HomeMy WebLinkAboutBPW-06-08-81MINUTES OF THE
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS MEETING
JUNE 8, 1981
The meeting of the Board of Public Works was called to order by
Mayor Reiman at 4:30 P.M. on June 11, 1981. Board members Billy
Walker and Fred Swift were present as were City Attorney, John
Pearce and Clerk-Treasurer.
Old Business
Contract Awards for North-South IntercePtor - Don Silvey of HNTB
reported to the Board that after full review of the bids, the
recommendation for Division I - Equal ization Basin was Evans
construction, Division II, Part A - Eagle Valley and Division II,
Part B - Thompson Construction. Mr. Swift made a motion to accept
the bid of Evans Construction in the amount of $895,465.00 for
Division I subject to EPA approval and successfully obtaining
financing. Motion seconded by Mr. Walker and passed unanimously.
Mr. Walker made a motion to accept the bids of Eagle Valley in
the amount of $3,086,000.00 for Division II, Part A and Thompson
Construction in the amount of $1,306,350.00 for Division II, Part
B subject to EPA approval and successfully obtaining financing.
Motion seconded by Mr. Swift and passed unanimously. Mr. Walker
made a motion to grant permission to HNTB to submit the approved
bids to the EPA. Motion seconded by Mr. Swift and passed
unanimously.
Signing of Fire Station #4 Contract - Mr. Cooler of Cooler,
Schubert & Olds and Mr. Jenkins of TetraCor appeared before the
Board to discuss the contract. The Board struck the mention of an
alternate bid in the contract with both the Board and Mr. Jenkins
initialling the same. Mr. Jenkins presented the Board with a bond
in the full amount of the job. The Board signed the contract and
after presentation of a payment schedule by Mr. Jenkins to the
Clerk-Treasurer and approval of same a copy of the contract will
be given to Mr. Jenkins.
New Business
Engineering Contract for Modification of Gray Station - Mr. Don
Silvey of HNTB presented a contract for services for modification
to the Gray Road water station and hook up to the present City
distribution system. Mr. Swift made a motion to enter into the
contract with HNTB. Motion seconded by Mr. Walker and passed
unanimously.
Availability - Carmel Research & Development Park - Mr. LeRoy New
and Mr. Al Oaks came to the Board to request water and sewer
availability for the Carmel Research & Development Park.
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Fidelity Bank - A request for water and sewer availability was
presented by R.Van Bogan. Both the Park and Fidelity lie within
the Clay Regional Waste District and the District has granted
approval by resolution to allow the City to serve these areas on
a temporary basis. Following discussion, Mr. Swift made a motion
to approve the Carmel Research & Development Park for water and
sewer availability contingent upon successful zoning, the area
being annexed to the City and there being no cost to the City for
water or sewer lines. Motion seconded by Mr. Walker and passed
unanimously.
Mr. Walker made a motion to approve the Fidelity - R.V. Welch
project at the northeast corner of 116th and Meridian St. for
water and sewer availability contingent upon annexation of same
and there being no cost for water or sewer lines to the City.
Motion seconded by Mr. Swift and passed unanimously.
Mr. New then asked the Board for direction in connection with
their views on the roads within Carmel Research and Development
Park. Mayor Reiman recommended Carmel Drive be extended to
Meridian Street and eliminate the extension of 126th Street in a
memorandum attached hereto and made a part hereof. After looking
at the map, Mr. Swift made a suggestion that perhaps the road
within the Park be made somewhat a Y making provision for a
connector road to Carmel Drive from 126th Street should 126th St.
be extended into the Park from the east at sometime in the
future. This would provide a traffic pattern through the Park to
Carmel Drive and out to Meridian Street. Mayor Reiman stated
these were just suggestions for everyone to consider. Mr. Walker
stated it would be nice if it could be a divided road.
Lakeview Nursing Home - Mr. Wells from the Lakeview Nursing Home
requested water service from the City to supply a sprinkling
system mandated by the State. In keeping with the policy of the
Board not to provide service to an area not annexed to the City,
Mr. Wells provided the Board with a legal description for a 24ft.
strip across his land to the area where the nursing home sits and
encompassing the home. Mr. Swift and Mr. Walker expressed
reservations about annexing a portion of the property but stated
that was a decision of the Council. Mr. Swift made a motion to
approve water connection consistent with the Board policy of
annexation. Motion seconded by Mayor Reiman and passed 2-1.
Walker voting nay.
Hiring of Temporary help - Utilities and Engineering - Mayor
Reiman stated there were two City employees who were off work for
an indefinite period of time and stated the departments were
short employees to take up these work loads. Mr. Walker made a
motion to allow Mr. Dougherty to hire temporary help for the
position held by Priscilla Sturtz. Motion seconded by Mr. Swift
and passed unanimously. Mr. Swift made a motion to allow Mr.
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Welch to hire temporary help for the position held by Jim
Conaway. Motion seconded by Mr. Walker and passed unanimously.
Petition of Carmel Town for Street. Lights - Mr. Roy Middy, 160
Aspen Way, presented a petition for a street light survey for
Carmel Town. Mr. Swift asked if the streets in Carmel Town were
City Streets. It was the opinion of the Board that they were not.
Mr. Swift made a motion to request Public Service to run a street
light survey but stated the City would bear none of the cost if
the streets were not dedicated City streets. Motion seconded by
Mr. Walker and passed unanimously.
VFW Street Dance - Mayor Reiman stated she had received a request
from the VFW to block off the street for a 4th of July dance. Mr.
Swift made a motion to allow the VFW to block off 1st Avenue N.
W. from Main St. to 1st St. N.W. between 9:00 A.M. and 10:30
P.M. on July 4th and granting permission for use of the City
parking lot for the festivities. Motion seconded by Mayor Reiman
and passed unanimously.
There being no further business to come before the meeting, the
same was duly adjourned at 6:05 P.M.
APPROVED:
Jane A Reiman, Mayor
ATTEST:
Dorothy J Hancock, Clerk-Treasurer