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Home My Public Portal About01-02-1969 Board of Works & Safety 12-26-68 Mr. Jacobs moved that the Board take the bids under advisement, seconded by Mr. Cecere and so ordered by the Board, and bidders were advised. Mr. Jacobs moved that the article of completion for the Berry Field area storm sewer be accepted and approved, seconded by Mr. Cecere and so ordered by the Board. There being no further business on motion duly made seconded and carried, the meeting adjourned. /s/ Andrew C. Cecere Acting President Attest /s/ Lotte Hoskins, City Clerk ****x x-****x x**********x x*****-*x x-*******-x x 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 2, 1969 The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana met in regular session in the City Hall, January 2, 1969, at the hour of 9:00 A.M. (EST) . Mr. Hoskins, Mr. Cecere and Mr. Jacobs present. The following business was had to-wit: Mr. Cecere moved that the minutes of the previous meeting be approved as amended to read as follows: "Article of completion" to read "Certificate of Completion" , seconded by Mr. Jacobs and on unanimous voice vote was carried. Mr. Hoskins moved that Mr. Cecere be elected as the President of the Board of Works for 1969, seconded by Mr. Jacobs. Mr. Cecere, assuming his new duty, presided from that time. Fire Chief Donovan Johnson recommended that the following firemen be pro- moted to the rank of engineer: Dale Knarzer Robert McLear John Newland Don Ashenfelter William Meinsen Robert Goodwin Cleal Rheuble Marion Schweizer Claud Loudy Tom Barker Lewis Lakes Ronald Bass Irvin Perkins Paul Mullins • Mr. Hoskins moved that the appointments be confirmed as of January 1, 1969, seconded by Mr. Jacobs and on unanimous voice vote was carried. Chief Johnson also recommended that Fireman Robert A Crawley be promoted to the rank of Captain and be assigned to the Fire Prevention Bureau, effec- tive January 1, 1969. Mr. Hoskins moved that the appointment be confirmed, seconded !by Mr. Jacobs and on unanimous voice vote was carried. Chief Johsnon recommended that a fire hydrant be installed at South 7th and "M" Streets, to service the Ahaus Tool Co. and other businesses in the. area. Mr. Hoskins moved that the hydrant be ordered, seconded by Mr. Jacobs and on unanimous voice vote was carried. Mr. Cecere asked that the Chief pro- vide the Board with a list of fire hydrants which had been requested last year and have not been installed. Mr. Carlton Wilson, architect, recommended that the Board reject all con- struction bids for Fire House No. 1, and readvertise for new bids, since he felt that the bids received were not competitive and some were incom- plete. Mr. Jacobs moved that the Board advertise for new bids to be opened January 23, 1969, seconded by Mr. Hoskins and on unanimous voice vote was carried. Board of Works & Safety 1-2-69 Mr. Jacobs moved and Mr. Hoskins seconeded, that the following items contracted and obligated for in 1968 to be paid in 1969 be carried over into the 1969 budget: From: General Fund: Board of Wks. J-6a "Street Light Extension" Due to contract with Richmond Power & Light per attached list in the amount of - $2544.05 Police Dept. L-8 "Repair of Equipment" due to contract with Linderman Body Shop, 12/18/68 for refinishing furniture, per attached letter, 600.00 Police Dept. L-11 "Car Washing" due to contract with Sparkles Car Wash, 12/3/68 per. attached letter 193.32 From: MOTOR VEHICLE HIGHWAY FUND S-26 "Street, Alley, Curb & Sidewalk Materials" due to contract with M.C.M. Asphalt Paving Co. for Slurry sealing streets, per attached letter 8500.00 From: AIRPORT OPERATING FUND MA-34 "Other Equipment" due to contract with Kurdys Chevrolet for Pick-up truck with snow blade, per attached letter 3272.55 MA-16 "Extension of Lights & Cable" due to contract with Keen Co. , Inc. , per attached letter 11,755.00 From: CUMULATIVE BUILDING FUND Ordinance 2258-1967 Thomas (Amber Bar) property. There is a Court decision pending due to the amount of $7200.00 being awarded in the Condemnation action. Two years taxes are due. Balance to be forwarded 11,563.82 This is recommended by Norman Pilgrim, Realtor for the pur- chase of properties for new City Building From: CUMULATIVE STORM SEWER FUND Contract with A&D Excavating Co:, and Steeg Associates engineers for storm sewer on N.W. 5th Street form Chicago Div. Penn R.R. to Richa-Road, per Dale Jacobs, City Engineer 12/2/68 8,000.00 Contract Dec. 1968 with DeBolt Construction Co. for Storm Sewer So. "J" St. , 19th to 21st 28,887.50 For Storm Sewer So. 16th "I" to "L" Sts. 118,194.00 Contract with Steeg Associates for Design services, Inspections, etc, per Dale Jacobs, City Engineer 12/12/68 15,000.00 Contract with Steeg Associates for Engineering & Inspections on Berry Field Area Storm Sewer, per Dale Jacobs, City Engineer 12/12/68 8,611.20 The Board considered a request from Harry Williams, Director, Division of Air Pollution Control, State Board of Health, to relocate the Richmond air monitoring site on the roof of the new Municipal building, from the School Administration Building. Mr. Cecere felt that nothing bulky or unsightly which would break the contour of the building should be placed on the roof and recommended that the City Engineer look into the matter and report back to the Board. Mr. Cecere moved that the Board accept Proof of Publication of a public hearing advertised for this day on Improvement Resolution 1089-1968, to construct a sanitary sewer in Toschlog Road, seconded by Mr. Jacobs and on unanimous voice vote was carried. Mr. Jacobs reported that the sewer would serve residents on Toschlog Road and three on National Road and that no' remonstrances against the Barrett Law project had been received, but that he had received a petition by all property owners concerned, asking for the sewer. Plans and specifications have been drawn and he is awaiting final arrangements for easements across some private property. He pre- sented estimates of the cost for the sewer in two segments: Board of Works & Safety 1-2-69 1. Toschlog Road segment - $14,580.00 2. A 300-ft. segment running perpendicular to Toschlog Road - $2,243.00 No one appeared at the hearing to be heard. Mr. Hoskins moved that the Reso- lution 1089-1968 be confirmed, seconded by Mr. Jacobs and on unanimous voice vote was carried. Mr. Stewart Reller, from the Planning Commission appeared on behalf of a com- plaint by Dr. Jarecki concerning noise in connection with loading and unloading of trucks behind Long' s Supermarket in the alley and in Long's parking lot. Police Chief Don Strahan suggested that the situation was no worse than at any other supermarket, many of which are also located near residences. Mr. Cecere proposed that Mr. Long be asked to meet with the Board again to discuss the situation, in two weeks. On motion of Mr. Cecere, seconded by Mr. Jacobs, the Board accepted the Proof of Publication for bids for 12 new police cars, with 11 trade-ins. The following bids were received: Total cost for 12 cars Kurdy's Chevrolet $ 19,686.00 Fred First Ford 23,135.54 Raper Sales 20,410.00 Mr. Jacobs moved that the Board take the bids under advisement, seconded by Mr. Hoskins and on unanimous voice vote was carried. Mr. Cecere moved that the Board accept the Proof of Publication for bids for a car for the Bureau of Buildings, seconded by Mr. Jacobs and on uanimous voice vote was carried. The following bids were received: Kurdy' s Chevrolet - $1,899.59 Fred First Ford - 1,982.84 Mr. Cecere moved that the Board take the bids under advisement, seconded by Mr. Hoskins and on unanimous voice vote was carried. Mr. Robert Secrist, Manager of Woolworth Store, appeared before the Board to request permission to block off the curb lane on Main St. in front of his store for the purpose of parking a RedBall moving van while Woolworth' s moves its merchandise to its new location in the shopping center. The van would be parked there for two to three hours Monday, Jan. 6, beginning at 8:00 A.M. and again for about 30 minutes later in the day. Captain Stout had no objection, provided the truck park far enough off 7th street to allow buses to stop and provided some sort of warning signal is set up. Mr. Jacobs moved that permission be granted, seconded by Mr. Hoskins and on unanimous voice vote was carried. Captain Stout thanked the Board for its cooperation with police requests last year. Mr. Cecere moved that the Board accept the Ries Equipment Co. , Inc. of Indiana- polis for a street sweeper at $15,175.00, seconded by Mr. Hoskins and on unani- mous voice vote was carried. The Board discussed disposing of old documents in the Clerk' s office. The records have been gone over and a petition has been made to the State Historical Committee for permission to dispose. The Board discussed what to do with personal property which will be left in the old City Building. Mr. Cecere moved that each department head be asked to make an inventory of all its equipment and property within the next two weeks, seconded by Mr. Hoskins and on unanimous voice vote was carried. There being no further business on motion duly made, seconded and carried, the meeting adjourned. /s/ Andrew C. Cecere President Attest: Lotte Hoskins, City Clerk