Board of Public Works & Safety

AGENDA BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS & SAFETY Monday, September 19, 2022 Meeting to be held at 8:30 a.m., local time in the Common Council Chambers, City Hall Building 100 East Michigan Boulevard, Michigan City, Indiana and hosted by “Hybrid/ZOOM” and streaming live on “My Michigan City” Facebook page TO CONNECT TO ZOOM PLEASE SEE ATTACHED INSTRUCTIONS APPROVAL OF MINUTES . . . . . . Regular “HYBRID/ZOOM” meeting September 6,2022 REQUEST FOR Lucia Bim-Merie is requesting permission to do a Special ROAD CLOSURE Corpus Christi Procession to honor Jesus in the Eucharist on Sunday, June 11, 2023, from Queen of All Saints Church (606 S Woodland Ave) to St. Mary’s Church (Buffalo and 10th street) with one traffic lane for walking. MEMORANDUM OF The Michigan City Sanitary District is requesting approval of a UNDERSTANDING Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Michigan City and the Michigan City Sanitary District for accounting services to be rendered by the Controller’s office in the amount of $22,500.00 on an annual basis at the end of each year commencing in 2023. Agenda September 19, 2022 Page 1 Posted September 15, 2022 MEMORANDUM OF The Michigan City Redevelopment Commission is requesting UNDERSTANDING approval of a Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Michigan City, through the Michigan City BOW regarding accounting services to be rendered by the Controller’s office in the amount of $6,600.00 on an annual basis at the end of each year commencing in 2023. REQUEST FOR John Stimley, is requesting permission to close 7th and 8th ROAD CLOSURE down Franklin Street from 4:30-5:30 p.m. on October 29th, 2022, for the Michael Jackson “Thriller Dance”. REQUEST TO SOLICIT Shong Smith, Street Department is requesting to solicit BIDS/APPROVAL OF bids to lease a 2022 backhoe. LEASE Agenda September 19, 2022 Page 2 Posted September 15, 2022 REQUEST TO SOLICIT Shong Smith, Street Department is requesting to solicit QUOTES quotes for an Asphalt Hot Box. REQUEST FOR Kevin Kegebein, Walsh-Herzog is requesting a street closer of ROAD CLOSURE Sheridan Avenue between 10th Street and North of Woodlawn Avenue from September 19, 2022 for 5 -6 weeks to install utilities and crossings for the DT Project. REQUEST FOR Pierre Twer, representing Bolt for the Heart, 15147 Grassy Creek, ROAD CLOSURE Carmel, Indiana is requesting a street closer of Lakeshore Drive at Washington Park from Krueger Avenue to Blaine Street; Blaine Street to Lake Avenue; Lake Avenue to Lakeshore Drive to Colfax Avenue; and Colfax Avenue to Stop 9 and back on Saturday October 29,2022 from 6:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. for a 5K and 10K walk/run to raise funds to equip emergency vehicles with AED’s. Agenda September 19, 2022 Page 3 Posted September 15, 2022 REQUEST FOR Kevin Dywan, NICTD, is requesting a street closer to replace ROAD CLOSURE railroad tracks, asphalt surface, and ties at Woodland Avenue grade crossing to be replaced starting at 6:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. on October 10, 2022 - October 21, 2022. (NOTE: Not part of the Double Track Project) REQUEST FOR John Kramer, HRP Construction, is requesting a five-day street ROAD CLOSURE closure in mid-October to install a permanent culvert closing Freyer Road to thru traffic between 212 and Meer Road. Project is located at White Ditch where traffic will not be allowed to cross. . CONTRACT A Contract between the City of Michigan City Board of Public APPROVAL Works and Safety for the benefit of the Michigan City Police Department for Flock Safety agreement in the amount of $197,500.00 for one year with a recurring total of $187,000.000. Agenda September 19, 2022 Page 4 Posted September 15, 2022 REQUEST FOR Kevin Kegebein, Walsh-Herzog is requesting a street closer of ROAD CLOSURE 10th Street between Huron and Willard Avenue for removal old NICTD/ AMTRACK crossing from October 31,2022 for two (2) weeks starting at 7:00 a.m. REQUEST FOR Terry Greetham, Director of Special Events, is requesting a STREET street closure for the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade Saturday, CLOSURE March 11, 2023, from 11:45 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. . REQUEST FOR Terry Greetham, Director of Special Events, is requesting a STREET street closure for the annual Michigan City Kiddie Parade Saturday, CLOSURE June 24, 2023, from 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Agenda September 19, 2022 Page 5 Posted September 15, 2022 REQUEST FOR Terry Greetham, Director of Special Events, is requesting STREET a street closure for the annual Michigan Patriotic Parade CLOSURE Saturday, July 1, 2023, from 6:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. REQUEST FOR Terry Greetham, Director of Special Events, is requesting a STREET street closure for the annual Michigan Festival of Lights Parade CLOSURE Saturday, December 2, 2023, from 3:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. REQUEST FOR Brett St. Germaine, Michigan City High School is requesting STREET CLOSURE a street closure from the Elston parking lot West on Ripley Street to Franklin Street to Ames Field for the annual M.C.H.S. Homecoming Parade on Friday, October 7, 2022, beginning at 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Agenda September 19, 2022 Page 6 Posted September 15, 2022 DEDICATION OF Berry McDonnell, Attorney at Law, is requesting dedication of the ROAD REQUEST 20 feet wide by 320 feet long street, which is commonly known as Blaine Street, in Blaine Subdivision into the City’s street inventory. PAYROLL DOCKET September 9, 2022 City Payroll $ 647,187.84 CLAIMS DOCKET September 19, 2022 Municipal $ 915,852.58 CDBG $ 58.60 Health & Life Ins. Fund $ 19,306.86 Workers Comp Trust $ 0.00 Total Claims $ 1,055,218.04 Agenda September 19, 2022 Page 7 Posted September 15, 2022 UNFINISHED BUSINESS – Pending Items PUBLIC COMMENT NOTE: Public Comment is limited to three (3) minutes. All comments are to be addressed to the Board President not to the individual Board members. “All comments must be germane to and within the mandate and authority of this Board” BOARD COMMENT Agenda September 19, 2022 Page 8 Posted September 15, 2022 ADJOURNMENT _________________________ Gale A. Neulieb, City Clerk How to connect to “Hybrid Zoom” You are invited to a Zoom webinar. When: September 19, 2022, 8:30 AM Central Time (US and Canada) Topic: Board of Works Meeting Please click the link below to join the webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83986774000?pwd=eG1aSytwYWtheDRtNFlDcDRYTlN5UT09 Passcode: 904817 Or One tap mobile: US: +16465588656,8 3986774000#,,,,*904817# or +13017158592,,83986774000#,,,,*904817# Or Telephone: Dial (for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location): US: +1 646 558 8656 or +1 301 715 8592 or +1 312 626 6799 or +1 669 900 9128 or +1 253 215 8782 or +1 346 248 7799 Webinar ID: 839 8677 4000 Passcode: 904817 International numbers available: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kdGqDK8Ojv Agenda September 19, 2022 Page 9 Posted September 15, 2022