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Home My WebLink About08-02-1993MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSONVILLE, INDIANA MONDAY AUGUST 2, 1993 Mayor Raymond J. Parker Jr. called the meeting to order at 9:30 A.M., and on call of the roil those members present were Mayor Parker, Personnel and Safety Director Harold Lakeman~ and Sewage Collection Office Director Jim Matra. Also present were: Building Commissioner Bill Gavin, City Engineer Bob Miller, Street Commissioner George Trembly~ Plant Superintendent Larry James, Assistant Police Chief Charles Elder, Animal Shelter Manager Jan Wheatley, Vehicle Maintenance Director Mike Wathen, City Services Coordinator Leslie Kavanaugh~ Parks Superintendent Rodger Caldweii~ Sewer Office Manager Bob Goldman, Administrative Assistant Donna Metzger-Baird, and Clerk Alice Davis. Director Lakeman made the motion to approve the minutes of the meeting of July 86, 1993 as presented, seconded by Director Matra and carried unanimously. Director Lakeman made the motion to approve the payrolls as presented, seconded by Director Matra and carried unanimously. MOMENT OF SILENCE Mayor Parker asked that everyone at this meeting silence for Dale Richardson, a firefighter who died 29, 1993. His funeral will be today August 2, 1993. SINK HOLES AT 518 GOYNE AVENUE give a moment of on Thursday July Sewer Plant Superintendent Larry James reported that he went up to 518 Goyne Avenue last Monday, and they poured concrete and hope this will help stop the sink holes. Mrs. Maria Persons is satisfied with the work. EASEMENT VACATION Mr. Tom Popp requests for an easement on part of lot #10B in Buttonwood Subdivision plat 9, page 3?. Mr. Popp will appear in front of the Council on August R3, 1993. We will need to receive letters from all utilities, and Mr. Popp will have to advertise in the paper for the easement vacation. Director Matra made the motion to grant Mr. Popp the easement vacation on lot #108 in the Buttonwood Subdivision, contingent upon letters from ail utilities, seconded by Director Matra and carried unanimously. RESIDENT PARKING Mr. Donald Bishop~ 534 E. Court Avenue requests a resident parking sign at his residence. Mayor Parker asked Assistant Police Chief Charles Elder to have Lt. Dave Schmidt ~nvestigate this and bring his recommendations back to the Board next week. RESIDENT PARKIN~ PAGE S AUGUST 2, 1993 Cora Townsand, 939 E. Maple Street requested a resident parking sign~ this was tabled, she did not appear before the Board. COUNCIL MEETING TIME CHANGE REMINDER Mayor Parker reminded all the Department Heads that the Council Meeting will be at 8:30 P.M. tonight rather than ?:30 P.M. REEDS LANE City Engineer Bob Miller reported that up on Reeds Lane there is a box culvert that is caving in and needs to be fixed as soon as possible. Bob said that if they can get it built up with steel, it will cost $3600.00. Bob also requests a 3 ton weight limit sign put up. Mayor Parker said that Bob needs to make up a special appropriation to go in front of the Council at tonights meeting. ~LIPPED LIGHT City Engineer Bob Miller reported that the signal light at the corner of Spring and 8th Streets in front of Reeder's Cleaners was clipped by a semi-trailer truck over the weekend. Bob Miller sent someone down to attach a guide wire to keep it from falling down. Mayor Parker told Bob Miller to make the necessary arrangements to have the light pole fixed. We also need to mention this to the Council tonight. Mayor Parker asked Assistant Police Chief Charles Elder to check to see if an accident report was filed on this. CONCERT IN THE PARK Mayor Parker told Parks Superintendant Rodger Caldwell that he has had good comments about the Concert in the Park program. Rodger said that it lasted only 11 weeks this year, and we hope to expand it next year. SEWER TAP-IN Sewer Plant Superintendant Larry James reported that Paul Premier Engineers is requesting that 4 more 8-plex apartment complexes on Holmans Lane be put on our Sewers. Larry said that our sewers can accommodate them. Director Lakeman made the motion to accept the sewer tap-in for M & R Properties, seconded by Director Marra~ and carried unanimously. DUPLEXES ON WOODLAND COURT Building Commissioner Bill Gavin reported that the Council gave permission to Paul Speth for the development of duplexes going on at Woodland Court. Mayor Parker asked if Mr. Speth's deplexes are in the City, they are not, so he said that Mr. Speth will have to sign a wavier saying that he will not go against any annexation of that area. PAGE 3 AUGUST 2~ 1993 UNITED WAY Administrative Assistant Donna Baird reported that Arby~s Restaurant on Highway 62 will designate a cash register on Thursday August 5 & 12, 1993 to the pay ~0~ to the United Fund out of it. STEAMBOAT DAYS FESTIVAL SKY DIVERS Administrative Assistant ~onna Baird reported that she and Harold Lakeman are on the Steamboat Days Festival Board and they need to meet with Street Commiseioner George Trembly on Tuesday August 3, 1993 at 11:30 A.M. on the overlook. Donna said that we are having a group of Sky Divers who will be here for the Steamboat Days Festival and we need to make some arrangements, also Lt. Dave Schmidt will be there. UNITED WAY Harold Lakeman said that the United Way wants to meet with the Fire and Police Departments next week. Assistant Police Chief Charles Elder said that they will have to meet with the Police on all three shifts. PSI ENERGY RATE INCREASE Mike Newman a representative of PSI Energy reported that they are going to resume filing for the general rate increase. The rate increase will probably be between 10-14~, and would not take effect for a year or more. Mr. Newman said that this might help you for your 1995 budgets. There being no further business to come before the Board of Public Works and Safety, Director Lakeman made the motion to adjourn at 9:55a.m., seconded by Director Matra, and carried unanimously. I MAYOR' v ATTEST: