Good evening and welcome to our Public Works Committee committee meeting for AUGUST 14th 2025, we will begin with introductions of counselors on the bottom my left. Thank you. MADAM Chair. Mike, district 24, thank you. MADAM Chair, Josh Payne district. 21. Thank you. MADAM Chair, Brian Mowery District. 25. Thank you, CHAIRMAN. And you'll just reporting. Thank you. MADAM Chair, Roberts or 4. MADAM Chair, one give sadistic game. Thank you. CHAIRWOMAN Jessica Moore. Good We share one hit in Jones, Chris, to Carlino District 11 West side. Thank you. MADAM Chair, Dianne moves district 3 Washington Lordstown shares. Thank you. MADAM Chair Councilor Jared Evans representing District 17. Thank you. And I'm Kristin
Jones representing District 18 with consent. I would like to hear proposals. Number 2.47, to 2.46 To 47 2.48 Good evening, Nathan Sheets, Department of Public Works and I've got 10 proposals before you this evening, starting with proposal. Number 2, 46 2025 this authorizes intersection controls at 56 Street in Haverford Avenue District. 7 proposal. Number 2, 47 2025 authorizes intersection controls at Lyndhurst Drive and Mohrsville Road District. 21 and proposal number 2. 48 2025 authorizes the change in intersection that roles at the intersection of Acton Road in Southeastern Avenue district. 25 and if you have questions about those 3 proposals on behalf trying answer. Any comments or
questions from counselors. Anyone public who wishes to proposals number to 46 2.26 2.47 To 48. Manager, a motion that we move proposals to 46 to 47 to 48 to the full council. If they do pass recommendation he's been moved and seconded to some proposals. Number 2.46, to 47 to 48 to the full council with a do recommendation. All those in favor say Aye. Aye opposed. Say nay. The ayes have it with consent. I would like to proposals to 49 to 2.40, to 55 together. Proposal. Number 2, 49 2025. Authorizes the speed limit reduction to 25 miles per hour in the Canterbury neighborhood. That's district 7 proposal. Number 2, 50 2025, authorizes the speed limit reduction to 25 miles per hour in the Forest Hills neighborhood District 7 proposal. Number 2, 51 2025 authorizes the speed limit
reduction to 25 miles per hour in the Creek Village in Cedar Park. Subdivisions. That's district. 22 proposal. Number 2, 52 2025 authorizes the speed limit reduction to 25 miles per hour in the Diamond Place. Subdivision district one proposal to 53 2025. Authorizes the speed limit reduction to 25 miles per hour in the Boulevard Manor Subdivision, District 3 proposal. Number 2, 54 2025. Authorizes the speed limit reduction to 25 miles per hour. And Kessler Park neighborhood. That's district 11. And proposal. Number 2, 55 2025. Slight error in the Digest. But I can assure you the ordinance is correct. This would actually authorize the speed limit reduction to 30 miles an hour between state
and Emerson Avenue along Michigan, a New York Street. And that is district 13. And if you have questions about those 7 proposals would be happy to try to answer him. Thank you, Nathan. Any comments questions from counselors? Anyone in the public who wishes to proposes number 2.49 To 55. MADAM Chair, movie some proposals to 49 to 55, a full council to do pass recommendation. Second, he's been moved and seconded to send proposals. Number 2.49, to 55 to the full council with a do pass recommendation. All those in favor say Aye. Aye opposed. Say nay. The ayes have it. Thank you very much. Thank you, Nathan. Up next is our 2026 budget presentation. The floors are Sam Director Wilson. And I'm talking out. Thank you, MADAM Chair. Thank you. Members of committee Todd
Wilson, Director Department of Public Works. I'm very excited present the 2026 dpw budget. This will be my first budget, and there was a lot of work to win it, too, to the development of this budget. As you all know, the format in which we deliver the budget. It's changed a little bit this year. So although it's new for me, it's new many of my staff as well. And the audience. I will ask them to stand because 98% of the folks here are my staff. But I'd like for recognize all the hard work that our staff does. The asked are asking local 7.25? The engineering Department, the Fleet services policy and planning and operations special. Thanks for
development of our a fiscal package, our budget presentation. Our nice Paris. Our system cfo Margaret Wilson. Deputy director of administration Lauren Stephenson. Happy birthday, Lauren deputy director of engineering Nathan Sheets, deputy director of operations, Lacey Johnson, deputy director of solid Waste Sean Brock and deputy director of policy and planning the new deputy director of policy and planning Daniel Stevenson. Special thanks. Also to council liaison sacked Adams and for all his help a controller Abby Hanson and the mayor's office for all their help in developing this year's budget. And also like to thank members of this council for
the time spent in meetings before explaining what we're doing and getting feedback from from all for the last month month and a half. So thank you very much. So. For I know everybody in this audience understands the department as a whole. But for those who are on watching abroad, would like to kind of explain the agency and a whole we have our engineering division was responsible for the implementation of our 1 billion dollar Capital plan, which includes streets. Our storm water can pan systems, bridges, multi-use, paths, and trails. Also our traffic control systems and lighting these assets. We have our operation dpw Operations Department, responsible for
street maintenance and repairs street sweeping levees and am key force tree work for storm response, mowing and trail maintenance of things that they do along the what we call a other duties not assigned of in support as well. We also have sought ways responsible for the solid waste collection disposal that's of residential and heavy trash pickup leaf collection. Curbside recycling. And we also do a Saturday trash drop-off at the Citizens Transfer Station. Our Fleet Service is responsible for procuring maintaining fueling monitoring every parent, all of our city owned vehicles and equipment. Keeping in mind police services is funded through a
charge back model through other city agencies. And then our final division within the pw policy and planning including finance our legal functions. Public information office also houses the Office of Sustainability and the Office of Disability Affairs. So this year's a been a successful years far as staffing goes you can imagine, with a 110 budgeted positions. This slide changes daily. Information is too weak. We are 88% filled out of the 810 and that is up from eighty-four percent field just last year. There are no new positions considered in this budget. But move between operations divisions, so the great examples, how dpw has the ability to adapt to the needs of our that of our
community. Seeing knowing that 75% of our positions are union. You know, we've increased 10% and our union force for operations from a 385 employees to 425 employees. On our fleet side, we've increased 8.2% from 85 employees to 92. And this is a direct reflection of the cba salary increases. Our solid waste is from has 103 feel a slightly down from last year, 112. And right now we're saying and 44 feel positions out of which were 50 feel positions. Our engineering department last year. Next
slide. So this is another side that just depicts the success of the collective bargaining agreement, negotiations impact of that. This graph shows increase and fill positions for didn't with the new rates. A significant increase in dpw staff levels and the candidate pulls in 2025. And also like to point out that salary increases will be going up annually by 3% from 2020. 26 in 2028. There's a lot going on on this slide, but we're talking about staffing by demographics. And this is a demographic us by race. There's an increase of 7 0.9% of black, Hispanic and multiracial managers this year. I'd also point out on the bottom left of this. See, there are 4 columns or tiers as a result of the collective
bargaining agreement. There was a 50 year there was a lower tier that dropped and that salary ranges from $15.19 dollars an hour or so. That's a very, very positive outcome from the collective bargaining agreement and also like to point out that 8 to 9% increase percentages and black, Hispanic and multiracial employees are in those 2 highest tier brackets there on bottom left. The next I will talk about the demographics. Demographics by One of the things wanted to know on this one is that a non management staff, female employees average a higher salary than males on this one. So I want highlight some of our recent programmatic and fiscal with this presentation
as well. You know, operations are planning to invest in our snow response as we will give you a full report here later this fall. Our spring fiscal implementation. We are dedicating that funds CHAIRMAN Of snow trucks. Those are the smaller, a fight. 5 50's Welch could do more. There are roads that residential roads, collector roads and and non snow season. They can be used for other out operations like a pothole filling. I would like to point out that our street maintenance crews are growing to to to match the growth of our trails. The asked me collective bargaining agreement renewal in effect and it's improved our staffing
levels. A great deal. We are making also investments in our facilities. We have a 1.5 million dollar influx of money, which includes, you some hvac repairs, electrical mechanical upgrades, a new garage doors and training centers. Plumbing upgrades and bathroom remodels and we still have some site visits plan to prioritize and allocate funds for that. And engineering. We want you know, celebrate the mpo on federal grant funding is we've most recently the Mpo awarded the city of Indianapolis. 35 million dollars also want to highlight some of construction the to highlight the 30th Street and Dr Andrew j Brown during this project definitely impacted
area with new roads, a new sewer systems also like to highlight the Madison Avenue Reconstruction Project with the multi-modal elements on that one as well. Projects that are nearing completion here 2025 the Nickel Plate trail is on the verge of completion. And we've just open up the New York Street and Michigan Street one-way to two-way conversion. Just this week for for that major project on the east side of Indianapolis. Also like the holiday solid solid wastes. I'm sorry. There are all new contracts for solid waste this year. So that's huge feat for for that division. And we're happy with outcomes that's we're also in the midst of
building a new solid waste garage. That's always garage is coming on schedule and on budget. We're planning on moving in by the end of the year or 2, 1, to 2026. Some of the things and solid waste garage are exciting and important. You know, we'll have locker rooms for for staff training areas and offices. Also inside the solid waste facility is a truck was a bay, which will keep quit equipment cleaner and help it last longer. And I know our folks as always are very excited to be driving around with a clean trucks, policy and planning. We want a world where later the community power infrastructure program, technology improvements and community engagement efforts
that they've done as far and Apple's fleet services we've been named in the top 50 of fleets in North America. Not believe that numbers around. 25. So congratulations to our Fleet Services department for that accomplishment. Also with that, not only operations increased staffing levels, police services as and regards to their collective bargaining agreement. Not on the slide. I want to point out, too, that those near and dear to all of your minds is the council requests improvements for 2025. And we have selected 3 contractors for that work. We are currently negotiating with them and we're planning on get this month, taking those
contracts to the board for war. And the contractors are very eager to get on the streets and get that work done and they're going to try to get a lot of the doubt here in 2025. And also want to point out, you The efforts for fatal crash review. We have implemented mild vigilant technology and Vision 0 program task force will help out tremendously with effort. Talking about Indianapolis Road funding investments. And, you know, we got down the left all the investments that the administration had made since 20 16. But today, the year 2025 year to date, done 26 lane miles of resurfacing to know 3 point 4 miles of sidewalks, 3 miles of new trails. And successfully bit out for residential resurfacing packages in the
last month. They have been and are designed for a little over a year now. So we're excited about that work to start here in the fall as well continue into 2026. Community power, infrastructure. What is it to power? Infrastructure is a fifty-fifty cost share partnership program between the city of Indianapolis and neighborhoods. There are 3 types of projects in the community power infrastructure. We talking about tactical urbanism. Partner right away and Indianapolis neighborhood infrastructure partnership. You MAY have seen these color full and well thought out installations around your communities. Those are in place for us to do Data
collection and to see those safety improvements or something that we'd like to implement. And I wanted to point out the community heights neighbor Hood Organization did a technical urban is on project and we are now in the design phase for that. Location for the Community Heights neighborhood organization is on 10th Street between Emerson Avenue and Arlington Avenue. And this project is well underway and design. Also like to point out in the tactical urban is world. As we we've developed what is called a lending library of items that residents can check out for free to use to implement the safety recommendations and between 2022 2025, there were 10 technical urban is on and
partner right away projects install just in 2025 alone. We must all 11 projects and is growing in that program will close on AUGUST 31st. So we have a couple more weeks left in that program and it is very popular. This year we received 14 applications Indianapolis neighborhood, infrastructure partnerships, and we were able to award 10 of those. So we're excited about the ability to transform some of the neighborhoods as well. Part of the community power Infrastructure program is education and were developed and developing a news, 3 part Education series for the Community Power Infrastructure program here in 2025. Our marriage neighborhood
advocates teams have already completed training and further training will go out to city departments to commence this fall in 2025. There's also a brand new community power, infrastructure resource guy. It's going to as has been developed and it will go live here in fall 2025. In advance of our next round of applications. Moving on to community engagement and You know, is very important engagement. So our are Greenway Strategy, Implementation plan. We've had folks at the public meetings in MAY. We've had folks at the Indiana State Fair promoting greenways program and also at our local farmers market here down on the circle. So we're very proud about that. Opportunity for public outreach and engagement was definitely been on the Henry
Street Bridge Project. Just us. So we had our 4 public meeting on the Henry Street Bridge project and that work progressing quite well. Point out the Vision, 0 program in late JUNE. We had our second Vision, 0 Task force meeting. That's when the action plan was presented and then there was a period of public comment between JULY first JULY 31st that has closed those that public feedback be utilized to make changes to the action plan going forward. Also with that, we've done community pop-up events where our Vision, 0 consultants held 19 pop-up events and 9 townships and it received
hundreds citizens fuse backs on infrastructure and safety improvements. Part of a our capital funding opportunities that we present. It is pavement marking abilities. So that will also support the Vision. 0 program and much-needed safety improve intersections in our roadways. And then solid waste, transition and recycle on education. This has been a huge year for solid waste. Again. And we're preparing our marriage neighborhood advocates for outreach related to the new cart appointments or the trash bins we also are doing education outreach for our coming recycling curbside recycling program. Let's talk about 2026 goals, priorities and out comes, you know, programmatic we have successful rollout again of
our solid waste contracts. Implementation of our new Snow fight plant. And we're going to jump start the design of our projects that will utilize a new state road funding and 2027. We also always top of mind is a safety and implementation of the Vision. 0 Action plan and the expanded scope of our fatal crash review We are actively working on projects that were that we received influx of money here for spring. Fiscal on that. Technology is always a top of mind as well. Want to highlight our deal to software and as re as we saw 4 years use for calculating in Peart pervious surface for our storm collection and the deal to software we use modeling of
our roadway networks and options on how are to deliver our capital plan and different methods and budgets that a part of that. Facilities and equipment we're going like I said, move into our new saw was a grant. We'll have improved quality of work place in our operations garage with the the help of our team doing those remodels. And we also replacing equipment and operations. And this lie. You know, if were talking about looking forward to the transportation of our infrastructure and in Annapolis House Bill 1461, was a huge deal for the city of Indianapolis and we're going to have a stark amounts of funding as soon as we found out that we had the opportunity to spend this kind
of money. We hit the ground running you know, what does that look like going forward? So our folks have been working for last 2 and a half 3 months on our capital plan. Other ways of doing pavement, preservation. And then, you know, utilizing that that data and creating scenarios on how do we present this and how do we get the best bang, our book, how you do that? You also do alternative delivery methods and we'll talk little bit. All of these bullet points here later on in the presentation. I will turn this over to Sam. He's got to talk more about the budget itself. So thank you. Yeah, thank you so much. Director Sam Bear's chief financial officer for the Department of Public Works. Going to be giving an overview of our 2026 operating
budget from both the revenue and expense standpoint because we are dedicated fund agency. I was like to start with revenue. But when I say dedicated funding agency, what I mean is we have specific revenue sources that are kept in their own funds and can typically only be used for certain purposes defined by state law where local ordinance and so our revenue forecast is very important because the amount of revenue growth we have directly informs how much more money we have available to spend in our next operating budget. And so what you can see on this slide here is a list of some of our most important revenue source is this is obviously not a comprehensive list, but these are the biggest sources of revenue for the department. The next couple slides going
to a little bit more depth on some of these. I'm not going to dwell on it. But the big picture is if you add up the the changes from the 2025 adopted budget. The increase here is about 5 and a half million dollars. If you factor in some of the other smaller revenue source is not listed here. You get up a little bit above 6 Million. And so that is our constraint. When we're looking at our 2026 budget and how we build a budget that is balanced around those revenues. So are most important source of revenue is Mvh Lrs distributions. More commonly referred to as gas tax. This slide tracks our 2025 collections against what we received in 2024, as you can see, it's higher. It's higher by about 3 and a half percent or 1.7 million dollars this is important because that informs what we're forecasting
for 2026. But you can see on this slide. So going left to right. We received 73.5 million dollars in 2023. There was a significant jump into 2024. Resulting from Senate bill 283 which issue with Indianapolis is population count in the state road funding formula talk about residential Ys funding in the 8 million dollars. This was the basis of that. And then in 2025 we're trending towards 84.3 million. That's above our original 83 million dollar budget. And we're forecasting 86.4 part of the reason you can forecast growth is due to gasoline, excise tax and special fuel excise tax rate increases pursuant to state law that go into effect JULY 1st. The solid waste user fee.
This is a $32, a unit user fee that is I did Here's Knox bills. This fees maintain the database is maintained by the department and we continuously updated throughout the year. You can see since the pandemic we made significant efforts to make sure that that database is capturing, especially new units coming online. This is a year-round effort. I'm really proud of our team's work in keeping us up to date. The storm water user fee, another departmental administered user fee. This is based off of impervious surface area. So we measure how much impervious surface area. Each parcel turned convert that into user fee amount. Most pairs pick through their tax bill. If you don't get a tax bill, you get a manual bill in the mail. As you can see, the revenue growth has been fairly stable
from this revenue source. We are constantly looking for ways we can improve our measurement. So we are incorporating some new technology into the process this year, which we hope will further refine what we're measuring and hopefully lead to a more perfectly up to date counting of of impervious surface area. So with that said, jumping into our expense budget and unlike the director mentioned earlier, there's some changes to the way this information is presented based off of we are, as the controller mentioned during her remarks earlier this week, we a pilot agency for program based budgeting. So you'll see some breakdowns in the section that you're not used to from prior years. That is a working progress. We're happy to have the conversation here tonight. And that's something that we think will continue to get
better at going into future, especially with feedback from tonight onward from this council. So with that said, there are dozens of different ways you can slice or dice our budget. Each tells a slightly different story. So what you see on this slide is a comparison between the 2025 adopted budget from the 2026 introduced budget by major find grouping. And I chose this way because it's helpful for me to understand our budget. And I hope it's helpful for you, too. So that first line are operating funds. That's that's our funds we normally talk about with you like transportation parking meter sideways, storm water, et cetera. These are funds where most of our personnel expenses are paid. There are subject to lapsing at the end of the year. So if money doesn't get used to it,
typically reverts to fund balance. These are most standard and within that group, we have 6.2 million dollars projected growth. There's some bullet points there. I'm gonna go into more details. I'm not going to talk them to death here. But the broad strokes, 2.2 million dollars for character. 1, 1, 0.3 million for fleet charges. That's fuel. That's maintenance. 1 million dollars for contractual increases. That's existing contracts with rates that escalate that we can forecast. And then there's a 1.4 million dollar increase for operations capital. Little obviously talk about more length and a $300,000 increase to the talks drop program specifically, which I will also hit on. Here are a few slides down. Fleet services. This is that as the director mentioned, a charge funded funding source. So the total
top line budget numbers can kind of be confusing to look at, like it says that adopted budget is 2.8, 9 million dollars. I broke it out on the line. The lows. You can see the cost without the charge. Back to starting things you can see we're spending our planning to spend. 36.9 million dollars on fleet services characters, one through 4 increases are driven by. Character one I say doping authority charges. Next. You have capital improvement funds. I want to be very clear. There's capital spending happening in other funds here, these funds or specifically set up to manage our transportation and stormwater capital plans that will talk about later. That is their exclusive use. There's no character. One caution here
there for the capital program. You see a 10 million dollar increase that's driven by a local income tax appropriation included in this budget. That is for us to get a jump start on planning for aforementioned, whether legislative change that we're going to talk about a little bit further down in the presentation and then on the last line, you'll see grant in federal funds. And I break these out here because they can have distorting effect on how you look at our budget. These funds are hard to budget for because they're based on specific projects. Good time. Timelines, reimbursement schedules and so they can kind of base up or down based on your forecast of which projects are going to be reimbursed in which years to me This is also second year of budgeting for the state
Exchange program, which is really kind of more of an accounting difference in how we receive funding from the mpo. So this is negative 4.6 million. I just want to say as a director mentioned last mpo funding round was our biggest ever are still managing several very large federal grants. This reflects more of a budgeting process and accounting difference than it does a real change in any federal policy landscape or anything like that. Next to have our budget. Total budget broken down by character. Once again, you can see that the numbers, the same 257.0, 4 million dollars net change of 10.8 million. Reasons for the change or the same as what I talked about in the last slide. So I'm not going to dwell on them, but just with the character that includes
both fleet services and changes for dpw, operational funds. The character one change is driven by 2.6% cost of living adjustment for biweekly employees. Contractual bargaining agreement adjustment of 3% for union employees. Health care costs, adjustments. And for the first time, dpw explicitly budding budgeting attrition in our budget. This is a very common practice for other city agencies. This is our first year doing it. The collective bargaining agreement that was signed late last year was agreed to after the 2025 budget was adopted. And so at the time we knew we could afford it because of historic analysis of our underspend. So we work informally using attrition in the 2025 budget in the 2026 budget were
formalizing that on paper in the budget. So the whole cba is now actually officially accounted for in this budget that we're asking you to the proof. So from here on out, what we have is a slide were couple slides for each division. Director mentioned were made up of 5 different divisions. And what we've done here is we've we've showed each division's budget by character and program and this is a different display than what you're used to seeing in previous years. So I expect to have questions about it. That's that's a good thing. I'm not going to talk each program code to death because you have to listen to me talk until the dead of night. And I don't think anybody wants that, but I will try to hit on
ones that I think want some more explanation. And so capital planning an administrative that's our personnel costs for engineering, internal charge backs software licenses. Community powered infrastructure talked about that earlier. I think people are used to hearing about that program. You have stormwater and transportation capital. Those are catch all for our road and storm water, capital programs you have that the downtown one at some of the labeling of this? I think I foresee making changes to going forward. That is funding associated with parking meter funds. So technically a broad ripple would fall under that umbrella, too, like things like the monument circle. Brick repair contracts are paid for out of that. That
program bucket. And then grant making that is contract that actually dmv holds with downtown Indy Inc for some programming taps into the Parking Meter Fund is a funding source and that is why it is reflected on our budget, not the indies. In terms of new stuff for engineering the budget are you talked about the 10 million dollar local income tax appropriation and the directors going to talk about preparation for new road funding in the capital sections. I'm not going to do. I want to hear not included in these numbers would be the 10 million dollar Supplemental appropriation that would go alongside the budget to supplement our strip. Patching just want to be clear. That's still happening. It's addressed in the capital plan later. It's not in the operating budget numbers
because it's not part of the budget ordinance. So just wanted to call that out here specifically. And then I already talked about the grant adjustments. Dpw operations, total budget of 68.1, 7 million dollars. There's a lot of different functions within dpw operations. And I think that the program codes actually are useful way of seeing what all of those different things are. I will note that again, this is our first year doing this. In some cases, it was easy to categorize costs this way. In other cases, it was not so just to give you an example, street sweeping includes the cost of the people that actually sweep the streets, operate the equipment. Special events. Snow response. Those do not. So those those personnel are broadly included
in that street maintenance and administrative category. And the confusing part here is, of course, the same people that. Helps to facilitate special events plow the streets. So potholes. Those are the same people. So there are ways that we can. I think back the curtain on showing how their time is allocated. And I think this has been a useful first step in that conversation, but it's only a first step and it doesn't tell the full picture of how much is really going into those specific categories. This no response when just just for reference since I mentioned it, that's mostly made up of salt salt costs contractor, money and again, no actual personnel. And that number. As as I mentioned, biggest ticket item here and a lot of cases is. Excuse me, personnel increases. And so you see the cost for the new cba. You see
fleet charge back increases included in their budget and then before I get to Quitman, I did just want to mention there are while there are no new effort to ease in the budget, that doesn't mean that we're not recalibrating things on a rolling basis. And Director Wilson alluded to this earlier through a couple reallocations of previously vacant lines. Operations supplemented. 2 different groups that we think are important and responsive to current need. So one is the trails maintenance team in light of investments by council through Circle City forward phase 3 grants from the Lilly Endowment. There's been a lot of investment in our trails network and from the mpo. I should mention. And so maintaining that a high priority stuffs. Only good as it can be maintained. And so the graph on the right shows, i think helpful story when we were presenting this budget a
year ago, that team was currently 7 Ft ease 3 positions were added through the 2025 budget process. Bring it to 10 and now through through line allocations team will be up to 14 fd And we think that that is a very important. Allocation of resources to make second pavement markings This is a direct response to our ability to respond to things like high injury Vision, 0 tight recommendations where having a team be able to go out. Put pavement, markings out like crosswalks or stop ours is very helpful. Folks actually can utilize one of these like one time pickup trucks that we've outfitted for snow fight. They can use it for the rest of the year to hall pavement, marking equipment. I
think both these are really good examples of dpw operations ability to adapt to current needs and meet the moment using resources that they And next, I want to talk about. Operations equipment, budget. And before I get into the details, I just want to say I'm really excited to talk about the information that you see on the slide. This is an important budget for the department from a road funding perspective terms of new capital projects. Equally important to that is our ability to maintain our streets. And this is a direct response to the need to accelerate our ability to do that. And so what you have here is a 1.4 million increase in operations, character for budget and they're operating
budget for specifically equipment. There is a small portion of this funding that will be tagged in 2026. For some stuff related to the talks. Top program that talk about in a second. But the vast majority of at 1.2 million is for equipment needs. This will allow us to go out and because it's in our budget, ongoing basis actually put more pieces of equipment on realistic replacement cycles, go out and do capital equipment, leases where we can pay back the cost over several years. Get more bang for our buck. We think this is a really important best meant this would include things like snow trucks, pavement, marking equipment like paint line or trucks stop. Cull is needed for special events and of course, street maintenance equipment. Like for the work that before it does and residential streets. So that's
an important investment. But alongside that, I did just want to note that 2 million dollars from the spring fiscal which this council allocated to the department. We've ordered 14 1 time snow trucks with cloud packages, insulting capabilities like you can see on the top of the top right corner of the slide here. We hope and expect those will be available to us for the winter season this year because of timing in which we got them ordered that will approximately double the number of these type of vehicles we have in our fleet. These are what we used to things like bus lanes in some cases, bike lanes and importantly, our connector network of streets. So we think this is a really important investment that will expand our capabilities and give us more options when it
comes to winter weather season next. As the controller mentioned in her remarks earlier this week, there is money earmarked from a general obligation, bond issuance for the department for equipment needs. Again, the main idea here is larger snow trucks, street maintenance equipment, like the larger snow trucks like you see on the bottom right corner of the screen. The investments you see here on both an ongoing and one-time basis are are an ideal combination to be able to quickly catch up in terms of vehicle replacement, I mention maintenance costs a couple times in this presentation. This is this is how we address those costs. I mean, when you have old pieces of heavy equipment that have been on the road for well past their useful life. Those are obviously expensive to keep on the road. This is a direct
response to that. And and hopefully with your support, we can get this done and make these important investments. And since we're talking about snow, I do just want to add. Our snow response plan. We'll be brought before our board of works this fall. This committee will hear that later on this year as well. Prior to the winter weather season will address how are planning to handle weather events this winter and going forward and we're excited to have conversation with you as well. Solid waste. From a program program perspective. The biggest program here is residential waste collection that makes sense. It's our main contract for picking up trash its most of our employees. That admin category. I think we can find better ways to allocate that that's covering the reason it's so big is that our our maintenance costs are in there and we've gotten almost 80
large trash trucks. Those are expensive. That includes things like fuel. Those could probably be mostly allocated to residential waste collection. You also things like we've collection recycling program broken out down time leader pickup by teams that go out there and do that work. In terms of the 2026 budget. That mean change going on is we have a lot of new contracts and we've talked. I presented to this committee back in MARCH on the new contract selection for residential trash. But there's other smaller contracts that were we competed as well for things like condo pickup pickup of containers that recycling drop-off centers, all sorts of things. And so the Twenty-twenty 6 budget obviously needed to be built around those new contracts on the right. The slide was
included. That graph was included. What we presented back in MARCH. But the new contract with Lrs residential trash pickup is considerable savings to the city on trash collection. The Gray Bar show the projected annual savings growing from 7 to 10 million dollars by the end of that 10 year contract from what we would have paid if you own contracts would just been continued on in perpetuity. So obviously, this is a budget hearing, but we're very comfortable and happy with how those transition conversations have continued to go. We'll have more updates on all of that as mentioned, there's a big public outreach effort underway about informing people about car changes things like that. I should also say not included as a
budget increase, but there is because we had trash trucks funded on these least repayment cycles. We do have funding for dot from an old least to go out and procure some more solid waste vehicles. We'll do that in the next 6 months as well. Policy and planning. This is our our own had internal services agency. There's a lot going on under the hood within policy and planning that I don't feel like it's completely captured here. Policy and planning includes the director's office communications team Office of Sustainability. It dpw finance and of course, our core policy and planning team. That man manages technology, implementation projects Department wide strategic efforts as Director Wilson mentioned, we have any deputy director of policy and planning Daniel Stevenson. We're very excited to have him
on board and in that role. And the other thing that policy and planning includes in the budget is the talks drop program. But you can see here broken out. On the note of the talks for a program we've heard consistently loudly and clearly that the current schedule talk struck days is insufficient. And so we getting additional funding in this budget for the talks truck program, a priority that includes an additional $300,000 in ongoing funding staffing and disposal costs related to those events. That's enough for an additional 12 events per year. Supplementing the funding that we already have. And in addition, the operations capital budget, part of one to $200,000 of that will be used for one-time setup costs
associated with developing a new site on the east side replace the one that went out offline late last year. That process could a little bit given the fact that using the site to it deposit hazardous waste. And there's some procurement things you have to go through. First. But in the meantime, any additional funding that's approved would be used to supplement days at the existing locations to hopefully alleviate some of the traffic and congestion pressures were seeing at those sites. And so we hope Yo, I will have your support on on this expansion as well. And we're happy that it's included in the introduced budget. Fleet Services began a kind of talked about this earlier in the charge back structure that administrative another
category again, caviar work in progress. That includes the personnel that work for Fleet Services. So all the people actually working on vehicles are rolled up and that total other things like building authority charges. I say charges stuff like that as well. Commercial you're seeing contractual vendor based repairs. Parts pretty self explanatory. So that's the end of the divisional section. Just a touch on grants because I brought them up earlier. There's a number of large federal grant opportunities or external grant opportunities contemplated in this budget. They're listed here. We've talked about many of these at our committee presentations. So I'm not going to each one. But I wanted to note that these are how the budget is oriented these dollars in just
a bit. Note, this grant funds are subject to council appropriation. That's why they're in the budget even though they're tied to specific project work. On the dpw Capital Improvement Plan a minute. I'm going cover a few of the standard cable slides that we always percent. Director Wilson is going to talk about some stuff that we're doing looking forward to get the most out of our money. So first and foremost. I apologize for the sizing of the slides. These are always hard to convey and presentation format. Hopefully you can see in front of you, the transportation Capital plan includes 1.0, 0, 8, 7 billion dollars of funding. That is approximately 230 million dollar increase from the equivalent document that we presented to a year ago. The reason it's bigger is because this explicitly incorporates the additional state funding the 50 million dollars a year into this plan
as well as additional revenue commitments from the city to match those funds. The reason it's not a clean $300 300 million dollars. Bigger is because you're comparing different years. It's 2025 through 2029. Instead of 24 through. 28 if not for some of that additional funding, 2029 would have been a smaller year the 2024. So I just wanted to clarify that that is reflected in this plan. This table shows the breakdown expenditure categories that sir, rolling up a lot of different things. Obviously I'm not going go through each one, but of course, we're happy to answer questions about any of these expenses. The storm water capital plan seen here 156 million dollars of funding over a five-year period. This is this is a little bit lower than the plan we presented last year. Of course, the big difference is is that arpa
funds were eligible to be used for stormwater projects. There's still a little bit of lingering project work happening there for money that was obligated. For the most part, that's why you're seeing a slightly scaled down version, although it's it's. Drastically reduced. I did just want to note that there is a their numbers in here on the line of credit line reflecting a new plan, 50 million dollar bond issuance. That's not a new feature of the capital plan. I just wanted to can but it's still included in here. And then you have your same expenditure breakout by category for the stormwater capital plan as well. We included rx, be spending data like in previous years for compare ability. I'm not going to do on the information here. But of course, we're happy to answer any questions you have about the data. And then. This graph is a graph that we
typically include in this presentation as well. I think a version of this showed up in the controllers presentation the other the other evening. You can see the trend. This is this is showing planned capital funding in the first year of the capital plan over time and the growth from 123 million dollars in 2017 through 279 million dollars in this year's capital plan. We think this is really remarkable accomplishment working together with with this council in making these investments. We're excited about the future and our ability to grow these numbers. Further. I will just note that that that final out year 2026 is the hardest to forecast were because we typically only include things for like tif when the fundings locked in.
So when we presented this same last year, that 2025 number ways closer to 260 Million. So it tends to grow. Once the numbers are updated in real time. So with that, I'm going to turn it back over to the director. Thank you very much, Because this is where the rubber hits the You know, I I would be remiss if I didn't mention that, you know, have an opportunity take the job director, a part public works. I have a big focus on the engineering side of and that capital our infrastructure and and how how we manage that very, very pleased to, you know, a couple months after starting this have the opportunity to experience its historic amounts of funding. Like I said earlier in the
presentation, I want point out that our map that you see here, we start development of this capital plan from 2027 to 2029. Shortly after we you got word of the new developments with the state where they reform the community crossings matching grant program and and kind of siloed the city of Indianapolis out of the state where we are eligible for 50 million dollars. As long as we match that with new revenues of 50 million dollars for a total of 100 million dollars each year going forward, starting in 2027. And then also in 2027, the states just that the funding for the distribution of money for Lane Mile just 9 miles. This map also shows a potential emergency script. Patching locations in response to additional funds allocated for our budget. 10 million dollars
starting and 2026. The potential emergency strip, patching locations were derived from not a prop projects that we don't currently have planned in our capital plan. We've also used data figure out where those locations are. We use Powell pci data so very excited to to deliver capital plan for the city. Now moving on the resident our residential program. I'm proud to say that, you know, we've invested 103 million dollars in our residential program since 2022. And that also includes recent biz that received here in the last month. That out for residential construction packages. And that's going to include about 75 Street
segments around the county and we'll have a couple of those 2 of resurfacing packages awarded by Board of Public Works yet this month. Also like to know let's service line replacement program. That Saeidi mandated by the federal government. We are collaborating with citizens and energy group too. Get the most bang for our buck both sides to kind of explain what I mean. Our far as collaboration, one utilities are working in our right away they disturb so much of the roadway. They're responsible to repay that lane. So let's say 2 huge egos and replaces all this let service lines in the neighborhood. They will only be responsible for the land that they just are. So now we can go in and actually
partner with See e g they spend half that spend their money on one half of the road and we spend money on the other half in a row that will make those neighborhoods whole. When we talk about resurfacing those roads, that's just that's a game changer, if you will, for us. Going to make give us opportunities to stretch those dollars much farther than they have in the past. You we also like to talk pavement, preservation and how we are determining, you know. Our data driven approach to our selection of our Our next slide will talk about that data driven approach. We use the dot software. Decision optimization technology as
Taylor for public Sector Asset Management planning. Allows for asset lifecycle modeling project prioritization scenario planning, predictive, forecasting budget numbers up to station. Now utilize in that data decision optimization technology ordered dot software. We even put it what we call a pavement prioritization, algorithms. That includes not only pc, I data that we typically would use for our decision-making process. When we select our. But it also includes roadway traffic volumes. It includes mayor's action center complaints, pothole And it also includes a crash, data as well. Those are all data points that are we are using now to come up with our Capital Asset Management plan
going forward. Also, you know. Types of treatments. Are we going to use on our roadways? You know, in the past we had a select a let's go to next side. Please. In the past we've we had select options and it's mostly on the left side of this. Screen here, the mill patch and overlay to structural million overlay. The full-depth reclamation all the way to crack sullen. Those are the things that were in our our in our tool box that we currently do. We are looking at other things to put in our tool box like micro resurfacing. Those are overlays anywhere from inch to a half an inch seals, you know, seal up the road. Cape Sills is is a combination of chip and seal operation and then chip and seal off operations. Also kind of we'll utilize more in our rural
areas of the county that payment app optimization software will help us determine how much money we want to spend in the each one of these buckets or categories going forward to enhance the health of our World Roller network and increase the life of our roadway network as well. Included in that, you know, know that's We got next slide. Included is a alternate delivery methods and hot. How do how do we prepare our work? Traditionally we would do the design bid build scenario. But we are looking at other options that, you know, the state has allowed us to do now of public-private partnerships or or build operate transfer the the scenarios we can do. Design build now, not
necessarily on the roadway network, but if we're contemplating doing things for our facilities, build a design. Build a model would be great. And then a construction manager asked contractor acf Seas that helps deliver projects a little faster. It reduces the risk for us is known or on that it kind of spreads or risk between the owner and the contractors self. So excited about for 5 years with the city of Indianapolis and all the work that we're going to be able to get done. Also want to again, thank everybody in audience on my staff for all the hard work that they have done over over last year. I'm 6 months into this as last Sunday. And truly say that this is already the one of the best job I've ever
had in my life. And I couldn't see myself anywhere else at this point. So that being said, thank you very much for your time. And we are here answer try to answer any questions you MAY have. Thank you very much. Thank you. Director Wilson, thank you. Stand for your presentation. And I are hard efforts. Colleague's questions. Council rain. Thank you, MADAM Chair and thank you, director for the through a presentation. Really appreciate the time the you all put into presenting. All of this data. You know, for me when I think dpw and budget, first thing that comes to my mind is infrastructure. How much are we spending on roads? When I look at capital plan, Transportation. Icy streets. I see 100 to pull over 102 million dollars. I
also see federal aid streets so combine both of those were looking at a little 110 Million. If someone were to ask you, how much is the city of Indianapolis spending on fixing our roads? Is that the number you give them? If I were asked me how much money or worse picks in planning put this spin the fix our roads next or a couple plans. 279 Million 2026. Correct Capital Plan. Transportation's 216 Million. But I mean, there's trails on their idea. Someone asked me how much it fixing on roads. You know, if I were to fill and how much for spending on trails, I feel like I'd be misleading and just a little So like when it comes to actual roads, lane Miles. How much are we spending on that? Was kept
counselor. We obviously we can get you detail breakout of the capital plan. However, you think they would be more helpful. We can get you capital output information that shows actual like miles repaved and things like that. And we're happy to follow up with you on those requests. These categories. Of course, there are projects that span like there are road projects that have walkway components. There are there are trails projects that touched asphalt on streets. So it's not easy to look at this and just give a very simple answer to that question. You know, you have the break out in front of you. And I mean, you know, broadly this this would be a helpful tool in answering the question. But I would like to. Probably follow up with you on a specific answer relating to output on roadways. Yeah,
certainly appreciate that would be would be helpful the number one question I get when it comes to the budget the other thing I want to touch on was agency staffing when we see dpw operations. Is it fair to say that's union employees? Yes, okay. It looks like when it comes to employees. We've been doing a really good job staffing. And, you know, so kudos to asked me all the work that they're doing for that. Is there any particular? I guess, department with and dpw? That you find the most challenging the higher it looks like just from this chart here, its engineering, where it looks like it's over. 25% vacancy. It is. Engineers always been a really hard to since I've been around with citizens 20 to 2011. It's just
the market and being able to keep up with the private sector and citizen app. Alyssa, just can't at this time. If you had additional engineers would be fair to What is that they can see costing us the fact that we're 15 engineers down. Does that mean we're not able to engineers, many projects and therefore we're not able to, you know, fixes many roads fix many intersections fix. Many covert is that the result of having? 15 vacancies? You know, I can say that you're probably right there. There's a little bit to that as well. We do have a consultant staff that we have and that with the city as well. So I know this area that output is a result of this staff. And because we do have resources at hand. So I think it's a hard question
answers. It are out that result of our staff. And now our staff and just went down this year. I a at this significant level last year was counselor, I would just also add, you know, a lot of these positions and engineering are highly specialized technical positions. And there's there's obviously pay matters to people, but also you need very people with very specific background. So the amount of time vacancies can last can just naturally a little longer. As you look for that, that exact correct person. That's good. It of lanes nearing work as a specific skill set. And also, I just want to clarify with dpw operations are supervisors, superintendents, those types of employees are actually not union. So it's a mix of union
and management. Okay. Appreciate the clarification on that. I think just they wanted 2 final questions here on staffing. And you probably know where I'm going with this. There's been a proposal introduced to eliminate the residency requirements. Indianapolis we heard last night from multiple department directors. How much of a hindrance that is? Would you say would be beneficial to your department and the staffing challenges that you have if that residency requirement was eliminated. And for these highly skilled, very specific. Jobs that would be beneficial for you if you could hire from outside of Marion County. Thank you. Any other comes questions and Thank you, MADAM Chair thank you, director been saying for
the presentation, very thorough them or throw. It is more questions that have. So I will save half of them for offline and just throw out Florida MADAM Chair. Does everybody under dpw umbrella make at least $18 an hour. Councilor? I would have to look. So typically when we look pay rates like on our grades, go where we're looking at things on an annual basis it's hard for me to say whether every single employee makes over $18 an hour, but I can probably get your answer while we're maybe even sitting here. Not a great rush, would appreciate an answer. Mentioned bullet point in the presentation that the parks maintenance. Costs. Have been taken from beneath. Dpw in charge. The parks. Any idea of
the ballpark costs that have been switched from dpw. The parks. For maintenance. Councilor could I'm sorry. Could you repeat the last part of the question? Just you mentioned in the presentation some costs for park maintenance have been moved out of dpw budget and move to parks. Any idea of. How much were talking? I if I said that, I don't remember precisely what I said. So parks maintenance is housed in dpw. It's funded from a mix of parks fund dollars. That only makes up about 60% of the money that's going into dpw grounds which is tasked with maintaining parks. The rest of it is coming from a mix of storm water funds, transportation funds and there's there's been no change
in the budget with that. This the breakdown of which fund is funding dpw crowns its its static, essentially from status quo. Find point could clarify that for you. In the community crossing matching grants. My understanding was. That there's 2 or 3 buckets of money in that program. Can you clarify? To which bucket is this new formulation based on Lane Miles, which is been? You know, our big battle cry for years about road funding. My understanding was that that application of that the rhythm was applied to just a small portion of the grant program. I mistaken on that understanding? Counselor, you
can see a couple different lines. I again, I apologize for the slight. I know it's hard see and hopefully you can see it in front of you. But on the transportation capital, funding supplies, you can see 2 different lines about midway down from the page. You can see state matched a new revenue starting at 50 million dollars in 2027 the line below that you can see 4 million dollars on a line that says Lane Miles distribution, which is I I believe what you're referring to. A follow-up that with with his will final question. And we're buying a new the U.S. The line striping truck. Is that doubling our fleet or were just replacing the only what the single one we had. So counselor right now are pavement. Markings team
operates one paid truck at time. We have a piece of equipment that is 20 years old and then we have backup piece of equipment that can be brought online. But because the age of the equipment typically operating with one truck. So this would put us in a better situation where we had a new piece of equipment that's more reliable and then potentially also the ability to supplement those off efforts. If we can, if we could continue to utilize one of the older pieces, the pavement marking equipment. I'm glad you brought that because that is that's a huge priority for operations division. Not only just because it's important in general to have updated pavement, markings, but especially in relation conversations about safety our
ability to respond to those in timely fashion in a cost effective fashion. There an is a lot more affordable on a cost basis contracting. All that out to an industrial company and then just one personal selfish I love the fact that the Tesla Boulevard near might home was totally redone resurfaced couple months ago getting great compliments about But no, no one ever came back and put the striping on it. So there's just that very sporadic marks and people get confused. They don't know where the turn lane What have you. So if you could maybe get that. So that equipment up there and finish the striping on that new road to be wonderful will get And
thank you, counselor. Just just an update for a deputy director Lauren Stephenson on her birthday. Know we did. We do not. We do not have any full-time employees that make less than $18 an hour. There are in turns budgeted department that are just under. Thank Happy birthday. Thank you. Council Evans. Thank CHAIRMAN. Happy birthday. Aunt. Director. To celebrate director dpw Staff. First, I want to begin by saying thank you recently. I've had quite a few illegal dumping and I think there are looks like it's solid waste They've been responsive and picking those up. And I mean, like 24 48 hour, 72 hour at the latest. So for anybody
watching on tv continue to report those to the Mac. Have a few questions. Some of breakdown. If you hear the move on on the mpo funding. Well, I think now is this will wear characterizing as the calling state exchanges that the mpa what previously used funding. Correct counselor. It still flows but the mpo still a part of the process. But the way the money comes to the city and the way projects are bid did change in that. That is the state exchange program. I can go into it a little bit. More of that would be helpful. But no, that's fine. As long as another. That's the funding source. Can you speak to? What I'm trying to understand on that? We had a record-breaking. You say this year was a record breaking year for the most mpo dollars
that we've gotten. Is that increased directly related to the bipartisan infrastructure bill from a couple years ago. The funding that is that where those revenue dollar, that additional it's coming from. Yeah. So councilor the these are different revenue streams of the bipartisan infrastructure law create a constellation of programs that have competitive grant application is usually very notice of funding opportunity, an And we do have multiple grants through those programs. But the funding that comes to the Mpo federal formula funding. That was previously existing. It's authorized by these surface transportation bills through Congress. And so it's it's not a They're not new programs. Okay. So with
that, what is the criteria of south where we had a record year? We got more dollars or have it sounds like the the funding from the Mpo has state, I think pretty steady overall for the whole program. If the bipartisan infrastructure bill is not included in that what's led to getting additional dollars out of that because in the past I've been somewhat not critical but concerned about the mpo funding doesn't seem like we get our share of those dollars. Is this for new projects? Is the money being spent on it? Previous projects that need to be refurbish redone. Things of that nature. Typically new projects will get an answer. Cw. I'd like to say that. I think we're more competitive now that we're actually looking at our
projects in kind of pre scoring them before we submit them. And so we actually compete with all the other lpa that are within that mpo region. And and I don't have the the figures on me directly, but I can get them. I think this last call for projects we received more than 40% of the total allocated dollars, which which is which is great. So we're just doing a better job submitting applications for those funds. I believe so. Okay. That's great to hear. I'm trying to understand your guys as revenue sources here. This is the most I've ever seen on the capital plan. Transportation. You guys have a subset here for for tiff. Then you have one for economic development
d-Md. Can you explain Because I would think the Indy would be to. Yeah. I'm gonna I'm gonna give. I'm going to give an answer. And then we might get additional information here from our other staff. But you're correct. There are a few different lines here that are similar. The economic development projects are typically ones associated with with specific dmd let efforts. Where dpw has a role in building infrastructure. Other other to funding here. Is more of a ability by the city to find ways to utilize to funds to supplement our capital program isn't necessarily tied to specific infrastructure problem projects. Most of the dmv staff or possibly all of it already has, for nbc resolution that passed like
allocating funding to a specific purpose. And so I think you're correct. There are a lot of lines on here. I think it's probably possible to roll some of these out in a way that makes us. First of all, easier to fit on the screen, but also more helpful. What I'm trying to like as I'm looking at, this something try to do with the public to educate them on what is the annual revenue sources versus one time spending are things that we're bringing in from from grants or tips, things of that nature because I think the the 50 million dollar match, for example, assume now we want to include that as a part of our annual revenue source is assuming we have that match and then that's what it was going to lead into with that 50 million dollar
match. We obviously see a huge increase in spending. Where does this leave us that in the deficit? That we have in this city with regards to infrastructure. So this assuming we get this 100 million dollars worth of revenue coming in 2027. Is that going to put us in a situation this is enough to maintain what we have today. Or is it going to put us in a situation where we're still 50 million 100 1 million dollar short just to maintain the current infrastructure status that we have not addressing the backlog, that we know that we have. I think that's a great question. I don't know if I have solid answer Is that 100 million dollars a year? The end all be all know. I think we our infrastructure needs are much more done. And I think we all
know that it's going it's going to be a significant shot in the arm. For our communities. We're going to see what that 100 million dollars. We are going to see a lot of construction around the city and that's going to be one of the things that the we're going to get complaints about work now, then then before. But couldn't give a number on, you know, word that that 100 million dollars going to get us and how it's going to impact the health of our roadway network. Something I would just ask. Doesn't have to be done in budget season. But clarity on that would be good for us to have council specifically knowing what is the gap? What's the delta for a rogue wave repair and resurfacing to counter brain pains questions or comments
earlier about spending on our roads. This is what we're getting beat up on consistently from our residents. I'm a huge advocate for trail. So I'm not saying that we don't do that, but I am trying to figure out is. How short are we that we should be spending every year to maintain the infrastructure today. And I'm saying that today's quality, right? And then what's it? Take to get us up to the next level. Because I don't think it's characterized as fair and a lot of the residential areas and then I think someone mentioned it and I believe seen you MAY have already said you're going to do this. And that was provide us. How many Les Miles and resurfacing or reconstruction are we doing in this 2026 budget. And then MADAM Requirements, someone
else go. Thank you. Counsel. The court. If you back Hi, thank you, Thank you for the presentation. Congratulations. You finished first one. Is there a couple things? And then I have some questions. So I'm excited about the new technology with advancements and road paving and stuff. I think to extend the life. I think that's a good area. Look for investment to new areas that we can do that. So kudos on that. Our new solid waste contract includes recycling, correct. For all residents. Yeah. Counselor the newest of the new solid waste contract for collection with Lrs goes into effect in 2026. It will begin with the transition of trash pickup and subscription
recycling pickup. Beginning in 2028. That contract also includes the rollout of Universal Curbside Recycling program that would apply to residents that receive trash in the city. And restwood service, all districts, not just the contracted ones. They would also pick up recycling the dpw districts as well. Okay. Thank you. And can have 2 more things not looking at our future investment from what happened at the state house with 14. 61. I don't see. And I know not all excluded towns and cities. Now all roads and there are dpw responsibility. But there are some I know speedway there, some roads that I think really do need attention. And I think there's that crossover. So I would love to have that
conversation. And then my biggest pointy and I will say this until I'm probably put him in the face. 3 down some numbers on mask. So we're talking about our solid waste contracts. If we go government tape. I-27. So when we are looking at our numbers. Our new contract is going to be about $8 a month. Her house. For a year. That's $96. Our residents pay. We paid $32 a year for pickup. So we are paying a 3rd of the cost. And so that additional cost. We are transferring funds that we could be using in other ways, the dpw? I think so. As we're talking about conversations as residents, we need think about the services that we're receiving and if we would pay a little bit more for pick up now that we're also getting that trash recycling component with it. I think that that's an area where we can look to. Increases revenue with the 50 million dollars new money
that we need and the other burdens that we're going to have across the enterprise. I think having those conversations is important. And so on slide 17, it said the protected fees and income was 9.4 million. So if we just paid a break, even as residents, that would be an additional 18 million dollars that we would have annually and so I just think that as we're having these conversations that encourage my colleagues and other folks too. Explore this. Thank you. Thank you. Counselor Nielsen. Thank you, CHAIRMAN. I won't be long and we're coming up in an hour and a half. So I have just a couple of quick questions. A few requests for review and analysis as well. So I showed the start there. I want to add I know the request for CHAIRMAN Evans asking
about how many lane miles of residential we're doing in this I'd like to ask for the same metric for the strip. Patching budget. Both in the base and the 10 million dollars addition that take us to 16 Million. That would be very helpful. I do appreciate that. You had in the budget kind of an estimate of the lead service line replacement. I was gonna ask that of the a little bit deeper. One of the other comments I was going to make on the talks, drop peace. I know we've talked about this a lot. I know you'll provide this in the quarterly update, but just encourage you keep keep us up-to-date, socialize that it is something obviously with that 3rd location being closed. That was in district 14. Hear a lot about it. So just I appreciate you all finding a way to bring in another one on line. That's a
very necessary service so then the 2 questions I'll ask first ones for Sam Sam on this on the Cip Cip or excuse me on the capital plan. So the trick, 26 transportation bond. Is that is that next draw on the previous? Barring that we authorized. Was it? Me honest here is that last year's here? Yeah. Okay. Councilor Nielsen. So first of we owe more information review and analysis on protected mileage for strip patching and resurfacing. And we will provide that. I just want to point out this this slide here that we have up on the screen does speak to cumulative investments and a lot of those outputs as well as 2025 year to date. Obviously, it's just a partial year. So it's hard
to compare, but you can see some of the outputs here on that slide. And if you have questions about them, we can bring those questions. Tribune analysis as well regarding the transportation bond issuance that so you saw that 40 million dollars in the transportation capital plan slide. So yes, last year council authorized up to 90 million dollars in new debt. Issuances for road bonds. 50 million of that was issued towards the end of last year and is being deployed into the capital plan. The other 40 million of that has not yet been issued, but the authorization is still good. We said at the time, you know, we were going to issue the 50 based off of project need and
timing and evaluate financial conditions in the future on the 40. And you don't want to borrow money that you don't need immediately because you have to start paying interest on it. So we're continuing to evaluate the timing of that insurance. Thank you, Sam. Yeah, I know we've discussed that at length here in this committee and an admin to I believe, but just for the public's awareness with the other bonds that are up for authorization by council. Just want be sure that public is aware of The final question, I appreciate you bringing this in just maybe for Director Sam. I know Andres here as Appreciate your participation director and the Vision 0 Task force. You know, CHAIRMAN Bars and I and counselor Cahill officers, representatives on the as as council representatives on the task
force. And I know we we talked a little bit some of the we're in the midst of developing the action plan and the implementation of that. I know you touched on some of the things that will be kind of vision, 0 focus maybe not in the capital side, but what are some other Vision? 0 action plan items that, you know, the department is looking to to implement in 2026. Yeah. I think that would be a better friendly Andrea. Thank you, counselor. As you know, the action plan is still being in developing right now from a dpw perspective. Looking at policy changes right now. I The Division I service policy and planning. So men with our engineering team to kind of outline some policies that we can look at to address that doesn't have a new cost-effective impact. But
rather than a more holistic approach. And so those are the conversation happening now. I will also say that as we're developing this plan, we are. Finalizing revising some are action items based on. Excuse me, based on the public the back. So as we make this adjustment, hopefully we have some more online and future. Thank you, Andrea, appreciate that. Yeah, I think, you know, one of the objectives of the action plan is up. Obviously, these are not their policy decisions or infrastructure Just lie on the responsibility dpw. But, you know, the action plan being a a guiding document for these conversations. So we'll continue to be advocating that those items are in here. I know that's something that's going to take a collective
effort in this building so that at nauseum. So I don't want to that beat a dead horse tonight. But appreciate those comments and and working with you all pull more in the budget. Swell to thank you. Thank you. CHAIRMAN. Thank you. Council Cahill. Thank you. MADAM Chair, couple questions here what first to comment. Thank you on the talks improvement. Is much as I council the last of his talks, Trump site, I don't want the district 14 residents to have to come down to district 23 and wait long lines Saturday. So thank you this I sent this to Zach, for for the project for mine. But I want to say this more for for others that have the seats safe streets and roads for all awards through that. I know that in the go received the
awards, but obviously dpw. Does that work I really haven't heard. I have I have one of those in my district. I have not heard anything since the award announcement. And I guess it's certainly my hope that we will have some community engagement to talk about the planning and design because it was my understanding that there was some flexibility in exactly how that could be accomplished. But we are. Several months since they were done. I don't think we had. That an invitation to have a discussion on those inside. I would appreciate that if we could. To follow up on Councilor brings question on the residency. I think this is more for Sam. It's speculative. But when looking at labor expenses, whether that attrition. Staffing
challenges, the that the challenges we previously solved. And it was mentioned here that we previously. The successes we've had are largely a result were attributed to the increase in pay that we that added. Is it fair to say that if we have greater flexibility in residency restrictions that we might not have to always pull the lever of increasing pay with that. With that decrease the pressure on that. Councilor and I don't have numbers on it's hard to. Have numbers on something that you don't know how often it happens. So you know how many people would apply for a city job, whether dpw or otherwise that are held back by that? I
I. It's really hard for me to speculate. Got ok, thank you. The township road funding. There's 2 million dollars in the 2027 budget. It's my understanding I forget which of the several state laws. Shifted where townships if they have a. Uncommitted funds, they they shift those 2 U.S. Basically. Is that what that is? And I guess is that are we budget? Because I would tell you that in Perry Township, they have no intention of giving us any money. They will. They will intend to encumber all the funds. So as to not transfer it to But I'm curious what what was the basis for that? Yeah, counselor, that line, you're noting is reflective of the policy change that you're talking about. Obviously that forecast of how much of that
would actually end up being transferred is very speculative. And we've been pretty conservative with what we would forecast as that transfer knowing that the timeline might change the behavior of how the township's govern their finances. I think I can get you if you if you'd like I can get you more information about how we're looking at that situation. I at this point would just say, yes, it's reflected in the capital plan. Yes, we have a conservative number in there knowing that what you just said is is likely the case. Got it. All right. Thank you. The this was just more of a curiosity of the x p e. Numbers, the role of the island of those up. And they add up to 100% and I guess to me that seems a little
surprising. Do we not have? Vendors the check more than one box, like, for example, is there it is the veteran is the vb not potentially also d o b and are there not? Simultaneously minorityand women? Owned businesses. It seems odd that that normally that doesn't add up to 100% because you could be both. You can be 3. You can be a minority disabled veterans. So yeah, but it would go to satisfy the highest percentage, All right. Thank you. And then I only have 2 more things once. Just more of a lay up for you guys. But this this. The more complicated one, the capital plan, this 100 million dollars. So I see. State matched or new revenue in 2027, the 50 million and I see the covid supplemental funding. 25 million in the face budget goes to 20 and so
on and so forth. What I'm trying to understand is how is it that we we're talking about 100 million dollars in new funding. And yet when I get down to the funding sources, total expenditures and I I get that there's other that there's a lot of moving parts and pieces. But there's nothing it does not appear. There's anything approaching. I knew base level. That's 100 million higher like. The numbers go 2.55 To 7 team to 18 to 20 to 27. 68 like. Feels like it's there's 100 million more. We got to see. So counselor yet you're asking a good question. And I think a lot of that has to do it more. The nature of this document and what we're able to forecast with any confidence you'll see in the earlier years that up like referenced earlier. There's a lot of
funding in here tied to one time. Sources, economic development projects the 40 million dollar bond issuance. The counselor Nielsen referenced. So those funds are showing up in the beginning of the capital plan because we have some level of confidence in being able to forecast that they're real revenues that are going to support transportation infrastructure in the city. As you get further out that confidence isn't there, right? And so we don't have those specific one time sources in the out years. So if you look back at previous capital plans, you would almost all cases see the out years as smaller. Then the than the earlier years. So you're making a good point. I will
say, you know, if you if there's other roll-ups we could do of this where you're looking at kind of core ongoing revenue sources. And I think this speaks counselor. Evans point MAY be something that we need to work on. Communication on this document You would see a substantial increase in those if you factoring in the dmv stuffed into stuff. All right. And final thing, this is I think I hope going to live for us. The director, you spoke about the design build as new option and it's my understanding that that was what you and I don't know if that was the first time we did it. But on the prop 2.83 projects, I believe. Implement that, correct? That you select the contractors under design build rather than design. But bill, too expedite to help us get this done.
Familiar with. The productivity, 3 projects would be the Million Dollar project from the previous year. Yeah. Yeah. So yeah. We are definitely using alternative delivery method for those projects that you also liked it by doing many scopes. Getting We submitted a request for proposal. 3 contractors reply now we're negotiating those. Those those fees are those costs right now with them? So, yeah, the those are other examples of ways we can actually expedite our processes and get these projects on the road. Quicker. Yeah, that's that so like speed to market. I guess I would call it that these are going. They they went from and idea to actually happening and
pretty record time as far as dpw stuff. Yeah, I don't know that one of the counselors, the on Sunday was question the the time it's taken to get through this process. You know, typical the dot design development is minimum of a year and and we're talking about working on for a project that process it for 5 years. You so the ability to be nimble and deployed a different methods. On our project deliveries, going to be very helpful, especially with the influx new money coming in. Thank you. Council Gibson. Thank you, MADAM Chair. And I want to thank director and the cfo for a very thorough presentation. I've said this dpw makes a city work and makes us see open. And I think was important as as public safety
and happy to see that your your revenue source dedicated revenue. Sources is float in Also includes some some increased as though you don't have to take that decrease. Like some of the agencies are doing. I I I think you mentioned that there's projected 3% increase for raises and that just dpw staff of that also asked as well as asked. Counselors to the 3% an increase for union employees spelled out in the cba the first year that cba was more of a catch-up based off of the market analysis that went into effect in 2025 3% going forward. And then there's a 2.6% cola in the budget for all biweekly employees as well as well as adjustments for things like health care costs and per and things like that. It could be here. Thank you for the confirmation. I want
to commend the mayor and your team here about to prepare for additional possibility of 100 million dollar revenues forecasts and the 10 million dollars set that stage place, if you will. And I out. Value that you're going to use data-driven to help you drive in terms what those projects are. And I'm glad to see that the pavement condition is one of those drivers. My question is, is, is that way to somehow I because you get Varias sources that we taken that data sources that we take into consideration determine which roads will be resurfaced are paved. Yeah. And we are we are doing away. On those data points. Awaited scenario. You know, I do the obviously the pci is there to be the highest. The average daily travel be next one. And then
at complaints in the crash state is going to be down there towards lower half of the way. Good. That's good to hear, especially when I get some very, very old or I just again serving every right does. But that's good to hear that there's some significant way to where we have should be my final question a gentleman is, well, look at xp spending and is encouraging. But my question are were thought process is how we grow Morin be opportunities here. That's a great question. And want to start by saying the Department of Public works throughout not just the state of Indiana, but nationally we have hit, you know, x p e percentage is higher than most. And I'm
very, very proud of that efforts that our office of Minority and Women Business Development put out are actually are contracting community years. Well, not only the contractors with the consultants as well. I think and education peas. Recently was on a panel at Indiana Black Expo Conference to do just that to get that word out to a potential vendors that would like to know how to do business with the city of Annapolis. It's good to hear what I think about, you know, how to recruit and the thought we currently higher. Our citizens that live Marin County. I just got to believe that over a million people live in this county has got to be qualified employees that live in this county it's good to hear that you're you're you're looking at even on the minority terms of vendors trying to explore that and
even equally so thank you for very much for that. Thank you. Can certainly. Thank you, MADAM Chair. Thank you, director this evening for your for your presentations. You know, every year this is lot to go through. Appreciate some of the questions from my colleagues, especially with regard to some of the numbers and the budget. And I know every year we go through when we budget dollars for projects that have yet to be design yet to be bit out and things of that nature. But how can we, as as counselors as we go through the budget process, be able to look back at where our projects currently, where those dollars sit as they're in waiting for design process
and things like that, especially with regard to those programs that are in the cpi Ina Lou, that are in partnership with the community because those are typically supposed to last year. The process is supposed to be around a year with dollars. We appropriated in 2022, the town of Claremont in 2023 applied for some sidewalk projects and we still sitting here in AUGUST of 2025. Don't have dates on the calendar for those projects for sidewalks in town. And that's really disappointing. I know that there's some issues with contractors and things like that. But it's difficult to get excited to appropriate. Another 1.5 million for community projects win weve been waiting years for community projects that the town has been waiting with
their 50% in hand since that application. And so can you talk a little bit about how we can get better updates on that as counselors, maybe through. You know, Zach Adamson or others because I've had great communication with managers and and Adnan so that that's not the complaint. But I think the communication with the community things like that would be helpful and to know across the city on this committee where where are the status is of some of these projects and where do those dollars currently sit? Thank you council for that question. And agree with Our department and you know, we always need to be able to learn how to communicate. More effectively with not only but with the general public on the project's status is you know, and development. So continue to ask those questions and our committee you know, that can
team too reach out to Zach. Jack is a great resource, not only for us, but for you as well. And you know some some of these community partnerships. The projects are a little more difficult than meets the eye sometimes. Then we have to we have to deal with that as well. When we talk about, for instance, community wanting brand new sidewalks and community and you know, they they're get excited about the opportunity to put their hard-earned where mouths are. And we need to have new better at communicating what our capabilities are going forward. Thank you and thank you, MADAM Chair. Appreciate I think it was not new
construction of sidewalks. I believe it's like curb repair. Something like that. Having not seen the application and several years, but yeah, I think that's just concerning into thing. MADAM Chair, that some of these projects they only really pop up in live for a year. There are some projects within that will live on for years. And so we're waiting, though, for those for years as well. We'd love to see those as soon as possible. The hope I know is this fall, but wait until the spring of 2026. It's quite a leap for a program that should not last that long in any way, shape or form. Thank you. Thank you. And for the counselor who is spending his birthday with U.S. Counsel Robert. Thank you. I appreciate We have double birthdays today. So I'll keep this briefs for the
sake of time. Thank you again for the really thorough presentation. All these numbers are fascinating to look at. I never seen it broke down before. So very interesting. One thing piqued my interest, those curious on is on page. 26 for the solid waste page. There's $550,000 allocated for downtown trash and litter pickup. Is that the same program with the economic has been district downtown Indy or is the separate? How does that partnership work out? Councilor? So this this is again, this is within our solid waste division. It is not the same as the that. What did you just say? Could Europe? Just have the economic enhancement districts like Downton Indy like litter pre-programmed, separate. Not
this is this. This is this is separate. This is specifically I don't know how many crews we have start with. Yeah. Okay. So this this involves both our own crews and also includes funding for thank you for murder for the correction. This also includes some funding for key who used to supplement our existing activities in exclusive focus is making litter doesn't become an issue. According an area. Within the budget. Is there a separate line item, MISS It for Senate like I've been for boulevard of fun. The 3, you know, there's lot of cleanup South Keys to work is that a separate line item just for downtown. So there is a lot. There is a program called out under dpw operations. You see that first one cleanup activities. They let me pick
some of these names maybe not the best a clean about programs, something to work on. That includes funding for big part of that is key is to work, which again is a big part of our litter abatement efforts. Weather and your roadways or other people are on grounds like parks, things like that. So that's that's what that includes. Gotcha. Thank you. Thank you. COUNCILMAN. Thank you. MADAM Chair, appreciate to come back to Did not want to hold the mike at the beginning of the meeting. The following up on CHAIRMAN Evans was talking about when it comes to, how much are we spending every year? What is the cost to maintain our current infrastructure? I really want to say it be helpful if did another asset management study similar to what we did around
2020. If we look back at those numbers, an agent, he did that If we were to just want to maintain our thoroughfares in Marion County. It was 330 million dollars if we wanted to include residential streets. And that number was 752 million dollars. And if we wanted to include sidewalks and pedestrian bridges, it was 1.2 billion dollars annually that we would have to spend. And that's pre-covid pre inflation numbers. So. That's one of the reasons why introduced the amendment last year. The budget to start tackling that because it is a daunting number. One of the circle back on contractors. This number this. Question came to Just a minute ago. When it comes to outsourcing our engineering, the
contractors is that more expensive then having our in-house engineers work on engineering projects. So want to clarify we do not do much in house and the design work. Mainly a project management and we managed our consoles. And so some of the in-house project managers are helping us manage to outside consultants as well. You know. So that's that's the kind of the differentiation there. Appreciate that clarification. Thank you. Thank you. Council vids. Promises to be my last questions. Looking at your slide. 8 about the 2025 today. When we talk about sidewalks. And even since 2016. My understanding is been there is no per se budget for sidewalks. That sidewalks that 3.4 miles. Is adjacent a new road construction that you do
not just going to in the area that currently has no sidewalks and put sidewalks. And is that accurate for the most part? That that number miles of sidewalks are. Think attached to a lot of roadway, reconstruction row, great resurfacing project just to get a holistic. I guess impact on on that. That area and and fix the broken infrastructure that we have a lot of places. Has there ever been policy considerations of doing sidewalks and initiative or is that something you leave for? The programs are because we all have neighborhoods in our districts that come to us on a regular when are we getting
sidewalks? Yeah. And I think that conversation station is similar to the conversation with Ali. As you know, our our funding is, you know, dedicated to our roadway infrastructure. We don't get funding for sidewalks. We don't funding for the Aliso. It's a it's a heart rate off put money towards something that we desperately need the money for our roadways. All right. We've talked about the delivery mechanisms on your last slide. Them. So I-43 if you ever investigated the bill to own models for the construction of things. I know there's some this appellate ease not doing that countries that are counties that are doing some considerable projects built own bases. I've had. Certain developers coming to me and asked why is a Marion County doing that? I'm not familiar with the term.
Built home. But very you're referring to. Build operate transfer, dot. And yes, we are actively working 2 projects with Now. Can which are we are Fountain It's a sewer project that starts late 2025. Early 2026. And the White River Innovation District along coal project is a bill to project as well. Great. Appreciate that. I had my acronym written down wrong. Bt Overs Vo so thank you. Count servants. Thank you, CHAIRWOMAN Real quick question that in your slide show you gas revenue being 84.3 But in the book at Slice twentysomething million dollars. What's the disparity in that? Sorry, counselor in
the budget book. Yeah. And you know, gas tax revenues that you see here is try to get to the slide. Plus, lights. So gas tax revenue comes in the form of actually 6 separate lines in the budget. There is a city distribution at a county distribution. There's lrs distribution which has one specific formula and then there's and the age distribution and further complicating things mdha split between an nba restricted fund, nba John restricted fund based off of state statute. And what percentage of that funding has to be spent on certain types of roadway. Investments. And so I don't know. I don't have the budget book in front of me. But my guess is, is that up a portion of the gas tax revenue unless I'm misinterpreting the
questions. No, I think that's I think what you probably explains probably looking at the 2026 revenue gas tax. You're projecting a 86.4 and then under the capital plan, transportation. So maybe it's because it's broken capital plan. So on the transportation capital plan, there's a number that shows 23.8 million dollars gas taxes that that okay. So what we're showing here is is gas tax revenue that specifically being transferred into our Capital Development Fund? Gas tax is used to support expenses paid We refer to what shows up here in the capital plan is Peco Capital. It's an annual contribution to the capital plan, but its also supporting that service road infrastructure projects. You don't see that in the capital plan because of the way it's displaying information that we
have close to 18 million dollars that service supports dpw operations. Biggest funding source is is transportation revenue and so that the 23 million you see here is basically subset that the mix and think some want to go into residential streets because I need some clarity on this director and Zach, appreciate communication we've taken on the last week on this. 16 million dollars. Is that what is being dedicated to residential streets on annual basis? Including 8 Million. That number being 8 million that was adjusted for in the road from formula by Senator Freeman. And then the 8 million dollar match. How a the d 4 operations.
There. The money used to support them is coming out of a different Not the 60 Million. That's correct. That's correct. So pulling back up that this operations breakdown. So the dea for money would be included in the Cup category. That's called potholes and patching. I'm learning a lot about the naming conventions because really that's that's that's pavement maintenance that would include 4 program, which would also include. Any sort of work that they do. So it it is not funded out of the capital plan. They are different parts of the budget and they're not competing for funding, at least not in any sort of direct way. And then also in this capital plan, funding is a line item for I
assume you have it in their cg lead service line. 4 million dollars for the next 4 years. So 16 million dollars. Is that? How does that work with the 16 million dollars? Because when I when I hear you say that you're trying to get the biggest bang for your buck, is it coming out of that 16 million dollars when they go into these neighborhoods? Yes, okay. First off, I think we have a map where these lead service projects are taking place. As someone who represents a district outside of the old city limits. I'm assuming and I could being there to this that I probably don't have a lot of areas that are lead service related to the cg Projects. Knowing that we are spending less than a million. Not jump on that bandwagon for
quick. How does the 50 million dollar that the new 100 million dollars? How is that going to impact residential streets? And 27? So there are that we have to. By by for 50 million dollars that at least the portion from the state. It's dedicated to secondary roadways. A couple other things that are excluded. But the other 50 million dollars, we can choose how that money is spent on our roadways. And that can be part of the residential program as well. What's considered a secondary roadway? A secondary role, wavy, those roadways that connect our part her girls that go through neighborhoods to connect neighborhoods that are typically a two-lane road that neighborhoods. So like
from the West Side, is this like Glenn Hurst? Is this whole road? Is this more street? Or I know it's not Washington Street or Rockville or any of those major thoroughfares. I'm just trying to figure out what I want a secondary road is because a lot of my neighborhoods are either subdivisions that don't have secondary roads in. War. There are the old kind of, you know, great pattern, city neighborhoods. What I think a year district guy, more stands out to me as a secondary role. Really. So you've answered the question on at least the 50 million part from the state. And do you have you guys devise the plan or how the high-level thought of how we're spending our 50 Million? The reason I'm asking that question is because I have heartburn. When I know that all we're dedicating toward residential street to
16 million dollars. Annually. And then we are deciding that a large. I don't know what that figure is yet. How much of that's being used to do. And that's the cdu dollars. To those residential neighborhoods. So there are areas now that are going to get it millions of dollars worth of repay streets while other areas continue to suffer as they have for 30, 40. Plus years. What I'm looking for is that. How what is the plan? How are we going to begin to address presidential? You talked about the 100 million that this council has support it. Since 2021. 22. We know that's not enough. Trying to figure out if we are moving
this needle and we're going to invest 100 million dollars for its second or excuse me, 50 million towards secondary. I think a portion of the city's 50 million dollar match should be put into the residential streets. I don't know what that figure looks like, but we need some substantial investment in these residential Heard a scream. And earlier in the year, your very first meeting about how we're activating and responding to potholes. People. Are happy the thoroughfares being addressed. But the residential potholes are not being addressed. Hill JUNE JULY. And that's a long time to wait for residents. And I'm telling you. The Imus calm as I can be on this. When I take into account what I'm hearing from my constituents and all I am as a representative for them. And that energy eventually it's
going to be flowing into these meetings if we don't begin to develop some sort of plan because this budget, while are mastering it, we're doing the best that we can is not enough to address residential streets, let alone and the other things. I appreciate your comments, counselor and I completely our knees outweigh resources that we have coming up with a plan on addressing those residential streets are definitely top of mind for us leveraging partnership. There a no-brainer. We we we have Florida and continue to talk to them. But, you know, we're working continue to use different approach on on our selection the roadways. We work on that the thoroughfares collector residential. So so it's a work in progress. I appreciate that. I mean, frustrating. 2 things can be
right. Same time. You're absolutely right to go after the cg and Maxim, not Max out that amount. A new resurface roads, but we're all so right in that that's money. Now that's being directed into 2 or 3 or 4 areas that could then be spread throughout other districts. A lot and asking all be quiet. I know it's been a long night. The d 4 operations you guys have seen me say previously we would get a request. For 3 residential streets, a summit behalf of the 4 that did not happen this year. And to my knowledge, it's the first time that not happen. Some trying to better understand. Is there a change in tactics or was that just maybe a slip like we just didn't? Because there's been a lot change over. So I would understand. Appreciate
the council think there's change in policy or slip. I what we're doing is addressing previous ones that we had not around to yet so that we don't we don't fulfill the entire list every year. So it just keeps adding on to the next year. Don't want to. But words your mouth. When you say fulfill less, we would submit 3 and then they would respond back to us and they would say this is the one that going to do because they would go out and checked for various reasons. I think Zach put his e-mail. We couldn't do on for whatever reason but removing down component d-four removes the ability. I understand that we need to do our roads based on
the the formula on set out. We know our roads as well to we know the the males were getting things that nature. It removed the ability for us to be able to. And then also you've enacted a thing that I agree with were concentrating where we spend our money, right, not just going to go out and do 3 or 4 lanes or excuse me, residential streets in different areas. We're concentrating into one neighborhood. Removing that before. At least giving us the opportunity to select that street, remove the opportunity for us to address different parts of our districts that MAY not be getting any love it all. The show. So that's that's more of a comment. You a cut them. Thank you, CHAIRMAN. Any other comments?
Questions, colleagues? Just wanted to once again. Thank our dpw team, but take a moment to acknowledge our birthday folks. Counselor Nick Roberts and Lawrence events and thank you for holding it down in the front row, bringing the facts and back up. I've been asked to sing a little ditty, but I'll keep it. Click. Happy birthday to And thank you very much. Congratulations on your first budget presentation during a Thank you very much for your team that serves alongside of you have a phenomenal team and we really appreciate them Thank you, Lauren. And next 4 year spending your birthday with us counselor Leas said well, we appreciate it. We look forward to. I would
appreciate taking the time to listen to our input and the questions. We look forward review analysis. And I think my colleagues for putting the time and effort doing your due diligence with your questions I will ask for a motion to