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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