We do, and we have a couple of uh new deletions that just uh came to my attention, commissioners.

Um I would ask that uh the agenda be uh approved, but those additional deletions or amendments are item two point eight.

We're gonna delete uh item three point nine in the bids um as there's a request from highway for those uh proposals to be submitted uh at the March eleventh meeting.

So item three point nine will not be opened uh this morning.

It'll be open at the March eleventh meeting.

And then uh Mr.

Kirk advises that item two point nine or I'm sorry, item three point seven can also be deleted uh as it is duplicative of item three point one two.

So with those with that said, uh commissioners I would uh ask that a motion be made to approve the agenda as amended.

Chairman, then I move to approve the agenda as permitted as amended and recommended by the county attorney.

Second.

Do we have I have a motion to move to open all vendor responses and requests for bids and quotes.

Second.

So the motion carries three oh uh all the items and item uh all the bids in item number three may be opened at this time.

Uh section four approval of minutes from the uh uh regular meeting for January the twenty-first, twenty twenty-six.

Second.

Let the record show the motion carries three zero.

Item five point one highway request to advertise for bids sanitary sewer collection system project uh for sleepy hollow subdivision request for bids to be received by the lake county auditors office on Wednesday, March eleven at nine thirty AM.

Move to approve five point one.

Second.

Items uh five point two through five point eight are all on behalf of uh the sheriff's department.

It appears for a variety of different vehicles.

Don't know if the board wishes to take those in omnibus form.

I will move to approve specifications for bids for agenda items five point two through five point eight with a return date no later than March tenth, twenty twenty-six.

Nine AM to the lake county auditor.

Second uh discussion, thank you.

Go ahead.

Um Chief, do we do we have these vehicles already or were were they on order?

But this is I didn't hear that.

I'm sorry.

Because Murray said she's having difficult-time keeping minutes.

So thank you.

Yes, a lot of it is if you look at the specific narrative, it talks about updating vehicles that we're going to have already.

So this would be in anticipation of vehicles that we're having that are going to be coming in to be able to put radios marked and all these.

So you haven't purchased the vehicles yet.

Okay.

This is just again that's in section eight of today's meeting is in reference to purchasing the vehicles.

Oh let's you're good with your second with the record show.

The motion carries 30.

5.9 and 5.10 on behalf of the commissioners.

5.9 approved legal notice for bid invitation to accept written offers for disposal of real property to a budding property owners for property commonly known as 5266 through 72.

Maryland Court Gary, Indiana.

Sealed bids are to be submitted to the Lake County Auditors Office by no later than Monday, April 6, 2026.

Item 5.10 approved plans and specifications to publicly bid the electric infrastructure upgrades phase one of the Lake County Government Southern.

Bids are due by no later than 9 30 a.m.

on March 11, 2026.

Second.

Any discussion?

Let the record show the motion carries three open.

Section 6 6.1 addendum number one for bituminous materials delivered and applied 2026 annual bid.

Um see the attached documents for uh any of the revisions.

I'm sure the highway engineer can answer any questions if the board has on if there's any issues in uh move for approval for 6.1 second move the record so the motion carries 30 uh 6.2 through uh 6.5 on behalf of the commissioners 6.2 addendum number one uh for renovations to building the second floor toilet room uh project 6.3 addendum one for ADA site improvement projects of the Lake County Government Center on January 9, 2026, 6.4 addendum number two uh for the ADA site improvement projects of the Lake County Government Center that was issued on January 20, 2026 uh 6.5 addendum number one dated February 6, 2026, and addendum two dated February 12 for industrial building roof replacement at the lake county uh fairgrounds move to approve Mr.

Chairman Second the record show the motion carries three zero uh section seven seven point one elections lake county board of elections and registration uh request to seek proposals uh presumably for moving moving um they are they they would typically be here there at a conference uh related to elections today so I told them that it wasn't necessary for them to attend a motion to approve motion to approve chairman second authority show the motion carries three zero seven point two and seven point three on behalf of highway lake county highway is requesting to solicit proposals for tree removal services uh within lake county jurisdiction uh return date of march eleventh 2026 by 930 a.m in the office of the lake county auditor 7.3 solicit proposals for tree planting services Heather Hills one and two sidewalk replacement return date of uh Wednesday March 11 2026 by 9 30 a.m.

gentlemen I'll move for approval second let the record show the motion carries three zero uh item eight point one through uh eight point one four all on behalf of uh the juvenile court various contracts chairman let's do the one person that I would move for approval for eight point one through eight point one four second let the record show the motion carries three zero date point one five data processing legal services agreement with William Longer and the board of commissioners uh on behalf of lake county data processing for uh lake county data board legal services for the year 2026 and an amount not to exceed 1200 payable at a rate of ninety dollars per hour the chairman I'll move for approval for 8.15 secondary motion carries 8.16 uh surveyor award and contract with GRW aerial services

8.15 data processing legal services agreement with William Longer and the Board of Commissioners.

Uh on behalf of Lake County Data Processing for Lake County Data Board Legal Services for the Year 2026 and an amount not to exceed 12,000 dollars payable at a rate of ninety dollars per hour.

The chairman I'll move for approval for 8.15.

Second.

8.16 uh surveyor award and contract with GRW aerial services for updated uh aerial parcel views of Lake County for the public and the government offices to be viewed on the website contracting the amount of uh sixty-four thousand six hundred dollars chairman I'll move for approval second direct show the motion carries assessor I uh eight point one seven renewal amendment of income work software licensing agreement income works uh assessment advisors LLC January one twenty twenty-six through uh December thirty-one, twenty twenty-six uh at an annual annual rate of fifty-three thousand eight hundred sixty-five dollars uh to be divided by the various uh county assessors offices uh move for approved second the let the record show the motion carries three zero uh eight point one eight through uh eight point two three all on behalf of the highway department is point one eight chairman then I'll move for approval for eight point one eight um through eight point two three second let the record show the motion carries three zero eight point two four public defender legal services contract with Victoria Bain for uh February eighteenth twenty twenty-six through December thirty-one twenty twenty-six in an amount uh of forty thousand dollars chairman I'll move for approval second let the record show the motion carries three zero eight point two five auditor consulting contract with policy analytics LLC and the amount of one hundred twenty seven thousand two hundred dollars for the year twenty twenty-six chairman I'll move for approval for eight point two five second the record show the motion carries three zero uh eight point two six through eight point three four all on behalf of E911 I believe those can be taken and onto this form commissioners no complaints for me no chairman I'll move for approval for agenda items eight point two six through eight point three four second um I would just say let's let's work towards changing the name of your department let the record show the motion carries three of or at least the name for our purposes I think that's kind of strange it always was strange but E911 yes we could just county dispatch yeah but you're more than 911 right point three five Lake County Superior Core County Division Room one legal services contract with Haley McCleary uh from February one twenty twenty six to December thirty one twenty twenty-six an amount of two thousand five hundred and ninety-three dollars and fifty cents per month not to exceed thirty one thousand one hundred twenty two dollars chairman I'll move for approval to eight point three five seconds show the motion carries zero uh eight point three six I wonder if we should I wonder if we should punt that one eight point three six uh because of your work uh Ted with Matt's and the rest of the building I don't know if you've reviewed that or not theirs no I I would just I mean it's not gonna I don't think hurt you guys to wait a minute because we we have some other agreements going on with Matt's so we would another company okay that's not it's not really critical either way but I think it would be good save some time actually we can move together on that very good okay I didn't see it beforehand otherwise it makes sense okay um can we uh motion to defer eight three six motion so Mr Chairman motion to defer second let the record show the motion carries three yes I just uh commissioner if you notice too on the when we come to you with the pricing that this is a QPA pricing I don't know who you're speaking about but we've done as we have done every year since I've been here go to as long as they have that pricing that's available yeah yeah we're we're gonna do that or better I I I guarantee I I would bet yes sir but bet enough to wait a couple weeks okay just if we're wrong then we can always understood I just went through the same class yes so we can share on the resources okay um I think well it doesn't matter

I don't know who you're speaking about, but we've done as we have done every year since I've been here.

Yeah, we're we're gonna do that or better.