1 00:00:03,570 --> 00:00:09,630 We'll go ahead and call the meeting to order now. Let the records show that we have all three commissioners 2 00:00:09,630 --> 00:00:16,950 in attendance, along with our county administrator, our auditor, and our county attorney. First item 3 00:00:16,950 --> 00:00:27,570 on the agenda is claims. We have claims in the amount of $137,738 and 1 cent. Entertain a motion to approve the claims. 4 00:00:27,570 --> 00:00:29,370 I'll make the motion to approve. 5 00:00:29,850 --> 00:00:30,370 I will second. 6 00:00:30,710 --> 00:00:31,710 I have a motion in a second. 7 00:00:31,750 --> 00:00:32,290 All in favor? 8 00:00:32,650 --> 00:00:32,910 Aye. 9 00:00:33,190 --> 00:00:34,390 Motion carries 3-0. 10 00:00:37,420 --> 00:00:44,780 Next, we have prepaid vouchers and e-chicks in the amount of $1,807,701 and 83 cents. 11 00:00:45,200 --> 00:00:48,140 Entertain a motion to approve the prepaid vouchers and e-chicks. 12 00:00:48,320 --> 00:00:49,440 I will make a motion to approve. 13 00:00:49,800 --> 00:00:50,260 I'll second. 14 00:00:50,460 --> 00:00:51,500 I have a motion in a second. 15 00:00:51,600 --> 00:00:52,120 All in favor? 16 00:00:52,500 --> 00:00:52,720 Aye. 17 00:00:53,000 --> 00:00:54,340 Motion carries 3-0. 18 00:00:58,080 --> 00:00:58,960 Thank you. 19 00:00:58,960 --> 00:01:06,100 So we have one flag claimed tonight, vendor number 81-93, or Amscore retailers in the amount 20 00:01:06,100 --> 00:01:10,540 of $200, the department has submitted requests for funding to be transferred. 21 00:01:10,540 --> 00:01:13,960 Please allow once funding is in place and entertain a motion to do so. 22 00:01:14,780 --> 00:01:15,320 230. 23 00:01:15,440 --> 00:01:15,900 230. 24 00:01:16,400 --> 00:01:18,040 Gosh, I'm getting blind on here every day. 25 00:01:20,560 --> 00:01:21,880 I'll make a motion to allow. 26 00:01:22,540 --> 00:01:23,200 I will second. 27 00:01:23,760 --> 00:01:24,680 Motion in a second. 28 00:01:24,780 --> 00:01:25,300 All in favor? 29 00:01:25,620 --> 00:01:25,940 Aye. 30 00:01:26,100 --> 00:01:26,820 Motion carries. 31 00:01:27,180 --> 00:01:27,620 30. 32 00:01:34,760 --> 00:01:36,100 Next up on the agenda. 33 00:01:36,100 --> 00:01:37,900 I want to change it up just a little bit. 34 00:01:38,060 --> 00:01:40,360 We have Mr. Nicholas Prince, County resident, 35 00:01:40,760 --> 00:01:41,360 wanted to speak. 36 00:01:46,560 --> 00:01:46,940 No sir. 37 00:01:47,340 --> 00:01:48,340 Anybody else in the audience 38 00:01:48,340 --> 00:01:49,540 wish to have anything to say? 39 00:01:53,000 --> 00:01:54,340 All right, we'll move on. 40 00:01:55,160 --> 00:01:56,660 In that case, I don't think the sheriff 41 00:01:56,660 --> 00:01:58,180 has anything to say to us here, do you? 42 00:02:00,540 --> 00:02:01,960 Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. 43 00:02:02,140 --> 00:02:03,600 I just, I don't need any money, 44 00:02:03,840 --> 00:02:04,880 and I don't need anything. 45 00:02:05,480 --> 00:02:08,940 I just wanted to give you guys an update for the community. 46 00:02:09,500 --> 00:02:10,800 The construction's going well. 47 00:02:11,300 --> 00:02:13,140 The contractors been great to work with 48 00:02:13,140 --> 00:02:17,840 getting it done as quick as they can. The inmates that we had in Washington County 49 00:02:17,840 --> 00:02:21,240 everything's moving smooth. Bills are getting paid so we appreciate you guys. 50 00:02:21,580 --> 00:02:24,160 If there's anything you need from us let us know. We just want to give you a 51 00:02:24,160 --> 00:02:26,360 quick little update. That's it. Thank you very much. Thank you. 52 00:02:26,360 --> 00:02:33,500 All right. That brings us down to County officials, plan commission. I don't 53 00:02:33,500 --> 00:02:36,120 believe they're here and have anything tonight either. That's going to be a quick 54 00:02:36,120 --> 00:02:39,480 meeting. It looks like I 55 00:02:45,080 --> 00:02:49,620 believe we've already covered other County 56 00:02:49,620 --> 00:02:51,740 business so we will move on to the county engineer. 57 00:04:01,720 --> 00:04:04,520 Good evening, I'm Kevin Russell with the Harrison County Highway Department. 58 00:04:04,900 --> 00:04:08,280 Item 1 on the agenda is asphalt contract 2026-2. 59 00:04:08,860 --> 00:04:11,920 We ordered that to the low-bitter CR construction at your last meeting. 60 00:04:12,360 --> 00:04:16,620 They have submitted the performance bonds and there is a performance bond. 61 00:04:17,040 --> 00:04:21,380 There is a spot on the bond for you guys to sign. 62 00:04:21,380 --> 00:04:24,880 and so I'd ask that you make a motion to sign the bond. 63 00:04:26,200 --> 00:04:30,540 I entertain a motion to sign the performance bond for this contract. 64 00:04:30,920 --> 00:04:31,860 I will make that motion. 65 00:04:32,100 --> 00:04:32,560 I'll sign it. 66 00:04:32,860 --> 00:04:34,240 Motion in second, all in favor. 67 00:04:34,620 --> 00:04:34,800 Hi. 68 00:04:35,060 --> 00:04:36,180 Motion carries 3-0. 69 00:04:36,780 --> 00:04:39,320 I have talked to Rusty and now that that's done, 70 00:04:39,880 --> 00:04:42,620 I already have the draft email sent on the notice proceed, 71 00:04:43,280 --> 00:04:46,120 and I think I'll probably be working it into the schedule by the name of the month. 72 00:04:52,190 --> 00:04:53,930 Mark, it's back there. Anything you'd add to that, Mark? 73 00:04:54,910 --> 00:04:55,770 Board's the end of the month. 74 00:04:56,650 --> 00:04:57,230 What'd you say? 75 00:04:59,490 --> 00:05:02,170 We're going to give you a notice to proceed on the last asphalt contract. 76 00:05:02,330 --> 00:05:04,190 I think Rusty said it probably towards the end of the month. 77 00:05:04,290 --> 00:05:05,270 You all be able to work in hand. 78 00:05:32,340 --> 00:05:32,600 I am. 79 00:05:32,680 --> 00:05:38,460 Two on the agenda is our new bridge 170 used to be small structure of 2202 on Smith Creek Road. 80 00:05:40,280 --> 00:05:41,940 I gave you a copy of a bid summary. 81 00:05:42,320 --> 00:05:45,820 I think I had emailed it to you previously, but there's a hard copy. 82 00:05:46,380 --> 00:05:51,740 did check references and everything was in place with the bid so would ask you 83 00:05:51,740 --> 00:05:57,080 to make a motion to award this contract of a little bit of Trans-America Railroad 84 00:05:58,260 --> 00:06:05,660 Consulting. They entertain a motion to sign or award TRC LLC this contract on 85 00:06:05,660 --> 00:06:11,680 Smith Creek. I'll make a motion. I'll second. Motion in a second. All in favor? 86 00:06:11,680 --> 00:06:13,840 motion carries three zero. 87 00:06:34,540 --> 00:06:35,100 Item 88 00:07:05,430 --> 00:07:07,370 three on the agenda is related to our 89 00:07:07,370 --> 00:07:13,330 coordinate reconstruction project. We did just finalize the acquisition of 90 00:07:13,330 --> 00:07:18,910 the final right-of-way parcel. So the path is clear now to go ahead and give the 91 00:07:18,910 --> 00:07:23,750 utilities notice to proceed to do the relocations. One utility is 92 00:07:23,750 --> 00:07:28,810 reimbursable. Here's an REMC. We have a reimbursement agreement for them. The 93 00:07:28,810 --> 00:07:32,170 amount of which is $165,669. 94 00:07:33,430 --> 00:07:37,630 So I gave you a copy of that reimbursement agreement, you can look through that, but 95 00:07:37,630 --> 00:07:44,230 I would need you to make a motion to send us to the council for $165,669 from the River 96 00:07:44,230 --> 00:07:44,630 Boat Fund. 97 00:07:45,550 --> 00:07:47,050 I'll entertain a motion to do so. 98 00:07:47,830 --> 00:07:49,570 I'll make a motion to send the council. 99 00:07:50,030 --> 00:07:50,470 I will start. 100 00:07:50,850 --> 00:07:51,810 I have a motion in the second. 101 00:07:51,970 --> 00:07:52,390 All in favor? 102 00:07:52,810 --> 00:07:52,970 Aye. 103 00:07:53,270 --> 00:07:54,650 Motion carries 3-0. 104 00:07:54,650 --> 00:08:01,530 So on that same topic, I think Darryl mentioned that RJL may have a form for you guys to 105 00:08:01,530 --> 00:08:02,690 sign for the ready funding. 106 00:08:03,490 --> 00:08:08,910 And then I'll probably be reaching back out to you individually to discuss when we want 107 00:08:08,910 --> 00:08:10,310 to try to bid that project. 108 00:08:11,170 --> 00:08:11,530 Very good. 109 00:08:18,210 --> 00:08:22,330 Item four is here some kind of bridge number 56 on Rocky Hollow Road. 110 00:08:25,470 --> 00:08:29,210 I had this from our last round of bridge inspections that I gave to you separately. 111 00:08:29,210 --> 00:08:37,910 I didn't have it put inside the packet and can she you didn't want to see that it has on the second page there the 112 00:08:37,910 --> 00:08:39,350 priority schedule for 113 00:08:40,350 --> 00:08:46,850 Major work and prevent any maintenance and if you go down through that bridge 57 52 is done 114 00:08:46,850 --> 00:08:50,730 Bridge 25 is in progress bridge 43 is in progress 115 00:08:51,450 --> 00:08:56,730 Bridge 66 71 is in design with a letting schedule for next summer bridge 50 116 00:08:56,730 --> 00:09:00,310 We haven't done anything with. That's a bridge that will probably wait until the 117 00:09:00,310 --> 00:09:04,130 condition rating drops to make it eligible for replacement with federal funds. 118 00:09:05,030 --> 00:09:10,050 Bridge 84. We haven't done anything with yet. In Bridge 73, we haven't done anything 119 00:09:10,050 --> 00:09:16,110 with. But Bridge 56 is their own rocky hollow road. We don't feel like this is a good candidate 120 00:09:16,110 --> 00:09:21,330 for a federal aid project because of the nature of the road and the waterway that it's going 121 00:09:21,330 --> 00:09:28,390 across. So we've met with United and we have a proposal for them to try to do some permitting 122 00:09:28,390 --> 00:09:32,870 and design for a structure somewhat similar to the low water crossing there on Mulberry 123 00:09:32,870 --> 00:09:37,470 Earth and say a little water crossing but the slab bridge there on Mulberry Street. Right 124 00:09:37,470 --> 00:09:43,390 now what they've shown it with is basically four sided concrete box covers that are real 125 00:09:43,390 --> 00:09:47,530 low where when the water gets up it would just run over the top and then what we've asked 126 00:09:47,530 --> 00:09:53,350 them to do is include in the scope basically a concrete paved roadway up to outside the ordinary 127 00:09:53,350 --> 00:09:59,330 high water mark with toe walls that turn down so the water can't get underneath the concrete 128 00:09:59,330 --> 00:10:07,330 pavement. The heaviest lift on that is probably the permitting work. There's a chance we might 129 00:10:07,330 --> 00:10:12,710 be able to do something with a PPE pipe which would reduce the total project cost but right 130 00:10:12,710 --> 00:10:18,350 Right now we're approaching it kind of conservatively with the four-sided concrete structures. 131 00:10:18,850 --> 00:10:22,910 I've got a copy of their engineer's report that you can read more detail about what I just 132 00:10:22,910 --> 00:10:23,290 discussed. 133 00:10:23,970 --> 00:10:28,030 And then I've got a copy of a proposed contract, which Chris, I had not sent that to you yet. 134 00:10:28,170 --> 00:10:30,510 So if you get a chance, maybe if you could review that for us. 135 00:10:31,630 --> 00:10:39,850 And all that said, I guess last thing before I get to it, I do have our Cambridge fund forecast. 136 00:10:39,850 --> 00:10:45,470 and we do have plenty of money in there to cover this and in addition to the 137 00:10:45,470 --> 00:10:50,410 money that we have in there we have some projects that have finished under 138 00:10:50,410 --> 00:10:54,770 budget and that money will be available to make up almost half of what I'm 139 00:10:54,770 --> 00:11:00,810 going to ask for for this contract. Some of that was the bridge 37 and bridge 75 140 00:11:00,810 --> 00:11:05,210 contract that United had and we had it structured to where it was hourly not to 141 00:11:05,210 --> 00:11:11,950 exceed and they think wasn't about $65 and I think we came in under budget. And so I think 142 00:11:11,950 --> 00:11:15,910 this is a good way to reward them for being efficient on that project and using that 143 00:11:15,910 --> 00:11:21,090 funding to put towards the cost for this project. All that said, I would need you to make 144 00:11:21,090 --> 00:11:26,350 a motion if you're okay with this then. This is just starting the engineering work to send 145 00:11:26,350 --> 00:11:32,070 us to the council for an additional request of $199,000, $25 and that would be from the 146 00:11:32,070 --> 00:11:36,090 bridge for it. So I'll entertain a motion to send them onto the council for 147 00:11:36,090 --> 00:11:41,610 $199,025. I'll make that motion. I'll have a motion in the second all in 148 00:11:41,610 --> 00:11:48,590 favor. I motion carries three zero. Thank you. I went through that one 149 00:11:48,590 --> 00:11:53,510 priority list for the record. The priority list they're underneath of it. 150 00:11:53,570 --> 00:11:57,050 Bridge 24 we're going to be getting a process the only wooden bridge in the 151 00:11:57,050 --> 00:12:01,130 county and it started to deteriorate lots of times. Wooden bridges when they 152 00:12:01,130 --> 00:12:04,830 started to deteriorate, they deteriorate quicker than concrete or steel bridges. 153 00:12:05,730 --> 00:12:09,610 And bridge 81, we have a current federal aid project that's in design on that. 154 00:12:10,270 --> 00:12:14,750 Bridge 75 and bridge 37 are open to traffic and we're finishing some punctualist items. 155 00:12:15,590 --> 00:12:18,990 And bridge 6892 there we haven't done yet, it's just paint and some beans. 156 00:12:19,390 --> 00:12:27,650 So we've made tremendous headway on bridge projects and we've got our kickoff meeting with 157 00:12:27,650 --> 00:12:30,870 SJA to start the next cycle of bridge inspections. 158 00:12:31,310 --> 00:12:33,710 Just scheduled it today for later here in August. 159 00:12:34,610 --> 00:12:37,450 And that'll give us a new updated list 160 00:12:37,450 --> 00:12:39,910 of maintenance items to cross off. 161 00:12:40,290 --> 00:12:43,510 So a lot of good things going on with our bridges. 162 00:12:50,280 --> 00:12:51,980 Item five on the agenda. 163 00:12:52,180 --> 00:12:53,460 We have an additional request. 164 00:12:53,820 --> 00:12:57,300 The council is scheduled to vote on at their next meeting 165 00:12:58,080 --> 00:13:02,540 for the Brian Mecher that you had previously had the quote 166 00:13:02,540 --> 00:13:09,340 on. Wanted to ask you tonight if you would make a motion to authorize Mark to order 167 00:13:09,340 --> 00:13:13,880 that and sign all the paperwork pending the council approving so that we could 168 00:13:13,880 --> 00:13:16,820 do that a week quicker if they do approve the funding. 169 00:13:17,860 --> 00:13:22,580 I'd entertain a motion to allow Mark to order the new Brian maker, Mike, or 170 00:13:22,580 --> 00:13:26,980 pending council approving our funding request. I'll make that motion. I will say 171 00:13:26,980 --> 00:13:28,940 motion in a second, all in favor? 172 00:13:29,340 --> 00:13:29,500 Aye. 173 00:13:29,700 --> 00:13:31,100 Motion carries 3-0. 174 00:13:32,600 --> 00:13:39,360 Item 6 in that did just come out officially with their notice of funding availability or if you hear it called a NOFA. 175 00:13:40,420 --> 00:13:45,560 It opens up Monday, November 2nd and closes Friday, December 4th. 176 00:13:46,220 --> 00:13:56,580 And we have been laying the groundwork and doing some preliminary effort into getting data put together to apply for a project to reconstruct the intersection of do little hill road. 177 00:13:56,580 --> 00:14:21,400 and State Road 111. And I don't think I've discussed that with you in a public meeting but since we're getting within sight of actually applying for the project, I wanted to bring that up in a public meeting and basically kind of get your acknowledgement that all three of you are okay with going ahead and getting that application material finalized and be prepared to get it submitted once we get into the application period. 178 00:14:22,340 --> 00:14:26,920 I'm a self I think it's a very badly needed as a horrendous intersection there. 179 00:14:26,920 --> 00:14:27,220 Yeah. 180 00:14:27,820 --> 00:14:32,700 Traveling it as much as I do, I agree it is much much in need. 181 00:14:33,940 --> 00:14:38,280 Well usually we have Paul, we've got an upgrade to 90 mats here with this but don't tell 182 00:14:38,280 --> 00:14:39,080 Paul I said that. 183 00:14:40,340 --> 00:14:44,080 Structure point has been helping us out with that and I think we're going to have a pretty 184 00:14:44,080 --> 00:14:49,500 strong application so nothing's for sure until it's done but we'll be doing everything 185 00:14:49,500 --> 00:14:55,520 we can try to get some funding for that project. Last item I have, we had an employee 186 00:14:55,520 --> 00:14:59,500 you off on workman's comp and I think you've approved leave without pay until 187 00:15:00,000 --> 00:15:15,730 September 1st and wanting to extend that for Nathan Manship until October 1st. Just for public clarity, the gentleman has gotten injured on the job, and he is on workman's call, and we feel like this is just. 188 00:15:21,080 --> 00:15:32,960 Anyway, I'd entertain motion to approve. I'll make that motion. I'll second. I have a motion in a second. All in favor. Aye. Motion carries. Three. 189 00:15:32,960 --> 00:15:38,240 zero. Mark, you didn't have anything you needed brought up tonight, right? Okay. That's all we 190 00:15:38,240 --> 00:15:39,600 had. Do you guys have anything for us? 191 00:15:41,960 --> 00:15:44,620 I can't think of anything. Thanks, Kevin. Thanks, Kevin. 192 00:15:44,640 --> 00:15:46,380 I tried to power through it there, but you did all right. 193 00:15:55,540 --> 00:15:57,020 Sir, are we getting any other personal 194 00:15:57,020 --> 00:16:03,440 issues you need to discuss? I'm going to have our short hair in the cashier. 195 00:16:10,490 --> 00:16:10,590 Okay. 196 00:16:11,210 --> 00:16:16,270 Entertain a motion to allow her employed to have a lead without pay for three and a half hours. 197 00:16:16,850 --> 00:16:20,690 I'll make a motion to approve. I'll second. Motion in a second, all in favor. 198 00:16:20,690 --> 00:16:22,750 motion carries 3-0, 199 00:16:32,510 --> 00:16:36,210 I entertain a motion to approve signing the bond for Virginia 200 00:16:36,210 --> 00:16:40,570 Morris. I'll make a motion to approve. I'll second. Motion to second, all in 201 00:16:40,570 --> 00:16:42,790 favor. I motion carries 3-0. 202 00:16:56,440 --> 00:17:02,600 Yes. So we have a Army and U.S. Army Engineering 203 00:17:02,600 --> 00:17:08,220 district in Louisville that has reached out and offered to do a floodplain 204 00:17:09,220 --> 00:17:14,700 management study for the area that encompasses Lane'sville, Indiana, where we had that 205 00:17:14,700 --> 00:17:15,260 huge flood. 206 00:17:15,700 --> 00:17:21,100 They're willing to do that at no cost, so I just need a motion to approve signing. 207 00:17:23,000 --> 00:17:23,800 I'll meet the motion. 208 00:17:24,060 --> 00:17:24,420 I'll second. 209 00:17:24,720 --> 00:17:25,540 A motion in a second. 210 00:17:25,600 --> 00:17:26,100 All in favor? 211 00:17:26,420 --> 00:17:26,680 Aye. 212 00:17:26,960 --> 00:17:28,300 Motion carries 3-0. 213 00:17:29,860 --> 00:17:37,860 And then Frontier Communications has advised us that all conference services, which 214 00:17:37,860 --> 00:17:44,360 is what we have will no longer be available after November 1st, so we need to move to 215 00:17:44,360 --> 00:17:50,180 a different type of phone system. We have that system picked out and we have a contractor 216 00:17:50,180 --> 00:17:55,180 picked out to do it. I just need a motion to approve signing the contract. 217 00:17:56,020 --> 00:18:00,040 I'll make a motion to approve. I will say motion in a second. All in favor? 218 00:18:00,440 --> 00:18:00,700 Aye. 219 00:18:01,020 --> 00:18:02,400 Motion carries 3-0. 220 00:18:02,400 --> 00:18:03,240 We'll 221 00:18:10,700 --> 00:18:14,040 leave unless your chat tell me I'm forgetting something that that is it. 222 00:18:18,480 --> 00:18:22,940 We have documents to sign and we have another meeting to get to so we're going to do this 223 00:18:22,940 --> 00:18:28,220 as quickly as possible and you're welcome to hang around and talk a little bit if you want 224 00:18:28,220 --> 00:18:29,500 but we're going to be signing documents. 225 00:18:30,060 --> 00:18:30,580 Thank you.