REGULAR SESSION, BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2008
The Board of Public Works and Safety of Plymouth, Indiana, met in Regular Session on September 22, 2008, immediately following the Sanitary Board of Trustees meeting in the Council Chambers of the City Building, 124 N. Michigan St., Plymouth, IN. The meeting was called to order.
Mayor Senter presided for Board Member Gardner. City Attorney Chipman, City Engineer Gaul and Secretary Hutchings were also present. Board Member Smith was absent.
Members Gardner and Senter moved and seconded to approve the minutes of the last regular meeting on September 8, 2008, and to dispense with reading them since they have been reviewed and found to be correct. Motion carried.
The following legal notice was advertised in the Pilot News on September 8 and 15, 2008:
City Attorney Chipman opened the following sealed bids:
1st Brooks Construction Co., 625 S. Beiger St., Mishawaka, IN $517,130.00
E & B Paving, 310 Blacketor Dr., Rochester, IN $448,045.00
Phend & Brown, Inc., 367 E. 1250 N, PO Box 150, Milford, IN $348,200.00
Rieth-Riley Construction Co., Inc., PO Box 1775, 25200 SR 23, South Bend, IN $444,569.00
Walsh & Kelly, 24358 SR 23, South Bend, IN $472,112.00
Board Members Gardner and Senter moved and seconded to take the bids under advisement. The motion carried.
Clerk-Treasurer Hutchings announced that the Board of Public Works and Safety will meet in special session on Monday, September 29th at 6:00 p.m. to award these bids.
Police Chief Cox presented the following report:
TYPE OF CALL / August 2008Information / 1024
Complaint / 432
Traffic Stop / 388
911 / 150
Investigation / 133
Security Check / 90
Charges Signed / 75
Traffic Arrest / 60
Service / 58
Assist / 54
Criminal Arrest / 50
Animal / 49
Suspicious Person / 46
Vehicle Check / 45
Alarm / 41
Accident P.D. / 40
Traffic Warning / 39
Dispatch / 37
Suspicious Vehicle / 33
Disabled Vehicle / 33
Civil Matter / 31
Theft / 31
K9 Use / 29
Welfare Check / 23
Juvenile Complaint / 23
Escort / 14
Extra Patrol / 13
Warrant Service / 11
Restraining Order / 9
Local Ordinance / 8
Training Detail / 8
Domestic Fight / 7
Code Enforcement / 6
Court Detail / 5
Open Doors/Window / 3
Lockout / 3
Accident / 2
Accident P.I. / 2
Parking Enforcement / 2
Merchant Pro. Plan / 2
Unwanted Guest / 2
Battery / 2
Chief Cox announced that the NIMS Cast has been completed per EMA Director Clyde Avery’s request. He explained that there are seven counties in district two and our community was awarded about $192,000 in grant funds. Chief Cox explained that last year they formed a communications committee and invited all of the surrounding emergency services agencies to join the committee. The committee decided to purchase 800 megahertz radios. He said that the Plymouth Police Department was awarded twenty-three 800 megahertz radios; they will have to purchase the other equipment to go with the radios.
Fire Chief Metsker said that his department received twelve radios from the program referred to by Chief Cox.
City Attorney Chipman presented Resolution #2008-353, Establishing the Date and Time for Halloween 2008.
After discussion, Board Members Gardner and Senter moved and seconded to change the time in the proposed resolution to 5:30 to 7:30 for trick-or-treating hours on Friday, October 31st. The amended resolution was adopted by voice vote.
Clerk-Treasurer Hutchings presented the following request:
9/18/08 – I would like to block 1 block of Garro St on the afternoon/eve of Saturday, Oct. 18 for a charity benefit for Erica Liechty. Block between Michigan and Center St. Set up starts at 2 pm – event and clean up done at midnight. S/ Mark A. Cultice, Sr., 819 S. Michigan #3, Plymouth 383-3333
Cultice explained that he is organizing the benefit for his cousin and would like to use the area as a stage for entertainment and tables to display silent auction items. He explained that he will sell tickets for the event which he referred to as a “pub crawl” including four bars.
Chief Cox noted that there can be no alcohol on the streets and cautioned the board regarding the noise ordinance.
Cultice confirmed that there would not be alcohol on the streets.
Board Members Gardner and Senter moved and seconded to table the request until the October 13th meeting in order for Cultice to provide more definite information to the board. The motion carried.
Board Member Senter said that he received an e-mail last week from a man living on Meadow Lane complaining about his neighbors. Senter said that he forwarded the complaint to Chief Cox and Building Commission Hammonds regarding a 24-hour party at 224 Meadow Lane and noted that at one point the complainant counted forty-nine cars in the driveway, street and yard. Senter said that the city would have to continue to monitor the area.
Board Members Gardner and Senter moved and seconded to allow the salaried payroll for September 1-15, 2008 and the claims for September 22, 2008, as entered in Claim Register #2008. Motion carried.
City Attorney Chipman noted that the final plats for VanVactor Farms Planned Unit Developments Phases VII and VIII are still pending.
There being no further business to discuss, Board Members Gardner and Senter moved and seconded to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried. The meeting was declared adjourned.
S/Toni L. Hutchings, IAMC/CMC/CPFA
Secretary and Finance Officer
APPROVED:
S/Mark Senter, Presiding Officer