HomeMy Public PortalAbout03-17-2008 PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, SERVING AS A BOARD
IN CHARGE OF THE OPERATION OF THE RICHMOND POWER&LIGHT PLANT
MONDAY, MARCH 17, 2008
The Common Council of the City of Richmond, Indiana, serving as a Board in charge of the operations of the Richmond Power&
Light Plant met in regular session at 7 p.m. Monday, March 3,2008 in the Council Chambers in the Municipal Building in said City.
Chairperson Welch presided.
ROLL CALL: Present were:Howard"Jack"Elstro, Kelley Cruse-Nicholson, Bruce Wissel,Clayton Miller, Bing Welch,Larry Parker,
Diana Pappin,Bob Goodwin and Phil Quinn.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Board member Parker to approve the minutes of the meeting held March 3, 2008. Board member
Quinn seconded. Upon a vote viva voce,the motion passed.
APPROVAL OF BILLS,INVESTMENTS AND TRANSFERS:
Upon recommendation of the Finance Committee, Board member Pappin moved to approve the following bills for payment with a
second by Board member Quinn. Upon a vote viva voce,the motion passed.
Bills Already Paid:
Payroll and Deductions $311,093.10
Transfers from Cash Operating to:
Miscellaneous Prepaid Invoices 452,513.54
Telecom.Div.Misc.Pre Paid Invoices: 8,840.96
Total Prepaid Invoices: 772,447.60
Total EFT/Direct Deposit of Payroll: (118,046.221
Total Prepaid Invoices: 654,401.38
Total EFT Transfers: 84,451.16
Total Prepaids plus EFT Transfers: 738,852.54
Total Bills Not Paid: 1.118.116.37
Grand Total: 1,856,968.86
STREET LIGHT COMMITTEE: None
OLD BUSINESS: None
NEW BUSINESS:
• HODGIN ROAD TRANSMISSION LINE RE-BUILD BID OPENING:
Mr. Duke provided the Proof of Publication requesting bids for the Hodgin Road Transmission Line Re-Build. Board
member Parker moved to accept the Publication and place it on file,with a second by Board member Goodwin. Upon a
vote viva voce,the motion passed.
The following bids were received:
GPD Associates Spectrum Engineering
$105,000.00 $140,508.25
Power System Engineering Power Systems Design
$85,909.00 $85,000.00
Sargeant Lundy Real Time Utility Engineers
$98,500.00 $367,119.76
Board member Wissel moved to refer the bids for engineering to the General Manager for tabulation, evaluation and
recommendation,with a second by Board Member Miller. Upon a vote viva voce,the motion passed.
REPORT BY GENERAL MANAGER:
Representing General Manager Steve Saum was Gus Duke.
• In response to an inquiry of Board member Quinn, Mr. Duke reported there will be approximately 25-30% local labor for
the Bag house project. He also stated the soil borings are complete. The bond sale in the amount of$7.1 million will be
final April 3.
• Whitewater Unit No. 2 experienced an outage. There was a leak which has been repaired. The Unit will be back in
operation after routine maintenance.
• In response to an inquiry of Board member Wissel, Mr. Duke relayed the modifiction factor for the workers compensation
insurance is a.91.
• Reminder: A Board meeting has been scheduled for Monday,March 24,7 PM at Richmond Power and Light.
ADJOURNMENT:
There being no further business and a motion duly made,the meeting was adjourned.
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! l' 'Bing-Welch,Cperson
ATT ST: Karen Chasteen,Clerk