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HomeMy Public PortalAbout01-18-2000 PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND,INDIANA,TUESDAY,JANUARY 18,2000 The Common Council of the City of Richmond, Indiana met in regular session at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, January 18,2000,in the Council Chambers in said City.President Larry Parker presided with the following Councilmembers present: Howard "Jack" Elstro, Etta J. Lundy, Bruce Wissel, Karl Sharp, Bing Welch, Paul Combs,Phil Dickman and Sarah"Sally"Hutton.The following business was conducted: PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PRAYER BY COUNCILMEMBER WISSEL ROLL CALL Nine present. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Minutes of the both the regular and special meeting of January 4, were approved on a motion by Councilmember Sharp second by Councilmember Welch and the motion was carried on a unanimous voice vote. PRESENTATION OF REMONSTRANCES, PETITIONS, MEMORIALS, INTRODUCTIONS= MOTIONS AND PUBLIC COMMENTS COMMUNICATION FROM THE MAYOR REPORT FROM BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY President Parker said the minutes of the meetings of December 23 and 30, 1999 were included in their packets. REPORTS FROM DEPARTMENT HEADS REPORTS FROM STANDING COMMITTEES REPORTS FROM SPECIAL COMMITTEES REPORTS FROM ORGANIZATIONS President Parker said he had distributed a list of the appointments for 2000. (The list is on file in its entirety in the Clerk's office.) MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS President Parker announced that there are several appointments which need to be made by Council. The first of these, he said, is to the Redevelopment Commission. He said he had spoken with John Rusie who had agreed to his reappointment if nominated. Councilmember Lundy so moved, second by Councilmember Hutton and the motion was carried on a unanimous voice vote. President Parker said he had also spoken to Will Misner who had agreed to be re-appointed to the Street Tree Commission if nominated.Councilmember Welch so moved,second by Councilmember Sharp and the motion was carried on a unanimous voice vote. President Parker said Gene Greene, who now serves as president of the Telecommunications Council, had also agreed to his reappointment if nominated. Councilmember Hutton so moved,second by Councilmember Welch and the motion was carried on a unanimous voice vote. ORDINANCES ON FIRST READING Councilmember Elstro moved to suspend the rules and read by title only Ordinance No. 5 - 2000, second by Councilmember Welch and the motion was carried on a unanimous voice vote. ORDINANCE NO. 5-2000 The Clerk read Ordinance No. 5—2000—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 Wissel,chairman of the Tax Abatement Committee,reported that this ordinance deals with a request for a 10-year abatement for NC Realty LLC, which is the real estate lessor to Qualitronics. He said it is for $600,000 in real estate and $50,000 in equipment. Councilmember Wissel said this request would be reviewed by the Tax Abatement Committee and be brought back to Council at its next meeting. Common Council Minutes Cont'd January 18,2000 Page 2 Councilmember Welch, directing a question to City Attorney Bob Bever, asked if he had looked at the change of the state statute which came about during the last session of the State Legislature,to see how that impacts these tax abatements. Bever answered that in a special session before the end of 1999 by the Governor more flexibility was added to the statute,but he had not obtained that information as yet.He said when he does, then the City can look at the local code to add it so there would be another choice on abatements. Responding to that answer, Councilmember Welch then asked if this tax abatement as well as the one on second reading,should not be held until that information was obtained. Bever said both of the ordinances before Council tonight are requests for the 10-year abatements which he knows are still available because the statute deals with lesser amounts of time. Bever said he would try to put that information in the packets delivered to Councilmembers prior to the next meeting which will be February 7. ORDINANCES ON SECOND READING AND ENGROSSMENT ORDINANCE NO. 4-2000 The Clerk read Ordinance No.4—2000—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 the ordinance was Councilmember Wissel who said this is a request by Southside Heating and Air Conditioning Supply, 1441 South 9th Street, for a 10-year real estate abatement for $479,000. He said the business is a division of Maitlen Heating Inc. and the request is for an addition to the current building on South 9th Street. He said he had spoke, to both Jeff and John Maitlen who said that this is a wholesale supplier for heating and air conditioning and construction has just started on it. He said they expect to add two full time employees and to have continued growth of$75,000 and$100,000 in gross sales and revenue. In addition to being a wholesale distributor they have two other operations in which they distribute to other wholesalers and it is the only locally owned business of this type in the area. He said it is employee owned and meets the guidelines within the allowable 10 years. President Parker announced that Ordinance No.4—2000 was on public hearing. There being no comments either for or against the ordinance, Councilmember Combs moved for engrossment, second by Councilmember Welch and the motion was carried on a unanimous voice vote. Councilmember Welch moved to suspend the rules and advance Ordinance No. 4—2000 to third and final reading and read by title only, second by Councilmember Dickman and the motion was carried on a unanimous voice vote. The Clerk read Ordinance No.4—2000 on third reading. Ordinance No.4—2000 was adopted on the following call of the roll: Ayes:Elstro,Lundy,Wissel,Sharp,Welch,Combs,Dickman,Hutton and Parker(9) Nays:None. ORDINANCES ON THIRD READING There were none. UNFINISHED BUSINESS CALL FOR ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, on a motion duly made, seconded and passed,the meeting was adjourned at 7:44 p.m.. Larry Parker,President ATTEST: Norma Schroeder,Clerk