HomeMy Public PortalAbout07-19-2007THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF
THE CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, JULY 19, 2007
The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met at 5:00 P.M.,
Thursday, July 19, 2007, in the Community Room at the Municipal Building, 50 North 5th Street,
Richmond, Indiana. In attendance were Board Members Vicki Robinson, Dian Lawson and
Mary Jo Flood. Also attending was Assistant City Attorney Kenyatta Cox.
The following business was conducted:
CALL TO ORDER
Robinson called the meeting to order and noted for the minutes that all board members and legal
counsel were present.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Robinson made a request to the board to approve the minutes for the July 12, 2007 meeting.
Flood made a motion to approve with a second by Lawson. The motion was unanimously
passed.
CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT
Robinson made a request to the board to approve the claims for payment in the amount of
$635,740.61. She explained that some of the items that made up that total were a payment to
Richmond Power and Light in the amount of $76,392.69 for electric cost for the City of
Richmond departments, $144,379.92 paid to Strawser Inc for micro surfacing of various City
streets, $23,868.00 to IKON Office Solutions for copiers for the City Building and a payment to
Milestone for the Runway 6/24 project — Phase 1 & 2 in the amount of $267,196.02. Lawson
made a motion to approve with a second by Flood. The motion was unanimously passed.
REQUEST
A. Robinson brought to the board a request that was submitted by City Clerk Karen
Chasteen who is also on the Starr Gennett board for the approval to place a 4'x15'
banner on each side of the railroad overpass (East end of the Main Street Bridge)
from August 1st through September 8th advertising the Starr Gennett Walk of Fame
Dedication Festival. Flood made a motion to approve with a second by Lawson. The
motion was unanimously passed.
Board of Works Minutes
July 18, 2007
Page 2 of 2
BID OPENINGS
A. Robinson brought to the board bid openings for ramp replacement for Fire Stations 2
& 4. Those bids were as follows:
1) Hampton Cement Contractor:
a. Station No. 4 - $14,300.00
b. Station No. 2 - $ 3,600.00
c. Total $17,900.00
2) Pro Lawn Care:
a. Station No. 4 - $14,084.00
b. Station No. 2 - $ 3,270.00
c. Total $17,354.00
3) Hensley Renovation Company:
a. Station No. 2 - $ 7,130.00
b. Station No. 4 - $12,995.00
c. Total $20,125.00
Assistant City Attorney Kenyatta Cox took this time to explain to the board that at next week's
meeting there is a motion that needs to be made by the board to vacate a motion that was made at
last week's meeting on signage for the Starr Gennett Walk of Fame. The request was assumed to
be for temporary signage which in fact was for permanent signage. Permanent signing is to go to
Metropolitan Development first then if further action is required it will then go to the Board of
Zoning & Appeals not Board of Public Works and Safety.
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