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Home My Public Portal About04-05-1973 BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS & SAFETY OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, APRIL 5, 1973 The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met in regular session April 5, 1973, at the hour of 9:00 a.m.in the Municipal Building of said City. Mr. Judge presided with Mr. Benner and Miss Wynegar present. The following business was had to-wit: Mr. Benner moved to approve the minutes of the previous meeting, seconded by Miss Wynegar and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. Mayor Byron E. Klute presented the following letter to the Board: III 3 April , 1973 Mr. Jerald J. Judge President Richmond Board of Public Works and Safety City Building Richmond, Indiana 47347 Dear Mr. President: Pursuant to Ordinance No. 2790-1973, I hereby recommend that Police Chief Donald L. Strahan be promoted to the position of Director of Public Safety. It is further recommended that Deputy Police Chief Lewis Doren be promoted to the rank of Police Chief, that William Berry be retained . as Fire Chief and that Francis Daniels be retained as Chief of the Division of Weights and Measures. Sincerely, /s/ Byron E. Klute Mr. Judge moved to promote Police Chief Donald L. Strahan. to the position of III Director of Public Safety and to promote Deputy Police Chief Lewis Doren to the rank of Police Chief, to retain William Berry as Fire Chief and to retain Francis Daniels as Chief of the Division of Weights and Measures to be effec- tive Monday, April 9,1973, seconded by Mr. Benner and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. Police Chief, Donald Strahan, reported the following from James Ferguson, Dog Warden: ANIMALS DELIVERED TO THE ANIMAL SHELTER FROM 3/1 TO 3/31/73 DATE LOCATION BREED SEX COLOR 3/1 1609 Oakland Ave. Mongrel M B1 ,Br & Wt. 3/2 810 Indiana Ave. St. Bernard M Br & Wt 3/2 917 No. 10th St. Mongrel M Br & Wt 3/2 Terrier M B1 & Wt 3/5 408 So. 10th St. Collie F Br & Wt 3/5 474 Park Terrace Mongrel M B1 , Br & Wt 3/5 F Br & Wt, B1 3/6 2516 N.W. 16th St. F Br & Wt 3/6 600 So. 6th St. Terrier F Black 3/6 701 S. Q St. '° M White 3/7 2101 So. llth St. Mongrel F Tan & B1 3/8 523 So. 16th St. F . B1 , Br & Wt III 3/9 236 So. 7th St. Terrier M Black 3/9 317 No. 20th St. Boston Terrier M Bl , Wt & Br 3/9 1211 So. 14th St. Terrier F White 3/9 2503 So. D St. Mongrel F Wt & Br 3/13 410 No. 9th St. F Br & B1 3/13 1214 Harris St. Collie F Br & Wt 3/13 F 3/13 1000 Blk. onN.W. J St. Hound M B1 & Br & Wt 3/13 626 So. 6th St. F B1 & Wt 3/14 Glen Hills School Mongrel F B1 & Br 3/14 1028 Woodman Dr. BirdDog M B1 & Wt 3/14 10 River Ct. Mongrel F B1 & Wt 3/16 WVBoard of Works Minutes April 5, 1973 Page 2 Dog Warden's report cont. DATE LOCATION BREED SEX COLOR 3/19 327 No. 18th St. French Bull Dog M Tan 3/19 2230 Glen Hills Mongrel M Brown 3/19 327 No. 18th St. Coon Hound F Brown 3/19 630 So. 9th St. Hound M Bl , Br. & Wt 3/20 Test Jr.High School German Shep. M White 3/20 Boston Pike Mongrel F Black 3/20 F Tan 3/22 2409 Flatley Road Poodle M Grey 3/22 35 1/2 So. 10th St. Bird Dog M B1 & Wt III 3/22 ii F B1 & Wt 3/23 1200 Blk. on No. 17th St. Mongrel M B1 & Wt 3/23 457 N.W. J St. Poodle F B1 & Grey 3/26 2704 So. G. St. Mongrel M B1 ,-Br & Wt 3/26 Hill 's Green House Belgium Sheep M Black 3/27 2438 N.W. 14th St. Mongrel M B1 & Br & Wt 3/27 431 S.W. 3rd St. Terrier M B1 & Br. 3/28 225 N. W. J St Mongrel M Br & Wt 3/29 1207 Parry St " M Br & Wt 3/29 1600 N. W. 15th St. Belgium Shep. F Black 3/30 1216 No. H St. Hound F B1 & Wt 3/30 2214 Glen Hills Mongrel M B1 & Br 3/30 1216 No. H St. Beagle M B1 , Br & Wt 3/30 mMongrel F B1 , Br & Wt 3/30 " Terrier F B1 & Wt 3/30 703 So. J St. Mongrel M B1 & Grey 3/30 " Beagle M Br & B1 Seven dogs returned to the owners. Twelve dogs found homes for. Six sick dogs destroyed. Ten pups delivered. Seventeen cats delivered to the shelter. James Ferguson, Dog WardenIII Chief Strahan presented the following letter to the Board: BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY Jerald J. Judge, President Dear Board Member: I request permission to send Detective Sgt. Gene Goodwin to a Training Officers School and Sgt. Michael J. Tyra to a Supervision of Police Personnel Course. Both schoolswill be held the week of April 9 through 13, 1973 at Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana. All expenses for food, lodging and tuition will be paid by Criminal Justice Planning Agency with the exception of transportation which we will furnish. Sincerely, /s/ Donald L. Strahan Mr. Judge moved to grant permission to send Detective Sgt. Gene Goodwin to Training Officers School and Sgt.Michael J. Tyra to Supervision of Police Personnel Course, seconded by Mr. Benner and on unanimous voice vote the motion wasIII carried. Building Commissioner Claude E. Goins, reported the following: Page 3 tur Board of Works Minutes April 5, 1973 Commissioner Goin's report. Board of Public Works and Safety 50 North 5th Street Richmond, Indiana 47374 Gentlemen: The following is a report from the Bureau of Buildings for the month of March 1973. Month No. of Dwellings Evaluation Total Permits March 1973 8 $171 ,500.00 160 March 1972 4 91 ,000.00 146 February 1973 3 63,000.00 108 Total Cost March 1973 $729,396.00 March 1972 467,433.00 February 1973 203,404.00 Total Permit Fees March 1973 $1 ,131 .00 Total Permit Fees March 1972 $1 ,015.00 Total number of inspections made by this department in the month of March 1973, 520. Richmond Systematic Housing Survey Inspections totaled 191 this month. Dwellings Condemned in March 1973 - 1 Outbuildings Condemned in March 1973 - 0 Number of Dwellings Razed in March 1973 - 3 Number of Outbuildings Razed in March 1973 - 2 IIIRespectfuly submitted, /s/ Claude E. Goins, Commissioner Bureau of Buildings City of Richmond, Indiana Miss Wynegar moved to accept proof of publication for bids on the Rapid Retrieval Filing System, seconded by Mr. Benner and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. One bid was received from Diebold Inc. in the amount of $11 ,177.O0.Mr. Judge moved to take the bid under advisement, seconded by Miss Wynegar and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. On recommendation of Street Commissioner, Elmer Toschlog, Mr. Judge moved to award the contract to Deeds Equipment Co. in the amount of $11 ,795.00 for the Slurry Machine and to award contract to Rudd Equipment Corp. in the amount of $5,832.00 for Street Flusher, seconded by Miss Wynegar and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. Mr. Judge moved to accept bids for Chassis for Slurry Machine and Street Flusher April 19, 1973 at 9:30 a.m. ,seconded by Mr. Benner and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. Building Commissioner, Claude E. Goins, appeared before the Board to request the following property owners be called in before the Board at the next meeting to show why they have not complied with the Housing Code Ordinance: Charles Mc Celland, RE: 632-634 Richmond Avenue; Rev. Ervin Baxter, Sr. RE: 1224-1224 1/2 South 8th Street; William C. Whitehead, RE: 323 North 16th Street; Carol Camden, RE: 1201 Parry Street; Frank Cappa, RE: 508 South 10th Street, Central Heating & Air Conditioning, RE: 723 South 7th Street; and Russ Commons, RE: 309 No. 8th Street, 313 No. 17th Street, 409 No 14th St. and 407-407 1/2 No. 14th Street. Page 4 Board of-Works Minutes April 5, 1973 Miss Wynegar moved to accept proof of publication for bids on Boulder Curb Replace- ment, seconded by Mr. Benner and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. One bid was received for Boulder Curb Replacement from Jul Gerkin, Inc. in the amount of $33,000.00 which represents $3.00 per lineal ft. for 11 ,000 lineal ft. Mr. Judge moved to take the Boulder Curb Replacement bid under advisement until next week, seconded by Mr. Benner and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. Chief Strahan reported the bid from Diebold Inc. for the Rapid Retrieval Filing System met the specifications. Mr. Judge moved to award the contract to Diebold Inc. in the amount of $11 ,177.00 for the Rapid Retrieval Filing System, seconded by Miss Wynegar and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. Mr. Judge instructed the Clerk to send letters to Mr. Don Atkins, President -of Richmond Professional Fire Fighters Local 1408 and Mr. Richard Smith, President of Fraternal Order of Police requesting postponement of the meeting scheduled on April 8th regarding negotiations due to pending legislation. Mr. Judge authorized installation of Street Light at Hazelwood Land and South- west 5th Street and to move two poles at Southwest llth and National Road West per specification of the Engineers Department, seconded by Mr. Benner and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. Mr. Goins, Building Commissioner, requested permission to send three inspectors to the Indiana Association of Building Officials school on Code Enforcement for one and two family dwellings, which will be held at Indianapolis, April 16, 17 & 18th. Permission was granted by the Board. Miss Wynegar moved to accept proof of publication for bids on six economy dars, seconded by Mr. Benner and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. Bids were received from the following: American Motors, six 1973 Gremlins, $15,000 unit price $2,500 & six Hornets, $15,900, unit price $2,650; Fred First Ford, six 1973 Mavericks , $14,584.86, unit price $2,430.81 ; Raper Plymouth, six 1973 Valiant Duster Coupe, $14,724, unit price $2,454; Chevrolet , six 1973 Novas, $14,873.82, unit price $2,478.97 & six 1973 Vegas $12,993, unit price $2,165.00; and Vivian Buick, six 1973 Buick Apollos, $16,200, unit price $2,700. Mr. Judge moved to take the bids for the six cars under advisement until next week, seconded by Mr. Benner and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. There being no further business on motion duly made, seconded and passed, the meeting was adjourned. Jerald J. Judge President ATTEST: Margaret Mellen Clerk of the Board