City Administration to Utilize Minority Owned Businesses Women owned Businesses Residential Curbs & Sidewalk Program

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RESOLUTION NO. Li Li (2 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND,INDIANA,URGING THE SOUTH BEND CITY ADMINISTRATION TO UTILIZE MINORITY-OWNED BUSINESSES AND WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESSES AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE FOR THE RESIDENTIAL CURBS AND SIDEWALK PROGRAM WHEN WORK IS TO BE PERFORMED BY INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS �7�ext Article 3 of Chapter 18 of the South Bend Municipal Code sets forth the current regulations addressing the construction and repair of sidewalks, curbs and gutters; and Olifiemerei during this year's budget hearings held by the Council's Personnel and Finance Committee, a pilot program was proposed whereby the current city regulations would be temporarily suspended so that an experimental program could be attempted to "pilot solutions in income eligible neighborhoods"; and Weexea4 the South Bend City Administration has proposed that funding for the Curbs and Sidewalks Program for 2013 be increased from its current 2012 budgeted amount of $481,992 to $676,882; and G ie, , the proposed increase of$194,890 for next year's Curbs and Sidewalks Program would represent an increase of 40.4% in funding, with COIT monies proposed to be transferred into the Motor Vehicle Highway(MVH) Fund; and era the documents provided to the Common Council provide that"any residents who request new curbs and sidewalks and receive funding from Mayor and Council for alternate sources would have their work performed by independent contracts, which would support the livelihood of the contractors and keep the City curb and sidewalk program separate for paying residents". Ciffexaa4 the cost of traditional curb and sidewalk replacement is based on a charge per linear foot of the property's frontage for materials and would typically include the removal and replacement of the curb, sidewalk and driveway approach; with an additional costs for removing and replacing trip hazard concrete repairs as well as costs for tree removal; and ie, , the Division of Engineering in the Department of Public Works will oversee both the traditional curb and sidewalk program and any pilot program which may be attempted. ,, t-, Mt ne it, iroc ie ,, tAe .zmwten (&oranetl dae &t MNS, 3;nd,, ,&)zff, as follows: Section I. The Common Council of the City of South Bend recommends that if any independent contractors are to be used as part of a curb and sidewalk program, that the City Administration and in particular the Division of Engineering in the Department of Public Works utilize minority-owned businesses (MBE) and women-owned business (WBE) to the full extent of the law. Section II. The Division of Engineering in the Department of Public Works is urged to provide regular updates on development and proposed and ongoing implementation of the curb and sidewalk programs through the Council's Public Works and Property Vacation Committee. Section III. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption by the Cau.u.cil-arad.approval by the Mayor. heel in Clerk's Offic nrT 1 R 9n19 E _a