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Tom McKaig Bruce Embrey Mayor Walker
REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF THE CITY OF PERU, INDIANA September 1, 2010
The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Peru, Indiana met in regular session at 9:00 am September 1, 2010 with the following members present: Board Member Tom McKaig, City Attorney Bruce Embrey City Clerk-Treasurer Jackie Gray and Deputy Clerk Dea Masters. Others present was, Police Chief Bill Raber, Fire Chief Chris Betzner, department heads and other interested parties. Absent from the meeting was Mayor Jim Walker.
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Motion was made by Tom McKaig, seconded by Bruce Embrey to suspend the rules
and dispense with the reading and correcting of Journal of minutes of regular meeting on
August 16, 2010.
MOTION CARRIED
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Motion was made by Tom McKaig, seconded by Bruce Embrey to pay claims submitted on
September 1, 2010. MOTION CARRIED
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UNFINISHED BUSINESS: None
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NEW BUSINESS: Peru Rotary Club request:
Peru Rotary Club
c/o Mike Kuepper
P.O. Box 428
Peru, IN 46970
August 9, 2010
The Board of Works
City Hall
Peru, IN 46970
Dear Gentlemen:
I am writing on behalf of the Peru Rotary Club to request your assistance. This year our Annual Cole Porter Classic 15K Run will be held Saturday, October 2, 2010 at 9:00 a.m.
Our route starts near the Circus building at 7th and Miami, going south along Miami to Canal, east 1 block to the Broadway Bridge and west on River Road to the Nickel Plate Trail, then return on the same route back to the “start-finish” line.
I am requesting your permission to permit the Police and Civil Defense to control traffic on the east/west streets in town along the route. We will contact the Civil Defense and the Chief of Police to ask assistance, with your permission.
If you would like me to appear at one of your meetings to discuss this proposal in more detail, please call me at 473-5586.
Sincerely,
Mike Kuepper.
Tom McKaig made a motion to approve request, seconded by Bruce Embrey.
MOTION CARRIED
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NEW BUSINESS: Arts and Craft Show request:
August 30, 2010
City of Peru
35 South Broadway
Peru, IN 46970
Attention: Mayor Jim Walker
Dear Mayor Walker
Eileen and Friends along with the help of the Miami County Chamber of Commerce would like to put on an arts and crafts show on the Riverwalk on Saturday, September 25th from 11 am to 4 pm. We will need the Pavilion #10 and the surrounding area for our event.
We will be having local arts and crafts along with music and food vendors.
We will need trash cans and the picnic tables will need to be moved out of the pavilion and on to the grass please. We will be having out new Peru Community Orchestra performing in the pavilion along with other musicians for this event.
Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
Beth Rhoads
Eileen & Friends
58 E. Main Street
Peru, IN 46970
472-1050
Tom McKaig made a motion to approve request, seconded by Bruce Embrey.
MOTION CARRIED
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NEW BUSINESS: Peru Police Department Rank Changes request:
September 1, 2010
City of Peru
Board of Public
Works and Safety
Gentlemen,
I would ask the members of the Board of Public Works and Safety to accept the following rank changes within the Peru Police Department.
Jeff Grant is currently a Sergeant in the Investigations Division and pending the board’s approval, I am requesting his rank be changed to Lieutenant. Jeff has been a Sergeant within the Narcotics Division for approximately 8 years and will now be overseeing both Narcotics and the Criminal side of Investigations.
I would also request Officer Jules Buffington and Officer Rod Richard to be promoted to the rank of Sergeant.
Both these officers have worked in the area of investigations for the past 4 years. They have both proven themselves to being very thorough in the areas of crime scene investigations and criminal interviews.
I would ask the members of the City of Peru Board of Public Works and Safety to accept the changes listed above and make them effective September 1, 2010.
Fraternally,
Bill Raber, Chief
Tom McKaig made a motion to approve rank changes as submitted by Chief, seconded by Bruce Embrey.
MOTION CARRIED
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NEW BUSINESS: Tree cutting (hold City harmless agreement)
658 Van Buren (Derek & Christina Thomas)
429 E. Main St. (Sue Bender)
254 E. 5th St. (Brian Edwards)
Tom McKaig made a motion to approve the three “hold harmless agreements” for cutting trees, seconded by Bruce Embrey.
MOTION CARRIED
NEW BUSINESS:
RESOLUTION 1, 2010
A RESOLUTION OF THE PERU, INDIANA, BOARD OF
PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF
CERTAIN PROPERTY TO ABUTTING LANDOWNERS
WHEREAS, the City of Peru owns property along Park Drive which is not being used, is not likely to ever be used for public purposes, and which has been cared for by the abutting landowners for several years; and
WHEREAS, the law allows sale of publicly-owned land to abutting landowners for no less than the assessed value; and
WHEREAS, the abutting landowners, Norman and Barbara Knowlton, and John and Keri Evans, have asked to purchase the parcels described below for the assessed value; and
WHEREAS, the sale has been advertised two times in the Peru Tribune, as required by Indiana law, and no objection has been made to the sale; and
WHEREAS, all legal requirements have been met for the sale.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Peru, Indiana Board of Public Works and Safety, that;
- The following parcel of land shall be sold to John and Keri Evans for the price of $1,200.00, which is the assessed value of the property:
An L-shaped parcel of land bordered on the east by York Street, on the south by German Street and on the west by Park Drive, containing .40 acres, more or less. A full legal description is available in the office of the City Clerk Treasurer, second floor, city hall.
- The following parcel of land shall be sold to Norman and Barbara Knowlton for the price of $400.00, which is the assessed value of the property:
A square-shaped parcel of land bounded on the west by Park Drive, beginning approximately 120 feet north of German Street, containing .14 acres, more or less. A full legal description is available in the office of the City Clerk Treasurer, second floor, city hall.
- Any member of the Board of Public Works and Safety is hereby authorized to sign the deed, which shall be a Municipal Deed, conveying all right, title and interest now in the City of Peru, to the purchasers.
Done in open session this 1st day of September, 2010.
Bruce C. Embrey, City Attorney Thomas E. McKaig, Board Member
Tom McKaig made a motion to adopt Resolution 1, 2010, seconded by Bruce Embrey.
MOTION CARRIED
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With nothing further to come before this meeting Tom McKaig made a motion to adjourn, seconded by Bruce Embrey.
MOTION CARRIED
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James Walker Mayor of the City of Peru, Indiana
Attest:
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Jackquan E. Gray Clerk-Treasurer City of Peru, Indiana