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Board of Works Meeting Minutes - 1/19/10

 

BOARD OF WORKS      

JANUARY 19, 2010        10:00 A.M.

 

 

MAYOR SMALL OPENED THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF WORKS AND SAFETY.

THE PLEDGE OF ALLIANCE WAS GIVEN BY ALL IN ATTENDANCE.

PRAYER WAS GIVEN BY BUD AYERS..

 

DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS DAVIS MOVED TO APPROVE ALL CITY, WATER, SEWER AND PAYROLL CLAIMS DATED JANUARY 4, 2010, THRU JANUARY 19, 2010.                                             

ATTORNEY COPENHAVER: SECOND        MAYOR SMALL: AYE                 AYE VOTE: 3-0

 

MAYOR SMALL ANNOUNCED THAT HE HAD BEEN WORKING WITH SHERIFF BUTCH BAKER TO PURCHASE FUEL FOR THE COUNTY AND CITY.  THIS WILL BE FOR GASOLINE AND DIESEL FUEL.  HE SAID THE COUNTY DID ALL THE PAPER WORK, THE LEGAL NOTICES, AND THE SOLICITATIONS.  LOOKING AT THE BIDS, THEY HAVE A SUCCESSFUL BIDDER, HARVEST LAND CO-OP, WHICH WE WILL BE PIGGY BACKING ON.  BETWEEN THE COUNTY AND THE CITY, 70,000

GALLONS OF 87 OCTANE UNLEADED, $2.668 PER GALLON AND 20,000 GALLON OF ROAD SOIL DIESEL @ $2.736 PER GALLON.  THIS IS A GUARANTEED PRICE FOR JANUARY 1, 2010 TO DECEMBER 31, 2010.  HE SAID THE FUEL MAY BE PURCHASED AT 227 SOUTH 18TH STREET, NEW CASTLE, INDIANA OR PURCHASE FUEL BY USING THE HARVEST LAND CARD.

      MAYOR SMALL MOVED TO ACCEPT THIS BID.  ATTORNEY COPENHAVER: SECOND           DIRECTOR DAVIS: AYE           AYE VOTE: 3-0

 

MAYOR SMALL SAID HE HAD BEEN WORKING WITH COMMISSIONER CRONK OF THE COUNTY, TO HELP WITH DONATIONS FOR THE PEOPLE OF HAITI.  FOOD WILL BE ACCEPTED AT THE  COURTHOUSE, IN THE BASEMENT, FROM 8:00 A.M. TO 6:00 P.M., TODAY THRU SATURDAY.

 

DEPARTMENT HEADS:

 

MANAGER THORNHILL OF THE TRANSIT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED THAT THEIR COMPUTERS AND INTERNET SERVICES IS DOWN.

 

WASTEWATER TREATMENT SUPERINTENDENT HAMILTON ANNOUNCED THAT CONSTRUCTION IS ON SCHEDULE.

 

MAYOR SMALL COMPLIMENTED THE STREET DEPARTMENT FOR A GREAT JOB PERFORMED WITH THE SNOW REMOVAL LAST WEEK.  HE SAID HE KNEW IT WAS HARD WITH FEWER EMPLOYEES.

 

DEPUTY POLICE CHIEF SCOTT ULLERY RECOMMENDED TO THE BOARD THE HIRING OF JUSTIN WARDLOW AS A PROBATIONARY OFFICER.  HE SAID THAT MR. WARDLOW HAS BEEN TO THE ACADEMY AND CERTIFIED AND APPROVED BY PERF.  HIS HIRE DATE WILL BE JANUARY 25, 2010.

      MAYOR SMALL MOVED TO HIRE JUSTIN WARDLOW.  ATTORNEY COPENHAVER: SECOND       DIRECTOR DAVIS: AYE                AYE VOTE: 3-0

 

BUILDING INSPECTOR HALL ANNOUNCED THAT AN AGREEMENT HAD BEEN SIGNED WITH DANIEL GREER, TO DO ELECTRICAL INSPECTIONS FOR THE CITY OF NEW CASTLE.  HE WILL RECEIVE $25.00 PER INSPECTION.

      MAYOR SMALL MOVED TO APPROVE THE AGREEMENT WITH MR. GREER.

ATTORNEY COPENHAVER: SECOND        DIRECTOR DAVIS: AYE             AYE VOTE: 3-0

 

 

CITIZENS:

 

CONNIE HALL, MIDDLETOWN, INDIANA, APPEARED BEFORE THE BOARD TO OBJECT TO CHANGING MONROE STREET TO CHARLIE'S STREET.  SHE PRESENTED A LETTER OF OBJECTION TO THE BOARD.

       ATTORNEY COPENHAVER RECOMMENDED THAT MS. HALL CONTACT COUNCIL PRESIDENT YORK.  HE SAID THAT MONROE ST. WAS IN HER WARD.  HE SAID THERE WAS NO ORDINANCE CURRENTLY IS BEING CONSIDERED.  HE SAID IF AND WHEN HE IS INSTRUCTED TO DO AN ORDINANCE, IT WILL BE FOR THE COUNCIL, NOT THE BOARD OF WORKS.  HE ADVISED HER TO COME TO THE COUNCIL MEETING.

 

MR. FROST APPREARED BEFORE THE BOARD IN REGARDS TO A WATER BILL.  HE SAID A NEW METER HAD BEEN INSTALLED AND THAT THE CITY EMPLOYEES ADMITTED THAT THEY PROBABLY DID BREAK THE OLD EXISTING WATER LINE WHEN THEY HOOKED IT UP.

THE PROBLEM WAS GIVEN TO THE WATER SUPERINTENDENT FOR INVESTIGATION.

 

JIM MADDING, REPRESENTATIVE OF AMERICAN ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING FIRM, INDIANAPOLIS, APPEARED BEFORE THE BOARD STATING THAT HIS COMPANY WAS DOING A SUB-SERVICE INVESTIGATION AT THE MARATHON GAS STATION, CORNER OF BROWN AND SPRING STREETS.  HE SAID THE INVESTIGATION WAS UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF THE INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT.  THE TANKS AT THIS STATION, SOMETIMES IN THE PAST, HAVE LEAKED SO WE ARE DOING AN INVESTIGATION TO DETERMINE THE CONTAMINATION AND TO CLEAN IT UP.  WE HAVE MONITORING WELLS ON SITE, TO MONITOR THE GROUND WATER.  THE STATE IS REQUESTING THAT HE GOES OFF SITE AND GO NORTH, THE NORTH SIDE OF BROWN STREET AND INSTALL A MONITORING WELL.  HE SAID HE WAS THERE TO GET APPROVAL TO DO THE INSTALLING.  HE SAID THE WELL WOULD BE FLUSH TO THE GROUND WITH A CONCRETE PAD AROUND IT.

     ATTORNEY COPENHAVER MADE THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE INSTALLATION OF THE TESTING WELL.    MAYOR SMALL: SECOND                              AYE VOTE: 2-0

 

 

ATTORNEY COPENHAVER MOVED FOR ADJOURNMENT.

MAYOR SMALL: SECOND