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HomeMy Public PortalAbout01-21-1985 57 PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, JANUARY 21, 1985 1 The Common Council of the City of Richmond, Indiana met in regular session 2 January 21, 1985 at the hour of 7:30 P.M. in the Council Chambers in said 3 City. President Williams presided with the following members present: 4 Councilpersons Elstro, Brookbank, Hankinson, Whitesell, Parker, Bodiker, 5 Lemoine and Morris. Absent: None. The following business was had to-wit: 6 7 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 8 9 SILENT DEVOTIONS 10 11 APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF JANUARY 7, 1985 12 13 Councilperson Brookbank moved to approve the minutes of the previous meeting 14 as prepared, seconded by Councilperson Hankinson and on unanimous voice 15 vote the motion was carried. 16 17 COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE MAYOR 18 19 Mayor Frank H. Waltermann told the Council that he had visited the State 20 Legislature and had met with State Representative Janet Hibner. Mayor 21 Waltermann stated that there will be bills having impact on the City of 22 Richmond and he will keep the Council informed as the bills come up for 23 action. Bills dealing with sewer legislation could have some impact on 24 the City. While in Indianapolis, Mayor Waltermann talked with Wayne Wilke 25 of the State Highway Commission regarding the East Main Street Project and 26 the State indicated they were still waiting on the transcripts of the Public 27 Hearing. Mayor Waltermann also talked with Janice Morris of the Indiana 28 Department of Commerce regarding the funding for the Instrument Landing 29 System and the Revolving Loan Fund. 30 31 Mayor Waltermann attended a meeting of South Central Mayors where discussion 32 was held on pending legislation and the effect on the State of Indiana. 33 34 The Mayor complimented the Street Department for their efforts in the recent 35 snow. He stated that the priorities of the Street Department are to clear 36 the main streets and then go into the residential areas starting work at 37 4:00 A.M. to make certain main streets are cleared for citizens going to 38 work. 39 40 Councilperson Hankinson commented on the Mayor being publically thanked 41 for assisting an oil company to make an emergency delivery to an elderly 42 lady. 43 44 Councilperson Bodiker stated that he had received calls on the Mayor 45 personally checking on complaints regarding the streets . 46 47 REPORT FROM CITY DEPARTMENTS 48 49 Rose View Transit System 50 51 Ms. Janet Sams, 1069 Sycamore Lane, Manager of the Rose View Transit System 52 reported to the Council on funding received by the Transit System. She 53 stated that 84% of the funding was received from Federal and State sources 54 and the local match on the funding is 16%. Ms. Sams stated that they are 55 serving the elderly and handicapped through the SWAC Transportation and 56 that this last year they have reduced fares, given students and the elderly 57 a reduced rate, redesigned bus routes to serve those in need of public 58 transportation, and printed and distributed route maps. 59 60 Ms. Sams also told the Council that they have applied for a Capital 61 Assistance Grant for 1985 in order to purchase new equipment including five 62 (5) new buses. 63 64 Ms. Sams stated that 80% of the recommendations from the NTS Study have 65 been accomplished including those listed above and the addition of a full Common Council Minutes Cont 'd January 21, 1985 Page 2 1 time manager and changing the name of the bus service. The deficit ofithe 2 bus lines has been cut from 40,000.00 to 20,000.00 and ridership has been 3 increased. The amount of fares being collected has not dropped with the 4 fare reduction since the ridership has increased. 5 6 Finance Department 7 8 City Controller Cathy Maness presented the Council the 1985 Budget Worksheet 9 from the State Board of Tax Commissioners after the appeal. Ms. Maness told 10 the Council that the County had left the rate 2.54/hundred and the State Board 11 of Tax Commissioners had cut the rate to 2.21/hundred and after the appeal 12 the rate was 2.41 per hundred. Ms. Maness read the following letter to the 13 Council: 14 15 Mayor Frank H. Waltermann and 16 Members of Common Council 17 18 The 1985 Budget Order, after appeal, from the State Board of Tax 19 Commissioners (SBTC) is attached. This report lists by fund the final 20 1985 budgets and the total Civil City rate of $2.4131/$100. 21 22 The City appealed for and won the reallocation of property tax replace- 23 ment credit from local option tax - $201,707 ( .112/$100) . 24 25 . The appeals for excessive levees due to increases in pension and 26 utilities costs by more than 10% over the 1984 costs were partially 27 granted. The appeal for excessive pension cost was $216,427; the Board 28 granted $55,064 ( .031/$100) . The excessive utility cost appeal was 29 granted for $17,879 ( .010/$100) . 111 30 31 These appeals increase the tax rate from the amount allocated under the 32 frozen levy of $2.214 to $2.225 as illustrated on the attached recap of 33 the City's operating budgets. This recap details the original budget, 34 Council action, SBTC action and the appeals. The reallocation of the 35 property tax replacement credit from property tax relief increases the 36 amount of CAGIT taxes received by the City. This reallocation was 37 anticipated and was therefore shown on the recap on line 11 - limiting 38 the amount the operating budget was overthe levy of $591,672 (line 25) . 39 40 The 1985 Park budget suffered a cut of $8,857 to stay within the maximum 41 rate advertised. The cut was due to revenues in the last 6 months 42 falling short at the anticipated level. The cut was made to capital 43 outlays reducing A/C 4490 Other Equipment on page 50 to $3,143. 441 45 The1985 General fund budget was cut by $519,977. The cut was made 4 against the street light line item in the Board of Works budget reducing 4 A/C 3512 on page 16 to only $230,023. This line item will need to be 4 restored by an appropriation of Revenue Sharing Funds. 41 50 The 1985 Civil City Rate of $2.41 is $.26 above the 1984 rate. The 5 total 1985 operating budget is $534,606 greater than the 1984 budget 5 and is supported by $318,116 of additional miscellaneous revenues, 53 $143,547 of 5% levy growth and $72,943 of appeals, or $216,490 of 5 additional property tax revenues . 5 56 The assessed valuation declined $646,660 from 1984. This decline is 5� responsible for a .01 increase in the rate. Other factors 58 contributing at the higher rate are: the cummulative capital develop- 59 ment fund for -.05, the appeals -.04, additional rate of .15 for bond 6 funds (outside levy) and .11 from the 5% growth factor on the frozen 61 levy. 62 63 /s/ Cathy A. Maness 64 City Controller 65 • 59 Common Council Minutes Cont'd January 21, 1985 Page 3 1 REPORT FROM OTHER OFFICES 2 11/ 3 Mr. Richard Freeman reported to the Council on the funding received for 4 the Revolving Loan Fund. These funds will be loaned to existing industry 5 and business proposing expansion. Currently sixteen (16) businesses and 6 industries have made requests about the loans possibly creating 501 new 7 jobs. The next meeting of the Revolving Loan Fund Committee will consider 8 selection criteria for the loans. 9 10 Mr. Freeman also reported that this funding will be utilized to possibly 11 obtain an additional 500,000.00 for the Revolving Loan Fund from the State. 12 13 A report from Freeman and Associates will be presented to the Council 14 outlining all grant work for 1984 . 15 16 REPORT FROM BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY 17 18 Ms. Maness reported to the Council on action taken by the Board of Public 19 Works and Safety regarding Clearview Cable. She asked the Council to 20 pay particular attention to copies of the letters included in their packets 21 regarding the Notice of Default, the hearing scheduled on the proposed 22 rate increase and the letter to the FCC regarding Channel 13. Ms . Maness 23 invited the members of the Common Council to attend and participate in 24 the special meeting of the Board of Works for the purpose of informal 25 discussion on the Cable rate increase. This meeting will be held January 26 31, 1985 at 7:00 P.M. in the Council Chambers and is open to the public. 27 28 Ms. Maness stated there have been numerous complaints over the past forty- 29 eight (48) hours over the cable service. She also directed the attention 30 of the Council to Mr. Barden's response to a Palladium Item Editorial 31 regarding control of Cable being under the Common Council. Ms. Maness 32 told the Council that all correspondence received from Clearview will 33 be forwarded to them. 34 35 Councilperson Hankinson requested the Board of Public Works and Safety 36 and the City Attorney to take aggressive action to solicit proposals from 37 other cable companies to come into Richmond. Ms. Maness stated that the 38 Board of Public Works and Safety would take this request under advisement. 39 40 REPORTS FROM SPECIAL COMMITTEES 41 42 Committee of the Whole 43 44 Councilperson Lemoine reported on the meetings of the Committee of the 45 Whole. She stated that on January 9, 1985 a discussion was held on 46 Ordinances 145 and 153-1984 . There were several citizens participating 47 in the discussion along with Martel Winburn of the County Health Department 48 and Richard Longer of the Animal Welfare Shelter. Mr. Barden has been 49 requested to present his amendments to the Council on those Ordinances. 50 Action regarding both ordinances has been proposed in the State Legislature 51 and Mr. Barden may await word on action by the State before proposing 52 his amendments. At the meeting on January 17, 1985 the Council discussed 53 Ordinance No. 44-1984 regarding transient vendors . Several suggestions 54 were made for Mr. Barden's consideration on No. 44-1984 . 55 56 Councilperson Lemoine reminded the Council of the meeting of the Committee 57 of the Whole scheduled for January 24, 1985 at 7:00 P.M. in the Board 58 of Works Room regarding 911 and Central Communications. She asked that 59 Chief Nimitz and Chief Bosell be present at this meeting. 60 61 REPORTS FROM STANDING COMMITTEES 62 63 Plan Commission 64 65 Councilperson Morris announced that the Plan Commission would meet on 69 Common Council Minutes Con't January 21, 1985 Page 4 1 January 22, 1985 to consider the rezoning of 65 acres for the sanitary 2 landfill and also the rezoning of property on North 12th Street. 3 4 Education Committee 5 6 Councilperson Bodiker reported he had attended a meeting of the Richmond 7 Community School Board and that an agreement was being worked out to use 8 the area in the Gorge around the Star Piano Company for practice and 9 playing fields for the school . The school would construct the fields and 10 maintain the area and the City would provide a road for access. 11 12 COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS FOR 1985 13 14 President Williams announced the following Committee Appointments for 1985: 15 16 Transportation, Community Development and Community Services 17 Joan Lemoine, Chm. ; Terry Whitesell, Lynn Morris and James Hankinson 18 19 Parks & Recreation, Public Safety and Public Works and Safety 20 Richard Bodiker, Chm. ; Jack Elstro, Jane Brookbank and Larry Parker 21 22 Standing Committees of the Common Council 23 24 Reid Hospital - Jane Brookbank 25 Arts Council - Joan Lemoine 26 Animal Welfare - Jack Elstro 27 Park Board - Richard Bodiker 28 Airport Board - Joan Lemoine 29 Plan Commission - Lynn Morris 30 Community Services - Terry Whitesell 31 Enterprise Board - Jane Brookbank 32 Education ( Liason to School Board) - Richard Bodiker 33 Economic Growth & Development Loan Fund - Larry Parker 34 Economic Growth & Development Committee - Terry Whitesell 35 Study Committee for Revenue Sharing and Cumulative Capital Development 36 Funds - Terry Whitesell and Lynn Morris 37 38 ORDINANCES 39 40 ORDINANCES ON FIRST READING 41 42 Councilperson Whitesell moved to suspend the rules and read Ordinances No. 43 4 and 5-1985 by title only on first reading, seconded by Councilperson 44 Elstro and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. 45 46 ORDINANCE NO. 4-1985 47 48 The Clerk read on first reading by title only Ordinance No. 4-1985 - AN 49 ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 154 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE, BEING ORDINANCE NO. 50 2325-1968, COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE ZONIG ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND, 51 INDIANA, PROVIDING FOR THE REZONING OF PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE 600 BLOCK 52 OF NORTH 12TH STREET FROM R-3 ONE-TO-EIGHT FAMILY RESIDENCE DISTRICT TO C-2 53 COMMERCIAL DISTRICT. ' 54 55 President Williams assigned Ordinance No. 4-1985 to the Plan Commission 56 for public hea:ringi 57 58 ORDINANCE NO. 5-1985 59 60 The Clerk read on first reading by title only Ordinance No. 5- 1985 - AN 61 ORDINANCE TO APPROPRIATE WITHIN THE GENERAL FUND. 62 63 President Williams announced that Ordinance No. 5-1985 has to be advertised 64 for public hearing. 65 61 Common Council Minutes Cont'd January 21, 1985 Page 5 1 ORDINANCES ON THIRD READING 2 3 ORDINANCE NO. 148-1984 4 5 Councilperson Whitesell moved to suspend the rules and read Ordinance No. 6 148-1984 on third and final reading by title only, seconded by Council- 7 person Elstro and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. 8 9 The Clerk read on third and final reading by title only Ordinance No. 10 148-1984 - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 150 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE, BEING 11 ORDINANCE NO. 1700-1958, COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE BUILDING CODE OF THE CITY 12 OF RICHMOND, INDIANA PROVIDING FOR THE REGISTRATION OF PLUMBING CONTRACTORS 13 AND REQUIRING THE OBTAINING OF A PERMIT PRIOR TO PERFORMING PLUMBING 14 SERVICES. 15 16 Councilperson Whitesell commented that he would vote vote against this 17 Ordinance. He feels that the permit requirements in the ordinance are 18 already in effect in the City's building permit regulations. Councilperson 19 Whitesell stated that the City should enforce the permit regulations already 20 in effect. He would like to see the Planning Department direct efforts 21 to update the City's building code and include the registration of 22 plumbers in this effort. 23 24 Ordinance No. 148-1984 was adopted on the following vote: 25 26 Ayes: Elstro, Hankinson, Parker, Bodiker, Morris and Williams (6) 27 Nays: Brookbank, Whitesell and Lemoine (3) 28 29 MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS 30 31 Councilperson Whitesell requested Ordinance No. 153-1984 be amended as 32 suggested and brought back to the Council for action. Mr. Barden told 33 the Council that he prefers to hold final action on this Ordinance since 34 the State Legislature has proposed bills that could affect this Ordinance. 35 36 ADJOURNMENT 37 38 There being no further business on a motion duly made, seconded and passed 39 the meeting was adjourned. 40 41 42 43 ar 'on Williams, President 44 45 46 ATTEST: '/.1;j Lrji � 47 Mary Merch nthouse 48 City Clerk 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 £9 Z9 I9 09 65 8S LS 9S SS 175 £5 ZS IS OS 617 817 L'7 917 I7 I7�7 £17 Z17 I7 017 6£ 8£ L£ 9E S£ 17£ ££ Z£ I£ 0£ 6Z 8Z LZ 9Z SZ 17Z £Z ZZ TZ 0Z 6T 8i LT 91 ST 171 £T ZI TT 01 6 8 L 9 t7 £ Z9