HomeMy Public PortalAbout11-16-1981 PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, NOVEMBER 16, 1981
1 The Common Council of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met in regular
2 session November 16, 1981 at the hour of 7 :30 p.m. in the Council Chambers
3 in the Myinicipal Building in said City. President Mills presided with
4 the following members present: Messrs. Elstro, Williams, Ahaus,
5 Hankinson, Welch, Parker, Carter and Paust. Absent: None. The following
6 business was had, to-wit:
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8 EXCUSES FOR PREVIOUS ABSENCES
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10 Councilman Hankinson stated he was absent from the previous meeting due
11 to health.
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13 APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 2, 1981
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15 Councilman Williams moved to approve the minutes of the previous meeting
16 as prepared, seconded by Councilman Welch and on unanimous voice vote
17 the motion was carried.
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19 \ PRESENTING OF PETITIONS, MEMORIALS AND RESOLUTIONS
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21 President Mills announced he has received a petition from citizens
22 concerning the rezoning of Warner School which he will record when
23 Ordinance No. 71-1981 is removed from the table.
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25 RESOLUTIONS
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27 Councilman Welch moved to suspend the rules and read Resolution Nos.
28 18-1981 and 19-1981 -:by title only, seconded by Councilman Ahaus and
29 on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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31 RESOLUTION NO. 18-1981
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33 The Clerk read by title only Resolution No. 18-1981 - A RESOLUTION TO
34 TRANSFER WITHIN THEMUNICIPAL AIRPORT FUND.
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36 Explaining this Resolution was City Clerk JoEllen Trimble.
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38 Councilman Ahaus moved for adoption of Resolution No. 18-1981, seconded
39 by Councilman Hankinson and on unanimous voice vote the motion was
40 carried.
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42 RESOLUTION NO. 19-1981 -
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44 The Clerk read by title only Resolution No. 19-1981 - A RESOLUTION
45 AUTHORIZING THE CITY TO ENTER INTO -A _:GROUND LEASE WITH THE HOSPITAL
46 AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA.
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48 Speaking for this Resolution was Attorney George Reller, R. R. 2,
49 Richmond, representing Reid Hospital. He noted in 1972 Reid Hospital
50 entered into a bond issue and, in order for the income from those bonds
51 to be tax exempt, the Hospital had to agree that when the bonds were
52 paid off the title to the Hospital property would have to pass to the
53 City. The Hospital at that time executed a deed for 22 acres, which was
54 placed in escro with the Trustee. In November of 1980 Council created
55 the Richmond Hospital Authority. Early next year the Hospital Authority
56 will sell bonds for an expansion program. The dead in escro will pass
57 to the City. This Resolution is to authorize the City, as owner, to
58 enter into a ground lease, and the Hospital Authority, as lessee, will
59 then lease the real estate to the Hospital and the revenue from the
60 Hospital will make the payments to pay off the bonds.
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62 Councilman Paust moved for adoption of Resolution No. 19-1981, seconded
63 by Councilman Welch and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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1 COMMENTS FROM THE PRESIDENT
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3 President Mills welcomed students from Richmond and Centerville High
4 Schools government classes.
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6 MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
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8 President Mills announced Council members received notice of their
9 appointment to the Police Merit Commission in the category of Labor
10 Relations. The name of Mr. Gene Kovach, personnel at Alcoa, has been
11 suggested. Council should be thinking of any other names they wish
12 to submit.
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14 ORDINANCES ON 1ST READING
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16 Councilman Welch moved to suspend the rules and read Ordinance Nos.
17 83-1981, 84=71981, 85-1981 on first reading by title only, seconded
18 by Councilman Parker and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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20 ORDINANCE NO. 83-1981
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22 The Clerk read on first reading by title only Ordinance No. 83-1981 -
23 AN ORDINANCE TO TRANSFER WITHIN THE FIRE PENSION FUND.
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25 Councilman Welch moved to suspend the rules and read Ordinance No.
26 83-1981 on second reading, seconded by Councilman Hankinson and on
27 unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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29 The Clerk read on second reading Ordinance No. 83-1981.
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31 President Mills announced Ordinance No. 83-1981 is on public hearing.
32 Explaining this Ordinance was City Clerk JoEllen Trimble.
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34 Councilman Carter moved for engrossment of Ordinance No. 83-1981,
35 seconded by Councilman Welch and on unanimous voice vote the motion
36 was carried.
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38 Councilman Welch moved to suspend the rules and read Ordinance No. 83-
39 1981 on third and final reading by title only, seconded by Councilman
40 Parker and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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42 The Clerk read on third reading by title only Ordinance No. 83-1981.
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44 Ordinance No. 83-1981 was adopted by the following vote :
45 AYES: Elstro, Williams, Ahaus, Hankinson,
46 Welch, Parker, Carter, Paust, Mills (9)
47 NOES: None (0)
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49 ORDINANCE NO. 84-1981
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51 The Clerk read on first reading by title only Ordinance No. 84-1981 -
52 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 154 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE AND ARTICLE 22
53 OF ORDINANCE NO. 2325-1968, COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE ZONING ORDINANCE FOR
54 THE CITY OF RICHMOND, WAYNE COUNTY, INDIANA.
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56 President Mills announced Ordinance No. 84-1981 is referred to the
57 Plan Commission.
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59 ORDINANCE NO. 85-1981
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61 The Clerk read on first reading by title only Ordinance No. 85-1981 -
62 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 154 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE, BEING ORDINANCE.
63 NO. 2325-1968, COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF
64 RICHMOND, INDIANA ADOPTED JUNE 3, 1968, PROVIDING FOR THE REZONING OF
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1 PROPERTY LOCATED AT 530 NORTHWEST "M" STREET FROM M-2 GENERAL INDUSTRIAL
2 DISTRICT TO C-4 GENERAL BUSINESS DISTRICT.
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4 Councilman Welch moved to suspend the rules and read Ordinance No. 85-
5 1981 on second reading, seconded by Councilman Parker and on unanimous
6 voice vote the motion was carried.
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8 The Clerk read on second reading Ordinance No. 85-1981.
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10 President Mills announced Ordinance No. 85-1981 is on public hearing.
11 Plan Director Bob Goodwin, 2019 South "A", announced the recommendation
12 from the Plan Commission is 7-0 in favor of approval.
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14 Councilman Ahaus moved for engrossment of Ordinance No. 85-1981,
15 seconded by Councilman Hankinson and on unanimous voice vote the motion
16 was carried.
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18 _ . Councilman Ahaus moved to suspend the rules and read Ordinance No. 85-
19 1981 on third and final reading by title only, seconded by Councilman
20 Parker and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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22 The Clerk read on third reading by title only Ordinance No. 85-1981.
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24 Ordinance No. 85-1981 was adopted by the following vote:
25 AYES; Elstro, Williams, Ahaus, Hankinson,
26 Welch, Parker, Carter, Paust, Mills _ (9)
27 NOES: None - (0)
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29 ORDINANCES ON 2ND READING
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31 The Clerk read on second reading Ordinance No. 54-1981 - AN ORDINANCE
32 OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA REGULATING .THE USE OF PUBLIC AND
33 PRIVATE SEWERS AND APPURTENANCES, AND DISCHARGE OF WATER AND WASTES
34 INTO THE PUBLIC SEWER SYSTEM AND THE INSTALLATION AND CONNECTION OF
35 BUILDING SEWERS, AND PROVIDING FOR INSPECTION AND CONSTRUCTION THEREOF
36 AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE_VIOLATION OF SECTIONS THEREOF.
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38 Chairman of the Committee of the Whole Rick Ahaus stated his committee
39 met last Monday with employees of the Sanitary Board and other interested
40 persons" including industry. There are a series of amendments and all
41 Councilmen have a copy of the Amended version with one additional
42 modification. On page 16, Article VIII Section 801 the words "and is"
43 , should be deleted from the second line.
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45 .Chairman Ahaus moved Ordinance No. 54-1981 be amended per the new
46 ordinance as amended and per the statement concerning paragraph 801,
47 seconded by Councilman Parker and on unanimous voice vote the motion
48 was carried.
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50 President Mills announced Amended Ordinance No. 54-1981 is on public
51 hearing. There being no one speaking for or against this Ordinance,
52 Councilman Hankinson moved for engrossment, seconded by Councilman
53 Elstro and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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55 Councilman Welch moved to suspend the rules and read Amended Ordinance
56 No. 54-1981 on third and final reading by title only, seconded by
57 Councilman Williams and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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59 The Clerk read on third reading by title only Amended Ordinance
60 No. 54-1981.
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62 Councilman Ahaus stated that someone had requested a "timetable" when
63 this would go into effect; also, for Ordinance No. 49-1981.
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1 John Helmich, 8 So. 27th, projected a. three.,(3) month period which would
2 probably be in effect around February or March.
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4 Amended Ordinance No. 54-1981 was adopted by the following vote :
5 AYES: Elstro, Williams, Ahaus, Hankinson, -
6 Welch, Parker, Carter, Paust, Mills - (9)
7 NOES: None (0)
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9 ORDINANCE NO. 81-1981
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11 The Clerk read on second reading Ordinance No. 81-1981 - AN ORDINANCE
12 - TO APPROPRIATE WITHIN THE-GENERAL .FUND.
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14 City Attorney Ed Anderson examined the proof of publication and found
15 it in order.
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17 Councilman Welch moved the proof be accepted and filed, seconded by
18 Councilman Paust and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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20 President Mills announced Ordinance No. 81-1981 is on public hearing.
21 City Clerk JoEllen Trimble explained Ordinance No. 81-1981. Councilman
22 Welch moved for engrossment, seconded by Councilman Parker and on
23 unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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25 Councilman Welch moved to suspend the rules ,and read Ordinance No. 81-
26 1981 on third and final reading by title only, seconded by Councilman
27 Hankinson and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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29 The Clerk read on third and final reading by title only Ordinance
30 No. 81-1981.
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32 Ordinance No. 81-1981 was adopted by the following vote:
33 AYES: Elstro, Williams, Ahaus, Hankinson, -
34 Welch, Parker, Carter, Paust, Mills (9)
35 NOES: None (0)
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37 ORDINANCES ON 3RD READING
38 AMENDED ORDINANCE NO. 49-1981
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40 Councilman Welch moved to suspend the rules and read Amended Ordinance
41 Ordinance No. 49-1981 on third and final reading by title only, seconded
42 by Councilman Parker and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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44 The Clerk read Amended Ordinance No. 49-1981 on third and final reading,
45 and also read one of the amendments to Council._
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47 Amended Ordinance No. 49-1981 was adopted by the following vote:
48 AYES: Williams, Ahaus, Hankinson, Welch, Parker, Paust, Mills (7)
49 NOES: Elstro, Carter (2)
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51 TABLED ORDINANCES
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53 Councilman Welch moved to bring tabled Ordinance No. 71-1981 off the
54 table, seconded by Councilman Hankinson and on unanimous voice vote
55 the motion was carried.
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57 The Clerk read Ordinance No. 71-1981 - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 154
58 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE, BEING ORDINANCE NO. 2325-1968, COMMONLY KNOWN AS
59 THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA ADOPTED JUNE 3, 1968,
60 PROVIDING FOR THE REZONING OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT 302 NORTH 7TH STREET
61 FROM R-4 MULTI-FAMILY .RESIDENCE DISTRICT TO M-1 LIGHT' INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT.
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63 President Mills announced the Ordinance is on second reading and on
64 public hearing. He read a petition containing approximately sixty (60)
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1 names which had been presented to Council in opposition to the School
2 Bus facilities. Speaking for Ordinance No. 71-1981 was Mr. Ron Cross,
3 2 North 8th, counsel for the petitioners. Also speaking in favor was
4 Mr. Johnny Martin, Director of Building and Grounds for Richmond High
5 School. Mr. Bob Goodwin read the notice sent by the Plan Commission..
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7 Councilman Hankinson requested to be excused from voting because of
8 a conflict of interest. The request was denied by President Mills,
9 who stated that a unanimous vote was required and he intended to
10 vote nay.
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12 Speaking for Ordinance No. 71-1981 was Dr. William Christopher, who
13 introduced the members of the School Board who were in attendance.
14 Also speaking for Ordinance No. 71-1981 was Plan Director Bob Goodwin
15 explaining a traffic study requested by Council had not been conducted
16 due to rerouting due to the sewer separation project.
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18 Speaking against Ordinance No. 71-1981 was Mr. Robert Sharp, 2333
19 South "E", who had entered the petition against the rezoning.
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21 Councilman Elstro moved to engross Ordinance • No. 71-1981, seconded
22 by Councilman Welch and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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24 Councilman Welch moved to suspend the rules and read Ordinance No. 71-
25 1981 on third and final reading by title only, seconded by Councilman
26 Elstro. On a discussion of the number of votes to,pass..this Ordinance.
27 President Mills said a majority was required: On a voice vote,
28 Councilman Paust voted no. President Mills announced Ordinance No. 71-
29 1981 would remain on third reading until the next meeting.
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31 ADJOURNMENT
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33 There being no further business on motion duly made, seconded and
34 passed the meeting was adjourned.
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36 Kenneth Mills
37 President
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39 ATTEST: JoEllen Trimble
40 City Clerk