WEBVTT 00:00:00.450 --> 00:00:06.815 - All right. Good evening folks. This is Adam Wason public works director for the city of Bloomington. 00:00:06.815 --> 00:00:13.432 - It is 530 p.m. on Tuesday April 7th 2026 here at City Council chambers for one North Wharton Bloomington 00:00:13.432 --> 00:00:20.049 - Indiana. This is the regularly scheduled Board of Public Works meeting and we have two members president 00:00:20.049 --> 00:00:26.540 - present today. President Elizabeth Caron and vice president Kyla Cox Deckard Secretary James Roach had 00:00:26.540 --> 00:00:27.422 - a last minute 00:00:27.522 --> 00:00:36.635 - thing come up so he's not able to make it today and I will turn it over to so we do also have a zoom 00:00:36.635 --> 00:00:45.749 - link going live with the meeting before we are. It just did not. Okay. Thank you. And so we've got a 00:00:45.749 --> 00:00:52.606 - zoom link and a passcode on the agenda and on the online on board for those 00:00:52.706 --> 00:00:58.752 - of the public that would like to attend virtually, if you are on virtually and have a public comment 00:00:58.752 --> 00:01:04.738 - to offer, you can do so in the petitions or remonstrances for those items not on the agenda, or you 00:01:04.738 --> 00:01:10.963 - can do it during any agenda item using the raised hand function or the chat function. I'll turn it over 00:01:10.963 --> 00:01:13.118 - to Board President Elizabeth Crone. 00:01:14.082 --> 00:01:20.908 - Thank you Adam and good evening all I call to order tonight's meeting at the Board of Public Works for 00:01:20.908 --> 00:01:27.535 - April 7th 2026. First we have messages from board members. Any messages from the board. Seeing none 00:01:27.535 --> 00:01:34.228 - we will move on to petitions and remonstrances. Does anyone have anything that they'd like to make a 00:01:34.228 --> 00:01:38.270 - comment about that is not on tonight's agenda. Good evening. 00:01:40.066 --> 00:01:45.360 - My name is Greg Alexander. I want to address the walk around at 115 East Kirkwood was approved by this 00:01:45.360 --> 00:01:50.550 - board back in January First thing I want you to understand is I'm not going there to inspect it. I'm 00:01:50.550 --> 00:01:55.741 - going there because I have business downtown It failed from day one They closed the sidewalk about a 00:01:55.741 --> 00:02:01.086 - week before establishing the walk around which means people were walking in the street during that time 00:02:01.186 --> 00:02:06.150 - City enforcement should have been immediate. We collect an escrow account for exactly this kind of condition 00:02:06.150 --> 00:02:10.750 - They should have spent that money to reopen the sidewalk and then issue to stop work order until the 00:02:10.750 --> 00:02:11.934 - escrow could be paid back 00:02:12.770 --> 00:02:18.008 - instead a week of non-compliance and hazard to pedestrians. Since then, it has been closed many of the 00:02:18.008 --> 00:02:23.093 - times that I have simply happened to be passing by. For example, they parked a concrete truck and a 00:02:23.093 --> 00:02:28.280 - giant crane within the walk around for hours at a time on at least two occasions. When I reported one 00:02:28.280 --> 00:02:33.467 - of these blockages on your report, Director Wason added his opinion that it would have been compliant 00:02:33.467 --> 00:02:38.755 - if they had moved the flaggers to a different location. That's not true. Parking vehicles and equipment 00:02:38.755 --> 00:02:42.366 - in the walk around for any duration of time is a violation of the MOT. 00:02:42.946 --> 00:02:48.638 - Vehicles can pass through the walk-around to get to the staging area. That says that in the MOT, but 00:02:48.638 --> 00:02:54.443 - they must not stage within the walk-around itself. It's a straightforward violation. In February, when 00:02:54.443 --> 00:03:00.530 - this board approved this year's Kirkwood Outdoor Dining Program, we received a memo from the administration 00:03:00.530 --> 00:03:06.166 - that said, quote, pedestrian safety is a non-negotiable priority, end quote. It's inappropriate for 00:03:06.166 --> 00:03:09.886 - the Director of Public Works to negotiate away pedestrian safety. 00:03:10.370 --> 00:03:16.011 - And it's inappropriate for the director of public works to supervise engineering staff. It's not only 00:03:16.011 --> 00:03:21.762 - a bureaucratic misstep It is a criminal misdemeanor under state law for a non-engineer It's a certified 00:03:21.762 --> 00:03:27.293 - profession to supervise this kind of work if the existing MOT does not provide sufficient space For 00:03:27.293 --> 00:03:33.099 - the staging that they require at the petitioner, you know 115 East Kirkwood they need a new MOT approved 00:03:33.099 --> 00:03:35.422 - by a certified engineer and this body and 00:03:35.650 --> 00:03:42.834 - Because they did unapproved closures at least twice. I expect this to continue. We need a stop work 00:03:42.834 --> 00:03:50.378 - order We need to make a new MOT if they can't Work within the MOT that they have Compromising pedestrian 00:03:50.378 --> 00:03:57.706 - safety is not an acceptable remedy pedestrian safety matters you all thank you Thank you very much do 00:03:57.706 --> 00:04:03.454 - we have any more public comment on anything not on tonight's agenda if you were 00:04:03.810 --> 00:04:12.842 - On zoom you may use the raise hand function or the chat none on zoom. All right. Seeing none we will 00:04:12.842 --> 00:04:22.322 - move along to tonight's consent agenda on the consent agenda is resolution 20 26 dash 0 1 6 mobile vendor 00:04:22.322 --> 00:04:29.566 - donor kebab resolution 20 26 dash 0 1 7 mobile vendor top notch Filipino fusion. 00:04:29.698 --> 00:04:36.388 - Resolution 2026 dash zero one eight pushcart license for Rasta pops outdoor lighting service agreement 00:04:36.388 --> 00:04:43.078 - with Duke Energy for West 12th Street between North Monroe Street and North Summit Street Right of way 00:04:43.078 --> 00:04:49.637 - special event for the 2026 summer science blast off updated contract with precision concrete for cut 00:04:49.637 --> 00:04:56.197 - sidewalk cutting license agreement with the trustees of Indiana University for sidewalk construction 00:04:56.197 --> 00:04:57.886 - on North Jefferson Street 00:04:58.114 --> 00:05:04.687 - License agreement with the trustees of Indiana University for crosswalk improvements on North Union 00:05:04.687 --> 00:05:11.654 - Street and payroll. We have any items that need to be removed from the consent agenda tonight. Any public 00:05:11.654 --> 00:05:18.293 - comment on the consent agenda tonight. If you are in the room you may approach the podium if you are 00:05:18.293 --> 00:05:24.734 - online again use the chat or the raise hand function. None on zoom seeing none is there a motion. 00:05:25.218 --> 00:05:32.479 - I move that we approve the consent agenda for this regular meeting on Tuesday April 7th of twenty twenty 00:05:32.479 --> 00:05:39.394 - six and I second I will call the roll Cox Deckard. I Korone I motion passes Next we will move on to 00:05:39.394 --> 00:05:46.862 - new business The first item is the memorandum of agreement between the Indiana Department of Transportation 00:05:46.862 --> 00:05:53.086 - and the city of Bloomington concerning the transfer of Pete Ellis Drive Discovery Parkway 00:05:55.906 --> 00:06:03.097 - It's you. Hi Audrey Brittingham city attorney. I Am here to just memorize two or sorry three changes 00:06:03.097 --> 00:06:10.716 - Reflected in the agreement with in dot in paragraph one point eleven that paragraph was revised to reflect 00:06:10.716 --> 00:06:18.120 - that Bloomington will not be responsible for permitting after the date of transfer to the city and that 00:06:18.120 --> 00:06:24.030 - in dot is going to work with the city during the transfer on issues of permits and 00:06:24.162 --> 00:06:31.590 - on issuing permits, excuse me. And then paragraph 1.7 was revised to clarify that the city hadn't had 00:06:31.590 --> 00:06:39.236 - the opportunity to inspect yet, so it was revised to say that the city after inspection agrees to accept 00:06:39.236 --> 00:06:46.809 - the transferred road to the city in an as-is condition on the date of transfer. And then the final edit 00:06:46.809 --> 00:06:48.702 - was revising Kyla's name. 00:06:54.114 --> 00:07:01.480 - Any questions from the board on this item. Any public comment on this item. Is there a motion. I move 00:07:01.480 --> 00:07:08.845 - that we approve the memorandum of agreement between Indiana Department of Transportation and the city 00:07:08.845 --> 00:07:16.355 - of Bloomington concerning the transfer of Pete Ellis drive Discovery Parkway. And I second. I will call 00:07:16.355 --> 00:07:19.966 - the roll. Cox Decker. I'm Caron. I motion passes. 00:07:21.602 --> 00:07:29.131 - Next we have resolution 2026 dash zero to zero permitting permitting directional voting signs on the 00:07:29.131 --> 00:07:36.585 - right of way. Audrey Brittingham city attorney. So the I think everyone may have noticed that early 00:07:36.585 --> 00:07:44.039 - voting location has changed this year to be on the county side of the building and the county owned 00:07:44.039 --> 00:07:49.406 - portion on North showers. Sorry the north side of the showers building. 00:07:49.506 --> 00:07:56.343 - there were, when we came into work, there were signs placed in the right-of-way, the public right-of-way, 00:07:56.343 --> 00:08:02.858 - largely signs that were just directing people to the voting location, and there was one or two signs 00:08:02.858 --> 00:08:09.695 - regarding rules about electioneering where you can and can't stand. So those were placed on city property 00:08:09.695 --> 00:08:16.274 - by the Monroe County government. This is just a resolution from the Board of Public Works saying that 00:08:16.274 --> 00:08:17.822 - they can, for the 2020, 00:08:18.466 --> 00:08:27.168 - For 2026, the county can place signs like that, signs that are directing people to vote, that are outlining 00:08:27.168 --> 00:08:35.468 - the rules within the polling locations, within the public right of way. It also clearly indicates what 00:08:35.468 --> 00:08:43.848 - signs cannot be put in the right of way. So signs on political issues, campaign candidate signs, things 00:08:43.848 --> 00:08:44.734 - like that. 00:08:47.170 --> 00:08:56.297 - Thank you. Questions from the board. So when we do clarify that and I apologize I'm just looking at 00:08:56.297 --> 00:09:05.606 - the document now so my I may have missed this. There are a lot of polling places across the community 00:09:05.606 --> 00:09:15.006 - and there are a lot of scenarios by which signs might be in what would be considered the right of way. 00:09:15.554 --> 00:09:23.753 - For the city in other locations like not just City Hall. So is this Covering all of those locations 00:09:23.753 --> 00:09:32.116 - or is this covering the City Hall? showers location both the way that this is drafted for the year of 00:09:32.116 --> 00:09:40.479 - 2026 any Public right of way that the city owns will allow these signs to be placed in them directing 00:09:40.479 --> 00:09:44.414 - people where to vote Okay, so in the case where 00:09:44.930 --> 00:09:52.619 - Because signs that aren't just directional signage would be prohibited. This would be saying that the 00:09:52.619 --> 00:10:00.157 - sign the signage that would be considered prohibited would need to be placed in within the property 00:10:00.157 --> 00:10:04.830 - line beyond the right of way at all of the polling locations. 00:10:05.826 --> 00:10:14.466 - That's correct. You mean like candidate signs and issue a signs. That's correct. They currently can't 00:10:14.466 --> 00:10:23.106 - or shouldn't be placed in city public right away anyways Yeah, so yes, they would need the permission 00:10:23.106 --> 00:10:31.830 - of course of the owner of the polling location right, right so Really what this is doing is Clarifying 00:10:31.830 --> 00:10:33.694 - the allowed placement 00:10:34.338 --> 00:10:42.116 - The polling direction signs, it's not changing anything about where candidate signs can be placed That's 00:10:42.116 --> 00:10:49.745 - correct candidate signs would have already been restricted right from being placed in the right-of-way 00:10:49.745 --> 00:10:57.449 - or on like city property in other Fashion if that that's correct What does this mean for? organizations 00:10:57.449 --> 00:11:00.190 - or I should say more like events and 00:11:00.834 --> 00:11:08.963 - Where signage is present on city property and right-of-way? So generally speaking Signs shouldn't be 00:11:08.963 --> 00:11:17.253 - placed on city property or property or within city right-of-way Unless the city is the one placing the 00:11:17.253 --> 00:11:25.946 - signs in that property or within that right-of-way If you have a more specific example that I can consider. 00:11:25.946 --> 00:11:29.246 - Yeah every sign at the farmers market so 00:11:29.602 --> 00:11:36.211 - Would say that every sign in the farmers market has been approved through the Board of Public Works 00:11:36.211 --> 00:11:42.952 - and through I'm sorry through the Board of Park commissioners Or do you mean like signs from the farm 00:11:42.952 --> 00:11:49.694 - vendors themselves like this is our farm vendors like all the miscellaneous third party signs that go 00:11:49.694 --> 00:11:55.774 - in because we do have of course farm vendor signs, but we also have participation by issues 00:11:55.906 --> 00:12:05.284 - political parties, other organizations that would be active in that space and since, you know, the property 00:12:05.284 --> 00:12:12.318 - is city property. I'm just trying to figure out because this could cause some... 00:12:12.482 --> 00:12:19.440 - Guess or my take here and I want Audrey to back me up is that the way that the Board of Public Works 00:12:19.440 --> 00:12:26.398 - allows for the farmers market and they're in your Approval of their use of the showers Plaza that it 00:12:26.398 --> 00:12:33.562 - then allows them to govern that that space while they're there so in consideration of information alley 00:12:33.562 --> 00:12:35.422 - and things I think they're 00:12:35.554 --> 00:12:41.836 - we would refer back to the guidelines of the Board of Parks commissioners that outline how the farmers 00:12:41.836 --> 00:12:48.424 - market is then administered and managed for lack of better terms that allows for the signage in information 00:12:48.424 --> 00:12:54.523 - alley or that each, I don't know this for sure, but I would guess that there is language about what 00:12:54.523 --> 00:13:00.866 - types of signs the farmers can use, the vendors can use, things like that, and that it would fall under 00:13:00.866 --> 00:13:03.550 - the guidelines of the market at that point. 00:13:03.682 --> 00:13:10.091 - What I'll let what I'll add here as well as our intent today was really just to Clarify and make sure 00:13:10.091 --> 00:13:16.438 - that we were Covering our bases when it comes to having the appropriate signage to direct the voters 00:13:16.438 --> 00:13:22.784 - to where they needed to go And then clear up some issues with we did have some issues on City Hall's 00:13:22.784 --> 00:13:29.696 - front lawn with candidate signs this morning and where they needed to be placed so just trying to proactively 00:13:29.696 --> 00:13:31.518 - address these issues as were 00:13:31.778 --> 00:13:38.431 - Looking at this new location, but I appreciate your question of like how does it affect other? But would 00:13:38.431 --> 00:13:44.957 - you agree that it's probably the guidelines of the farmers market through the Parks Commission I would 00:13:44.957 --> 00:13:51.610 - say so. I mean I would say that the Board of Park Commissioners Has the authority to outline that within 00:13:51.610 --> 00:13:58.200 - the regulations for the farmers market? So they have the authority to say here's the free speech alley. 00:13:58.200 --> 00:14:00.798 - Here's where people can put up issue and 00:14:00.930 --> 00:14:07.754 - Signs anyone is welcome to do that What we're trying to actually address here is the fact that you know, 00:14:07.754 --> 00:14:14.512 - we can't have people putting up signs without us Indicating when and how that's appropriate. Otherwise, 00:14:14.512 --> 00:14:21.271 - you could have anyone come in and say well the county put up a sign We want to put up our sign. I Think 00:14:21.271 --> 00:14:27.769 - that given that it's the county we would probably even in that at that point have a decent argument 00:14:27.769 --> 00:14:30.174 - that that's not the case but this is 00:14:30.498 --> 00:14:38.241 - Sort of a cautionary situation for us to try to to prevent that and make it clear to people that we're 00:14:38.241 --> 00:14:45.758 - adopting the Excuse me. Sorry. We're adopting the Language here. We're really adopting the signs as 00:14:45.758 --> 00:14:53.350 - our own and saying look, this is city speech as well It is within our best interest to direct people 00:14:53.350 --> 00:14:58.462 - to the correct location to vote That makes sense well and I think I 00:14:59.586 --> 00:15:10.247 - Just the clarity that this resolution is providing permission for a specific sign. It is not changing 00:15:10.247 --> 00:15:20.699 - any of the precedent for the way signs are managed in other city properties in other ways. So those 00:15:20.699 --> 00:15:29.374 - rules still stand with this resolution. It's it's totally focused on this specific 00:15:29.602 --> 00:15:38.468 - Signage for this specific time frame. That is correct and I mean it is my understanding that You could 00:15:38.468 --> 00:15:47.076 - propose an amendment if there's something you wanted clarified in here further but But yes, the way 00:15:47.076 --> 00:15:55.855 - it's been drafted it hasn't been It shouldn't change anything it just clarifies an existing situation 00:15:55.855 --> 00:15:58.782 - on the north side of showers hall 00:16:01.730 --> 00:16:09.295 - East East. I'm sorry, whatever Down that way If you want us to change any of the language within it 00:16:09.295 --> 00:16:17.011 - when you make the motion to approve it you can make the motion to approve it with the language change 00:16:17.011 --> 00:16:25.181 - and then That would we can amend it without actually doing an amendment. I think we can change the language 00:16:25.181 --> 00:16:31.006 - there and resign so if you Want to change any of the language? Yeah, I think 00:16:31.106 --> 00:16:40.088 - I think the language makes sense. I just wanted to confirm that we weren't inadvertently sort of revising 00:16:40.088 --> 00:16:48.562 - other policy with this policy that we may not be intending to upend. But the frame of it seems very 00:16:48.562 --> 00:16:57.121 - specific to these specific signs in this specific time frame. So I don't have a lot of concern and I 00:16:57.121 --> 00:16:59.070 - don't have a different 00:16:59.298 --> 00:17:08.055 - Type of language to propose. I do have a question. I did read Mr. Askin's article earlier today about 00:17:08.055 --> 00:17:16.640 - the signage Has it been clarified between the city and the county what areas are the county's areas 00:17:16.640 --> 00:17:23.422 - for any kind of Adjustment on their part versus what this is covering. Yeah, I 00:17:23.650 --> 00:17:29.996 - So I spent the most of my day trying to work through this so I've got I want to thank County clerk Nicole 00:17:29.996 --> 00:17:36.342 - Brown and her team over there Tanner Tanner Branham and Kylie Ferris. We spent a lot of time this morning 00:17:36.342 --> 00:17:42.389 - looking at we don't have survey pins that we can go out there and like specifically identify exactly 00:17:42.389 --> 00:17:48.436 - where the survey pin is but we were able to look at the GIS maps through elevate and other documents 00:17:48.436 --> 00:17:49.214 - to see where 00:17:49.442 --> 00:17:55.688 - There are some very odd lot lines around here. The right of way of Morton Street is very wide. So we 00:17:55.688 --> 00:18:02.244 - were looking at that and yes, we were able to clarify where near the north entrance there is a triangular 00:18:02.244 --> 00:18:08.490 - shaped grass area that is on the county's land that Works for some of the for the candidate signs as 00:18:08.490 --> 00:18:14.922 - well as the area between the parking lot sidewalk and the building there there's a grass area that they 00:18:14.922 --> 00:18:18.014 - were noting as a location for the candidate signs 00:18:18.274 --> 00:18:24.042 - and then the some of the other interesting parts of the right-of-way lines and the property lines are 00:18:24.042 --> 00:18:29.923 - That with that wider Morton Street right-of-way it actually includes like the islands and the bump outs 00:18:29.923 --> 00:18:35.578 - that are out into Morton at the entrance to the parking lot where the Vote the early voters will be 00:18:35.578 --> 00:18:41.346 - serviced. So just working through those issues as well like exactly. Where is the right-of-way? Where 00:18:41.346 --> 00:18:42.590 - is the property line? 00:18:43.170 --> 00:18:49.553 - Between city property county property, etc. So did our best to identify those areas mark them off and 00:18:49.553 --> 00:18:55.373 - try to be explicit with that And just on that note big thanks to their team We did we worked 00:18:55.373 --> 00:19:00.254 - very cooperatively today to try to figure this out. It was new, you know with 00:19:00.418 --> 00:19:08.150 - Early voting being here for the first time next to City Hall. That was something that you know We just 00:19:08.150 --> 00:19:15.732 - didn't expect or didn't anticipate in terms of for city operations So we all work together and tried 00:19:15.732 --> 00:19:23.539 - to come up with something reasonable and that meets the public's needs and so yeah, thanks to them From 00:19:23.539 --> 00:19:29.694 - the public on this item comments or comment public comment on this item Thank you 00:19:30.402 --> 00:19:37.936 - Dave Askins be square bulletin. I will make a comment in the form of a question. I wonder Why the city 00:19:37.936 --> 00:19:45.470 - Bloomington would not simply grant permission as it can do under state law to allow campaign signs And 00:19:45.470 --> 00:19:52.930 - other kinds of sciences associated with elections on city property. So the state law is pretty clear. 00:19:52.930 --> 00:19:59.294 - It just says if you're gonna allow Campaign signs you have to do it for all candidates 00:19:59.746 --> 00:20:05.606 - Or you can banish all of them and it seems like the city has adopted the position that we're going to 00:20:05.606 --> 00:20:11.639 - ban all of them which means that we have to worry about where city property is and where county property 00:20:11.639 --> 00:20:17.500 - is and where public right of way is when it could be simple we could say we don't really care because 00:20:17.500 --> 00:20:23.245 - the county and the city have Decided to invoke the state law that allows them to do that So that is 00:20:23.245 --> 00:20:29.278 - what I'm wondering and it would be helpful I think if some clarity on that exact point could be provided 00:20:29.378 --> 00:20:36.127 - Thanks Thank you Hi, hi guys Kylie Ferris, Manara County election supervisor I just wanted to cover 00:20:36.127 --> 00:20:43.011 - come over and thank Adam for working with us very very hard today with making sure that we understand 00:20:43.011 --> 00:20:50.030 - where those lines are but also just to Remind that this is a new location for us But this is also going 00:20:50.030 --> 00:20:55.294 - to be our permanent location for as long as we can foresee at this time. So I 00:20:55.362 --> 00:21:01.083 - Not only is it just this election but also next year's city election and then the following year for 00:21:01.083 --> 00:21:06.974 - the presidential election And so as we all know the presidential's are always going to be the ones that 00:21:06.974 --> 00:21:12.695 - are the highest Turnout and so those are the ones that we're really going to need to try to get some 00:21:12.695 --> 00:21:18.473 - communication back and forth and really see where those deadlines and try to get some timing set with 00:21:18.473 --> 00:21:21.758 - each other for us to know about these resolutions and see 00:21:21.954 --> 00:21:28.525 - what we can do for the right of way. But then also we are. I also just wanted to give a little bit of 00:21:28.525 --> 00:21:35.032 - information today for the first day of the midterm election. Currently with us still having about 10 00:21:35.032 --> 00:21:41.475 - minutes left of early voting we are sitting higher than any other midterm election in Monroe County 00:21:41.475 --> 00:21:48.046 - for turnout for the first day. So just wanted to let you guys know that. And then thank you again for 00:21:48.046 --> 00:21:50.494 - working with us. Thank you very much. 00:21:52.514 --> 00:22:02.576 - All right. Any other comments on this item. One thing I just wanted to comment on the question or the 00:22:02.576 --> 00:22:13.132 - comment about the right of way and sort of granting like a blanket approval for that. I one am speculating 00:22:13.132 --> 00:22:15.006 - that would require 00:22:15.394 --> 00:22:22.681 - some additional intervention by other city bodies beyond us. I've always known that the public right 00:22:22.681 --> 00:22:30.185 - of way is not a place where you can place signs with a couple specific exceptions, sandwich boards that 00:22:30.185 --> 00:22:37.544 - get approved by planning, you know, like they're obviously construction signage and barricades. There 00:22:37.544 --> 00:22:44.254 - are some really specific types of signage that can gain approval, but that broadly speaking, 00:22:44.514 --> 00:22:55.651 - signage in the public right of way is not permitted by the city and just this is more personal opinion 00:22:55.651 --> 00:23:06.680 - but if it were we would see just I mean wide swaths of signage across the city's right of way sort of 00:23:06.680 --> 00:23:08.734 - unfettered because 00:23:08.898 --> 00:23:15.446 - anyone could come along and say, well, it's city right of way. It's not technically private property. 00:23:15.446 --> 00:23:22.187 - This is city right of way. So I can plant my sign in this roundabout. I can plant my sign in this little 00:23:22.187 --> 00:23:28.607 - island. I can plant my sign in this and this and this and this, and it becomes untenable, right? So 00:23:28.607 --> 00:23:35.155 - I've always understood the city to take a pretty specific stance on not allowing signage in the right 00:23:35.155 --> 00:23:38.622 - of way. And I just wanted to confirm that that is the 00:23:39.650 --> 00:23:50.172 - Reason why we are in this position of approving specifically this signage specifically in you know certain 00:23:50.172 --> 00:24:00.597 - areas and not just granting or considering granting All city property slash right-of-way for the purposes 00:24:00.597 --> 00:24:05.022 - of candidate signs for a certain period or a 00:24:05.378 --> 00:24:12.791 - Yeah, no that is correct. And I mean this is specific to the right-of-way so One of the things that 00:24:12.791 --> 00:24:20.945 - we're I mean the there's a large part of the area front that is not Controlled by this board. It's controlled 00:24:20.945 --> 00:24:28.357 - by the RDC right and so This is not necessarily just about city or this is not about city property. 00:24:28.357 --> 00:24:32.286 - This is about what goes in the right-of-way which is 00:24:33.314 --> 00:24:40.937 - Under the authority of the Board of Public Works. So and yes, that is correct. That's the general concern 00:24:40.937 --> 00:24:48.128 - I it's my understanding From Margie that candidates can put their signs in the county on the county 00:24:48.128 --> 00:24:55.966 - property as well, which is right right next door Within not, you know outside of the 50-foot barrier, right? 00:25:02.210 --> 00:25:08.811 - I've tried to learn more about election law and placement of signs today than I ever expected to when 00:25:08.811 --> 00:25:15.411 - I woke up this morning, but deferring to city legal on some of these issues as far as the X's and O's 00:25:15.411 --> 00:25:21.947 - of which laws apply where on this. But what I can tell you is with the signs in the right of way, we 00:25:21.947 --> 00:25:28.807 - have definitely taken the stance of it's no signs or then it is all signs. So you're right. If we allowed 00:25:28.807 --> 00:25:30.942 - one sign in the right of way for 00:25:31.970 --> 00:25:37.908 - The Lions Day fish fry or whatnot. We have to allow any other sign in the right away. So I believe that's 00:25:37.908 --> 00:25:44.126 - all governed through the UDO as well in terms of public signs and in the public. So again, this effort is just 00:25:44.610 --> 00:25:50.811 - kind of a quick interim effort to make sure we have appropriate signage near the building on our property 00:25:50.811 --> 00:25:57.188 - to get the voters there in terms of whether or not under state law we can just blanket allow other political 00:25:57.188 --> 00:26:03.448 - signs for the candidates. That's one that I'm not even close to being able to answer at this point without 00:26:03.448 --> 00:26:09.415 - legal taking some time to look at that as well. But it's all in the spirit of trying to work together 00:26:09.415 --> 00:26:10.878 - and do it the right way. 00:26:16.482 --> 00:26:23.118 - Thank you for the discussion. Is there a motion on this item. I move that we approve the resolution 00:26:23.118 --> 00:26:30.152 - twenty twenty six dash zero twenty permitting directional voting signs in the right of way. And I second. 00:26:30.152 --> 00:26:36.788 - I will call the roll. Cox Decker. I own I motion passes. All right. Next on the new business agenda 00:26:36.788 --> 00:26:39.774 - is a service agreement with Murphy Elevator. 00:26:40.290 --> 00:26:46.730 - All right, Adam waste on behalf of both public works and the parking garage staff Murphy elevator We're 00:26:46.730 --> 00:26:53.356 - looking to bring them on as our full service maintenance contractor for including our monthly preventative 00:26:53.356 --> 00:26:59.549 - maintenance and repair services This will include City Hall West showers BPD dispatch Morton Street 00:26:59.549 --> 00:27:05.803 - garage trades garage 4th Street garage and Walnut Street garage and We request your approval of this 00:27:05.803 --> 00:27:10.014 - contract with Murphy elevator company happy to answer any questions 00:27:11.874 --> 00:27:21.341 - Thank you questions from the board on this item Are there any priority projects that they might be working 00:27:21.341 --> 00:27:30.277 - on as they get started or is it really just Yes, we've got some work that is gonna take place on One 00:27:30.277 --> 00:27:34.878 - of the they've done some inspection work for us and 00:27:35.554 --> 00:27:41.967 - I do think they have one. I can't remember if it was Morton or Walnut but one of those two had something 00:27:41.967 --> 00:27:48.135 - they were going to work on right away and then otherwise it's more of just that monthly preventative 00:27:48.135 --> 00:27:54.303 - and certification and then on call things. So something goes on wrong throughout the day or evening. 00:27:54.303 --> 00:27:59.006 - They're the on call provider to to come service. How is Morton garage doing. 00:28:01.346 --> 00:28:09.067 - Good we've had our third party inspection come in Walnut Street garage has been fully released after 00:28:09.067 --> 00:28:16.711 - third party inspection Morton Street garage still has One Maybe two items that Kona needs to repair 00:28:16.711 --> 00:28:24.355 - before that project gets fully turned over But we've worked on those negotiations with their senior 00:28:24.355 --> 00:28:31.006 - leadership and have an exit strategy for both Thank you, is there public comment on it 00:28:31.106 --> 00:28:40.813 - this item. None. All right. Is there a motion. I move that we approve the service agreement with Murphy 00:28:40.813 --> 00:28:48.094 - elevator. I second. I will call the roll. Cox Decker. I run. I motion passes. 00:28:48.802 --> 00:28:54.644 - Next, we have staff reports. Anything this evening? Just very quickly, I wanted to make note that we've 00:28:54.644 --> 00:29:00.317 - talked about our American Public Works Association accreditation a bit in the past. We're continuing 00:29:00.317 --> 00:29:05.935 - along that path, working with the divisions right now, wrapping up some of our strategic operations 00:29:05.935 --> 00:29:11.608 - plans on how we do things, but just really want to commend the staff for the effort we're putting in 00:29:11.608 --> 00:29:17.450 - there. Our final panels will be in July with the accreditation board, and look forward to wrapping that 00:29:17.450 --> 00:29:18.686 - whole big project up. 00:29:18.818 --> 00:29:25.264 - Big effort on behalf of all the staff So I just want to thank them and keep the board up to speed on 00:29:25.264 --> 00:29:31.646 - where we're at with that Otherwise, we're starting to implement some of the outdoor dining measures 00:29:31.646 --> 00:29:38.092 - for the parklets on Kirkwood and downtown Working with those restaurants. So thanks to the team both 00:29:38.092 --> 00:29:43.070 - with downtown specialists and parking enforcement and Cassie for getting that 00:29:43.170 --> 00:29:50.453 - All straightened out and put in and otherwise I will just note on the 115 East Kirkwood We will I've 00:29:50.453 --> 00:29:57.880 - got a staff update with the engineering department tomorrow And ask them for an update on what they've 00:29:57.880 --> 00:30:05.090 - been seen on that 115 East Kirkwood project and that walk around So we will keep monitoring that as 00:30:05.090 --> 00:30:13.022 - well and take mr. Alexander's Comments into account for whether or not that can be blocked at all in terms of 00:30:13.154 --> 00:30:20.232 - the walk around with their delivery. So staff will make sure that they get out there and I'll talk with 00:30:20.232 --> 00:30:27.310 - Dr. Seymour as well. Thank you. Next on the agenda is approval of claims. Are there any board questions 00:30:27.310 --> 00:30:34.319 - on the claims tonight? Any public comment on claims? None. Seeing none. Is there a motion? I move that 00:30:34.319 --> 00:30:41.261 - we approve claims in the amount of two million eighty thousand six hundred and sixty four dollars and 00:30:41.261 --> 00:30:42.622 - thirty seven cents. 00:30:43.106 --> 00:30:50.003 - Second I will call the roll Cox Decker. I'm grown. I motion passes with nothing else on the agenda. 00:30:50.003 --> 00:30:51.934 - I will call for adjournment