HomeMy Public PortalAbout05-20-2004THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF
THE CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, THURSDAY MAY 20, 2004
The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met at 5:00 P.M.,
Thursday, May 20, 2004, 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 Attorney Joel Harvey, City Engineer Chuck
Greene, Police Chief Kris Wolski, and Fire Chief Mike Crawley.
The following business was conducted:
CALL TO ORDER
Kenny called to order and noted for the minutes that all board members and legal council was
present for the meeting.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Kenny made a request to approve the minutes for the May 13, 2004 meeting. Flood made a
motion to approve with a second by Lawson. The motion was unanimously passed.
CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT
Kenny presented the claims for payment from the Finance Department for $156,858.21. Lawson
made a motion to approve with a second by Flood. The motion was unanimously passed.
REQUEST
A. Kenny brought to the board a request that was presented by Fire Chief Mike Crawley
for the approval to park Fire Engines on South A Street on Friday, May 21,2004
during the 34th Memorial Service that will take place on the front drive of Fire Station
41 located at South 5th and A Street at 10:00 AM.
B. Kenny brought to the board a request that was presented by Fire Chief Mike Crawley
for the approval to appoint Tom Shook to the position of Probationary Battalion Chief
with a probationary period of one year from the date of the appointment. Flood made
a motion to approve with a second by Lawson. The motion was unanimously passed.
C. Kenny brought to the board a request that was presented by Fire Chief Mike Crawley
for the approval of the promotion of David Wooley to Firefighter 1st Class Status.
Lawson made a motion to approve with a second by Flood. The motion was
unanimously passed.
D. Kenny presented to the board a request that was submitted by Jack Elstro and
Richmond Power & Light for 8 street lights in the Oak Park Neighborhood, section 4.
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May 20, 2004
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Flood made a motion to approve with a second by Lawson. The motion was
unanimously passed.
E. Kenny presented to the board a request that was submitted by Captain Don Ponder for
the approval to close the 1100 and 1200 block of Peacock Road on the following
dates for a 12- minute fireworks display immediately following the Rooster's Games.
1) Friday, May 21, 2004
2) Friday, June 4, 2004
3) Friday, June 25, 2004
4) Sunday, July 4, 2004
5) Saturday, August 28, 2004
Lawson made a motion to approve with a second by Flood. The motion was
unanimously passed.
F. Kenny presented to the board a request that was submitted by Captain Don Ponder for
the approval to close the north service drive in the 1000 block of North "A" Street
between North 91h & I 01 Streets for the removal of a 230 foot tower on Verizon
property located in the first block of North I 01 Street. Flood made a motion to
approve with a second by Lawson. The motion was unanimously passed.
G. Kenny brought to the board a request that was presented by Police Chief Kris Wolski
for the approval to accept a donation of funds from the Local Moose Lodge to
purchase a Barrel Burner for confiscated drug disposal. The donation is in the
amount of $3,307.60. Lawson made a motion to approve with a second by Flood.
The motion was unanimously passed.
H. Kenny presented to the board a request that was submitted by Captain Don Ponder to
close East Main Street between 2nd and 3rd Street on Saturday, May 22, 2004 from
10:00 AM to 5:00 PM and Sunday, May 23, 2004 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM. Flood made
a motion to approve with a second by Lawson. The motion was unanimously passed.
CONTRACTS
A. Kenny brought to the board a request to that was presented by Police Chief Kris
Wolski for the approval of the contract with the Institute for Public Safety Personnel
Inc. (IPSP) to implement the written test, oral interview and scoring process for the
promotional process. Flood made a motion to approve with a second by Lawson.
The motion was unanimously passed.
B. Kenny brought to the board a request that was presented by Fire Chief Mike Crawley
to approve the contract with Arch Wireless for the new pagers for both the Water
Rescue and the Hazmat teams. Lawson made a motion to approve with a second by
Flood. The motion was unanimously passed.
BID AWARDS
A. Kenny presented to the board for approval of a bid award that was submitted by
William Smith, Street Commissioner and Greg Steins, Assistant City Engineer for the
West Main Street Rehabilitation Project to Bowlin Construction not to exceed
$297,735.00. Flood made a motion to approve with a second by Lawson. The
motion was unanimously passed.
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May 20, 2004
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B. Kenny presented to the board for approval of a bid award that was submitted by
Purchasing Director Vicki Stevens for the Elevator Upgrade to Schindler Elevator
Corp in the amount of $46,354.20. Lawson made a motion to approve with a second
by Flood. The motion was unanimously passed.
BID OPENINGS
Kenny presented to the board bid opening for the 51' Street Rehabilitation Project. Those bids
are as follows:
1) Bowlin Construction — Base Bid - $101,600.00
2) TDM Construction Con Inc. — Base Bid - $87,447.00
NEW BUSINESS
Kenny brought to the board a reminder that the regularly scheduled meeting for Thursday, May
27, 2004 will be held on Wednesday, May 26, 2004 at 5:00 PM in the Council Chambers at the
Municipal Building, 50 North 51' Street, Richmond, Indiana. He also announced that anyone
wanting to submit anything to be put on the agenda needs to have it in by noon on Monday, May
24, 2004 in the City Clerk's Office. The usual time that all requests are due at the City Clerk's
office for The Board of Public Works and Safety agenda, are on Tuesday at noon.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, on a motion duly made, seconded and passed unanimously. The
meeting was adjourned.
ATTEST:
Monica Burns, Deputy Clerk
John Kenny, President