HomeMy Public PortalAbout05-26-2004THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF
THE CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 2004
The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met at 5:00 P.M.,
Wednesday, May 26, 2004, in the Council Chambers at the Municipal Building, 50 North 51'
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, 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 20, 2004 meeting, Flood made a
motion to approve with a second by Lawson. The motion was unanimously passed.
CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT
Kenny announced that since the weekly check runs are on Thursday and this was a Wednesday
meeting there would be no claims for payment. There will be two claims for payment presented
at next week's meeting.
REQUEST
A. Kenny brought to the board a request that was presented by City Engineer Chuck
Greene for the approval of the fee in the amount of $111,000.00 to Burgess and Niple
for the street design, drainage calculations and survey for the Salisbury Road
Widening Project. There will be an additional funding required in the amount of
$15,800.00 for archaeology, phase 1 review, geotechnical and categorical exclusion,
all to be approved separately as additional work to be done as part of this contract.
Flood made a motion to approve with a second by Lawson. The motion was
unanimously passed.
B. Kenny presented to the board a request that was submitted by Bruce Wissel and
recommended for approval by Captain Don Ponder for the closure of Reeveston Road
between 19th and 21st streets between 4 PM and 8 PM on Sunday, July 11, 2004 with
July 18th 2004 being their rain out date, for their annual Reeveston Neighborhood
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Association annual picnic. Lawson made a motion to approve with a second by
Flood. The motion was unanimously passed.
C. Kenny presented to the board a request that was submitted by Renee Oldham to close
Main Street between 6d' street and 81h street for a trial period of five weeks starting
June 6d'- The other dates are June 13th, 20th, 27th and July 3rd. This is for Saturday
Mornings from 6:00 AM to 12:00 PM for the Farmer's Market. It will be evaluated
in about three weeks to see if things are going alright and then at that point in time it
will be brought to the board whether to approve the closings for the remaining
Saturday mornings through to the first one in September. Lawson made a motion to
approve with a second by Flood. The motion was unanimously passed.
CONTRACTS
A. Kenny brought to the board a request that was presented by Fire Chief Mike Crawley
for approval of a contract for a new copier maintenance agreement with The Office
Shop. 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
for approval of a contract with McGuff Supply, Inc for roof repairs on Fire Stations
No. 5 & 6. Flood made a motion to approve with a second by Lawson. The motion
was unanimously passed.
BID AWARDS
A. Kenny brought to the board a request that was presented by City Engineer Chuck
Greene for a bid award for the South 5d' Street Rehabilitation Project. The
recommendation was to award the bid to TdM Construction Company in the amount
of $87,447.00. Lawson made a motion to approve with a second by Flood. The
motion was unanimously passed.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS
Fire Chief Mike Crawley reported to the board that the Ride Along reading program that they
sponsored was a success. They hope that next year they can sponsor the program again with
more interest in participation from more schools.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, on a motion duly made, seconded and passed unanimously. The
meeting was adjourned.
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ATTEST:
Monica Burns, Deputy Clerk
John Kenny, President