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COUNTY-CITY BUILDING <br />227 W:JEFFERSON BOULEVARD <br />SOUTH BEND,IN 46601 <br />PEACE <br />CITY OF SOUTH BEND STEPHEN J. LUECKE, MAYOR <br />OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION & FINANCE <br />GREGG D. ZIENTARA, CITY CONTROLLER <br />September 8, 2009 <br />Mr. Derek Dieter <br />President, South Bend Common Council <br />4th Floor, County City Building <br />South Bend, IN 46601 <br />Subject: Ordinance for 2009 Capital Appropriations <br />Dear Mr. Dieter: <br />PHONE 574-235-5887 <br />FAx 574-235-9928 <br />TDD 574-235-5567 <br />Please find attached an ordinance which provides for appropriations of a capital nature from the Local <br />Road and Street Fund (# 251) and the Motor Vehicle Highway Fund (#202). I will be joined by Gary Gilot, <br />Public Works Director in explaining the project needs. Gary has supplied this initial explanation to me <br />included herein and he will be prepared to go into more detail at the Council Committee meeting and <br />public hearing. We will both be available to answer any questions you may have. <br />Project Explanations: <br />1.) Federal Match for Miami Street Improvements from Jackson to Kern is $ 958,000 requested from <br />LRSA. This project has been in our Transportation Improvement Plan for several years moving <br />through the necessary steps to be ready for letting. We have invested locally in the design and <br />right of way acquisition. Legal and CED helped us to avoid nearly $ 250,000 in consultant land <br />acquisition fees. Our engineer estimates the construction cost at $4,788,000 and our match at <br />$958,000 so we leverage our local funds quite a lot. <br />2.) Ewing design was started some time ago. We depleted resources and have not gone beyond <br />preliminary conceptual design. We request $ 80,000 from LRSA to get going again on this multi- <br />phase multi-year project to reconstruct Ewing from Main to Prairie using federal funds for 80 % of <br />the project. <br />3.) Completion of McKinley Ironwood will require $ 227,000 from LRSA. We had a $ 2 million <br />jurisdiction transfer grant that covered most of the project. We did a local context sensitive <br />design approach that was much less expensive than the state highway $ 3.5 million dollar <br />solution and much more accepted by the neighborhood design committee who wanted the safety <br />improvements done with consideration for the residential character of the area. It was a <br />successful project we need resources to close out soon. <br />4.) Concrete Pavement Repairs of $ 300,000 from MHV include: <br />a. Resurfacing of Ironwood Dr. from south of Ireland Rd. to north of Ireland Dr. and will <br />include the concrete surface east and west of Ironwood Dr. on Ireland Rd. <br />b. Repair of Michigan Street in the Downtown Plaza area from Washington Street to <br />Jefferson Blvd. and thru to Wayne Street <br />c. Asphalt coverings to street segments where damage is beyond the level of spot concrete <br />repairs covering the following locations: <br />