Board of Public Works & Safety

AGENDA BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS & SAFETY Tuesday, February 20, 2024 Meeting to be held at 4:00 p.m. (CST) in the Common Council Chambers, City Hall Building 100 East Michigan Boulevard, Michigan City, Indiana and hosted by “Hybrid/ZOOM” and streaming live on “Access LaPorte County” Facebook page TO CONNECT TO ZOOM PLEASE SEE ATTACHED INSTRUCTIONS ROLL CALL APPROVAL OF MINUTES Regular “HYBRID/ZOOM” meeting February 5, 2024 AWARDING OF QUOTE Awarding of quote for the 2024 Michigan City Sidewalk Replacement. CONTRACT Agreement for professional services between Marquiss Electric, Inc. and the City of Michigan City for 2024. http://tinyurl.com/3b5vzh3w CONTRACT Agreement for landscaping services between Servicescape, LLC and the City of Michigan City for 2024. http://tinyurl.com/2s7w4acb Page 1 Agenda February 20, 2024 Posted February 15, 2024 APPROVAL OF JOB Kila Ward, Director of Education and Workforce Development, is DESCRIPTION requesting to have the position description for the Michigan City Government Leadership Program approved. http://tinyurl.com/bdsarfhk CONTRACT Agreement for professional services between Daniel McCoy & Associates, LLC and the City of Michigan City for 2024. http://tinyurl.com/3naxnb3d REQUEST TO Chief Barrett Taylor, Michigan City Fire Department, is AUCTION FIRE requesting to dispose of two (2) retired fire trucks at auction. TRUCKS Truck 1: 1999 Pierce Dash, Tele-Squirt Quint Truck 2: 1994 Pierce Dash Pump http://tinyurl.com/y7fejncn RESOLUTION Resolution determining that funding for certain outstanding purchase orders from 2023 should be encumbered and authorizing the City Controller to encumber such funds. http://tinyurl.com/4m3ctyn7 Page 2 Agenda February 20, 2024 Posted February 15, 2024 STREET CLOSURE Rick Wright, LaPorte County Convention and Visitors Bureau, SPECIAL EVENTS 104073 S. Franklin St., is requesting street closures on Saturday, August 3rd, 2024 for the Great Lakes Grand Prix Block Party and Parade. The Block Party will be from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. and will be down Franklin St. from 8th St. to 6th St. and 7th St. from Pine St. to Washington St. The Boat Paade will from 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. and be down Franklin St. from 10th St. to 4th St. http://tinyurl.com/yc7jrvp4 SPECIAL EVENT Rick Wright, LaPorte County Convention and Visitors Bureau, REQUEST 104073 S. Franklin St., is requesting the approval of contract between the City of Michigan City and LaPorte County Government and Visitors Bureau for the Great Lakes Grand Prix Block Party to be held on Saturday, August 3, 2024. http://tinyurl.com/mvunpr6v PAYROLL DOCKET February 9, 2024 City Payroll $ 991,459.52 http://tinyurl.com/dhftn5sa Page 3 Agenda February 20, 2024 Posted February 15, 2024 CLAIMS DOCKET February 20, 2024 Municipal $ 1,763,149.72 Health & Life Ins. Fund $ 146,980.49 CDBG $ 156,218.52 Worker Comp Trust $ 0.00 Special Events $ 0.00 Total Claims: $ 2,066,348.73 http://tinyurl.com/an5zhh9u UNFINISHED BUSINESS – PENDING ITEMS TRAFFIC CONTROL Ryan McGrath, 118 Krueger Ave., is requesting the installation of DEVICE a mirror for “Blind Traffic” at the new Subdivision of Harbor Pointe. Tabled on February 5, 2024; http://tinyurl.com/4ms6acb2 EPA SOIL Allen Jarrell, USEPA, is requesting permission to conduct soil SAMPLING sampling on City-owned parcels located on Green Street and bearing parcel number 46-01-32-138-009.000-022 and parcel number 46-01-32-133-011.000-022 Tabled on February 5, 2024; http://tinyurl.com/266kbe9v Page 4 Agenda February 20, 2024 Posted February 15, 2024 REQUEST FOR FILMING Kelsey Bunner, Bulls LLC, 220 Homer St., is requesting to utilize city property to shoot their film, “Bulls” and to use the city of Michigan City as the location of their story. Tabled on February 5, 2024; http://tinyurl.com/2s38fthw TRAFFIC CONTROL Councilman Don Przybylinski, 215 Gardena St. is requesting the following: http://tinyurl.com/mwbfrpf6 Requested to Pending Items Until Completed on February 5, 2024. - Requesting to replace turn directional signals. The green directional circle on the “Turn on Green Only Signs” are missing. - Requesting the warning pole on the Median at 11th and Franklin St. be replaced due to it being busted. Request completed on February 9th, 2024 http://tinyurl.com/wadcwkme UPDATES Dakota Euler, 718 Emma St., requested that the board approve the installation of traffic control devices and signage at 400 North and Cleveland Ave. Brad Minnick, Haas & Assoc. to give an update on the request. Page 5 Agenda February 20, 2024 Posted February 15, 2024 UPDATES Parks and Recreation Department – Shannon Eason 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 ADJOURNMENT _________________________ Izabelle Galvin Ellis, BOW Clerk How to connect to “Hybrid Zoom” You are invited to a Zoom webinar. When: February 5, 2024 at 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/81953781411?pwd=emV1QXRPT05sUEQxaXlMT1pLdDZKUT09 Passcode: 463602 Webinar ID: 819 5378 1411 Passcode: 463602 Page 6 Agenda February 20, 2024 Posted February 15, 2024