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Record of Proceedings

City of Evansville Board of Public Works Meeting - May 28, 2026

City Council — Thursday, May 28, 2026
BodyEvansville, Indiana
SessionCity Council
DateThursday, May 28, 2026
StatusFILED
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We'll call the meeting of the Board of Public Works to order.

0:04

First thing we need to get approved is the minutes from May 21st, 2026.

0:10

So move.

0:11

Second.

0:11

All in favor?

0:12

Aye.

0:13

Aye.

0:13

Motion passes.

0:15

New business.

0:16

City of Evansville Finance requests approval of a contract and an agreement with United Neighborhoods of America of Evansville Incorporated for services related to and in furtherance of assisting neighborhood associations within the city of Evansville.

0:33

Revitalization, preservation, and stabilization of their neighborhoods.

0:37

The total contract amount is not to exceed 48,000 dollars.

0:42

Christine Schumacher.

0:44

Hi.

0:45

Thank you.

0:46

Christine Schumacher Finance Department.

0:48

This is just our yearly contract with the United Neighborhoods that we do.

0:53

We've been doing this since before 2010.

0:55

So it's been going on a while.

0:57

And that's all there is to it.

1:03

Is there any questions?

1:04

No.

1:06

Can I get a motion?

1:07

So move.

1:08

Second.

1:08

All those in favor?

1:10

Aye.

1:10

Aye.

1:10

Motion passes.

1:11

Thank you.

1:12

Thank you.

1:12

Thank you.

1:14

Item B.

1:15

The City of Evansville Matt Mets requests approval of granting authority to Jonathan CB King to execute the agreement with Washington State to use enterprise services, the entitled entity with legislative authority to handle its cooperative agreements with out of state local governments.

1:37

Jonathan CB King.

1:38

Hi.

1:39

I am back and not asking for money yet this time.

1:42

So we are looking at purchasing a new bus this year.

1:46

We have the funding in our capital.

1:48

We're looking at one of the manufacturers has a contract with the state of Washington, and that's who Indigo out of Indianapolis and who Muncie out of Muncie, Indiana uses in order to look at that contract before we can send it to legal for their review.

2:02

We have to do this other contract with the state of Washington saying that we agree to their terms to look at their contract.

2:10

Any questions?

2:11

No.

2:13

So moved.

2:14

Second, all those in favor signify by saying aye.

2:16

Aye.

2:17

Aye.

2:17

Thank you.

2:19

Thank you.

2:21

Item C.

2:23

The City of Evansville DMD requests approval of a contract extension with community action program of Evansville and Vaderburg County Inc.

2:32

To September 30th, 2026, due to scheduling and weather and weather issues.

2:38

Cape Owner Occupied Rehab Program to provide home rehabilitation and repairs needed for a low to moderate income household at 1335 Southeast Riverside Drive, Evansville, Indiana, 47713.

2:53

IDIS number 5093 2025-700 or OOR CDBG 2025.

3:06

Total contract amount is 21,990.

3:10

Lisa Foster.

3:11

Good afternoon, Mr.

3:12

President, members of the board.

3:14

Any questions?

3:15

We just need to extend the contract to give them enough time to do all the repairs.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Engineering And Infrastructure█████████████████████████████████████████████45%
Procedural████████████████████████████████████████40%
Community Engagement███████████11%
Public Safety████4%
Summary of Proceedings

City of Evansville Board of Public Works Meeting - May 28, 2026

The Board of Public Works met on May 28, 2026, to approve numerous routine contracts, contract extensions, change orders, and road closures. All items were approved unanimously without public comment.

Discussion Items

  • Approval of Minutes: Minutes from May 21, 2026, were approved.
  • Item A: Contract with United Neighborhoods of America of Evansville Inc. for neighborhood revitalization assistance, not to exceed $48,000. Presented by Christine Schumacher (Finance Department). Approved.
  • Item B: Authorization for Jonathan CB King to execute an agreement with Washington State to access cooperative purchasing for a new bus. Approved.
  • Item C: Contract extension with Community Action Program of Evansville and Vanderburgh County (CAPE) for home rehabilitation at 1335 SE Riverside Drive, $21,990. Presented by Lisa Foster (DMD). First extension. Approved.
  • Item D: Contract extension with CAPE for 820 Ravenswood Avenue, $26,910. First extension. Approved.
  • Item E: Contract extension with CAPE for 1104 Cody Street, $98,562. First extension. Approved.
  • Item F: Contract extension with ACE Home Improvements for 1424 S Governor Street, $44,735. First extension. Approved.
  • Item G: Contract with J.H. Rudolph and Company for the 2026 Mill and Overlay Phase One (project 26-001), $2,018,710.55. Brian Mundy (City Engineer) noted this is tied to a Community Crossings Matching Grant awarded on May 22, with a requirement to have a contract signed by May 29. Approved.
  • Item H: Change Order #1 with Rivertown Construction LLC for the Main Street project (project 25-007), increase of $3,788.94. Approved.
  • Item I: Amendment with Jerry L. Chastain Jr. (DBA Chastain Excavating) for Joyce Avenue and Sweetser Avenue drainage project (project 26-010), changing warranty from 3 years to 1 year. No dollar change. Approved.
  • Item J: Change Order #5 with E&B Paving LLC for 2025 overlay phase (project 25-002), increase of $69,846. Approved.
  • Item K: Appendix A roll permit applications (right-of-way permits 2970–2979), including a turn lane for Tailor-Made development. Approved.
  • Item L: Addendum to interlocal agreement with Knight Township to include Advanced Life Support (ALS) responses when Evansville Fire Department takes over EMS services. Presented by Kim Garrett (Deputy Chief Administration). Approved.
  • Item M: Contract with Perry Township Volunteer Fire Department for EFD to provide EMS and ambulance transport services in Perry Township. Approved.
  • Item N: Contract with Crosswalk Health Inc. to transfer non-emergent 911 calls to a nurse navigation program, reducing ambulance misuse. Approved.
  • Item O: Road closures for three events, as approved by the Board of Public Safety on May 27 (but without a quorum, so the Board of Public Works acted): (1) Easter Seals Fantasy of Lights (October 19, 2026 – January 13, 2027), (2) Haney's Corner Pride Night (June 12, 2026, 4–10 PM), (3) Haney's Corner Heavy on Haney's event (June 13, 2026, 4–10 PM). Barricades requested. Approved.
  • Surplus Assets: Request by Kevin Engel (IT Manager) to send surplus assets to CNI Electronics for crushing. Approved.
  • Approval of Bills: Routine approval of bills. Approved.

Key Outcomes

  • All 15 business items (A through O) and the surplus assets request were approved unanimously.
  • The Board acted on behalf of the Board of Public Safety for road closures due to lack of quorum at that body's prior meeting.
  • The J.H. Rudolph contract was approved under tight deadline to meet the Community Crossings grant condition.
  • All contract extensions were first extensions to allow completion of weather- and scheduling-delayed home repairs.

Meeting Transcript

We'll call the meeting of the Board of Public Works to order. First thing we need to get approved is the minutes from May 21st, 2026. So move. Second. All in favor? Aye. Aye. Motion passes. New business. City of Evansville Finance requests approval of a contract and an agreement with United Neighborhoods of America of Evansville Incorporated for services related to and in furtherance of assisting neighborhood associations within the city of Evansville. Revitalization, preservation, and stabilization of their neighborhoods. The total contract amount is not to exceed 48,000 dollars. Christine Schumacher. Hi. Thank you. Christine Schumacher Finance Department. This is just our yearly contract with the United Neighborhoods that we do. We've been doing this since before 2010. So it's been going on a while. And that's all there is to it. Is there any questions? No. Can I get a motion? So move. Second. All those in favor? Aye. Aye. Motion passes. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Item B. The City of Evansville Matt Mets requests approval of granting authority to Jonathan CB King to execute the agreement with Washington State to use enterprise services, the entitled entity with legislative authority to handle its cooperative agreements with out of state local governments. Jonathan CB King. Hi. I am back and not asking for money yet this time. So we are looking at purchasing a new bus this year. We have the funding in our capital. We're looking at one of the manufacturers has a contract with the state of Washington, and that's who Indigo out of Indianapolis and who Muncie out of Muncie, Indiana uses in order to look at that contract before we can send it to legal for their review. We have to do this other contract with the state of Washington saying that we agree to their terms to look at their contract. Any questions? No. So moved. Second, all those in favor signify by saying aye. Aye. Aye. Thank you. Thank you. Item C.

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