HomeMy Public PortalAbout08-01-1983 •
PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF. RI.CHMOND; INDIANA, SERVING. AS. A...BOARD. . .. ..
IN CHARGE OF THE OPERATION OF .THE_ RICHMOND POWER
& LIGHT PLANT, ',AUGUST 'l, 1983 -
1 . The Common Council of the City of Richmond, Indiana, serving as a Board in
2 charge of the operation of the Richmond Power & Light Plant, met in regular
3 session August 1, 1983 at the hour of..7.:00 .p.m. in the Municipal Building of.
. 4 said City. . Chairman .Welch presided with :the following members present:
III5 ' Messrs. Elstro, Williams, Ms. Henry, Hankinson, Mills, Parker, Carter and
6 Paust... Absent: None. The following, business .was had, to-wit:
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8 APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF JULY 18, 1983 .
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10 Councilman Parker moved to. approve the minutes .of the previous meeting as
11 published, seconded by Councilman Hankinson and on unanimous voice vote the
12 motion was carried.'
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14 APPROVAL OF BILLS .
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. 16 Councilman Hankinson moved to approve the bills in the amount of $621,645.59
17 as published on the agenda, seconded by Councilman Carter and on unanimous
18 voice vote the motion was carried.
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20 REMARKS BY CHAIRMAN
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22 Chairman Bing Welch noted there is a resolution before Council to change the
23 meeting nights for the budget, so the RP&L executive meeting .will be held on
24 August 29 at 7:00 p.m. at the RP&L service building instead of the fourth
25 Monday. -
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27 REPORT BY GENERAL .MANAGER' - , •
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III29 DISTRICT HEATING
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III31 Mr. Huffman -reported -meetings have-:been held with state representatives,
32 necessary attorneys from the Department of Mental Health and Attorney General's
33 office, engineers from. the State Board of Works in charge of all buildings and
34 everything"'is being' put into motion. ' Everyone is receptive to the concept.
35 City Attorney' Ed Anderson and Mr._ Huffman met with the County Council this
36 morning and they passed a .similar ordinance to the one before Common Council
37 this evening. The next step' is to get the parties together to sign the necessary
'38 contracts.' -
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40 REQUEST TO RECEIVE BIDS:.FOR.POLYPHASE AND SINGLE PHASE METER TESTING SYSTEM
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42 RP&L has a "Frankenstein board" for testing power meters, which has been
43. around at least fifty (50) years. They also have single phase meter testing
44 equipment which takes -quite a bit of time with a lot of labor. They want to
45. replace the Frankenstein board, which is made up of a lot of exposed switches
46 . and conductors; with one- that will do the job -8 to 10 times faster with a
47 computerized machine which can be preset. RP&L. is required by the Public
48 Service Commission of Indiana to keep their meters tested. The estimated cost
49 of the equipment is $35,000 which is in the budget.
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51 There is a motion on the agenda to authorize the General Manager to receive
52 bids for a Polyphase and Single Phase Meter Testing System at the next meeting.
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ill54 Councilman Hankinson moved for approval of the motion, seconded by Councilman
55 Par.ker .and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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57 Councilman Carter asked what the total cost for district heating is going to be
58 and 'why RP&L's amount had increased from $100,000 to $175,000. Mr. Huffman:
59 noted .an estimated cost sheet was given to Council members showing an estimated
60 cost:of $874,000. The grant was for $500,000 and a $200,000 committment by
61 E. G. Hill leaving a balance of $174,000+ so the ordinance requests $175,000.
62 Councilman Carter stated he will not be voting for this as he is not sure this
63 is that great a program for RP&L and/or for Richmond at this point.
RP&L Minutes Cont'd.
August 1, 1983
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1 Councilman Williams stated this project was discussed at the RP&L
2 executive meeting for two (.2) hours and most feel it is a good project.
3 We must move ahead to benefit RP&L and the taxpayers. Councilman Carter
4 stated he hopes this is a good program and will be beneficial to the people.
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6 Mr. Jock Pitts, Richmond Energy Department, noted the County Council approved
7 an ordinance this Morning making RP&L the agent for the Wayne County project.
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9 ADJOURNMENT
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11 There being no further business on motion duly made, seconded and passed the
12 meeting was adjourned.
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14 - Bing Welch
15 Chairman
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17 ATTEST: JoEllen Trimble
18 City Clerk . ,