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HomeMy Public PortalAbout01-16-1969 Board of Works &' Safety 1-9-69 Mr. Jacobs read a report from the Controller' s office on the state of finances with regards to payments due on the new municipal building. Bills are due to Kane Electric Service of $23,000.00; Griesmeyer, $6,700; and the decorator, Dan Acito, $6,000.00. The present cash balance is $34,000.00. He recommended that the City pay the electrical contractor' s bill, $4,000 of the Griesmeyer bill and all of the de- corator's bill, leaving a balance of about $800.00. Mr. Hoskins reported that he has talked to Mr. Long of Long' s Super- market and has seen the market, and that he did not feel Mr. Long should be asked to report to the Board again. He moved that the Board rescind the order biven last week to ask Mr. Long to come in again, seconded by Mr. Jacobs, and on unanimous voice vote, motion was carried. There being no further business on motion duly made, seconded and carried, the meeting adjourned. 6L /s/ Dale L. Jacobs, Presiding Attest: /s/ Lotte Hoskins, City Clerk *-x-x-**********************-x- -- -x--x- -x--x-*************-x-****x-- -x--- -- - * -***-x--x* ** BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, JANUARY 16, 1969 The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana met in regular session in the Traffic Division Room in the new Muni- cipal Building, 50 North 5th, at the hour of 9:00 o'clock a.m. (est) on January 16, 1969. Mr. Cecere presiding, with the following members being present: Mr. Hoskins and Mr. Jacobs. The following business was had to-wit: • Mr. Hoskins moved that the minutes of the previous meeting stand as read, seconded by Mr. Jacobs, and on unanimous voice vote, motion was carried. Fire Chief Donovan Johnson appeared and presented the following request: 1) Request permission to burn dwellings situated at 1008, 1012,1016,1022,1028,1034 and 1038 North "J" Street, and 1014 North llth Street in the City of Richmond, Ind. The burnings are an integral part of the training program for the Fire Department. The Fire Department has been released of any responsibility by Zeeb, Inc. owners of the property. He added that the project would take approximately three weeks, de- pending on the weather. Mr. Jacobs moved that the request be granted, seconded by Mr. Hoskins, and on unanimous voice vote, motion was carried. The Fire Chief also requested the Board' s permission to buy two uni- tized van trucks, trading in one (1) 1960 Ford 4-door sedan and one (1) 1957 Chevrolet z ton pick-up truck. The new trucks are to be used in the inspection department and money has been appropriated in the budget. He estimated the two trucks to cost approximately $4,500. Mr. Jacobs moved that the Board advertise for bids to be opened February 6, 1969, seconded by Mr. Hoskins and on unanimous voice vote, motion was carried. Mr. Jacobs suggested that advertisements for bids include the state- ment: "All bids must meet specifications with no exceptions," and no provision for listing exceptions would be made on bid forms. Mr. Cecere thought it would be better to have bidders list items by exact specifications so that the Board could decide for itself whether or not specifications had been met. The Board decided against including the suggested statement. /sc Board of Works & Safety 1-16-69 Louis J. Pardo appeared before the Board with a bid of $135.00 to paint stripes on the parking lot by the new Municipal Bldg. Painting of curbs was not included in this price. Mr. Cece7;e moved the Board take the bid under advisement while the Traffic Division makes a study of what is needed. Police Chief Don Strahan submitted the following report to the Board: The following recommendations are presented to the Board of Public Works and Safety for approval. These recommendations govern traffic regard- "' the rerouting of U.S. 40 from East Main Street to North and South "A" Street as per signed agreement with the City of Richmond, Indiana and the Indiana State Highway Commission. PARKING RESTRICTIONS - NO PARKING ANY TIME 1. On the West Side of South 3rd Street between East Main Street and the first alley South thereof. 2. On both the North and South sides of South "A" Street between South 3rd and South llth Street. 3. On both the East and West sides of South llth Street between South "A" Street and East Main Street. 4. On both the East and West sides of North llth Street between North "A" Street and East Main Street. 5. On both the North and South sides of East Main Street between 9th Street and 17th Street. 6. On both the East and West sides of North 16th Street between East Main Street and North "A" Street. 7. On the South side of North "A" Street between 16th Street and 7th Street. 8. On both the North and South side of North "A" Street between 7th Street and East Main Street (new construction) . 9. On the North side of North "A" Street between 9th and 10th Street. PARKING RESTRICTION - PARALLEL PARKING 111 1. Parallel parking only will be permitted on the East side of South 3rd Street between East Main Street and South "A" Street. ONE-WAY STREETS - ESTABLISH ONE-WAY STREETS BY ORDINANCE 1. Eleventh Street will be "one-way" Northbound betvn South "A" Street and North "A" Street. REMOVAL OF TRAFFIC SIGNAL LIGHT 1. Removal of the existing traffic signal light at the intersection of North 15th and "A" Street. None of the listed restrictions, "Parking", 'One-way" streets or "Signal Removal" will be initiated until such time deemed necessary by the Police Department Traffic Division and the Indiana State Highway Depart- ment in conjunction with the rerouting program. Mr. Cecere moved that parking restrictions 1 through 9 be approved, effective at the time of the installation of proper signs, seconded by Mr. Hoskins and on unanimous voice vote, motion was carried. Mr. Cecere moved that the recommendation concerning the removal of the traffic signal at No. 15th and "A" be approved, seconded by Mr. Hoskins and on unanimous voice vote, motion was carried. Mr. Cecere ordered the Clerk to write a letter to the Richmond Power & Light, ordering them to remove the traffic signal. Mr. Cecere moved the Board approve the section dealing with one-way streets and that the City Attorney prepare an ordinance for Council to that effect, seconded by Mr. Hoskins and on unanimous voice vote, motion was carried. /5-L Board of Works & Safety 1-16-69 Mayor Klute commented that the Post Office would need a place for a letter drop. Captain Stout thought that the best place for such a drop would be on Post Office property, possibly in front of the building, rather than on the street. Mr. Cecere inquired how the work on the railroad crossing on N.W. 5th Street had worked out. Captain Scut said the work was good although of a tempor- ary nature. Captain Stout reported that a meeting held of the Traffic Division with high-level representatives of Wayne Works, Huffman Mfg. , Perfect Circle, Alcoa, AVCO, Mercury, and Belden, had proved very helpful. He said all the companies were anxious to cooperate in solving the traffic problems of the area and he was hopeful that he could meet with the same group again in the future, in order to keep the companies advised of what is being done. Mayor Klute complimented Chief Strahan for the excellent work of the Police Department in solving a series of crimes over the past several months. He said that Richmond's arrest-rate is 205 higher than the national average. A representative of Rogers Pest Control appeared to find out if the City wanted his company to treat certain buildings for bird control. Mr. Jacobs moved that the City hire Rogers Pest control to treat the No. "E" Street Bridge and former fire house, now housing the ambulance service, against birds at a price of $275.00, seconded by Mr. Hoskins and on unanimous voice vote, motion was carried. Mayor Klute thought that the City would recover part of this sum from the State Highway Department. Mr. Jacobs recommended that the Board approre a curb cut for the East Main Street branch of the Second National Bank for purposes of widening the entrance from National Road. The request has been approved by the Traffic Division and the Planning Commission, seconded by Mr. Hoskins and on unanimous voice vote, motion was carried. A telephone request from Clarence French for a street light at the inter- section of South "0" and 7th Streets was discussed. Mr. Hoskins said that the intersection is dangerous, especially since it is very close to railroad tracks. Captain Stout said that an amber light for the rail- road tracks has been planned, which should help the situation considerably. Mr. Cecere moved that Captain Stout look into the situation, seconded by Mr. Jacobs and on unanimous voice vote, motion was carried. Mr. Cecere moved that the Building Commissioner advertise for bids to remove the condemned building at 1106 Perry Street, owned by Mr. Gurley Fox, seconded by Mr. Hoskins and on unanimous voice vote was carried. The Building Commissioner presented the following report of the first quarterly mmeting of the Board of Electrical Examiners: The meeting was held in the office of the Building Commissioner, 7 North Third Street, on January 7, 1969, at 7:00 p.m. All members of the Board were present; Three applicants were tested for licenses as electrical contractors, two of said applicants passed the exam: Mr. Clifford E. Birk 2411 Illinois Street Passing Score of 70% Indianapolis, Indiana Mr. DuaneRichardson Route 2 Passing Score of 78.75% Centerville, Indiana Mr. Robert Childers from B&B Electric in Connersville, Indiana, together with his attorney, appeared before the Board requesting a contractor's license for Mr. Childers without his taking an exam. Mr. Hill and Mr. Goins requested the Board tommeet with the City Attorney to review the Ordinance. /57 Board of Works & Safety 1-16-69 There being no further business to come before Board, the meeting adjourned at 11:00 p.m. /s/ Claude E. Goins, Commissioner Bureau of Buildings City of Richmond Mr. Cecere moved that the Board accept the report, seconded by Mr. Jacobs and on unanimous voice vote, motion was carried. Mayor Klute reported a meeting he had with representatives of HUD in Chicago recently, where he discussed Richmond's problems in acquiring property throught the Redevelopment Commission. He ex- , plained that in order to keep up the momentum of the project, it was necessary for the Redevelopment Commission to purchase certain key properties before HUD had made proper appraisals. However he felt that the Redevelopment Commission was adhereing to HUD standards and that subsequent appraisals would meet with their approval. Mr. Jacobs inquired into the status of the building of the former Hoosier Meat Market on Main Street which had earlier been ordered condemned. Mr. Goins informed him that the building is now owned by the Redevelopment Commission. Mr. Cecere moved that the Redevel- opement Commission be requested to have the building demolished. The Clerk submitted inventories made by all departments who will be moving into the new Municipal Building, of properties which they will not take with them. Mr. Cecere suggested that it must be es- tablished what is of value. Mr. Jacobs moved that the Clerk send a. memorandum to all department heads, asking them to come to the Controller's office, where the entire list of surplus will be kept, to see if there is anything on the list they could use. Mr. Cecere presented a request for a change order from the archi- tects for the Municipal Building, for $460.00 to go to Kain Electric for four extra flourescent lights in the court room. Mr. Hoskins moved this be approved, seconded by Mr. Jacobs, and on unanimous voice vote, motion was carried. 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 -****--****-*-x *** ***-*--x*-x*f*-*-*-**4H******-**********-*****-***********-x* **** -x-- - - -x--*- BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF THE CITY OF 'RICHMOND, INDIANA, JANUARY 23, 1969 The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met in regular session in the City Hall, January 23, 1969, at the hour of 9:00 o'clock a.m. (est) . Mr. Cecere presiding with the following memebers being present: Mr. Hoskins and Mr. Jacobs. The following business was had to-wit: The minutes of the meeting of January 9, 1969 of the Board of Works were amended to read: On the Township's Fire Protection Contract, Mr. Hoskins seconded and on unanimous voice vote, the motion was carried. 111 The January 16, 1969 minutes of the Board of Works were amended to read: concerning the motion made by Mr. Cecere to take the Pardo bid for painting stripes in the new Municipal parking lot under advisement, Mr. Hoskins seconded the motion and on unanimous voice vote motion was carried. Also the January 16, 1969 minutes were amended to read: Mr. Jacobs moved that the curb cut for the East Main Street Branch of the Second National Bank be approved, instead of recommending that the curb cut be approved. Mr. Hoskins moved that the minutes of January 9, 1969 and January 16, 1969 be approved as amended, seconded by Mr. Jacobs and on unanimous voice vote, the motion was carried.