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Home My Public Portal About04-21-2002T7 PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2003 The Common Council of the City of Richmond, Indiana met in regular session at 7:30 p.m., Monday, April 21, 2003, in the Council Chambers in said City. President Bing Welch presided with the following Councilmembers present: Howard "Jack" Elstro, Etta J. Lundy, Karl Sharp, Bruce Wissel, Larry Parker, Phil Dickman, Stephen H. Rabe and Sarah "Sally" Hutton. The following business was conducted: PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PRAYER BY COUNCILMEMBER WISSEL ROLL CALL Nine present. APPROVAL OF MINUTES President Welch made a correction to the minutes of the April 7, 2003 meeting, pointing out that in the second sentence under the Presentations, Memorials, etc. section it should be Councilmember Wissel and not Welch. Councilmember Wissel moved that the correction be made, second my Councilmember Sharp and the motion was carried. Councilmember Parker moved to approve the minutes which had been amended, second by Councilmember Lundy and the motion was carried on a voice vote. COMMUNICATION FROM THE MAYOR Mayor Shelley Miller had no comments. REPORT FROM BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY President Welch said the minutes of the meetings of March 20, 27 and April 3, 2003 were in the packets. REPORTS FROM DEPARTMENT HEADS REPORTS FROM STANDING COMMITTEES REPORTS FROM SPECIAL COMMITTEES REPORTS FROM ORGANIZATIONS MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS President Welch announced that there were several students in the audience tonight from Mr. Weir's Government Class at Richmond High School and asked that they all stand so that the TV audience would see them. President Welch also stated that each Councilmember had received a written summary tonight of the recent meeting of the Wayne County Visioning group out of which came some action plans. He called attention to the green sheet entitled "Strategic Statements/Themes," noting that out of the visioning process there have been seven statements developed that this group hopes to attain for the benefit of Wayne County. He said he was going to initiate tonight the reading of the first of these on the list, and would read the others at the next six consecutive meetings. He read: "Wayne County: its people, organizations, communities, governments will be connected through coordination, collaboration and communication." ORDINANCES ON FIRST READING Councilmember Elstro moved to suspend the rules and read Ordinances No. 18, 27 and 28 — 2003 on first reading and read by title only, second by Councilmember Parker and the motion was carried on a voice vote. ORDINANCE NO. 18 — 2003 The Clerk read Ordinance No. 18 — 2003 — A SPECIAL ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING MAP FOR A CERTAIN PARCEL FROM R-3 TO AN R-3 SPECIAL USE DISTRICT Planning Director Bob Goodwin said there had been an error in the advertising of this ordinance as well as Ordinance No. 27 — 2003 to follow, and said it would be okay for Council to refer it to Planning Commission but it could not be acted upon until the defect in the advertisement was corrected and that would not be done in time to be heard at the meeting Thursday of this week. President Welch said that being the case the ordinances would be heard at the Planning Commission meeting on the third Thursday in May and be brought back to Council the first week in June. I Common Council Minutes Cont'd April 21, 2003 Page 2 Councilmember Wissel commented that this ordinance deals with a Special Use Zoning request and is for a Bed and Breakfast at 2221 East Main Street. Councilmember Rabe said he had talked with the petitioners this afternoon and would encourage trying to accommodate them since this was an advertising error and no fault of their own. He suggested possibly having a special meeting in order to expediie the process. President Welch said that could possibly be discussed at a later time. ORDINANCE NO.27 — 2003 The Clerk read Ordinance No. 27 — 2003 — A SPECIAL ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING MAP FOR A CERTAIN PARCEL FROM R-3 TO AN R-3 SPECIAL USE DISTRICT President Welch said this ordinance deals with the location of an administrative business at 3225 East Main and it would be referred to Planning Commission to be heard the third Thursday in May. ORDINANCE NO.28 — 2003 The Clerk read Ordinance No. 28 — 2003 — A GENERAL ORDINANCE ADDING A NEW SECTION 154.21.01.04 TO THE CITY OF RICHMOND CODE President Welch said the reason this ordinance has been brought back to Council is to amend the current zoning ordinance and code to include professional type offices in an R-2 district under a special use. Bever said a 11 t his i s d oing i s i ncorporating what i s c urrently 1 anguage i n R-3 f or this a dministrative b usiness office and professional office and is being added to architectural, engineering and legal office which is already allowed in R-2. Councilmember Parker questioned the size of the sign allowed within this ordinance, adding that 144 square inches is a very small sign. Goodwin said that the benefit of a special use ordinance is that you can ask for a variance of a particular condition. Councilmember Rabe pointed out that there are some discrepancies in the requirements for R-3 special use and Bever said he would look into that. ORDINANCES ON SECOND READING AND ENGROSSMENT ORDINANCE NO. 13 — 2003 The Clerk read Ordinance No. 13 — 2003 — AN APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 11-2002 KNOWN AS THE 2003 SALARY ORDINANCE President Welch asked for comments from Council and hearing none, asked for any comments for or against the ordinance from those in the audience. There being none, Councilmember Elstro moved for engrossment, second by Councilmember Rabe and the motion was carried on a voice vote. Councilmember Wissel moved to advance Ordinance No. 13 — 2003 to third reading and read by title only, second by Councilmember Parker and the motion was carried on a voice vote. The Clerk read Ordinance No. 13 — 2003 on third reading. Councilmember Lundy said she had talked with Street Commissioner Gordon Moore and AFSCME and is confident that both parties understand their positions and she hopes they can continue on a more level plain. Ordinance No. 13 — 2003 was adopted on a unanimous roll call vote. ORDINANCE NO. 19 — 2003 The Clerk read Ordinance No. 19 — 2003 — 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 Councilmember Sharp explained that he had visited with Mark Harrington, Chief Financial Officer of VanDor Corp., which is applying for the tax abatement and they are purchasing $1,201,000 worth of equipment, both new and used. He said they would be adding 9 new employees to the 71 they now have and he recommended the request be approved. President Welch announced that Ordinance No. 19 — 2003 was on public hearing. Speaking in favor of the ordinance was Harrington. There being no further comments either for or against the ordinance, Councilmember Lundy moved for engrossment, second by Councilmember Elstro and the motion was carried on a voice vote. Councilmember Lundy moved to suspend the rules and advance Ordinance No. 19 — 2003 to third and final reading and read by title only, second by Councilmember Elstro and the motion was carried on a voice . vote. 77 Common Council Minutes Cont'd April 21, 2003 Page 3 The Clerk read Ordinance No. 19 — 2003 on third reading. Ordinance No. 19 — 2003 was adopted on a unanimous roll call vote. ORDINANCE NO. 20 — 2003 The Clerk read Ordinance No. 20 — 2003 — 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 Councilmember W issel a xplained that this o rdinance d eals with a r equest for a t ax abatement made b y Richmond Baking Co., noting that on the original application there was no listing of the equipment being purchased and he distributed copies of that equipment to the other Councilmembers. He said they would hire 3 new employees and retain 120, adding that the estimated cost of the expansion is $450,000 and he recommended that Council approve the request for a 10-year tax abatement on the equipment. President Welch announced that this ordinance was on public hearing. There being no comments either for or against, Councilmember Elstro moved for engrossment, second by Councilmember Hutton and the motion was carried on a voice vote. Councilmember Wissel moved to suspend the rules and advance Ordinance No. 20 — 2003 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. 20 — 2003 on third reading. Ordinance No. 20 — 2003 was adopted on a unanimous roll call vote. ORDINANCE NO.22 — 2003 The Clerk read Ordinance No. 22 — 2003 — A GENERAL ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 93.08 OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND CODE REGARDING OPEN BURNING OF REFUSE Bever stated the Bobby Farris, Fire Prevention Officer for the Richmond Fire Department, had asked that this ordinance be held until the next meeting of Council because he was still collecting information. Councilmember Hutton asked if the open burning applies to those residents in the two-mile fringe area and Bever said he would have to check into that and get back to Council with an answer. The only new part of this ordinance, Bever said, is the last half sentence which is "or has received written approval from the Richmond Fire Department prior to disposing of refuse by open burning." ORDINANCE NO.23 — 2003 The Clerk read Ordinance No. 23 — 2003 — A GENERAL ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 10.99 OF THE RICHMOND CODE Bever said that the Assistant City Attorney Joel Harvey asked that this ordinance be held on second reading because the new updated City Code has been completed and has been sent to the printer and he is double checking some of the fine points to make sure he hasn't missed anything. ORDINANCE NO. 26 — 2003 The Clerk read Ordinance No. 26 — 2003 — A SPECIAL ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF RICHMOND TO RECEIVE CONTRIBUTIONS Explaining this ordinance was Ron Chappell, director of the Human Rights Commission, who said his department is hosting the 2003 State Consortium Conference and this ordinance would allow him to ask for contributions from local merchants to defray the cost of the event. He said the estimated cost is about $15,000, adding that he's looking for some in -kind contributions and some volunteer work. President Welch announced Ordinance No. 26 — 2003 on public hearing. There being no other comments for and none against, Councilmember Wissel moved for engrossment, second by Councilmember Hutton and the motion was carried on a voice vote. Councilmember Lundy moved to suspend the rules and advance Ordinance No. 26 — 2003 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. 26 — 2003 on third reading. ►, Common Council Minutes Cont'd April 21, 2003 Page 4 Ordinance No. 26 — 2003 was adopted on a unanimous roll call vote. ORDINANCES ON THIRD READING Vl\1'ai\11J111:aL La.i n.�u\L' UlJ CALL FOR ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, on a motion duly made, seconded and passed, the meeting was adjourned at 8:20 P.M. ATTEST: Norma Schroeder, Clerk Bing Welch, President 1