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Home My Public Portal About06-26-1970 BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF THE - CITY OF 'RICHMOND , INDIANA, JUNE 26, 1970 The Board of Public Works. and Safety of the City of _Ri chmond,- Indiana, met in regular session in the Municipal- Bldg . , June 2,6, 1970, at the hour of 9: 00: a .m. Mr , Cecere. .pres i ding, with Mr . Howell present . The following business was. had. to-wit..:.. . . . Mr . Howell moved the minutes of the previous meeting be approved, seconded by' Mr. Cecere and 'on unanimous. voi ce:.vote., the. motion was carr.i ed . City Plan Director- Ri-chard Freeman asked the. Board approve. a, transfer - within his budget of $100-.00, $50 .00 out. of Tires and Tubes , $50 .00 out of Stationery and Printing, into -Gasoline.. . Mr.. Howell moved t.he• Board authorize the Clerk to prepare a Resolution for Council to approve the transfer , Mr . Cecere seconded and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried . - - - _ , Mr . Howell moved the Board reject the bid for construction of S. "A" St . between 4th and 5th Sts . , for .$-29•,764.00, the only bid received, since it is above the Engineer ' estimate and readvertise for bids_ to be taken on July 16, 1970, Mr . Cecere seconded and on unanimous voice vote the motion was 'carried. . A representative- of St . .Andrews . Chur,ch ,appeared to ask for permission to cl ose. S-. "C" between 5th. and ,6th .Sts . ,. .on. June 2,6.. from, 9 . a.m. to. 10 :00 p.m. so' the CYO may hold an auction : Mr ., Howell moved the Board approve the request, seconded by .Mr . Cecere , and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried , . - . . . Rick Freeman informed the :Board that Capitol Drying, 1 139 E . Ma i.n St „ is in violation of the 'Zoning Ordinance. Attorney Bert Keller , representing the owners , explained, that permission had-,been obtained from a , former administrator and . plans had been made -accordingly, including renewing of the lease and spending l arge. .amounts ; of ,money on.. a .new _plant The only • par- t of ,the business . in- zoning violation is the, fact that - they are planning to use a 20-pound machine instead of. a ten-pound. machine. No one thought the difference created a greater health or -safety hazard . Mr . °Cecere suggested the owners get a variance from the Board of Zoning Appeals on the grounds that a mistake has been made in the Planning Office _ and that , no hazard is involved. Mr . Freeman reported that an auto repair shop is being conducted illegally in the rear of 403 Grace Drive by Gary Sparks , creating aC-4 use in a R-2 zone. Mr . Sparks said he has made . arrangements - to- move and would be out ' of the building by the end of June . - Mr . Cecere told him to take in no-more vehicles '.and work is to discontinue after the end of June. 1d Police Chief Don Strahan read the following letter : Chief Donald Strahan Richmond Police Dept . Richmond, Indiana . Dear Chief Strahan: I would like .to advise you Land the members of- the Board of Works that I wish to retire effective-.July 15, 1970. . This will complete a period • of service of twenty-one years , fours months and fi.f.teen days from the date of my appointment March 1 , 1949 to my retirement July 15, 1970 . I have served under four different administrations and have been fairly treated by ail . It is withregret that I retire' from the force as I ' have completely enjoyed my work ' and the fellow officers with whom I have served. Sincerely, /s/ Bert Russell The Board accepted with regret the resignation of Captain Russell . _ . „ , ,- . • 4k . 0 • • 1 Chief Strahan remTE,4-ndd tha 5,:.4,ard appr4irve tho prmc,tJon of 2 Deb Lt. Ronald q, Chesnut to Det , Captain, to take the place of i"..,Otain Russe ' l , aP/A the promon .--f Dc-t . c- ut . Ral,,-“rt E . -3, i 4 Mateny to Det , Lt . to take the posi 't: i6n now held by Lt . ChesPut . 5 Mr , Cecere moed the EfoGf'd approve the prcrct seconded by . 6 iklr , Howell and on unanimos. voice vote the mc, ion was carried. -7, ' f 8 thief Strahan presented the following rept,rt , prepared by the faffic D'c,! son rfiCi TOTAL VEHICLES EMMlING THE 7NYERVXTIOM OF T151Tr I _ -- 12,r00 '100-14., 5: w1 IF„m. • -TTflcrWr- uf,04-WITT—I970 '4 ----1TWo-MC------ 7- - lc 16 PEAK HOURS . PFM .. . !!!! VENCLES 4% 00 1-DJA,,-500 1 ) 3 00 P4t00 P . M 1200P ,M. -lz00 P , M , e 1 ;>00 P ,M , -20() P ,M , 22 200 P „M, =3;00 P ,Mr, ,. ','/''A ;;00 P ,M,-600 PA.1, . 25 ToTAL , _ - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ,..).!,.)c-11- .7. J. 27 RJCHMON0, INDIANA 28 2,7',; Chief Strahan iaid that lt i ,, the1-raffle Oivis1on' s re.commende- -, 'c4ori -i.kiat no tratcic co-nro ge,, dce 'jf,f, J;leaded 6'::: tie ihtersact1u1 74i . of T" and 12th , Counclmar Frank Mar :ino ,,ac. that oc matter ..: 2., . how few cars use the intection, he still felt 'the a contro 1 device would be protection for the .L..hilden uzind the crcIssincl, Cecere said that all studie show that traffft light dont s,ave- lWes and create more acc.1denZs than th6.y prevent , and I 111 _ .- 37 i: the City were to install lght at every interscton where .,-;',H ldren might cross , all ',:raffic movement in the City would be destroyz,..d, Mr . HoeI / noved. the Board order the lights at 39 the two intersections ',-..-7,Arned off and covered for the next two 40 months and the situation be reviewed 1;4 seconled and en unanimous volce vote the moo, on was oi=ltried. 42 43 Mr , and Mrs . Wise of Holly Lane appeared represented bv Clyde I,; =i4 Wilii3MS in regard to a dnr7,i,: d'Ttc wili they had filled. i-g- said they had fillcd the d•Itch - in Jr to nave access to the ,- f 46 home, and that the' had inertid a 12 pipe, .--ffta Engineeris 47 office did not think a 12" pipe suffici.ently la-ge to drain the 48 water and stary,ant pools were forming because the natural flow ho water had been intercupzed, causing a health hazard. Mr . c.0 Williams explained that the proHem has not been created by the . 51 Wise ' s but was a matter of a neighborhood squabble, A photo r.) - graph of the area showed some dumDing of debrIs. had taken place , ..)- 53 Mr , Cecere said tnat the dumping must 'ftop and debrLF. cleaned up g-.1,„ immediately, but the matte( of the drainage ditch would be a . civil matter. He did suggest the Fnoinc-er ' s of:Tice work with 56 the Wises to try to find a solution, and report back to the Ji z--7 Board , • 58 o „,)r,-., The POchmond Noon Optimist asked the Board to approve July 60 19th as the date for closing the hill on N."E" t. from the 6! 63 - Para down ' an o 20th St , for the nuai Opti 62 r-a -Derby. Yhe event' has already been approved, but no date had been -14: „ Mc . Howell moved. the Boardapbrove July 19th, Mr . Cecere seconded add 64 on unanimous voice vote thc motio6 was caried . 6c 66 Building Canmissioner E.d. Coins reported that Ed Brockman is fal almost. ready to move into hi5.. new home and -te'ar down the front 68 on the old one. Also, the property at 16th and 14,"A" St . owned 69 by Mc . Byrd is almost clear- of all debris . /0 -41 A . Mr . Howell move tht. Board approve that Chief S•crahan take his 72 vacation from July 20 to Aug, 3, and that the Gag Warden Ferguson 73 . take his from July 6-20, Mr . Cecere seconded and on unanimous 74 voice vote the motion was carried, 7C , , IA 71 . . /10 ol 1!-• • P1 ,3asu:--c-1, to coT,-,.-F„eT-,dfta c-aY'd, tho. Po Chiief 9 L:5 memioef7s of .Opt„ for results they re_cevad dur.'wQif rqunrtr Qf i1970: in lowrInQ the a ad ;T: C2M7,1Afill, c.Yn 4 In rctp5.7:T •,1:.1,rg, Lr curounity z decl 'mr, •in with op1.0atii; 'oetie-an to 1,--1,0,500, 17 May 1 ce? ?1Yu.1,.1- prcr,eYv 6 oV c rcate!...-icxy !2o -'. lccked iP (1-6,V;, Lh' if tha Le en C -.: C.,0. ,rj tvpc, • in We ho yc,u nee,J. • w5 ',7.j•if if U • if if Mura , Mr , CecEre Miihowe:r 1.f.rac'4-if.,: junk aut..-x-obi ".jes 39 on 1.1i4, prc)peLl-y W, Sts, , -aind to City Plan to che,...k into, 02 The Boa,,-d took advament mattef- of a eca of nioci,trt7 43 owned by of. • F.30y5 ' Club which E7;QVT CW(,) bu! ,, Hcmelt Stiate end County of f cet wnWd he 47 closed Jiily 3, the @oa!A authorl zm tbal: the City CuL 48 be closed with the excep;.,-ion O 7C ,: Ly if ourt and the City4. off.'ice that day, Ce,zere seconded and nnr r .a -o'ice vote the motion war, I ad There b€,IPq no fu,-.7ti,i,-- r !Dusines5 moti. oif C. made, secondF:..d, . - carcied, the OU adjouT.-TH-4d , 55 An6re0.-i Pk..sideNt c„-,7 C1J...,; -,- of Board rc..s P.0 (."--?