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THE CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2002
The Common Council of the City of Richmond, Indiana met in regular session at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday,
September 3, 2002, in the Council Chambers in said City. President Bruce Wissel presided with the
following Councilmembers present: Howard "Jack" Elstro, Etta J. Lundy, Karl Sharp, Bing Welch, Larry
Parker, Paul Combs, Phil Dickman and Sarah "Sally" Hutton. The following business was conducted:
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
PRAYER BY COUNCILMEMBER COMBS
President Wissel recognized two high school students in the audience and asked them to step to the
microphone and introduce themselves. Stepping forward were Janet Hall and Tiffany Harsh, both students
in Gary Weir's government class at Richmond High School.
ROLL CALL
Nine present.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Minutes of the August 19, 2002 meeting were approved on a motion by Councilmember Welch, second by
Councilmember Sharp and the motion was carried on a voice vote
PRESENTATIONS MEMORIALS REMONSTRANCES, PETITIONS AND INTRODUCTIONS
MOTIONS OR RESOLUTIONS. (MUST BE IN WRITING)
A. RESOLUTION NO. 3 — 2002 — A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING AN AMENDMENT TO THE
RICHMOND REDEVELOPMENT PLAN
City Attorney Bob Bever explained that the City has a Redevelopment Plan in existence, stemming from
1990, stating that at that time there was a number of declaratory resolution and amended resolutions that
went through the required statutory stage. He added that this had input from the Plan Commission,
Common Council and ultimately the 5-member Redevelopment Commission. He explained that the plan
deals with how funds are to be used from the T.I.F. district. He said the original redevelopment plan also
spoke to a number of projects that would be available to have those T.I.F. funds used for payment of public
infrastructure and public improvements to those projects.
Bever also stated that there is a bond that is in existence and bond initial proceeds were used on those
projects and in addition there is excess money that goes over and above the amount necessary to pay on the
interest and the principal of that bond. He added that it is that excess money that is now there, since the
other projects have been completed, that is there for the Redevelopment Commission to use on other
projects. He said there is a statutory mechanism to amend that plan so that additional projects may be
added, but the statute only requires that that be approved by the Redevelopment Commission. He said they
have to have a public hearing with 10 days notice published in the paper and anyone wishing to remonstrate
against that has to file a remonstration prior to that meeting and those people may be heard at the
Redevelopment Commission meeting.
He said the Commission and the original plan went a step further s aying that if there is to be a future
amendment they want the blessing of the Common Council. With that in mind, he said, that is what the
Redevelopment Commission has done with this resolution, adding that that is to present to Council the
projects it wishes to add in consultation with this administration and with others, for Council's blessing on
the projects listed.
He said this is not to say that the money will be used tomorrow on any of these projects, it is to simply say
that they are now within the redevelopment plan. He said that means if the Commission chooses to utilize
the money available from T.I.F. that Council will have put its blessing on it and they will have put the
projects into the plan, thus formulating the basis.
President Wissel explained that a resolution does not normally go through the same hearing process as an
ordinance, but since there are several members in the audience wishing to speak about the resolution, he
said he would open the meeting to public discussion prior to comments my Councilmembers.
President of the Redevelopment Commission Peter Wickman, 3401 Deer Park, informed Council that he is
available tonight to answer any questions regarding the list of projects that have been submitted for its
review. He said the list is a broad one and intended to be all inclusive at this point of all those projects that
could come up in the future. He said the majority of the projects on the list with the resolution tonight are
projects that were on the previous list and previously supported by the Council.
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Councilmember Welch said that at the last Council meeting the Mayor presented a summary of
redevelopment projects which included Parking Garage Repairs, Main Street Bridge, North West 5 h Street
curbs and sidewalks, Carpenter remediation, Sanitary District Capital Projects and Technology Center.
Directing his comments to Wickman, he said it is his assumption that those six items were presented at the
Redevelopment Commission meeting and were placed on the existing list.
Wickman answered that he could not respond directly to the list because some of those projects are
carryovers and have had funds allocated previously and there are some additional ones as well.
Councilmember Welch said his assumption is that the resolution Council is being asked to pass tonight was
mainly to amend the existing plan that was in place and add these projects that the Commission and the
administration wanted to insert.
The Mayor, responding to the question by Councilmember Welch, said as they looked at the list that was
approved in 1989 many of those projects have been completed. She added that as the improvements are
seen in the T.I.F. district with revenues coming in they wanted to make sure the Commission can continue
the good work that has already been done and be able to appropriate those funds for eligible projects.
Joe Chamness, 3844 South West N Street, identified himself as a representative of Main Street of
Richmond, speaking to one of the projects on the list which is the Technology Center. He said this project
is to renovate a building that has been vacant for almost 20 years and bring it back to life. He said there are
three components to what is being planning which include moving Main Street Inc., the UEA and the
neighborhood's offices into that building; an educational component with training rooms that can be
petitioned off for training; and offering 13 to 14 office spaces for technology businesses to get started in.
Main Street Director Renee Oldham came forward to speak for the Urban Enterprise Zone which has one of
its p rojects a s the D epot a sking for Council's c onsideration to keep the D epot o n the 1 ist. S he said the
process with the Depot is not any different than what other communities go through and gave an example
of a similar situation in Oakland, Calif. where today it is revitalized and doing economically very well. She
said that some consider the Depot as something that should be torn down and others look at it as an anchor
for that area of the City. She asked that the Depot be left on the list because taking it off would possibly be
a real deterrent to the development and investment of all the other businesses that have put a significant
amount of money in that neighborhood.
Councilmember Parker said it was his understanding that on the project list it has to either be accepted or
rejected in t otal. B ever said that he was c orrect, b ut a dded that if there are things that C ouncil wanted
different on it the more appropriate procedure would be to table the resolution and talk with the
Redevelopment Commission members and see if it could come back in a different form.
Councilmember Parker said there are a few items on this list that were left over from the original list that he
feels are no longer valuable, such as the uptown hotel and related site projects. He added the Depot area
development on that removal list, saying that if they leave it on the list they might spend more money in
addition to the $550,000 already spent to stabilize it. ,He also questioned the Gas Company building and the
remediation and construction of roads in the Gorge, as well as the Carpenter building.
Mayor Miller stated that just because a project is on the list does not necessarily in can that it h as been
determined what the outcome should be. Giving an example, she used the Indiana Gas Company building
which the City owns, saying if the decision is made to redevelop that building, funds would be needed to do
that, and if the decision is made to demolish the building, funds would be needed to do that. The point, she
said, is that although the City does not know what the conclusion is, it needs to be kept on the list so that
the funds would be there to work with and that would send a message that this is an area of the community
that the City is concerned about and want to see redeveloped. She said it also allows the Commission to
work with the administration in doing feasibility studies in some of these areas.
Councilmember Sharp also made comments, suggesting that it be tabled with the recommendations with
some Councilmembers have to take some of the things off the current list. Councihnember Elstro asked
Bever if he had said the Commission could go ahead and do this without Council's blessing, and Bever
answered that from a pure legal stance it could. He went on to say that the statute is what made the
Redevelopment Commission the ultimate controller of these funds. He said t hat p rior Councils added a
little to it, saying that the Commission has to at least run it by this body. He added that the authority'
Councilmembers seem to be uncomfortable giving them is already there. He said the Commission has that
authority by the state statute over the T.I.F. funds.
Councilmember D ickman s tated that he f elt there were g oing to b e different opinions on this list o f 10
items, and he said he felt that Council needed to place a little bit more trust in the Commission and giving
their feedback to the Chairman and Councilmember Parker as Council's liaison to the Commission. He said
he felt that the resolution should be approved and each Councilmember should be allowed to give his or her
input. Councilmember Combs said his concern is that there could be a substantial investment into the Depot
that would take funds away from, for instance, the sanitation and storm sewers which he feels merit a
substantial investment. Wickman responded that to provide assurance that somehow the Commission
would do something in the future, he could not do that. However, he said it would be his commitment,
personally, to work with Council and he feels that has been done historically.
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Councilmember Combs said he would be in favor of tabling the vote and getting some input from the other
four members of the Commission as to what their priorities are. Councilmember Welch said he feels that
the Mayor made an excellent point in talking about some of the projects that remain on the list, for instance,
the Depot. He pointed out that whether or not there is a viable project that comes along, sooner or later, the
City is going to have to take that Depot down because it continues to deteriorate. He suggested that
possibly putting in the language "and demolition costs if it becomes necessary." He suggested other
language that could be added to give good, clear direction about how Council feels about the projects.
Responding to those comments, Wickman said that the way it was left at the Commission's meeting as the
list was sent off to the Mayor to be introduced to Council was that the Commission would be pleased to
learn what Council's thoughts were relative to changing the language. He said he can only speak for
himself, b ut s aid h e would b e h appy t o t ake t hat b ack t o the C ommission a nd p resent it. B ever s aid i n
speaking to the Mayor, they had agreed that he would be more than happy to change some of that wording
as it was suggested.
Wickman suggested that Council adds its language and the Commission will take a look at it and consider
it and assuming that it is acceptable they would let Council know. Councilmember Welch moved to table
the resolution, second by Councilmember Parker and the motion was carried on a 7 to 2 vote, with
Councihnembers Dickman and Hutton voting against.
COMMUNICATION FROM THE MAYOR
Mayor Shelley Miller congratulated the Richmond Roosters baseball team who are once again in the
championship race, adding that the Mayor of Washington, Pa. home of the Wild Things who the Roosters
are playing, has entered into a friendly wager about who is going to hold the trophy again this year.
She recognized Bever for the purpose of giving an update on AFSCME and he reported that only this
afternoon he and the AFSCME negotiator had signed off on six of the seven issues for the collective
bargaining in the AFSCME negotiations. He said that leaves only one issue and that, by agreement, has
been submitted to factfmding and it deals with the grievance issue.
Mayor Miller said that since Council had had some questions about the Historic Preservation Commission
she invited Charlie Ball, the Chairman of the Commission, to be here tonight to bring them up to date on
what the Commission has been doing.
Ball said he had given each of the C ouncilmembers a copy of the Wayne County interim report on the
Indiana Historic Sights and Structures inventory, noting that the City had made a generous grant toward the
research and publishing of several months ago. He stated that the Commission meets regularly at 5 p.m. on
the second Monday of the month and has spent much of the time thus far in training and education. He said
that this fall, in furthering its mission to help educate the community, they will be having a professor from
the Historic Preservation program of Ball -State University bringing with him some graduate students who
will be helping develop a plan and having community meetings and helping to think about local
designations for historic districts here.
He said there was some interest in one initial district which looks like it would be a one site, one building,
historic district. Since the Commission has not had a formal petition presented he said he could not be more
specific than that. He also commented that since the publication of the inventory one additional district in
Richmond has been proposed as a National Register Historic District and has passed the state level. He
added that it has been sent on to the National Park Service and it is just a matter of time before it gets the
formal approval of the National Register Historic District and that is the Reeveston Neighborhood.
Councilmember Combs said he had three questions for the Mayor which revolve around the police
department. He asked about police seizures concerning drugs and cash. The Mayor answered that the
process of accreditation keeps track of that as well as auditors and many of the activities related to the
Drug Task Force are funded by Federal funds where auditors come in and review the policies and
procedures to ensure that they are being followed to prevent any type of abuse. As far as the cash is
concerned, the Mayor said that it depends on the circumstances and the type of investigation. She said she
would be happy to provide him with those policies and procedures that are in place.
He also questioned why a police camera in a car would ever be turned off. The Mayor said her
understanding is that they are required to turn on the video camera any time they turn on the police sirens
and keep it going throughout the incident. He continued to question about a specific incident as well as
again bringing up the July 4 incident. The Mayor said she could not address any specific allegations, adding
that some of those incidents are under ongoing investigations. She repeated the comments she has made to
those same types of questions asked in previous meetings by Councilmember Combs, saying that citizens
are encouraged to come into the Police Department and file complaints about any type of misconduct so it
can be investigated.
In answer to a question raised by Councilmember Combs about the new police chief appearing before
Council, the Mayor said that Police Chief Greg Pipes had been scheduled to report on the activities of the
Police Department on July 15. However, that was the night he was called away on a police matter.
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The Mayor said again, if ever there are specific concerns they should possibly be addressed immediately,
depending on the circumstances, and should not wait to be addressed at a specific Council meeting. She
added that the contact should be made with her or the Police Chief if there are specific questions as soon as
possible after an incident.
REPORT FROM BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY
President Wissel said the minutes of the meeting of August 1, 8 and 15, 2002 were in their packets.
REPORTS FROM DEPARTMENT HEADS
Gordon Moore of the Street Department presented a summarized report of his eight months as Street
Commissioner, commenting on the mild winter; the 10,000 trees in their inventory which included about
400 calls on tree removal, trimming and removing stumps; the new berming machine; the ice storm in late
March that required 30 working days trying to clear the damage; asphalt projects; and providing the paving
list that has been completed to date.
He said the paving crews have laid approximately 8,000 tons of asphalt totaling over $200,000 and when
they finish with the season they will have approximately 12,000 tons at $300,000 and that is double the
amount of asphalt that has been applied in the past. He said the paving list being used this year was
compiled from old notes and lists over the previous five years that did not get done because of the lack of
funds and time. He said they have almost gone completely through that list, getting that work done this
year.
Moore said the concrete crews have replaced or repaired over 500 square yards of concrete, costing more
than $33,000, adding that they started out with a line item of $25,000 increased it to the $33,000, and he
said he is going to ask for another transfer of $7,000 in an ordinance tonight, bringing the entire total to
$40,000. He said the sweeping crew has helped with Operation Clean Sweep, also do all the state highways
throughout the City, and his objective, he said, is to hit every City street at least twice during the summer
plus starting very early every Friday morning sweeping the downtown area before the traffic begins. He
also commented on the work done by the tree crews, noting that a total of 80 trees have been removed in .
the Baxter area.
He also commented on the sign crews which have been painting roadways, replacing signs, proving '—
barricades for emergencies and special events. He added that he gets very few complaint calls regarding
signs, crosswalks and yellow curbs. He said concrete projects completed this year, started last year by
private contractors, included South A Street, 14`h to South 18d'; Richmond Avenue from Northwest 2nd to
5`h; and South 23`d from Main to E Street. He also commented on projects awarded this year which included
roof r epairs, a xhaust fans, tree c ontract for N orth 17`h and 18d', the B axer S chool c oncrete p roj ect and
paving and milling project. Projects yet to be awarded, he said, include South A Street, continuing the curb
and sidewalk replacement starting at 10'h to 14d'; South L Street, from South 5`h to 80'; and Bridge Avenue,
installing a three-foot high retaining wall and a new four -foot wide concrete sidewalk.
New equipment purchased this year, he said, included dump trucks, and enclosed trailer for the concrete
crew, a Bobcat and a chipper for the tree crew. He said the street department still has in its fleet nine trucks
of 1977 and 1978 vintage which will be relied on throughout the leaf removal season and the snow removal
season. He said they are a critical part of the operation and have more than 200,000 miles or more on them,
adding that he would continue trying to replace them. He also added that new equipment to be delivered is
a paint machine for the roadways and two leaf vacuums. He said the street department has already started
getting c alls about 1 eaf removal, but he s aid they did not intend to start p icking up 1 eaves until around
October 15, but if residents put them in bags and place them on the curb the Sanitary District would be
picking them up before that.
Special projects for his department, he said, include doing marking for the parking areas for the Wayne
County 4-H Fair, striping for the Municipal Airport, paving for Glen Miller Park, traffic control for
parades, fairs and festivals. He encouraged those Councilmembers who have concerns about streets in their
area to bring those to his attention, adding that he is trying to get a software program through Purdue
University to categorize all the streets and establish priorities to a point system, much like the one
Noblesville has in place. He said, without exception, the cooperation and effort of his employees in the past
eight to 10 months, has been excellent.
Councilmember Sharp had a question about what Moore has been doing about "built in chuck holes,"
which are s ewer lids lower by anywhere from two to three inches and s eem to be in the middle of the
roadways. Moore said the projects, for the first time, awarded to Milestone Contractors, it was required to
raise each manhole on those streets up to the grade where the asphalt would be. He said he believes the cost
on that was $390 per manhole. In addition, he said, there is not any maintenance equipment for asphalt in
the street department, but he said he was going to request later this year transfers to purchase that
equipment. He said they would be investigating that area. Councilmember Sharp also commented on the
weeds growing between the asphalt and the concrete curbing on South L from South 23`d to Henley Road.
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Moore said that it is his understanding that there is an individual in the Parks Department who sprays those
areas, but, he said that last year when Councilmember Sharp brought that concern to him, they went out and
literally scraped those areas clean, and they would do that again if need be.
Moore said starting in possibly 2004 or 2005 the responsibility of right-of-way maintenance including
brush, weeds and anything within the right-of-way, to become the responsibility of the street department.
He said that currently that responsibility is shared by about four different departments including the Board
of Works, the airport gets involved, the Parks Department and the Street Department.
He said it is his challenge, according to the Mayor, to put together a program that can be approved to bring
that into one source. In doing that, he said; he would be asking for equipment and manpower. He said he
feels he could show a substantial savings when that task is completed.
In answer to a comment made by Councilmember Elstro about the street department and sanitary
department working together on the manholes several years ago. Moore said those departments would
continue to work on that, noting that sanitary would purchase the rings to raise the manholes with and,
hopefully, the street department could provide the manpower, using temporary help, to start a program
raising as many of those as they can. He said many of those that are "buried" belong to the utility
companies and h e said h e w ould like t o see a program t o require those companies to b ring those up to
grade, too, and he believes that is possible.
REPORTS FROM STANDING COMMITTEES
REPORTS FROM SPECIAL COMMITTEES
REPORTS FROM ORGANIZATIONS
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS
President Wissel stated that a renewal application for Neil Sabine for another four-year term on the Street
Tree Commission was introduced at Council's last meeting. Councilmember Welch moved to approve the
reappointment of Sabine, second by Councilmember Dickman and the motion was carried on a voice vote.
ORDINANCES ON FIRST READING
Councilmember Elstro moved to suspend the rules and read Ordinances No. 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, and
76 - 2002 by title only, second by Councilmember Welch and the motion was carried on a voice vote.
ORDINANCE NO. 69 — 20002
The Clerk read Ordinance No. 69 — 2002 — AN APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE FIXING THE
ANNUAL COMPENSATION OF ALL ELECTED CITY OFFICERS FOR 2003
City Controller John Kenny explained that this ordinance deals with a 3 percent increase, the same as all
City employees. President Wissel said this would be brought back at the next Council meeting on second
reading.
ORDINANCE NO. 70 — 2002
The Clerk read Ordinance No. 70 — 2002 — AN APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE AMENDING THE
2002 BUDGET
Street Commissioner Moore explained that this ordinance deals with a transfer of funds within the street
department to delete $19,250 from Other Contractual Services and add it to Other Equipment for the
purpose of purchasing new equipment to replace the 1980 leaf vacuums. He said a matching grant has been
received from IDEM to make this possible, adding that an area should be designated as a recycling site and
implement a recycling program to try to get the leaves and tree limbs taken care of.
Councilmember Welch moved to suspend the rules on Ordinance No. 70 — 2002 and move to second
reading and read by title only, second by Councilmember Sharp and the motion was carried on a voice
vote.
The Clerk read Ordinance No. 70 — 2002 on second reading.
President Wissel declared Ordinance No. 70 — 2002 on public hearing. There being no comments either for
or against the ordinance, Councilmember Elstro moved for engrossment, second by Councilmember Welch
and the motion was carried on a voice vote.
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Councilmember Parker moved to suspend the rules and advance Ordinance No. 70 — 2002 to third and final
reading and read by title only, second by Councilmember Sharp and the motion was carried on a voice
vote.
The Clerk read Ordinance No. 70 — 2002 on third reading.
Ordinance No. 70 — 2002 was adopted on a unanimous roll call vote.
ORDINANCE NO. 71— 2002
The Clerk read Ordinance No. 71 — 2002 — AN APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING
ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS TO AND REDUCTIONS FROM CERTAIN FUNDS
Kenny explained that this ordinance is a budget balancing technique where current year funds are frozen in
order to assist in balancing next year's budget. He said those listed here are property tax funds and each
department head has been contacted to see what is available and to get their cooperation in reducing current
year budgets to balance next year's budget. He invited questions from Councilmembers.
Councilmember Welch moved to suspend the rules on Ordinance No. 71 — 2002 and move to second
reading and read by title only, second by Councilmember Parker and the motion was carried on a voice
vote.
The Clerk read Ordinance No. 71 — 2002 on second reading.
President d eclared O rdinance N o. 71 — 2 002 on p ublic h earing. T here b eing n o c omments e ither for o r
against the ordinance, Councihnember Elstro moved for engrossment, second by Councilmember Lundy
and the motion was carried on a voice vote.
Councilmember Welch moved to suspend the rules and advance Ordinance No. 71 — 2002 to third and final
reading and read by title only, second by Councilmember Parker and the motion was carried on a voice
vote.
The Clerk read Ordinance No. 71 — 2002 on third reading.
Ordinance No. 71 — 2002 was adopted on a unanimous roll call vote.
ORDINANCE NO. 72 — 2002
The Clerk read Ordinance No. 72 — 2002 — AN APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE
SUBMITTAL, ACCEPTANCE, AND APPROPRIATION OF A GRANT FROM THE GOVERNOR'S
COUNCIL ON IMPAIRED & DANGEROUS DRIVING OPERATION PULL OVER PROGRAM
Tony Foster of the office of Community Development explained that this ordinance deals with a request
made by the Police Department for $17,605.80 from the Governor's Council to pay overtime to off duty
officers for pull -over blitzes to enforce seatbelt usage. He added that there is no local match for this
program.
Councilmember Elstro moved to suspend the rules on Ordinance No. 72 — 2002 and move to second
reading and read by title only, second by Councilmember Welch and the motion was carried on a voice;
vote.
The Clerk read Ordinance No. 63 — 2002 on second reading.
President Wissel declared Ordinance No. 72 — 2002 on public hearing. There being no comments either for
or against the ordinance, Councilmember Lundy moved for engrossment, second by Councilmember Welch
and the motion was carried on a voice vote.
Councilmember Welch moved to suspend the rules and advance Ordinance No. 72 — 2002 to third and fmal
reading and read by title only, second by Councilmember Sharp and the motion was carried on a voice
vote.
The Clerk read Ordinance No. 72 — 2002 on third reading.
Ordinance No. 72 — 2002 was adopted on a unanimous roll call vote.
ORDINANCE NO.73 — 2002
The Clerk read Ordinance No. 73 — 2002 - AN APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE
SUBMITTAL, ACCEPTANCE, AND APPROPRIATION OF A GRANT FROM THE STRIDE RITE
CORPORATION FOUNDATION
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Foster explained that this ordinance deals with a request by the Parks Department to the Stride Rite Corp.
He said this is a similar type of program requested last year which funded the JUKO and the Kids Camp
programs involving 490 kids. He said these funds offset the cost associated with hiring of summer help to
help with these programs and also helps pay for supplies and art equipment so it can remain a free program
for the kids.
Councilmember Welch moved to suspend the rules on Ordinance No. 73 — 2002 and move to second
reading and read by title only, second by Councilmember Sharp and the motion was carried on a voice
vote.
The Clerk read Ordinance No. 73 — 2002 on second reading.
President Wissel declared Ordinance No. 73 — 2002 on public hearing. There being no comments either for
or against the ordinance, Councilmember Sharp moved for engrossment, second by Councilmember Welch
and the motion was carried on a voice vote.
Councihnember Lundy moved to suspend the rules and advance Ordinance No. 73 — 2002 to third and final
reading and read by title only, second by Councilmember Elstro and the motion was carried on a voice
vote.
The Clerk read Ordinance No. 73 — 2002 on third reading.
Ordinance No. 73 — 2002 was adopted on a unanimous roll call vote.
ORDINANCE NO. 74 - 2002
The Clerk read Ordinance No. 74 — 2002 - AN APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE
SUBMITTAL, ACCEPTANCE, AND APPROPRIATION OF A GRANT FROM THE INDIANA
DEVELOPMENT FINANCE AUTHORITY PETROLEUM REMEDIATION GRANT INCENTIVE
FUND
Foster explained that this ordinance deals with a request by the City for up to $250,000 to assist with the
costs associated with expenses to perform the environmental remediation activities in the Starr-Gennett
area of the Whitewater Valley Gorge. He said this would help the City continue the street project, the
reconstruction of South 15C Street and the Trail project which now crosses over into the Starr-Gennett area.
Councilmember Welch moved to suspend the rules on Ordinance No. 74 — 2002 and move to second
reading and read by title only, second by Councilmember Sharp and the motion was carried on a voice
vote.
The Clerk read Ordinance No. 74 — 2002 on second reading.
President Wissel declared Ordinance No. 74 — 2002 on public hearing. There being no comments either for
or against the ordinance, Councilmember Elstro moved for engrossment, second by Councilmember Welch
and the motion was carried on a voice vote.
Councilmember Welch moved to suspend the rules and advance Ordinance No. 74 — 2002 to third and final
reading and read by title only, second by Councilmember Parker and the motion was carried on a voice
vote.
The Clerk read Ordinance No. 74 — 2002 on third reading.
Ordinance No. 74 — 2002 was adopted on a unanimous roll call vote.
ORDINANCE NO.75 — 2002
The Clerk read Ordinance No. 75 — 2002 — AN APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE TO BE KNOWN AS
THE 2003 SALARY ORDINANCE
Kenny explained that this ordinance deals with the salary ordinance which reflects the 3 percent increase
for City employees with selected other increases. He pointed out that there was a discrepancy in the
Department of Public Works and Engineering, explaining that starting with Roseview & Off Street Parking
Manager through District Crew Laborer it should show only a 3 percent increase, and the transit bus drivers
(17) should show a 31/2 percent increase.
President Wissel reminded Council that the Committee of the Whole meeting to discuss the budget has
been scheduled for 7 p.m. on -Monday, September 9, in Council Chambers. Councilmember Welch moved
to amend the ordinance to reflect the change pointed out by Kenny and the attachment coming from the
Controller to amend the bi-weekly pay s chedule, second by Councilmember Lundy and the motion was
carried on a voice vote.
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President Wissel said this ordinance would be brought back on second reading at Council's next meeting.
ORDINANCE NO.76 — 2002
The Clerk read Ordinance No. 76 — 2002 — AN APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE TO BE KNOWN AS
THE 2003 BUDGET
Kenny explained that this ordinance deals with the introduction of the 2003 budget which will be followed
by the public hearing at the Committee of the Whole meeting Monday, September 9, and the pre -adoption
hearing on Monday, September 16.
ORDINANCES ON SECOND READING AND ENGROSSMENT
ORDINANCE NO.58 — 2002
The Clerk read Ordinance No. 58 — 2002 — A GENERAL ORDINANCE AMENDING AND RE-
STATING SECTIONS 74.24 AND 74.47 OF RICHMOND CODE
Foster said he and Terri Quinter are in the process of gathering the Parking Advisory Committee together to
address some of the concerns that were brought up at the last Council meeting. He asked that the ordinance
be held on second reading.
ORDINANCE NO. 61— 2002
The Clerk read Ordinance No. 61 — 2002 — A SPECIAL ORDINANCE REZONING THE PROPERTY
COMMONLY KNOWN AS 625 N. 19TH AND 1975 HAWKINS ROAD, RICHMOND, IN
President Wissel explained that the Planning Commission conducted a public hearing on Thursday, August
22, and approved the request of Ron and Joann Coffey to rezone the property as requested in the ordinance
to M-2 General Industrial to C-4 General Business District. He said the Planning Commission voted 8-0 in
favor of the request.
President Wissel declared Ordinance No. 61 — 2002 on public hearing.
Speaking in favor of the ordinance was Duane Roland who said he was acting as agent for the Coffeys and
explained the exact location of the property, stating that it is exactly to the west of 20`h Street. He said the
intention o f t he Coffeys i s t o e xpand t heir c onstruction b usiness a nd t hey would 1 ike t o i nclude a dding
storage buildings to the property.
There being no further comments for and none against the ordinance, Councilmember Elstro moved for
engrossment, second by Councilmember Welch and the motion was carried on a voice vote.
Councilmember Elstro moved to suspend the rules and advance Ordinance No. 61 — 2002 to third and final
reading and read by title only, second by Councilmember Parker and the motion was carried on a voice
vote.
The Clerk read Ordinance No. 61 — 2002 on third reading.
Ordinance No. 61 — 2002 was adopted on a unanimous roll call vote.
ORDINANCE NO. 64 — 2002
The Clerk read Ordinance No. 64 — 2002 — AN APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE
SUBMITTAL, ACCEPTANCE, AND APPROPRIATION OF A GRANT FROM THE INDIANA
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM
President Wissel declared Ordinance No. 64 — 2002 on public hearing.
Giving Council a quick update on this ordinance, Foster explained that the required public hearing as part
of the grant application process was held on August 30. He said three people attended and everyone spoke
in favor of the project.
Speaking in favor of the project was Aaron Bingham. chief development officer of Wernle Children's
Home, complimenting the Mayor's office and Community Development for helping facilitate the
ordinance.
There being no further comments for and none against the ordinance, Councilmember Parker moved for
engrossment, second by Councilmember Welch and the motion was carried on a voice vote.
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Councilmember Welch moved to suspend the rules and advance Ordinance No. 64 — 2002 to third and final
reading and read by title only, second by Councilmember Parker and the motion was carried on a voice
vote.
The Clerk read Ordinance No. 64 — 2002 on third reading.
Ordinance No. 64 — 2002 was adopted on a unanimous roll call vote.
ORDINANCE NO. 67 — 2002
The Clerk read Ordinance No. 67 — 2002 — A SPECIAL ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE
APPROVAL OF A STATEMENT OF BENEFITS FOR A PROPERTY OWNER APPLYING FOR
DEDUCTIONS UNDER I.C. 6-1.1-12.1
Explaining this ordinance was Councilmember Welch saying that this is a request by Sanko Peterson
Corporation for a 10-year tax abatement on a building addition that it is planning to add or are in the
process of adding to its current facility, and an 8-year abatement on new manufacturing equipment that they
are beginning to receive and install for a new product that it will be starting production on very shortly for
an automotive company.
He said the corporation currently employs 42 and with this addition and new business it is estimated they
would add 7 additional production employees plus a new engineer coming here from Japan. He said when
this statement of benefits was submitted the current values under the assessed value was omitted. He said
with the building addition of $400,000 that would bring the assessed valuation on this property to $702,730
and on the machinery, with the addition of $2,295,000 in new equipment, it would bring the assessed value
to $4,925,030.
He said he would like to amend the requested abatement because the form before Council shows that the
corporation is requesting 10 years on the manufacturing equipment but the actual life of the equipment is
only 8 years. Therefore, he said, the corporation would like the equipment to be abated for its full 8-year
life. He so moved that that amendment be made, second by Councilmember Parker and the motion was
carried on a voice vote.
President Wissel declared Amended Ordinance No. 67 — 2002 on public hearing. There being no comments
either for or against the ordinance, Councilmember Dickman moved for engrossment, second by
Councilmember Welch and the motion was carried on a voice vote.
Councilmember Welch moved to suspend the rules and advance Amended Ordinance No. 67 — 2002 to
third and final reading and read by title only, second by Councilmember Parker and the motion was carried
on a voice vote.
The Clerk read Amended Ordinance No. 67 — 2002 on third reading.
Amended Ordinance No. 67 — 2002 was adopted on a unanimous roll call vote.
ORDINANCE NO. 68 — 2002
The Clerk read Ordinance No. 68 — 2002 — A GENERAL ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 30.01
OF CHAPTER 30 OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND CODE REGARDING BOUNDARIES FOR
COUNCIL DISTRICTS
President Wissel declared Ordinance No. 68 — 2002 on public hearing. There being no comments either for
or against the ordinance, Councilmember Elstro moved for engrossment, second by Councilmember
Dickman and the motion was carried on a voice vote.
Councilmember Lundy moved to suspend the rules and advance Ordinance No. 68 — 2002 to third and final
reading and read by title only, second by Councilmember Elstro and the motion was carried on a voice
vote.
The Clerk read Ordinance No. 68 — 2002 on third reading.
Ordinance No. 68 — 2002 was adopted on a unanimous roll call vote.
ORDINANCES ON THIRD READING
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
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CALL FOR ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, on a motion duly made, seconded and passed, the meeting was adjourned
at 9:35 P.M.
ATTEST:
Norma Schroeder, Clerk
Bruce Wissel, President
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