Let me call this meeting of the Board of Public Works to order.

Could I get a motion for approval of the old business?

Motion for approval of the May minutes for the BPW meeting on May 7th.

Motion to approve.

Second.

All in favor?

Aye.

Aye.

Moving on to new business.

The City of Evansville DMD requests approval of a contract and an agreement with Memorial Community Development Corporation to use funds for the rehabilitation of the vacant single family home located at 1562 South Kentucky Avenue in Evansville, Indiana, 47714 per scope and budget.

Total contract amount.

IDIS number 5157 2026 CDBG.

Lisa Foster, contracts manager with DMD.

What else can you tell us?

We're helping Memorial rehab a vacant house at this address, and they're using some of their CDBG funds to do so.

Outstanding.

Is that interior and exterior?

I believe so.

I'd have to look at the total scope.

It's a pretty big rehabilitation project.

We're only funding part of it.

That 50,000 makes sense then.

Any questions from the board?

No.

No.

Can I hear a motion for approval?

Motion to approve.

Second.

All in favor?

Aye.

Aye.

Next up, the city of Evansville DMD requests approval of a contract and an agreement with Memorial Community Development Corporation to use funds for the rehabilitation of the vacant single family home located at 660 Ravenswood Drive in Evansville, Indiana, 47713 to sell to a low to moderate income household.

Total contract amounts to $50,000.

This is IDIS number 5156.

2026 to 2000, sorry, 2026-24 CDBG.

Lisa Foster, anything further?

Nope.

Same thing.

We're helping them rehab houses.

Outstanding.

Any questions from the board?

No.

I just have one question.

Sure.

Are they planning on selling the previous the South Kentucky Avenue?

Do you know?

Say that one more time, James.

The first one, the South.

Are they putting a low moderate income house?

Yes, same thing.

Thank you.

Yeah.

Can I hear a motion for approval?

Motion to approve.

Second.

All in favor?

Aye.

Aye.

Thank you.

Thank you, Lisa.

Thank you.

Next up, the City of Evansville City Engineers request approval of design services for the HSIP grant for two projects.

Task order one, signal backplate replacements, and number two, thermoplastic pavement markings.

Anything further?

Um I can give you an explanation if you'd like.

Yeah, that'd be great.

Okay.

Um, so this is the HSIP grant money that we were awarded last year.

And uh these are task orders on our general services agreement with structure point to help us uh finalize those through NDOT and NDOTS process.

Um the signal backplates project is uh eight hundred and twenty-eight thousand nine hundred fifty-four dollars, and the thermoplastic striping is nine ninety-four zero seven two.

Um those are 10% match grants, so we will be matching 10% uh of one point eight million roughly, and then uh paying the engineering fees here, so it'll still come out to a uh substantial grant, and you're saying this was awarded last year.

Yes.

Any questions from the board?

No.

No.

Do I hear a motion for approval?

Motion to approve.

Second.

All in favor?

Aye.

Aye.

Next up, the city of Evansville City Engineers requests approval of appendix A right-away permit applications with the following recommendations.

Right-of-way permit applications 2911 through 2933 and 2935 through 2939 and 2941 through 2943, no exceptions as submitted.

Exceptions are taken on applications 2934 and 2940 as the proposed work is in the county.

Application 2944 is being tabled, pending additional information.

Compliant maintenance of traffic procedures for the Indiana MUTCD should be implemented as required for each site specific.

Board of Public Safety approval is may be required prior to any lane restriction or street closures.

Any open pavement cut repair shall adhere to the current city engineer utility cut repair detail requirements.

Anything further?

No.

Do I hear a motion for approval?

Motion to approve.

Second.

All in favor?

Aye.

Aye.

Next up, the city of Evansville Finance requests approval of a contract and a resolution partnering with the Evansville Water and Sewer utility through an interlocal agreement to design install and manage solar projects on behalf of the city for select city facilities.

Evansville Water and Sewer utility will front the funds to start the projects, recover the IRS clean energy investment tax credits, and set up a repayment schedule for the city to pay off the balance in six years or less.

The project will be paid for through tax credits and energy cost savings and should have zero net impact on the city budget.

And Robert, anything further?

No, Robert Guncher with the city uh controller's office.

We're excited to do this partner with the EWSU to add solar to as many facilities as we can.

And this uh tax credit uh makes it almost a no-brainer.

I mean we can probably offset any payments to either SU with savings from center point.

So the less that we pay them, the better we thought that that is for us.

So standing.

Any questions from the board?

No.

Motion to approve.

Second.

All in favor?

Aye.

Aye.

Thank you.

Thank you, Robert.

Sounds like a great project.

Next up, approval of the use of barricade signage and other items as requested for the following events and road closures.

The following events were approved by the Board of Public Safety on May 13th.

First event, the Evansville Cultural Experience requests approval of their seventh annual Juneteenth celebration.

Closing intersections of Bedford Avenue at Baird Park Drive, Chandler Avenue, Powell Avenue, and the alleyway between Chandler and Powell and Bedford Avenue.

This is Friday, June 19th, 2026, from 12 p.m.

to 9 p.m.

for the purpose of a Juneteenth, Juneteenth celebration, and barricades are requested.

Next item is the funk art requests approval of their funk in the city art festival.

This is the second date in September 16th, 2026.

Closing 2nd Street from Washington to Jefferson, Adams from 2nd Street to Putnam.

The first date is this Saturday, May 16th from 5 a.m.

to 8 p.m.

And this is for the purpose of an art festival.

Barricades are requested.

The third item is River City Pride and Industry Bar requests approval of their River City Slam event.

Closing 101 Southeast First Street in front of Industry Bar, Sunday, June 7th, 2026 from 7 a.m.

to 9 p.m.

for the purpose of a non-profit wrestling block party.

That may be the best five words I read today.

Barricades are requested.

Item number four Germania manicor requests approval of their Volksfest 5K runwalk, the worst race.

Also great words, the worst race.

Spelled W U R S T for anyone listening.

West Maryland Street from North Fulton to 9th Avenue, Saturday, August 15, 2026, from 7 30 a.m.

to 8 30 a.m.

for the purpose of a 5K race for Germania Mana Corps Volksfest.

Barricades are requested.

And last up, last but not least, number five Potter's Wheel requests approval of their worship on the block event, closing Jefferson Avenue from Governor to Judson.

Saturday, June 13th, 2026 from 7 a.m.

to 4 p.m.

for the purpose of a church event and barricades are requested.

Todd Robertson, anything further?

Uh number item number three pending waiver.

Otherwise, paperwork's in order for the rest.

Pending a waiver.

Pending waiver on item number three.

Understood.

Do I hear a motion for approval?

Motion to approve.

Second.

All in favor?

Aye.

Aye.

Any other board business?

Seeing none, is there any public business to come before the board?

Can I get a motion for approval of bills and payroll?

Motion to approve.

Second.

All in favor?

Aye.

Aye.

And can I get a motion for adjournment?

Motion to adjourn.

Second.

All in favor?

Aye.

Aye.

This meeting is adjourned.