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HomeMy Public PortalAbout02-12-1970 6 1P Page 1,38- Bd. of Public Works 2/5/70 Mr. Howell brought up the problem of the outside doors of the City Building in the Police Department being blown open by the wind,`making the Police lobby almost impossible to heat. He laid he thought eventually another set of doors, further out, will have to be installed, at a cost of $2,580.00. The Board took the problem under advisement. There being no further business on motion duly made, seconded and carried, the meeting adjourned. /s/ Andrew C. Cecere, President Attest: /s/Lotte Hoskins, City Clerk M'�HH:-* — 1Ui. i HH i i 8 HP C»H H —8HS:i Li-n i- n'N- BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, FEBRUARY 12 , 1970 The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met in regular session in the Municipal Bldg . , Feb- ruary 12 , 1970, at the hour of 9:00 o ' clock a .m. Mr . Cecere presiding with the following members present: Mr . Howell , City Controller and Mr . Jacobs , City Engineer . . The following business was had to-wit: Mr . Howell moved that the minutes of the previous meeting be approved, seconded by Mr . Jacobs and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried . Fire Chief William Berry recommended that Marshall Kern, having successfully completed his period of probation, be advanced from probationary fireman to regular fireman, effec- tive February 7, 1970 . Mr . Jacobs moved the Board approve the promotion, seconded by Mr . Howell and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried . Chief Berry reported that he had word yesterday that the FCC was then considering the City ' s request to operate a radio call box system. He expects to hear results momentarily . Chief Berry reported that Fire Chiefs of northern and central Indiana are gathering in Richmond to day and will view the new fire station. Chief Berry read the following: December 29, 1969 William Berry, Fire Chief 7 North 5th Street Richmond, Indiana Dear Sir: On the evening of December. 23rd, several of your fire com- panies responded to a fire we had in finished goods in our warehouse . These men were under the direction of Roland Walls , Battalion Chief and Duty Chief . Rod Rohe, Assistant Fire Chief was also on the scene . On behalf of Johns-Manville, I would like to commend all of your firemen who were on the scene and particularly Messrs . Walls and Rohe for an excellent job not only of extinguishing • Page ' 157 Bd . of Works & Safety 2-12-70 the fire • but also for. controlling their activities to minimize water damage, tO2the many thousands of dollars worth of i.nven-• . tory we had adjacent to the specific fire area . I would appreciate it if you would pass on to these men our thanks for the competent and professional job they did . Very truly yours , JOHNS-MANVILLE PRODUCTS CORPORATION /s/ Daniel H . - Gallagher - Acting Plant Manager • Chief Berry read the following report: To: Chief Berry Subject: Training Films The below named films were shown to the respective Fire Companies on dates listed below: • Safe Handling of Light Ends Vinyl Chloride Year of Disaster (Water Pollution) Our Air ( Air Pollution ) "A" Platoon - All Companies - Feb . 2nd "B" Platoon - All Companies - Feb. 3rd "C" Platoon - All Compantes - Feb . 5th . 6 hours t;otatitime! :instruction_: • /s/ Rod Rohe Asst . Chief Mr .- Howell read the following letter: )i:,, • February 3, 1970 Honorable Byron-E . Klute Office of the Mayor Richmond, Indiana 47374. Dear Mayor Klute: • • In our corporate structure we operate five (5) manufacturing- plants located in various parts of the country . We are highly pleased that one of these plants is located in your fine city ,of Richmond, Indiana . In order that our management personnel can efficiently visit these plant locations and also .properly conduct our. bus:i nes s with our hundreds of customers from coast to coast , we, operate company- owned aircraft equipment . • This brings us into many municipally and privately owned air - fields . Our company pilots tell us they consistently receive the most efficient and courteous service from the -Richmond Municipal Airport than from any other of ,our various-landing locations . • We, therefore, feel it is significant to. offer our compliments to all concerned for the outstanding performance in the com- plete operation of this municipally owned airfield . ;. . Very truly yours, ATLAS PLASTICS('CORPORATION B . G . Capshaw • Executive Vice President Page 158 Bd . of Works 2-12-70 Traffic Captain Paul Martin reported having made a study of the situation at the intersection of N .W. "K" and 4th Sts . and recommended that "K" St . be made a through street , with 4th St . traffic having to stop. Mr . Jacobs moved the Board approve the recommendation, seconded by Mr . Howell and on . unanimous voice vote the motion was carried . Captain Martin reported on the request by Dr . Mader to have parking restricted to two hours in front of his office. Cap- tain Martin said that he did not recommend restricting parking to two hours in a residential area and he felt that doctors should provide off-street parking for their patients . . Mr . Cecere said he agreed with the recommendation and said there would be no change in the parking . Captain Martin reported having checked into the Kepler Branden- burg situation and said that both have agreed to park their trucks in front of their own respective properties . Captain Martin reported that _the new traffic signals at llth and No. and So. "A" Sts . have been installed, but that they are designed for one-way streets and cannot be used until llth St . is made one-way . He therefore recommended that the Board ask Council to make llth St . one-way going north, between No. and So. "A" Sts . Mr . Jacobs moved the Board approve the recommendation, seconded by Mr . Howell and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried . Mr . Jacobs recommended that the City annex a small parcel of land near the Buchholz addition in order to make it possible for the City to provide water and fire protection. for- homes in the Buchholz addition. The area in question is between the Buchholz addition and the existing corporate line. Mr . Jacobs moved the Board ask Council to annex this land, seconded by Mr . Howell and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried . Building Commissioner Ed Goins submitted the following report: The following is a report from the Bureau of Buildings for the month of January 1970 . Month No. of Dwellings Evaluation Total Permits Jan . 1970 2 $35,000 .00 95 Jan . 1969 3 47,000 .00 71 Dec . 1969 4 77,000 .00 119 Estimated Cost - - • Jan . 1970 $ 301 , 287 .00 Jan. 1969 101 ,424.00 Dec . 1969 4, 970, 310 .00 Total Permit Fees for Jan . 1970 $ 751 .00 Total Permit Fees for Jan . 1969 319.00 Total number of inspections made by this Department in the month- of Jan. 1970, 383 . New and existing structures 232'. Housing Code inspections . TT. Dwellings condemned in Jan . 19707— 4. . Outbuilding condemned in Jan. 1970 . 3 . Respectfully submitted, /s/ Claude E . Goins Bureau of Buildings Page 159 Bd . of Works 2-12-70 . • There being no further business, on motion duly made, seconded and carried, the meeting adjourned .' /s/ Andrew C . Cecere, President Attest : /s/ Lotte Hoskins , City Clerk *A)AAA AA AkA AA kAkn AA kiC/:iCAA:CiC:Cis****:C' � �1 ***d -Ad ****�1 * * 1 VAAi ni 'AR/C:C/C/./.n/C/./C....n/./C/�C iC iC n X X:. C iC * BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, FEBRUAN 19, . 1970 The Board of Public Works and Safety of the .City of Richmond, Indiana, met in regular session in the Municipal Bldg . at, 'the hour of 9:00 a .m. Mr . Cecere presiding with the following members present: Mr . Howell, City Controller and Mr . Jacobs , City Engi - neer . The following business was had to-wit: Mr . Howell moved that the minutes of the previous meeting be approved, seconded by Mr . Jacobs and on unanimous voice vote the: motion was carried . - The Board heartily endorsed the JAYCEE project-_o.f selling honey door to door on March 15th in order to raise money for Green Acres School , but said no Board permission is needed for, this solicita- tion. Mr . Jacobs moved the Board approve a .curb cut request for Robert Hall , Inc . at Elmhurst Drive, Police, and .Zoning both having no objection, seconded by Mr . Howell and on unanimous voice vote .the motion was carried . Mr . Jacobs asked the Board take a curb cut request from the Sun Oil Co. , at Williamsburg Pike and Forest Drive under. advisement until it can be determined whether or not there is a zoning problem. Mr . Jacobs moved .the Board execute a contract with A & D Excava- ting for the demolition of the Guy Bull apartment building . The building was purchased for the purpose of widening So. "A" -St . • Bids have been taken from four contractors , and the A & D bid of $800 .-00 was. l ow. , Mr Howell seconded-. theHmotii on and•. on- unanimous ' voice vote. the motion was..carr i.ed.. • , . ' ' - Mr . Howell reported that Mike Kolentus complained about cars park- ing in the alley between 15th and 16th Sts . on So. "A" St . , blocking his garage. The complaint was referred to the Traffic Division .for • study . Mr . Cecere. suggested that Traffic look into the 'entire . problem of cars parked in alleys and report back next week . Mayor Byron K1 ute reported-:.that word: has been received. from-Senator Bayh ' s o.ffice. yesterday• that the FCC' has ,approved' a permanent. license for the Fire Department radio communication system. The approval was granted following the Senator ' s intercession in behalf of the Richmond Fire Department , who had been unable to get any - satisfaction out of-:the FCC-since last- -June. Fire- Chief William Berry said the boxes are readyto go as soon as the official license comes through, sometime next week . He said not all the facotries are: ready for the switch-over . The Board asked him_ ta - review the facotry situation realistically and report back next week with a final date when a complete switch-over to the new system could be made.. . Mr '. Howell moved the Clerk ••write a letter of appreciation to Senator Bayh and Mr . Dean Burch, chairman of FCC,-•seconded by Mr . Jacobs and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried .