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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-26-1993iqiNLYT'ES Oi::' THE BOARD OF F'UBLiC biORKS AND SAFE![TY OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSONVILLE~ INDIANA MONDAY JULY 26~ 1993 Mayor Raymond J. Parker Jr. called the meeting to order at 9:30 A.M.~ and on call of the Fo!! those members present were Mayor Parker~ Personnel and Safety Director Harold Lakeman~ and Mayor Parker appointed Fire Chief Jerry Dooley to fill in, in the absense of Sewage Collection Office Director Jim Matra. Also present were: Building Commissioner Bill Gavin~ City Engineer Bob Miller~ Street Commissioner George Trembly~ City Attorney Mike Gillen~ater~ Plant Superintendent Larry James~ Assistant Police Chief Charles EIder~ Animal Shelter Manager Jan Wheatley, Vehicle Maintenance Director Mike ~athen~ City Services Coordinator' Leslie Kavanaugh~ Parks Recreation Director Eric Hedrick~ Sewer Office Manager Bob Goldman, Administrative Assistant Donna Metzger-Baird, Clerk and Treasurer C. Richard Spencer Jr.~ and Clerk Alice Davis. Director Lakeman made the motion to approve the minutes of the meeting of July i9~ 1993 as presented, seconded by Director Matra and carried unanimously. DRAINAGE PROBLEM 2405 CORNWELL DRIVE Street Commissioner George Trembly reported that he for the cost estimate for the drainage problem Drive. RESIDENT PARKING 604 GRAHAM STREET is still waiting at a405 Cornwell Assistant Police Chief Charles Elder reported that Lt. Dave Schmidt investigated the resident parking for Mr. Clark at 60~ Graham Street. Lt. Schmidt recommends that he receive the sign. Director Lakeman made the motion to approve the resident parking sign at 60~ Graham Street, seconded by member Jerry Dooley, and carried unanimously. AUTO DRAG RACING COMPLAINT Mr. Glen Gregerson, 787 Briscoe Drive has a complaint about the residents at the corner of Access Road and 8th Street. They drive race cars and make noise ~hen they come home and remove them off the truck at night and they also work on them at all hours of the night. City Attorney Mike Gillenwater said that we have a noise ordinance and he will send them a letter and if that does not work the Police will have to give them sitatione. SINK HOLE Mrs. Maria Persons~ 518 Goyne Avenue reports that there are sink holes in her back yard around 'the concrete in the drainage ditch. The Sewer Department fixed half of the problem, but never returned and fixed the rest of them. Mayor Parker asked Larry James to send a person out today and take a look at this. PAGE ~ JULY S6~ 1993 STREET SIGN REPLACEMENT Mr. Tom Locke, 31t4 Lake~ood Blvd. representing an Association in Foxboro requests permission to change the metal street signs to wood~ signs and posts. The association will maintain the signs, City Attorney Mike Gillenwater said that we will need that in ~riting. Also he requests putting wood around the STOP signs. City Attorney Mike Gillenwater said that might be a prob!em~ he will check with our Engineering Firm before giving the ok on this. Director Lakeman made the motion to approve the wood Street signs only, for Foxboro, seconded by member Jerry Dooley, and carried unanimously. ~O~DBLOCKS Mayor Parker reported that the roadblocks that were up this past weekend did real well. Missie Vissing Benefit netted $3~000.00 and Laura Minton netted $3~800.00. Mayor Parker is very pleased that the community can give so generously. LITER'S QUARRY City Attorney Mike Gillenwater said that at the direction of the Board, he sent Liter's Quarry a~ letter inquiring about the fencer and the erosion that goes up near the Four Oake Subdivision area. We received a response last week and it stated that he has a contract with a fence Company and on July 19~ 1993 it was 75~ completed and on July 18~ 1993 when the Board received the complaint it was 5ox completed. With regards to the erosion~ we have seeded it. SEWER PLANT AUCTION City Attorney Mike Gillenwater reported that the Sewer Plant wilt be auctioned off today. We have changed the foremat from auctioning the real estate and personal property individually~ instead we will auction it off as a lump sum. An addendum was prepared to change it from real estate and personal property to a lump sum. Director Lakeman made the motion to approve the addendum to the auction leasing agreement submitted by our City Attorney this morning, seconded by member Jerry Dooley~ and carried unanimously~ OADBLO~K-15 YEAR OLD ALL STARS Assistant Police Chief Charles Elder has a request from Margo Stein for a roadblock for the Jeff/GRC 15 year old all stars. They will be traveling to Center Grove on Wednesday. They would like for the roadblocks to be at Main and Market Streets~ Hamburg Pike and Dutch Lane, from 3:OOpm-6:3Opm~ Director Lakeman made the motion to approve the roadblocks, seconded by member Jerry Dooley, and carried unanimously. PAGE 3 JULY 26, 1993 LITER'S QUARRY City's Service Coordinator Les Kavanaugh reported that he and Bob Miller met with Mr. John Hamm of Liter's Quarry about a monitoring blast record form. Les said that we will maintain a copy and so will Liter's Quarry. City Attorney Mike Gillenwater said that the form look good to him. Also the problem that Mr. Glen Emly had has been resolved. Member Jerry Dooley made the motion to approve the blast form for anyone blasting, seconded by Director Lakeman, and carried unanimously. STREET CLOSURE Street Commissioner George Trembly reported that Wall Street at 8th~ 9th. and loth Street will be closed on July BS~ Bg, 30~ 1993 so Koetter Construction can run an underground tunnel from Pfau Chemical to the parking lot across the street. It has been advertised. Also the railroad will be putting in the railroad ties at the same time. SEALED BIDS Street Commissioner George Trembly requests sealed bids for 1930 Chevy, 1980 Chevy~ 1963 Army Truck with trailer. George has the serial numbers ready. HOUR CHANGED Street Commissioner George Trembly said that he's for his crews because of the hot weather~ starting of ?:OOam on a week to week basis. changing the hours at 6:00am instead EQUIPMENT FOR BIDS Vehicle Maintenance Director Mike Wathen said that the equipment that George Trembly wants to take bide on should have an affidavit done to get a court order through the Motor Vehicle Dept. to get the Army Truck title and to say that the equipment belongs to the City. DENIED PERMIT Plant Superintendent Larry James sent Mike Gillenwater a letter about the Heather Green Subdivision that Dick Inman owns. He said that the State has denied their permit because the lift station was designed too large~ Mr. Inman wants to add another 28 homes to what they already have developed. Larry James said that the Engineer Firm, Jacobi~ Toombs and Lanz said that the lift station can handle the homes. City Attorney Mike Gillenwater said that we need to get Mr. Inman to eigna paper saying that if we annex that land they won't fight it. PAGE 4 JULY 26~ i99B BACK-UP DAMAGES Plant Supervisor Larry James wants to inform the Board that Dr. Gulleys office incurred damages from the last hard rain that we had~ The cause of the back-up is from the grease at Wyandot Inc. Larry James talked to Mr. Heinbrook representing Wyandot~ and he has agreed to pay for the damages~ Bob Goldman said that we have had back-ups in that office before as a result of the grease from Wyandot, Inc. Larry James said that we will clean out the lines once a week until the grease traps are installed. TRAINING FOR THE ANIMAL SHELTER Animal Shelter Director Jan Wheatley reports that she has the opportunity to go to B different shelters in August for four days for training in North Carolina. They will pay for everything except the travel, because she is taking training to them. It is writing that they will pay the cost. ROADBLOCK COMPLAINTS Clerk and Treasurer C. Richard Spencer Jr. had several complaints about roadblocks~ they would like to have some kind of paper saying that they have already contributed when they have to go through the roadblock several times. City Attorney Mike Gillenwater said that he would get with Mr. Lakeman and make up some guide lines for roadblocks. There being Works and Safety~ lO:15a.m., ATTEST: no further business to come before the Board of Public Director Lakeman made the motion to adjourn at seconded by Director Matra, and carried unanimously.