WEBVTT 00:00:00.290 --> 00:00:06.879 - Call to order tonight's meeting of the Board of Public Works for September 22nd First on the agenda. 00:00:06.879 --> 00:00:13.598 - We have messages from board members. Are there any messages from the board tonight? Seeing none, we'll 00:00:13.598 --> 00:00:20.317 - move right along to title six abatements and we have a request for a continuous abatement at 1040 East 00:00:20.317 --> 00:00:27.102 - Chris Lane My name is Joe stong. I'm one of the inspectors at hand housing and neighborhood development 00:00:27.234 --> 00:00:37.044 - We issued notices violation at the property on July 29th 9 September 3rd and September 11th for overgrowth 00:00:37.044 --> 00:00:46.762 - and the violations have not been completely corrected in the correction period is lapped. So we're asking 00:00:46.762 --> 00:00:55.838 - for a continuous abatement as this property has been problematic abatement through July 31st 2027. 00:00:57.698 --> 00:01:07.630 - Thank you. Questions from the board. What might be going on with the house for the property. No the 00:01:07.630 --> 00:01:17.960 - owner has let several properties in that area go. They are vacant at this time. The registered rentals. 00:01:17.960 --> 00:01:25.310 - Yes. I just feel free to say who the ownership group is. Oh the owner is. 00:01:25.666 --> 00:01:33.774 - Jeff Jones and Penn Dragon properties. Thank you. Thanks. Is there any public comment on this item. 00:01:33.774 --> 00:01:42.125 - There's no one in council chambers but if anyone is on zoom you may use the raise hand function or the 00:01:42.125 --> 00:01:50.639 - chat. All right. Seeing none. Is there a motion. We approve the continuous abatement at 10 40 East Chris 00:01:50.639 --> 00:01:51.774 - Lane. Second. 00:01:52.834 --> 00:01:59.354 - With a motion and the second I will call the roll Roach. Hi Cox Deckard. I Caron I motion passes. 00:01:59.354 --> 00:02:06.406 - Thank you. Thank you. Next on the agenda are petitions and remonstrances. This is the time for the public 00:02:06.406 --> 00:02:13.325 - to make comment about anything that is not on tonight's agenda. Again if you are on zoom and would like 00:02:13.325 --> 00:02:20.510 - to make a comment on something that is not on tonight's agenda you may use the raise hand function or chat. 00:02:25.570 --> 00:02:33.156 - Okay, so we have a member of the public from our neighboring state of Illinois and Mike Millett is the 00:02:33.156 --> 00:02:40.521 - public works director for South Elgin, Illinois And he was just going to take a moment to recognize 00:02:40.521 --> 00:02:48.254 - our efforts on behalf of the APWA National Board of Directors So welcome Mike Thank You director way son 00:02:49.026 --> 00:02:56.221 - President Karen members of the board. My name is Mike blood on the region five director for the American 00:02:56.221 --> 00:03:03.074 - Public Works Association And I had the privilege of being in your chambers last week to present our 00:03:03.074 --> 00:03:09.927 - accreditation plaque to director Wason and Christine Smith and everybody of the public works parent 00:03:09.927 --> 00:03:16.094 - burn holders that were there at the time and there were several I have some comments that 00:03:16.354 --> 00:03:25.761 - Adam has that he can share with you. I would like to add those for the record, if that would serve. 00:03:25.761 --> 00:03:35.450 - And it would, if I could just like to point out a couple of stats, if you will. We have in the entire, 00:03:35.450 --> 00:03:44.574 - in all of North America, United States and Canada, we have a total of 200 and as far as there's, 00:03:44.802 --> 00:03:51.891 - 234 now accredited public works agencies. And there are only two in the state of Indiana. You are the 00:03:51.891 --> 00:03:59.049 - second. The process of becoming accredited is a review of 291 policies, practices, and procedures that 00:03:59.049 --> 00:04:06.277 - are compared to industry standards. And we have a accreditation team. In this case, we had members from 00:04:06.277 --> 00:04:13.296 - Missouri and from Ohio that came and reviewed everything that your staff there had taken painstaking 00:04:13.296 --> 00:04:14.686 - efforts to produce. 00:04:14.818 --> 00:04:20.732 - and rated them and gave you a grade of 100%. So congratulations on that. Congratulations on 00:04:20.732 --> 00:04:27.224 - the accreditation. We like to say that public works accreditation is a journey. We like to emphasize 00:04:27.224 --> 00:04:33.588 - that it's a continual improvement. So you're accredited now, but things will change in two, three, 00:04:33.588 --> 00:04:40.080 - five years. And the fact that you have gone through the process of tuning your policies, procedures, 00:04:40.080 --> 00:04:43.230 - and practices towards standards as they are now, 00:04:43.394 --> 00:04:51.649 - ensures that you'll be ready to adjust to the changing conditions fairly easily. The other thing that 00:04:51.649 --> 00:04:59.905 - we find accreditation has done for agencies that have achieved it is the public works tends to be the 00:04:59.905 --> 00:05:07.998 - introverts. I've said this before. I jokingly say we're left-brained, although I don't think that's 00:05:07.998 --> 00:05:10.750 - the current standard of academia. 00:05:10.850 --> 00:05:17.525 - the introverts, the engineers, technicians, all that sort of thing. And we generally just keep our heads 00:05:17.525 --> 00:05:24.072 - down to do our job, and we don't want to get blamed for disasters. And that also tends to keep us from 00:05:24.072 --> 00:05:30.429 - not relishing in our successes and understanding that what we do matters. And what we do every day, 00:05:30.429 --> 00:05:36.977 - though lots of times it's unseen, makes a better life for residents, students, et cetera, and business 00:05:36.977 --> 00:05:39.710 - folks that are in our various communities. 00:05:39.970 --> 00:05:46.381 - the process of accreditation gets those folks involved. The accreditation team goes around, asks them, 00:05:46.381 --> 00:05:52.668 - how are you doing this task, compares to those standards I mentioned earlier and suggest changes, or 00:05:52.668 --> 00:05:59.142 - maybe you're doing it better than those standards. But people get by, and it becomes a venue for change 00:05:59.142 --> 00:06:05.118 - and for excellence in your organization. So on behalf of our President Robert Garland and Scott 00:06:05.250 --> 00:06:12.141 - Grayson who was our chief executive officer and the entire rest of the board of directors and all 34,000 00:06:12.141 --> 00:06:18.704 - members of the American Public Works Association I say congratulations to Bloomington Public Works. 00:06:18.704 --> 00:06:25.727 - Thank you Thank you so much Mike, I think I speak for my fellow board members when we say we are Extremely 00:06:25.727 --> 00:06:32.946 - grateful to have the chance to work with Adam Wason and his teams and we're very very proud of the department 00:06:32.946 --> 00:06:34.718 - for their accreditation so 00:06:35.074 --> 00:06:45.546 - Thank you so much for joining us tonight. All right. Next on the agenda we have the consent agenda which 00:06:45.546 --> 00:06:55.620 - is minutes from August 25th 2026 the appointment of Neil Tong to the tree commission resolution 2026 00:06:55.620 --> 00:07:02.302 - dash 0 4 3 solicitors license for Michael Joseph Inc. CBI Midwest. 00:07:03.010 --> 00:07:09.967 - Change orders four through 10 for Grimes Kirkwood Patterson and Rogers paving project memorandum of 00:07:09.967 --> 00:07:17.201 - understanding between the city of Bloomington Department of Public Works and Monroe County and payroll. 00:07:17.201 --> 00:07:24.367 - Are there any items that need to come off the consent agenda tonight. Seeing none. Does the board have 00:07:24.367 --> 00:07:32.158 - any questions about consent agenda. Any public comment on consent agenda tonight. All right. Is there a motion. 00:07:32.994 --> 00:07:40.692 - We approve the consent agenda for this meeting on September 22nd of 2026 I will call the roll Roche. 00:07:40.692 --> 00:07:48.466 - Hi Cox Decker. Hi Caron. I motion passes With no items of new business tonight, we will move along to 00:07:48.466 --> 00:07:56.316 - staff reports Nothing major to report today Thank you very much Let's move to approval of claims. Does 00:07:56.316 --> 00:08:02.718 - the board have any questions on claims tonight? There any public comment on claims? 00:08:04.674 --> 00:08:11.556 - None on zoom. All right. Thank you. Is there a motion? I move that we approve the claims in the amount 00:08:11.556 --> 00:08:18.305 - of one million four hundred eighty nine thousand two hundred sixty nine dollars and sixty five cents 00:08:18.305 --> 00:08:25.455 - So I will call the roll Roach by Cox Deckard. I Caron I motion passes And with nothing else on the agenda, 00:08:25.455 --> 00:08:27.326 - I will call for adjournment