WEBVTT 00:00:01.154 --> 00:00:08.683 - Let's start with the mission statement. The City of Bloomington Utility's mission is to enhance the 00:00:08.683 --> 00:00:16.964 - quality of life in our community by providing safe, sustainable, and high quality drinking water, wastewater, 00:00:16.964 --> 00:00:24.493 - and stormwater services in a cost-effective manner, promoting public health, economic vitality, and 00:00:24.493 --> 00:00:26.526 - environmental stewardship. 00:00:27.426 --> 00:00:34.456 - Our vision is that CBU will be the leading municipal water utility organization in Indiana. And if any 00:00:34.456 --> 00:00:41.623 - board member has any personal or financial conflict with any issues or individuals on the agenda, please 00:00:41.623 --> 00:00:48.517 - be sure to recuse yourself during those portions of the meeting. All right. Do we have any petitions 00:00:48.517 --> 00:00:50.974 - and communications from the public? 00:00:56.610 --> 00:01:06.626 - First item is approval of the minutes of previous meetings. Does anyone have any comments? Is there 00:01:06.626 --> 00:01:16.643 - a motion to? I move that we approve the minutes from the previous meeting. Second. All in favor say 00:01:16.643 --> 00:01:21.150 - aye. Aye. All right, motion passes. Opposed? 00:01:26.242 --> 00:01:47.039 - Next is the approval of the claims, starting with the standard invoices for a total of $581,398.47. 00:01:47.039 --> 00:01:56.190 - Does anyone have any questions or comments? 00:01:59.522 --> 00:02:11.203 - I move that we approve the standard invoices. Second. All in favor say aye. Aye. Opposed? All right, 00:02:11.203 --> 00:02:23.230 - motion passes. Next is the utility bills for a total of $11,639.37. Is there any questions or comments? 00:02:27.458 --> 00:02:40.409 - the utility bills from the previous meeting. All in favor say aye. Aye. Opposed? All right motion passes. 00:02:40.409 --> 00:02:52.627 - Next is the wire transfers fees and payroll for a total of $581,113.33. Any discussion? I move that 00:02:52.627 --> 00:02:56.414 - we approve the wire transfers. 00:02:57.122 --> 00:03:10.248 - All in favor say aye. Aye. Opposed? All right, motion passes. Next is the customer refunds for a total 00:03:10.248 --> 00:03:23.118 - of $2,946.41. Any comments or questions? I move that we approve the customer refunds. Second. All in 00:03:23.118 --> 00:03:26.814 - favor say aye. Aye. Opposed? 00:03:28.130 --> 00:03:42.230 - All right, motion passes. And I believe this is a special check run for a total of $2,349.68. Any questions 00:03:42.230 --> 00:03:55.678 - or comments? I move that we approve the special check run. Second. All in favor say aye. Aye. Opposed? 00:03:56.866 --> 00:04:10.347 - motion passes and we have one more special check run for IURC and the amount of $24,864. I'm so tired 00:04:10.347 --> 00:04:24.224 - today. $24,864.93. Any comments or questions? Yes. This I do have a question on. I understand everything 00:04:24.224 --> 00:04:26.206 - with our water 00:04:26.594 --> 00:04:38.611 - case. Approval. Why do we have to pay? I you are see I. Thank you, OK, so this is in addition to legal 00:04:38.611 --> 00:04:50.277 - fees. The state gets funds just just for this whole process. Yeah. And did we pay this before or is 00:04:50.277 --> 00:04:55.294 - this? It's like an I'm sorry. Did we make? 00:04:56.354 --> 00:05:04.743 - Did we have to make other payments during this process that I just missed it? Or this is this is a final 00:05:04.743 --> 00:05:13.133 - bill. Thank you. Thank you. Just out of curiosity, is there fee like a sliding scale based on the number 00:05:13.133 --> 00:05:21.123 - of customers that the utility serves or is that their flat fee? Okay, thank you. Just to repeat, if 00:05:21.123 --> 00:05:24.958 - we were not under I U R C, this would be a fee. 00:05:25.282 --> 00:05:34.972 - that we did not incur. Chris, you're listening? Yes. Jim, you're always so good at reminding us about 00:05:34.972 --> 00:05:44.471 - this. I move that we approve the special check run for the IURC. Second. All in favor say aye. Aye. 00:05:44.471 --> 00:05:52.926 - Opposed? Motion passes. Next is the approval of the consent agenda with Catherine Zager. 00:05:54.178 --> 00:06:02.855 - I'm Catherine Sager, utilities director. I'm presenting tonight's consent agenda, totaling $24,339.96. 00:06:02.855 --> 00:06:11.617 - The first contract is with CTI and Associates Inc. for $6,056 for the 2026 Dillman landfill groundwater 00:06:11.617 --> 00:06:15.998 - reporting. Next is with Thrasher Landscape Inc. for 00:06:16.194 --> 00:06:25.598 - $8,649.19 for solar panel weed removal and landscaping at Dillman Wastewater Treatment Plant, Monroe 00:06:25.598 --> 00:06:35.001 - Water Treatment Plant, and the Southeast Booster Station. Next is with Troy Risk Inc. for $3,250 for 00:06:35.001 --> 00:06:45.150 - phase one environmental site assessment for culvert. The next is with Thrasher Landscape Inc. for $6,384.77. 00:06:45.250 --> 00:06:52.787 - for the Service Center North parking lot repairs. Is there any member who wishes to consider one or 00:06:52.787 --> 00:07:00.551 - more of these items individually? For the CTI, I just assume that's regulatory reporting the item that 00:07:00.551 --> 00:07:08.088 - we conduct for ongoing groundwater monitoring? Yes. Thanks. Hearing none. If there's no opposition, 00:07:08.088 --> 00:07:12.158 - these items will be approved as recommended by staff. 00:07:13.826 --> 00:07:23.338 - Hearing no opposition, the consent agenda is approved. All right. Our next item is request approval 00:07:23.338 --> 00:07:31.994 - of service agreement with Ivy Tech for 2025 to 26 CDL training. That's Audrey Brittingham. 00:07:31.994 --> 00:07:41.982 - Audrey Brittingham, city attorney. Sorry, I'm not there in person. I wanted to be, but we had a training 00:07:42.306 --> 00:07:51.996 - I had a training this afternoon and it went over. So there are two agreements with Ivy Tech. This first 00:07:51.996 --> 00:08:01.592 - one that you're considering is for the 2025-2026 calendar. Essentially, this is just an agreement with 00:08:01.592 --> 00:08:10.909 - Ivy Tech for them to train our potential CDL employees. Right now, we have a system set up with Ivy 00:08:10.909 --> 00:08:11.934 - Tech where 00:08:12.162 --> 00:08:19.881 - If we're having trouble hiring someone into a position that requires a commercial driver's license, 00:08:19.881 --> 00:08:27.909 - what we can do is we can hire someone and pay for them to get their commercial driver's license through 00:08:27.909 --> 00:08:35.629 - Ivy Tech's program. So they have a set price for city employees that's listed in there, and we have 00:08:35.629 --> 00:08:37.790 - a set process for Ivy Tech. 00:08:38.178 --> 00:08:46.064 - The utilities department, I don't know. I think that someone else there might be able to talk more about 00:08:46.064 --> 00:08:53.649 - how many people were sent over the course of this last year. But I know utilities has sent a handful 00:08:53.649 --> 00:09:01.309 - of people through the program previously. This agreement covers June 2025 to July 2026. We are behind 00:09:01.309 --> 00:09:06.942 - in getting it signed. That is partially my fault. It's partially Ivy Tech. 00:09:07.266 --> 00:09:13.682 - They had to, we had to get them to agree to our addendum, which you'll see that they signed in there. 00:09:13.682 --> 00:09:20.350 - That has a lot of the legal requirements we're bound to include in our service agreements. So e-verified, 00:09:20.350 --> 00:09:26.640 - non-collusion. It took them a bit to get that approved on there and then signed. And then it's just 00:09:26.640 --> 00:09:33.119 - taken me a bit to get this onto the public works agenda and then on this board's agenda. But hopefully 00:09:33.119 --> 00:09:35.006 - this will be it for the 2026. 00:09:36.162 --> 00:09:44.576 - signature process. I'm happy to take questions. Any questions? No questions. I'd just like to say that 00:09:44.576 --> 00:09:53.234 - this is a great program that we have going on and I hope that this is the beginning of other partnerships 00:09:53.234 --> 00:10:02.056 - with IB Tech for not only the utilities but other city departments. So thank you Audrey, thank you everyone 00:10:02.056 --> 00:10:04.670 - whose work to make this happen. 00:10:08.930 --> 00:10:18.575 - Questions or comments? I move that we approve the service agreement with Ivy Tech for the 2025-2026 00:10:18.575 --> 00:10:28.317 - CDL training. Second. All in favor say aye. Aye. Opposed? Motion passes. The next is for the service 00:10:28.317 --> 00:10:35.262 - agreement for 2026-27 so I think we can just go ahead and vote on that. 00:10:35.554 --> 00:10:44.404 - Unless there is the service agreement with Ivy Tech for the 2026-2027 CDL training. Second. All in favor 00:10:44.404 --> 00:10:52.833 - say aye. Aye. Opposed? Motion passes. Next is a request approval of resolution 2026-13 to designate 00:10:52.833 --> 00:10:59.070 - surplus property for auction or worthless surplus. That is Chris Wheeler. 00:11:09.922 --> 00:11:19.705 - Chris Wheeler with City Legal. This is just the monthly list of assets that CBU has identified as being 00:11:19.705 --> 00:11:29.205 - surplus that they are asking the board to determine is worthless surplus that can be discarded. Some 00:11:29.205 --> 00:11:36.542 - of these items actually do have a value and we intend to sell them for scrap. 00:11:36.674 --> 00:11:42.670 - I think the vehicles, there's a vehicle that will get sold through auction and then we have a piece 00:11:42.670 --> 00:11:48.667 - of furniture or some office equipment that what we generally do, not generally, what we do is offer 00:11:48.667 --> 00:11:54.723 - it up to the rest of the city to see if any of the other department needs it and if they don't, then 00:11:54.723 --> 00:12:00.720 - it gets scrapped or thrown away. So we're just asking for the board to approve our identified items 00:12:00.720 --> 00:12:03.358 - for surplus so that we can get rid of them. 00:12:05.346 --> 00:12:12.063 - Who do we use for bringing scrap metal to? I don't know where we take, I don't know who hauls it, I 00:12:12.063 --> 00:12:18.781 - don't know where we take it. I'm sorry I don't have those answers for you. I would just suggest J&B 00:12:18.781 --> 00:12:25.834 - salvage though. They pay pretty well and they're pretty honorable. Mr. Havy's department seems to handle 00:12:25.834 --> 00:12:31.678 - most of this and I'm not sure if you know. It's either that or Boomton Iron and Metal. 00:12:36.450 --> 00:12:45.429 - Questions? I move that we approve resolution 2026-13 for surplus. Second. All in favor say aye. Aye. 00:12:45.429 --> 00:12:55.031 - Opposed? Motion passes. Thank you. Next is a request approval of service agreement with Wessler Engineering 00:12:55.031 --> 00:12:56.542 - with Dan Hudson. 00:13:09.858 --> 00:13:18.283 - Dan Hudson, Capital Projects Manager for the City of Bloomington Utilities, and I'd like the board to 00:13:18.283 --> 00:13:26.707 - consider a contract with Westler Engineering for the upgrade, partial upgrade of the SCADA system and 00:13:26.707 --> 00:13:35.710 - the distribution system. This is a phase one of a five-phase project, so it's just beginning and it's needed 00:13:36.354 --> 00:13:48.783 - a lot. What they're doing is replacing the PLCs, they're reprogramming it, and for three sites they 00:13:48.783 --> 00:13:58.974 - are removing the radio and putting in cellular systems. And that is for $115,000. 00:14:06.850 --> 00:14:16.841 - That's a new acronym to me, SCADA. Oh, PLC, Program OBS. SCADA. Oh, SCADA, Supervisory Data, Supervisory 00:14:16.841 --> 00:14:27.022 - Control Data Acquisition. Thank you. Thank you. I move that we approve this service agreement with Westler 00:14:27.022 --> 00:14:32.446 - Engineering. Second. All in favor say aye. Aye. Opposed? 00:14:33.538 --> 00:14:42.566 - Motion passes. Thank you. You'll see me back for the other phases. All right. And next, we have the 00:14:42.566 --> 00:14:51.593 - request approval of amendment number two to service agreement with Lane Christensen Company. That's 00:14:51.593 --> 00:15:00.350 - with Hector Ortiz Sanchez. Hello. Good afternoon. Hector Ortiz, assistant director of operation. 00:15:01.250 --> 00:15:14.210 - Um, this am- am- am- am- I don't know. This am- am- amendment we lane, the second amendment is to, um, 00:15:14.210 --> 00:15:27.422 - extend the date, the- the original expired, um, tomorrow and this is to extend it to September 30th. So, 00:15:27.746 --> 00:15:35.053 - They have some delays on parts and they are running a little bit late, so we just need a few more months 00:15:35.053 --> 00:15:41.943 - to get it done. Any questions? No change in costs, right? No change in costs, nope. Any questions? 00:15:41.943 --> 00:15:49.459 - All right. I move that we approve the amendment number two to the service agreement with Lane, Christensen, 00:15:49.459 --> 00:15:56.766 - and Company. Second. All in favor say aye. Aye. Opposed? Motion passes. Thank you. Thank you. All right. 00:15:56.962 --> 00:16:10.238 - We have old business next from the board. Old business from staff. Right, new business from the board. 00:16:10.754 --> 00:16:18.172 - I have something I want to say. I just wanted to thank Liz Carter for planning the green infrastructure 00:16:18.172 --> 00:16:25.376 - tour that a few of us took a few weeks ago, along with some members of the Environmental Commission. 00:16:25.376 --> 00:16:30.654 - Sam Arthur and Brent Solbrig led that. Ginger Thomas was with us as well. 00:16:30.850 --> 00:16:38.692 - We went to four different sites, including Rooftop Garden, Miller Showers Plaza, and two different curbside 00:16:38.692 --> 00:16:46.390 - sites and got to see how that works and the strategies that are really effective and the hard work that's 00:16:46.390 --> 00:16:53.869 - put into that every time there's a rain event. So thank you to that team for giving us the opportunity 00:16:53.869 --> 00:16:59.678 - for the tour. I second that. I was quite amazed. I drive by those street sites, 00:17:00.194 --> 00:17:09.497 - pretty much every day and I never noticed them. They're amazing and we thank Liz and Sam and everyone 00:17:09.497 --> 00:17:19.347 - else and I recommend to anyone else on the board that the next time they make it available, take advantage. 00:17:19.347 --> 00:17:25.822 - All right. Any other new business from the board? Just segue off that. 00:17:26.274 --> 00:17:33.076 - We've had some historic rains over the last couple of weeks and we haven't had, from my knowledge, much 00:17:33.076 --> 00:17:39.747 - flooding as we have in previous years. So kudos to our staff and kudos to the board for the approvals 00:17:39.747 --> 00:17:46.352 - that we've given over the last couple of years to do all the hard work that we've put into our city. 00:17:46.352 --> 00:17:53.285 - So I don't think that should be understated or overlooked how far we've come in the last couple of years. 00:17:53.285 --> 00:17:54.462 - So thank you all. 00:17:57.442 --> 00:18:03.902 - And we're not out yet. I mean, it's hot. Hot as all get out, but we're doing well right now. Any other 00:18:03.902 --> 00:18:10.237 - new business from the board? All right. New business from staff. So if everybody's aware or not, but 00:18:10.237 --> 00:18:16.510 - we have a boat water station down on the top of the slot where you can pull up and find your credit 00:18:16.510 --> 00:18:22.782 - card and get boat water. That credit card reader hasn't been working for a while, which is why it's 00:18:22.782 --> 00:18:25.918 - been shut down. But to get a new system on there, 00:18:26.882 --> 00:18:32.519 - everybody that we have talked to has to charge us the credit card fee first. And then we can add a surcharge 00:18:32.519 --> 00:18:38.002 - onto the transaction to charge them for it. But we have to get charged for it first. And so I just wanted 00:18:38.002 --> 00:18:43.174 - to make everybody aware of that since the credit card fees were a challenge for a while. But I just 00:18:43.174 --> 00:18:48.397 - want to give everybody a heads up that we're gonna have to have those get charged to us on the front 00:18:48.397 --> 00:18:51.966 - end and for us to recover later. I don't know if that makes sense or 00:18:54.754 --> 00:19:01.516 - So thank you for letting us know about that since you know, we hate the credit card fees So let's say 00:19:01.516 --> 00:19:08.145 - I'm going to the bulk station and to get in I swipe my credit card to start it. Yeah Okay, but then 00:19:08.145 --> 00:19:14.907 - it knows like I've taken so many gallons and then It's gonna charge me directly, but it won't add the 00:19:14.907 --> 00:19:21.602 - credit card fee. Correct, correct So then the utility gets billed the credit card fee later, but the 00:19:21.602 --> 00:19:24.254 - customer has already paid their portion 00:19:24.386 --> 00:19:32.092 - Yes. So then they're going to get like a $5 credit card bill or whatever we deem. We can do it on a 00:19:32.092 --> 00:19:39.952 - percentage basis or we can do it on a transaction like just a $2.50 charge or whatever we want to do. 00:19:39.952 --> 00:19:44.190 - But the charges are going to come through to us first. 00:19:44.642 --> 00:19:51.124 - I think the question is that surcharge will happen at the time of payment, right? Yes, yes, yes, yes. 00:19:51.124 --> 00:19:57.607 - And is it like a percent like 3% of what the mean? What is our surcharge on it? Is it 3% of the bill? 00:19:57.607 --> 00:20:04.025 - Is it a fee to be determined? We don't know until we get a contract with a provider, but I just want 00:20:04.025 --> 00:20:10.444 - to make sure everyone is aware that we're probably going to start seeing those customers at the bulk 00:20:10.444 --> 00:20:12.414 - station have an opportunity to 00:20:12.898 --> 00:20:18.633 - do the purchase without a credit card? Not at the moment, no. Or when this new system is up and running, 00:20:18.633 --> 00:20:24.150 - would there be like a, or is it just they have to use a credit card? There's options to set up pins, 00:20:24.150 --> 00:20:29.940 - and we could bill them after the fact. And then if they set up a pin that was like, the customer's gonna, 00:20:29.940 --> 00:20:35.839 - I don't, I'm just really going off on a line here, but do they do like a auto draft, and then that wouldn't 00:20:35.839 --> 00:20:41.302 - result in a card fee, or? It probably depends on which one we choose, but worst case scenario is we 00:20:41.302 --> 00:20:42.558 - just send them a bill. 00:20:42.882 --> 00:20:56.172 - At the end of the month. Any other new business from staff? Subcommittee reports, we did not have one 00:20:56.172 --> 00:20:59.038 - today. Staff reports. 00:21:17.282 --> 00:21:25.730 - Um, yeah, we'd like to welcome, uh, two new staff members. Our first staff member is James Stanger, 00:21:25.730 --> 00:21:34.348 - who is joining us in TND as a specialized crew leader, and, uh, Charles Allen, who will be joining us 00:21:34.348 --> 00:21:42.205 - at, uh, Monroe Water Treatment Plant as a new operator. So welcome. All right. And petitions 00:21:42.205 --> 00:21:45.246 - and communications from the public. 00:21:50.818 --> 00:21:51.582 - Your turn.