Board of Public Works & Safety

AGENDA BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS & SAFETY Monday, May 6, 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 April 15, 2024 APPROVAL OF MIUTES Executive Session Meeting on April 15, 2024 OPENING OF PROPOSALS Request for Proposals for Permitting Software for the Planning & Inspections Departments MEMORANDUM OF Agreements between The City of Michigan City and Tim UNDERSTANDING Adams, Kyle Fokken and Pam Reithmeier for Sculptfusion Sculptures, moving existing sculptures and loan agreement. https://tinyurl.com/5xmhna3b Page 1 Agenda May 6, 2024 Posted May 2, 2024 PETITION TO BUY Austin Taber, 214 E 9th St., is petitioning to purchase a city owned CITY OWNED lot at 9th St. Parcel ID: 460129434022000022 PROPERTY https://tinyurl.com/yrpasumf TRAFFIC CONTROL Councilman Don Przybylinski is requesting to install flashing stop DEVICE signs at Barker Ave. & Ohio St. https://tinyurl.com/4jw8c6mn TRAFFIC CONTROL Kim Bailey, 301 E Homer St., and David Wort, 112 Belden St., are requesting a 4-Way stop at Homer St. & Lafayette St. https://tinyurl.com/5bwjth7t ROAD CLOSURE FOR Robert Hock, American Legion JFM Post 37, is requesting to close SPECIAL EVENT Franklin St. & Decatur St. for their Memorial Day Parade on May 27, 2024 from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. The Parade will start at Ames Field and end at Greenwood Cemetery. https://tinyurl.com/yu4k4v8z Page 2 Agenda May 6, 2024 Posted May 2, 2024 AMEND SPECIAL Eric Camel, Director of Saint Joseph Young Men’s Society, is EVENT REQUEST requesting to amend the approval of the Annual Summer Festival application to have the festival fee waived due to Saint Joseph Young Men’s Society being a not-for-profit fraternal organization. https://tinyurl.com/yu8rab79 CHANGE ORDER Timothy Werner, City Engineer, is requesting a change order on the 2024 Michigan City Sidewalk Replacement Contract at the 100 and 200 blocks of Gardenia St. The change order a 5.67% increase at the amount of $5,804.40, bringing the total amount to $108,108.25. https://tinyurl.com/3rcx75w4 PERSONNEL Ta-Tanesha George, Director of Human Resources, is requesting to update the City of Michigan City Policy #303 regarding vacation time. https://tinyurl.com/4hm2tdxv APPLICATION FOR Ron Landtroop, owner and operator of A Slice of Heaven, is ADDITIONAL requesting to have additional employees at his mobile food EMPLOYEES business. (License No. 25016) https://tinyurl.com/4vzj8c3v Page 3 Agenda May 6, 2024 Posted May 2, 2024 PAYROLL DOCKET April 19, 2024 City Payroll $ 733,118.42 https://tinyurl.com/yejnjs9y May 3, 2024 City Payroll $ 756,067.61 https://tinyurl.com/5xndethp May 1, 2024 Police & Fire Payroll Pension $ 224,959.77 https://tinyurl.com/2p9rttzz CLAIMS DOCKET May 6, 2024 Municipal $ 1,071,103.22 Health & Life Ins. Fund $ 200,459.62 CDBG $ 124,372.31 Worker Comp Trust $ 0.00 Special Events $ 17,000.73 Zoo Casino Agreement $ 17,096.66 Self Funded Liability EFT $ 0.00 Total Claims: $ 1,430,032.54 https://tinyurl.com/mpcha6aa Page 4 Agenda May 6, 2024 Posted May 2, 2024 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. 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 STREET Paul A Przybylinski, 1716 Washington St., is requesting to have the ENHANCEMENT road fixed at Washington St. and 11th St. from the Double Track heading North. Tabled on November 6, 2023; https://tinyurl.com/3buv42tb Page 5 Agenda May 6, 2024 Posted May 2, 2024 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: May 6, 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 May 6, 2024 Posted May 2, 2024