HomeMy Public PortalAbout08-14-2008THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF
THE CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, AUGUST 14, 2008
The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met at 5:00 P.M.,
Thursday, August 14, 2008, in the Community Room at the Municipal Building, 50 North 5th
Street, Richmond, Indiana. In attendance were Board Members Dian Lawson and Mary Jo
Flood. Also attending were Assistant City Attorney Kim Vessels, Rose View Operation
Manager Terry Quinter, City Controller Tammy Glenn, District Engineer for the Richmond
Sanitary District Bob Wiwi, Assistant Fire Chief Oscar Abner, Captain Terry Hopkins and
Planning Technician Sarah Mitchell.
The following business was conducted:
CALL TO ORDER
Lawson called the meeting to order and noted for the minutes that there were two board members
legal counsel was present.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Lawson made a request to the board to approve the minutes for the August 7, 2008 meeting.
Flood made a motion to approve with a second by Lawson. The motion was unanimously
passed.
CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT
Lawson made a request to the board to approve the claims for payment for August 15, 2008 in
the amount of $132,788.51. Flood made a motion to approve with a second by Lawson. The
motion was unanimously passed.
BUS ROUTE EXTENSION
A. Lawson brought to the board a request that was presented by Rose View Operation
Manager Terry Quinter for the approval to extend Bus Route No. 5, which is the State
Hospital and Earlham route to accommodate the Earlham student population. Flood
made a motion to approve with a second by Lawson. The motion was unanimously
passed.
CONTRACTS
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A. Lawson made a request to the board to approve Contract No. 98 -2008 with Brackney,
Inc. to install the culvert pipe under Hayes Arboretum Road. Flood made a motion to
approve with a second by Lawson. The motion was unanimously passed.
B. Lawson made a request to the board to approve Contract No. 100 -2008 with Wayne
Township for Fire Department Services in the amount of $742,946.00 a year to be
paid in four installments. Flood made a motion to approve with a second by Lawson.
The motion was unanimously passed.
C. Lawson made a request to the board to approve Contract No. 101 -2008 with the town
of Spring Grove, Inc for Fire Department Services in the amount of $73,365.00.
Flood made a motion to approve with a second by Lawson. The motion was
unanimously passed.
D. Lawson brought to the board a request that was presented by Assistant Fire Chief
Oscar Abner for the approval of Contract No. 102 -2008 with E.F. Johnson Company
for an 800 MHZ Radio System for the Richmond Fire Department not to exceed the
amount of $68,940.60. Flood made a motion to approve with a second by Lawson.
The motion was unanimously passed.
DEADLINE EXTENSION
A. Lawson brought to the board a request that was presented by District Engineer for the
Richmond Sanitary District Bob Wiwi for the approval to extend the deadline for the
reopening of all lanes on Industries Road to Monday, August 18, 2008. Flood made a
motion to approve with a second by Lawson. The motion was unanimously passed.
STREET CLOSURES
A. Lawson brought to the board a request that was presented by Planning Technician
Sarah Mitchell for the approval of street closures for the Richmond Celebrates Kids
Parade on Saturday, September 13, 2008 to start between 8:00 — 8:30 PM. The
following streets need to be closed at 5:00 PM:
a. North 22nd Street from East Main Street to North "E" Street
b. Upper Drive — Glen Miller
c. North "C" Street entrance to Glen Miller Park
d. 14t11 Street from North "A" to South "A" Streets (Float teardown area)
Flood made a motion to approve with a second by Lawson. The motion was
unanimously passed.
The second part of this request is for the approval to close East Main Street starting at
22nd Street west to 13th Street to be closed to all traffic starting at 7:15 PM on
Saturday September 13th. Flood made a motion to approve with a second by Lawson.
The motion was unanimously passed.
B. Lawson brought to the board a request that was presented by District Engineer for the
Richmond Sanitary District Bob Wiwi for three different street closures. They are as
follows:
a. The temporary closure of the Southern half of the connector road between
Industries Road and Winding Ridge Drive for Phase 1 of the Sanitary Upgrade
Project in the Industries Road Area Project.
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b. The temporary closure of the Northern half of the connector road between
Industries Road and Winding Ridge Drive for Phase 2 of the Project.
c. The temporary closure of the Winding Ridge Drive for Phase 3 of the project
with the project lasting for approximately 2 weeks.
Flood made a motion to approve with a second by Lawson. The motion was
unanimously passed.
CURB CUTS
A. Lawson made a request to the board to approve a curb cut at 419 Commerce
Road. Flood made a motion to approve with a second by Lawson. 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 Dian Lawson
Dian Lawson, Vice President
ATTEST: S/S Monica Burns
Monica Burns, Deputy Clerk