HomeMy Public PortalAbout04-21-2005THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF
THE CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, THURSDAY APRIL 21, 2005
The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met at 5:00 P.M.,
Thursday, April 21, 2005, in the Community Room at the Municipal Building, 50 North 51'
Street, Richmond, Indiana. In attendance were Board Members Dian Lawson and Mary Jo
Flood. Also attending was City Attorney Walt Chidester, Assistant City Engineer Greg Stiens,
Mark Berry from United Consulting Engineering and Architect, and Nick Aughe from Rinehart's
Lawn Care.
The following business was conducted:
CALL TO ORDER
Lawson called the meeting to order and noted for the minutes that two of the board members and
legal counsel were present.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Lawson made a request to the board to approve the minutes for the April 14, 2005 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 in the amount of
$72,572.95. John Kenny was at a conference and Lawson said that since he wasn't present that
she had no explanation for any of the amounts. Flood made a motion to approve with a second
by Lawson. The motion was unanimously passed.
REQUEST
A. Lawson brought to the board a request that was presented by Assistant City Engineer
Greg Stiens for Change Order No. 2 for the Reid Parkway Project for a deduction in
the amount of $9,716.77. He explained that because of the over estimation of Change
Order No 1 it was necessary to have a change order for the deducted amount. 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 a curb cut on Salisbury Road. Flood
made a motion to approve with a second by Lawson.
C. Lawson made a request to the board to approve payment to the Clayton Group for
remedial work that was done at the Carpenter plant. The payment is in the amount of
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$7,912.43. She explained that the amount was already approved and now she was
asking for the approval to make the payment. Flood made a motion to approve with a
second by Lawson. The motion was unanimously passed.
BID OPENINGS
A. Lawson brought to the board bids for Tree Planting for 2005. Those bids are as
follows:
1) Rinehart's Lawn Care - $20,799.00
2) A. Brown & Sons Nursery Inc. - $19,715.00
3) Pro Lawn Care & Landscaping - $21,506.63
4) Pleasant View Nursery - $40,888.00
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