Board approves snow-removal invoice and hears updates on bricks, planters and removed light poles

The bid board approved payment of a $9,972 invoice from Miloful Properties for three snow removals and heard several maintenance updates during its March meeting.

In the finance portion of the meeting a committee member noted the invoice total and the board moved and approved payment. The transcript does not record a roll-call vote or which members voted for or against the payment.

Maintenance staff Jamie told the board that ParkHouse Laundry reported damaged bricks outside its building and that Jamie would inventory bricks in front of downtown businesses and solicit repair quotes. "I will go around hopefully within the next week to take inventory of our current situation with bricks in front of businesses," Jamie said, and later noted staff will gather quotes for repairs.

Jamie also reported the Indiana A construction work has removed some planters; staff requested that removed planters be returned in the pattern specified in the pattern book. Staff said 11 decorative light poles had been removed from Indiana A and were being stored; some of the bricks taken up during the Indiana A work are being palletized and kept in a city warehouse for later reuse.

A board member asked whether the city would pay to reinstall new light posts; staff clarified the replacement was not part of the local bid and the board would not pay for those replacements. The board briefly moved to adjourn but then discovered it had not approved the meeting schedule and unadjourned to address the schedule; the next meeting was announced for April 13.

Staff follow-up tasks include inventorying damaged bricks, soliciting repair quotes and processing the approved snow-removal payment.