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Top approvals included the claims and allowance docket totaling $4,459,220.35 and the award of bid number 25‑14 — Stevens Avenue, Francis Avenue and Second Street reconstruction — to Niblock Excavating for $1,849,913.30. The board also approved smaller construction and maintenance contracts, amendments to professional services, and multiple administrative and permitting items.

Selected outcomes (motions carried by voice vote unless noted):

- Claims and allowance docket: approved. Amount: $4,459,220.35 (34 pages printed 06/10/2025).

- Interlocal agreement: authorized board president to execute interlocal agreement with Elkhart County Redevelopment Commission for Elkhart East Area A (board to manage bid/contract administration; county TIF funds to pay project costs).

- Weaver Consultants Group: authorized professional service agreement for subsurface investigation of River District parking lot and multi‑use path, fees not to exceed $5,000.

- West Hubbard Avenue sewer and manhole repair (quote 25‑09): all quotes rejected due to insufficient funds.

- Williams Street drainage improvements (25‑13): plans and specifications approved; staff to coordinate connection to Elkhart Community Schools system.

- Perpetual water and wastewater easement: accepted from SK Weaver Holdings LLC for crossing at old movie theater site.

- Award: Stevens/Francis/Second reconstruction (25‑14) to Niblock Excavating, $1,849,913.30 (CCMG project; contract funded per council appropriation).

- Award: Beardsley/Greenleaf storm sewer connection (quote 25‑12) to Premium Concrete, $23,426.

- Award: asphalt crack sealing (25‑16) to Asphalt Restoration Services, $125,000.

- Partial payment ratified (Oakland Avenue Force Main phase A): partial payment request #23 to CNE Excavating, $190,570 (SRF loan WW22162005 project).

- Release of escrow: authorized board president to sign letter allowing Bank of New York to release the escrow account associated with the Elkhart Wastewater Treatment Plant capacity upgrade phase 2 project (staff reported escrow was separately administered and release required bank signatory actions).

- Award: forestry/tree removal (quote 25‑10 / contract 2025‑1) to Williams A-1 Expert Tree Service, $51,800; city forester to administer contract.

- Trash and recycling: approved bid documents and permission to advertise for municipal trash and recycling management (25‑15). Key changes in draft included one cart size for trash and recycling, same‑day large item pickup and tightened customer service standards; e‑waste pickup was left to contractor discretion.

- SCADA on‑call amendment: amendment #2 to Donahue on‑call SCADA services approved for +$10,000, bringing total contract to $65,000.

- Labor agreements: memoranda of understanding approved with AFSCME and the Teamsters to transition public works operations team to 12‑hour shifts (affects operations staff; overtime calculation clarified in discussion).

- Annexation: authorized board president to sign annexation petition for Prairie Street Cemetery.

- Surplus and equipment: authorized disposal of surplus fleet/street equipment and removal of an inoperable Cummins generator from the 911 center (generator declared to have no economic value; replacement already budgeted).

- Cisco network upgrade: approved revised payment schedule deferring the first payment to January 2026; funding to be included in 2026 operating budget.

- Contract amendments and routine permits: InFocus contract amendment (+$4,583.34) for UDO presentation materials; ratified water/sewer assessments, revocable permits, driveway permits and bond releases; approved a slate of use and events permits (listed on the agenda).

The board’s approvals covered a mix of capital projects, routine utility business, procurement steps and administrative housekeeping. Several projects will proceed to contract execution or bid advertising; staff identified funding sources where required and said some projects are tied to grant or loan programs (for example, the Stevens/Francis/Second CCMG project and Oakland Avenue SRF loan work).","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Elkhart City Board of Works Meeting June 17, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","At its June 17 meeting the Board of Public Works approved the claims docket, multiple contract awards and routine permits, including a $1,849,913.30 contract to Niblock Excavating for street reconstruction and awarding tree removal and storm‑sewer work.","taxTitle","Elkhart City, Elkhart County, Indiana","taxId",5802,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6161011,"Board extends Winona Powder Coating compliance deadline, adopts enforcement resolution for discharge metering",479,2791000,3270000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5445525-23aacc49d1c1f03dcc422d4ddbcc6d91&start=2791&end=3270","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5445525-23aacc49d1c1f03dcc422d4ddbcc6d91/thumbnail_2791000.jpg","/articles/6161011/Elkhart-City/Elkhart-County/Indiana/Board-extends-Winona-Powder-Coating-compliance-deadline-adopts-enforcement-resolution-for-discharge-metering","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6161011-9ae8a54aaa90c78c61f0691b410ac92e/orig.mp4?Expires=1771164452&Signature=YqrkhMat1n~Y53c308ZZNdFeOjzKLUJVfXhlbB1Vp0VtMwAZgD4082KZgeR3LMzivQlk4rukbOy0kzrtRsiuwAUhJP3q2R1EmL0JbIStaZaIj38Kw40I7UFUdLhQe4Wz6FdMKc4ZD57DJDzNqfBccRakC5Ua41U77vYxZthV6k-2I7YtGl7sNw73bOSj8PgD3sYRW3HJbD8~eOzsIcAyC9-a63wVI73dM3xSVs4TAe1x3WsadxZBVa9AznHvTHl1co5uE6HJYyzrpndWLl5JE2G6632A8wCTmALGPHucGF2L6ybwvl2lRtk0BDBOlcPi9Fczouc3l4uyiQQ-z2~V5Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Board of Public Works of the City of Elkhart on June 17 approved an extension to May 1, 2027 for Winona Powder Coating’s compliance deadline to install a discharge meter and adopted Resolution 25‑R‑09 empowering the compliance director to issue consent orders and assess fines for significant industrial users (SIUs) that fail to meet the city’s discharge‑metering requirements.

The action matters because the discharge‑meter mandate responds to state and federal enforcement expectations and affects the city’s industrial wastewater pretreatment program. Board staff said the requirement — and enforcement steps approved Monday — apply to existing SIUs that were previously not enforced, and that the city has notified industries it expects compliance by June 30, 2025 or to enter a signed consent order.

Public works staff explained the technical rationale, the compliance schedule and the penalties the board authorized. Steve Brown, public works, summarized monitoring options and why the city prefers flow‑proportional monitoring: \"Flow proportional monitoring ... is a more accurate means of determining compliance.\" He and other staff described an exemption pathway for industries that can demonstrate their time‑based sampling is representative of actual flow and pollutant loads; the exemption would relieve those firms from installing a flow meter if they prove stability in their discharge.

Under the board’s enforcement framework: industries that miss the June 30, 2025 deadline will receive a notice of violation and a $250 penalty. Industries that enter a consent order will face a $2,500 penalty per the city’s enforcement response plan and must sign a contract committing to a compliance date; the board set June 30, 2026 as the final compliance date for firms subject to consent orders. Staff said industries must sign consent orders by Aug. 1, 2025; if an industry does not sign by that date the board’s proposed approach imposes a $250 daily penalty until the required signature is filed.

Regulatory staff provided counts and outreach context. Brian Crest, regulatory compliance, told the board the city has 42 designated SIUs; as of the meeting three were fully in compliance and others are at varying stages of meeting the deadline. Staff said the city convened the industrial users on May 9, 2024 to notify them of the mandate and has since received multiple requests for extensions.

The board voted to approve Winona Powder Coating’s requested compliance‑deadline extension from June 30, 2025 to May 1, 2027, \"subject to the conditions outlined within the memorandum,\" and to adopt Resolution 25‑R‑09 authorizing the compliance director to carry out fines and sign consent orders for noncompliance. Raymond Walker, representing Winona Powder Coating, spoke in support: \"We've been in close contact for many months during this installation, and I feel like everything that they're offering to us and that we've done we've done in good faith,\" he said.

The board also handled related wastewater matters on the agenda during the same meeting, including closing an administrative order with JBS Prepared Foods and issuing routine permit renewals. The board said staff will continue outreach to industries, evaluate exemption requests individually and return to the board if enforcement escalations are necessary.","The Board of Public Works approved a May 1, 2027 compliance deadline for Winona Powder Coating and adopted Resolution 25-R-09 authorizing the compliance director to execute consent orders and levy fines for industrial discharge-metering noncompliance.","actionData","errors"]

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Board approves bids and routine measures; awards $1.85 million street reconstruction contract

Board extends Winona Powder Coating compliance deadline, adopts enforcement resolution for discharge metering