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CITY OF RICHMOND, ,INDIANA, SERVING AS A BOARD
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IN CHARGE OF THE OPERATION OF THE RICHMOND POWER
& LIGHT PLANT, MAY 19, 1986 •
1 The Common Council of the City of Richmond, Indiana, serving as a Board in charge
2 of the operation of the Richmond Power & Light Plant, met in regular session May
3 19, 1986 at the hour of 7:00 P.M. in the Municipal Building in said City. Chairperson
III 4 Elstro presided with the following Councilmembers present: Williams, Brookbank,
5 Hankinson, Whitesell, Parker, •Bodiker, Hutton and Morris . Absent: None. The
6 following business was had to-wit:
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8 APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF MAY 5, 1986 •
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10 Councilmember Hankinson moved to approve the minutes of the previous meeting as
11 prepared, seconded by Councilmember Whitesell and on unanimous voice vote the
12 motion was carried.
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14 APPROVAL OF BILLS AND INVESTMENTS
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16 Upon recommendation of the Finance Committee, Councilmember Parker moved to approve
17 bills already paid, investments purchased and bills to be paid as follows, seconded
18 by Councilmember Hankinson and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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20 Bills Already Paid
21 Payroll and deductions of 5/02/86 153,473.11
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23 Investments Purchased from: .
24 Cash Operating Fund 550,000.00
25 Utility Bond Reserve Fund 772,141.40
26 Depreciation Reserve Fund 1,456,627.60
27 Total Investments 2,778,769.00 .
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III29 Coupons Redeemed . 2.62.50
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31 Miscellaneous Bills Already Paid 143,246.60
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33 Total Bills Not Paid 377,183.26
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35 Grand Total of Approved Bills 3,452,934.47
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37 REPORT BY GENERAL MANAGER
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39 General Manager Huffman presented the Council with a final draft of the proposed
40 agreement between RP&L and the Energy and Environmental Research Corporation for
41 the research testing to be performed on the RP&L boilers . Mr. Huffman explained
42 the changes including the addition of language concerning the attendance at
43 meetings.
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45 Mr. Huffman stated that the City Attorney has reviewed the changes and additions
46 and Black and Veech has also reviewed them and all agree it is a good agreement.
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48 Mr. Huffman informed the Council that the installation of the hardware in the
49 unit would be done in late 1986 or early 1987 and at the convenience of RP&L such
50 as during a regular shut down of the unit for inspection.
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52 Mr. Huffman requested authority from the Board to enter into the Agreement with
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54 there might be in the agreement.
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56 Councilmember Whitesell asked if there were any associated costs in any appreciable
57 amounts and Mr. Huffman said there would not be that any costs above regular operation
58 would be reimbursed to RP&L within thirty (30) days. He said the only other costs
59 should be travel and he did recommend engaging Black and Veech as consultants
60 for RP&L for the project.
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62 Councilmember Whitesell asked about the possibility of having to purchase power
63 during any shut down of the unit and Mr. Huffman explained that he had already
64 contacted Public Service of Indiana and they had committed to selling any additional
65 power needed during the testing at a no demand charge and maybe below cost. Mr.
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1 Huffman said he would also contact Indiana and Michigan regarding having to
2 purchase any power during the testing.
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4 Councilmember Morris asked about the cost to retain Black and Veech as
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5 consultants on the project and Mr. Huffman stated the charges would be on a cost
6 plus basis and he would put together a guestimate for the Board.
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8 Councilmember Hankinson moved to authorize the General Manager to execute the
9 agreement between RP&L and EER for the use of the boiler at RP&L for testing,
10 seconded by Councilmember Whitesell and on the following call of the roll the
11 motion was adopted.
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13 Ayes: Williams, Brookbank, Hankinson, Whitesell, Parker, Bodiker, Hutton, Morris
14 and Elstro (9)
15 Nays: None
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17 Chairman Elstro asked Mr. Huffman to keep the Board informed of the consultant
18 charges before engaging Black and Veech.
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20 NEW BUSINESS
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22 Conflict in Meetings
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24 Councilmember Morris requested Chairman Elstro and other members of the Board
25 to check with the City's calendar for conflicting meetings before
26 scheduling important meetings of the Board. She stated she had a conflict with
27 the meeting scheduled for May 27, 1986 and both meetings were important.
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29 Chairman Elstro stated he would investigate the possibility of changing the meeting III
30 on the 27th and let the Board know.
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33 Howard Jack Elstro, Chairman
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36 ATTEST:
37 Mary Merchanthouse, City Clerk
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