HomeMy WebLinkAboutBPW-08-15-79 MINUTES OF THE
BOARD OF PUBLIC WOREB
AUGUST 15, 1979
The meeting of the Bos~rd of Public Works was called to order at 1:35 p.m.
by Mayor Pickett, who presided. All members and Clerk-Treasurer were present.
Mr. Nob3. moved to approve the minutes of the last regula~ meeting, Mr. Kuowles
seconded it and it passed unanimously.
McCullou6h and Associates.: Tabled
Wa~'%ng Sire in N.E. ~_vea (Cool Creek North and Johnson Acres): Mr. Dan
Cunninghzm, ~9 I~y~on Drive, appea~ed before the Boa~rd and p~-esented a petition
signed by 83 residents of the Cool Creek North and Johnson Acres additions
requesting installation in the vicinity of the Clubhouse at Ironwood Drive and
Smokey Row Road of an emergency wa~u%iD~ siren for tornadoes and other disasters.
Mayor Pickett stated the only thing preventing the installation w~s money. No
money has been appropriated for this purpose. There is also a request ahead
of this one. Rolling Acres and Rolling Meadows have requested a siren in their
~rea. ~ire Chief Swails stated the siren authorized for the Drookshire ~rea is
not yet up. A survey at no cost to the city is to be m~de to determine where
sirens should be located in areas of the city in order to db~ain adequate
covez~ge. Request for survey h~s been m~de th_rough the distributor - Midwest
Fire and Safety. Federal Si~n and Signal, m~nufactors of the siren, will do
the survey. No completion date was given. Mayor Pickett stated the petition
would be kept on file and considered with oihers when the results of the survey
a~e obtained.
~v~, e in Salt Supplier For Water Softener: Mr. Jim Dougherty, Utilities
Manager, stated the company which had the original bid for water softener
salt had an e~plosion in their mines and are not able to supply salt. He
stated further he had asked other companies to give a commitment for the period
of time the original bid covere~. He did get a letter from Morton Salt
Company who said they would supply ns and he needed an authorization from
the Ro~rd of Works to buy from them. City Attorney will review.
Permission to construct Sidew~l~ South of Smokey Row Road: Mr. Kohl stated
Mr. Ray ~olley had contacted him statiD~ the residents along Smokey Row
Road wish to pool funds to hire a contractor and construct a sidewalk on
their o~rn along one side of Smokey Row Road. Mr. Enowles moved to approve
construction of sidewalks as requested subject to city specifications ~nd
supervision, Mr. Hohl seconded it and it passed unanimously.
Ralph Morgs~u Sewer Availability: Mr. Rohl read letter from Stan Neal of
Weihe Engineers to request permission for Mr. Ralph Morgan to connect to the
sanitary sewer m~uhole in Briar Creek sub-division. Mr. Nohl moved that the
connection be allowed between lots J 25 and 126 and require that the developer
work with property owners involved to ascertain that the work is done properly
and that the ~ea is restored, Mr. Enowles seconded it and it passed ~ously.
Request p~rmission to make Connection from Mueller Property to Sanit~ Sewers
on Ca~mel Drive: Mr. Rave Jessee sppea~ed before the Board and stated this
property was under contract with the intention of bnildiD~ a g~ocery, a
dmugstore and some additional shops. There is an existing manhole on the
property that feeds into the North plant. This property is west of Rangeline
Road, South of 126th Street. A suggestion from the state was that they not
use the north plant but to ge to ~the south plant. This can be done~b2~ .
buildi~ a sewer from their property, some ~500 feet south of Carmez ~rzve.
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The idea bei~ this would be a public sewer dedicated to the city, built with
their funds. L~nd is available in the foz-m of a traction right-of-way.
Clyde E. Williams h~s designed the sewer. ~. Hohl stated flow would be
approximately 4 gallons per minute ~nd there is more tha~ ~dequ~te capacity
for this flow rate. M~yor Pickett eXpressed concern that EPA would not
approye m~re cap~city. Mr. Hohl moved that the proposed extension location of
the Sewer line be approved by the Board of Public Works of Cs~mel for connection
to south plant presently envisioned as about 2200 ~llons per d~y aseage,
subject to the Mayor verifyi~_g with 0ral Herr that this is not gei~ to meet
with any objections fr~m the State Boa~d of Health on our allocation capacities.
Mr. Knowles seconded it and it passed unanimously.
~l~omction of Firem~: At the request of Fire Chief Sw~ils, Mr. HOhl moved to
approve promotion of Stanley Puckett, Donald J. B~uer, Stanley Callahan
and Dale R~ndall to ra~k of Lieutenant effective August 28th 1979, Mr. Knowles
seconded it and it passed tman~mously.
~ Fire Chief SW~ils raised questions regarding E.M.S. billi~
attached to original minutes. Mr. Knowles suggested giving the un-.
collected bills to Police Chief Barney for collection. He suggested
we ~ccept assignment for medicaid but not for medica~e except in case of
death.
Ambulance Bids: Fire Chief Sw~ils stated a p~ge in the bid specifications
w~s unintentionally omitted and t~e method of payment by lease-rental
agreement with option to puroh~se w~s not acceptable by the representatives
approviugthe gra~t. Mr. Swadls recommended the Beaird reject all submitted
bids and retL~rn them to the bidders ~nopened and readvertise if they deemed
it appropriate. Mr. Knowles moved the bids not be opened tod~y for~th~ r~ason
the bids that ~re contained in the envelopes p~ovided can't possibly be based
on a complete listing of specifications required because part of the bid
specifications were omitted, Mr. Hohl seconded it and it passed una~zimously.
BOND RELEASES: Mr. Hohl moved to release bonds for Sa~mitary Sewers, Storm
Sewers, Streets and Water Mains in Cricket Knoll, Mr. Knowles seconded it
and it Passed Lunanimously.
Mr. Hohl moved to release bonds for S~auita~?y Sewer Off-Site for Brookshire
L~kes for Mohawk Crossing Section 2 (Off-Site) and Sanite~y Sewer Mohawk
Crossing Section 2, Mr. Knowles ~seconded it and it passed ~onsly.
MAPLE AcRES SEWER CONI~ECTi0N: Mr. Ron~ldEoch, Mrs. Jac~ Powell and Mr. Tim
Reinhart appeared before the Board to find out the status of their request
for sewer connection at the June 26th and July 24th meetings. The preliminary
drawin~ for the extension was reviewed and discussed. After the plans a~e
complete and a total cos~ determined, it would be placed on the agend~ again.
Permission for Cancer Ro~dblecW: Mayor Pickett stated the Jaycees ~ asked
permission for their a~snu~l roadblock for ~ugust 2~th to collect money for
their cancer drive. He stated that each year he received a number of
complaints from citizens who did not like this sort of thing. Mr. Knowles
moved the request be denied, Mr. Hohl seconded it and it failed ~ aye ~ n~ys.
Mr. Hohl and Mayor Pickett voting n~y. Mr. Hohlmoved the request be
approved subject to their posting a sign notifyi~ the drivers of the up
coming drive one block ahead in al~ directions, Mayor Pickett seconded it
and it passed 2-1. Mr. Knowles vo%ingn~y. ~ -
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Dra.!~e Problem: 106th and.H~vers, t{c~:~u ~I~ Hohl moved to approve engineering
H~vemstick at a cost not to
~g~eem'~nt for re-design of d~tch a~ ,uo~ ~ unanimously.
exceed $900.00 Mzyor Pickett seconded it and it p~ssed
Approval of Cl~Lms: Mr. Hohl moved to approve claims numering ~232 tk~u #379~
~otaling $7~9,~03.02 subject to signing them, M~yor Pickett seconded it and it
passed unanimouslY.
There being no further business, the meeting w~s adjoturned ~t ~:1~ p.m.
Approved:
Albert B. Pickett~ M~yor '
ATTEST:
PeggY Leu Sm~%'H
Clerk-T~eastuver