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Columbus Board of Public Works Meeting - September 22, 2026

Meeting Portal — Tuesday, September 22, 2026
BodyColumbus, Indiana
SessionMeeting Portal
DateTuesday, September 22, 2026
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Present and I am here I'll serve as chair.

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Um approval of the um September 13th 2026 meeting minutes are we passed mid-September are oh my gosh I'll move to approve the meeting minutes as presented I'll second we have a motion and a second to approve the meeting minutes as presented all in favor please signify by saying aye aye opposed same sign motion passes all right andreas you are up with the spring hill lake phase for subdivision improvement agreement good morning good morning what was that they took all the trees oh yes so this is a subdivision improvement agreement um as was stated for phase four of the spring hill lake major subdivision um this is for the peninsula on the west side of Tipton Lakes Boulevard just north of Heron Cove and opposite of Oak Brook phase four this is a um a phase that includes 30 that will include 30 lots um the developer is proposing to start street and infrastructure construction and subdivision improvement agreement will allow them to do that everything's been looked over and everything's in proper order so and who is that who's the developer beacon builders yes um I'll move to approve subdivision improvement bless you question all second so we have a motion and a second to approve the Spring Hill Lakes phase two subdivision improvement agreement as presented all in favor please signify by saying aye aye opposed same sign motion carries next up is the Wolf Creek 500 West Administrative subdivision Andreas so this is an administrative subdivision for a previously unplatted lot near the corner of State Road 46 and 500 West the owner as part of a plan to run a home based business uh had a commitment to plat their lot and doing so having to dedicate the appropriate public right of way along 500 west um so that is all that this plat is actually doing is dedicating looks like 45 feet worth of right of way to um to the city on 500 west and um everything with this plot has been reviewed and is in proper order so where is this in relation to the new development that's going out over there yes so this is um there is only one house that is on the corner of 46 in the county this is just behind them okay so directly behind them maybe I don't know just a couple hundred feet from where um a couple hundred feet closer to the inner intersection from where the chase point um this is not within the city limits but two mile it's in the two mile okay yeah it's just a couple hundred feet south from where the proposed street connection for the new subdivision will hit 500 west um I move to approve the new wolf creek 500 west administrative subdivision all second we have a motion and a second to approve the wolf creek 500 west administrative subdivision clock as presented all in favor please signify by saying aye aye aye opposed same sign motion cares and that's you're saying the new is that the housing stuff that's going by the old belt or the the Belmont there is that what you're talking about um yeah so so the that that chase chase point now terrace point is just behind this lot okay so they're just kind of falling in line with dedicating the right of way that those same developers had to do so they changed the name they changed the name didn't they yes they did breaking news terrace more thanks Andre yeah so now we have two temporary event permits that Jody's going to good morning board I apologize for the lateness of these permits um but they did come to our office this weekend so we want to make sure that we can get them going as fast as possible so we'll start first off with the temporary door permit for Zwanzigs at Octoberfest I move to approve the temporary door permit for Swansacks second so we have a motion and a second to approve the temporary door permit for Swansea as presented for October Fest.

5:00

The second uh permit will be for the Knights of Columbus, Council 1414.

5:05

And this is for ethnic expo on 109 through 1010.

5:09

Move to approve the door permit for Knights of Columbus.

5:13

Second.

5:14

We have a motion and a second to approve the door permit for Knights of Columbus for ethnic expo as presented.

5:20

All in favor, please signify by saying aye.

5:22

Aye.

5:22

Opposed, same sign.

5:24

Motion carries.

5:24

Jody, you're standing there.

5:26

You want to go ahead and present events.

5:29

Can I come in on your cute little trucks you put on the map?

5:33

I'm glad you like my map.

5:38

Absolutely.

5:39

So starting this Wednesday at Millrays Park is the trinket swap from 5 to 7 p.m.

5:44

You can stay as long or short as you want and hang out.

5:48

Bring your blankets and chairs.

5:49

What kind of walk?

5:51

Trinket swap.

5:52

So I think it swap swap.

5:55

Yes.

5:55

Oh, trinket swap.

5:57

Okay.

5:58

The sponsor, I apologize.

6:00

It's like a um sounds like kind of a little bit of a swap meet.

6:04

Yes.

6:06

And of course, it is a big weekend, so mill race marathon is this Saturday.

6:10

Everything will be uh starting to be worked on on Friday.

6:14

So just watch that through the downtown area.

6:16

Streets will be closed throughout the day on Saturday.

6:19

Um, while we wish the racers well on their endeavors.

6:24

Then following the mill race marathon is the Columbus October Fest.

6:28

That'll be from 2 to 10 p.m.

6:29

downtown on Washington and Fourth Streets.

6:33

They now have four Dora vendors, lots of other food vendors, so it should be a really great event.

6:39

Music, do they have music?

6:41

Yes, yeah, I believe so.

6:43

Polka band, hopefully.

6:45

They had a great polka band last year.

6:48

They're working on making it bigger and better.

6:49

They were asking me about all my German vendors and and entertainment.

6:53

So I think they're working on making it bigger this year, which is exciting.

6:57

Also on the 26th is rockin' cocktails.

7:01

It is a ticketed event at Irwin Gardens, but you will see parts of uh Fifth Street from Lafayette to Pearl closed.

7:09

And the first Christian Church Amazing Race will have Fifth Street between Franklin and Lafayette closed on Sunday.

7:16

It's an area-wide youth group event, and that will be from 5 to 8 p.m.

7:21

on Sunday.

7:22

So lots of great things.

7:24

What's going on?

7:26

Um engineering.

7:30

Morning.

7:34

My first item is a release of performance guarantee for Wind Star Woods.

7:38

This is for four lots worth of sidewalk for $7,981.4 cents.

7:47

Move to approve the release of performance guarantees for Wind Star Woods.

7:50

Uh second.

7:52

We have a motion and a second to approve the release of performance guarantee for Wind Star Woods major subdivision as presented.

7:58

All in favor, please signify by saying aye.

8:00

Aye.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Procedural█████████████████████████████████████████████57%
Zoning And Land Use███████████████████24%
Parks and Recreation███████████14%
Engineering And Infrastructure████5%
Summary of Proceedings

Columbus Board of Public Works Meeting - September 22, 2026

The Board met on September 22, 2026, and approved several routine items including subdivision improvement agreements, administrative subdivisions, temporary event permits, release of performance guarantees, and claims. Staff also provided updates on upcoming events and the ongoing riverfront project.

Discussion Items

  • Upcoming Events: Jody presented the event calendar, including the Trinket Swap at Millrays Park (September 24, 5-7 p.m.), the Mill Race Marathon on September 27, Columbus October Fest (September 27, 2-10 p.m. downtown), Rockin' Cocktails (ticketed event at Irwin Gardens on September 26), and the First Christian Church Amazing Race (youth group event on September 28). Jody noted road closures for the events.
  • Riverfront Project Update: The Chair noted progress on the dam removal, which is expected to be a 10-day process and appeared to be moving quickly. The trail and limestone embankment work are also advancing.

Key Outcomes

  • Meeting Minutes: Approved the September 13, 2026 meeting minutes as presented (motion passed unanimously).
  • Spring Hill Lake Phase 4 Subdivision Improvement Agreement: Approved for 30 lots on the peninsula west of Tipton Lakes Boulevard, developer Beacon Builders (motion passed unanimously).
  • Wolf Creek 500 West Administrative Subdivision: Approved an administrative subdivision to dedicate 45 feet of public right-of-way along 500 West near State Road 46 (motion passed unanimously).
  • Temporary Door Permit – Zwanzigs at Octoberfest: Approved for Octoberfest (motion passed unanimously).
  • Temporary Door Permit – Knights of Columbus, Council 1414: Approved for Ethnic Expo on October 9-10 (motion passed unanimously).
  • Release of Performance Guarantee – Wind Star Woods: Approved release of $7,981.40 for four lots of sidewalk (motion passed unanimously).
  • Special Use of Right-of-Way Requests: Approved requests from QC, Milestone, and Duke Energy (motion passed unanimously).
  • Claims Dockets: Approved four dockets of claims as presented (motion passed unanimously).
  • New Deputy Clerk: The Board welcomed Samantha Shaw (Sammy) as the new deputy clerk.

Meeting Transcript

Present and I am here I'll serve as chair. Um approval of the um September 13th 2026 meeting minutes are we passed mid-September are oh my gosh I'll move to approve the meeting minutes as presented I'll second we have a motion and a second to approve the meeting minutes as presented all in favor please signify by saying aye aye opposed same sign motion passes all right andreas you are up with the spring hill lake phase for subdivision improvement agreement good morning good morning what was that they took all the trees oh yes so this is a subdivision improvement agreement um as was stated for phase four of the spring hill lake major subdivision um this is for the peninsula on the west side of Tipton Lakes Boulevard just north of Heron Cove and opposite of Oak Brook phase four this is a um a phase that includes 30 that will include 30 lots um the developer is proposing to start street and infrastructure construction and subdivision improvement agreement will allow them to do that everything's been looked over and everything's in proper order so and who is that who's the developer beacon builders yes um I'll move to approve subdivision improvement bless you question all second so we have a motion and a second to approve the Spring Hill Lakes phase two subdivision improvement agreement as presented all in favor please signify by saying aye aye opposed same sign motion carries next up is the Wolf Creek 500 West Administrative subdivision Andreas so this is an administrative subdivision for a previously unplatted lot near the corner of State Road 46 and 500 West the owner as part of a plan to run a home based business uh had a commitment to plat their lot and doing so having to dedicate the appropriate public right of way along 500 west um so that is all that this plat is actually doing is dedicating looks like 45 feet worth of right of way to um to the city on 500 west and um everything with this plot has been reviewed and is in proper order so where is this in relation to the new development that's going out over there yes so this is um there is only one house that is on the corner of 46 in the county this is just behind them okay so directly behind them maybe I don't know just a couple hundred feet from where um a couple hundred feet closer to the inner intersection from where the chase point um this is not within the city limits but two mile it's in the two mile okay yeah it's just a couple hundred feet south from where the proposed street connection for the new subdivision will hit 500 west um I move to approve the new wolf creek 500 west administrative subdivision all second we have a motion and a second to approve the wolf creek 500 west administrative subdivision clock as presented all in favor please signify by saying aye aye aye opposed same sign motion cares and that's you're saying the new is that the housing stuff that's going by the old belt or the the Belmont there is that what you're talking about um yeah so so the that that chase chase point now terrace point is just behind this lot okay so they're just kind of falling in line with dedicating the right of way that those same developers had to do so they changed the name they changed the name didn't they yes they did breaking news terrace more thanks Andre yeah so now we have two temporary event permits that Jody's going to good morning board I apologize for the lateness of these permits um but they did come to our office this weekend so we want to make sure that we can get them going as fast as possible so we'll start first off with the temporary door permit for Zwanzigs at Octoberfest I move to approve the temporary door permit for Swansacks second so we have a motion and a second to approve the temporary door permit for Swansea as presented for October Fest. The second uh permit will be for the Knights of Columbus, Council 1414. And this is for ethnic expo on 109 through 1010. Move to approve the door permit for Knights of Columbus. Second. We have a motion and a second to approve the door permit for Knights of Columbus for ethnic expo as presented. All in favor, please signify by saying aye. Aye. Opposed, same sign. Motion carries. Jody, you're standing there. You want to go ahead and present events. Can I come in on your cute little trucks you put on the map? I'm glad you like my map. Absolutely. So starting this Wednesday at Millrays Park is the trinket swap from 5 to 7 p.m. You can stay as long or short as you want and hang out. Bring your blankets and chairs. What kind of walk? Trinket swap. So I think it swap swap. Yes. Oh, trinket swap. Okay. The sponsor, I apologize. It's like a um sounds like kind of a little bit of a swap meet. Yes. And of course, it is a big weekend, so mill race marathon is this Saturday. Everything will be uh starting to be worked on on Friday. So just watch that through the downtown area. Streets will be closed throughout the day on Saturday. Um, while we wish the racers well on their endeavors. Then following the mill race marathon is the Columbus October Fest. That'll be from 2 to 10 p.m. downtown on Washington and Fourth Streets. They now have four Dora vendors, lots of other food vendors, so it should be a really great event. Music, do they have music? Yes, yeah, I believe so. Polka band, hopefully. They had a great polka band last year. They're working on making it bigger and better. They were asking me about all my German vendors and and entertainment. So I think they're working on making it bigger this year, which is exciting. Also on the 26th is rockin' cocktails. It is a ticketed event at Irwin Gardens, but you will see parts of uh Fifth Street from Lafayette to Pearl closed. And the first Christian Church Amazing Race will have Fifth Street between Franklin and Lafayette closed on Sunday. It's an area-wide youth group event, and that will be from 5 to 8 p.m. on Sunday. So lots of great things.

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