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HomeMy Public PortalAbout01-29-1970 Page 151 BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, JANUARY 29, 1970 The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met in regular session in the Municipal Bldg., January 29, 1970, at the hour of 9:00 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. Mr. Howell explained that the service contract for the CityBuilding ele- vators was ready to be signed at at cost of $192.30 per month, beginning Feb. 6, 1970, the date the warranty runs out. Mr. Howell moved that the Board execute the contract, seconded by Mr. Jacobs and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. Mr. Howell moved the Board authorize an ordinance to be prepared for Council to appropriate $2,115.30 to pay the cost of the elevator service contract, seconded by Mr. Jacobs and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. Mr. Jacobs reported on planned capital improvement programs for 1970, 1971 and 1975 to include thirteen projects. For 1970 his office has planned Industries Rd. Improvement; So. "A" St., Phase 3, traffic signals on No. and So. "A" Sts.; 5th St. Blvd., and storm sewers in the central business district in addition to two projects not requiring Civil City funds. With State assistance out of gasoline tax money and matching Highway Dept. funds, the City's share would total $227,096.00, $112,788.00 to be paid by the State in matchingfunds. $337,329.44 will be paid by HUD, Redevelopment Commission and Barrett Law assessments. Mr. Howell moved the following resolutions be prepared for Council to authorize the spending of funds already appropriated, in order to pay the City's 25% share of the various projects outlined. He said the money had to be available before application for matching funds to the State could be made. Mr. Jacobs seconded the motion and on unanimous voice vote the motio.mwas carried. 1. A resolution to construct and reconstruct Industries Road between old U.S. 35 and the railroad tracks to the east (or the City limits) . ($1t,250.00) 2. A resolution to construct and reconstruct existing 5th St. between Main and North "A" Streets. ($5,771.25) 3. A resolution to construct and reconstruct North and South "A" Streets for the purpose of complying with Indiana State Highway Commission requirement for relocation of U.S. -Highway #40. ($27,57 ..75) Mr. Howell moved the Board award the contract for police cruisers to the low bidder, Raper Plymouth at a total cost of $28,415.68 for 11 cruisers, including air conditioning and black interior, at a unit price of $2,583.24. Mr. Howell explained that since the cars will be passed down and driven for several years and then sold outright instead of traded in, and the cost of the air conditioning at $280.00 per unit would add about $150.00 to the sale price of each car, he thought the air conditioning worth the extra money. The black interior, at additional $6.00 per car, would also raise the resale value, since it does not show the wear. Mr. Jacobs seconded the motion and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. Mr. Howell said the police deserve working conditions equal to that of office personnel at this low cost. Mr. Howell moved the Board reject all of the bids for City Plan and Bureau of Building cars, and recommended that these two departments buy some of last year's police cruisers available for sale and return the extra money to the general fund, seconded by Mr. Jacobs and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. Page 152 Bd. of Public Works & Safety 1/29/70 Mr. Howell moved the Board authorize an ordinance to be prepared for Council for an additional appropriation of $8,500.00 to the Police Dept. budget to pay the extra cost of not having cars to trade in, seconded by Mr. Jacobs and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. Mr. Howell explained that the money would be returned to the General Fund when the old cars were sold. Building Commissioner Ed Goins submitted the following report from the Bureau of Buildings. The following is a report from the Bureau of Buildings for the month of December 1969. MONTH NO. OF DWELLINGS EVALUATION TOTAL PERMITS Dec. 1969 4 $77,000.00 119 Dec. 1968 5 105,000.00 103 Nov. 1969 4 99,000.00 131 ESTIMATED COST Dec. 1969 $4970,310.00 Dec. 1968 372,406.00 Nov. 1969 575,592.00 Total Permit Fees for Dec. 1969 $5,566.00 Total Permit Fees for Dec. 1968 871.00 Total number of inspections made by this Department in the month of Dec. 1969, 178. New and existing structures 123,. Housing Code inspections 75. Dwelling condemned in Dec. 1969. 5 Outbuilding condemned: in Dec. 1969 9. Respectfully submitted, /s/ Claude E. Goins, Bureau of Buildings City of Richmond, Indiana Fire Chief William Berry recommended that the Board accept the bid by Vivian Buick for a new car for his department. He explained that al- though it was not the low bid, the car would be driven for several years and would prove its worth. Mr. Howell said he thought the low bidder should be awarded the contract. Mr. Jacobs said he agreed with the Controller. He said he thought in the future all City cars should carry the same specifications, then police cars would be passed on to other departments. Mr. Howell said that cars ordered in quanity are cheaper than single cars. Mr. Jacobs moved the Board award the Fire Dept. bid to Fred First Ford, low bidder at $2,816.65 with air con- ditioning, seconded by Mr. Howell and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. Police Chief Don Strahan read the following letter: January 28, 1970 Don Strahan, Chief of Police City Building, Police Dept. Dear Mr. Strahan: We would like to recommend for your approval, Donald Kendall and Russell Lynch to go before the Board of Works for appointment to the Earlham College Police Department. Thank you. Sincerely, /s/ Ray Winchester, Earlham Police Dept.