05-13-19 Public Works and Property Vacation

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•CITY OF SOUTH BEND OFFICE OF THE CLERK Committeemember Broden stated, These are exclusively for repair. There are some areas in our City where there aren't sidewalks. I think of Greenlawn, specifically. There has,heretofore,never been a sidewalk on an area that clearly provides access to our Zoo and a lot of schools. That would not qualify, though. So, is there a way to perhaps look at some areas that don't have previously existing sidewalks but would meet a high community access need? Ms. Boyles replied, We've done it in the past. Committeemember Sharon L. McBride interjected, I actually made that request two(2)weeks ago. Committeemember Broden followed up, Good. But, we don't have anything formally in terms of the program,right? Ms. Boyles replied, Well formally we could do an appropriation for a project that we deem specific. We've done that in the past. We did an appropriation a few years ago, I believe, for the Ironwood sidewalks. So, we built those, and it was a budgeted project. I think it's challenging to fund our program internally to do a new sidewalk because our internal crews are doing the bulk of this work. That makes it so that it is effective and efficient in replacement. Ms. Boyles continued, So, there are a couple projects under construction at present that I would like to go over. We have a Safe Routes to School project underway in the LaSalle and Marquette School areas. We are going to put in more than two (2) miles of sidewalk. Also, a lot of curbs and curb ramps. This project should be complete by the end of the summer. I'll have to check on that. This is in that LPA project, which means we received eighty percent (80%) of the funding from INDOT and the federal government. We share in the cost twenty percent (20%). We are also extending sanitary sewer at the present time along US-20. We are putting in over 4,000 feet of twelve (12) inch diameter sewer. Of course, that extension will accommodate all kinds of new surfaces there near the interchange. This is almost a $700,000 project that will be done this summer. We are getting ready to, starting this week, to improve the Ironwood and Mishawaka Signaling. There are some ADA improvements as well as signal updates,new pavement markings and the very critical piece is the emergency vehicle signal preemption. We will be doing that at 20th and Mishawaka as well as Ironwood and Mishawaka. With the presence of the new Fire Station it will have signal pre-emption. So, whatever direction they go, they are going to need some help. That should be underway as we speak. We are also doing some sewer and manhole lining. We will continue to pick up work on the CSO Eighteen (18) sewer as we make our way toward Bowman Creek. We are also doing various other locations, smaller lining jobs throughout the City. We actually did this very large project in 2018 when we came back and awarded our 2019 funding with this project.This is a large project worth two(2)years of funding. We also have some small drainage projects going on right now. This is a result of the Local Roads and Streets money that we budgeted last year for storm water drainage projects, so, that is happening. Olivia Circle, Hawbaker Street, Creekwater, these are all residential areas where we are seeing some drainage concerns. She went on, I also want to highlight this project(referencing a slide in the presentation). This was one(1)that is really a pretty tremendous effort on behalf of many different members on our City's team. That top picture shows you what this street often looks like when it floods and when we get a good rain. Sean can attest to this. We would have to put Road Closed signs out for many years. EXCELLENCE ACCOUNTABILITY INNOVATION INCLUSION I EMPOWERMENT 455 County-City Building 227 W.Jefferson Bvld South Bend,Indiana 46601 p 574.235.9221 f 574.235.9173 TTD574.235.5567 www.southbendin.gov 7