HomeMy Public PortalAbout08-20-2001 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,AUGUST 20,2001
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,August 20,2001 in the Council Chambers in
the Municipal Building in said City.Chairperson Phil Dickman presided with the following Councilmembers in
attendance:Howard"Jack"Elstro,Etta J.Lundy,Bruce Wissel,Karl Sharp,Bing Welch,Larry Parker,Paul Combs
and Sarah"Sally"Hutton.The following business was conducted:
ROLL CALL
Nine present.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The minutes of the meeting of August 6,2001were approved on a motion by Councilmember Parker and second by
Councilmember Welch and carried on a voice vote.
APPROVAL OF BILLS,INVESTMENTS AND TRANSFERS
Upon recommendation of the Finance Committee,Councilmember Hutton moved to approve the following bills for
payment,seconded by Councilmember Combs and the motion was carried on a voice vote.
Bills Already Paid:
Payroll and Deductions $260,462.37
Investments Purchased From:
Cash Operating Fund
Bond Sinking Fund •
Utility Bond Reserve Fund
Depreciation Reserve Fund
Insurance Reserve Fund
Consumer Deposit Fund
Cash Reserve Fund
Group Insurance Fund
Total $ 260,462.37
Telecommunications Division Investments Purchased From:
Cash Operating Fund
Transfer from Cash Operating Fund to:
Cash Reserve Fund for Payment
To City in lieu of taxes
Transfer from Cash Operating Fund to:
Depreciation Reserve Fund
For Property&Plant
Transfers from Depreciation Reserve to:
Cash Operating Fund
Transfers from Consumer Deposit to:
Cash Operating Fund
Transfers from Utility Bond Reserve Fund to:
Bond Sinking Fund
Transfers from Cash Operating to:
Interest and Bond Principal
Bond Sinking Fund
Cash Reserve Fund
Utility Bond Sinking Fund
Depreciation Reserve Fund
Insurance Reserve Fund
Consumer Deposit Fund
Interest and Bond Principal
End of Month Petty Cash
Revenue Bonds
Interest Coupons Redeemed
Interest Coupons Redeemed
Bond Coupons
Miscellaneous Prepaid Invoices $ 76,600.85
Miscellaneous Prepaid Inv.Telecom: 2,924.69
Total Prepaid Invoices: - 339,987.91
Total EFT/Direct Deposit of Payroll: (86,273.55)
Total Prepaid Invoices: 253,714.36
Total EFT Transfers: 1,453,173.14
Total Prepaids plus EFT Transfers: 1,706,887.50
Total Bills Not Paid: 985,800.45
Grand Total of Bills to be approved: $2,692,687.95
RP&L Minutes Cont'd
August 20,2001
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REMARKS BY CHAIRPERSON
Chairperson Dickman had no remarks.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
There was none.
STREET LIGHT COMMITTEE REPORT
Councilmember Elstro said he had two requests and the first was for Whitewater Heights Addition which is on South
West 1st Street below the football field.He said everything was in order but in going through the Board of Works it was
found that the street had not been dedicated to the City yet so the lights cannot be put in.He said that can't be done
until the contractor who laid out the subdivision gets the street dedicated.The second request,he said,is for 8 street
lights on Salisbury Road from Main Street to the Kuhlman Center at the Wayne County 4-H Fairgrounds.He asked for
input from all the Councilmembers on the subject because he said he had talked with Bob Goodwin,Planning Director,
who questioned as to whether or not the lights were needed.
REPORT BY GENERAL MANAGER
General Manager David Osburn said the two bids received and opened at the August 2 meeting had been reviewed and
it was recommended that the low bidder,which was L.E.Meyers Co.of Indianapolis,be awarded the bid for$701,850.
Councilmember Welch moved to accept the recommendation,second by Councilmember Parker and the motion was
carried on a voice vote.Osbum also noted that the company would more than likely be doing some preliminary yet this
month and said that RP&L's engineers are working out in the field as far as getting the surveying and the staking done
so they will know where the poles will be going. He said they are also contacting the utility's customers who live in
those areas so they will know what's going on and what to expect.
Osburn questioned when the next meeting would be since the regular meeting falls on a holiday.After a brief
discussion,Chairman Dickman said they would plan on meeting the day after,which would be Tuesday,September 4.
One of the utility's vehicles was involved in an accident on Friday,August 17,Osburn said,stating that the driver is
okay but the vehicle was badly damaged and he feels it would be totaled.He said possibly at the next meeting he will
come to the Board for approval to go out for bids to replace that vehicle.He also mentioned that they were talking
about how to provide some kind of a vehicle for Parallax,for Rich Cody and his folks to use in the telecom business.
He said he was considering taking one of the old vehicles in the car pool and trade it in for a mini-van so there would
be a place for materials and parts for that business.
He said that last week there were a few outages when the storm went through and mentioned some of the problems,
stating that one of the major ones happened around the Cracker Barrel about 7 p.m.and it was 4 a.m.the next day when
they got the lines back up across 1-70.He said the lightening also damaged some equipment and there were some trees
down in the Glen Hills area.He said the crews went out about 7 p.m. Saturday and got done about 11 a.m.the next day.
NEW BUSINESS
There was none.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business,on a motion duly made,seconded and passed,the meeting was adjourned at 7:10 p.m.
Phil Dickman,Chairperson
ATTEST:
Norma Schroeder,Clerk