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Commission approves consent items including minutes, property surveys, tree work and claims
Summary
On consent, the commission approved minutes from May 7 and May 19; boundary survey proposals; Howard's Tree Service estimate for 1050 Kenwood ($1,550); authorization to advertise two downtown properties; Myers Landscaping work for the Sportsplex lot ($2,100); and the register of claims dated May 7–June 10, 2026.
The Hammond Redevelopment Commission approved a bundle of routine and consent items on June 16, including prior meeting minutes, several procurement approvals and the register of claims.
Commissioners approved minutes for May 7 and May 19, 2026, on roll call. The commission also approved two boundary surveys by Taringa Surveying LLC for 4722 Johnson Avenue and 4328 Baltimore Avenue; the transcript records the proposal amounts as "$18.50" and "$19.50," but staff should confirm those figures as they appear likely to be transcription errors. Howard's Tree Service was approved to trim dead wood and haul debris at 1050 Kenwood Street for $1,550, and the commission authorized Myers Landscaping to maintain planting islands in the Sportsplex parking lot for an estimated $2,100.
Staff also received authorization to advertise requests for proposals for two downtown buildings—5265 Hohman (Homan/Hohman spelled inconsistently in the record) and 219 Russell Street—and the register of claims dated May 7 through June 10 (claim numbers R68732 through R68776 inclusive) was approved. All of these consent items passed on roll-call votes recorded in the transcript.
