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I'D LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER THE AUGUST 6, 2025
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BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY MEETING.MINUTES FOR JULY 16, 2015 REGULAR MEETING.
>> I WILL SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR.
[ 2. BID OPENINGS, RECOMMENDATIONS, AND AWARDS]
ITEM 2, BID OPENINGS, AWARDS AND REVOCATION.
2 A, BIG OPENINGS FOR THE 2026 ROCK SALT FOR DRINKING WATER SOFTENING, LANE YOUNG, DIRECTOR OF UTILITIES.
>> THE FIRST BID, AND THESE ARE UNIT COSTS PER TON, WOULD BE COMPASS MINERALS AMERICA INC. BID IS $112.95.
BID TWO, MORTON SALT, INC. BID $114.64.
THOSE ARE THE ONLY TWO BIDS WE HAD. HAD.
>> OKAY. 2 B, BID AWARD FOR 25-STR- 03 PATH PRESERVATION, MATT HIGGINBOTHAM, STREET
COMMISSIONER. >> GOOD MORNING, BOARD, CRYSTAL EDMONDSON. THE CARMEL STREET DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDS HOWARD ASPHALT, LLC, TO BE AWARDED THIS PROJECT. THE AMOUNT WAS $262,628.
THEY WERE THE LOWEST BID AND THEY WERE
RESPONSIVE. >> ANY QUESTIONS OF THE BOARD?
>> I WILL SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION?
NONE. >> THANK YOU. ALL IN FAVOR.
[3. TABLED ITEMS]
3, TABLED ITEMS, 3 A, BID REVOCATION FOR MICHIGAN ROAD WATER MAIN EXTENSIONS AND CONNECTIONS.
UTILITIES. >> MR. CHAIRMAN, I MOVE WE REMOVE THIS FROM THE TABLE.
>> MAKE A MOTION TO REMOVE. ALL IN
3 B, REQUEST TO USE MIDTOWN PLAZA AND USE/CLOSE CITY STREETS, SPECIAL REQUEST TO USE ELECTRICITY, DIA DE LA FAMILIA 2025, SEPTEMBER 13TH, 2025, 8:00 A.M. TO 7:00 P.M.
>> MR. CHAIRMAN, I MOVE WE UNSTABLE THIS ITEM AND ACT ON IT.
CARRIES. >> IS ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK?
>> HI. SORRY, LOSING MY VOICE HERE.
KELLY DOUGLAS, DIRECTOR OF MARKETING AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS. WE HAD SOME ISSUES WITH THIS EVENT FROM DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS.
WE HAD SOME DISCUSSIONS. BASICALLY THIS CAME DOWN TO THE SIZE OF THE EVENT AND THE ROAD CLOSURE OF NORTH MOON RUN BOULEVARD.
AFTER SEVERAL EMAILS AND DISCUSSIONS WITH EVERYONE WE'VE COME UP WITH A PLAN THAT EVERYBODY HAS AGREED UPON.
THIS ONE WE DO NOT SEE THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE HUGE NUMBERS FOR. THERE'S SEVERAL REASONS FOR THAT. ONE, LIKE A CHINESE MOONCAKE OR DIA DE LA FAMILIA, THOSE HAVE PERFORMERS AND WHEN YOU HAVE PERFORMERS YOU ALSO HAVE FAMILIES THAT ARE ATTENDING. WE DO NOT HAVE ANY OF THAT IN THIS PARTICULAR EVENT. THIS IS MORE AKIN TO OUR MIDTOWN BLOCK PARTY OR ARTS IN AUTUMN, WHICH WE HAVE THIS EXACT SAME SETUP.
WE ARE ALSO DOING THE HARDENED CLOSURES THAT ARE ASKED OF BY POLICE AND FIRE, SO -- AND WE ARE NOT CLOSING THE NORTH MOON RUN BOULEVARD GOING NORTH.
>> I THINK ALL DEPARTMENTS HAVE SIGNED OFF ON THAT?
UH-HUH. >> 3 C, REQUEST TO USE MIDTOWN PLAZA AND USE/CLOSE CITY TREATS STREETS, SPECIAL REQUEST TO USE ELECTRICITY, CARMEL CHINESE MOONCAKE FESTIVAL, SEPTEMBER 20TH,
2025. >> MR. CHAIRMAN, I MOVE WE UNSTABLE THIS ITEM AND ACT ON
>> SO ON THIS ONE WE HAD SIMILAR ISSUES AND THIS WAS IN RELATION
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TO CLOSING THE NORTH MOON RUN BOULEVARD GOING NORTH.THE NUMBER OF ATTENDEES FOR THIS.
WE THINK THIS IS GOING TO BE THE SAME SIZE AS IT WAS LAST YEAR, WE HAVE NOT ADDED ANY MORE PERFORMERS AND THAT'S WHAT, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, THAT CONTRIBUTES TO A LOT OF THE TRAFFIC. WE ALSO HAVE A DIFFERENT MAP WHICH IS GOING TO MAKE BETTER USE OF THE SPACE AND WE WON'T HAVE OVERFLOW FROM THE MOONCAKE -- THE THREE MOONCAKES EXTENDING OVER INTO -- OUTSIDE OF OUR PERIMETER THAT WE HAVE BLOCKED OFF.
WE'RE ALSO USING THE HARDENED CLOSURES.
I HAVE DISCUSSED THIS WITH THE OTHER DEPARTMENTS AND EVERYBODY HAS SIGNED OFF. THE ONLY ADDITIONAL ITEM THAT WE ARE -- THAT WE ARE INCLUDING WOULD BE THAT MAC IS GOING TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CLEANUP OF THE MIDTOWN PLAZA.
THAT WAS AN ISSUE THAT THE PARKS HAD, WHICH IS VERY FAIR GIVEN THE NUMBER OF ATTENDEES TO THIS
[4. CONTRACTS]
4, CONTRACTS. 4 A, REQUEST FOR PURCHASE OF GOODS AND SERVICES, GIRARD AND ASSOCIATES, $38,000, EMS QA AUDIT PROGRAM, CHIEF JOELTHIS IS A QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM THAT WE ARE WORKING ON, SO CURRENTLY WE DO SOME INTERNAL REVIEWS WITH OUR EMERGENCY MEDICAL RUN SHEETS AND ALIGN THEM TO OUR POLICIES AND OUR PROTOCOLS.
AND IT'S BEEN QUITE A LOAD FOR OUR INTERNAL TEAM TO DO THAT AND SO WE HAVE DONE RESEARCH ON OTHER PROGRAMS OUT THERE AND THIS IS THE ONE THAT WAS APPROVED BY OUR EMS TEAM AND SO THEY'RE GOING TO PROVIDE EMS AUDITS FOR ALL OF OUR RUNS, PROVIDE FEEDBACK TO US INDIVIDUALLY AS AN ORGANIZATION ON, YOU KNOW, HOW WE'RE DOING AND HOW WE CAN BE BETTER IN THE FUTURE. VERY EXCITED ABOUT
>> JUST TO MENTION ON THAT, IT IS BELOW THE THRESHOLD FOR THIS MORNING, BUT THE REASON IT'S BEFORE IT IS BECAUSE IT HAS A BAA, HIPAA BUSINESS ASSOCIATE AGREEMENT BECAUSE OF THE INFORMATION THAT'S GOING TO BE SHARED CONTAINS THAT CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION SO THAT'S WHY IT'S BEFORE THIS
4 B, REQUESTFOR PURCHASE OF GOODS AND SERVICES, HOOSIER FIRE EQUIPMENT, INC. , $65,936, LATERAL HIRE- GEAR, ADDITIONAL SERVICES AMENDMENT.
>> YES. SO WE HAVE A NUMBER OF RETIREMENTS GOING TO BE COMING UP OVER THE NEXT 18 MONTHS AND THIS WAS OUR FIRST LATERAL HIRING PROCESS. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS CONDUCTED THE PROCESS IN THE PAST, THIS IS THE FIRST ONE FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND WE HAVE 16 INDIVIDUALS THAT WILL BE STARTING WITH US, THE 1ST OF SEPTEMBER, AND THIS IS TURNOUT GEAR FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS.
>> DO YOU HAVE ANY -- ANY ADDITIONAL TO ADD?
MOTION CARRIES. 4 C, REQUEST FOR PURCHASE OF GOODS AND SERVICES, IKIO LED LIGHTING, $145,783. 51, BUILDING REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE, CHIEF
THACKER? >> YEAH, SO THIS IS FOR STATION 42, 46 AND I BELIEVE HERE CLAYTON BELL IS HERE TO DISCUSS FURTHER ABOUT THE PROCESS, BUT CHANGING OUT LIGHTING TO LED AND HOPEFULLY SOME COST SAVINGS THERE.
DO YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO MORE OF THE
PARTICULARS. >> GOOD MORNING, CLAYTON BELL.
END OF THE YEAR LAST YEAR THE CITY WAS ABLE TO OBTAIN AN ENERGY BLOCK GRANT IN THE TOTAL OF $150,000 SO THIS IS FOR STATION 42, 46 AND CITY HALL.
WE DID A QUICK IN-HOUSE BUILDING EVALUATION OF WHICH BUILDINGS HAD OUTDATED EDS FROM THE ORIGINAL ORDER OF THE MAYOR IN 2010 OR HAVE NOT BEEN FULLY SWAPPED TO LEDS.
THIS IS A REIMBURSEMENT GRANT, THAT'S WHY YOU WILL SEE POS WITHIN THE CONTRACT. THERE ARE TWO POS, WE DIVIDED THE COST FOR FIRE OUT OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT'S FUNDS AND CITY HALL WITH CITY HALL FUNDS.
WORKING WITH CITY PERSONNEL WE'VE BEEN ENSURED IF WE CAN GET THE WORK STARTED BY
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FOURTH QUARTER WE WILL SEE FUNDS BACK BY THE END OF THE YEAR.WITH YOUR APPROVAL TODAY WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO HAVE WORK COMPLETED BY THE BEGINNING OF THE FOURTH QUARTER.
ALL CITY -- OR ALL THE CITY FUNDS APPROPRIATED CURRENTLY WILL BE REIMBURSED THROUGH THE GRANT PROCESS.
4 D, REQUEST FOR PURCHASE OF GOODS AND SERVICES, MACQUEEN EQUIPMENT, LLC $63,213, NOZZLES, ADDITIONAL SERVICES AMENDMENT.
>> YEAH, SO THIS IS TO REPLACE AGING EQUIPMENT, NOZZLES FOR ALL OF OUR FIREFIGHTING UNITS AND WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT -- ABOUT THIS. I THINK KIND OF A LONG TIME COMING TO UPGRADE THIS EQUIPMENT SO I APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT.
4- E, REQUEST FOR AGREEMENT OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, ST. VINCENT HEALTH, WELLNESS AND PREVENTIVE CARE INSTITUTE, INC. $110,886.83.
2025 YEARLY FIREFIGHTER PHYSICALS.
>> YEAH, SO THIS IS A CONTRACT FOR OUR ANNUAL PHYSICALS, AS IT SAYS THERE.
CHIEF, YOU KNOW THE CHALLENGES WE HAVE IN PUBLIC SAFETY AND THIS IS AN INCREDIBLE GROUP THAT DOES PROVIDE HOLISTIC PHYSICALS FOR US ON AN ANNUAL BASIS AND IN PARTICULAR THIS YEAR THEY'VE WORKED WITH US TO KIND OF HOLD PRICES STEADY IN LIGHT OF, YOU KNOW, SOME OF OUR BUDGET CHALLENGES THAT WE MAY BE FACING, AND SO WE APPRECIATE THEIR WORK AND ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
4- F, REQUEST FOR PURCHASES OF FOODS AND SERVICES EBY FORD SALES, INC. , $49,510. 68, SIX 2025 F- 150 POLICE RESPONDER TRUCKS, ADDITIONAL SERVICES AMENDMENT. CHIEF
DRAKE STERLING, CARMEL POLICE DEPARTMENT. I'M NOT SURE IF IT WILL REQUIRE AN AMENDMENT, BUT THIS IS FOR TWO F- 150 TRUCKS, WE CANNOT GET SIX FOR $94,000, UNFORTUNATELY.
>> EXACTLY. HE BEY WAS -- THEY WEREN'T THAT LOW OR THAT RESPONSIVE, THEY WERE THE LOWEST MOST RESPONSIVE BIDDER ON THESE VEHICLES, THIS WAS ACCOUNTED FOR IN OUR 2025 BUDGET. THIS IS FOR TWO
I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO CHANGE THAT TO THE PURCHASE OF TWO 2025 F- 150 POLICE RESPONDER TRUCKS.
>> SECOND. MOVE TO APPROVE -- OR MOVE TO
THANK YOU. THIS WILL BE 4- G, REQUEST FOR PURCHASE OF GOODS AND SERVICES, JOHN JONES CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP FIAT, $132,946. 50, 2025 CHRYSLER PACIFICA AND 2025 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. CHIEF STERLING?
>> YEAH, THIS IS THE SAME THING, THIS WAS ACCOUNTED FOR IN OUR 2025 BUDGET, DIDN'T REQUIRE AN ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION. THIS IS FOR VEHICLES LISTED THERE FROM JOHN JONES, THE LOWEST AND MOST RESPONSIVE
>> THANK YOU. 4-H, REQUEST FOR AGREEMENT OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, CHA CONSULTING, INC. , $708,775, 24-E. ND- 12, 141ST STREET AND SHELBORNE ROAD ROUNDABOUTS.
DESIGN CONTRACT FOR THE ROUNDABOUT AT THIS INTERSECTION
4- I, REQUEST FOR AGREEMENT OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, CROSSROAD ENGINEERS, PC, $343,000, 22-ENG- 12 AND 17-SW- 15, WESTFIELD BOULEVARD PATH AND STRUCTURE REPLACEMENT. ADDITIONAL SERVICES AMENDMENT NUMBER 7.
>> THIS IS THE INSPECTION CONTRACT FOR THESE PROJECTS, THEY WERE BID TOGETHER --
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THIS PROJECT BEGAN THIS MONTH AND IT SHOULD END IN THE SPRING OF 2026THE INSPECTION CONTRACT FOR THESE TWO PROJECTS THAT BEGAN IN AUGUST END UP NEXT SPRING, IT'S A PHASE PROJECT, BUT THIS IS THE INSPECTION FOR THEM FOR BOTH
MOTION CARRIES. J, REQUEST FOR AGREEMENT OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, LOCHMUELLER GROUP, INC. , $121,400, 24-ENG- 18, CNO-STORM WATER STUDY DESIGN, ADDITIONAL SERVICES, AMENDMENT 2.
>> THIS IS FOR THE STUDY OF -- TO SUPPORT THE CNO PROJECT AND JUST AS A REMINDER THERE'S PUBLIC FEEDBACK AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW FOR THAT CNO PROJECT, THOSE CAN BE SEEN ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF CITY HALL RIGHT NOW, IF YOU WANT TO SEE WHAT THOSE ARE, BUT THIS IS JUST A STUDY FOR THE REGIONAL DETENTION IN SUPPORT OF THAT PROJECT.
>> K, REQUEST FOR AGREEMENT OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, SCHMIDT ASSOCIATES, INC. , $100,000, ASSESSMENTS OF CITY BUILDINGS.
>> HI. BOARD, I'M ZAC JACKSON, CFO AND CONTROLLER FOR THE CITY OF CARMEL.
THIS IS A $100,000 CONTRACT WITH SCHMIDT AND ASSOCIATES AND SPECIFICALLY WITH THEIR WAY POINT STRATEGIES DIVISION TO DEVELOP -- TO ASSESS OUR BUILDINGS AND OUR REPAIR AND REHAB NEEDS SO THAT WE CAN PUT TOGETHER A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND BUDGET FOR OUR ONGOING MAINTENANCE NEEDS, IF YOU WILL.
>> WHEN YOU SAY ASSESSMENTS OF CITY BUILDINGS, I'M ASSUMING, ARE THESE ALL OF THE BUILDINGS OR BUILDINGS BUILT AFTER A CERTAIN -- OR BEFORE A CERTAIN DATE? WHAT'S -- WHAT'S THE STATUS OF THAT?
>> SO DEPENDING ON HOW YOU COUNT A BUILDING, WE PROBABLY HAVE SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 40 AND 70 BUILDINGS IN THE CITY OF CARMEL.
OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, AT THIS HALL WOULD BE ONE, BUT A SMALLER ONE MIGHT BE OUT AT UTILITIES WHERE IT'S A SMALLER PUMP HOUSE AND YOU REALLY COUNT THAT AS A BUILDING OR MORE JUST PART OF THAT FACILITY. RIGHT NOW WE DO NOT HAVE A PLAN THAT SAYS THIS IS WHEN THAT YEAR -- OR FOR CITY HALL, FOR EXAMPLE, THIS IS THE HALL IN WHICH THIS -- THE ROOF ON THIS BUILDING WILL BE AT THE END OF ITS USEFUL LIFE, NOR THE ELEVATOR, THINGS LIKE THAT.
AND SO WHATEVER THOSE ASSETS ARE THAT ROUTINELY NEED TO BE REPLACED EVERY 10, 15 YEARS, IT'S DEVELOPING THAT PLAN FOR ALL OF THE BUILDINGS AS WE CURRENTLY DON'T HAVE THAT TYPE
OF PLAN. >> THAT'S PROBABLY A PRETTY GOOD
IT WILL HELP US WITH BUDGETING, IT WILL -- IT MAY NOT IMPROVE OUR CREDIT RATING, BUT IT WILL CERTAINLY HELP STRENGTHEN OUR CREDIT RATING AS THIS HAS BEEN AN AREA WHERE WE'VE BEEN KIND OF DOCKED IN THE PAST FOR NOT HAVING A LONG- TERM CAPITAL PLAN.
L, REQUEST FOR PURCHASE OF GOODS AND SERVICES REITH-RILEY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC. , $132,470. 12, 25-STR- 01, 106TH STREET OVER KEYSTONE PARKWAY BRIDGE BEAM REPLACEMENT.
>> BOARD, THIS IS FOR A CHANGE ORDER WITH THREE DIFFERENT ADDITIONS, ONE OF THEM IS TO HAVE REFURBISHING MET AL RAILING, THE OTHER IS THE ADDITION OF MSE WALLS AT CARMEL DRIVE AND KEY STROET AND 106TH AND KEYSTONE AND ADD MASONRY AND ANTI- GRAFFITI COATING ON THIS PROJECT.
IT INCREASES THE TOTAL CONTRACT BY 14.1%.
YOU. >> M, REQUEST FOR PURCHASE OF GOODS AND SERVICES, HOWARD ASPHALT, LLC, D/B/A HOWARD COMPANIES, $262,628, 25-STR- 03, PATH PRESS OPERATIONS. CRYSTAL?
>> THIS IS THE CONTRACT FOR THE AWARD -- AWARDED BID THAT YOU JUST AWARDED EARLIER IN THE MEETING, IT'S FOR THE PATH PRESERVATION THROUGH CARMEL.
[5. REQUEST TO USE CITY STREETS/PROPERTY]
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>> I WILL SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR.
>> THANK YOU. 5, REQUEST FOR THE USE OF CITY STREETS AND PROPERTIES. A THROUGH L, ALL OF THESE HAVE BEEN REVIEWED BY ALL THE AFFECTED DEPARTMENTS AND APPROVED. I WILL TAKE THEM ALL AT ONCE.
IF ANYONE WANTS TO SPEAK ON ANY OF THESE MATTERS? NO, WE WILL TAKE THEM ALL AT ONCE.
PLEASE COME UP TO THE MICROPHONE.
MICROPHONE. >> GOOD MORNING, BOARD.
MY NAME IS SHARON BOWLER AND I AM THE REQUEST FOR THE USE OF CIVIC SQUARE ON SEPTEMBER 20TH AND I NOTED IN THE AGENDA THAT IT LOOKED A LITTLE CONFUSING REGARDING THE USE OF THE SPACE.
IT IMPLIES IN THERE THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE USING IT FROM SEPTEMBER 20TH THROUGH SEPTEMBER 27TH AND THAT IS NOT THE CASE. WE ARE REQUESTING USAGE ON THE DAY OF SEPTEMBR 20TH WITH SETUP TO BEGIN AT 11:00 A.M. , THE FESTIVAL ITSELF TO OCCUR BETWEEN 1:00 AND 4:00 P.M. AND THEN WE WILL TEAR DOWN AFTERWARDS AND BE DONE BY 5:30.
I ALSO WANT TO NOTE THAT WE ARE GOING TO REROUTE AND REQUEST ELECTRICITY BECAUSE OUR ORIGINAL THOUGHT HAD BEEN TO USE A GENERATOR FOR SOUND EQUIPMENT ON THE GAZEBO.
THAT WAS MY ERROR. AND SO WE WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST THE ADDITIO OF ELECTRICITY FOR THIS EVENT.
>> AND JUST TO BE CLEAR, WE ARE TALKING ABOUT ITEM NUMBER H, WHICH IS A CONSTITUTION DAY
YES. >> THAT WILL TAKE PLACE ON SEPTEMBER 20TH, NO THE THROUGH 27TH, BUT JUST ON THAT
>> NO, WE CAN TAKE THE WHOLE LIST TOGETHER.
>> MR. CHAIRMAN, I MOVE WE AMEND 5- H TO REFLECT THAT THE DATE WOULD BE JUST SEPTEMBER 20TH.
>> AND THE USE OF ELECTRICITY.
WE WILL TAKE THEM ALL NOW A THROUGH -- TAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF A THROUGH L.
>> MR. CHAIRMAN, I MOVE WE APPROVE ITEMS 5 A THROUGH
[6. OTHER]
6 A, REQUEST FOR DEDICATION AND DEED OF RIGHT OF WAY, 22-ENG-03 116TH STREET AND HOOVER ROUNDABOUT.HAMILTON COUNTY PARK AND RECREATION BOARD.
>> YEAH, THIS IS JUST THE DEDICATION FOR THE ROUNDABOUT THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN THERE, DEDICATION BY HAMILTON COUNTY PARKS HAS BEEN REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY CITY STAFF.
MOTION CARRIES. 6- B, REQUEST FOR CONSENT TO ENCROACH, 9862 BUCKLEBURY LANE.
>> THIS IS JUST A SIMPLE ONE ENCROACHMENT INTO A DRAINAGE EASEMENT, AGAIN, REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY CITY
CARRIES. >> 6- C, REQUEST FOR CONSENT TO ENCROACH 14174 KLINGENSMITH
BOULEVARD. >> THIS ONE HAD QUITE A BIT MORE OF AN ENCROACHMENT. THEY ARE ADDING IN A PIPE, A PATIO, FLOWER BEDS, BUT IT'S ALL BEEN, AGAIN, REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY CITY
6-D, REQUEST FOR CONSENT TO ENCROACH, 14049 HONEY TREE
DRIVE. >> THIS IS ANOTHER MINOR ONE, JUST A CORNER OF A COVERED OUTDOOR LIVING SPACE, JUST A MINOR ENCROACHMENT. AGAIN, REVIEWED AND
>> MOTION CARRIES. 6- E, REQUEST FOR RIGHT OF A DEDICATION, 600 EAST 96TH
STREET. >> THIS IS THE DEDICATION OF RIGHT OF WAY FROM PARKWOOD FOR THE NEW ROUNDABOUT THERE ON COLLEGE AVENUE.
CARRIES. >> 6- F REQUEST FOR RIGHT OF WAY DEDICATION 525 CONGRESSIONAL
BOULEVARD. >> THIS IS JUST A SIMPLE RIGHT OF WAY DEDICATION TO US FOR KIND OF SOME DEVELOPMENT THAT'S GOING ON THROUGH THERE AND THEY ARE GOING TO BE ADDING IN SOME SIDEWALKS THROUGH THAT AREA.
AGAIN, REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY CITY
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ALL IN FAVOR.MOTION CARRIES. 6- G, REQUEST FOR AERIAL WAIVER OF BPW RESOLUTION NUMBER 04-28-17- 01, 3915 WEST 106TH
STREET. >> THIS IS A NEW POLL THAT WOULD PROVIDE A DROP SERVICE FOR A NEW HOUSE BEING BUILT, IT'S A WAIVER FOR THAT, REVIEWED AND APPROVED.
>> I WILL SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR.
AND 6- H REQUEST FOR AERIAL WAIVER OF BPW RESOLUTION NUMBER 04-28-17- 01, 303 WALTER STREET.
>> THIS IS JUST SOME MAINTENANCE TO A POLE.
SO PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD ON THAT
[7. ADD-ONS]
ADD-ONS. >> GOOD MORNING, BOARD.
CORPORATION COUNSEL, I DO HAVE THREE ADD- ONS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION TODAY, THE FIRST TWO THEY RUN TOGETHER, THAT'S FOR STREET DEPARTMENTS AND THEY RELATE TO CHRIS KINDLE MART HUTS.
IT IS TIME TO UPGRADE THEM, UPDATE THEM AND EXPAND THEM. THE FIRST ONE IS A CONTRACT THAT HOLGSWORTH SAWMILL $102,598 AND THAT ONE IS FOR LUMBER AND PARTS FOR THE HUTS. AND THEN THE SECOND ONE ALSO RELATED TO THE HUTS IS WITH MAWK INDUSTRIES FOR $132 -- SORRY, $132,750, AND IT'S FOR HUT RAINS. CRYSTAL EDMONDSON IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY TECHNICAL QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW HUTS WILL BE RETROFITTED, RENOVATED AND IMPROVED, BUT THESE TWO CAN BE ACTED ON TOGETHER.
>> MR. CHAIRMAN, I MOVE THAT WE ACT ON THE ADD- ONS 1 AND 2
TOGETHER. >> I WILL SECOND THAT.
>> AND YOU NEED TO ACT ON IT. SINCE YOU JUST ADDED IT AND --
>> APPROVED. >> I DIDN'T KNOW IF ANYBODY WANTED TO --
THE THIRD ITEM IS FOR UTILITIES DEPARTMENT AND THE CONTINUING WITH THE THEME OF CAPITAL PLANNING AND ASSET MANAGEMENT PLAN, INDIANA CODE 5-1.2-TAN- 16 WAS AMENDED IN THE LAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION, WHICH REQUIRED MUNICIPALITIES SUCH AS OURSELVES TO IMPLEMENT A LONG- TERM ASSET MANAGEMENT PLAN. LANE YOUNG IS HERE FOR -- TO TALK ABOUT THIS AND IT'S WITH ARCEDES, U.S. , INC. , FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT OF
$175,000. >> GOOD MORNING, LANE YOUNG, CARMEL UTILITIES DIRECTOR.
THIS IS SOMETHING WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON EVEN PRIOR TO THIS BECOMING A STATE STATUTE AND CODE THAT WE HAVE TO FOLLOW, BUT YOU CAN IMAGINE, I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT IT, BUT WE PROBABLY HAVE $750 MILLION IN ASSETS THAT WE HAVE TO MANAGE, SET RATES TO OPERATE. SO -- THAT'S THE REPLACEMENT COST PROBABLY TODAY. SO THIS CONTRACT WITH ARCADE WHO HAD DONE THIS WORK IN MANY COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, EVANSVILLE USED THEM, I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH THEM SO WHEN I WAS IN CHARGE OF -- UTILITY WE HIRED THEM AND WE WILL GO THROUGH EVERY WIDGET THAT WE OWN, WE WILL LOOK AT IT, DO A CONDITION ASSESSMENT OF EVERY ASSET, EVERY SMALL, LARGE ASSET THAT WE HAVE, LIFECYCLE, CONSEQUENCE OF FAILURE, LIKELIHOOD OF FAILURE AND THEN WE WILL LOOK TO BUILD OUT A MASTER PLAN THAT WILL MAINTAIN AND REPLACE THOSE OVER TIME, AND THAT WILL HELP US ALSO WHEN IT'S TIME TO SET RATES TO BE ABLE TO DO THOSE THINGS. SO THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT CONTRACT FOR US AND RECOMMEND
APPROVAL. >> I'D LIKE TO ASK YOU A COUPLE --
>> SO THAT'S INTERESTING THAT THERE'S ALMOST THREE QUARTERS OF A BILLION DOLLARS IN ASSETS IN JUST THE WATER UTILITY.
>> WATER AND WASTEWATER, YEAH.
>> IF WE HAD TO REPLACE ALL OF THAT.
THERE'S OVER 500 MILES OF WATER MAINS AND OVER -- ALMOST 300 MILES OF SEWER MAINS.
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WE HAVE PLANTS, TREATMENT PLANTS, WE HAVE BOOSTER STATIONS, WE HAVE LIFT STATIONS. THERE ARE JUST A LOT OF -- MOST PEOPLE DON'T SEE IT BECAUSE A LOT OF IT'S UNDERGROUND, BUT TO REPLACE IT IF IT ALL WERE TO FAIL TODAY THAT'S WHAT WE WOULD HAVE TO DO.>> WITH REGARDS TO THAT HAS THERE -- HAS THERE BEEN THIS ASSESSMENT DONE IN THE PAST?
>> NOT LIKE THIS. I THINK WE -- EVERY TIME WE ARE OUT IN THE FIELD DOING WORK WE WILL SEE -- IF WE REPAIR SOMETHING WE WILL KIND OF LOOK AT IT AND WE WILL TAKE SOME NOTES, BUT WE HAVE NOT DONE THIS KIND OF IN- DEPTH ASSESSMENT TO REALLY UNDERSTAND WHERE THESE ARE.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THIS WILL HELP US DO IS WE WILL LOOK AT ASSETS THAT SERVE A CRITICAL FUNCTION, MAYBE WATER MAINS TO A HOSPITAL OR SCHOOL, SOME THAT HAVE A HIGHER DEGREE OF CONSEQUENCE OF FAILURE AND THAT WILL ALLOW US TO LOOK AT THOSE AND WORK THOSE INTO A REPLACEMENT PLAN AT THE RIGHT TIME.
>> THAT'S INTERESTING. AGAIN, THIS SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE DONE.
>> IT SHOULD BE DONE. I THINK THAT'S WHY THE STATE HAS FINALLY SAID -- EVANSVILLE HAD TO DO IT EARLIER BECAUSE EVANSVILLE WAS A STATE-REGULATED UTILITY, WE ARE NOT, AND SO THEY HAD PUT THAT BARRIER OUT FIVE OR SEVEN YEARS AGO FOR STATE- REGULATED UTILITIES AND THEN THE STATE CAME BACK AND SAID WE THINK ALL UTILITIES SHOULD ADHERE TO THIS.
>> OKAY. ONE OTHER THING, IT'S NOT DIRECTLY RELATED TO THIS, BUT KIND OF.
>> WE DO. THAT FIRST BID THAT WE OPENED.
>> AND WITH REGARDS TO THIS SOFTENING AND WHAT GOES ON, DOES THAT DO ANYTHING AS FAR AS LENGTHENING OR SHORTENING THE LIFE OF THE EQUIPMENT IN THE FACILITY?
>> I DON'T THINK IT HAS ANY EFFECT ON THAT -- WELL, I DON'T THINK IT HAS ANY GREAT EFFECT.
PROBABLY JUST THE USE OF THAT, BUT WE ARE CLEANING THOSE OUT A LOT, SO IT REQUIRES EXTRA MAINTENANCE ON OUR PART.
>> BUT AS FAR AS ITS CORROSIVENESS OR WHAT IT DOES TO THE ASSETS THAT WOULD BE A GREAT -- I WILL LOOK INTO THAT AND ASK KIND OF OUR TREATMENT GUYS DO WE NOTICE IT IMPACTING THE LIFECYCLE OF THESE ASSETS.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YEAH, YOU'RE WELCOME.
>> MR. CHAIRMAN, I MOVE WE APPROVE
>> I THOUGHT IT WAS -- SORRY ABOUT THAT.
I MOVE WE ADD ON THE STANDARD AGREEMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR THE WATER AND WASTEWATER STUDY PHASE SERVICES.
>> I WILL SECOND IT. EXCUSE ME.
>> AYE. MOTION CARRIES.
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