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Home My Public Portal About01-21-1997 301 PROGEEFNNGS-OF 7 HEC—OMMQN-C—At)NeIeF-TH-E ITv-r�� INfA.ND-4NTA7�AAN�1 `OT, The Common Council of the City of Richmond, Indiana met in regular session at 7:30 p.m. Monday,January ' 6, 1997, in the Council Chambers in said City. President Bob Dickman presided with the following Councilmembers present: Howard "Jack" Elstro, Etta Lundy, Bruce Wissel, Sarah "Sally" Hutton, Geneva "Gene"Allen, Alan Stamper, Bing Welch and Larry Parker. The following business was had to-wit: PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PRAYER BY COUNCILMEMBER PARKER 1 n ROLL CALL 1' 1' Nine present. 1• • 1 President Dickman recognized members of Boy Scout Troop No. 100 from St. Mary's in the audience, asking 1 them to step forward to introduce themselves. 1• 1 APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF JANUARY 6,1997 1: 1° Councilmember Allen moved to approve the minutes of January 6, 1997, second by Councilmember Hutton 20 and the motion was carried on a unanimous voice vote. 2 2 COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE MAYOR 2 2; PRESENTATIONS OF REMONSTRANCES. PETITIONS. MEMORIALS OR PUBLIC COMMENTS 2 2» RESOLUTION NO.1 -1997 2 2: President Dickman asked the Clerk to read Resolution No. 1 - 1997 2° 30 "WHEREAS, Ivy Tech State College Region 9, in over 25 years, has helped thousands of Hoosiers in 3 3 East-Central Indiana acquire the technical education and workplace training skills to enter today's workforce and assume active roles in the community;and 3• 3 "WHEREAS, the presence of Ivy Tech State College in the Richmond community is regarded as one of the 3' key components in positively developing the economic base of the region;and 3o 3 "WHEREAS, it is recognized that marketplace trends and workforce studies indicate the increasing demand 3: for two year technical degrees and workforce retraining as we enter the 21st century, issues directly 3» addressed by the mission of the College;and 40 4 "WHEREAS,the evidence of these trends is manifested in the continually increasing enrollment for Ivy Tech 4• State College programs which has resulted in the College's main campus facility in Richmond being utilized 4 to capacity;and 4 "WHEREAS, the College's original campus facility in Richmond which originally served a student population 4: of 288 in 1975, is now working to accommodate a 1,412 credit/non-credit student population in the same 4 space;and 4: 4' 'WHEREAS, full utilization of the main campus facility has forced the College to move entire technical 5i education programs to several inadequate,off-campus facilities;and 5 5 'WHEREAS, consolidation of existing off-campus programs into new, purpose-built space at the main 5 campus would greatly enhance educational opportunities for the College's students;and 5. 5' "WHEREAS,the expansion and renovation of College facilities would greatly enhance the College's ability to 5: serve the training needs of regional industry through increased access to on-campus rooms and labs for 5 worker training;and 5: 5• "WHEREAS, new construction and renovation on the main campus would be the most cost-effective way to 6-; increase and enhance student-centered service. 61 6- "NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Common Council of the City of Richmond, Indiana urges 6 members of the 110th Indiana General Assembly to approve and fund construction of the proposed addition 6. to the College's existing facility at 2325 Chester Boulevard in Richmond and the related renovation of said 6 existing facility." a02. Common Council Minutes Cont'd January 21, 1997 Page 2 1 John Hogan, director of enrollment management and student services, came forward to request Council's 2 support of the resolution. Councilmember Wissel moved to accept the resolution,second by Councilmember 3 Parker and the motion was carried on a unanimous voice vote. Councilmember Hutton encouraged all 4 citizens to contact their legislators to show their support. 5 6 RESOLUTION NO.2-1997 7 8 President Dickman asked the Clerk to read Resolution No.2-1997 9 10 "WHEREAS, Dr. Raymond Arthur Weitemier was born March 13, 1918 in Minneapolis;and 11 12 "WHEREAS, Dr.Weitemier graduated from the University of Michigan Medical School in 1943;and 13 14 "WHEREAS, Dr.Weitemier moved to Richmond, Indiana in 1956 to practice pediatrics;and 15 16 'WHEREAS, Dr. Weitemier, along with three other pediatricians, founded the Pediatric Center of Richmond 17 in 1972;and 18 19 "WHEREAS, Dr.Weitemier practiced at the Pediatric Center of Richmond until his retirement in 1987;and 20 21 "WHEREAS, Dr. Weitemier was a member of Central United Methodist Church and the Church's Me 's 22 Club, the American Academy of Pediatricians, the Townsend Community Center Board, the Kiwanis C ub 23 and the Lions Club;and 24 25 "WHEREAS, Dr.Weitemier received the Rhoads Humanitarian of Medicine Award in 1985;and 26 27 "WHEREAS, Dr. Weitemier manned the Wayne County Health Clinic and was active with Richmond a a 28 food pantries for years;and 29 30 "WHEREAS, Dr.Weitemier passed away on December 24, 1996 at his residence in Ft. Meyers, Florida. 31 32 "NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Common Council of the City of Richmond, Indiana that t e 33 contributions of Dr. Raymond Weitemier to the City of Richmond, Indiana and to the health and well-being of 34 its citizens is hereby gratefully acknowledged and fondly remembered." 35 36 Councilmember Allen moved to accept the resolution, second by Councilmember Lundy and the motion as 37 carried on a unanimous voice vote. 38 39 REPORT FROM BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY 40 41 Included in the Council packets were the minutes of meetings held November 21, December 5, 12, 19 a d 42 26, 1996 and January 2, 1997. 43 44 REPORTS FROM CITY DEPARTMENTS 45 46 REPORTS FROM SPECIAL COMMITTEES 47 48 REPORTS FROM STANDING COMMITTEES 49 50 REPORTS FROM ORGANIZATIONS 51 52 MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS 53 54 President Dickman announced that he would entertain motions to fill appointments on the Redevelopmqnt 55 Commission and Human Rights Commission at the next meeting and encouraged Councilmembers to gibe 56 the names of those people to Clerk Schroeder so they could be included in the packets before the nixt 57 meeting. He said all the appointments made last year will remain the same except that Councilmember All n 58 will be replacing him on the Community Development Loan Board. Councilmember Elstro mentioned tme 59 note in his water bill about the increase in the rate and a brief discussion followed about the flat rate 60 increase and the increase caused by the fire hydrant ordinance. 61 62 ORDINANCES 63 64 ORDINANCES ON FIRST READING 65 Councilmember Elstro moved to suspend the rules and read Ordinances No. 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 1 - 1997 on first reading by title only, second by Councilmember Lundy and the motion was carried on a unanimous voice vote. O3 Common Council Minutes Cont'd Jaauar21, 1997 Page-3 1 ORDINANCE NO. 3-1997 y c The Clerk read Ordinance No. 3 - 1997 - A SPECIAL ORDINANCE VACATING THE ALLEY EXTENDING FROM NORTH 10TH STREET 221.6 FEET TO THE WEST LINE OF LOT 41, SARAH SANDER'S • ADDITION IN THE RECTANGULAR BLOCK BOUNDED BY NORTH G STREET AND NORTH H STREET 6 Councilmember Lundy asked Bob Goodwin, director of planning and redevelopment, about the location and he explained that the area involved in the vacation is the east/west alley immediately south of the Revco • store which burned. Councilmembers had several questions about what would happen to people who own 10 houses in that area as far as getting in and out of their garages and the entrances and exits to businesses 11 there. Goodwin explained that the site work had not been done and there were still several unanswered 1/ questions in his mind as well. He said the City departments and any utility involved will be making 1't recommendations to the Planning Commission after the site work is done. He added that the petition for 1, rezoning was made by new owners and the vacation would give approximately 14 more feet on the south 1• side of the lot. He said the petition is through Matt Nepote Jr. and he has no idea of what is planned for that 1. location. 1 1: President Dickman announced that Ordinance No.3-1997 would go to the Planning Commission. 1. 0 ORDINANCE NO. 4-1997 •1 The Clerk read Ordinance No. 4 - 1997 - A SPECIAL ORDINANCE VACATING THE ALLEY BETWEEN a NORTH 15TH STREET AND NORTH 16TH STREET ALONG THE NORTH SIDE OF LOTS 14 AND 27 AND • ADJOINING LOT 27 AND PART OF LOT 28 ON THE WEST IN THE RECTANGULAR BLOCK BOUNDED 2. BY NORTH G STREET AND NORTH H STREET • 2r President Dickman announced that Ordinance No.4- 1997 would go to the Planning Commission. 2: 2� 3, ORDINANCE NO. 6-1997 3 30' The Clerk read Ordinance No. 6- 1997-AN APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF 3: RICHMOND TO RECEIVE A DONATION 3, - 3. "WHEREAS the City of Richmond, Indiana, has the option of accepting or rejecting donations for a specific 3. purpose;and 3r 3: "WHEREAS the acceptance of a donation for a specific purpose constitutes the appropriation of such 3: property for the intended purpose. 4, 4 "NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the Common Council of the City of Richmond, Indiana, that all 4' donations during the calendar year 1997 for the Fire Chief Dedication Fund shall be accepted and gratefully 4: acknowledged by the citizens of Richmond." 4, 4. Councilmember Hutton moved to suspend the rules and advance Ordinance No. 6 - 1997 to second reading 4. and read by title only, second by Councilmember Wissel and the motion was carried on a unanimous voice 4r vote. 4: 4: The Clerk read Ordinance No. 6-1997 on second reading. 5' 5 President Dickman declared Ordinance No. 6 - 1997 on public hearing. There being no comments either for 5' or against the ordinance, Councilmember Wissel moved for engrossment, second by Councilmember Hutton 5: and the motion was carried on a unanimous voice vote. 5, 5. Councilmember Elstro moved to suspend the rules and advance Ordinance No. 6 - 1997 to third and final 5. reading and read by number only, second by Councilmember Welch and the motion was carried on a 5' unanimous voice vote. 5: 5: The Clerk read Ordinance No. 6- 1997 on third reading. 6' 6 Ordinance No.6- 1997 was adopted on the.following call of the roll: 6' 6: Ayes: Elstro, Lundy, Wissel, Hutton, Allen, Stamper,Welch, Parker and Dickman (9) 6, Nays: None 6. Common Council Minutes Cont'd January 21, 1997 Page-4 1 ORDINANCE NO.7-1997 2 3 The Clerk read Ordinance No. 7- 1997- A SPECIAL ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE APPROVAL 0 A 4 STATEMENT OF BENEFITS FOR A PROPERTY OWNER APPLYING FOR DEDUCTIONS UNDER I. . 5 6-1.1-12.1 6 7 A representative of True Tax Management Corp. , which was hired by Dana Corp. to assist them w th 8 personal property taxes and tax abatements, expressed her appreciation to Mayor Dennis Andre s, 9 President Dickman and Councilmember Stamper, for their letter of support addressed to the state. She s id 10 her company is currently in negotiations trying to get the 1996 abatement dollars reinstated for Dana a.d 11 has applied for a new abatement for both plants. She said they currently employ 422 and if the n w 12 equipment is purchased it will increase by 22. She said machinery equipment worth $6.5 million has be n 13 chosen and ordered and installation is pending upon Council's approval. She asked that that be given toni ht 14 if at all possible so the equipment will be up and running by the end of February, noting that this is v ry 15 crucial to Dana. 16 17 Dick Meyers, representing Dana Corp. Machining Plant, said Dana Corp. has a lot of old equipment and or 18 years has not spent money and reinvested it into the plant, but it is now under new management which is 19 looking to reinvest in Dana and the community. He added that this is one of many moves they have plann d, 20 noting that the company has landed the program with Toyota and needs to get the equipment in to mee a 21 deadline. 22 23 Councilmember Hutton moved to suspend the rules and advance Ordinance No. 7- 1997 to second reading 24 and read by title only, second by Councilmember Wissel and the motion was carried on a unanimous voice 25 vote. 26 27 The Clerk read Ordinance No.7- 1997 on second reading. 28 29 President Dickman declared Ordinance No. 7 - 1997 on public hearing. There being no further comments 30 for the ordinance and none against, Councilmember Allen moved for engrossment, second by 31 Councilmember Wissel and the motion was carried on a unanimous voice vote. 32 33 Councilmember Lundy moved to suspend the rules and advance Ordinance No. 7 - 1997 to third and fi al 34 reading and read by title only, second by Councilmember Elstro and the motion was carried on a unanimo s 35 voice vote. 36 37 The Clerk read Ordinance No.7- 1997 on third reading. 38 39 Ordinance No. 7- 1997 was adopted on the following call of the roll: 40 41 Ayes: Elstro, Lundy, Wissel, Hutton,Allen, Stamper,Welch, Parker and Dickman (9) 42 Nays: None. 43 44 ORDINANCE NO.8-1997 45 46 The Clerk read Ordinance No. 8 - 1997-A SPECIAL ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE APPROVAL OF'A 47 STATEMENT OF BENEFITS FOR A PROPERTY OWNER APPLYING FOR DEDUCTIONS UNDER I.I 48 6-1.1-12.1 49 50 Pointing out that this also pertains to Dana Corp., with a promise of 10 new jobs, whereas Ordinance No. - 51 1997 promised 12 new jobs, Councilmember Allen moved to suspend the rules and advance Ordinance . 52 8 - 1997 to second reading and read by title only, second by Councilmember Hutton and the motion w s 53 carried on a unanimous voice vote. 54 55 The Clerk read Ordinance No.8- 1997 on second reading. 56 57 President Dickman declared Ordinance No. 8 - 1997 on public hearing. There being no comments either f r 58 or against the ordinance, Councilmember Hutton moved for engrossment, second by Councilmember All n 59 and the motion was carried on a unanimous voice vote. 60 61 Councilmember Allen moved to suspend the rules and advance Ordinance No. 8 - 1997 to third and fi al 62 reading and read by title only, second by Councilmember Parker and the motion was carried on a 63 unanimous voice vote. 64 65 The Clerk read Ordinance No.8-1997 on third reading. 30' .' Common Council Minutes Cont'd January 21, 1997 Page 5 1 Ordinance No.8-1997 was adopted on the following call of the roll: 2 3 Ayes:Elstro, Lundy,Wissel, Hutton,Allen, Stamper,Welch, Parker and Dickman (9) 4 Nays:None. 5 6 ORDINANCE NO.9-1997 7 8 The Clerk read Ordinance No. 9 - 1997-A SPECIAL ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE APPROVAL OF A 9 STATEMENT OF BENEFITS FOR A PROPERTY OWNER APPLYING FOR DEDUCTIONS UNDER I.C. 10 6-1.1-12.1 11 12 Councilmember Stamper said this ordinance will be brought back on second reading at the next Council 13 meeting. Councilmember Allen said she thought the ordinance should be explained since that is the primary 14 reason for holding it on second so the public will know what it pertains to. Councilmember Stamper said this 15 is for the building of a 5,000 square foot building. The request is being made by Marion T. and Ella M. 16 Cummins and the estimated new value is$100,000.There will be four new jobs and 35 retained. 17 18 ORDINANCE NO.10-1997 19 22.0 The Clerk read Ordinance No. 10- 1997-A SPECIAL ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE APPROVAL OF A 1 STATEMENT OF BENEFITS FOR A PROPERTY OWNER APPLYING FOR DEDUCTIONS UNDER I.C. 6-1.1-12.1 Councilmember Stamper said this request is from Mosey Manufacturing Co., explaining he had not been 215 there recently, but stated it is a continuation of the plan to develop their turn and bore machines so they can 2�6 continue to invest in that technology. 2143 President Dickman said this ordinance will be brought back to Council at its next meeting. 30 ORDINANCE NO.11 -1997 3 The Clerk read Ordinance No. 11 - 1997-A SPECIAL ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE APPROVAL OF A 3 STATEMENT OF BENEFITS FOR A PROPERTY OWNER APPLYING FOR DEDUCTIONS UNDER I.C. 31(4 6-1.1-12.1 36 Councilmember Stamper explained that the request is made by Enviro Finishing of Indiana, Inc.for a second 317 UV Flat Line project and related equipment. It is an estimated value of$600,000 and there will be 7 new jobs 3g and 12 retained. 3 4b President Dickman said this ordinance will come back on second reading at the next Council meeting. 4 ORDINANCE NO.12-1997 The Clerk read Ordinance No. 12- 1997-A SPECIAL ORDINANCE DESIGNATING THE NEWSPAPER IN 4 WHICH THE CITY OF RICHMOND SHALL PUBLISH NOTICES 4 4 Councilmember Hutton moved to suspend the rules and advance Ordinance No. 12 - 1997 to second 4 reading and read by title only, second by Councilmember Allen and the motion was carried on a unanimous 4 voice vote. 5 5 The Clerk read Ordinance No. 12- 1997 on second reading. 5 5 President Dickman announced that Ordinance No. 12 - 1997 was on public hearing. There being no 5, comments either for or against the ordinance, Councilmember Parker moved for engrossment, second by 5. Councilmember Welch and the motion was carried on a unanimous voice vote. 5. 5/ Councilmember Allen moved to suspend the rules and advance Ordinance No. 12 - 1997 to third and final 5: reading and read by title only,second by Councilmember Parker and the motion was carried on a unanimous 5s voice vote. 6. 6 The Clerk read Ordinance No. 12- 1997 on third reading. 6, 6: Ordinance No. 12-1997 was adopted on the following call of the roll: 6, 6. Ayes: Elstro, Lundy,Wissel, Hutton,Allen, Stamper,Welch, Parker and Dickman (9) Nays: None. Jf Common Council Minutes Cont'd ry LJt9.97 Page 6 1 ORDINANCES ON SECOND READING 2 3 ORDINANCE NO.116-1996 4 5 The Clerk read Ordinance No. 116 - 1996 -AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING A NEW SCHEDULE OF RAT S 6 AND CHARGES FOR SERVICES RENDERED BY THE CITY OF RICHMOND'S MUNICIPAL ELECT-IC 7 UTILITY, RICHMOND POWER& LIGHT 8 9 President Dickman said the rate case has not been settled which means the rates will be approved at a la'er 10 time and this ordinance will be held on second reading. 11 12 ORDINANCES ON THIRD READING 13 14 There were none. 15 16 UNFINISHED BUSINESS 17 18 President Dickman stated that Councilmember Wissel had been elected by Council to the Planni g 19 Commission for a four-year term and asked City Attorney Bob Bever whether or not Council has to re-el-ct 20 him. Bever answered that some statutes say if a Councilmember is elected or appointed by Council a- a 21 whole the member stays on for a four-year term unless Council removes him or her after a one-year ter . 22 President Dickman said, in that case, Councilmember Wissel will stay on the Planning Commission. 23 24 Councilmember Hutton commented on the Adopt-A-Street project Councilmembers are volunteering to 25 become involved with. 26 27 ADJOURNMENT 28 29 There being no further business,on a motion duly made,seconded and passed,the meeting was adjourne.. 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 Robert Dickman, President 38 39 40 41 42 43 ATTEST: 44 Norma Schroeder, City Clerk 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65