HomeMy Public PortalAbout036-1983 - Grant - Emergency Jobs Program - RP&LORDINANCE NO. 36 -
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE OF COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FUNDS PURSUANT TO THE "EMERGENCY
JOBS PROGRAM" AND DESIGNATING RICHMOND POWER & LIGHT
AS THE AGENCY OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA FOR
THE ADMINISTRATION OF SAID GRANT AND MATTERS RELATED
THERETO.
WHEREAS, the City of Richmond, Indiana is the owner and
operator of a municipal electric utility system
engaged in rendering utility service to the City
and the inhabitants thereof for public, domestic
and industrial uses under the style of Richmond
Power & Light (RP&L); and
WHEREAS, the County Commissioners of Wayne County and the
City jointly applied for a federal grant through
the State of Indiana, Department of Commerce,
Community Development Program, which said grant,
in the amount of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars
($500,000.00), has been approved under the
provisions of the "Emergency Jobs Program"; and
WHEREAS, the general purposes of said grant are to transmit
from the Richmond State Hospital via a transmission
system owned and under the control of RP&L to
E.G. Hill Company, Inc., steam/hot water produced
by the excess boiler capacity existing at the
Richmond State Hospital; and
WHEREAS, certain other costs beyond grant funds will be
required to be expended by RP&L for the purposes
of said project, certain grant conditions must be
complied with and grant funds must be applied for
from time to time in accordance with said grant
conditions; contracts have to be negotiated between
the various parties, consultants and contractors;
and
WHEREAS, the grant provisions must be complied with and
certain regulatory agencies may require their
approval and will of necessity have to be
negotiated with; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That Richmond Power & Light by and through
its General Manager is hereby designated as the Agent of the
City of Richmond, Indiana for purposes of carrying out all the
terms and provisions of this ordinance including the terms of
the said grant under the Emergency Jobs Program, carrying out
the conditions thereof, executing all documents required in
connection therewith, negotiating and contracting with all of
the necessary parties including but not limited to the State
of Indiana, Richmond State Hospital, E.G. Hill Company, Inc.,
consultants, and contractors as may be required.
Section 2. That with respect to the grant funds in the
amount of 500,000.00, Jock J. Pitts shall have authority to
approve the obligation of grant funds and must approve the
expenditure of said funds to insure the conformity to the grant
provisions and shall make application to governmental authorities
for said funds from time to time as may be required.
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Section 3. That said General Manager is hereby author-
ized to execute on behalf of the City of Richmond, Indiana
and Richmond Power & Light all contracts and agreements that
may be required to carry out the purposes and provisions of
this ordinance.
Section 4. That the General Manager of RP&L and his
staff are hereby authorized to take any and all actions
necessary to carry out the terms and provisions of this ord-
inance and the said grant including but not limited to
executing documents, negotiating contracts, and such other
actions as may from time to time be required and that funds
on hand of RP&L reasonably estimated to amount to One Hundred
Seventy Five Thousand Dollars ($175,000.00) are hereby authorized.
Section 5. This ordinance shall be in full force and
effect from and after its passage and execution.
PASSED and ADOPTED by the Commo� Council of the City of Richmond,
Indiana on the 1 day of ( .� ,�zx , 1983•
President of Common Council
ATTEST:
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JoE en Trimble, City Clerk
PRESENTED to the Mayor of the City of Richmond, Indiana
this j_kday of ( t c� _� e�- , 1983.
City Clerk
APPROVED by the Mayor /W the City of Richmond, Indiana
this day of 1983
Ul rdDickman, Mayor
ATTEST:
JoE en Trimble, Ulety Clerk