Board of Public Works & Safety

AGENDA BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS & SAFETY Monday, May 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 May 6, 2024 SPECIAL EVENT & Geoff Miller, Criterion Productions, is requesting the ROAD CLOSURE REQUEST following: https://tinyurl.com/25x6cuxm - To host a Harvest-themed street festival on September 28, 2024 from 12 p.m. to 9 p.m. on 7th St. from Franklin St. to Washington St. - Road closure on 7th St. from Franklin St. to Washington St. for the street festival. Contract Terry Greetham, Special Events, is requesting the approval of a Silver Sponsorship of $5,000 from the Michigan City Port Authority for the 2024 Special Events season. https://tinyurl.com/5n9a745s Page 1 Agenda May 20, 2024 Posted May 15, 2024 TRAFFIC CONTROL Vernessa Fry, 333 Pleasant Ave., is requesting a stop sign or REQUEST speed bump at Pleasant Ave and Holiday St. https://tinyurl.com/39bwya7t TRAFFIC CONTROL Ruthelma Leslie, 427 Cole Ct., is requesting a dead-end sign at the REQUEST beginning of her block on Tilden Ave. https://tinyurl.com/5f6afrpe CONFLICT OF Eric Williams, Assistant Planner of Special Events, is requesting to INTEREST purchase 150 Singing Sands Sand Sculpting Festival & DISCLOSURE Washington Park Zoo themed wood ornaments from Shawne Sheldon’s, Washington Park Zoo Retail Manager, independent business. https://tinyurl.com/3mjnanzr INSURANCE POLICY Matt Weber and Charlie Keene, General Insurance Services, are requesting the approval of the 2024 Farmer’s Market Insurance Policy that will be from May through October 2024. https://tinyurl.com/mpve7aum Page 2 Agenda May 20, 2024 Posted May 15, 2024 CLAIMS DOCKET May 20, 2024 Municipal $ 1,450,173.10 Health & Life Ins. Fund $ 981,948.48 CDBG $ 348.71 Worker Comp Trust $ 196,996.11 Special Events $ 30,547.24 Zoo Casino Agreement $ 4,592.75 Self Funded Liability EFT $ 0.00 Total Claims: $ 2,664,606.39 https://tinyurl.com/28drr3aa HEARING ON Christine Vanderborg, Code Enforcement Officer, is requesting APPROVAL OF approval of emergency fees incurred under the Unsafe Building Act EMERGENCY in the matter of a Unsafe Building/ Structure located at FEES 611 Benton St. https://tinyurl.com/mrxw6a7b HEARING ON Christine Vanderborg, Code Enforcement Officer, is requesting APPROVAL OF approval of emergency fees incurred under the Unsafe Building Act EMERGENCY in the matter of a Unsafe Building/ Structure located at FEES 2506 Buffalo St. https://tinyurl.com/5n8pnz7m Page 3 Agenda May 20, 2024 Posted May 15, 2024 UPDATES Flaherty & Collins UNFINISHED BUSINESS – PENDING ITEMS 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 Tabled May 6, 2024; https://tinyurl.com/yhu43rb5 TRAFFIC CONTROL Councilman Don Przybylinski is requesting to install flashing stop DEVICE signs at Barker Ave. & Ohio St. Tabled May 6, 2024; https://tinyurl.com/4jw8c6mn 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 STREET Daniel Radtke, 508 E, 2nd St., is requesting to install a curb ENHANCEMENT gutter and possibly a sidewalk to the East side of Taylor St. at 216 Taylor St. Tabled November 7, 2023; https://tinyurl.com/3depaz3k Page 4 Agenda May 20, 2024 Posted May 15, 2024 TRAFFIC CONTROL Councilman Tim Bietry, 3211 Cleveland Ave, is requesting to revise the stop signs at the following intersections: Tabled April 15, 2024; https://tinyurl.com/mrxszmuu - Tilden Ave. & Coolspring Ave.: Make it a one stop only on Tilden going South. - Cleveland Ave. & Coolspring Ave.: Make it a 4-way stop. 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 Page 5 Agenda May 20, 2024 Posted May 15, 2024 How to connect to “Hybrid Zoom” You are invited to a Zoom webinar. When: May 20, 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 6 Agenda May 20, 2024 Posted May 15, 2024