[00:00:07] >>> I'M CALLING TO ORDER THETHE WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3RD, [1. MINUTES] 2025 MEETING OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY. FIRST ITEM ARE THE MINUTES FROM THE NOVEMBER 19TH, 2025, REGULAR MEETING. >> MAKE A [2. BID OPENINGS AND AWARDS] MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> MOTION CARRIES. >> TWO, BID OPENINGS AND AWARDS. 2A IS THE BID OPENING FOR CFD TRAINING FACILITY PROJECT. CHIEF JOEL THACKER, CARMEL FIRE DEPARTMENT. >> GOOD MORNING. THIS IS FOR SOME NEW TRAINING STRUCTURE AT OUR CENTER AT 106TH. >> I'M CALLING TO -- >> WE HAVE ONE BID, CHIEF. IT'S FROM COMMUNITY CONTAINER SOLUTIONS, LLC IN THE AMOUNT OF 1,369,699. >> THANK YOU, MR. POTASNIK. >> OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU. 2B IS A QUOTE AWARD FOR 2025 ADDITIONAL PAVING COMING FROM MATT HIGGINBOTHAM, STREET COMMISSIONER. >> I THINK THERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN A LITTLE BIT OF CONFUSION ON THIS ITEM. I THINK THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A BID OR A QUOTE OPENING FOR A NEW PROJECT. BECAUSE I DON'T THINK WE HAVE TO AWARD QUOTES, IS THAT CORRECT? >> NO. NO. WE STILL HAVE TO AWARD QUOTES. >> IT'S ITEM E IN THE CONTRACT, BUT WE NEED TO AWARD IT BECAUSE IT'S ABOVE A CERTAIN AMOUNT. >> THANK YOU. THEN I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THETHE BOARD TO AWARD THE QUOTE TO HOWARD. THEY WERE A RESPONSIVE QUOTER. >> ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS OR A MOTION. >> MOVE TO [3. TABLED ITEM] APPROVE. >> I'LL SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. 3, TABLED ITEM. THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE DEMOLITION AND REMOVAL OF UNSAFE BUILDING 11033 HAVERSTICK ROAD, CARMEL, INDIANA 460 ABOUT ABOUT FOR BRENT LIGGETT, [4. CONTRACTS] CODE ENFORCEMENT AND THIS WAS TABLED NOVEMBER 5TH AND REMAINS TABLED. FOUR AYES REQUEST FOR MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING FIRST DUE, HAMILTON COUNTY PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS EMERGENCY NETWORKING AND CHIEF JOEL THACKER, CARMEL FIRE. >> GOOD MORNING. THIS MOU IS BETWEEN THE CITY OF CARMEL AND HAMILTON COUNTY. THEY HAD PURCHASED A PRODUCT A FEW YEARS BACK, AND WE HAVE ADDED ON TO THAT, BUT THE COUNTY IS GOING TO REIMBURSE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR CERTAIN PORTIONS OF THE FIRST PRODUCT THAT WE USED. NOT FOR ALL OF IT, BUT FOR CERTAIN PORTIONS THAT THEY'VE PREVIOUSLY PAID FOR, AND SO THIS IS JUST AN MOU OUTLINING THE REIMBURSEMENT BACK TO THE CITY IN 2026. >> OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS OR A MOTION? >> MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR. >> AYE. >> MOTION CARRIES. >> AND 4B, REQUEST FOR PURCHASE OF GOODS AND SERVICE MAGNEGRIP IN THE AMOUNT OF $454,106. >> WE WERE AWARDED A FEDERAL GRANT FROM FEMA FOR THE ASSISTANCE FOR FIREFIGHTERS GRANT PROGRAM. THE GRANT IS FOR $416,304. WE HAVE A 10% MATCH. THIS IS FOR HEALTH AND SAFETY PRODUCTS. SO THIS IS A DIRECT EXHAUST CAPTURE SYSTEM THAT WILL BE INSTALLED AT ALL OF OUR FIRE STATIONS. IT WILL BE CONNECTED TO ALL OF OUR APPARATUS, SO WHEN THEY START, IT COLLECTS THAT EXHAUST AND REMOVES IT FROM THE FACILITY. WE KNOW THAT EXHAUST, EXPOSURE OVER TIME LEADS TO SOME DETERIORATING HEALTH CONDITIONS IN THE FIRE SERVICE. [00:05:02] SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THIS AND MAGNEGRIP IS THE COMPANY THAT WILL BE DOING THAT WORK, AND THEY'LL BE STARTING AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, REALLY. >> CHIEF, I'VE GOT A QUESTION. IS THAT AN INSTRUMENT THAT COLLECTS THE EXHAUST IN THE SALLY PORT AND EXPELS IT OUT? -- IN THE WHOLE BUILDING OR WHAT? >> YEAH. SO THERE WILL BE TUBES THAT WILL COME DOWN FROM THE CEILING IN ALL OF OUR BAYS, AND THEY ARE CONNECTED TO THE TRUCKS THROUGH A MAGNETIC CONNECTION. SO AS WE PULL OUT IT WILL AUTOMATICALLY RELEASE. SO SAY IT'S CONNECTED UNTIL WE'RE OUT OF THE BUILDING AND IT'S COLLECTING THAT EXHAUSTEXHAUST DISPELLING IT OUT FROM THE BUILDS SO IT'S NOT COLLECTED INSIDE. >> THANKS. >> THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR A MOTION? >> MOVE IT APPROVE. >> I'LL SECOND. >> ALL IN FIVO?FAVOR? >> AYE. >> MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. >> 4C, PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, CROSSROAD ENGINEERS P.C. FOR $150,000 FOR ON- CALL SERVICES, ADDITIONAL SERVICES AMENDMENT NUMBER 10, BRAD PEASE, DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING. >> THERE ARE ON- CALL SERVICES AND THIS IS FOR THE REVIEW. THIS IS TECHNICAL EXPERTISE IN THE HOUSE AND WE WOULD HAVE STORM WATER. >> QUESTIONS OR A MOTION. >> I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> AYE. >> MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. >> 4DID, REQUEST FOR FOURTH AMENDMENT TO LEASE AGREEMENT GTE MOBILENET OF INDIANA DOING BUSINESS AS VERIZON WIRELESS WITH KEVIN CUSIMANO. >> KEVIN WASN'T ABLE TO BE HERE TODAY, BUT I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH THIS ITEM. LET ME GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF A BACKGROUND. WE HAVE A MIDTOWN TOWER, A CELL TOWER WHICH WE OWN. WE HAVE MULTIPLE TENANTS THERE, AND IF YOU REMEMBER, IN 2024 T-MOBILE WAS IN FRONT OF THIS BOARD AND THEY INSTALLED THE NEXT GENERATION OF GROUND EQUIPMENT. SO OVER TIME THAT TECHNOLOGY GETS BETTER AND BETTER, BUT WE NEED TO REINSTALL IT BOTH ON THE GROUND AND IN THE TOWER ITSELF. THIS SPECIFIC ONE IS SIMILAR TO THAT ONE, BUT IT'S BY VERIZON. THIS ONE IS ONLY FOR GROUND EQUIPMENT. THEY'RE UPGRADING THE GROUND EQUIPMENT AND IT'S NOT GOING TO BE A DIFFERENT AMOUNT OF IT OR, RATHER, IT WILL BE CONTAINED IN THE AREA WHERE WE LEASE THEM. IT'S JUST GOING TO BE SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT EQUIPMENT. WE HAVE TO APPROVE IT BECAUSE TECHNICALLY IT'S AN AMEND AM OF THE LEASE AS WE IDENTIFY WHAT EQUIPMENT GOES ON THE GROUND AND WHAT EQUIPMENT GOES ON THE TOWER AND THAT IS FOR IT. AGAIN, IT'S A FOURTH AMENDMENT AND THEY DO IT PERIODICALLY AND IT'S A VERY LONG LEASE. SO YOU WILL SEE A COUPLE OF THOSE DOWN THE ROAD, AS WELL. >> VERY GOOD. ANY QUESTIONS OR A MOTION? >> MOVE TO APPROVE. >> I'LL SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR. >> AYE. >> MOTION CARRIES. >> THANK YOU. 4E, RESOLUTION BPW 12-03-25-01. RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF CARMEL BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY ACKNOWLEDGING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND VENDORS HOWARD ASPHALT LLC DOING BUSINESS AS HOWARD COMPANIES IN THE AMOUNT OF $207,011.19. ADDITIONAL 2025 PAVING PROJECT COMING FROM MATT HIGGINBOTHAM. >> ROGER, I'M THE MANAGER. THIS WAS THE CONTRACT FOR THE EARLIER ITEM. THIS IS ADDING FOUR NEIGHBORHOODS' WORTH OF PAVEMENT. >> QUESTIONS OR A MOTION? >> I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. 4F IS A REQUEST FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES. ARCADIS U.S. INCORPORATED IN THE AMOUNT OF $204,600, TOWER AND LAND SPACE AT 473 THIRD AVENUE SOUTHWEST, CARMEL, INDIANA. LANE YOUNG, DIRECTOR OF UTILITIES. >> WE HAD A CONTRACT WITH ARCADIS FOR A WATER MODEL. THEY WILL BE VERIFYING OUR CURRENT MODEL AND RECALIBRATING THAT WITH THE INFORMATION THAT'S THERE PLUS WITH ALL OF THE NEW INFRASTRUCTURE THAT'S BEEN INSTALLED AND IT WILL ALSO HAVE A PIECE WHERE THEY'RE DOING CAPACITY MODELING WHICH WILL THEN BE FOLDED IN TO THE ASSET MANAGEMENT CONTRACT. WE STARTED WITH THEM EARLIER [00:10:01] THIS YEAR AND THEN THE REMAINDER WILL BE MONEY THAT'S AVAILABLE FOR US, AND WE'LL START LOOKING AT ADDING OUR WATER PLANT OPERATION INTO THAT MODEL SO WE CAN START DETERMINING HOW WE CAN OPERATE THE PLANT AND SYSTEM. >> ANY QUESTIONS OR A MOTION. >> MOVE TO APPROVE. >> I'LL SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR. >> MOTION CARRIES. >> 4G, REQUEST FOR PURCHASE OF GOODS AND SERVICES VERMEER MIDWEST IN THE AMOUNT OF $101,170.18. AGAIN, LANE YOUNG, DIRECTOR OF UTILITIES. >> THIS IS MORE THAN JUST A TRAILER, IT IS ABOUT AN EXERCISING MACHINE AND A VACUUM UNIT SO THEY CAN CLEAN AND THEY CAN GO OUT AND CLEAN OUT THE BOXES AND WE'RE USING THIS TO ENHANCE OUR VALVE EXERCISING PROGRAM AND WE ARE ABLE TO DO THIS WITH LESS PERSONNEL THAN THE MANUAL WAY THAN HAVING TO SEND OUT ALL OF OUR CREWS AND MANUALLY OPENING AND CLOSING THE SPOUT. IT'S A VERY IMPORTANT ASPECT TO THE PROGRAM AND THIS WAS SELECTED OFF THE SOURCE WELL PUBLIC BIDDING PRICING. >> GREAT. >> ANY QUESTIONS OR ANY MOTION? >> MOVE TO APPROVE. [5. REQUEST TO USE CITY STREETS/PROPERTY] >> I'LL SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR. >> THE MOTION CARRIES. THANKS, MIKE. >> 5, REQUEST TO USE CITY STREETS AND PROPER. 5A THROUGH D WERE APPROVED BY ALL OF THE RESPECTIVE DEPARTMENTS. IS THERE ANYBODY TO SPEAK ABOUT ANY OF THESE EVENTS? IF NOT, I'LL TAKE A MOTION FOR 5A THROUGH D. >> MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE 5A THROUGH D. >> SECOND. [6. OTHER] >> ALL IN FAVOR. >> AYE. >> MOTION CARRIES. >> 6, OTHER. I'LL ASK THE CITY ENGINEER CAN WE TAKE ALL OF THEM TOGETHER? >> A THROUGH G THE TEAM HAS REVIEWED AND CONCURS WITH ALL OF THE WAIVERS AND DEDICATIONS. NO ISSUES. >> OKAY. >> MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM 6 A THROUGH G. >> I'LL SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR. >> AYE. [7. ADD-ONS AND DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR COMMENTS] >> MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. >> 7, ADD- ONES AND DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR COMMENTS. WE HAVE ONE ADD-ON. SERGEI? >> WE HAVE ONE ADD- ON, IT IS AN UNCOMMON ITEM BEFORE THIS BOARD. THIS IS A RECOMMENDATION AND GRADING FOR A BUILD- UP FOR A TRANSFER AGREEMENT THAT WE'RE WORKING ON FOR MERCHANT SQUARE AREAS AND ROAD AND UTILITY IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT AND THIS PROJECT IS A COMBINATION OR COLLABORATION BETWEEN ENGINEERING AND UTILITIES. A DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING IS HERE AND UTILITIES, THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY TECHNICAL QUESTIONS WE HAVE, BUT WHERE WE ARE IN THE PROJECT -- OUR CONSULTANTS, WHICH IS WESLEY ENGINEERING HAVE PERFORMED GRADING AND ANALYSIS OF THE RECEIVED PROPOSALS AND THE TRANSFER FOR THE PROJECT. SO THEY PRESENT IT TO YOUYOU WITH THE GRADING AND THE STRUCTURED FORMAT. SO AVENUE RECEIVED THE HIGHEST MARKS, ASAS SEE, THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO ADD THIS ITEM TO THE AGENDA AND, TWO, TO APPROVE THE ENGINEERING AND LEGAL DEPARTMENTS TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE SCOPING PROCESS AND NEGOTIATIONS WITH AVENUE. AND AGAIN, WE HAVE BOTH ENGINEERING AND UTILITIES HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE. >> OKAY. BEFORE QUESTIONS, I NEED A MOTION TO ADD THIS ON. >> MAKE A MOTION TO ADD THIS TO THE AGENDA. >> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR. >> AYE. >> THIS HAS BEEN ADDED ON, SO WE ARE FREE TO DISCUSS. ANY QUESTIONS? BRAD, DO YOU WANT TO SPEAK? >> I CAN AT LEAST TELL YOU WHAT THE PROJECT IS. THERE'S THREE ROUNDABOUTS AND THE EXTENSION OF KINZER AVENUE, AND THAT'S THE INFRASTRUCTURE THEY'RE INVOLVED IN AND THE SANITATION AND WATER AREA AND THAT'S WHY WE PACKAGED IT TOGETHER SO WE DON'T HAVE CONTRACTORS ON TOP OF EACH OTHER TO BUILD, AND OPERATE AND TRANSFER. >> WHAT IS THE TIMELINE? DO YOU HAVE ONE YET? OFFHAND. >> CONSTRUCTIONWISE IT WILL BE NEXT YEAR AND INTO '27. >> A LOT OF PROJECTS WILL [00:15:01] TAKE 18 MONTHS. >> ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS OR ANY MOTION? >> BASED ON THE GRADING AND RECOMMENDATIONS WE RECEIVED FROM THE CITY SELECTION COMMITTEE FOR THIS, I MOVE TO APPROVE ENGINEERING AND LEGAL DEPARTMENTS TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE SCOPING PROCESS AND THE NEGOTIATION OF AVENUE. >> ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> MOTION CARRIES. THANK * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.