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PROCEEDINGS :OF THE COMMON. COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF .RICHMONDINDIANA, APRIL 18, 1983
III1 The Common .Council of the .City of Richmond, Indiana, met in regular session
2 April 18, 1983.: at°the. hour of 7 :30::'p.m. in .the Council Chambers in the
3 Municipal. Building.. in said Cityo President- Mills presided .w,ih the- follow-
- 4 ing members .presen:t:.. •Messrs. >El'st•ro, Williams, Ms. Henry, Hankinson, Welch,
5 Parker, Carter and Paust: Absent: None. The following business was had,
6 to-wit: .
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8 DEVOTIONS '
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10 Councilman Paust gave devotions.
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12 APPROVAL OF MINUTES. OF 'A RIL` 4, 1983 .
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14 Councilman Hankinson moved. the minutes of the previous meeting be approved
15 as prepared-, .seconded by Councilman Welch and on unanimous voice vote the
16 motion was carried... .
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18 COMMUNICATION FROM THE MAYOR . .
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20 Mayor. Clifford Dickman requested support of Ordinance No. 12-1983 concern-
21 ingfunds for N.. W. .Llth Street. He notified Council that -in the Immediate
22 Jobs Bill which waspassed by Congress for 4.6 billion dollars, the State
23 through their Community Development.Block Giant program will be making
24 available8,,663.00..' :This will "be done on the same basis as the Community
25 Development Block Grant which. was just obtained for N. W. llth. ' If this
III26 -is.matching money; 'the city is in trouble;. how:ever, on April 28 Bob Goodwin
27 will-:be going to Indianapolis to find out about this. The purpose of the
28 .bill. :is to. get people back .to work. Part of this could be used for the
29 drainage that is not covered in the N. W. llth Street project.
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31 REPORT TO BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS -
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33 Councilman Parker' presented a petition he had received from approximately
34 45 to 55 residentsfrom .N. ,:W.. 8.th -to N. .W. 10th in regard to an alley being
- 35 ' resurfaced. . The .petition .was .pesented in 1980 and at that time an attempt
36 was made to patch the alley but' t'hat 'did not last the winter. He gave the
37 petition to Bill Davis, Director of the Department of Transportation.
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39 ORDINANCES ON 1ST READING. ,
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41 . 'Councilman Welch moved 'to .suspend the. rules and read Ordinance No. 16-1983
42 and 17-1983 on first reading by title only, seconded by Councilman Parker
43 and 'on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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- '45 ORDINANCE NO. >.16-1983 .
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47 The Clerk read on first'readin:g 'by title only Ordinance No. 16-1983 - AN
48 ORDINANCE AMENDING..CHAPTER -154- OF 'THE MUNICIPAL CODE, BEING ORDINANCE NO.
49. 2325-1968, COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF 'THE CITY OF RICHMOND,
50 'INDIANA, ADOPTED JUNE. 3, 196.8, PROVIDING FOR' THE REZONING OF CERTAIN
51 PROPERTY GENERALLY BOUNDED-BY SOUTH. "A" STREET, SOUTH 16TH AND 17TH STREET,
52 . SOUTH "C" STREET AND THE ALLEY BETWEEN SOUTH 15TH AND 16TH STREETS FROM
53 ,R-3 ONE-TO-EIGHT FAMILY RESIDENCE DISTRICT TO R-2 SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE
54 DISTRICT. . ,
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56 President Mills announced Ordinance No. 16-1983 :is referred to the:Plan
57 Commission. ' .
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59 ORDINANCE NO. 17-1983
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61 The Clerk read on first' reading .by. ti.tle only Ordinance No. 17-1983 - AN
62 ORDINANCE VACATING CERTAIN PUBLIC ALLEYS LYING IN THE TERRITORY GENERALLY
' 63 BOUNDED BY.WEST MAIN STREET, SOUTHWEST 1ST STREET, NATIONAL ROAD WEST AND
64 SOUTHWEST 2ND STREET.
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Common Council Minutes Cont'd.
April 18,. 1983
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1 President Mills announced Ordinance No. 17-1983 is referred to the Plan
2 Commission.
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4 .ORDINANCES ON 2ND READING
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6 • City Attorney Ed Anderson examined proof of.publication for Ordinance
7 No. 11-1983 and No. 12-1983 and found it to be in order. Councilman
8 Welch moved the proof be accepted and filed, seconded by Councilman
9 Paust and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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11 ORDINANCE NO. 11-1983 •
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13 The Clerk read on second reading Ordinance No. 11-1983 - AN ORDINANCE
14 TO APPROPRIATE WITHIN THE GENERAL FUND.
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16 President Mills announced Ordinance No. 11-1983 is on public hearing.
17 Explaining this ordinance was City .Controller Don Meredith noting that
18 ' there was once a hydrant charge- and a per inch charge for hydrants by .
19 the Water Works. They have changed their method of billing so now
20 there is only a hydrant charge. This ordinance transfers the money to
21 the Fire Department- so the total bill can be paid from there. Fire
22 Chief Paul Mullin noted the hydrant charge is $357 and there are 922
. 23 hydrants. .
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25 Councilman Hankinson moved for engrossment of Ordinance No. 11-1983,
26 seconded by Councilman Welch and on unanimous voice vote the motion
27 was carried.
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29 Councilman Welch moved to suspend the rules and read Ordinance No. 11-
30 1983 on third and final reading by title only, seconded by Councilman
31 Hankinson and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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33 The Clerk read on third reading by title only Ordinance No. 11=1983.
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35 Ordinance No. 11-1983 .was adopted by the following vote:
36 • AYES: Elstro, Williams, Henry, Hankinson,
37 Welch, Parker, Carter, Paust, Mills (9) •
38 NOES: ' None (0)
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40 . 'ORDINANCE NO. 12-1983 •
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42 The Clerk read on second reading Ordinance No. 12-1983 - AN ORDINANCE TO
43 APPROPRIATE FROM THE LOCAL ROAD- AND STREET FUND.
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45 . President Mills announced Ordinance No. 12-1983 'is on public hearing.
46 Explaining this ordinance was City Controller Don Meredith noting the
47 amount of state funds we are matching is $417,262.
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49 . . Councilman Hankinson moved for engrossment of Ordinance No. 12-1983,
50 seconded by Councilman Welch and on unanimous voice vote the motion was
51 carried. .
52 . .
53 Councilman Welch moved to suspend the rules and read Ordinance No. 12-1983
54 on third and final reading by title only, seconded by Councilman Parker
55 and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. •
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57 . The Clerk read on third reading by title only Ordinance No. 12-1983.
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59 . Ordinance No. 12-1983 was adopted by the following vote: -
60 AYES: Elstro, Williams, Henry, Hankinson,
61 Welch, Parker, Carter, Paust., Mills • (9)
62 NOES: None (0)
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64 ADJOURNMENT
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66 There being no further business on motion duly made, seconded and passed
67. the meeting' was addjourned.
68 Kenneth Mills
69 . ATTEST: ' JQEllen Trimble
President
70 . . • .City Clerk