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PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE
CM' OF R1;CHMOND, INDI`ANA. %JANUARY' 19, 1976
1 The Common Council of the City of Richmond, .Indiana, met in
2 regular session January 19, 1976 at the hour of 7:30 P.M. in
3 the Council Chambers in the Municipal Building in said City.
4 President Mills presided with the following members present:
5 Messrs. Ahaus , Austerman , Carter, Cornett, Elstro, Merchant-
6 house, Paust and Williams. Absent: None. The following
7 business was had, to-wit:
8
9 Councilman Williams moved to approve the minutes of the
10 previous meeting, seconded by Mr. Cornett and on unanimous
11 voice vote the motion was carried.
12
13 Resolution No. 1-1976 - A RESOLUTION REGARDING CONVEYANCE
14 OF FIREHOUSE NO. 3 IN THE CITY OF RICH{MOND, INDIANA and
15 Resolution No. 3-1976 - A RESOLUTION REGARDING CONVEYANCE
16 OF FIREHOUSE NO.3 IN THE CITY OF RICH:MOND, INDIANA were
17 brought forth for discussion.
18
19 Councilman Williams moved that the Board of Public Works.
20 should receive sealed bids for this conveyance.
21
22 Mr. Reinke speaking for the Board of Works, stated that the
23 Board would meet with the parties and report back to Council .
24 They will have an obligation to tell Council of any addition-
24 al bids but would not recommend taking that sale.
25
III 26 Proper procedure would be to authorize the Board of Works
27 to accept outside offer on a set date.
28
29 Councilman Williams motion died for lack of a second.
30
31 Councilman Paust moved that Resolution Nos. 1-1976 and 3-1976
32 be stricken from the records, seconded by Councilman Cornett
33 and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
34
35 Mr. Matt Nepote, 114 No. 34th Street spoke against this action
36 in behalf of his client, who had presented Resolution No. 1-
37 1976.
38
39 Councilman Paust recommended that a typed copy. of Board of
40 Works procedure be prepared to deal with like matters in the
41 future.
42
43 The Clerk read Resolution No. 4-1976 - A RESOLUTION REGARDING
44 CONVEYANCE OF FIREHOUSE NO. 2 IN THE CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA.
45
46 Councilman Carter asked if an appraisal of the property had
47 been made and questioned the expiration date as being passed
48 on the Offer to Purchase.
49
50 Mr. Reinke made the following observations:
51 1 . The price is acceptable to the Board of Works
52 2. The real estate has been on the market for a substantial
53 period of time , October 2, 1975.
54 3. This is the highest offer anyone has made
55 4. There is a potential defect in title of real estate which
56 prospective purchaser is aware of.
57
58 Councilman Merchanthouse moved adoption of Resolution No. 4-
59 1976 with inclusion of legal description of property, seconded
60 by Councilman Austerman and on unanimous roll call vote the
61 motion was carried.
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Commgn Council Minutes Cont'd
January 19, 1976
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1 Mayor Dickman asked that the citizens are vandalizing properties up
2 for sale by the City and asked that these citizens respect these
3 properties. The broken windows , etc. , detracts from the property.
4
5 Councilman Merchanthouse asked the .MayoroifAhesalary'-'for"the
6 Deputy.,Dire-etor---of;Communityf-Development is- fundedathrough` CommunitS'
7 Devei.opment: Mayor Dickman=said that-it' istnoW-.inmtheoCommun _ty.
8 budget and will come before Council , hopefully, at the next meeting.
9 There will be no additional monies for this position.
10
11 Councilman Merchanthouse also inquired as to the salary of the
12 Personnel Assistant. Mayor Dickman replied that she is on the city
13 payroll and is being paid $75.00 a week out of the salary alloted
14 for the Secretary of Safety Director. Councilman Merchanthouse
15 asked if her duties are political , to which Mayor Dickman replied
16 that they were none whatsoever.
17
18 Councilman Elstro asked where the funds for a Consultant for the
19 $6,000 contract for preparation for application for a federal grant
20 were coming from. Mayor Dickman stated that they were out of
21 Community Development funds.
22
23 Councilman Elstro also made comment on the 35 hour work week for city
24 employees, to which Mayor Dickman stated that he had done away with
25 coffee breaks. All offices are now open during lunch hour.
26
27 Dr. George Blakey reported on the Bicentennial Committee. The
28 Committee was created in the summer of 1974 by Council . They have 31
29 projects , only 2 of which are commercial ; i.e. , have a price tag:
30 (1) Bicentennial trivet and (2) sketch book of historic sites in
31 Richmond.
32
33 The Committee has received $4,000 from local gifts which has been
34 deposited, to the City Controller. The city has printed stationery,
35 paid phone bill and provided postage. The Controller is disbursing
36. funds. Their secretary is a CETA program employee.
37
38 All of the projects have been local . Any money left over has been
39 earmarked in special trust funds to be divided among the three
40 libraries in town: Morrison-Reeves , Earlham and L.U. East.
41
42 President Mills congratulated Mr. Blakey on a job well done.
43
44 The Clerk read on second reading Ordinance No. 3056-1976.
45
46 Speaking for Ordinance No. 3056-1976 was George Tripp, 101 So. loth
47 Street, attorney for CATV.
48
49 Speaking against the Ordinance was James Duke, 118 Randolph and
50 James Weichman, 412 So. 22nd Street.
51
52 Mr. James Lahey, representing CATV, took the floor and answered
53 many inquiries of various Councilmen.
54
55 Councilman Paust moved for engrossment of Ordinance No. 3056-1976,
56 seconded by Councilman Merchanthouse and on unanimous voice vote the
57 • motion was carried.
Common Council Minutes Cont'd
January 19, 1976
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1 Councilman Elstro moved to suspend the rules and read on third
2 reading by title only Ordinance No. 3056-1976, seconded by
3 Councilman Austerman. Councilman Ahaus voted no.
4
5 President Mills announced that Wilbur Thomas' term on the Richmond
6 Economic Development Commission expires January 31 , 1975.
7
8 Councilman Carter moved that Mr. Thomas be reappointed to serve
9 for another term of four years , seconded by Councilman Paust and
10 on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
11
12 _There being no further business , on motion duly made , seconded and
13 . passed, the meeting was adjourned.
14
15 Mr. Fred Adelsperger, 117 N.W. "H" , a bidder for Firehouse No. 3
16 stepped forward to explain his position and bid for said Firehouse.
17
18 Kenneth Mills
19 President
20 .
21 ATTEST: JoEllen Trimble
22 City Clerk