HomeMy Public PortalAbout06-04-2001 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,DUNE 4,2001
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,June 4,2001 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 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 May 21,2001 were approved on a motion by Councilmember Hutton,second by
Councilmember Lundy 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 Wissel and the motion was carried on a voice vote.
Bills Already Paid:
Payroll and Deductions $256,118.31
Investments Purchased From:
Cash Operating Fund 1,100,000.00
Bond Sinking Fund
Utility Bond Reserve Fund
Depreciation Reserve Fund 1,041,614.20
Insurance Reserve Fund
Consumer Deposit Fund
• Cash Reserve Fund 181,875.00
Group Insurance Fund
Total $2,323,489.20
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 $ 186,740.78
Miscellaneous Prepaid Inv.Telecom: 3.599.15
Total Prepaid Invoices: 2,769,947.44
Total EFT/Direct Deposit of Payroll: (82,267.76)
Total Prepaid Invoices: 2,687,679.68
Total EFT Transfers: 1,656,376.07
Total Prepaids plus EFT Transfers: 4,344,055.75
Total Bills Not Paid: 1,103,459.54
Grand Total of Bills to be approved: $ 5,447,515.29
RP&L Minutes Cont'd
June 4,2001
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REMARKS BY CHAIRPERSON
Chairperson Dickman commented that this coming Friday night,June 8,is"Parallax Night"at the Richmond Roosters'
baseball game and giveaways will include t-shirts,magnetic schedules as well as other things.He said those interested
may contact Rich Cody or Harry Phillips at RP&L for tickets.
He also announced that the June 18 meeting will be canceled because several members are going to be out of town for
meetings and other commitments.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
STREET LIGHT COMMITTEE REPORT •
Councilmember Elstro had no report.
REPORT BY GENERAL MANAGER
General Manager David Osburn said only one bid had been received for the 2001 4-wheel drive pickup truck and the
total prices,which included additional add-ons to bring the vehicle within specifications,was$28,617 well over the
budget price of$24,000.He recommended that the bid be rejected and that it be re-bid.Councilmember Elstro moved
to reject the bid,second by Councilmember Combs and the motion was carried on a voice vote.Councilmember Sharp
moved to authorize the General Manager to receive bids again for a 2001 4-wheel drive pickup truck,second by
Councilmember Parker and the motion was carried on a voice vote.
Osburn said the three bids received for the 2001 complete bucket truck had been reviewed and evaluated by Dennis
Dixon,RP&L's Power Delivery Manager and he recommended that the Liftall bid of$62,176 be accepted.Osbum
explained that this is the second lowest bid,but there was one major issue with the lowest bid.He said that bid was for
a 36-foot bucket height instead of 37 foot and when adjustments are made the cost of the add on would be well beyond
the difference of the$735 between the two companies.He said that the lowest bidder also did not have the fiberglass
insets on its lower boom as was required by the specifications.
Councilmember Lundy moved to authorize Osbum to accept the Liftall bid,second by Councilmember Elstro and the
motion was carried on a voice vote.
Harry Phillips,the Energy Services Director,gave a presentation on the electric vehicle project,explaining that the
other two participants in the project besides himself,are Herb Davis of Townsend Community Center and Roy
Reisinger of Richmond High School.He said that the RHS students involved will convert a car from a traditional
combustion engine to a total electric one,adding that this has been accepted into the EV Challenge Program of North
Carolina.Phillips,Davis and Reisinger gave a general overview of the vehicle,issues,future projects and the funding.
In answer to a question by Councilmember Wissel,Phillips said$12,000 had been budgeted for 2001-2002 for the
components of the vehicle and$4,000 for the painting.Councilmember Welch moved to authorize the General
Manager to enter into the agreement for the commencement of the EV Challenge program for the electric car vehicle,
second by Councilmember Sharp and the motion was carried do a voice vote.
Osburn requested approval of the Board to receive bids for the construction of the Highland-Greenville Transmission
Line rebuild project.Councilmember Parker moved to authorize the General Manager to receive those bids,second by
Councilmember Welch and the motion was carried on a voice vote.
NEW BUSINESS
There was none.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business,on a motion duly made,seconded and passed,the meeting was adjourned at 7:30 p.m.
Phil Dickman,Chairperson
ATTEST:
Norma Schroeder,Clerk •