Good morning. I'm going to call to order this meeting of the Monroe County Board of Commissioners. It
is Thursday, September 4th, 2025. I will note for the record that here in the NatU Hill Room, we have
Commissioner Madeira and myself, Commissioner Thomas, and we have Commissioner Jones joining us virtually.
And we will begin
with our public statement. We, the Monroe County Board of Commissioners, renew our commitment to welcome
and protect the rights of all people, regardless of age, race, color, creed, disability, sexual orientation,
gender, gender identity, marital status, economic status, and national origin. And we affirm the right
of every person to live peacefully and without fear. And we will fight and resist at every
step, discrimination and harmful policies, whatever their source. We believe in diversity.
equity, inclusion, and belonging. We also stand in support of our county public school systems, both
RBB and MCCSC. And with that, we do have an amendment to our agenda. I would like to amend the agenda
to add item J on the Justice Center and DLC schematics. Any comments or questions?
Okay. Mr. Cockrell, will you please call the roll on amending our agenda to add item J? I will, but
I didn't know who seconded it. I thought I did second. Okay. Commissioner Thomas. Yes. Commissioner
Jones. Yes. Commissioner Madeira. Yes. Motion is approved. Three to zero. Thank you so much. All right.
We will now move on to department updates. First, we have the health department.
Ms. Kelly is joining us via team. Yes. Good morning. Good morning commissioners. As of August 26th,
emergency department visits for COVID-like illness have continued to increase. Wastewater surveillance
levels are now high and trending up, but levels are still below peaks in previous years.
Our public health clinic currently has the 2024-2025 COVID doses for those 12 and older and the seasonal
flu shots. The CDC's advisory committee on immunization practices who develops recommendations on how
to use vaccines has meetings scheduled later this month. It's expected that they'll be discussing new
COVID vaccine recommendations.
Our public health clinic has vaccines available. You can call 812-353-3244 for an appointment or more
information. All right. Thank you so much. Comments or questions? Commissioner Jones? No, I don't.
Thank you. Commissioner Medeiros? None. Thank you. No, I don't either. Just please keep us updated on
the vaccine protocols once they're issued. Thank you.
Next we have Chris Myers, Rural Transit. Good morning. Good morning. I'm just here for the quarterly
update for Rural Transit and to answer any questions you might have. We have trip data for January through
July. You'll remember that our fiscal year and our grant year is the calendar year and that our
agencies fiscal year so we have seven months of data and um four county system we have 26,006 trips
total munroe county was 10,464 and those are pretty much almost exactly what they were the same time
last year which is good and we're not seeing a decrease in anything but you know i think we have started to
plateau where we were prior to COVID coming back. In addition to that, the urban parallel system that
we run for just Monroe County urban area, January through July had 3,570 trips, which is also almost
exactly what it was the same time last year. A month and a half ago, we received the capital replacement
vehicles that we had applied for for 2025. We received two new 16 passenger plus wheelchair lift
buses, and those are replacing 2016 vehicles, so we're very happy for that when we get those outfitted
and on the road. And I wanted to share that at the recent North-South INDOT meeting, one of the things
that was brought up by Todd Jennings for the fiscal year 2026 period
for vehicle replacements, they're gonna start holding the titles, so they actually aren't gonna be held
at the county anymore. And when he sends guidance, I'll make sure that you get that. But there's kind
of a new thing that they're starting where they're gonna actually title it to the agency that's doing
the operations and have a lien for NDOT. So then it's gonna process.
just went green and then black okay so it's removing the county from that process beginning next year
and could they insured as well for you yeah wouldn't that be great because that was the other turn i
was gonna say sorry so no um our renewal for insurance happens on september 5th and i just received
the um the figures for that which you know i mean it's i'm sure you aren't surprised but it went up
another 16 for the vehicles
Um, which is going to cut into the costs of, of what we have for our limited bucket for operations,
unfortunately, but it's the reality of running public transit. So, um, any questions from me? Uh, do
you have anything commissioner Madeira? Uh, just, do we know why the insurance went up 15% or 16%? It's
just the way it is. That's what I figured. Yeah. Yeah. I know, I know just as a general, you know, insurance
rates went up.
across the United States and many sectors of the economy. And public transit is one of those high risk
areas, just by the nature of being on the road, the way we are, unfortunately, at the whims of insurance.
And I hate it. Yeah. Commissioner Jones, comments or questions? Just thank you for the update. And I'm
so glad you keep all of this going.
Yeah, so grateful for the urbanized area. Work that you do as well as the multi county work that you
do. For. Real transit as a whole, but. So this will be sort of a can we update you a bit? Yeah, so we.
I wasn't wrong, but go ahead. So we had a conversation.
with Council at our budget work session, we gave them the 155 number, 155,000 for 2026. And I know now
that that may be higher. So if you could send the new amount, let me know. But I kind of put a marker
on the table, because we have some shifts coming up in ARPA monies. So we're trying to figure out how
to fund it best.
Um, but I, I put the marker on the table that this is something that we want to pursue. You have a sense
of whether that's going to be supported or not? Never know. I know. I mean, we're going to be coming
into the last quarter, right? Before we know it. And so I just want to make sure that I know you'll
keep me posted, but I'll need to let the writers know as well and make plans for just. Absolutely. As
soon as we know. Yeah. I mean, it still would be nice if Ellisville chipped in a bit, but you know.
they've made their decision. Yeah, so that's my update for you. Okay, thank you. Thank you for that.
Excellent. Thanks so much. Okay, thank you. All right. Okay, Ms. Ridge. Updates, please. Good morning.
So we've gotten a lot of questions about two projects, big projects in Monroe County and the status.
Fullerton Pike Phase 3. It is
tentatively for a ribbon cutting next Thursday at three o'clock. The weather's gonna play a part of
that, whether asphalt can be put down over the weekend. I'll keep you updated. Sunrise greetings court,
that is also scheduled to have Duke turn on power on the 10th, and then Midwestern Electric to finish
one to three days of work. We wanna have a ribbon cutting for that project also, so it's kind of a,
little race to the finish for both of these projects within the same week. So I will keep it keep the
public updated on our website and any any public outreach that I can social media. But yeah look for
those to be scheduled in the next week and a half or so for both those projects to open up those roads
to traffic. Thank you so much. Comments or questions Commissioner Jones?
No, I don't, but this is very exciting. I'm sorry, go ahead. Sorry. No, nothing. Oh, I was just going
to jump on Commissioner Jones's.
and say that it's, again, just very rewarding to see these projects get done in the community. And we
have some very exciting ones on our agenda here to start. And again, we have so many in our community
that need to get finished as well. And I think that there are excellent examples of just partnerships
between the state, the local community,
Yes. So yeah, this kind of infrastructure is vital for residents, for businesses, economics. It all
makes sense. And I know Ms. Ridge has worked very hard along with her staff to make sure these things
happen. And that means years out.
that process, and it's been a long one. Fullerton, especially. It's been a long process, so kudos to
Lisa and her staff for getting this done. This is it's a lot. Alright, OK, so let's see if any other
departments have an update. And come to the podium. Here's your hand on team.
snow okay all right with that we will move on to public comment this is time reserved for items not
on our agenda we ask each person to limit their time to three minutes and to please give us your name
and county of residence before you speak you may raise your hand on teams or come to the podium
Good morning. Good morning. My name is Nadia Lamden, and I am a resident of Monroe County. I've been
here since 2012, and I currently work for Millican Realty. I was a student and just stayed in town.
But what brought me here today is I'm here on behalf of Ralphie Paredes. He was 23 years old and recently
died after a two-month stay in the hospital. He was making a full recovery and expected to be released
days before his death. So me being here today is not something
I expected or any of his loved ones expected. He died in a facility that usually doesn't experience
death. So shortly after his death, I had to act quickly to pick up his body as this hospital didn't
have a morgue. I was able to arrange this and make plans with the funeral home and the family paid everything
that they had at the time, which was $4,500.
After I visited the funeral home, I was in search of assistance programs around town, one being the
Van Buren trustees. I learned that the full amount of assistance was $2,965, and I was told it was a
good thing that the family had made a payment to the funeral home prior to asking for this assistance.
Because the family had used the last of their funds and paid more than the standard threshold, that was a
They got approved only for $965 rather than the 2,965. I'm just here today in one last attempt to appeal
that decision. I'm looking for approval for the additional $2,000 for the family to pay for the remainder
of the funeral services which are on Saturday, September 6th. Thank you.
I'm really sorry for your loss, but we do have, there's a mechanism for appealing a trustee's decision.
And that's not, it's not here and now, but it still can be done. Mr. Cockrell. I would just allow you
to go talk to the auditor's office, which is located directly below this one in this building. I can't
remember who exactly handles it. They may send you up to talk to Anita Freeman, because I think she
used to handle those.
I was like, I have an appeal form, and it just said that the Monroe County Board of Commissioners. Yeah,
I know. I appreciate you. Thank you for coming in. I'm really sorry for your loss. Thank you. Angie's
going to look into it and give you some more info, but we want to make sure that that appeal can happen
even after the services Saturday. So it doesn't have to happen before. I guess they just need the money.
I know what I understand, but whatever we do, I appreciate it.
There you go. Thank you so much. You have somebody waiting to help you. Thank you for your time. And
I think I might join these again sometime. It's nice to see what's going on in town. Yeah. Thank you
so much. I am sorry. Thank you. Any other public comment for items not on our agenda? OK, we will go
ahead and move on to our next agenda item, please.
I would like to move approval of the minutes for August 28th, 2025. Second. Any comments, corrections,
or edits? I think I set mine in. I did not either. All right. Seeing none, Mr. Cockrell, will you please
call the roll on approval of the minutes for August 28th, 2025? Commissioner Thomas. Yes. Commissioner
Jones. I'll abstain. I wasn't here. Commissioner Madeira. Yes.
Motion is approved. 2-0 with one abstention. Thank you so much. Next item, please. I would like to move
approval of the claim socket for accounts payable for September 4th, 2025 and for payroll for September
5th, 2025. Second. Ms. Moser, please tell us all about it.
Good morning commissioners, the accounts payable claims docket for September 4 2025 totals $1,004,499
and 21 cents. This includes all emergency claims and adjustments. The payroll docket for September 5
2025 includes $1,612. I'm sorry.
$1,612,957.36 in direct costs, and the remaining $687,002.54 were for indirect costs for a grand total
of $2,299,959.90. Thank you so much. Comments or questions? Commissioner Madeira? I have none. Thank you.
Commissioner Jones? No, I don't. Thank you. I don't either. Let's see if there's any public comment
on this item. You may raise your hand on teams or come to the podium here in the NatU room.
Seeing none, Mr. Cockrell, will you please call the roll on approval of claim accounts payable September
4 2025 and payroll September 5 2025. Mr. Thomas. Yes. Commissioner Jones. Yes. Commissioner Madeira.
Yes, motion is approved three to zero.
Thank you so much. I will note for the record that we have received a report from Weights and Measures
for August of 2025. I so appreciate that he moved away from the mid-month to mid-month reporting.
All right. We will now move on to new business, please.
I would like to move approval for Rose Painting Incorporated Agreement for the Convention Center Light
Poles, fund name ARPA, fund number 8950, and the amount of $17,700. I will second that. Mr. Kreider.
Good morning, commissioners. Richard Kreider, Monroe County Building Fleet Manager. I believe this is
the last time I'll come see you about a Convention Center ARPA project. Wow. Yeah. This request is to
accept the proposal submitted by Rose Painting
ink in the amount of $17,700 to prep prime and paint 20 light poles located in the West overflow lot
at the Monroe County convention center. Wow. We should, you know, commemorate this with something, but
I don't know how you do that. Um, although ARPA is not going away, we've got some other discussions
to happen in your future. Uh, thank you for bringing this to us. Uh, comments or questions, commissioner
Jones. No, I don't. Thank you.
Commissioner Madeira? Nope, just a bright idea. Any public comment? Not on the pun. Raise your hand
on teams or come to the podium. Seeing none, Mr. Cockrell, will you please call the roll on the agreement
with Rose Painting Inc. for Convention Center light poles, please? Commissioner Thomas? Yes. Commissioner Jones?
Yes. Commissioner Madeira. Yes. Motion is approved three to zero. Thank you so much. Next item please.
I would like to move approval for ratification of the high tech crimes memorandum of agreement renewal
for 2026 and 2027 fund name high tech crimes unit fund number 9159 in the amount of $285,000 annually. Second.
That was a second. Is Ms. Hamlin here? I'm here. Can you hear me? Excellent. Yes. Here I am. Thank you
so much. Please tell us all about this. Good morning. Good morning, commissioners. This is the memorandum
of agreement, request for signature. The memorandum of agreement is between the commissioners,
the prosecutor's office, and the Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys Council.
The contract amount is for $285,000 annually. And this contract is for a term of two years that begins
on January 1st, 2026. It's for the Administration and Maintenance of the High Tech Crimes Unit. And
the High Tech Crimes Unit serves Monroe County, Bartholomew, Brown, Green, Jackson, Lawrence, Marion,
sorry, Morgan, Orange, Owen,
and Washington County. Happy to take any questions. All right. Thank you so much. Comments or questions?
Commissioner Madeira? So our high tech crimes unit is a hidden gem. Literally, it is hidden back there
in Ellisville. And it is something that we should all be very, very proud of. It enables us to do a
lot of good work for a lot of counties. And I'm personally very, very proud of it and honored that we
have it within our borders.
Yeah, Levi Minick administers it. He does a great job. Yeah. Yeah. Comments or questions? Commissioner
Jones? Yeah, I agree with all that Commissioner Madera said. And I was very supportive of this right
from the beginning. And I believe we've seen this for a few years now. Yeah, that's really good. Great work.
Let's see if there's any public comment on this. You can raise your hand on teams or come to the podium.
All right. Seeing none, Mr. Cockrell, will you please call the roll on the ratification of the high
tech crimes memorandum of agreement renewal for 26 and 27. Commissioner Thomas. Yes. Commissioner Jones.
Yes. Commissioner Madeira. Yes. Motion is approved three to zero.
Thank you. Thank you. Next item, please. I would like to move approval for the Bluestone Service Agreement
Amendment. Fund names County General and Parks non-reverting. Fund numbers 1,000, 1178, and 1179 in
an amount not to exceed $70,000. Second. Second. My mic is kind of funny. Good morning. Good morning.
commissioners. My name is Jacob trustee. I'm the naturalist from Monroe County Parks and Rec. I'm not
Kelly Whitmer. She couldn't be here today. So I came here to bring this amendment to you guys. Our parks
board agreed to it. We have agreement with bluestone tree care for $70,000. This is for normal tree
care and emergency situations throughout the next two years.
and all of our properties, including the Huntington property that will be turning into a park. That
was my question. Great. Thank you. So any comments or questions, Commissioner Jones? No, I don't.
Thank you. Commissioner Madeira? Nope. Again, just very important to have it there in place for emergency
situations as we saw a couple of weeks ago. Yeah, that's true. Good point.
Yeah, and it's nice that it's also extending out to the new Monroe County Nature Preserve as well. Yes.
Excellent. Yes. All right. I appreciate you coming in. Thank you. And let's see if there's any public
comment on this item. You can raise your hand on Teams or come to the podium. Seeing none.
Mr. Cockrell, will you please call the roll on the Bluestone Service Agreement Amendment? Commissioner
Thomas? Yes. Commissioner Jones? Yes. Commissioner Madeira? Yes. Motion is approved, three to zero.
Thank you so much. All right, next item please. I would like to move approval for the
Ordinance 2025-25 to amend ordinances, speed limit 86-09, no trucks 89-01, stop 86-06 and yield 86-12.
Second. Ms. Ridge. Good morning. All of these items went to the Monroe County Traffic Commission Board.
They are also warranted by the MUTCD of the Indiana version.
We are amending 86-09, which is the speed limit ordinance to decrease Ice and Road, State Road 45 to
Tower Road, Fullerton Pike, Leonard Springs Road West, Gordon Pike, D-Lap Road from Mount Tabor to Whittall
to a 35 mile per hour speed limit.
We are amending ordinance 86-09 to delete 30 mile per hour locations at Gordon Pike, Roger Street to
end of county maintenance. We are amending 86-09 to add the following 30 mile per hour, DeLappe Road
from Whittle to Maple Grove North. Amend 86-09 to add following 25 mile per hour location, Isen Road
South, which is Tower Road to the end of county maintenance or dead end. Amend 86-09 to add the following 20
mile per hour location for Chumley Road. Amend 86-09 to delete the following 20 mile per hour speed
zone. 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. school days location Gordon Pike from Wickens to Roger Street and to amend 86-09
to add the following 20 mile per hour school zone 7 to 4 school days location Fullerton Pike from Wickens
to Clearview and Gordon Pike Clearview to Rogers.
Also amending the addition on 89-01 of a no trucks location for the Eisen Road, Tower Road, to Bridal
Path Trail. And we are amending 86-06, the deletion of a stop location at Shiloh Road eastbound for
John Young Road, amending 86-12, which is yield sign, and it's an addition of a Shiloh Road eastbound
for John Young Road.
Like that's all of them. Okay. Um, I, let's, let's see if my, I have a question, but let's see my colleagues
have questions first. Uh, commissioner Madeira. Um, I have none. It was a tour around the County to
look all of these up. Did you drive every one of them? I did not. My eyes did, but okay. Uh, commissioner
Jones comments or questions. No, I don't. Okay. So.
Because we don't have the ordinances in front of us from 1986, what a good year it was. But it appears
there's some duplication, but maybe not. So if we're deleting a 30, let's take Ice and Road South. If
we're deleting a 35 mile per hour location, but then we're adding a 35 mile an hour location on the
same road, but State Road,
45 to Tower Road? The Isen Road. Yeah. So we're actually dealing with the dead end portion of Isen Road.
So we're deleting a portion of that and lowering it to 25 due to the width of the roadway. Got it.
And OK. And so that's the Tower Road to ECM. Correct. Got it. OK, good, good, good. All right. I just
want to make sure I understand because it was like adding and deleting, but it was the same. Got it.
Thank you. Perfect.
All right, I knew you'd be able to give me some clarity. Let's see if there's any public comment on
this item. You raise your hand on Teams or come to the podium and that you will. All right, seeing none.
Mr. Cockrell, will you please call the roll on ordinance 2025-25? Mr. Thomas. Yes.
Commissioner Jones. Yes. Commissioner Madeira. Yes. Motion is approved. Three to zero. All right.
Next item, please. I would like to move approval for DLZ Indiana LLC agreement for Cintas. Oh, I'm sorry.
I would like to move approval for Cintas agreement for highway garage supplies. Fund name Motor Vehicle
Highway Fund number 1176 in the amount of $225 average per month.
This is basically renewing our Centos agreement for the next five years. And there was no price adjustment.
So we went ahead to lock in for the five years instead of the three that we previously had. Comments
or questions? Commissioner Jones. No, I don't. Thank you. Commissioner Madeira. No, I'm sorry. I cleaned
this off our agenda early. So just a housekeeping item.
all right um okay uh let's see if there's any public comment not about the puns raise your hand on teams
or come to the podium all right mr cockerel will you please call the roll on this intense agreement
for highway garage supplies commissioner thomas yes commissioner jones yes commissioner madera
Motion is approved, three to zero. Thank you so much. Next item. I would like to finally move approval
for DLC Indiana LLC agreement for old South State Road 37 South and Dillman Road intersection improvement
project. Fund name old State Road 37 South and Dillman Road intersection improvement fund number 8191
in the amount of $539,650. I will second that Ms. Ridge.
So we were awarded this project. We went through the MPO for the funding. The agreement is for the design
phase of the project and 90% is funded through the HSIP funding, which is Highway Safety Improvement
Program. The proper RFP process, since this is a federal aid project, was followed. We basically advertised
through NDOT the RFP. I believe on this project we received maybe eight RFPs.
We have three scores that read all the RFPs, score them individually, then we bring those together and
tabulate the highest ranking firm. We send all of the documentation to NDOT for processing and for their
review and approval. And this was the process that was followed for this project, along with all of
our federal aid projects. So we have various different consultants for all of our 15 federal aid projects.
As you can see, the MPO NDOT funding for this project is allocated at $480,000.
one thousand five hundred dollars and the local funds which is out of the local road and street fund
is fifty eight thousand one hundred and fifty dollars excellent thank you so much comments or questions
commissioner madeira thank you for that explanation of how these contracts are awarded i think
The public doesn't always appreciate that you know how this process is a lot of it out of our hands
and also how the process is different for all of these various projects, especially when it's a federal
project versus you know a state match.
sorely needed project. I think this is right where the recycling center is, and this is a bridge that
is frequently used. This is a back way for a lot of people to get around. This is right near a trail.
And so this is a bridge that is frequently washed out, I think, as well.
So that's, that is our bridge 83 replacement project. And this is the corner where the Duke plant is
Bloomington mulch across the highway. It's right where the end dot just put in a J turn on 69 37.
So yeah, it's in coordination with all of those projects and the bridge project across the road.
So yes. Yep. Excellent. Thank you so much.
Intersection, then the bridge. Yep. Yep. It's all part of the same. It's all part of the same line.
Yep. Excellent. It's been due for a long time. Thank you. Oh yeah. Commissioner Jones comments or questions.
I'm just glad to see this work being done. Yes, for sure. And again, another project that has been a
long time coming that Ms. Ridge and her staff have worked on.
um diligently and followed through on everything in a timely manner and we appreciate that especially
with fifty eight thousand dollars in local funds versus ninety percent paid by the state so good thing
all right uh let's see if there's any public comment on this item you raise your hand on teams or come
to the podium
none. Mr. Cockrell, will you please call the roll on the DLZ Indiana LLC agreement for Old 37 South
and the Dillman Road intersection improvement project? Commissioner Thomas? Yes. Commissioner Jones?
Yes. Commissioner Madeira? Yes. Motion is approved three to zero. Thank you. Next item please. I would
like to move approval
for the indiana railroad permit for eagleson bridge tree removal fund name cumulative bridge fund number
1135 in an amount not to exceed five thousand dollars second miss ridge uh the permit agreement is for
the for minroe county to conduct the minimal tree removal for the eagleson bridge replacement project
uh we will receive quotes and contract that out um
We are planning on doing this tree removal on October 10th when IU is closed for their one day fall
break. Uh, end day end of railroad is waiving the permit fee. Um, the cost is not to exceed $5,000 if
we need to have flaggers, uh, during that tree removal on the 10th. Great. Thank you so much. Uh, comments
or questions, commissioner Jones. No, I don't. Thank you. Commissioner Madeira.
No, I just I love the fact that this is minimal tree removal removal. So which is also minimal cost.
Good on both counts. Let's see if there's any public comment on this item. You can raise your hand on
teams or come to the podium. Seeing none, all Mr. Cockrell, will you please call the roll on the Indiana
Railroad permit for Eagleson Bridge tree removal?
Commissioner Thomas. Yes. Commissioner Jones. Yes. Commissioner Madeira. Yes. Motion is approved three
to zero. Thank you so much. Next item. I would like to move approval for the source well quote from
blue energy equipment for fuel station repairs fund name local road and street fund number 1169 in the
amount of $92,173. Second, Ms. Ridge one more.
Well, two more. So this is a quote, our fuel station wiring has been in existence since 1995, since
the facility was constructed. So we're starting to experience a lot of issues with that. So we received
this source well quote from blue energy equipment that's done repairs on our fuel station. I do have
it on the September 16th, 2025 council meeting to create the account line in the additional for the repairs.
Thank you so much. And every department uses this. It's yeah. Uh, comments or questions, commissioner
Madeira. I have none. Thank you. Commissioner Jones. No, I don't. Thank you. Any public comment on this
item? You can raise your hand on teams or come to the podium.
see none. Mr. Cockrell, will you please call the roll on the source of a quote from blue energy equipment
for fuel station repairs? Mr. Thomas? Yes. Commissioner Jones? Yes. Commissioner Madeira? Yes. Motion
is approved three to zero. Thank you. Now the last item for Ms. Ridge. I would like to move approval
of the Monroe County policy for speed humps. Second. Ms. Ridge, tell us all about it.
So we originated this policy in 2007. We were unable to find the record of the policy actually coming
to the commissioners meeting for final approval. So we wanted to update the policy. Periodically we
get residents in the county that want speed humps put into their subdivision to control speed. So we
sent the speed hump policy to them.
accepted them or their HOA if they want to follow the the guidelines and the policy for installing speed
humps. The county highway does not install speed humps. It's not really friendly to our snow plows for
sure but we try and address the different questions that the residents across the county have so we
share this policy with them. The traffic commission board reviewed the policy. We made
minimal changes, updated some suggested changes from them, and they voted on it on August 21st, 2025,
so we wanted to bring it to the commissioners for final approval. I'm not one that likes to put an obstacle
in the way of a smooth roadway, but here we go. I'd like to make a motion to amend this to include approval
I think this is something that needs to come to us as well- so I would like to. Make that motion to
amend if- miss ridge is okay with that. All right- can I get a second.
Commissioner Jones, comments or questions on the amendment or on the policy as a whole? Both seem like
a good idea to me. Commissioner Madeira, comments or questions? No comments or questions. OK. So I don't
really have a specific language, but I think it's pretty standard. Yeah.
So first, we'll take public comment on the motion to amend the speed hump policy. All right.
Seeing none, Mr. Cockrell, will you please call the roll on the motion to amend the Monroe County policy
for speed humps? Commissioner Thomas? Yes. Commissioner Jones? Yes. Commissioner Madeira?
Yes. Motion is approved. Motion to amend is approved three to zero. Thank you so much. So any public
comments or other comments from my colleagues on the overarching policy? I like the way that it really says
that neighbors have to want it. And there is a process and a procedure and it's very clearly laid out,
very easy to follow. So I just don't know that many people want them in their neighborhoods. And sometimes
there are other options. So any public comment on this?
Mr. Cockrell, will you please call for the roll on the amended Monroe County policy for speed humps?
Commissioner Thomas? Yes. Commissioner Jones? Yes. Commissioner Madeira? Yes. Motion is approved, three
to zero. Great. Thank you. Now you may take a breath and a breather and we have one more item. Please.
I would like to move approval of the schematic design phase as presented by DLZ and WGS on August 29th,
2025. The other part of it is to... Oh, and to approve DLZ and WGS to commence the design development
phase. Thank you. I will second that. Thank you so much. All right.
I don't know if Mr. Cockrell wants to say anything first and then we'll invite Mr. Carnegie to the podium
as well. I would just say as the motion indicated that there was a pretty thorough conversation on the
29th, any public who wishes to review it, it's on our website, as well as some of the exhibit that was
referred to throughout that presentation. So I've asked Mr. Carnegie to give a brief statement and then
be here to answer any questions you guys may have.
Thank you so much. Good morning. Morning. All right. So Scott Carnegie, project manager with DLZ Bloomington
Monroe County resident joined here also by representatives from Little Garmonk Smoot. Just to reiterate
again, I know that I've said this multiple times, but I think it's important for you to understand the
process. So as standard in any design,
project, there's three primary design phases. There's schematic design, design development, and construction
documents. After that, it moves into the bidding phase, which then obviously leads into the construction
phase. So on Friday, as Mr. Cockrell just explained, we presented the first of the three primary design
phases, that being schematic design. Each phase requires a presentation and owner approval before
we as a team can proceed to the next design phase. So we're here today seeking approval of the schematic
design presentation, the information that was given to you on Friday, August 29th, and approval to commence
the next design phase, which is the design development phase. Thank you so much. Comments or questions?
Commissioner Jones? No, I don't. Thank you. Commissioner Madeira?
I know there is considerable debate right now about the budget and about the design. We know that it's
important to move ahead. And we know that there is a legislature that's looking at us to move ahead.
And so we need to send a very clear message that we are moving ahead. And I think this is the clearest
way to send this message. We have some speed humps from the previous item.
I think we need to proceed- given to us by the state legislature- which are no three that we know of-
that will make it very difficult for us to proceed. But I think we need to proceed and we. We're working
on the other aspect of it- but it's it's- I
we get through the legislative issues from the state. For the public certification, what is the rest
of the timeline look like if everything goes swimmingly? Very good question, Julie. So I'm referencing
the timeline. It was included in our schematic design packet last Friday. With approval today,
on December the 23rd and I'm looking at Angie because I've already gotten the comment about December
23rd when we would be presenting our design development package again you know to the county. That date
we can shift but I just put something on the calendar so that would be and then if we receive design
development approval
Then we have construction document presentation to the county and for approval on June 23rd, 2026. Receive
bids August 2026. Begin construction in October 2026 with construction substantially complete in June
2029. A lot. That's a lot. All right.
So let's go ahead and see if there's any public comments on this item. You can raise your hand on Teams
or come to the podium.
Seeing none, Mr. Cockrell, will you please call the roll on the acceptance of the schematic design phase
for the Justice Center and the commencement of the design development phase? Commissioner Thomas? Yes.
Commissioner Jones? Yes. Commissioner Madeira? Yes. Motion is approved, three to zero. Thank you.
Thank you. All right.
I was not ready for announcements, but here we go. This will happen. So, just a reminder that residents
are invited to sign up for our alert system, which will
keep residents informed of emergencies, weather emergencies, road issues, as they may be, emergencies,
et cetera. Just go to our new website, in.gov slash county slash Monroe to sign up right from the home
page. And while you're there, take a look at the calendar. There are six different office hours available.
um on the count on the calendar for residents to meet with us individually um and I know there's one
tonight because that would be mine at a late hour of 8 pm so um also we have um um we are always accepting
applications for boards and commissions um go to our
new website in.gov slash county slash monroe and take a look at the available board and commission seats
and some things may not appear to be open but will be at the end of the year so with the new year there
are always new appointments so we do encourage folks to apply
Um, for any and all boards or commissions you're interested in, um, serving on. And we do appreciate
the contribution of our residents, uh, their experience, their talent, their time, um, to help us make
a better Monroe County government for everyone. Uh, do we have anything else? Commissioner Jones, anything
else for the good of the order? No, I don't. Thank you.
All right. We do not have a work session today, so our next meeting is Thursday, September 11th, 10 a.m.,
right here in the NatU Hill Room. Thank you, everyone. Be well. We're adjourned.