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Home My Public Portal About01-04-2005 PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND,INDIANA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 4, 2005 The Common Council of the City of Richmond, Indiana met in regular session Tuesday, January 4, 2005, in the Council Chambers in said City. President Bruce Wissel presided and the following business was conducted: PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PRAYER BY COUNCILOR FATHER ERIC AUGENSTEIN OF THE RICHMOND CATHOLIC COMMUNITY ROLL CALL Councilors present were Howard "Jack" Elstro, Bruce Wissel, Karl Sharp, Bing Welch, Larry Parker, Al Glover, Gil Klose and Diana Pappin. Absent was Etta Lundy. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Councilor Parker moved to approve the minutes of the meeting of December 20, 2004 with a second by Councilor Welch. The motion carried with a unanimous voice vote. COMMUNICATION FROM THE MAYOR Mayor Hutton thanked Councilor Glover for his leadership in having 55 new bus stop signs installed throughout the City. The Mayor thanked all City employees for their efforts which went over and above the call of duty during the recent record snow storm. Ms. Hutton reported she is working with the Police, Fire, Sanitary, Street and Park Departments in developing an emergency snow removal plan with all departments working as one team. Mayor Hutton also announced there will be a rally on Saturday, January 8 at 10 AM to show Target the support of our community. Target will be closing on January 29 but it is hoped there will be a clear message that Richmond would like to be considered for another Target store in the future. At the same time of the Rally, donations will be accepted to be forwarded to victims of the recent Tsunami in Asia. REPORT FROM BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY Minutes of the December 9 meeting were accepted as presented. MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS Council President Wissel presented an engraved pen to Larry Parker and thanked him for his service as President of Council in 2004. Mr. Wissel distributed copies of nominations for positions on the Human Rights Commission, the Urban Enterprise Association Board and the Citizen Advisory Committee. Additional nominations will be accepted until the January 17 meeting. Common Council Minutes January 4,2005 Page 2 Mr. Wissel also stated on Committee appointments will remain the same for 2005 with the exception of the Tax Abatement Committee where Dianna Pappin will replace Bruce Wissel. ORDINANCES ON SECOND READING ORDINANCE NO. 96-2004 — A SPECIAL ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING MAP FOR A CERTAIN PARCEL FROM M-1 TO A SPECIAL USE DISTRICT(923 N"E" Street) The Clerk read Ordinance No. 96-2004 on second reading by title only. Council President Wissel reported the Richmond Advisory Planning Commission conducted a public hearing on Ordinance No. 96-2004 on December 16 2004. This is the petition of Richmond and Kathy Parker, owners; requesting a rezoning to the Special Use District in a M-1 Light Manufacturing District, for an assembly hall for parties, receptions, reunions, etc., located on the top floor of the Richmond Hardware business at 923 North"E" Street. The nature of the area is changing from industrial to a mix of retail and service uses. The area is changing for the better. This use will be good for the neighborhood. Five adjacent property owners were notified with no comments received. The Plan Commission voted 8- 0 to recommend approval of the ordinance. Mr.Parker was present and available to answers questions. Council President Wissel declared Ordinance No. 96-2004 on second reading and public hearing. There being no comments for or against the ordinance, Councilor Elstro moved for engrossment of Ordinance No. 96-2004 with a second by Councilor Parker. The motion carried with a unanimous voice vote. Councilor Welch moved to suspend the rules and advance Ordinance No. 96-2004 to third and final reading and read by title only with a second by Councilor Pappin. The motion carried with a unanimous voice vote. The Clerk read Ordinance No. 96-2004 on third reading by title only. Ordinance No. 96-2004 was adopted with an 8-0 roll call vote. ORDINANCE NO. 97-2004 - A SPECIAL ORDINANCE VACATING A UTILITY EASEMENT (1330 S 15th Street) The Clerk read Ordinance No. 97-2004 on second reading by title only. Wissel reported the Richmond Advisory Planning Commission conducted a public hearing on Ordinance No. 97-2004 on December 16 2004. This is the petition of Jon and Michelle Stoffle, 1330 South 15th Street, requesting a vacation of a portion of a platted, but unused, utility easement. This request is for a vacation of an easement entirely on the petitioner's property. All utilities were notified and will not be used by any utility in the future. The Plan Commission voted 8-0 to recommend approval of the ordinance. Bob Goodwin, Director of City Planning, was present on behalf of the owner. Council President Wissel declared Ordinance No. 97-2004 on second reading and public hearing. There being no comments for or against the ordinance, Councilor Elstro moved for engrossment of Ordinance No. 97-2004 with a second by Councilor Welch. The motion carried with a unanimous voice vote. Councilor Welch moved to suspend the rules and advance Ordinance No. 97-2004 to third and final reading and read by title only with a second by Councilor Sharp. The motion carried with a unanimous voice vote. Common Council Minutes January 4,2005 Page 3 The Clerk read Ordinance No. 97-2004 on third reading by title only. Ordinance No. 97-2004 was adopted with an 8-0 roll call vote. ORDINANCE NO. 98-2004 — A SPECIAL ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING MAP FOR A CERTAIN PARCEL FROM C-1 TO C-2 COMMERCIAL DISTRICT(1000 S `E' Street) The Clerk read Ordinance No. 98-2004 on second reading by title only. Councilor Wissel, reported the Richmond Advisory Planning Commission conducted a public hearing on Ordinance No. 98-2004 on December 16 2004. This is the petition of James Wigger, owner; Jeff Hanna, agent, requesting a rezoning from the C-1 Limited Commercial District to the C-2 Commercial District, located at 1000 South "E" Street in order to allow the owner to operate a package liquor store. Six adjacent property owners were notified with two responses received in opposition. There was substantial opposition from the neighborhood as well as a letter from the Police Chief opposing the request. The staff recommended denial of the request because it represents an effort to "spot zone" and was not a natural continuation of nearby zoning. The Plan Commission voted 8-0 to recommend denial of the ordinance. Council President Wissel declared Ordinance No. 98-2004 on second reading and public hearing. There being no comments with for or against the ordinance, Councilor Elstro moved for engrossment of Ordinance No. 98-2004 with a second by Councilor Welch. The motion carried with a unanimous voice vote. Councilor Welch moved to suspend the rules and advance Ordinance No. 98-2004 to third and final reading and read by title only with a second by Councilor Pappin. The motion carried with a unanimous voice vote. The Clerk read Ordinance No. 98-2004 on third reading by title only. Ordinance No. 98-2004 was denied with an 8-0 roll call vote. ORDINANCE NO. 99-2004 — A SPECIAL ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING MAP FOR A CERTAIN PARCEL FROM R-3 TO A SPECIAL USE DISTRICT(2826 E Main Street) The Clerk read Ordinance No. 99-2004 on second reading by title only. Councilor Wissel reported the Richmond Advisory Planning Commission conducted a public hearing on Ordinance No. 99-2004 on December 16 2004. This is the petition of Rick and Carol Webb, owners; requesting a rezoning to the Special Use District in an R-3 Multi-family District, for a professional office for insurance and financial services, located at 2826 East Main Street. Eight adjacent property owners were notified with three responses received in opposition and three responses received in favor. There was substantial opposition from the neighborhood residents, twenty-two of whom signed a petition opposing the request. The staff recommended denial of the request. The Plan Commission voted 7-1 to recommend denial of the ordinance. Council President Wissel declared Ordinance No. 99-2004 on second reading and public hearing. Carol Webb, owner, spoke in favor of Ordinance No. 99-2004. Speaking in opposition were neighbors Pam Common Council Minutes January 4,2005 Page 4 Cochran, Janet Wortman and Dr. H. Timson. Councilor Welch moved for engrossment of Ordinance No. 99-2004 with a second by Councilor Pappin . The motion carried with a unanimous voice vote. Councilor Pappin moved to suspend the rules and advance Ordinance No. 99-2004 to third and final reading and read by title only with a second by Councilor Sharp. The motion carried with a unanimous voice vote. The Clerk read Ordinance No. 99-2004 on third reading by title only. Ordinance No. 99-2004 was denied with an 8-0 roll call vote. CALL FOR ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, a motion duly made and seconded, the meeting was adjourned. S/S Bruce Wissel Bruce Wissel, President ATTEST: S/S Karen Chasteen Karen Chasteen, Clerk