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REGULAR MEETING ARPIL 14, 2026 81 <br /> <br /> <br />ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 14-2026 – A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, <br />INDIANA BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS, REGARDING AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE <br />CITY OF SOUTH BEND AND RIDES2U <br />Upon a motion made by VP Molnar, seconded by Mr. Miller and carried by roll call, the <br />following resolution was adopted by the Board of Public Works: <br /> <br />RESOLUTION NO. 14-2026 <br /> <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS OF THE CITY OF SOUTH <br />BEND, INDIANA, REGARDING AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF <br />SOUTH BEND AND RIDES2U <br /> <br />WHEREAS, consistent with the requirements of Indiana Code 35-44.1-1- <br />4(a), the City of South Bend, Indiana, Board of Public Works (the “Board”) meeting on <br />March 24, 2026 shall serve as the public meeting for the disclosure of the proposed <br />contract described herein; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City, acting by and through the Department of Innovation and <br />Technology has negotiated an Agreement with Rides2U for ride-sharing services <br />associated with the City’s Commuters Trust program (the “Agreement”), attached <br />hereto as Exhibit A; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Chad Mastagh is the founder of Rides2U and is also a Firefighter <br />on the South Bend Fire Department; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Mastagh is not a staff member of the Department of Innovation <br />and Technology, and he is neither a member of nor a staff member supporting the <br />Board of Public Works; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Mastagh’s duties for the City as a member of the South Bend Fire <br />Department are entirely unrelated to the ride-sharing services which Rides2U <br />proposes to provide for the Commuters Trust program pursuant to the Agreement; <br />and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Mastagh has prepared a written disclosure which describes the <br />proposed contract and describes his pecuniary interest in the agreement which has <br />been affirmed under penalty of perjury, attached hereto as Exhibit B; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, this Agreement has met the prerequisites for approval under I.C. <br />35-44.1-1- <br />4(c). <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF PUBLIC <br />WORKS OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AS FOLLOWS: <br />1. The Board hereby approves the Agreement and authorizes the <br />Department of Innovation and Technology to proceed with finalizing the agreement <br />through City procurement processes. <br /> <br />2. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect upon its adoption. <br /> <br /> <br />ADOPTED at a meeting of the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend, <br />Indiana held on April 14, 2026, at 215 S. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Suite 300, <br />South Bend, Indiana 46601. <br /> <br />CITY OF SOUTH BEND <br />BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS <br />s/ Elizabeth A. Maradik