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Evansville City Board Meeting: June 4, 2026

City Council — Thursday, June 4, 2026
BodyEvansville, Indiana
SessionCity Council
DateThursday, June 4, 2026
StatusFILED
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0:00

Can I get us started off with a motion for approval of the old business?

0:06

Motion to approve.

0:08

Second.

0:09

All in favor?

0:09

Aye.

0:10

Aye.

0:10

Aye.

0:11

Moving on to new business.

0:13

The city of Evansville DMD requests approval of a contract and an agreement with the downtown Evansville Economic Improvement District Incorporated.

0:21

To support a comprehensive, collaborative and sustainable and measurable plan for the growth and development of Evansville's Downtown Economic Improvement District.

0:30

Total contract amount $25,000.

0:32

Lisa Foster, what else can you tell us?

0:35

Not much.

0:35

This is a renewal of a contract we do every year with the ID.

0:39

Looking at expanding and improving downtown.

0:43

Thank you for the contract renewal.

0:45

Any questions from the board?

0:47

No.

0:49

Do I hear a motion for approval?

0:50

Motion to approve.

0:51

Second.

0:52

All in favor.

0:53

Aye.

0:53

Aye.

0:54

Thank you.

0:54

Thank you, Lisa.

0:56

Next up, the City of Evansville Computer Services requests approval of a contract and an agreement with Conicam Minolta Business Solutions USA Incorporated for EPD multifunction device MFD printers.

1:10

This agreement is under the Conicam Minolta MSA.

1:14

Conicaminolta Business Solutions USA Incorporated doing business as Conica Minolta Premier Finance.

1:20

Total contract amount 201,014.65 cents.

1:26

Vernon Lutz Chief Information Officer.

1:28

Kevin, IT manager for Computer Services.

1:34

I would also like to say that this isn't just for the EPD, this is actually for the city in full.

1:40

And on total throughout this contract, it'll actually save the city over $70,000.

1:47

Wow.

1:48

Great.

1:48

And what kinds of printers are these?

1:50

Or what kind of things do they print?

1:52

These will actually do printing, scanning, and copying.

1:56

So they should do them all.

1:57

And also faxing.

2:00

Great contract savings.

2:01

Any questions from the board?

2:03

Thank you, Kevin.

2:05

Motion to approve.

2:06

Second.

2:07

All in favor?

2:07

Aye.

2:08

Aye.

2:08

Thank you.

2:09

Thank you.

2:09

Thank you.

2:12

Next up, the City of Evansville Human Relations requests approval of a contract and an agreement with American Program Bureau Incorporated for the 2026 Human Relations Commission Annual Dinner and Mayor's Celebration of Human Rights Awards.

2:26

Speaker Reverend William J.

2:28

Barber.

2:29

Total contract amount $30,000.

2:31

And Diane, hello.

2:33

With the human relations commission.

2:35

Yes.

2:36

This is our signature event of the year.

2:40

And we are really happy to have what Reverend Barber with us, a human rights icon.

2:47

That will be the keynote speaker.

2:49

And then again, we'll recognize individuals in the community that are doing exceptional work in the area of human rights.

2:58

So, yeah.

2:59

Thank you.

3:00

Any questions from the board?

3:01

No.

3:02

No.

3:02

Do I hear motion for approval?

3:04

Motion to approve.

3:05

Second.

3:05

All in favor?

3:06

Aye.

3:07

Thank you.

3:08

Thank you.

3:09

Next up, the city of Evansville city engineers requests approval of change order number eight, Evansville Eastside Drainage Improvements Phase 1, 2003-24 with Blankenberger Brothers Incorporated, and the total decrease amount of 180,965.52 cents.

3:28

I don't see Brian, but any further information on that, Karen.

3:32

Um this is just getting toward the end of the project, and so the trade order was for some of the changes that happened during the course of the project, and we will have uh final contract after all of this executive career where they'll balance it out.

3:48

Okay.

3:48

So we'll we'll be back probably for the final uh so is it too soon to say that the total contract is under budget?

3:57

Uh yeah, it's it looks like it's headed that way.

4:00

Great, good deal.

4:02

Any questions from the board?

4:04

No, so I hear motion for approval.

4:06

Motion to approve, second.

4:08

All in favor?

4:09

Aye.

4:10

Next up, the city of Evansville City Engineers requests approval of walnut phase three, project R-41599, final inspection and recommendation of acceptance.

4:23

And what else can you tell us about that, Karen?

4:25

Um this is the uh request for the final um approval they have done the walk through the team.

4:33

So this is just kind of like a close out.

4:35

And this is the section that goes all the way to MLK.

4:38

Yeah, great.

4:38

Yeah, it looks great.

4:39

I enjoy looking at it when I drive on it.

4:41

Any questions from the board?

4:43

No.

4:43

Motion to approve.

4:44

Second.

4:44

All in favor?

4:45

Aye.

4:46

The city of Evansville next.

4:48

City engineers request approval of appendix A right-of-way permit applications with the following recommendations.

4:54

Rightway and permanent applications 2980 through 2992, no exceptions as submitted compliant maintenance of traffic procedures per the Indiana M UTCD should be implemented and as required for each site specifics board of public safety approval may be required part of any lane restriction or street closure any open payment cut repair shall adhere to the current city engineering utility cut repair detail requirements anything further to add from the engineer office I have nothing else motion for approval motion to approve second all in favor aye aye and is there any other board business today or any public business to come before the board can I get a motion for approval of bills and payrolls motion to approve second all in favor aye can I get a motion for adjournment motion to adjourn second all in favor aye this meeting is adjourned

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Economic Development█████████████████████████████████████████████70%
Engineering And Infrastructure███████████████████30%
Summary of Proceedings

Evansville City Board Meeting: June 4, 2026

The Evansville City Board met on June 4, 2026, to consider several contract approvals and routine items. All items were approved unanimously. No public comments were made.

Discussion Items

  • Old Business: Approved by motion and second.
  • Downtown Economic Improvement District Contract: Lisa Foster presented a renewal of the annual contract ($25,000) to support downtown growth and development. Motion and second carried with all ayes.
  • Printer Contract (Conicam Minolta): Vernon Lutz and Kevin (IT) presented a city-wide contract for multifunction printers ($201,014.65) that will save over $70,000 over the term. Motion and second approved unanimously.
  • Human Relations Annual Dinner: Diane presented the contract ($30,000) with American Program Bureau for keynote speaker Rev. William J. Barber and awards ceremony. Motion and second carried.
  • Eastside Drainage Improvements Change Order #8: Brian not present; Karen explained the change order (decrease of $180,965.52) as the project nears completion and is under budget. Motion and second approved.
  • Walnut Phase Three Final Inspection: Karen described the walk-through completion and closure of the section to MLK. Motion and second approved.
  • Right-of-Way Permit Applications (2980-2992): Presented with recommendations for compliance and safety. Motion and second approved.
  • Bills and Payrolls: Approved by motion and second.
  • Adjournment: Motion and second carried; meeting adjourned.

Key Outcomes

  • All motions (old business, five contracts/change orders, permit approvals, bills/payrolls, and adjournment) passed unanimously with aye votes. No dissents or abstentions recorded.

Meeting Transcript

Can I get us started off with a motion for approval of the old business? Motion to approve. Second. All in favor? Aye. Aye. Aye. Moving on to new business. The city of Evansville DMD requests approval of a contract and an agreement with the downtown Evansville Economic Improvement District Incorporated. To support a comprehensive, collaborative and sustainable and measurable plan for the growth and development of Evansville's Downtown Economic Improvement District. Total contract amount $25,000. Lisa Foster, what else can you tell us? Not much. This is a renewal of a contract we do every year with the ID. Looking at expanding and improving downtown. Thank you for the contract renewal. Any questions from the board? No. Do I hear a motion for approval? Motion to approve. Second. All in favor. Aye. Aye. Thank you. Thank you, Lisa. Next up, the City of Evansville Computer Services requests approval of a contract and an agreement with Conicam Minolta Business Solutions USA Incorporated for EPD multifunction device MFD printers. This agreement is under the Conicam Minolta MSA. Conicaminolta Business Solutions USA Incorporated doing business as Conica Minolta Premier Finance. Total contract amount 201,014.65 cents. Vernon Lutz Chief Information Officer. Kevin, IT manager for Computer Services. I would also like to say that this isn't just for the EPD, this is actually for the city in full. And on total throughout this contract, it'll actually save the city over $70,000. Wow. Great. And what kinds of printers are these? Or what kind of things do they print? These will actually do printing, scanning, and copying. So they should do them all. And also faxing. Great contract savings. Any questions from the board? Thank you, Kevin. Motion to approve. Second. All in favor? Aye. Aye. Thank you.

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