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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-19-1992MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSONVILLE, INDIANA MONDAY OCTOBER 19, 1998 Mayor Raymond J. Parker Jr. called the meeting to order at 9:30 A.M., and on caii 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~ Street Commissioner George Trembly, City Attorney Mike Gillenwater, Utility Director Steve Tolliver~ Assistant Police Chief Charles Elders Police Major Dennis Simon, Assistant Fire Chief Clifton James Jr., Animal Shelter Manager Jan Wheatley, Vehicle Maintenance Director Mike Wathen, City Services Coordinator Leslie Kavanaugh~ Sewer Office Manager Bob Goldman~ Administrative Assistant Donna Metzger, Councilperson Peggy Wilder~ Clerk and Treasurer C. Richard Spencer Jr., and Clerk Alice Davis Director Lakeman made the motion to approve the minutes of the meeting of OCTOBER 18, 1998~ 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. CORRECTION Ronnie Temple a employee for Federal Security wants his address changed to 3503 Hamburg Pike. Director Lakeman made the motion to accept the change of address, seconded by Director Matra, and carried unanimously. RESIDENT PARKING SIGN Assistant Police Chief Charles Elder reported that Chief Rick Elliott had Lt. Dave Schmidt our Traffic Officer check on the parking problem at 1081E. Market Street. He recommends a resident parking sign be put there. Director Lakeman made the motion to have a resident parking sign put at 1081 E. Market Street, seconded by Director Matra, and carried unanimously. LIGHT POLES AT ELK POINTE Building Commissioner Bill Gavin is requesting 4 additional street lights in Elk Pointe, Section 8 and 4 additional lights in Foxboro, a total of 8 lights. There will be one light for every 8 lights at a cost of $11.07 per month, per light. Director Lakeman made the motion to approve the request for additional lights in Foxboro and Elk Point Subdivisions~ seconded by Director Marra~ and carried unanimously. PAGE 2 OCTOBER 19, 1992 STREET LIGHTS Mrs. Winburn who lives at the corner of Rudie and Perrin Lane requests a street light. Mr. Ronnie Temple request a street light in the alley behind his home on Chestnut Street. Building Commissioner Bill Gavin denied both requests after checking Mrs. Winburns, and there is a policy of not putting street lights in allies. MERCHANT COMPLAINTS Edith Green, owner of Nature's Pantry is coming before the Board to complain about Steamboat Days Festival. It is hurting her business and other businesses on Spring Street. Donna Metzger suggested that the Downtown Merchants and Steamboat Committee get together and air out the differences. Holly Johnson of Mainstreet said that some businesses benefit and some do not. City Attorney Mike Gillenwater said that he would look over the Ordinances to see if anything can be done. ROADBLOCK Fire Chief Kaster from Clarksville Fire Department requests roadblocks at the corner of Spring and loth Streets, and Court Avenue and Spring Street~ on October 24, 1992 from 10:30 AM to 4:30 PM for The Amercan Red Cross. Mayor Parker said that the loth Street location is to dangerous. Assistant Police Chief Charles Elder recommends the corner of Hamburg Pike and Dutch Lane as an alternative. Director Lakeman made the motion to accept this with the change in location to Dutch Lane and Hamburg Pike, seconded by Director Marra~ and carried unanimously. COMPLAINT Ronnie Lightfoot of 928 Whalan Lane has a complaint about Jessie Ballew having burned out buses on the property next to his house. Mayor Parker asked Building Commissioner Bill Gavin to check on this. Mr. Lightfoot also asked what Be Free General Business means, Bill Gavin told him he could look it up in the Zoning Ordinance Book. Mr. Lightfoot also said that Mr. Mayden built a garage that runs back to the subdivision and they work on cars until 3:00 AM, what can be done about this.Mayor Parker told him to call the police when this happens. RED RIBBON WEEK Administration Director Donna Metzger wants to remind everyone about Red Ribbon Week October 24 to November 1, 1992. A banner needs to be put up on Spring Street in observance of this. Mr. Ray Herdt is selling big red ribbons for $5.00 ea. to put on your homes or businesses. MAINSTREET Holly Johnson would like more Police protection District which would help prevent future vandalism. that we do not have the manpower to do this. in the Mainstreet Mayor Parker said PAGE 3 OCTOBER 19, 1998 DRIVEWAY'S ON HAMBURG PIKE Councilperson Peggy Wilder wants to know about fixing the driveways on Hamburg Pike. She has 3 complaints about drop offs at the end of their drives. She would like to know if the sidewalk fund would be a good way to work it where the home owner pays half. The Council would have to answer to this. George Trembly will get an estimate on how much it will cost. STOP SIGN Councilperson Peggy Wilder requests a stop sign at Ridgeway and Puck Drive. Assistant Police Chief Charles Elder said that he would have Lt. Dave Schmidt take a look at this and bring his recommendation before the Board next week. REFUELING SYSTEM Councilperson Peggy Wilder said that the refueling system is to be brought up at the Council meeting tonight. Since the Sewer Dept. uses the fueling system, would they also pay a portion of the new tank bill. Mayor Parker said that they would take a look at this. DRAINAGE PROBLEM Councilperson Peggy Wilder said that last year during the last administration the drainage work was haulted on Schneider Drive in Northaven. The water floods the whole area. Utilities Director Steve Tolliver said that to do it right it would cost about $30~000. Mayor Parker said that if the Council would appropriate the money and take bids then we could award the contract. Steve Tolliver and Bill Gavin will check it out before we get as Engineer's Estimate. MUTUAL AID CONTRACT City Attorney Mike Gillenwater has been working with Fire Chief Jerry Dooley on the Mutual Aid Contract with the Utica Volunteer Fire Department. (see attached copy) Director Matra made the motion to accept the Mutual Aid Contract with Utica Fire Dept., seconded by Director Lakeman~ and carried unanimously. PARKING ON CHIPPEWA DRIVE City Attorney Mike Gillenwater said that he talked to Fire Chief Dooley and he said there is a problem with the parking situation if there would be a fire on Chippewa Drive. George Trembly took a traffic count from October 12 to October 16, 1992. (see attached copy). We have no solution. ARROW BOARD Director Jim Matra said that the Arrow Board is for all Departments to use. Mike Wathen wants to keep it at his Department so it can be worked on when it needs it. Mike will give all Department Heads a key to the gate. The Board agreed to this. PAGE 4 OCTOBER 1971998 LOUISVILLE MARATHON Assistant Police Chief Charles Elder reported that the Marathon went well. Also street signs were taken from Subdivision. Louisville Elk Pointe MAJOR SIMON Major Dennis Simon thanked the Board for giving him the oppportunity to become a Major in the Police Department. LEAVES Street Commissioner George Trembly wants permission to put in the Newspaper that leaves won't be picked up at the street unless they are bagged. We can take them to a farm on 8th Street and dump them instead of paying $B5.00 a 'truck load to dump. The Board agreed to this. GOLFVIEW SEWERS Utilities Director Steve Tolliver reports that he is still working on the Golfview Sewers getting people to tap in on them. I received a copy of an agreement from a lady asking us not to let a resident to tap in the sewer until they pay to the Home Owners Association a fee of about $4000.00 or $5000.00. City Attorney Mike Gillenwater said that these people are tapping into a new line that the City is putting in. Mike will look at the Ordinance and deal with it. THANK YOU Animal Shelter Director Jan Wheatley wants to thank George Trembly for picking up the fence that the Kentucky Humane Society donated to us~ it is worth about $2000.00. STATE DOG LICENSE Animal Shelter Director Jan Wheatley reports that people are not being able to contact their Township Assessor~ there are 12 Assessors. People have to get a State Dog License Tags from the Township Assessor to get their animal from the Shelter. If we could get the License Tags from the Township Assessors and settle up with them at the end of the year on how many we sold~ we would be willing to do the bookkeeping. Mike Gillenwater suggested they talk to the State Board of Accounts on this. EMPLOYEE LIST UPDATE Mayor Parker would like to have an update list of ail the City Employees. Director Lakeman said that he has a updated one. PAGE 5 OCTOBER 19, 1998 There being no further business to come before the Board of Public ~orks, Director Lakeman made the motion to adjourn at lO:A5 A.M.: 'seconded by Director Matra, and carried unanimously. ATTEST: 'AND TREAS~ER ~ THE GEORGE TREMBLY Street Commissioner Traffic Count on Chippawa Drive. 1005 Fulton Street Jeffersonville~ Indiana 47130 (812) 285-6455 12 Oct 92 11:00 o'Clock 13 0c~r'92 " 1424 14 Oct 92 " 2878 15 Oct 92 " 4195 16 Oct 92 " 5791 EI~ITERING A NEW ERA OF COMMUNITY GROWTH AND UNITY MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT This agreement, entered into this ~-t-~. day of October, 1992, by and between the Fire Department of the City of Jeffersonville, Clark County, Indiana (hereinafter referred to as "Jeffersonville") and the Utica Volunteer Fire Department (hereinafter referred to as "Utica"), witnesseth: WHEREAS, Jeffersonville maintains and provides fire protection services to the citizens an~ property of the Clark Maritime Centre and River Port Industrial Park within the city limits of Jeffersonville, Indiana; and WHEREAS, Utica maintains and provides fire protection services to the town of Utica and Utica Township, where the Clark Maritime Centre and the River Port Industrial Park is situated; and WHEREAS, it is to the mutual advantage of Jeffersonville and Utica, and to the citizens and property within the C. lark Maritime Centre and Utica Township, to assist each other in fighting and extinguishing fires within said area. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained. it is agreed as follows: (I) That Jeffersonville shall have sole power and authority concerning and apy and all operations occurring within the Clark Maritime Centre and River Port Industrial Park area; . . . . (2) That Utica, upon request, will aid and assist Jeffersonvilte in combating and extinguishing fires within the Clark Maritime Centre and River Port Industrial Park; (3) That Jeffersonville, upon request, will aid and assist Utica in combating and extinguishing fires within the Utica Township area; ~ (4) That the aid and assistance herein contemplated is limited to that aid and assistance which, in the sole judgment of the party of whom aid is requested, can be spared and is reasonably consistent with maintaining fire protection services. The party requesting aid and assistance shall assign at least one of its fire department officers as Commanding aid force to and to command them at the fire; (5) That t shall be without payment or promises contained herein; (6) agreement other than for the mutual That at all times herein contemplated, officers and other personnel of each depamnent shall be and will remain employees, in the legal sense, of their individual fire departments, regardless of any services performed in behalf of the other party pursuant to this a~reement; (7) That neither party hereto shall be liable to the other party for any claim on account of loss or damage sustained by the other party arising out of or connected with the performance of the aid or assistance provided under this agreement; and (8) This agreement shall remain in full force and effect until canceled by either party upon the giving of thirty (30) days written notic~ thereof. WITNESS the hands and seals of the parties hereto as 'evidence of their agreement as set out herein on this Iq-~h day of October, 1992. City of Jeffersonville Board of Public Works & Safety, Fire Chief, and ;lerk-Treasurer ~: ? :Office~:s~ ~Utica 'VOlunteer Fire Department /.J/ I, '