05272025 Board of Public Works Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING MAY 27, 2025 115 impact of public works and capital projects that have been through the Board, that the Board take a moment to congratulate her. Mr. Gilot added that she left quite a legacy of projects accomplished, but he also sees a wonderful example of women in STEM. He recalled that there is about thirteen percent (13%) of women in the STEM workforce and he sees more balanced numbers coming out of the universities these days, but it is going to take a while to transform the workforce, but certainly the City of South Bend has done a wonderful job of that, as evidenced by the front row of the audience attending the meeting. President Maradik thanked Kara for her service and congratulated her. Breana Micou asked Kara if she was the first female City Engineer. City Engineer Kara Boyles noted that she does hold the honor of being the first female City Engineer, if not the first female engineer that was hired by the City of South Bend. It's been a privilege to serve the City of South Bend. She has always considered her role her responsibility to the people of South Bend, so she loved it. Board Attorney Michael Schmidt advised the board that a new engineer was present, so he asked her to introduce herself to the Board. Project Engineer Caitlin Wyant stated her name and that she is a project engineer with the City of South Bend. She graduated from Purdue last August with a degree in civil engineering, transportation and infrastructure systems with a minor detour into environmental politics. She added she has come to the City of South Bend with about six (6) months experience working at Whitman out of graduation on site development. While in school, she worked as an intern with the Cass County Road Commission. She exclaimed she is very excited to start her career with the City in government and public works. City Engineer Kara Boyles concluded by adding that there would be two (2) more Senior Engineers starting soon and also two (2) new inspectors beginning, so then they will have a full team. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Board, President Maradik adjourned the meeting at 10:45 a.m. REGULAR MEETING May 27, 2025 The Regular Meeting of the Board of Public Works was convened at 9:31 a.m. on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, by Board President Elizabeth A. Maradik in the 13th Floor Conference Room of the County-City Building, 227 W. Jefferson Blvd., South Bend, Indiana. The meeting was also streamed live to the public via Microsoft Teams. Board Clerk Theresa Heffner confirmed the June 10, 2025