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1 The Common Council of the City of Richmond, Indiana met in regular session at 7:30 p.m. Monday,
2 February 5, 1996, in the Council Chambers in said City. President Geneva "Gene"Allen presided with the
3 following Councilmembers present: Howard "Jack" Elstro, Etta Lundy, Bruce Wissel, Sarah "Sally" Hutton,
4 Alan Stamper, Bing Welch and Larry Parker. Absent was Robert Dickman. The following business was had
5 to-wit:
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7 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
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9 PRAYER BY PRESIDENT ALLEN
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11 ROLL CALL
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13 Eight present.
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15 APPROVAL OF MINUTES OFJANUARY 16.1996
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17 Councilmember Hutton moved to approve the minutes of January 16, 1996, second by Councilmember
18 Parker and the motion was carried on a unanimous voice vote.
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10 COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE MAYOR
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Mayor Dennis Andrews presented Councilmembers with information updates on the workings of City
government which included reports on all fourteen members of the administration and management team.
24 Written information distributed to Councilmembers which was listed and itemized by category included
25 Controller, Department of Human Resources and Code Enforcement, Department of Public Works &
26 Engineering, Airport, Planning, Redevelopment, Human Rights Commission, Community Partnerships,
27 Mayor's Executive Co-ordinator, Department of Law, Parks & Recreation, Police Department, Fire
2i8 Department, Sanitary District and Street Division.
% Mayor Andrews told Councilmembers of a potential FAA grant of $900,000 for Public Works submitted
through a letter to U.S. Congressman David McIntosh. He said the City should find out within 30 to 45 days
3 whether or not those funds will be received. He said should that happen, the $300,000 Build Indiana funds
31 would be available fora related airport project that might best be applied to infrastructure.
3. Touching briefly on each of the departments, Mayor Andrews said the office involved with Community
3. Partnerships was occupied for the first time today and work will begin immediately on touching base with the
3r Greater Richmond Progress Committee, Main Street Inc. and the various neighborhood associations. He
3: said he had included in the information four pages of itemized professional services rendered in the
3: department of law, noting that he would periodically make public the billing statements for that department.
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4 Also included in the information distributed by Mayor Andrews was a report from Bill Smith, Street Division
4' Manager, itemizing costs for snow removal, which resulted in a total cost to the city of $72,716.63. The
4: report included regular wages, overtime, material such as salt and sand, fuel and equipment repair. That
4, figure included $15,251.76 in regular wages and$40,000 for 1,300 tons of salt.
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4. In answer to a question by Councilmember Stamper about proposed changes to the budget, Mayor Andrews
4r said Council should have an appropriations ordinance presented at its next meeting. He added that there are
4: many things in the area of finance that need to be addressed in the very near future.
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59 PRESENTATIONS OF REMONSTRANCES. PETITIONS. MEMORIALS OR PUBLIC COMMENTS
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5' REPORT FROM BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY
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5, Minutes of the January 4 and January 18, 1996, meetings were in the Council packets.
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5. REPORTS FROM CITY DEPARTMENTS
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5: REPORTS FROM OTHER OFFICES
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61 REPORTS FROM SPECIAL COMMITTEES
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6' REPORTS FROM STANDING COMMITTEES
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6, REPORTS FROM OTHER COUNCIL COMMITTEES
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Councilmember Lundy commented on the four houses being built in the North 12th and North 13th Street
areas,stating that it is a big improvement to the north section of Richmond.
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1 MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS
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3 President Allen commented that after reading Chapter 30 of the City code which relates to Council duties
4 she found it all confusing and not according to the agenda that is currently being followed. She asked fd a
5 committee consisting of City Attorney Bob Bever, Councilmembers Hutton and Parker,to meet with her in an
6 effort to clear up that confusion.
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8 She announced there is a vacancy on the remainder of a four-year term on the Board of Zoning Appeals •ue
9 to a resignation. The appointment expires 12/31/97. Councilmember Welch nominated Donna Schiferl of
10 Parkdale Drive to fill the vacancy, second by Councilmember Hutton and the motion was carried o a
11 unanimous voice vote.
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13 Councilmember Lundy moved to reappoint the Rev. Robert Hunter, who is now chairman of the Hu an
14 Rights Commission, to another four-year term, second by Councilmember Hutton and the motion as
15 carried on a unanimous voice vote. In answer to a question posed by Councilmember Stamper, Presid-nt
16 Allen said she would let the other people who had expressed interest in these positions know that t eir
17 interest was appreciated. President Allen noted there is still a vacancy on the Police Merit Commiss on
18 which needs to be filled by either a physician, dentist or a Certified Public Accountant. Bever said that wo Id
19 have to be a Republican since there are already four Democrat members.
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21 Councilmember Parker moved to reappoint Deborah Jenkins to a one-year term on the Redevelopm-nt
22 Commission, second by Councilmember Hutton and the motion was carried on a 7-1 voice vote. President
23 Allen said Council needs to make its appointments to the Wayne County Convention & Tourism Bo- d,
24 noting that Dana Weigle has already been appointed by the Richmond/Wayne County Chamber of
25 Commerce, leaving the lodging and travel appointments to be made. Councilmember Hutton moved to
26 re-appoint Linda Von Pein of Advanced Travel for another two-year term, second by Councilmember Par er
27 and the motion was carried on a unanimous voice vote. The only vacancy left, President Allen said, is e
28 lodging industry and that appointment will be made later. President Allen also announced that appointments
29 remain to be made to the Telecommunications Council and because that code needs amendments, s e
30 said,she and Bever will be working on that. She stated that she and Mayor Andrews did write a joint lette to
31 the current members to advise them of the situation.
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33 ORDINANCES
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35 ORDINANCES ON FIRST READING
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37 Councilmember Lundy moved to suspend the rules and read Ordinance No. 9 - 1995 in its entirety, seco d
38 by Councilmember Parker and the motion was carried on a unanimous voice vote.
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40 ORDINANCE NO.9-1996
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42 The Clerk read Ordinance No. 9 - 1996 - AN APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CI
43 OF RICHMOND TO RECEIVE A DONATION
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45 "WHEREAS the City of Richmond, Indiana, has the option of accepting or rejecting donations for a spec fic
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48 "WHEREAS the acceptance of a donation for a specific purpose constitutes the appropriation of su h
49 property for the intended purpose,
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51 "NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the Common Council of the City of Richmond, Indiana, that a
52 donation of materials with a value of $366.27 from Interfaith Housing Corporation to be used for t e
53 construction of a bus shelter at the corner of West Main and North West 5th Streets, along with the shelter,
54 itself, following construction of the Department of Parks and Recreation, is hereby accepted and gratef Ily
55 acknowledged by the citizens of Richmond."
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57 Councilmember Hutton said she had several calls from the residents at Interfaith expressing th-ir
58 appreciation and she thanked Councilmember Parker for his help in getting this accomplished.
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60 Councilmember Hutton moved to suspend the rules and advance Ordinance No. 9- 1996 to second readi g
61 and read by title only, second by Councilmember Welch and the motion was carried on a unanimous voi e
62 vote.
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64 The Clerk read Ordinance No. 9-1996 on second reading.
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President Allen declared Ordinance No. 9 - 1996 on public hearing. There being no comments either for or
against the ordinance, Councilmember Parker 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. 9 - 1996 to third and final
reading and read by title only, second by Councilmember Parker and the motion was carried on a unanimous
voice vote.
The Clerk read Ordinance No. 9-1996 on third reading.
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1 Councilmember Parker thanked the Parks & Recreation Department for its help, Martin Schroeder
1 representing Interfaith Apartments and the Mayor for their cooperation.
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1- Ordinance No.9- 1996 was adopted on the following roll call:
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1. Ayes: Elstro, Lundy,Wissel, Hutton, Stamper, Welch, Parker and Allen (8)
1 ' Nays: None
1: Absent: Dickman
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20 ORDINANCES ON SECOND READING
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2 ORDINANCE NO.1 -1996
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2• The Clerk read Ordinance No. 1 - 1996-A SPECIAL ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING MAP AT 213
2 NORTH 3RD STREET
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2' Councilmember Wissel reported on the meeting of the Planning Commission held January 23. He said the
2: rezoning request is from an R-3 non-conforming use to an M-1 with the proposed use being a warehouse
2° and light manufacturing. He said the vote was unanimous 10-0 for passage.
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3 President Allen declared Ordinance No. 1 - 1996 on public hearing. Attorney Robert Burton spoke for the
3. petitioners, stating that Swayne Robinson, Ace Track and Nixon Tool are all in the area and the building has
3. been used for warehousing for well over 50 years.
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3 There being no further comments for the ordinance and none against, Councilmember Hutton moved for
3° engrossment, second by Councilmember Elstro and the motion was carried on a unanimous voice vote.
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3: Councilmember Elstro moved to suspend the rules and advance Ordinance No. 1 - 1996 to third and final
3° reading and read by title only,second by Councilmember Parker and the motion was carried on a unanimous
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4 The Clerk read Ordinance No. 1 - 1996 on third reading.
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•• Ordinance No. 1 - 1996 was adopted on the following call of the roll:
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4° Ayes: Elstro, Lundy,Wissel, Hutton Stamper, Welch, Parker and Allen (8)
4' Nays: None
4: Absent: Dickman
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50 ORDINANCE NO. 3-1996
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5 The Clerk read Ordinance No.3- 1996-A SPECIAL ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING MAP AT 1501
5 EAST MAIN STREET
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5 Councilmember Wissel explained that the First Friends Church property is currently zoned for R-3 and the
5. request is to rezone it to a C-2 which would be in compliance with the long range plans for the area. The vote
5' was 9-1 in favor of the request.
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5° President Allen declared Ordinance No.3- 1996 on public hearing.
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6 Speaking in favor of the ordinance was Gordon Bringle, 1231 Abington Pike, who gave the background,
6. noting it was 1878 when the church started here as a building and it was added on to in 1926. He said it has
6 almost 40,000 square feet which is distributed throughout about 50 rooms. He said the average attendance
6• of the Church in 1994 was about 115.
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1 He noted there are some structural defects and massive deterioration, adding that the current bid for rep irs
2 is $87,000. He said the parking, also, is not adequate. He said it has been a traumatic decision for him nd
3 the other members, adding that they still grieve a little over their decision to sell the church.
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5 Councilmember Welch said he hated to come tonight to face this issue because it is one he does not re ish
6 voting on. He added that he had made several trips by the church trying to think of any organization at
7 might help the congregation come up with likely candidates. In answer to a question posed by
8 Councilmember Welch, Bringle said the two story brick at 25 South 15th Street was used for a parsonag at
9 one time and is included in the property. Councilmember Welch said he heard a rumor that someone w nts
10 to use the site for a drugstore and Bringle said he had heard the same rumor, adding that he does know t at
11 someone had the property appraised without asking permission.
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13 There being no further comments for and none against, Councilmember Elstro moved for engrossm-nt,
14 second by Councilmember Hutton and the motion was carried on a unanimous voice vote.
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16 Councilmember Elstro moved to suspend the rules and advance Ordinance No. 3 - 1996 to third and f nal
17 reading and read by title only, second by Councilmember Parker and the motion was carried o a
18 unanimous voice vote.
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20 Councilmember Elstro commented that it is a beautiful building, noting what a setting it was for the annual
21 Festival of Trees a few years ago. He said he hated to see the building sold but he could see the point of he
22 congregation.
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24 The Clerk read Ordinance No.3-1996 on third reading.
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26 Councilmember Parker said he agreed with all the previous comments and added that he was sure he
27 trustees and congregation had spend many long hours looking at how they could salvage the building 'Lit
28 had found the only alternative is to sell it. He added that he is reluctantly voting aye.
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30 Ordinance No.3- 1996 was adopted on the following call of the roll:
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32 Ayes: Elstro, Lundy, Wissel, Hutton,Stamper, Welch, Parker and Allen (8)
33 Nays: None
34 Absent: Dickman
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36 ORDINANCES ON THIRD READING
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38 There were none.
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40 ADJOURNMENT
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42 There being no further business,on a motion duly made,seconded and passed,the meeting was adjourn-d.
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50 Geneva"Gene"Allen, President
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