Good evening and welcome to our public Works Committee for SEPTEMBER. 25th 2025, we will begin with introductions of our counselors on the front Thank you. MADAM Chair, Gary Cahill District. 23. 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. MADAM Chair, Run Gibson District 8. Thank you. CHAIRMAN Andy Nelson District 14. Thank you. MADAM Chair Grob or Thank you. MADAM Chair Dan Boost District 3 Washington Lawrence townships. Thank you. And I'm Kristin Jones representing District 18. First up on the agenda is proposal. Number 2, 58 2025 which approves the tax levy. And rate for the solid waste collection special district
for 2026, please welcome Jennifer Carter f n. Good evening. Jimmy Carter and the budget manager with the Office of Finance and Management. This proposal is an administrative action that you'll act on as the special service Districts Council. Ups the 2026 budget tax rate and tax levy for the solid waste collections. Special service district. The information in this proposal, Mary's mirrors the language in Section 3 point 0, one subsection e of the 2026. Introduced a budget ordinance. Thank you. Questions or comments from counselors. Council came home. Thank you. MADAM But just as I'm reading through this, I know this is one of sort of routine mundane things we do.
But the it's the is the tax. So the tax rate is increasing we remove all these levers. But with with that, we have historically not every year, but many years have to do another fiscal to fund solid waste. Is It looks like this at least. Materially, if not completely results. That for 26 is that is that accurate? At the top of my head? I can definitely say yes or no, but I am I can. Check and get back to you. Okay? Yeah. I in in the proposal it shows that we will having we've had to put a million and through fiscal this year, but it's forecasting that was just the tax next year. Will be okay. So it's certainly my interpretation. Thank Counselor Cahill Sanders chief financial officer for the department. Thank you. Jenny.
The million dollar fiscal, I don't have the exact document up in front of me. But there was a fiscal associated with solid waste this year. It supplemental funding for the solid waste garage, which is going to be complete for construction by the end of the year. You're correct that there had this collection's associated with solid waste specifically for the vendor contracts in several years. In the past. Don't anticipate that being something that's brought before the council next year. Obviously you never know what's going to come up a lot of times these fiscal czar reactions to something that happened. That was kind of inherent Leon expected. But again, the the rate that's generating this property tax revenue, this is the same as
what was presented in our budget presentation. So there's going to be a very slight increase in the amount of property taxes collected and distributed to the solid waste fund. And that that was accounted for in the in the budget numbers that we put together start budget is built around the numbers that are being generated from that rate. Thank you. Thank you. Any other questions from counselors? Anyone in the public who wishes council? A quick questions and maybe you can answer this. Solid waste collection in the same for nearly 35 years. Winds are going to be considered to be increased. Yeah. Thank counselor boots just I think everybody on this committee knows this at this point. But the solid waste district as a whole is funded through a combination of this. 32 to dollar per unit, solid waste
user fee and this property tax levy in the property tax levy is generating. Around 4 and a half times the amount of revenue that the user fee is generating. So so most of the district's operations come from the tax levy itself. You're correct that the user fee has been has been fixed at $32 again. We built our budget around that. Fortunately because of the solid waste contracts that we entered into that start in 2026. And some savings associated with those. There's there's really no need for additional revenue for the You know, of course, you predict what's going to happen in the future. And as always, we're happy to have conversations with Office of Finance Management with
counsel about funding sources. But we didn't see any reason to include a proposal like that, you know, in our budget at this time with this collection fee be fixed all throughout the next contract with the new carriers. So, you know, the new contracts range for 10 years and, you know, our budgets are tucked in an annual basis. Again. Well, we'll have to evaluate, you know, everything like we do every year as it relates to revenue sources. But we have no plan to propose a rate increase for for that. The at this point in the future. But that fees not fixed per There's a part of those contracts. If they wanted to increase that we could in spite of those concrete action. So the feat 50 is not even referenced in those contracts. Those contracts
deal with the services being provided and the rates that we pay to the vendors. Great. Thank you. Thank you. Any other comments, questions from counselors, anyone, the public who wishes to proposal to 58. MADAM Chair, I move that recommend proposal to 58 to the full council to do pass recommendation. Second, it's been moved and second in some proposal, number 2, 58 2025 to the full Council do pass recommendation. All those in favor say Aye. Aye opposed. Say nay. The ayes have it. Thank you very much. I would our 2 counselors to introduce himself ahead. Thank you. CHAIRWOMAN Apologies for my tardiness traffic today. And counselor Jessica McCormick District 16. My side. Good evening. MADAM Chair, Chris, to Carlino District 11 West Side. Thank you very much. Next up on our agenda is
proposal. Number 2, 59 2025. Which adopts the annual budget for the city of Indianapolis and Marion County for 2026, the Department of Public works percent only please welcome director will centre present a quick presentation generally we do not see a presentation during review and analysis. But and this just in this situation, we decided to do that because we a follow-up questions and we felt that was the best way to address this. So I'd like thank the department for taking the time and energy to do that effort with us tonight. Thank you. Thank you, MADAM Chair. Thank you. Members of the committee. Thank you for all of our dpw staff that are in attendance and dpw leadership that have helped put together this presentation for you. The budget that you saw last month and trying to do the best we
can to address the questions that you have in front of us tonight. We have a short presentation to break down some of the different what road work options that dpw has and what output we should expect next year. And new strategy to address our city's infrastructure needs going forward. So this slide did you have before the table reflects the road maintenance and preservation treatments that the department uses currently we try to list these here in a comparative man or 2 provide clarity on the programs we deploy. It remains important that you counselors and your constituents to keep us informed of issues as they arise. I just want to make sure that the that is clear. We evaluate all requests that
we receive in and we work to determine the proper treatments for those based on a variety of conditions. Treatments on on this light reflects the range of short and long-term lasting solutions for our city streets. Is crucial that we have all of the strat strategy is working to gather to best meet our residents needs. Looking at the table here a little closely starting from your left to right. And we're gonna talk about potholes feeling a little bit here. That is a usually informed by Mayor's Action Center service requests. That's where we get most of our data and how we deploy. In-house staff are asked me local 7.25 Who
performs that work for us pothole filling is done on a all road types all point out that in the spring we do focus most of our efforts on our thoroughfare during during pothole season. We do fill potholes almost all year long weve to fill potholes from from JANUARY to DECEMBER. So it's it's always a part of our daily activities. Weather permitting. So that's how the pothole filling program works. Now, moving on the strip action strip. Patching is an emergency rapper response, deployment? It is of for and by our pothole data Air Action Center East Service requests and we use also use average daily travel or the amount traffic we have on those roads
to prioritize. Our strip actually needs this work is contract that out through a local contractors and not our dpw forces. And we mainly focus our strip, patching efforts on our thoroughfare network. Moving on to our in-house d for district 4 the work that they do is informed by a pothole data. And it also takes direct counselor input. 44 operations, that work is again by asked me local and and how staff I want to point out that, you Rd for although there are small and mighty, they do have some limitations to the amount of work that they can accomplish during the year. And we try to make sure
that are focused on roadways segment star typically a half a mile or less. That's for efficiency and for the for to have the ability to work on multiple areas throughout the county. And I also want to point out that we do not deploy r d for crews on thorough fares. We we've focused a more on our residential roads. Our next line. There is a residential resurfacing program you know, these are long-term fixes. This is data driven approach on how choose the roadways that we're going to address. Those roadways are done by contract contractors. typically it's a full with re. It's either a resurface reconstruction or whatever treatment that MAY be
necessary for for that word. And I also wanted to point out that the you through this, the state we are committed to a minimum of a 16 million dollars per year for our residential resurfacing program. And then finally, our thoroughfare resurfacing again. Longer-term fixes term and by a data driven approach through our infrastructure asset management plan. And I'll talk a little bit more about that here in a minute. But is that waited a assessment that uses pci data average daily travel crash data and Mares Action Service Center service requests again performed by our contractors. Not in-house. And, you know, our thoroughfares and our residential contracted services not only include the
pavement itself, but includes things like ada curb ramps, civilization striping and other treatments that we were able do on those. Those those roadways segments. Next slide. So this live to address some of the things that counselors and public will see out of the Department of Public Works and 2026. At our budget hearing. There were questions about the output, provide it by these different strategies. And here we'll see the estimated output. Explain for 2026. And the respective budgets contractor strip patching is a capital investment that will be completed on segments within estimated 200 lane
miles 2026. Sounds like a really big number. It is a really big number. I want us to understand that that 200 miles is compensate entire roadway segments that we choose. But we do this trip action where it is needed within those particular roadway segment. So it's not the entire roadway gets stripped fact. It's just the worst sections within those script taxed areas. Again, this is an emergency response that we take to make sure that our roadway networks are operable. As far as rd for repaid are You know, is driven by again. Mayor is actually center service requests direct counselor and input is based. This work is a. Perform during the summer and we'll be wrapping. That's work up here. And the next month I actually
have time to go out with r d for crews and 2 weeks to walk beside the paver like I used to do as when I was an inspector and and be with the crews out there as wrap up some of final segment this year. And then we have pothole filling budgetary wise. It's it's hard to really determine the pothole expenditure due to the it's just based off the current year's trends. So, you know, this year alone, about 40,000 potholes around the county. And then the final one. Here is our rested, residential resurfacing. This varies from simple mill and resurface projects to full reconstruction and the budget lives in our capital plan. This is a long-term solution that includes design of the
project and requires coordination and aspects like drainage utilities, curb cuts, ada traffic signals and things of that nature. This is also where we plan to use our partnership with Citizens Energy Group to answer our money is going further. And these estimate those estimated Les Miles can vary. What's the future look like? The infrastructure Asset Management plan. I am. I'm proud to say our group is currently in the process of creating a detailed I am for roads and bridges. You know, I want to highlight this change in department's program strategies because 15 years ago when I started at the Department of Public Works, we would take. Mayor's action center complaints. We would
send staff out to the locations to do a physical inspection of those and to provide a subjective assessment of the issues out there and then we would come back. Lock those segments into our master knees inventory. And that's what we would draw to create our capital program going forward today. Technology is helping us out lot. Technology has made it possible for the department to perform an objective form of data collection throughout the entire roadway network. We can then use that data to make better more informed decisions on how we spend the dollars that we have. And it important to note that mayor's action center calls and counselor and put remain important data points to use for us to determine our five-year
capital plan. Our long-term goals is to include other assets as well other pavement. But trails and greenways and traffic signals and signage. So I like point out that we would like to initiate a presentation to this is City County Council to this body to want to 2026. On what that plan looks like. And then give ongoing updates to This body going forward. Also like make a statement as well. Yesterday the department gave abbreviated version of this budget presentation to the Board of Public Works. A couple of the board members question the lack of a budget. My item for Vision, 0, 1, even went further to say there are no the budget did not say the word safety in Pierre. So his
term was dpw does not prioritize safety. It is important. It is a very important question. An observation that we are not completely. We're not completely clear and articulate. I want to make sure that it's not the case here. I will say that safety does not drive our capital program. But safety. Is inherently included in everything we do. The program has always included safe routes to schools, safe routes to transit school zone, flasher programs, street lighting programs we built protected bike infrastructures. We've installed sidewalks where they didn't exist. We've administered the urban tactic. It program. We make intersection improvements. We make we install hawk signals. We are investing in a pink
minor truck this year as well. So I just want you all to know dpw compass always points in the direction of safety. Now think concludes my presentation and I'd be happy to answer any questions that. Thank you. Director Wilson, thank you for explaining that. And for folks watching at home, I hope that you can see how important is to report things to the mayor's action center has a lot of that data is brought 4th for year. Here are roads and your projects. So please continue to report that. And I would like to thank those staff who's taking those reports the take a lot of those calls and they're they're planning that data for us. So thank you for taking those calls and doing that
work for us so that we can get that data back and get those projects built for We appreciate all the work that the mac staff does. Any comments or questions from my colleagues council thank you. MADAM Chair, so I guess I will be contrary and on the Mac commentary because I do want to. Make a comment. I guess that I appreciate that everywhere in here. You also have counselor input which perhaps is not objective. I think maybe filter through some things because I would just point out the Mac is not does not serve. People who don't speak certain languages. So in my in my district there is a we first encountered this when we talked about keeping the Annapolis beautiful that they were saying everything we do data-driven. We go out and
do these trash pickups. But we found was that areas have a heavy concentration of those who don't speak a language that request it requesting these English only. And I think I think most people over there pothole tickets and things like that. And I think with potholes specifically, I don't know better way. I just if I hear of a different way, I'll go the ticket myself. But when you start aggregate to say, hey, this is a component, I would just suggest using caution because it can under represent the need in certain areas. So when I have 35 or 40% of my residents that origin, that it disproportionately underrepresented and therefore will cause my streets to be not fixed at the same rate. So I think you've got other things in here. The pci, all that is that's all good. I just would caution on that. Strip. Patching. The one thing
I would I guess encourage if we can. It says thoroughfare only, but I can tell like it even in my neighborhood. There are I like my street itself is in pretty good shape except for one intersection. It was stripped patch the whole the whole street would probably have decades more of So if we're able to expand that definition, I think that could be valuable. But I have. So I have a question, I guess you referenced that the 4. It has some bottleneck. We didn't explain what that is because when I look at the residential resurfacing that we're looking at contracting out. I see the 16 million dollars. But if we were as efficient in Lee Miles per dollar the for repaving, my math shows we be able to do
2 lane Miles with that 19.6 million. So can you maybe tell us like what? What is the bottom Do we need more more equipment that we haven't talked about or what's what's driving that? I kind of knew that question was going to come because you're right. Do the math that really doesn't add up. We want the certain that, you know, the residential resurfacing that we do contract out. We do design services so that there's dollars wrapped up in that. We do do other things like ada ramps. Sometimes we do sidewalk and curb on those r d for crews do not do any concrete work on those on those so segments. So there
there are a lot of more components to the resurfacing program. Then what the 4 does It could range also from just a simple mill and overlay. I can't and a half overlay to a full reconstruction of the itself. Okay. That thank you. That that certainly helps explain that any time if you start expanding into, say complete streets that obviously the price tag for that is significantly higher than just straight putting asphalt. So I appreciate that. I guess I will. Make a I guess a comment. It's it's really not question. And not a believer. What you talked about in the board of Public works, but I would echo some of the things that were sent
there. And I don't think these are your fault. I don't think they are Sam's fault or anything. I think you were given a budget from from higher up. And so this is the number to work with and I would I would say, I think that number should be significantly higher. I mean, we said that every year, but I would say it again this year because next year we will come up with 50 million more than the current year. And we've put 10 million in to prepare for the net of 100 Million. That's coming. But in my opinion, we could have whether we got to that 50 million versus 10 million increase or got much closer to it. That's where I would have liked to
seen. And I think that some of the things that you are being challenged on with you talk about building new sidewalks, but there is not really of fund were significant enough and for repairs to sidewalks. So we keep building new sidewalks, but the sidewalks we have that are falling apart. There's literally no, no eta can opener taking it. Could be years before gets on. I think. The Vision, 0 plan, whether it was out for public comment. Weather was complete. I don't think that itself should be a barrier to identifying some other stuff. I think we could operation allies what was done in fiscal this year with a fatal crash review team 2, we know we're gonna have more fatal crashes. We could have been prepared. But I think that that is
again, not this is not thing against you. I wish that we would give you more money so that we would be able to do more of those things. Those are the right things that should be the priority for the city we could have next year. We will do a budget will have 50 Million. That the city will contribute. We could have done that this year. So that's that's on on that. I so when I when I vote against the your part of the budget tonight, please be aware that it is not because anything bad. It is because you didn't get the resources to do all things that I know you would do if you have the money. Our. Thank you. MADAM Chair. Sorry about that. I have a question or 2 residents will resurfacing. And I'm just curious where we are with the 1 million dollars per What I've heard much about
that while some security give us a brief update on that and if we haven't seen work started yet this year on those projects Kamiyah man, who is safe to say we probably won't see worked on this year. So a quick update on the council select projects. We have awarded the contract to 3 contractors, rough ride. Milestone and Ian be the those all those segments or or projects have been divvied up between the 3 contractors. They're going out to projects. Now and evaluate and the cost. So we're doing an alternative delivery method and this this Inc instance and not a full-blown design bid build. So the process is we engage with the contractor. They
evaluate what they can and cannot do. They put a price to we evaluate that price make sure that in line. And that's fair. And then will deploy them to do that work. We should see some work yet this fall. But the majority that work will be done in 2026. All right. Thank Just for clarification. Because I thought and so I would put the rfp out. So the request proposal. What did that entail that if we didn't have a cost associated with it, it held U.S. Go, if you will, of services. And I got our team here that can more better explain the are the process. Are you familiar with the process? Yes, Florida speak to it as well Mark Saint John. I'm the chief engineer for the
department as director Wilson alluded to are using an alternative delivery method for the counselor, select projects and operates under the build operate transfer law that the state legislature recently amended to allow us to use that type of procurement. What was selected in JULY were the the contractor teams. So again, we didn't do in a traditional project. We would design the project. We would have a list of quantities and only would bid the project. This time we had many scopes for projects. So we wanted to be done. We told can contractors what those scopes were and then they assembled a team a wee bit. We selected contractors based on their qualifications. We then work with them to. They will detail out the level
design that they need or that they desire on each project and then how much it will cost to construct each of those projects. So we're kind of inverting the traditional design bid build process, which helps get the projects delivered faster. I appreciate that we're trying to export expert at this point. Just seems like here's a bit disappointing that it's taken this long because we were rushed and hurried to make a decision by NOVEMBER last year. And here we are almost a year later and we don't have anything show for it yet. So aren't those just in the planning or what? But it seems that we could have maybe done this a little faster we are right now. And I'm glad here. We're doing some sort of expedited process. But yes, a little disappointed saying this long to get no results yet. I appreciate that. Counselor. I just like to
point out that million dollars for counselor think dpw section someone to parks. But I think a total of 19 or 20 million dollars. That's not an insignificant amount of money and it takes a lot of time too, be able to identify and develop a plan for that. Typically when are developing plans on a traditional design bid build program, it takes a year or more to get to the design and the bid process and the word and all that. So I understand that, you know, we want to see this stuff as fast as we can. And we're going to do that as fast as we can. We still have to follow the processes. Thank you. Council Thank you, MADAM Chair, and thank you, director for the presentation. I have a tremendous amount of respect for your department. I think you guys are one of the if not
the most important a city agencies that we haven't. It's at least always the top priority for me because I do not kidding. I say 95% of my constituent correspondents, if not more, is related to infrastructure. So constituents tell me that's what's important to them. So that's what's important to me. I don't really like to use Comey time to talk about specific district projects, but Saul speak. They are loftier terms. Can you confirm was every counselors infrastructure project included with those 3 contractors. And I do want to say the I am thankful for every pothole that gets filled every lane mile to get stripped patched. And when I look through the capital plan, I know when someone says how
much are we spending to fix roads in 2026, you can come up with a bunch of different numbers because I would capital plan and I see a line of economic development, which I get what that is. There's also line items for traffic line items for trails. And I think when people say how much are we spending on infrastructure most of the time, they just mean roads and what I go through it. I think I get close to 190 million. I could be wrong on that. So if i am. Please correct and I love that. We see an asset management plan coming forward because I think the only thing we have go off of as the agent tv study, which is probably 7 or 8 years old at this point. So that's pretty outdated. So this is going to be an amazing tool for us. But when we go back to that hntb study from 7 or 8 years ago. It said that
for us to just maintain our current road condition on thoroughfares, it was going to cost 360 million dollars a year. And if we were just going to try to maintain and fix residential roads or we throw residential roads on top of that with the thoroughfares. It was going to be like 760 some million dollars a year. And that's pre-covid pre inflation numbers. And we sit here now are looking at roughly 190 million dollars. And your opinion if we pass this budget. Our roads in Marion County got to be better next year than they are this year or are we going to continue to see a decline and the quality of our roads in Marion County? In my opinion, I think that we will have better roadway that
work every year going forward. Should we see this 100 million dollars? How are roads going to get better if 7 or 8 years ago? We would have had to spend 760 million dollars just to maintain our current pci. But we're spending 192 this year. Pretty small fraction of that. Seems to me that if we're not spending. What they should tv. So he was saying that we should spend big in free 8 count for inflation. We might be well over a billion dollars. Sure. So when I look at that, it seems pretty clear to me that if we pass this budget has introduced, we're guaranteeing roads are going to be worse next year than they are this year. I have not read the h into the study. I trust what you're saying. But I do believe that our roadway network will be better year
over year with just a I appreciate All I concede that some roads will be better. But I think the problem is and we have. Amount of lane Miles that we have in Marion County. 196 million dollars. Not gonna cut Unfortunately, if we get extra 50 million from the state, we do another 50 million here. 300 Million. It's not going to cut. We're still only going to be beginning to address infrastructure needs in our county. And again, I'm thankful for every pothole, the keytesville thankful for your department because like I said, you're departments probably the most important department and the city of Indianapolis. But I can't support a budget. The guarantees roads are going to be worse overall next year than they are this year. Thank you. Council Thank you, MADAM Chair and thank you. Director
Wilson, just a question. Clarification. The 16 million for residential resurfacing. Is that part of the 8 million matching from the state or those numbers. Just a coincidence. Not believe you're correct. So that's the 8 million we generate dictated by the state. No match. It. That's a recent development I believe that was in 2023 yet the last couple years. And then on your. Second chart. There's 2 60 million dollar figures. It's the lower one. That is the 8, 8, match, correct? That's correct. The Macron, it's just a coincidence. The contractor strip patching is 60 million as well. Coincidence that so in this in the budget, there is a new 10 million dollar allocation for additional scrip action on top of the
existing 6 All right. So it is just a coincidence and become the same number thank you. Any other comments, questions, counselors? Council Gibson. I thank you, MADAM Chair director. Thank you for a very fair or presentation. I really appreciate what dpw does every day, especially athlete in all their work. They do is part of the labor there as well. I believe that. We all know how important roles are. I believe that the budget you present, it is very financially responsible. I believe that we're doing the best we can when you consider the maze of dollars of cuts that we had to take over all. Based on Senate Bill, one and impacts of their Every department is trying to is frugal in response was possible and that I believe
you are doing that as well. I know we talk about public safety. You know, impd was a new patrol car that we can for So I think we're all trying to operate and try to be, you know, financially responsible and in this environment. And I would encourage us to support this budget. I believe that it does impact create or improve roads. And we'll just have to work harder and strategize better in terms of the new funding that's coming our way and do the best we can. But we cannot vote against this as my colleague mentioned, dpw is probably most important entity in the city. Dpp not work in the city. Doesn't move, doesn't operate as an open. And so I think it is not best interest to be supportive concerning the financial distress that we under. Thank
you. MADAM Chair. Thank you. Before we move on to the public comment portion, I would like our MADAM Clerk to read a statement. Before we open the floor to public comments. We would like to remind committee members and the public few ground rules so everyone can have a fair chance to speak and be heard. It is important that we each observe the following rules first each week will be limited to 2 minutes. Second, any public comments must recently related agenda item under consideration. There's speakers who stray from the ira under consideration are become unduly repetitious abs move on to the next point conclude their comments. Finally, it tends to cost us reps that prevent the committee from proceeding to tonight's agenda. And the reason vision man and will be removed. Please remember Theis of Brighton speech incitement to violence are not protected
by First Amendment. It out we will with those issues if they come up. But we don't think they will. Now. MADAM Chair for committee member asked for consent to that these rules we can proceed with public comes. Thank you. Is there any on the public who wishes to proposal? Number 2, 59. 25 please come forward. Thank you for being here. Please state your name and your zip code. I'm Connie savor. Advocates director of by school Garage Indy. And I'm here to comment on the dpw budget and lack of funding for addressing traffic violence. Budgets and actions reflect priorities. The city leadership and administration has shown that addressing traffic violence is not a Priority, 0 funding to address traffic. Violence show 0
priority. On Monday. I asked for 35 million to address traffic violence, which is 2% of the total city budget. Not a huge ask to improve our roads for the safety of everyone. Not budging funds to address traffic violence because there's no Vision. 0 action plan is a cop out. Dpw has 10 million dollars budget for planning for the 100 million dollars. That won't even be available for 2 years. Also, there was no Vision, 0 action plan when the city of awarded $500,000 for the Fatal Crash Review team recommendations. That's not nearly enough for the number of fatal crashes so far this year alone. And dpw budget could have built on that and added to that amount the budget that there's no additional funds which defeats the purpose of even having a
fatal crash of 18. Things that should be in this budget. Funding for quick builds after crashes funding for implementing fatal crash of ut recommendations. Funding to address known problem areas starting with the 5% roads. We're 40% of the crashes occur. According to the Vision, 0 consultant. You don't need an action plan to do any of that. Can't wait. People are going to hit injured, increasingly raped and killed. We know how to fix the roads. To prevent the majority of crashes on the roads where they all happened. It's morally and fiscally irresponsible. Thank you. Thank you for being here. Anyone else in the public who wishes to speak a proposal to
59. State, your name and use of cookies. My name is Christina. Hardly district. 13 for 6 to 0, 0, 1, I apologize that my voice shakes when I spoke here previously, you had me hold out by but I would ask that as you consider the budget for 2026, it's wise to consider the impact of prior year's budgets. With that in mind, I'd like to read some names of vulnerable road users who died this year because of the actions of prior City Council's dpw. And next year, when we see more of these deaths, they will rest on you. Dustin, Masters, e Glenn, that do lavender church. K Toman Pamela Shumaker Christopher m Cole. Gloria, bats, unidentified pedestrian.
Michael Sam's Pace. And Marcelo sounds, Garcia unidentified pedestrian, unidentified bicyclist Emilie Sue Martinez dealing Lee Rogers. Andrea Nicole Gibbs and then a 5 pedestrians and their first fatality of the year was does or ea Munns age 60 killed after being struck while crossing this road in a wheelchair by a driver on JANUARY. 3rd. And these 30's, 20st Street and North German church road. Next year. We'll have more fatalities and you'll continue to show a lack of leadership that puts these deaths on your conscience. Indianapolis cannot deserve and should not. Face your failures. Please find the courage to find actual safety improvements over endlessly
patching potholes because you are afraid of the voters getting upset about that. Your actions and your vote today will cost people lives next year. Thank you. Thank you for being here. Anyone else in the public who wishes to speak on proposal to 59. Any other comments. Questions from counselors. MADAM Chair, movie proposal to 59 to the full Council to do pass recommendation. Been moved and seconded to send proposal. Number 2.59, twenty-twenty find full council with a do pass recommendation. MADAM Clerk, I would like to request a rule called the police. Thank you. Can serve net council moves. According to a I cancer Doak Councilor Gibson. So Jones Jones, I council McCormick McCormick. I can't marry. Castillo Nielsen. Yes, Sir, Robert Robert. Yes,
thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you for your presentation. I want to thank everyone who worked hard to get here for this evening. Thank you to your staff. Thank you for everyone who came and put the work. And for this evening, I want to thank my colleagues as well. I know you all worked but season. So thank you very much for that. Thank you, Director. Thank you to your team. I know how hard the team works each and every day. Thank you for everyone in the public who attended the meeting as well. And we look forward to Monday, OCTOBER 6th for the passage of the budget. Thank you. And I think a