Board of Public Works & Safety

AGENDA BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS & SAFETY Monday, April 1, 2024 Meeting to be held at 8:30 a.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 March 18, 2024 APPROVAL OF MINUTES Executive Session meeting March 18, 2024 DISPOSITION OF Grievance filed by Sargent Ken Eguia on February 15, 2024. GRIEVANCE REQUEST FOR Request for proposals for Permitting Software for PROPOSALS the Planning and Inspections Department https://tinyurl.com/ysfe494k Page 1 Agenda April 1, 2024 Posted March 27, 2024 RESTART TRANSIT Robin Barzoni-Tillman, Director of Michigan City Transit, is TRIANGLE COMMUTER requesting the Transit Triangle Commuter Route service return SERVICE made possible by the American Rescue Plan Act grant. The route schedule will be four trips daily, Monday through Friday, with service between City of Michigan City and La Porte to PNW College. https://tinyurl.com/48bfh3ek REQUEST FOR Janet Bloch, Executive Director for The Lubeznick Center for the SPECIAL EVENT & Arts, is requesting the following: ROAD CLOSURE https://tinyurl.com/2b8b2thj - To host the Annual Lubeznick Arts Festival August 16th – 18th of 2024 starting at 8 a.m. on the 16th and ending at 7 p.m. on the 18th. - Requesting the festival fee be waived. - Road closures on Washinton St going North from HWY-12, 2nd St. and partial road closure on Franklin St. North of 2nd St. CONTRACT Terry Greetham, Special Events Coordinator, is requesting the approval of a Gold Sponsorship of $10,000 from J&B West Roofing and Construction for the 2024 Special Events season. https://tinyurl.com/2j9x2k9c Page 2 Agenda April 1, 2024 Posted March 27, 2024 PERSONNEL Ta-Tanesha George, Human Resources Director, is requesting the approval of the Job Description for Code Enforcement Manager. https://tinyurl.com/3ak33ra8 REQUEST FOR Manuel Rebecchi, Cirque Entertainment II, LLC, is requesting to SPECIAL EVENT host a acrobatic cirque style show at Lighthouse Place Premium Outlets May 2nd – 5th of 2024. https://tinyurl.com/6vszdbep TRAFFIC CONTROL Michael Voisinet, 212 Eddy St., is requesting the walk sign at the DEVICE REPAIR corner of Barker Rd. and Franklin St. be repaired. NOTE: The pedestrian button has been repaired prior to the meeting due to safety concerns. Shong Smith, Street Director, has requested a quote for the installation of six fixtures for other locations within the city. https://tinyurl.com/bdef865e VENDOR LICENSE Ron Landtroop, 425 Ogden Ave., is requesting to renew his REQUEST mobile food vendor license for a mobile vendor license for a “Slice of Heaven” for April 1,, 2024 to March 31, 2025. https://tinyurl.com/s384sd7y Page 3 Agenda April 1, 2024 Posted March 27, 2024 CONTRACT Agreement between NIRPC and the City of Michigan City to provide the terms by which payments of remaining Non-Award funds from the La Porte County Revolving Loan Fund will be made by NIRPC to the City over time until the retirement of debt on all existing loans. https://tinyurl.com/w6ejwkvn UPDATES Parks and Recreation Department – Shannon Eason UPDATES Special Events – Terry Greetham UPDATES Flaherty & Collins Properties Page 4 Agenda April 1, 2024 Posted March 27, 2024 PAYROLL DOCKET March 22, 2024 City Payroll $ 769,248.72 https://tinyurl.com/5n7fdkzb CLAIMS DOCKET April 1, 2024 Municipal $ 979,696.58 Health & Life Ins. Fund $ 30,825.72 CDBG $ 308.69 Worker Comp Trust $ 0.00 Special Events $ 684.56 Total Claims: $ 1,011,515.55 https://tinyurl.com/5cz97htu UNFINISHED BUSINESS – PENDING ITEMS REQUEST FOR SPECIAL Zorn Brew Works are requesting the following: EVENT & ROAD CLOSURE Tabled March 18, 2024; https://tinyurl.com/yc4ctejf - To host the Mac and Cheese Festival on September 29, 2024. - Road closure for the festival on 9th St. between Michigan Blvd. and York St. On York St. between 8th St. and 10th St. Page 5 Agenda April 1, 2024 Posted March 27, 2024 REQUEST TO SUBMIT Councilman Don Przybylinski, is requesting to submit a work WORK REQUEST request to CSX railroad crossing for repairs at Woodland, Roeske, Caroll and Greenwood Ave. Tabled April 17, 2023; http://tinyurl.com/mryucumc REVIEW, ADD & REPAIR Councilman Don Przybylinski, 215 Gardena St., is REFUSE CONTAINERS requesting the following: Tabled March 18, 2024; https://tinyurl.com/vc9sxv44 - To have the City review the refuse containers from 11th St. to Coolspring Ave. and make all containers uniform by repainting all containers. - To have refuse containers be added at: bus stop in front of Walgreens, bus stop at Homer St. & Franklin St., corner of Franklin St. and Homer St. kiddy corner to Albano’s. - To have refuse containers be repaired at: corner of Warren Rd. and Franklin St., corner of Pine St. and Ripley St., corner of 7th St. and Washington St. by Barker Mansion. 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.” Page 6 Agenda April 1, 2024 Posted March 27, 2024 BOARD COMMENT ADJOURNMENT _________________________ Izabelle Galvin Ellis, BOW Clerk How to connect to “Hybrid Zoom” You are invited to a Zoom webinar. When: April 1, 2024 at 4:00 PM 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 7 Agenda April 1, 2024 Posted March 27, 2024