HomeMy Public PortalAbout01-16-1984 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, JANUARY 16 , 1984
1 The Common Council of the City of Richmond, Indiana,, serving
2 as a Board in charge of the operation of the Richmond Power
3 & Light Plant, met in regular session January 16 , 1984, at
4 the hour of 7 :00 P.M. in the Municipal Building of said city.
5 Chairman Whitesell presided with the following members
6 present : Jack Elstro, Marion Williams , Jane Brookbank, Jim
111 7 Hankinson, Larry Parker, Richard Bodiker, Joan Lemoine and
8 Lynn Morris . Absent : None. The following business was
9 had; to-wit :
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11 APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF JANUARY 3 , 1984
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13 Councilperson Williams moved to approve the minutes of the
14 previous meeting as received, seconded by Councilperson Brook-
15 bank, and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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17 APPROVAL OF BILLS, TRANSFERS AND INVESTMENTS
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19 Councilperson Bodiker moved to approve the bills , transfers
20 and investments as presented, seconded by Councilperson .
21 Williams , and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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23 Approve the following :
24 Bills in the amount of 838, 613 . 84
25 Bonds & Interest Coupons 125 . 00
26 3 payrolls 424,214. 69
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28 Transfers from Cash Operating Fund to :
29 Depreciation Reserve Fund 518,579 .34
30 Utility Bond Sinking Fund 65 ,860 . 01
31 Cash Reserve Fund 93 , 694. 00
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33 Investments Purchased
34 Depreciation Reserve Fund 841 ,221 . 00
35 Utility Bond Reserve Fund 334,290 . 00
36 Cash Operating Fund 1 ,251 ,222 . 00
37 Utility Bond Sinking Fund 133 , 720 . 00
38 Cash Reserve Fund 284,644. 00
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40 REMARKS BY CHAIRMAN
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42 Chairman Whitesell announced the Board meeting at the Richmond
43 Power & Light Plant office will be January 23 , 1984, at 7 : 00
44 P.M. Any Board member having agenda items should contact
45 Chairman Whitesell by January 18 , 1984, to have them included
46 on the agenda .
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48 REPORT BY GENERAL MANAGER
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50 General Manager Irving Huffman requested permission from
51 the Board to receive bids for three (3) new 1984 vans and
52 one (1 ) new 1984 truck with dump body. He stated the vehicles
53 were included in the 1983 budged for possible purchasing
54 this year . The vehicles being replaced are three vans ranging
55 in age from twelve (12) to five (5) years of age and all
56 are in bad state of repair and rusted.
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58 The new vehicles will include the following : One (1 ) 1984
59 truck cab and chassis , two (2) 1984 commercial cutaway van
60 cabs and chassis with utility body and one (1) 1984 van type
61 utility truck. General Manager Huffman announced that bids
62 will be received until February 6 , 1984, and will be opened
63 at the Board meeting on February 6 , 1984.
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65 Councilperson Bodiker asked if the old vehicles would be
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1 traded in as part of the bid. General Manager Huffman ex-
2 plained that the specifications will be written to include
3 an allowance on the old vehicles and the bid would be awarded
4 on the net figure .
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6 Councilperson Williams and General Manager Huffman explained
7 that the bids will be outlined on the agenda of the meeting
8 following the bid opening .
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10 Councilperson Williams moved that the General Manager be
11 authorized to receive bids on three (3) new 1984 vans and
12 one (1) new 1984 truck with dump body, seconded by Council-
13 person Elstro, and on unanimous voice vote the motion was
14 carried.
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16 NEW BUSINESS
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18 Councilperson Brookbank asked General Manager Huffman about
19 the descrepancy in figures in the 1984 budget regarding the
20 District Heating Project. General Manager Huffman will fur-
21 riish this information at the next meeting of the Board.
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23 Councilperson Hankinson asked regarding a work session on
24 January 30, 1984, for the Finance Committee. General Manager
25 Huffman stated that it would be a good time for interested
26 Board members to see how bills are processed and payment
27 is issued. Any interested Board member is invited to attend
28 the meeting .
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30 Councilperson Elstro presented the following proposal to
31 the Board Members for further study:
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35 I propose that Richmond Power & Light investigate
36 the feasibility of establishing a Cable TV System.
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38 We already have buildings , office space, equipped
39 trucks and experienced line personnel , as well as
40 a computer system for billing and existing custo-
41 mer service personnel .
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43 It seems little more would be needed to incorporate
44 a cable system into our operation. If legally per-
45 missible, a few added personnel knowledgeable in
46 cable systems could probably coordinate the cable
47 system, thereby providing reliable, and probably
48 cheaper cable service for RP&L customers .
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50 /s/ Howard J . Elstro
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52 General Manager Huffman stated that their Washington, D. C.
53 attorneys in the law firm of Spiegel & McDiarmid have been
54 monitoring all regulations on the cable industry, and that
55 possibly a representative of that firm could be contacted
56 to inform the Richmond Power & Light Plant Board of all
57 legalities on the project.
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59 Chairman Whitesell will meet with General Manager Huffman
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1 ADJOURNMENT
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