HomeMy Public PortalAbout08-01-1988 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. AUGUST 1. 1988
1 The Common Council of the City of Richmond, Indiana,serving as a Board in charge of the operation of the
2 Richmond Power& Light Plant, met in regular session August 1, 1988 at the hour of 7:00 P.M. in the Municipal
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3 Building in said City. Chairman Williams presided with the following Councilmembers in attendance: Elstro, Brook-
4 bank,Hankinson, McBride, Parker, Hutton, Morris and Paust. Absent: None. The following business was had to-
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7 APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF JULY 18. 1988
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9 Councilmember Hankinson moved to approve the minutes of the previous meeting as prepared,
10 seconded by Councilmember Parker and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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12 APPROVAL OF BILLS. INVESTMENTS AND TRANSFERS
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16 Bills Already Paid
17 Payroll and deductions April 15, 1988 176,087.14
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20 Investments Purchased :
21 Cash Operating Fund 1,935,000.00
22 Bond Sinking Fund .00
23 Utility Bond Reserve Fund 747,246.00
24 Depreciation Reserve Fund 793,061.00
25 Cash Reserve Fund 213.300.00
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27 Total Investments 3,688,617.96
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Transfers from Cash Operating
Bond Sinking Fund .00
31 Cash Reserve Fund 182,000.00
32 Utility Bond Sinking Fund .00
33 Depreciation Reserve Fund 453,292.42
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35 Total Transfers 635,202.42
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37 Revenue Bonds 1,443.75
38 Interest Coupons Redeemed .00
39 Coupons Purchased .00
40 Miscellaneous Bills Already Paid - 1,223,204.04
41 Total Bills Not Paid 1,274,568.85
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43 Grand Total of All Approved Bills 6,999,214.16
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46 Upon recommendation of the Finance Committee, Councilmember Hutton moved to approve the investments
47 purchased,transfers made and bills to be paid,seconded by Councilmember Hankinson and on unanimous voice
48 vote the motion was carried.
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50 REMARKS BY CHAIRMAN
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52 Mr. Frank DeGraw - Bid For Stack
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54 Mr. Frank DeGraw, President of Local 1047, questioned the bid for the proposed stack at RP&L being possibly
55 awarded to Delta Z. Mr. DeGraw said upon investigation of Delta Z, it was determined they did not use union con-
56 tractors and the other three bidders did. He said the bid did not include the 2.00/hr. up rate for hazardous work.
57 Mr.DeGraw asked the Board to look at Delta Z.
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59 Mr. DeGraw said they contacted Delta Z and were informed that they would be bringing in all their labor, but later
60 qualified that-they would hire one or two locally. He said they were also a new company and the Board needed to
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63 Mr. DeGraw stated that he was aware that RP&L had fought to use local contractors in the past and asked the Board
64 to take a close look before awarding the bid.
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RP&L Minutes Cont'd
August 1, 1988
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1 Councilmember Elstro asked if the 2.00 height clause was not included in Davis Bacon and Mr. DeGraw said the
2 rates were set as they should have been and the project was bid at those rates,which did not include the height
3 clause. He said RP&L was not at fault. He said it was not in the specifications and when the local rate was esta-
4 blished,they were not aware of the 2.00 height clause, but the national contractors are aware of this rate.
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6 Councilmember Hankinson asked about the availability of local persons with the particular talents needed on this
7 project and Mr. DeGraw said there was enough local talent and usually union contractors will bring in a percentage
8 of help and hire the balance locally. He said they will try to pursue getting a contract with Delta Z if they receive the
9 bid award, but he was just requesting the Board to give consideration to asking Delta Z to use local labor if they are
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12 Mr. Huffman commented said they set the wage rates according to regulations establishing prevailing wage and
13 they were advertised as such in the specifications. He said that stack building is a unique industry. Mr. Huffman
14 said all bidders are told before bidding to use local labor where possible,but in some cases that is not practical and
15 they bring in crews to maximize the work force and keep the cost down.
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17 Mr. Huffman said there has been no low bid determined and the review of the bids is not a simple project since the
18 project includes both construction and design. He said they have always stressed hiring locally where practical,but
19 they do want properly trained people.
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21 Mr. Huffman said they do not want to rebid the project to include the 2.00 height clause, but he will forward the
22 comments to the consultant looking at the bids.
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24 Councilmember Williams said it was not fair to the rate payers to have dollars taken out of the community with the
25 use of outside labor.
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27 Councilmember Elstro suggested that he,Councilmember Williams, Mr. Huffman and Mr.DeGraw discuss the issue
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30 Mr.DeGraw did comment they were not asking RP&L to rebid the project.
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32 League of Women Voters Request - Use of Billing for Voter Registration Assistance
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34 Ms. Nancy Klose, representing the League of Women Voters requested permission to put a notice in the billing re-
35 garding voter registration for an event on September 9, 1988.
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37 Councilmember Brookbank asked if this would be like a public service announcement and Ms. Klose said it was
38 and that other companies do this type of activity.
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40 Councilmember Hankinson asked what the Board would tell the United Way and other agencies when they make
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43 Mr. Barden said he was not certain that the Public Service Commission would allow this type of activity and he
44 needed to check on that.
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46 Chairman Williams said the request would be tabled for further information.
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48 STREET LIGHT COMMITTEE REPORT
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50 Councilmember Morris asked to have an evaluation of North 13th, G to J for a street light request due to the con-
51 gregation of older kids in the area. She also asked a review be made of a light at 16th and South E that is showing
52 directly in the bedroom of the resident there. Councilmember Morris also said the Traffic Department had indicated
53 that lights on the railroad overpass on Sim Hodgin might help solve some problems in that area.
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55 Mr. Huffman said RP&L generally waits for review by the Board of Works and then installs the lights and Council-
56 member Morris said in these cases,she was asking for the expertise of the RP&L staff.
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58 REPORT BY GENERAL MANAGER
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60 Set Date to Receive Bids for New Mini Van
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62 Mr. Huffman updated the Council on the installation of a fibre optics system and the need to do splicing in a condi-
63 tioned environment. He said they also have six micro-computer stations in the substations and need lots of test
64 equipment which is very sensitive. Mr. Huffman said they were currently using a converted van and now they need
65 a second van for the crews monitoring the micro computers in the field.
RP&L Minutes Cont'd
August 1, 1988
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1 Councilmember McBride moved to set August 15, 1988 to receive bids for one-1988 mini van. The motion was
2 seconded by Councilmember Hankinson and passed with Councilmember Morris voting no.
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4 ADJOURNMENT
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6 There being no further business,on a motion duly made,seconded and passed the meeting was ad-
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