HomeMy Public PortalAbout03-07-2005 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 7, 2005
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 7, 2005 in the Council Chambers in the Municipal Building in said City. Chairperson
Welch presided.
ROLL CALL: Present were: Howard "Jack" Elstro, Etta Lundy, Bruce Wissel, Karl Sharp, Bing
Welch, Al Glover, Diana Pappin and Gil Klose. Absent was Board member Parker.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Board member Wissel moved to approve the minutes of, the
meeting held February 22, 2005. Board member Sharp seconded. The motion carried with a
unanimous voice vote.
APPROVAL OF BILLS, INVESTMENTS AND TRANSFERS:
Due to a Common Council Executive Session prior to the RP&L Board meeting, the Finance
Committee was unable to review the proposed Financial Report. Board member Wissel moved
to approve the following bills for payment contingent upon the review and authorization of the
Finance Committee which will convene immediately following the meeting of Common Council
this date. Board member Glover seconded the motion. The motion carried with a voice vote.
Bills Already Paid:
Payroll and Deductions 286,246.58
Transfers from Cash Operating to:
Miscellaneous Prepaid Invoices 202,471.93
Telecom. Div. Misc. Pre Paid Invoices: 40,010.14
Total Prepaid Invoices: 528,674.65
111 Total EFT/Direct Deposit of Payroll: (102,079.65)
Total Prepaid Invoices: 426,595.00
Total EFT Transfers: 101,753.27
Total Prepaids plus EFT Transfers: 528,348.27
Total Bills Not Paid: 1,089,001.02
Grand Total: 1,626,349.29
STREET LIGHT COMMITTEE: None
REPORT BY GENERAL MANAGER:
General Manager Dave Osburn requested authorization to award a bid for a 2-man 55' Material
Handling Bucket truck. Board member Sharp moved to authorize the bid to Altec Industries,
Inc. in the amount of $129,596 (after trade-in) with a second by board member Wissel. This bid
met the required specifications better than the lower bids. The motion carried with a unanimous
voice vote.
RP&L—Board of Directors Minutes
March 7,2005
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Mr. Osburn reported that Phase I of the Landfill Gas Project has been successful to date and
April 1 is the deadline for notifying the-Richmond Sanitary District of our intent to move into
Phase II. Mr. Osburn requested a two year extension on the Project. Board member Wissel
moved to extend the Project into Phase II for two years with a second by Board member
Pappin. The motion carried with a unanimous voice vote.
Mr. Osburn explained that the State of North Carolina has filed a Section 126 petition with the
United States Environmental Protection Agency. This is a complaint against thirteen up-wind
states for polluting the skies over North Carolina and asking the EPA to make further pollution
compliance regulations over those power plants. Indiana is one of those states. The U.S. EPA
is organizing a Small Business Advisory Panel and Mr. Osburn has been asked to participate in
this panel. Small Business includes towns of a population less than 50,000. One of the benefits
in participating is to be able to see rule proposals being made
Mr. Osburn has been asked to participate with the Partners for Pollution Prevention. This group
meets in Indianapolis and has established a closer relationship with business relative to the
development of State environmental regulations.
The annual review of RP&L in 2004 will be March 28.
ADJOURNMENT:
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.
S/S Bing Welch
Bing Welch, Chairperson
S/S Karen Chasteen
ATTEST: Karen Chasteen, Clerk