HomeMy Public PortalAbout02-11-2010THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF
THE CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, FEBRUARY 11, 2010
The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met at 5:00 P.M.,
Thursday, February 11, 2010, 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 were Assistant City Attorney Kim Vessels, Director of
Information Technology Doug Goss, Director of Human Resources William Harris, City
Controller Tammy Glenn and Lieutenant Kevin Wampler.
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 February 4, 2010 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 for February 12, 2010
in the amount of $195,621.99. She explained of that total $79,029.69 was paid to Richmond
Power & light for electrical cost; $26,352.00 was paid to Corporate Health for annual physicals
and $22,205.00 was paid to Reynolds Service Tech for demolition of five properties. Lawson
made a motion to approve with a second by Flood. The motion was unanimously passed.
CONTRACTS
A. Robinson made a request to the board to approve Contract No. 14 -2010 between the
City and Schindler Elevator Corp for elevator maintenance for the City's buildings.
Flood made a motion to approve with a second by Lawson. The motion was
unanimously passed.
B. Robinson brought to the board a request that was presented by Director of
Information Technology Doug Goss for the approval of Contract No. 19 -2010
between the City and Unisys for Hardware and Software support of the server where
the financial software resides in the amount of $1,476.00. Lawson made a motion to
approve with a second by Flood. The motion was unanimously passed. Lawson then
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made a motion to allow the President of the Board to sign the contract with a second
by Flood. The motion was unanimously passed.
C. Robinson brought to the board a request that was presented by Director of Human
Resources William Harris for the approval of Contract No. 20 -2010 between the City
and Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1474 for Rose View Transit. Flood made a
motion to approve with a second by Lawson. The motion was unanimously passed.
BID AWARDS
A. Robinson brought to the board a request that was presented by City Controller
Tammy Glenn to award the bid for banking services for the City of Richmond to
Chase Bank for two years with a third year option to renew to start on April 1, 2010.
Lawson made a motion to approve with a second by Flood. The motion was
unanimously passed.
STREET CLOSURE EXTENSION
A. Robinson brought to the board a request that was presented by Lieutenant Kevin
Wampler for the board to approve the extension of the closure of South 13th Street to
February 19, 2010 to complete the work on the Southeast Basin Sewer Project. Flood
made a motion to approve with a second by Lawson. The motion was unanimously
passed.
BID OPENINGS
A. Robinson brought to the board bid openings for curb and sidewalk improvements on
South 10th Street. Two bids were received and they are as follows:
1. Pro Lawn
a. Mobilization
$600.00
b. Traffic Control
$1,000.00
c. 4" Sidewalk
$15,010.00
d. Sidewalk (Whitetopping)
$1,500.00
e. 8" Driveway
$2,301.25
f. Relay Star Brick
$800.00
g. Trench Drain with New Solid Grate
$1,850.00
h. Ramps
$800.00
i. Straight Face Curb & Gutter
$5,200.00
j. Replace open grate with solid grate
$600.00
k. Total
$29,661.25
2. Bowlin Construction
a. Mobilization $1,500.00
b. Traffic Control $3,500.00
c. 4" Sidewalk $22,800.00
d. Sidewalk (Whitetopping) $2,250.00
e. 8" Driveway $2,450.00
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f. Relay Star Brick $4,000.00
g. Trench Drain with New Solid Grate $3,600.00
h. Ramps $1,500.00
i. Straight Face Curb & Gutter $6,500.00
j. Replace open grate with solid grate $300.00
k. Total $48,400.00
Robinson took this time to read a Press Release regarding the clearing of sidewalks, driveways
and mailboxes. It was asking the residents of the City of Richmond not to push snow in the
middle of the streets and if this problem continues there would be fines given to those that do not
comply. It is the responsibility of the residents or owners of properties to keep their sidewalks
clear of snow.
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