good evening and welcome to our Public Works Committee meeting Tobar 23rd 2025 and we would like to wish our MADAM Clerk him a belated birthday for yesterday. Back with today. Thank you. And I'll begin with introductions. With counselors to my left and council vein. Please introduce your your special guests, too. Thank you. MADAM Chair, just pain district. 21 have the whole clan with me tonight. So we have a million and that even my wife actually so celebrating our wedding anniversary. Here with you all here. A PRESIDENT But was admit. Thank you, MADAM Chair, and happy anniversary primary district. 25. Thank you. CHAIRWOMAN Any U.S. In District 14. Thank you. MADAM Chair, Nic Robertson worked for. Thank you. MADAM Chair
run gives in District 8. Thank you. MADAM Chair, Dan Boots, District 3, thank you. Chair Councilor Jared Evans representing District 17. I'm Kristin Jones representing district 18 and happy anniversary to the veins. With only in America start having the that university had yours today. Happy anniversary. We have lots of celebrations here today. It's a good day here at Public Works Committee. With consent. I would like to move proposal number 3 to 2 to the beginning of the agenda and thank you, present Amber 3, 2, to 2025 which reappoint some Becca to want it to the board of Public works. Sir, can you please come forward and tell us a little bit about yourself and why you would like to be reappointed. Greetings, everyone. My name is sir, because you want believe I've been on this board for more than 2 or 3 years. I think 2021 and it's a it's been a
pleasure. I did not know what I was getting myself into what I enjoy about being on this board is one I get actually vote on some things that really improve our city on a day-to-day basis. People's travels and the way that our city workers are able to do their jobs, but also gives me an insight on I worked primarily on the West side and so understanding that that 30th Street Bridge was going to close and we were making decisions about the 16th Street bridge and the conversion of 30th Street and 29th Street to the one way and really asking those hard questions about how that's going to impact our community. I feel like that's one of the most important parts about being on this board is being able to ask how is this going impact our community? And our we actually thinking about
things in a way that would make it easier for people, even though we have to do a lot of construction, a lot things that would be inconvenient. Thank you. Are there any comments or questions from counselors? Anyone in the public who wishes to speak on proposal. Number 3 to 2. Council boots. MADAM Like a move proposal 3.22 being recommended the full council to do pass is Ben seconded to send proposal number 3, 3, 2, to the full council. If they do pass recommendation, all those in favor say aye. I oppose say nay. The ayes have it. Thank you, sir. Thank you very much for your continuing willingness to serve and we look forward to seeing you again. Thank you very Thank Anywhere from a thing Wait just a few more minutes for Leslie. Comes all right. Next on the agenda as proposal number 3 to one with 2 points.
Leslie to the Board of Public Works. Welcome. Thank you. Can come You are Just come up, introduce yourself and let us know why you would like to be reappointed. Tell us a little bit about your last term. Tell us something. Maybe interesting about him. I would like to serve again. Thank you so much for being here. Right? Right there in the bottom. The great been right Thank you. Hi My name is legislation will tee and just completed my first year on the Board of Public Works. I was appointed after I participated in the city's community. Power. What now called the city's Community Howard Infrastructure program, where my neighborhood was able to transform temporarily East 10th street from a public space where we saw a crash multiple times per day. Was possible to drive more than
100 miles per Our down this 100 are in line at rush hour to a safe space for everyone. Drivers, walkers, people that live here, people who are just visiting this to run for dinner. 2, 2 really neighborhood feel. So I deeply believe that our public spaces can be safer for everyone. And I bring that. Thought 2, our public projects that I'm improving on the board. 2 are budget where we're setting our goals for the next year. I bring this to our when I'm approving change. Orders or except projects as complete or when we're approving new contracts for engineering firms, for Inspection Services
really want to see. Public safety at the forefront of all of our decisions. My background, of course, is an engineering where public safety is always at the forefront of our minds. That's our number one. Purpose of that profession is to keep the public safe. So I would be honored to be reappointed to this born. And I thank you for the opportunity to continue to Thank you. Leslee comments or questions from counselors. Thank you, MADAM Chair and thank you, Michelle Tea for your willingness to continue serving on the Board of Public works. I've watched a few of those meetings can probably imagine which ones those are. And I think you've very good job of advocating for the council on something that I council taking a closer look at recently is kind of the
grants and contracts awarded by the city. You kind of give us a brief. Understanding of what kind of contracts grants that you would be voting on. The public Works committee and are any of those overlapping with your? With your day job doing any kind of. Engineering services. Here in the city of Indianapolis. That is a really great question. So the engineering contracts that I am, the contracts that I'm approving are related to. Storm water, trash service pavey asphalt. Design services, the public spaces. My day job is in a completely different type of engineering.
So I am a mechanical engineer and a chemical engineer by training my licenses of mechanical engineering, primarily focused on heating and air-conditioning systems. So while I do bring the mindset, I am not a civil engineer. Which is too. Primarily being awarded. Engineering contracts. Thank you. Appreciate it. Cancer Chair, I move to send the proposal number 3. 21 25 council to do best recommendation. With him. The public go up. So anyone public who wishes to speak on proposal 3. 21 2025. Now Councilor Nelson. All right. Thank Thank you. Council Roberts. I knew that we sent postal number 3.21 Of the full
Council do pass recommendation he's been moved. And second in some proposal, number 3.21, to the full council with a do pass recommendation. All those in favor say Aye. Aye opposed, say nay. The ayes have it. Congratulations, Leslie, and thank you very much for your service. We appreciate it. I will accept a motion to So counselor Bain and later American go celebrate now