HomeMy Public PortalAbout05-04-2006THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF
THE CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, MAY 4, 2006
The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met at 5:00 P.M.,
Thursday, May 4, 2006, in the Community Room at the Municipal Building, 50 North 5th Street,
Richmond, Indiana. In attendance were Board Members John Kenny, Dian Lawson and Mary Jo
Flood. Also attending were Assistant City Attorney Kenyatta Cox, Assistant City Engineer Greg
Steins, Street Commissioner Bill Smith and Bi- Centennial Chair Person Bev Nixon.
The following business was conducted:
CALL TO ORDER
Kenny called the meeting to order and noted for the minutes that all board members and legal
counsel were present
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Kenny made a request to the board to approve the minutes for the April 27, 2006 meeting. Flood
made a motion to approve with a second by Lawson. The motion was unanimously passed.
CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT
Kenny made a request to the board to approve the claims for payment in the amount of
$115,418.14. Some of the larger items were Worker's Compensation Premium in the amount of
$12,900.00, accumulative weeks of mowing for the City by Greenleaf Lawn Care in the amount
of $11,000.00, the City's monthly 911 service payment in the amount of $31,000.00 and a Long
Term Disability Insurance payment of $5,900.00. Lawson made a motion to approve with a
second by Flood. The motion was unanimously passed.
REQUEST
A. Kenny made a request to the board that was submitted by Scott Alexander for the
approval to hold the 8th Annual Girls Inc. US Bank 5k Run on Saturday, May 13,
2006, beginning at 8:00 A.M. The route will begin on the service road in the
Middlefork Reservoir and move out of the park onto Sylvan Nook Drive, turn right
into the Oak Park Neighborhood Drive and return to the Middlefork Reservoir where
the race will end. Flood made a motion to approve with a second by Lawson. The
motion was unanimously passed.
B. Kenny made a request to the board that was submitted by Joyce Davis of IFIRE
(Indiana Federation for Immigration Reform & Enforcement) for the use of the south
side of the City Building and use of a plug on Saturday, May 6th, 2006 from 11:00
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A.M. to 4:00 P.M. for a protest rally against illegal immigration by IFIRE Indiana
Chapter of the Minuteman Project / Civil Defense Corps. This is to be a peace rally.
Lawson made a motion to approve with a second by Flood. The motion was
unanimously passed.
C. Kenny brought to the board a request that was presented by Chair Person Bev Nixon
to approve the closure of North 5th 6th & 7th Streets from Main to "A ", the North
Service Drive and the North 7th Street Parking Lot on June 27, 2006 for The Great
Race. North 6th & 7th Streets will be opened for normal flow of traffic by 2:30 P.M.,
5th Street and the parking lot will be closed until 8:00 P.M. The closures will start at
7:00 A.M. Lawson made a motion to approve with a second by Flood. The motion
was unanimously passed.
D. Kenny made a request to the board to approve two curb cuts. They are as follows:
1) Hodgin Road — Flood made a motion to approve with a second
by Lawson. The motion was unanimously passed.
2) 1121 Lancaster Drive — Lawson made a motion to approve
with a second by Flood. The motion was unanimously passed.
CONTRACTS
A. Kenny made a request to the board to approve Contract No. 22 -2006 which is the
annual interlocal agreement between the City and the County for Weights and
Measures inspections. Flood made a motion to approve with a second by Lawson.
The motion was unanimously passed.
B. Kenny made a request to the board to approve Addendum No. 1 to Contract No. 97-
2005 where the City and the Sanitary District wishes to amend the personnel
compensation to reflect an increase in the City's health insurance premium for the
City's Controller's Office personnel. Lawson made a motion to approve with a
second by Flood. The motion was unanimously passed.
BID AWARDS
A. Kenny brought to the board a request that was presented by Assistant City Engineer
Greg Steins to award the bid for the Sidewalk and Curb Rehabilitation Project at
South 7th, 11th and 19th Streets to Bowlin Construction in the amount of $308,350.00.
Flood made a motion to approve with a second by Lawson. The motion was
unanimously passed. A request was also made to approve the contract for this award
and give authorization to John P. Kenny as President of the Board of Public Works
and Safety to sign the contract once it has been prepared. Lawson made a motion to
approve with a second by Flood. The motion was unanimously passed.
B. Kenny made a request to the board to award the bid for the City Building Landscape
Project to Pro Lawn Care Landscaping in the amount of $25,378.80. Lawson made a
motion to approve with a second by Flood. The motion was unanimously passed. A
request was also made to approve the contract for this award and give authorization to
John P. Kenny as President of the Board of Public Works and Safety to sign the
contract once it has been prepared. Flood made a motion to approve with a second by
Lawson. The motion was unanimously passed.
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C. Kenny brought to the board a request that was presented by Street Commissioner Bill
Smith to award the bid for Milling and Paving to Milestone Contractors in the amount
of $295,286.00. Flood made a motion to approve with a second by Lawson. The
motion was unanimously passed. A request was also made to approve the contract
for this award and give authorization to John P. Kenny as President of the Board of
Public Works and Safety to sign the contract once it has been prepared. Lawson
made a motion to approve with a second by Flood. The motion was unanimously
passed.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, on a motion duly made, seconded and passed unanimously. The
meeting was adjourned.
S/S John Kenny
John Kenny, President
ATTEST: S/S Monica Burns
Monica Burns, Deputy Clerk