Board of Works and Safety Meeting Minutes – March 14, 2022

Board of Works and Safety, News

ATTENDANCE

THOSE MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE

  • Kenny Costin Mayor
  • Kelly M. Bray, Board Member
  • John Lillywhite, Board Member
  • Rebecca J Tumey, Clerk-Treasurer
  • Ben Merida, Deputy Clerk
  • Dale Coffey, City Attorney

MINUTES

Mayor Costin presented the Minutes of Monday, February 28, 2022. A motion to accept and al-low was made by Board member Kelly Bray. Board member John Lillywhite seconded the mo-tion. The Motion passes 3-0.

MAYOR’S COMMENTS

None

NEW BUSINESS

  • A. Opening of Bids for Mowing Contract – Superintendent Mac Dunn opened the fol-lowing bids: Lafary Group – $8,750.00 / mowing; C&J Mowing – $8.400.00 per mowing. Bids were taken under advisement pending what the city will cover and what the State will cover.
  • B. Traffic Study Regarding Four-Way Stop at Morgan and Sycamore Streets & Loading Zone at 160 East Morgan Street – Police Chief John Richards reported the study had been completed as requested. Richards recommends the four-way stop and the load-ing zone.
  • C. Discussion of Downtown Parking Issues – Police John Richards agreed there contin-ues to be a problem with downtown parking. It was suggested a temporary fix would be to allow parking where the original parking had been abolished during I-69 con-struction. Resident Donna Burkart stated she had observed numerous sparking viola-tions over the last week. Many people are parking in areas marked with yellow paint. Richards agreed to patrol in the area.
  • D. Four-Way Stop at Morgan and Sycamore Streets – A motion to accept and allow was made by Board member John Lillywhite. Board member Kelly Bray seconded the motion. The Motion passes 3-0.
  • E. Loading Zone at 156 East Morgan Street – A motion to accept and allow with a 15 -minute time limit, was made by Board member Kelly Bray. Seconding the motion was Board member John Lillywhite. The Motion passes 3-0.
  • F. Memorandum of Understanding Concerning Use of Fire Apparatus – Fire Chief Ke-vin Greene requested the Board of Works extend the use of fire equipment that be-longs to Gregg Township Fire Department. Specifically, Engine 131. A motion to accept and allow was made by Board member John Lillywhite. Board member Kelly Bray seconded the motion. The Motion passes 3-0.
  • G. Tort Claim to Insurance Provider – City Attorney Dale Coffey requested the Board allow a Tort Claim filed by Tammy Adams be forwarded to the City’s insurance car-rier. A Motion to accept and allow was made by Board member Kelly Bray. Board member John Lillywhite seconded the motion. The Motion passes 3-0.

SEWER ADJUSTMENTS

A motion to accept and allow was made by Board member John Lillywhite. Board member Kelly Bray seconded the motion. The Motion passes 3-0.

  • a. 359 E. Morris St.; $163.27
  • b. 310 E. Harrison St.; $106.97
  • c. 709 N. Cherry St.; $796.08
  • d. 459 N. Cherry St.; $8,956.20
  • e. 65 Miles Ave.; $54.05
  • f. 1080 S. St. Clair St.; $1,508.84
  • g. 105 Byram Blvd.; $91.21
  • h. 215 Grassyfork Lane, $261.23

ADJOURN

There being no further business, Mayor Costin declared the meeting adjourned.