of the Richmond Housing Code. Mr. Benner moved to take bids for gasoline, diesel fuel and street materials on May 24, 1973 at 9:30 a.m. , seconded by Mr. Burton and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. Mr. Richard Freeman, Plan Director, reported to the Board that the Burger Chef Restaurant, 2230 Chester Blvd. was puttin in curb cuts without the necessary permits; therefore, he ordered the work stopped. Mr. Benner moved to concure with the action taken by Mr. Freeman regarding the Curb cuts, seconded by Mr. Judge and on unanimous voice vote the motion was passed:. There being no further business no motion duly made, seconded and passed, the meeting was adjourned. Jerald J. Judge President ATTEST: Margaret Mellen Clerk of the Board