Board of Public Works & Safety

AGENDA BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS & SAFETY Tuesday, September 3, 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 August 19, 2024 CONTRACT The Michigan City Parks Department is requesting the approval of the Singing Sands Trail Contract for Butler, Fairman & Seufert Supplemental Agreement No. 1. The amount is to not exceed $227,505.00. https://tinyurl.com/4jxaadfa PROPERTY ACQUISITION The Michigan City Parks Department is requesting the acquisition of property for the Singing Sands Trail Phase III – D Parcel 11 – 2718 Duffy Lane. https://tinyurl.com/3estwhkv Page 1 Agenda September 3, 2024 Posted August 29, 2024 CONTRACT The Michigan City Public Art Committee is requesting the approval of an agreement for Professional Artistic Services with Chris Silva for Pullman Park Murals. https://tinyurl.com/3rpedmb8 REQUEST FOR Coleman Moore, 201 Hoyt St., is requesting a stop sign at STOP SIGN the intersection of Barker Rd. & Elston St. https://tinyurl.com/4r5pr9ap REQUEST FOR FLASHING Matthew Rozinski, 806 Liberty Trail, is requesting a flashing STOP SIGNS stop sign at the Northbound and Southbound sides of the intersection at Liberty Trail & 8th St. https://tinyurl.com/3asdnrkc REQUEST FOR TRAFFIC Michael Bigda, 112 Orchard St., is requesting “Rough SIGNAGE Tracks” signage at all South Shore Crossings. https://tinyurl.com/yc2r2snn Page 2 Agenda September 3, 2024 Posted August 29, 2024 SOLICITOR VENDOR Relianz Restorations, 502 Morse Ave., Schaumburg, IL, is LICENSE REQUEST requesting a solicitor vendor license for one (1) year for roofing, siding and gutter repair. https://tinyurl.com/e2cyfpwz PAYROLL DOCKET August 23, 2024 City Payroll $ 821,660.68 https://tinyurl.com/5btybsb6 CLAIMS DOCKET September 3, 2024 Municipal $ 1,924,856.90 Health & Life Ins. Fund $ 259,682.13 CDBG $ 8,997.35 Workers Comp $ 0.00 Special Events $ 500.00 Zoo Casino Agreement $ 950.54 ARP Local Fiscal Recovery $ 42,974.40 Total Claims: $ 2,237,91.32 https://tinyurl.com/bdf6anww UPDATES Special Events Page 3 Agenda September 3, 2024 Posted August 29, 2024 UPDATES Flaherty & Collins UPDATES Parks Department UNFINISHED BUSINESS – PENDING ITEMS STREET ENHANCEMENT Councilman Don Przybylinski is requesting for the Board of Works to contact CSX Railroad for a projected start date to fix the railroad crossing at Woodland Ave. Tabled August 19, 2024; https://tinyurl.com/mtu4ce49 TRAFFIC SIGNAGE Councilman Don Przybylinski is requesting to install school REQUEST crosswalk signage at Coolspring Ave. and Cleveland Ave. Tabled July 15, 2024; https://tinyurl.com/42djvrmc INVENTORY OF TRAFFIC Councilman Don Przybylinski is requesting the inventory of SIGNAGE all Snow Route Signage and to seek new, informative signage. Tabled July 15, 2024; https://tinyurl.com/3x7y9jev Page 4 Agenda September 3, 2024 Posted August 29, 2024 REQUEST FOR PARKING John Traub, 107 Nevada Ave., is requesting the following: SIGNAGE & LINES -“No Parking This Side” signage on the East side of Nevada Ave. -Parking line to be painted on the West side of Neveda Ave. to facilitate angle parking. Tabled August 19, 2024; https://tinyurl.com/2zay7j33 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 September 3, 2024 Posted August 29, 2024 How to connect to “Hybrid Zoom” You are invited to a Zoom webinar. When: September 3, 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 September 3, 2024 Posted August 29, 2024