WEBVTT 00:00:00.066 --> 00:00:06.297 - Good evening folks Adam Wason public works director for the city of Bloomington. It is September 9th 00:00:06.297 --> 00:00:12.528 - 2025 5 30 p.m. We're here in City Council chambers at 401 North Morton Street in Bloomington There's 00:00:12.528 --> 00:00:18.698 - a zoom link on the agenda for tonight's meeting. It has a meeting ID and a passcode For any members 00:00:18.698 --> 00:00:25.052 - of the public that are joining us online if you are online and you would like to make a public comment 00:00:25.052 --> 00:00:25.854 - this evening 00:00:26.434 --> 00:00:32.950 - Under any of the agenda items, there will be an opportunity for that. We just ask that you use the raised 00:00:32.950 --> 00:00:39.220 - hand or chat function to indicate your desire to leave that public comment with us. Otherwise, I will 00:00:39.220 --> 00:00:43.646 - turn it over to Kyla Cox-Deckard, Board President, and thank you, Kyla. 00:00:44.386 --> 00:00:50.309 - All right, thank you. I called to order this regular meeting of the Board of Public Works this Tuesday, 00:00:50.309 --> 00:00:56.574 - September 9th of 2025. First up, we have messages from board members. Do we have any messages from the board? 00:00:59.170 --> 00:01:05.722 - Seeing none. Next is petitions and remonstrances. This is the opportunity for anyone who would like 00:01:05.722 --> 00:01:12.339 - to make a public comment about something that is not on the agenda to do so. If you are on Zoom, you 00:01:12.339 --> 00:01:19.022 - can use the raised hand function or the chat function to let us know that you're interested in making 00:01:19.022 --> 00:01:25.639 - a public comment. If you're here in person, you may approach the microphone. All right, seeing none. 00:01:25.639 --> 00:01:27.998 - Next up we have the consent agenda. 00:01:28.098 --> 00:01:34.982 - Under the consent agenda we have minutes for June 18th of 2025. Resolution 2025-068 Hoosier Hoops on 00:01:34.982 --> 00:01:41.865 - Kirkwood. Resolution 2025-069 Jill Bierman 5K. Memorandum of understanding between the Redevelopment 00:01:41.865 --> 00:01:48.817 - Commission, Board of Public Works, and Red Cross. Acceptance of right of way dedication from Catalan. 00:01:48.817 --> 00:01:56.382 - Outdoor lighting service agreement with Duke Energy for North Adams Street between 7th Street and 10th Street. 00:01:56.994 --> 00:02:02.271 - Outdoor lighting service agreement with Duke Energy for North Monroe Street and Cottage Grove Avenue. 00:02:02.271 --> 00:02:07.444 - Outdoor lighting service agreement with Duke Energy for North Blair Avenue between West 11th Street 00:02:07.444 --> 00:02:12.617 - and Christian Center Drive. Outdoor lighting service agreement with Duke Energy for West 6th Street 00:02:12.617 --> 00:02:17.945 - between North Ritter Street and the Beeline Trail. Outdoor lighting service agreement with Duke Energy 00:02:17.945 --> 00:02:21.566 - for West Patterson Drive between West 2nd Street and West 1st Street. 00:02:22.082 --> 00:02:29.370 - Contract with park mobile resolution 2025 dash zero six six wrapped in love public art installation 00:02:29.370 --> 00:02:36.658 - a service agreement with Pinsky law for drafting standard operating guidelines for Bloomington Fire 00:02:36.658 --> 00:02:43.582 - Department and payroll Do we have any items that need to be removed from the consent agenda? I 00:02:47.362 --> 00:02:55.450 - Public art installation to the new business just to go over some changes to that one since yesterday. 00:02:55.450 --> 00:03:03.380 - All right, great Do we have a motion to move? Resolution 2025 dash zero six six wrapped in love our 00:03:03.380 --> 00:03:11.627 - installation to new business. I move that we move resolution 2025 dash zero two six six wrapped in love 00:03:11.627 --> 00:03:16.702 - public art installation from the consent agenda to new business 00:03:17.058 --> 00:03:24.859 - All right, I will call the roll Caron. I broach Cox Deckard. I motion passes. So we've moved that item 00:03:24.859 --> 00:03:32.735 - to new business Do we have any public comments on anything within the consent agenda? All right, seeing 00:03:32.735 --> 00:03:40.385 - none is there a motion on the consent agenda I move that we approve the consent agenda for tonight's 00:03:40.385 --> 00:03:46.974 - meeting of September 9th 2025 Second. All right. I will call the roll Caron. I roach I 00:03:47.106 --> 00:03:55.781 - Hi Cox Deckard. I motion passes first under new business. We have resolution 2025-066 wrapped in love 00:03:55.781 --> 00:03:57.822 - public art installation 00:04:01.122 --> 00:04:06.471 - My name is Holly Warren. I'm the assistant director for the arts in the Department of Economic 00:04:06.471 --> 00:04:12.440 - and Sustainable Development I can hear tonight to talk about wrapped in love So we recommend the approval 00:04:12.440 --> 00:04:18.014 - of Middle Way houses annual wrapped in love program So this is a program in which Middle Way house 00:04:18.178 --> 00:04:25.028 - Wraps trees that are in the public right-of-way with sweaters that have art designs on them And they 00:04:25.028 --> 00:04:31.811 - also advertise their crisis hotline on a placard on each of the trees with a sweater so starting in 00:04:31.811 --> 00:04:36.830 - 2023 the city began a partnership with wrapped in love because the city's 00:04:37.090 --> 00:04:43.885 - policies aligned with the perspective of Middle Way House that folks deserve resources when they're 00:04:43.885 --> 00:04:51.088 - in a crisis. And when that took effect, basically what that means is that all of the art and the globally 00:04:51.088 --> 00:04:58.222 - recognized symbols on those sweaters, as well as any language either on the sweaters or on the placards, 00:04:58.222 --> 00:05:05.085 - become government speech. And when that happens, that means that that speech is actually exempt from 00:05:05.085 --> 00:05:07.056 - our art and the right-of-way 00:05:07.056 --> 00:05:13.304 - So that means that any globally recognized symbols or language that are represented as part of this 00:05:13.304 --> 00:05:14.366 - installation are 00:05:14.498 --> 00:05:21.693 - Okay, so for all of the designs so many most of the designs that are coming back this year are designs 00:05:21.693 --> 00:05:28.817 - from previous years There are four new designs this year that should be in your plaque in your packet 00:05:28.817 --> 00:05:36.012 - Legal has reviewed all of those designs and said that they are they are permissible Aligning with city 00:05:36.012 --> 00:05:43.067 - policy to be able to display them. So these sweaters will be Reinstalled beginning on September 15th 00:05:43.067 --> 00:05:44.464 - through October 7th 00:05:44.464 --> 00:05:52.408 - There will be a ribbon cutting ceremony for this year's sweaters at courtyard square on October 3rd 00:05:52.408 --> 00:06:00.352 - And then the sweaters will be up on the trees through January 15th 2026 and that's when they'll all 00:06:00.352 --> 00:06:08.455 - be de-installed And that's what I've got. I'm happy to answer any questions you have about this Thank 00:06:08.455 --> 00:06:14.334 - you questions on this item The clarifying language Very much in line with 00:06:15.874 --> 00:06:22.840 - Past policy and the city city policy. Thank you. Yeah, and we're grateful for legal for supporting us 00:06:22.840 --> 00:06:29.738 - with that. Thanks I also don't have a question but a comment I was not here for the work session But 00:06:29.738 --> 00:06:36.567 - just want to commend you on a very helpful presentation for that item. So thank you. Thanks Does it 00:06:36.567 --> 00:06:42.782 - keep the tree And it's cute come on it's really for fashion At least worth a degree or two 00:06:44.802 --> 00:06:51.353 - Any other questions from the board on this item? Any public comments on this item again, if you're on 00:06:51.353 --> 00:06:57.775 - zoom and you'd like to make a comment You can use the raised hand function or the chat function and 00:06:57.775 --> 00:07:04.389 - if you're in the room, you can approach the microphone All right seeing none is there a motion on this 00:07:04.389 --> 00:07:11.582 - item I move that we approve resolution 2025 dash zero to six six wrapped in love public art installation second 00:07:12.066 --> 00:07:19.322 - All right. We have a motion in a second. I will call the roll croon. I roach I Cox Deckard I motion 00:07:19.322 --> 00:07:26.579 - passes. Thank you. Thanks Next we have change order six for Winslow Rogers resurfacing project with 00:07:26.579 --> 00:07:33.255 - milestone contractors LP Jason Kerr with engineering Excuse me change order six for Winslow 00:07:33.255 --> 00:07:37.246 - Rogers resurfacing project is a quality adjustment and 00:07:37.346 --> 00:07:43.651 - Back in mid-july, there was a rain event which caused some erosion issues within the corridor down at 00:07:43.651 --> 00:07:49.895 - the roundabout high Winslow and Rogers They were instructed by a certain date to put erosion control 00:07:49.895 --> 00:07:56.076 - and matting Around the roundabout on the inside area. They are delayed today This is coming for for 00:07:56.076 --> 00:08:02.814 - the quality adjustment, which is the deduction of the contract price of $200 that we charge for that one day 00:08:02.914 --> 00:08:10.064 - of Missing erosion control with the deduction of the $200. It brings it to 1 million four oh five eight 00:08:10.064 --> 00:08:17.214 - sixty seven dollars and ninety four cents Any questions on change order number six? Thank you questions 00:08:17.214 --> 00:08:24.158 - from the board and Jason not necessarily a question about the change order But I believe I did drive 00:08:24.158 --> 00:08:29.246 - through that intersection the day of the the rain incident Are there any? 00:08:29.474 --> 00:08:35.343 - Long-term changes needed to get the roundabout to drain differently or drain better. No, they actually 00:08:35.343 --> 00:08:41.497 - drain relatively decent There are some I want to say some inlet protection in place until the stabilization 00:08:41.497 --> 00:08:47.423 - and the matting Basically for the vegetation to grow at least to 70 75 percent and then they can remove 00:08:47.423 --> 00:08:53.406 - that which will assist with the drainage I don't think we're going to have a problem when that stability 00:08:53.406 --> 00:08:55.742 - is grown in I think thank you quite well 00:08:58.882 --> 00:09:07.166 - public comments on this item Seeing none is there a motion I move that we approve change order six for 00:09:07.166 --> 00:09:15.531 - Winslow Rogers resurfacing project with milestone contractors LP Second all right. I will call the roll 00:09:15.531 --> 00:09:23.815 - Caron. I roach I Cox Deckard I motion passes Next we have change order number seven for Winslow Rogers 00:09:23.815 --> 00:09:28.158 - resurfacing project with milestone contractors LP and 00:09:28.930 --> 00:09:36.111 - Again from engineering change order seven takes place at Somerset place and winter on Rogers Road at 00:09:36.111 --> 00:09:43.576 - that point at the northwest corner there was a new curb ramp put in but the one was say the Graze behind 00:09:43.576 --> 00:09:46.846 - that were relatively steep. So we're adding a 00:09:47.010 --> 00:09:55.147 - Retaining curb to help hold that bank back and to keep any sediment from coming on to the new curb ramp 00:09:55.147 --> 00:10:03.362 - This is approximately 28 linear foot of curb going in change order also adding three days to the overall 00:10:03.362 --> 00:10:11.421 - contract duration with this change order number seven in addition of 35 31 dollars and 33 cents brings 00:10:11.421 --> 00:10:15.646 - the grand total to 1 million 409 399 and 27 cents and 00:10:16.130 --> 00:10:25.419 - It's just the addition of that curb retaining curb any questions. Thank you questions on this item Do 00:10:25.419 --> 00:10:34.527 - we have any public comments Seeing none is there a motion I move that we approve change order 7 for 00:10:34.527 --> 00:10:43.634 - Winslow Rogers resurfacing project with milestone contractors LP Second, all right. I will call the 00:10:43.634 --> 00:10:45.182 - roll Korone. I I 00:10:45.346 --> 00:10:55.199 - Roach I Cox Deckard I motion passes. Thank you. Thanks All right, next up we have micro mobility contract 00:10:55.199 --> 00:11:04.772 - with bird for scooters and ebikes Good evening. I'm Jeff Jackson with ESD staff recommends you approve 00:11:04.772 --> 00:11:14.718 - the Application to award a bird another annual licensed operate in city of Bloomington Yesterday I had one 00:11:14.882 --> 00:11:23.345 - question about the ratio of e scooters to e bikes, there's Just a little over 58,000 trips on e scooters 00:11:23.345 --> 00:11:31.566 - During in over the last year and just over 5,000 e bike trips. So about 9% are you bike trips? That's 00:11:31.566 --> 00:11:40.190 - information provided by bird Thanks for that information are there questions from the board on this item I 00:11:43.426 --> 00:11:51.276 - Apologize if this was discussed yesterday, I wasn't here for the work session But is there a reason 00:11:51.276 --> 00:11:59.205 - that this is titled with bird for scooters and not scooters and ebikes? Are you talking about on the 00:11:59.205 --> 00:12:07.291 - agenda in the actual resolution? Yeah, it's the item on the agenda. Let me look at the Resolution here 00:12:07.291 --> 00:12:13.022 - Good question. Yeah, they're have a license for an e scooters and ebikes 00:12:15.394 --> 00:12:22.078 - Are we approving the contract or the resolution? The application they submit has a signature page that 00:12:22.078 --> 00:12:28.633 - bird signs and the resolution that you approve has a signature page for the Board of Public Works to 00:12:28.633 --> 00:12:35.447 - sign Okay, and it's not on the agenda for the resolution but we can assume that that's part of the yeah, 00:12:35.447 --> 00:12:42.910 - I think it's more of just the The wording that's always been used in the past. It was primarily a scooter based on 00:12:43.330 --> 00:12:51.210 - Resolution but it does include the language in the resolutions and such as necessary to okay have the 00:12:51.210 --> 00:12:59.244 - contract executed is the way I would Yep. Yeah the resolutions in the packet as well. Yeah, I see Okay, 00:12:59.244 --> 00:13:02.334 - thank you One question that I had asked 00:13:02.434 --> 00:13:11.426 - During the work session and just wanted a little bit more clarity. We had talked a bit about the discretion 00:13:11.426 --> 00:13:20.252 - of the city specifically the Department of Economic and Sustainable Development to work with the Provider 00:13:20.252 --> 00:13:28.662 - to adjust the number of deployed scooters And presumably e-bikes as well if that were an issue based 00:13:28.662 --> 00:13:31.326 - on their ridership is there any 00:13:32.514 --> 00:13:40.775 - or concerns about the ridership versus the number of vehicles like in the in the contract language it 00:13:40.775 --> 00:13:49.035 - says That the operator shall deploy 700 vehicles and that ratio is 455 e scooters and 245 e bikes. So 00:13:49.035 --> 00:13:57.134 - I'm just wondering are they Is the usage coming in at what the city? expects for that number on the 00:13:57.134 --> 00:14:02.398 - fleet or is there any plan to adjust that the bird currently has 00:14:02.882 --> 00:14:10.431 - 500 units deployed They're going to add another 200 by October 1st to get up to the required levels 00:14:10.431 --> 00:14:18.206 - If any of the usage falls below a certain threshold we could ask them to reduce those levels given the 00:14:18.206 --> 00:14:25.754 - fact that Less than two years ago. We had over 1200 units out there with three providers It doesn't 00:14:25.754 --> 00:14:31.038 - seem likely that would occur, but we'll certainly stay on top of that 00:14:40.162 --> 00:14:44.158 - First to that point we get 00:14:44.354 --> 00:14:50.139 - Correct me if I'm wrong here Jeff. We get monthly reports on that usage and such we you know, there 00:14:50.139 --> 00:14:56.040 - is that information exchange So if if by chance, you know, they have say the 700 full units here It's 00:14:56.040 --> 00:15:02.114 - apparent that they're only being used 300, you know, we can see that information and make those requests 00:15:02.114 --> 00:15:08.072 - I think to date we've just never had the need to actually make a request for reduction. Is that a fair 00:15:08.072 --> 00:15:14.320 - way to say it? That's correct. Yeah, awesome the other point in the actual documentation for the resolution 00:15:14.320 --> 00:15:21.763 - The resolution is title a share micro mobility devices So it's I think it's just more of the wording 00:15:21.763 --> 00:15:29.133 - on the agenda that we'll make sure to use micro mobility instead of just scooters in the future Has 00:15:29.133 --> 00:15:35.913 - there been any either increase or decrease in the number of You reports or other complaints 00:15:35.913 --> 00:15:42.398 - about accessibility with scooters being left on the sidewalks. I couldn't tell you just 00:15:42.722 --> 00:15:51.024 - Like absolutely if there's been an increase or a decrease I think My Use of the report system on a regular 00:15:51.024 --> 00:15:58.938 - basis sees I would say I think I see less of them overall. Yes We also reviewed some of the fine data 00:15:58.938 --> 00:16:06.852 - that we've got through throughout this year. We're still enforcing with parking enforcement something 00:16:06.852 --> 00:16:10.654 - I had it pulled up a minute ago and I this quote 00:16:10.818 --> 00:16:16.873 - But over 350 fines were issued since the beginning of the year this year. When staff sees improperly 00:16:16.873 --> 00:16:23.108 - parked scooters, they issue the fines, the fines have been collected. They're tending to happen outside 00:16:23.108 --> 00:16:29.163 - of the core of the downtown because of the corrals being successful. So my hope always was as we got 00:16:29.163 --> 00:16:35.278 - the corrals built, we could focus more on the neighborhoods where we hear from the residents that are 00:16:35.278 --> 00:16:40.734 - trying to walk on the sidewalks that we're encountering the things. I know there are still 00:16:41.090 --> 00:16:47.178 - There are still violations occurring when we get to when we get word of them. We go and respond so but 00:16:47.178 --> 00:16:53.089 - I couldn't tell you Exactly if the number of complaints that's gone up or down, but we could pull a 00:16:53.089 --> 00:16:59.177 - report on that for sure To be making different downtown. Oh, absolutely. Yeah I mean you still see the 00:16:59.177 --> 00:17:05.561 - random ones that are outside of a corral here or there but for the vast majority of the way that geofencing 00:17:05.561 --> 00:17:09.758 - is working a lot less issue downtown and I would also say that I think 00:17:10.082 --> 00:17:17.006 - a lot of the, well, I would, I think some of the instances of the cart, of the scooters not being in 00:17:17.006 --> 00:17:24.409 - the corrals is not necessarily the end user that might have left it in the corral. It's once it's happened, 00:17:24.409 --> 00:17:31.538 - once it's in the corral, it gets moved without being rented. Is the way I'd say that. Disrupted in some 00:17:31.538 --> 00:17:37.022 - way. Yeah, whether it's, you know, late night tomfoolery or anything like that. 00:17:37.602 --> 00:17:45.504 - Which never downtown never All right and other questions from the board on this item If the board doesn't 00:17:45.504 --> 00:17:52.958 - have any other questions, I'll just make a general comment. I think I'm kind of excited I'm excited 00:17:52.958 --> 00:18:00.487 - now that we have one vendor. We have one point of contact. We have you know You know when we had the 00:18:00.487 --> 00:18:05.854 - three and the four vendors when we were first responding to this it was 00:18:05.954 --> 00:18:11.063 - Very much that disruptive technology approach to everything. I think we've got a better handle on it. 00:18:11.063 --> 00:18:16.223 - It's not perfect They still are out in public in traffic all the things but I think it's gotten better 00:18:16.223 --> 00:18:21.382 - overall and I think with having the one vendor will still be able to even Fine-tune it make it better. 00:18:21.382 --> 00:18:26.642 - They're talking about putting in new corrals that they're gonna be required to put in and thinking about 00:18:26.642 --> 00:18:32.002 - location. So Hopefully, you know, we we continue to lessen those number of instances where they're causing 00:18:32.002 --> 00:18:34.206 - an issue whether accessibility or otherwise 00:18:35.106 --> 00:18:44.386 - One question I do typically ask is does the city feel satisfied with the level of safety information 00:18:44.386 --> 00:18:53.759 - and safety events the bird is hosting or Disseminating among especially new riders. It's that time of 00:18:53.759 --> 00:19:03.774 - year where we have a lot of new Residents, you know figuring out the scooters birds been very responsive the 00:19:03.874 --> 00:19:10.473 - Safety requirements outlined in the package They show up to events when when requested and other times 00:19:10.473 --> 00:19:17.072 - that they schedule themselves they give away free helmets and do demo rides or do training for the for 00:19:17.072 --> 00:19:23.671 - the e-bikes knee scooters, so the other part of having one vendor is that they've been very responsive 00:19:23.671 --> 00:19:30.014 - and both with responding the new reports and meeting their safety requirements and obligations and 00:19:31.298 --> 00:19:38.233 - Good time of year to probably we'll make a request that they come in town here soon. Yeah Yeah, it's 00:19:38.233 --> 00:19:45.168 - a good good time to and the weather has been so good. I would assume the ridership is high right now 00:19:45.168 --> 00:19:52.171 - Any other questions All right any public comment on this item again if you're on zoom you can use the 00:19:52.171 --> 00:19:59.518 - raised hand function or the chat function and if you're here in person you can approach the microphone and 00:20:05.378 --> 00:20:13.155 - Seeing none. Is there a motion on this item? I move that we approve the micro mobility contract with 00:20:13.155 --> 00:20:20.933 - bird for scooters and e-bikes Second. All right. I will call the roll Caron. I roach. I Cox Deckard. 00:20:20.933 --> 00:20:28.633 - I motion passes. Thank you And I think we got our update on citywide fiber yesterday It sounds like 00:20:28.633 --> 00:20:33.022 - repairs are being made at a pretty quick pace all in all 00:20:33.282 --> 00:20:43.569 - Next up is approval of claims Do we have any questions on the claims? Any public comments on the claims 00:20:43.569 --> 00:20:53.757 - Seeing none is there a motion I move that we approve claims this evening and the amount of one million 00:20:53.757 --> 00:21:02.462 - eight hundred twenty seven thousand five hundred ninety six dollars and fifty six cents 00:21:03.202 --> 00:21:14.835 - All right, I will call the roll Crohn I roach I Cox Deckard I Motion passes and seeing as we have nothing 00:21:14.835 --> 00:21:22.078 - else on our agenda. I will call for adjournment Recording stopped