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MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COMMON COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND , INDIANA, SERVING
AS A COMMITTEE IN CHARGE OF THE OPERATION OF
THE RICHMOND POWER & LIGHT PLANT, APRIL 6, 1970
T-he .Common Council of the City of Richmond, Indiana, serving as
a committee in charge of the operation of the Richmond Power &
Light PLant, met in -regular session in the Council Chambers in
the Municipal Bldg. , in said City, April 6, 1970, at the hour
of 7: 00 o'clock p.m. Councilman F. Marino presiding, with the
following members present: Messrs . Elstro, Geier , ,Henn, Hilligoss,
P . Marino., Paust and Stigleman. Absent: Blackwood, The follow-
ing business was had to-wit:
Mr . Henn moved that the minutes of the previous meeting be .�..)
amended as follows: "Maintenance current from Indiana-,Michigano��`` v
might not be available at a later date", should be added to Mr . Am'"t`' -
Beck ' s report of why the Whitewater Valley Station has been shut -� i��P
down earlier than originally planned . Mr . Henn moved the minutes 0, ��j
be approved as amended, seconded by Mr . Hilligoss and on unani - I�1u
mous voice vote the motion was carried .
Mr . Geier moved to approve the following: , seconded by Mr . P..
Marino and on unanimous votce vote the motion was carried. -
Approve the following:
Bills in the amount of $ 202 , 941 .06
Interest Coupons 162 . 50
1 Payroll 60,362 . 20
Mr . Stigleman moved that proof of publication on steam generator
bids be accepted and filed . Mr . Cecere, City Attorney, examined
proof of publication and found it to be correct and in order .
Mr . P. Marino seconded Mr . Stigleman ' s motion: and on unanimous
voice vote the motion was carried .
The following bids were opened:
(See attached sheet)
Mr . Stigleman moved the Board refer the bids to Mr . Beck and
Black and Veatch for tabulation, evaluation and recommendation,
seconded by Mr . Elstro and on unanimous voice vote the motion
was carried .
Mr . Beck asked for permission to advertise for bids to be opened
April 20, for a 1 -ton dump truck to replace a similar truck, a
1959 model which is beyond repair . Mr . P . Marino moved the Board.
approve the request, seconded by Mr . Elstro and on unanimous
voice vote the motion was carried.
Mr . Beck reported that the Whitewater Valley maintenance program
has been completed and is in operation again. It was shut down
a little over a week . The Johnson Street Station was used to
replace part of the current in order to save some of the expense
of buying from Indiana-Michigan .
Mr . Beck asked for permission to set aside $350 .00 to pay for
expenses of an Industrial League Softball Club for R .P .&L .
employees . Mr . Hilligoss moved the Board approve the request,
seconded by Mr . Stigleman and on unanimous voice vote the motion
was carried .
Mr . Beck reported that the new Hodgin Substation was turned over
to R .P .&L . March 20 of this year , and that subsequently the
Johnson Street Station will be shut down this week . If the new
operation checks out , the Johnson Street Station coal supply will
R .P .&L . Minutes
April 6, 1970
be burned down and the station will cease operations to either
be dismantled or kept as a stand-by station. Mr . Hilligoss
asked whether coal could be ,moved in quickly An case the stati-on
is needed for an emergency . Mr . Beck said tt could be moved in
as fast as the station could be readied for operations .
Chairman Frank Marino called -an executive meeting for April 13
at 7: 00 p.m. ,at the LRTchmond Power & Light Plant to discuss the
- Public Service Commission proposal and the Johnson Street
Station . -
There being no further business on motion duly made, seconded,
and carried, the meeting adjourned. _
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/s/ Frank Marino, Chairman
Attest: /s/ Lotte Hoskins , City Clerk