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Evansville Board of Public Safety approves series of contracts, demolition awards and permits
Summary
At its Jan. 22 meeting the Evansville City Board of Public Safety approved updated taxi-licensing paperwork, multiple fire-department service contracts, rental-registry software and an array of demolition, road-closure and special-event permits.
The Evansville City Board of Public Safety on Jan. 22 approved a series of administrative contracts, demolition awards, road closures and event permits, clearing purchases and procedural updates for the fire department, building commission and city operations.
The board approved an updated taxi-driver application, multiple Fire Department service contracts and equipment actions. Fire Department items approved included a service contract with ProAir for maintenance of station cascade compressor systems; authorization to advertise bids for one pickup and four SUVs in the capital improvement program; a testing-and-assessment contract with Public Safety LLC for the department's promotional merit process; a $17,844 Sonitrol contract for security access and alarm monitoring tied to evidence-room upgrades; ongoing maintenance agreements with Tri State Fire for extinguishers, sprinkler and alarm inspection; and the surplus of one damaged swift-water suit that had degraded beyond repair. The board approved each item by voice vote.
On building and code matters, the board awarded a $47,000 contract to Opportunity Space Inc. to implement upgraded rental-registration software and approved a $49,000 extension for Shatker Solutions LLC to serve as the city's housing coordinator for the rental registry in 2025. The board also approved a $6,000 contract with Ryan Schultz to serve as the hearing officer for the Hearing Authority for 2025.
The board approved multiple demolition contracts across the city following an earlier hearing process and bid opening. Properties and low bidders listed on the agenda included: 1519 Judson Street (Highdorn Excavating, $15,800); 1778 Jeanette Avenue (Highdorn Excavating, $2,942); 1609 Gilbert Avenue (Hydorn Excavating, $6,485); 3104 Marion Avenue (Stimily Excavating, $5,869); 823 Judson Street (Stimily Excavating, $16,776); 815 South Elliott Street (Stimily Excavating, $9,476); 2833 Denison Street (Stimily Excavating, $6,525); 1330 East Indiana Street (Stimily Excavating, $8,624); 2018-2020 North Fifth Avenue (Velpen CD Landfill, $8,650); 1707 South Ferris Avenue (Velpen CD Landfill, $88,950); 1121 Fountain Avenue (Stimily Excavating, $7,899); 915 North Fourth Avenue (Stimily Excavating, $2,814); and 817 Madison Avenue (emergency demolition; Hydorn Excavating, $8,875). Board members said the bid amounts reflected differences in house size, basements and proximity to neighboring properties.
The board also approved a variety of permits and street-use requests: a special-event permit for St. Vincent de Paul's Friends of the Poor Walk on Sept. 27 on state hospital grounds; closure permits for Funk in the City arts events on May 17 and Sept. 27 (Washington Avenue, Second to Sixth streets, and Adams from Putnam to Second); an extension of a CRG Residential street closure at Fifth and Main to Jan. 31 for post-tension slab work; a Blankenberger Brothers storm-sewer closure at Mount Vernon and Riggs (Jan. 22'24); TerraZon Group fiber-optic installation on Sycamore Street (Feb. 3'28); limited parking closures in front of the library for a Nov. 1 food-truck event; and a short water-service closure at North Sixth Avenue and Gabbitt for January 28 or 29. Several dumpster, moving-truck and parking permits were approved as consent items.
Other consent items approved by voice vote included annual service relationships (pump and alarm maintenance), claims and the board's Jan. 8 meeting minutes. The board set its next meeting for Feb. 5, 2025, at 1 p.m. in Civic Center Complex Room 301 and adjourned at about 1:30 p.m.
Why it matters: The approvals keep routine public-safety operations and building-code enforcement on schedule by funding maintenance, upgrading software that supports the rental registry and clearing demolition work deemed necessary after administrative hearings. Several items involve multi-year vendor relationships and facilities upgrades that affect evidence security and emergency response equipment.
Board actions at a glance: All votes reported in the meeting were taken by voice and recorded as "aye" with no nays noted.
