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HomeMy Public PortalAbout08-14-1969 Page 79 Mr. Joe Bolt, who had been summoned to appear before the. Board to show why the order of condemnation against his property in the 800 block of Locust Road should not be carried out, failed to appear. Mr. Jacobs moved that the Building Commissioner' s order of condemnation be affirmed and the Bldg. Commissioner proceed to demolish the building, seconded by Mr. Howell and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. Mr. Goins said he would post notice to take bids for demol- ishing the building. Mr. Jacobs reported having received a complaint from Mrs. Patterson concerning a building which has been demolished by DeLucio at 1113 No. "H" St. Although the building has been demolished, the debris has never been cleared away. The Board decided to order the Clerk to write a letter to Mr. DeLucio, requiring him to remove the debris by August 14, or to appear before the Board to explain why it has not been done. Mr. Cecere brought to the Board' s attention_.a problem o.f weeds, debris, and mosquitos at No. 9th and "H" Sts. Attorney George Keller appeared to present a petition for the City to vacate easement strips located on property in the Richards Addition, lots 247 through 253 and 280 through 290. Releases from the telephone, gas, and water companies as well as R.P.U. accompanied the petition. Mr. Cecere moved the Board approve the Declaratory Resolution No. 1- 1969 and hold a public hearing on September 4th at 10:00 a.m. in the Board of Works room, seconded by Mr. Jacobs and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. Mr. Jacobs submitted the following report on weeds: 159 complaints 80 - complete 37 - to attorney 14 - to be checked 13 - letters being typed 15 - research being done There being no further business on motion duly made, seconded and carried, the meeting adjourned. /s/ Andrew C. Cecere, President r Attest: /s/ Lotte Hoskins, City Clerk *-***xxxx*xxxx*-*-*-***xxxx*xx*xxxx**xxx*xxx**xxxxxx*****xx*xxxx*xxxxxxxxxx BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, AUGUST 14, 1969 The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met in regular session in the Municipal Bldg. August 14, 1969, 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. Mr. Howell reported that, following a letter from the Board,- DeLucio' s have cleaned up the debris at 1113 No. "H" St. He showed photographs which had been taken before and after the clean-up. Police Chief Don Strahan recommended that the Board approve the removal of parking spaces in the 200 block of No.. 3rd St. , in order to provide motorists with better visibility of the C. & 0. Railroad signal. The Page 80 C. & 0. requested "No Parking" restrictions 12 feet south of the passenger station exit and 24 feet north to 'the' light pole: Chief Strahan said that the Traffic Division has approved this request. Mr. Jacobs moved the Board order the parking :,spaces removed, seconded by Mr. Howell and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. Chief Strahan reported a curb cut request by Charles McGurie at 503 South 16th St. , which has been approved by both the Traffic Division and the Zoning Department. Mr. Jacobs moved the- Board approve the request, seconded by Mr. Howell and on unanimous voice' vote the motion was carried. = Chief-Strahan requested the Board' s permission to attend, with Major Doren a three-day Police Command Officer's Seminar to be held at the Institute for Criminal Justice of Chicago Kent College of. Law, September 11-13. Money is available for this project. Mr. Jacobs moved the Board approve the request; seconded by Mr. Howell and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. Chief Strahan reported that Officer Duane Bratton, who attended a Pilot Basic Law Enforcement Training Course of the Indiana Law Enforce- ment Academy from June 23' to August 1, finished the course 15th in a class of 99 with a grade of 89.8, class average grade 'being 81.2. He also qualified as a pistol sharpshooter. Mr. Cecere expressed appreciation of the Board for Officer Bratton' s fine performances and ordered the Clerk to write a letter of commendation to the Officer. Mr. Cecere read the following letter: July 21, 1969 Chief Donald Strahan Chief of Police Richmond, -Irc] Tana Dear Chief: I wish to thank you for your courteous treatment when I visited you recently, and for all the information I was able to obtain which will expedite the opening of our new starein your tremendous com- munity. - To say that I am impressed with you, your fine officers, and your outstanding physical department is putting it mildly. About ten years ago I assisted in designing a new police department, and I was proud of our accomplishment. After viewing your establishment, and knowning all of the selling that had to be done to accomplish it, I can say the people of Richmond are lucky they have men of your caliber on their department. Your department is absolutely the finest that I have seen in over thirty years of law enforcement association, and I think I have seen thousands of them. Respectfully, /s/ Robert W. Traver Vice President Mr. Wiggs Fire Chief •William Berry requested permission from the Board to send four members of the Fire Department to the Ohio State Fire School, Columbus, Ohio, from Sept. 8-12, two to enroll in the Fire Prevention and Inspection Course", and two in the"Rescue Course". Money is available for this training. Mr. Howell moved the Board approve the request, seconded by Mr. Jacobs and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. . Mr. Jacobs .reported that Wolf Creek Garden Center, Inc. contractors for the Municipal- Bldg. sprinkling system is requesting additional payments over and above the bid price, on the following grounds: A. The abnormal amount of rock, brick, footers and other debris Page 81 located underground which caused extreme delays in trenching, plus additional expense in having some of these areas back- hoed since the trencher was unable to penetrate, are calculated to be 3,345 feet, at a charge of 504 per foot, which amounts to $1,672.50. This normal rock also created an additional expense of cleaning up, which consisted of $235.00 for a tractor-loader and truck IIIplus 64 hours of labor at $10.00 per hour equalling $640.00. B„The sidewalks, which are located in all of the island areas, were not anticipated to be 24 to 30" of concrete in depth but were figured to be normal 4 to 6" depth walks. The walks had to be excavated to this extreme depth by hand and the piping installed underneath. There are a total of 29 walks with extra labor time of 3 hours per walk at $10.00 per hour, which comes to an amount of $870.00. C. This job was bid on the wage rates set forth in the specificatims which was $3.30 per hour plus fringe benefits, but we were forced by the Union to pay $3.65 per hour, 35¢ an hour additional, due to a wage increase which took place between bidding time and • start of work. We have expended to date a total of 1,018 hours on this job which at 35¢ per hour amounts to $356.30. D. Prior to the time of commencing this job I had specifically stated that all. concrete work must be completed and that all fill must be in and finish grade established, with the exception of sod. Mr. Dale Jacobs, City Engineer, advised me that this work was complete and we should commence our installation. Aftef. installation had commenced, a sidewalk along the sout end of III the property was changed which leaves the sprinkler heads approximately 24" from where they should be located. There are nine heads which should be changed and a cost of $95.85 is quoted to make this change. Considerable area has been filled with top soil after the sprinkler installation and there will be a quantity of heads that will. have to be raised from their initial level. This quantity is not known at the present time. We are furnishing a quotation of $1.65 per head to make this change. In view of the deep concrete sidewalk, it is suggested that the four small tree planters located in the Parking Area not be irrigated. In the event this is approved, we would offer a deduction of $222.00. In regards to the two planters at the rear lower entrance to the building, in asmuch as these planters are in shade a great percentage of the day and are not subject to drying winds, and water is located in their vicinity, it is suggested that they not be irrigated. We are offering a deduction of $240.00 for these two planters. Mr. Jacobs said that he has met with Mr. Knowles, President of Wolf Creek and Mr. Puthoff of R. W. Clinton & Associates who drew up the specifications for the system, and the meeting resulted in the following recommendations: III A. Abnormal rock, brick, footers & debris: Mr. Knowles was aware of the fact that this areawas one in which numerous buildings had been demolished and could predict the excavation troubles encountered. Of course the exact extent of the debris could not be known and consequently this contingency was covered in the specification under "Rock Excavation" which states that extra payment will be made if drilling and blasting is required. Our opinion is that extra charges under A are not justified. B. Depth of footing at curbs: Page 82 The depths of the curb footings were a matter of record on the building drawings at the time of the sprinkler contract bidding. Although we did not have this specific item in mind, Mr. Knowles was offered a set of building drawings for his examination. He did not believe it necessary and did not examine the building (and site plan) prints. We do not believe the ,extra_ charges_ are justified as the condi- tion noted was known and available to the bidders. C. Increase in wage rates: The last paragraph on page E-2 reads: "If any crafts shall establish a higher minimum wage in the disteict during the period of the construction comtemplated, the higher minimum wage so established shall be considered as having also been established as the minimum wage scale under this schedule". No extra charges justified. D. Moving of sidewalk: The moving of the sidewalk was a contingency which Mr. Knowles could not have known and the charge of $95.85 seems reasonable. Adjustment of Sprinkler Heads: • As we do not have supervision of the sprinkler system installation, we cannot make a good appraisal of this situation. As to the deductions mentioned in the last two paragraphs, we feel that the deduction of $240.00 for the elimination of sprinklers in the beds at the rear entrance could very well be accepted as hand watering in this area may be desirable. 111 We would suggest that you seek the advice of Mr. James Brower relative to the $222.00 reduction for elimination of heads at the four trees ,. Mr. Jacobs moved that the Board concur with the recommendations of Mr. Puthoff and that the Engineer inform Mr. Knowles of the Board's decision, seconded by Mr. Cecere and carried without Mr. Howell's vote. Mr. Howell suggested the Board hold the matter under advisement for fear that the contractor may not finish his work. Mr. Jacobs moved that the Board approve the Wolf Creek Garden Center's certificate for 80% payment of $12,956.40, since most of the work is done. Mr. Cecere seconded, Mr. Howell voted no, carried by a two-to-one vote. Mr. Jacobs moved the Board execute the contracts for the reconstruction of No. "A" St. with Magaw Construction, Inc. : DeBolt Concrete; and A & D Excavating Co. , the work to start officially August 25th. Mr. Howell seconded and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. Mr. Jacobs reported that a change order for $1950.00 'will be necessary with A & D Excavating. Mr. Jacobs moved the Board approve a resolution for Council appointing a City representative to work with HUD in applying for matching funds for a storm sewer system for the downtown area, seconded by Mr. Howell and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. Mr. Jacobs reported that two bridges are in badly deteriorated condition,., the No. 19th St. bridge and the So. 10th St. bridge. He said that the railroads and the County participate in the cost of replacing bridges. Mr. Cecere said that the Railroads will pay 20% of the cost and the County and City share the other 80%. He said that the location of the replacement for the No. 19th St. bridge is not yet decided. Mr. Jacobs said that proceedings should be started to initiate a program for funds, the location could be decided later. Mr. Jacobs moved that the engineer make initial contact with the County Commissioners and representatives of the Penn Central and C. & 0. railroads to discuss funds for the Page 83 bridges. Mr. Cecere seconded and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. Mr. Jacobs submitted the following report on weed complaints: 166 complaints received 100 complete 15 notified but not yet complete 22 given to Don Hazelwander to be cut 6 given to Elmer Toschlog to be cut 11 to be notified 12 research being done at present time Letters sent to: Thos. Russell Crabb Mr. William Herzog 15 North 21st Street 1107 South "M" Street Mr. Robert Hodgin Ray F. Steinbrink Hwy 122 E 1304 South 8th Street There being no further business on motion duly made seconded and carried, the meeting adjourned. /s/ Andrew C/ Cecere, President La_ Attest: /s/ Lotte Hoskins, City Clerk ****x x x************x x***x x x********-x x**)f x x*x x********-x x**x x x x***x x***x x**x x x x***- BOARD OF WORKS AND SAFETY OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, AUGUST 21, 1969 The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met in regular session in the Municipal Bldg. August 21, 1969, at the hour of 9:00 o'clock a.m. Mr. Cecere presiding with the following members present: Mr. Howell, City Controller, and Dan Fienning sitting in in an advisory capacity for Dale 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. Cecere and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. Mr. Cecere read a letter from Elsie Dudley, 730 So. 6th, asking that a "Drive carefully, children playing'." sign be posted in her bolck since many children play or ride bicycles in the street. Sgt. Martin said that children should be discouraged from playing in the streets. Mr. Howell moved the request be referred to the Traffic Division, seconded by Mr. Cecere and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. Police Chief Don Strahan recommended that the Board authorize the pro- motion of Sgt. Paul F. Martin to the rank of Captain of the Traffic Division, effective Wednesday, August 27, 1969, to fill the vacancy left by Capt. Walter Stout' s retirement. Mr. Howell moved the Board approve the promotion, seanded by Mr. Cecere and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. Chief Strahan recommended that the Police be authorized to paint the side- walk on the south side of the Leland Motor Inn to stop cars from parking on the sidewalk. He said officers had repeatedly spoken to Leland per- sonnel and cars had been ticketed, but being transients, the parking tickets were not paid. He said the same problem exists at Third and'-Main Sts. at Bowen' s Oldsmobile. Mr. Cecere said cars in violation should be towed away.