01/18/07 Public Works and Property Vacation Committee Minutes

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l~u~lc'V~orks ar~d Property Vacation Camrnittee ~~0~ Bouth Bend ~onmon ~aunci The January ~ , gg7 meeting of the Public 1111or1~s and Property Vacation Committee of the auth I'~end Common Council eras called to order by its Chairperson, Council lUlerr~ber David Varner at 5.~b p.m, in the Council's Informal Meeting ~oarn. Persons in a~endance included Council Members Pfeifer, Varner, Kirits, louse, IlUhite, and Puzzello; Public Iorl~ E~irector Cary Cilot, Pabert lUichols, Jamie Loa of the ouch Ber~~f Tr~~~une and l~Cathleen Cel~anski~l~arrand, Council attorney. Dr. Varner Hated that the Committee members include CaunciE Members Pfeifer, Dieter, Kelly and himself. A quorum of the Committee vuas Hat present. Preenta~tian as finer av~n and uarantee~d ~r~er ~v~n Cpntracts~ l~r~ Varner noted that the topic of light emitting diodes {l_ED~ signals vuas discussed about ~-~ years ago. He then called upon Public 1or~CS Direct, Cary Cilot, far presentation. Mr, Cary Cilot, I~irectar of the Departrent of Public 111~orlcs introduced Robert lVichals, an engineer uvith the department. Mr. Cilot noted that since the presentation to the CounciE ~-~ years ago, approximately thirty ~0} intersections ha~re been upgraded with LEDs. He stated that the remaining intersections v~ill need to be upgraded ~e then presented three ~~ handouts to thane present copies attached}. Mr. Cilvt then highlighted the first handout focusing on guaranteed energy savings contracts Hating that they ~vauld improve safety, same energy, help the environrr~ent, and save taxpayers money. H Hated that assistant City Attorney Thomas Bodnar provided a brief rnemarandum to the Council an the governing state lauv; and that the Council Attorney provided additional detailed information to the Council an the state la~u ~I~rdiar~a Code ~~-~-~.~, and provided several sample forms vuith regard to requests far qualifications, evaluation criteria, terms and conditions, etc attached}~ Mr. Cilot Hated that LED's vuauld last approximately ten ~~0~ years, corpared to the incandescent lights ~rhich cast about one ~~} year, LEA use Less energy and ~rauld have battery back-ups Which v~rould East ~-4 hourst LI~Ds ~vauld result in an ~°lo savings of energy. Currently costs far signals are paid from the general fund. Under the governing state la~v in this area, the Common Council auld be the contracting body and the Department of Public ~IlJorks uuould provide staff assistance. Mr. Cilot recommended that the busiest intersections be identified and be ear-marE~ed far the battery laac~ups. Up to 1°l~ ofthe energy savings can be use far overhead.