Board of Public Works & Safety

AGE NDA BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS & SAFETY Monday, June 17, 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 June 3, 2024 APPROVAL TO SOLICIT Global Engineering is requesting the approval of the 2024-1 BIDS CCMG bid documents and to solicit bids. https://tinyurl.com/yck2y2e5 PERSONNEL Ta-Tanesha George, HR Director, is requesting the approval of the job description for a Part-Time Bus Driver. https://tinyurl.com/32ust56p VENDOR LICENSE David Edsenga, Irish Roofing, is requesting a REQUEST canvassing vendor license for one (1) year for roofing and siding repair. https://tinyurl.com/yr5kr5wk Page 1 Agenda June 17, 2024 Posted June 17, 2024 VENDOR LICENSE David Burke Hensrud, Shared Stories Home & Remodeling, REQUEST is requesting a canvassing vendor license for one (1) year for remodel and replacement of roofing, siding and gutters. https://tinyurl.com/nhayc7cp REQUEST FOR SPECIAL Robert & Robin Briggs, Modern Midways, is requesting to EVENT host a family fair in the parking lot of Marquette Mall from June 19, 2024 to June 30, 2024 on weekdays from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. and on weekends from 1 p.m. to 10 p.m. https://tinyurl.com/yxs9pta5 TRAFFIC CONTROL Scott Meland, 200 Kenwood Place, is requesting to change the traffic signals at the NICTD crossings so that people won’t run the red lights going Northbound after a train passes and the gates go up. https://tinyurl.com/mtvm36y5 REQUEST FOR SPECIAL The Michigan City Police Department is requesting to PURCHASE purchase four (4) 2023 Dodge Chargers and one (1) 2023 Ram 1500 for a total of $261,730.65 https://tinyurl.com/msukar3s Page 2 Agenda June 17, 2024 Posted June 17, 2024 REQUEST FOR SPECIAL The Michigan City Forester is requesting to purchase a 2015 PURCHASE Ford F750 Bucket Truck and a 2014 Brush Bandit 12” 88HP Diesel Chipper for a total of $104,000.00 https://tinyurl.com/yy6n9s4b MEMORANDUM OF MOU between the City of Michigan City, by and through the UNDERSTANDING BOW and the Economic Development Corporation Michigan City, Indiana for the EDCMC to administer the Small Business Assistance Grant Program funded by the American Rescue Plan Act. https://tinyurl.com/3kxrv3df CONTRACT Marketing Partnership Agreement between the Indiana Destination Development Corporation (IDDC) and the City of Michigan City for the 2024 Summer Quality of Life Campaign for a total of $50,000.00. https://tinyurl.com/yrz466eh CONTRACT Contract between Sera Group and the City of Michigan City for website, logo and branding for a total amount of $103,348.00. https://tinyurl.com/4uh6t4dt Page 3 Agenda June 17, 2024 Posted June 17, 2024 REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL Roman’s Roofing is requesting additional employees for their EMPLOYEES canvassing/peddler license. https://tinyurl.com/bdd4whnw REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL Gold Medal Roofing is requesting additional employees for EMPLOYEES their canvassing/peddler license. https://tinyurl.com/5dt4w2kh CONTRACT Agreement between City of Michigan City and Farmed & Forged for 2025 and 2026 Farmers Markets in the total amount of $30,000.00. https://tinyurl.com/5n95rs8h CONTRACT Social Marketing Partnership Agreement with Great News Life from June 2024 – December 2026 in an amount not to exceed $24,940.00 https://tinyurl.com/yk4xkrax Page 4 Agenda June 17, 2024 Posted June 17, 2024 CLAIMS DOCKET June 17, 2024 Municipal $ 1,155,152.82 Health & Life Ins. Fund $ 303,119,76 CDBG $ 6,847.36 Worker Comp Trust $ 0.00 Special Events $ 5,276.28 Zoo Casino Agreement $ 3,351.90 Self Funded Liability EFT $ 0.00 Total Claims: $ 1,473,748.12 https://tinyurl.com/5xzvscsv CORRESPONDANCE The Michigan City Common Council passed Ordinance 4733 to establish general rules for all City Boards, Commissions and Committees. https://tinyurl.com/2phdv8y8 UPDATES Flaherty & Collins UPDATES Special Events Page 5 Agenda June 17, 2024 Posted June 17, 2024 UNFINISHED BUSINESS – PENDING ITEMS ROAD SURFACE Erica Murray, 3213 Springland Ave., is requesting to have REPAIR the pitched road fixed in front of her home due to ground water getting too high and not being able to drain into the storm basin. Tabled June 3, 2024; https://tinyurl.com/27243pvp TRAFFIC CONTROL Eileen Westerkamp, 3 017 Moore Rd., is requesting stop signs or other ways to reduce speeding vehicles and large semis down Moore Rd. Tabled June 3, 2024; https://tinyurl.com/mujbr3sd REQUEST FOR TRAFFIC Ruthelma Leslie, 427 Cole Ct., is requesting a dead-end sign SIGN at the beginning of her block on Tilden Ave. Tabled May 20, 2024; https://tinyurl.com/5f6afrpe STREET ENHANCEMENT Paul A Przybylinski, 1716 Washington St., is requesting to have the road fixed at Washington St. and 11th St. from the Double Track heading North. Tabled on November 6, 2023; https://tinyurl.com/3buv42tb Page 6 Agenda June 17, 2024 Posted June 17, 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. 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 6, 2023; https://tinyurl.com/3depaz3k SIDEWALK Bob Kiser, 3718 Dorchester Drive, is requesting to repair the ENHANCEMENT sidewalk on the Southside of Franklin & 8th St. Tabled November 6, 2023; https://tinyurl.com/2ktat4ym 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 Page 7 Agenda June 17, 2024 Posted June 17, 2024 HEARING ON Christine Vanderberg, 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. Tabled May 20, 2024; https://tinyurl.com/mrxw6a7b 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 8 Agenda June 17, 2024 Posted June 17, 2024 How to connect to “Hybrid Zoom” You are invited to a Zoom webinar. When: June 17, 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 9 Agenda June 17, 2024 Posted June 17, 2024