HomeMy Public PortalAbout01-24-2013THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF
THE CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, JANUARY 24, 2013
The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met at 5:00 P.M.,
Thursday, January 24, 2013, in the Council Chambers at the Municipal Building, 50 North 5th
Street, Richmond, Indiana. In attendance were Board Members Vicki Robinson, Dian Lawson
and Tony Foster. Also attending were Assistant City Attorney Kim Vessels, Director of Public
Works and Engineering, Electrical Inspector Tom Cannon, Building Inspector Bruce Osterling,
Seth Hardin from Premier Maintenance Solutions, LLC, Ralph Bane from RP &L and Ron
Moore.
The following business was conducted:
CALL TO ORDER
Ms. Robinson called the meeting to order and noted for the minutes that all board members and
legal counsel were present
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Mr. Foster moved to approve the January 17, 2013 minutes with a second by Ms. Lawson. The
motion was unanimously passed.
CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT
The claims for payment for January 24, 2013 are in the amount of $363,047.87. Included are as
follows:
• $48,351.43 =Harvest Land for gasoline
• $86,926.09 = HLFB for payments for Guaranteed Energy Savings Program
• $57,598.83 = Richmond Sanitary District for disposal fees for MGP Clean Up
Ms. Lawson moved to approve with a second by Mr. Foster. The motion was unanimously
passed.
CONTRACTS
A. Contract No. 15 -2013 a Lease Agreement with the Richmond City Employees
Federal Credit Union was tabled until someone could present the contract to the board
and give the Law Department time to correct some errors in the contract. Mr. Foster
moved to table with a second by Ms. Lawson. The motion was unanimously passed. .
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Board of Works Minutes
January 24, 2013
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CHANGE ORDER
A. Change Order No. 1 to INDOT Contract No. T- 34678, the Traffic Sign and Post
Replacement Project is just for an extension of 30 days. This will move the
completion date from December 31, 2012 to January 31, 2013. There were some
additional signs and post included in the project. Mr. Foster moved to approve with a
second by Ms. Lawson. The motion was unanimously passed.
BID OPENING
A. Bids were opened for the demolition of 518 South 13t11 Street. Those bids are as
follows:
1. Cox Excavating Plus - $4,850.00
2. Pro Lawn Care - $5,500.00
3. Rinehart's Lawn Care - $8,950.00
4. KAF Enterprises - $5,950.00
5. Reynolds Service Tech - $8,000.00
6. Butler Excavating - $12,000.00
7. Mike Delucio and Son - $5,800.00
Ms Robinson told the board that these bids would be taken under advisement. Mr.
Foster explained to the board that because of the timing of the grant for the completion
of this project it will be necessary to award the bid and the contract at the same
meeting even though that isn't the normal procedure.
HEARING
This hearing is an appeal by the Petitioner Seth Hardin, Premier Maintenance Solutions, LLC
verses the City concerning a fine issued in connection with electrical installation conducted at
427 South 23rd Street. Ms. Robinson called the hearing to order and noted for the minutes that
two (2) board members and legal counsel were present. She went on to explain how the hearing
was to be conducted. Ms. Vessels explained that this hearing was being legally held by Indiana
Law and explained the Board had up to 90 days to present their "Finding of Facts" at a future
public meeting.
Mr. Hardin as the Petitioner gave his opening statement stating that he felt that the fine should
not have been issued to him because he contracted out the electrical work to an Electrical
Contractor who he felt should have been responsible to obtain the necessary licenses and permits
necessary to do the work. He had no witnesses but submitted documents to the Board for their
review.
Mr. Cannon the City's Electrical Inspector was the Respondent for the City of Richmond,
explained to the board what transpired that lead up to the fine being issued to both the Contractor
and the Electrical Contractor. He submitted documents to the Board showing the City
Ordinances that talk about obtaining City Licenses and Permits. Here is the list of witnesses that
testified on behalf of the City:
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Board of Works Minutes
January 24, 2013
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1. City Inspector Bruce Osterling
2. Ralph Bane from RP &L
3. Ron Moore the property owner
Ms. Lawson moved to take under advisement with a second by Ms. Robinson. The motion was
unanimously passed.
There are copies of the documents and a recording on file of these proceedings.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, on a motion duly made, seconded and passed unanimously. The
meeting was adjourned.
S/S Vicki Robinson
Vicki Robinson, President
ATTEST: S/S Monica Burns
Monica Burns, Deputy Clerk
A recording of this meeting is on file in the Clerk's Office.
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