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Kokomo board approves loan write-off, equipment purchase, accepts mowing bids and approves claims
Summary
At its March 19 meeting the Kokomo City Board of Public Works and Safety took several routine actions including writing off a revolving loan, approving a small equipment purchase for the city trolley, taking mowing bids under advisement and approving city claims totaling $1,976,269.81.
The Kokomo City Board of Public Works and Safety on March 19 approved a set of routine administrative actions: the board accepted the minutes from the March 12 meeting, voted to write off a revolving loan tied to a business in bankruptcy, took mowing contract bids under advisement, approved the purchase of a pressure washer for the Spirit of Kokomo City Line trolley and approved city claims totaling $1,976,269.81.
The board approved the minutes from its March 12 meeting by voice vote. Board members then moved to take bids for the 2025 mowing contract under advisement; staff read the names of bidders on the record, including Stew Matlock, Perf Farms, Jason Maynard, J and A Hartman Farms, Sunshine Mowing and Affordable Lawn Care. The board took the bids under advisement for later review.
On a separate item, Kalindi Shaw, identified in the recorded remarks as a development specialist, presented a communication from the United States Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Indiana and the Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) Board's recommendation. The RLF loan to Canine Clips Spa LLC (debtor Lillian Cohee) had been made on Dec. 14, 2023 in the amount of $20,000 and carried an outstanding balance recorded in the memo of $17,068.88. The city———corporate counsel advised that the loan was not collectible under the present circumstances. A board member moved to write off the remaining balance; the motion was seconded and the board voted "Aye." The transcript records that the motion carried; individual vote counts were not provided on the record.
Jensen Pickett, identified in the meeting materials as director of central equipment, submitted a memo requesting purchase of one pressure washer for use in upkeep of the Spirit of Kokomo City Line trolley. The memo described the purchase as funded in part by Section 5307 transit grant funds, with a local match approved in the city budget. The purchase was to be made from QC Supply, which provided the lowest quoted price. A board member moved to approve the purchase, the motion was seconded, the board voted "Aye" and the motion carried.
Finally, the board approved claims totaling $1,976,269.81. The meeting closed after the votes; no contested items or public comment were recorded on these matters.
The board did not record individual roll-call vote tallies for the actions described above; the transcript shows approval via voice vote in each case.
