Board of Works Meeting Minutes - 7/5/2011
BOARD OF WORKS
JULY 5, 2011 10:00 A.M.
MAYOR SMALL OPENED THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF WORKS AND SAFETY.
THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE WAS GIVEN BY ALL IN ATTENDANCE.
PRAYER WAS GIVEN BY DAN DENNY.
NEW BUSINESS:
DIRECTOR DAVIS ASKED MAYOR SMALL TO EXPLAIN WHAT THE AMENDMENT WAS ABOUT.
MAYOR SMALL SAID THAT INDOT HAS DECIDED BECAUSE OF THE HIGH COST OF ASPHALT, IT WILL BE CHEAPER TO PAVE WITH CONCRETE RATHER THAN ASPHALT. HE SAID THAT THE INITIAL ENGINEERING WORK FOR THE EASTSIDE BY-PASS WAS FOR ASPHALT. GAI IS GOING TO HAVE TO GO IN AND REVISE SOME OF THE ENGINEERING DOCUMENTS AT AN ADDITIONAL COST OF $45,000.00. HE SAID HE WAS ASSURED THAT THE SAVINGS WOULD BE BY GOING TO CONCRETE INSTEAD OF USING ASPHALT.
DIRECTOR DAVIS SAID THE FARMERS MARKET HAS REQUESTED SIGNAGE ON THE NORTHEAST TREE IN YOUR PARK. THEY SUBMITTED A DIAGRAM. IT IS THE BANNER THEY HAD LAST YEAR AND THEY WANT TO PUT UP WOODEN POSTS. THIS WOULD BE WITH THE PARK BOARD APPROVAL. THEY WANT TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE COMMUNITY BETTER.
MAYOR SMALL ASKED ABOUT THE RESPONSIBILITY THE PARK BOARD WOULD HAVE SINCE THIS IS WATER DEPARTMENT PROPERTY.
ATTORNEY COPENHAVER SAID IF IT WAS WATER DEPARTMENT PROPERTY THE PARK DEPARTMENT WOULD HAVE NO SAY.
MAYOR SMALL ASKED IF THERE WOULD BE A BETTER PLACE FOR THE SIGN AND WHAT SIZE IT WOULD BE.
ATTORNEY COPENHAVER MADE THE MOTION TO AUTHORIZE THE PLACEMENT OF SIGNAGE AT THE CORNER OF STATE ROAD 3 AND MEMORIAL DRIVE ON UTILITY PROPERTY SUBJECT TO LOCATION APPROVAL BY THE UTILITY AND MAYOR SMALL.
DIRECTOR DAVIS : SECOND. MAYOR SMALL: AYE AYE VOTE: 3-0
DIRECTOR DAVIS MADE THE MOTION TO APPROVE A REQUEST FROM THE MEMORIAL BAPTIST CHURCH TO USE THE WEST SIDE OF MAIN STREET, AT BAKER PARK, TO HAVE LEMON SHAKE UPS AS THEY DID LAST YEAR. THEY WANT TO HAVE THIS ON JULY 8TH.
ATTORNEY COPENHAVER: SECOND MAYOR SMALL: AYE AYE VOTE: 3-0
DIRECTOR DAVIS SAID THAT THEY HAD TO RENEW THE SOFTWARE AGREEMENT WITH KEYSTONE. SHE SAID THE RENEWAL WOULD BE $4,885.00.
SHE MADE THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE SOFTWARE AGREEMENT CONTRACT.
ATTORNEY COPENHAVER ASKED IF THIS WAS A RENEWAL EXISTING SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT WITH THE SAME SUPPLIER WHO HAS BEEN PROVIDING THIS SERVICE FOR MANY YEARS.
ATTORNEY COPENHAVER: SECOND. MAYOR SMALL: AYE AYE VOTE:3-0
DEPARTMENT HEADS:
BOBBY YORK, MVH COMMISSIONER, ANNOUNCED THAT THORNBURG STREET WILL BE REOPENED THIS AFTERNOON, AFTER CUTS HAVE BEEN PAVED.
HE SAID THAT WOODWARD AVE. WILL BE NEXT TO CLOSE FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS WHILE CUTS ARE PAVED
ATTORNEY COPENHAVER MOVED FOR ADJOURNMENT.
DIRECTOR DAVIS: SECOND
