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Division of i i En neern g g FEB 012019 - 2018 Light Up South Bend: Partnered with I&M to identify areas whore liglitilfetWAH.ElYNLEditi new poles to bring additional lighting to neighborhoods. Due to l&M dri srtt'iv`d16n eO E H BEND, IN_ hurricane areas last year, l&M installed the 2017 lights (70) in May and completed the 2018 installs (74) in the fall. - Angela Bridge Lighting: New lamp posts were mounted on the existing bridge abutments.The project installed similar lighting to the Portage Bridge, providing consistency for bridge lighting throughout the City. - Riverside Lighting: A rewiring project along Riverside Drive restored lighting to the existing, historic posts and fixtures.The project included rewiring of the lights on Riverside Drive from Lafayette Blvd.to Forest Avenue and adding a new Tesco cabinet to replace the existing service point in Leeper Park. - Solar Lamppost Pilot: Revamped the cost-share program, which provides for the installation of a decorative lamppost in a resident's front yard, after only 10 applicants applied in 2017. Piloted a program targeting lower income areas, this time installing solar powered lampposts with a cost share of only 10%of the $400 material cost. In a short roll-out period, 88 lampposts were installed. - Safe Routes to School (SRTS): As part of this year's SRTS project, the City received federal funding to install 8,424 feet of sidewalks and 5,854 feet of curbs near Monroe and Studebaker Primary Centers. - Fire Stations: Closed out the new Station 4 project in 2018. Continue working on Station 9 and training center. - FEMA Coordination/Flood Damage Repairs: Served as the main point-of-contact between the affected City Departments, mainly VPA and DPW, and the FEMA investigation team for the February flood. Coordinated the collection of data related to damaged assets as well as the initiation of projects to repair buildings, trails, and parks. - Long Term Control Plan: Completed major secondary treatment improvements at the waste water treatment plant, resulting in greatly increased capacity to treat waste water. Renegotiations with federal and state environmental regulators continued as the City attempts to adapt a new smarter and greener alternative for the remainder of the LTCP. - Downtown Cross Streets: Designed for secondary streets in downtown, the 2018 project included new lighting, curbs, sidewalks and landscape improvements to Michigan Street between Colfax and LaSalle Avenues, as well as Colfax between MLK Jr. Blvd. and Main Street. - Quiet Zones: Completed a study that explored the feasibility and conceptual cost of adding quiet zones on the West Side of the City.The study provided budgetary expectations and insight into the magnitude of improvements necessary to silence train horns along the remainder of the