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MINUTES OF THE COMMON COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA
SEPTEMBER 15, 1986
1 The Common Council of the City of Richmond, Indiana met in regular session
2 Monday, September 18, 1986 in the Council Chambers in the Municipal Building
3 of said City. Council Members present were: Williams, Elstro, Hankinson,
4 Parker, Hutton and Bodiker. Absent were: Brookbank, Whitesell and Morris.
5 President Bodiker presided with the following business had to-wit:
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7 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
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9 SILENT DEVOTIONS
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11 APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 2, 1986
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13 Councilmember Hankinson moved to approve the minutes of the previous meeting
14 as prepared, seconded by Councilmember Elstro and on a unanimous voice vote
15 the motion was carried.
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17 PRESENTATION OF REMONSTRANCES, PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS
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19 Councilmember Hankinson presented street light petitions to be presented to
20 the Board of Works for consideration as follows: No. "F" Street between
21 16th and 18th Streets; Hodgin Road between Henley Road and Barrington
22 Ridge/Hunters Pointe; and South 48th South of "B" Street.
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24 MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS
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26 President Bodiker read a letter addressed to himself and Councilmember
27 Brookbank from Janet Sams, Public Transit Manager, regarding 1987 budget
28 hearings. The letter read as follows:
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30 " I would like to take the opportunity to express my appreciation
31 for the way in which the salary budget hearing were handled this
32 year. I felt very confortable with presenting and defending my
33 departments budget and salalry. Due to the fact that both Committee
34 of the Whole and the Council meetings were handled very profession-
35 ally. I feel that both of you did a fine job and feel reflections
36 in allowing time for both presentation and defense of the budget and
37 keeping it on a timley basis. I would also like to commend Marge
38 Sweet for the excellant job she did for my department in preparing
39 the ordinances. Everything was clear and laid out very well. Once
40 again I would like to thank both of you as well as the controller
41 for making my job a lot easier."
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43 RESOLUTIONS
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45 Councilmember Hankinson moved to suspend the rules and read Resolution
46 No. 14-1986 by title only, seconded by Councilmember Hutton and on a
47 unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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49 The Clerk read by title only Resolution 14-1986-A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING
50 THE FILING OF AN APPLICATION WITH THE STATE OF INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF
51 COMMERCE, FOR SMALL CITIES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDS UNDER
52 THE RESIDENTIAL ENERGY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM (REMP) AS PROVIDED IN THE
53 HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1974 P.L. 93-383, AS AMENDED.
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55 Ms. Lynn Johnstone, Administrator of the City Engery Department, spoke
56 for Resolution No. 14-1986 explaining that this will be the third applic-
57 ation for this funding or an additional 250 homes to be be weatherized in
58 Richmond. Ms. Johnstone stated that Richmond is one of the largest non-
59 entitlement cities in the State of Indiana so there are a lot of homes
60 here that this will help very much. It is another part of implementation
61 of energy conservation for the City of Richmond.
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63 Councilmember Parker inquired of Ms. Johnstone as to how many homes have
64 participated in this program since its inception. Ms. Johnstone answered
65 that the department has completed weatherization on 655 homes. She also
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1 stated that at the end of the present.grant that 750 homes will have been
2 weatherized. With the new grant, upon its completion, 1000 homes will have
3 participated in the project.
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5 Councilmember Parker asked for a sketch of what an average homes gets when
6 a weatherization is done. Ms. Johnstone stated that an energy audit is first
7 done by State trained and approved home energy auditors. Then an appointment
8 is scheduled for inquiry as to income guidelines after which time the State
9 approves the work which we have reccomended be done. She explained that this
10 is all low cost and no cost energy changes such as caulking, weatherstriping,
11 realigning doors, replacing doors, wrapping water heater if in unheated space,
12 anything that can be done in the home for $300.00 to start tightning up the
13 home.
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15 Ms. Johnstone informed the Council that the State has just finished a study
16 of REMP home (those homes that have been worked on with REMP monies) and the
17 payback on this is about $.43 on every dollar spent on weatherization. The
18 savings is to the homeowner in the form of reduced utility bills. Ms.
19 Johnstone explained that $300. is the maximum amount of money that may be
20 spent on any one home and that sometimes includes interior storm windows
21 which are much more effective than exterior storms.
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23 There being no one to speak in opposition of Resolution No. 14-1986
24 Councilmember Hankinson moved to adopt Resolution No. 14-1986, seconded
25 by Councilmember Parker and on a unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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27 ORDINANCES ON FIRST READING
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29 ORDINANCE NO. 71-1986
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31 Councilmember Parker moved to suspend the rules and read Ordinance NO. 71-
32 1986 on first reading by title only, seconded by Councilmember Hutton and
33 on a unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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35 The Clerk read by title only ORDINANCE NO. 71-1986-AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING
36 THE RICHMOND SANITARY BOARD TO ESTABLISH A FEE FOR DISPOSAL OF LIQUID WASTE
37 FROM SEPTIC TANKS AND GREASE TRAPS.
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39 Councilmember Elstro moved to suspend the rules and move Ordinance No. 71-1986
40 to second reading, seconded by Councilmember Hutton and on a unanimous voice
41 vote the motion was carried.
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43 The Clerk read Ordinance No. 71-1986 on second reading.
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45 Councilmember Parker questioned Jerry Judge as to whether this matter would
46 have to come back to Council in the event of a change in the fee structure.
47 Mr. Judge answered that the Sanitary Board would first approve a rate change
48 and then it would need to be approved by Council.
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50 Councilmember Hankinson questioned Mr. Judge as to whether a study had been
51 done to justify such a significant rate increase, from $1 .00 to $6.00. Mr.
52 Judge answered that the chief chemist, Jackie Makela, did a telephone survey
53 of other sanitary districts charges and based the increase on that infor-
54 motion which still leaves it below most other districts. Mr. Judge also
55 stated that most treatment plants will not even take grease because it does
56 cause some problems for a treatment plant.
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58 Councilmember Parker questioned Mr. Judge as to whether local restaurants
59 have been notified of the fee change. Mr. Judge answered that the haulers
60 have been notified because they are the ones who acually pay the fee.
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62 Councilmember Williams moved to engross Ordinance No. 71-1986, seconded by
63 Councilmember Elstro and on a unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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65 Councilmember Elstro made a motion to move Ordinance No. 71-1986 to third
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1 and final reading and read by title only, seconded by Councilmember Hutton
2 and on a unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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4 The Clerk read Ordinance No. 71-1986 on third and final reading by title
5 only-AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE RICHMOND SANITARY BOARD TO ESTABLISH
6 A FEE FOR THE: DISPOSAL OF LIQUID WASTE FROM SEPTIC TANKS AND GREASE TRAPS.
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8 Ordinance No. 71-1986 was adopted on the following call of the roll:
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10 Ayes: Elstro, Williams, Hankinson, Parker, Hutton and Bodiker (6)
11 Nays: None
12 Absent: Brookbank, Whitesell and Morris (3)
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14 UNFINISHED BUSINESS
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16 President Bodiker noted that Ordinance No. 's 45, 51 and 59-1986 will be
17 on second reading on October 6, 1986. Councilmember Elstro requested
18 that Ordinance No. 29-1986 also be brought out of committee for second
19 reading on October 6, 1986.
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21 ADJOURNMENT
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23 There being no further business to come before the Council at this time, on
24 a motion duly made, seconded and passed the meeting was adjourned..'
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