Public Works Committee

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Thursday, April 17, 2025
5:30 p.m. — 7:30 p.m. EDT

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200 East Washington Street Indianapolis 46204 (Directions)

City-County Building, Meeting Room 260

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The Public Works Committee of the City-County Council handles environmental and infrastructure concerns of the City and County like street paving, trash pickup, snow removal, solid waste management, and traffic controls.

Current board members

Kristin Jones, D-District 18, chair
Josh Bain, R-District 21
Dan Boots, D-District 3
Derek Cahill, R-District 23
Crista Carlino, D-District 11
Michael Dilk, R-District 24
Jared Evans, D-District 17
Ron Gibson, D-District 8
Jessica McCormick, D-District 16
Brian Mowery, R-District 25
Andy Nielsen, D-District 14
Nick Roberts, D-District 4

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Reporting

Edited and summarized by the Indianapolis - IN Documenters Team

Note-taking by Rachael Casey

Indianapolis will launch universal curbside recycling in 2028. Materials will be processed at a new $60 million WM facility with advanced sorting tech. The change is part of a broader solid waste overhaul aiming to cut costs and boost sustainability.

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Live reporting by Liza Biles

Regular City-County Council Public Works Committee meeting.

Liza Biles

Hi, I’ll be live-tweeting today’s Indianapolis City-County Council Public Works Committee meeting at 5:30 p.m. for #indydocumenters @indydocumenters @mirrorindy

04:01 PM Apr 17, 2025 CDT

Liza Biles @BilesLiza 2/36

@indydocumenters @mirrorindy The Indianapolis City-County Council Public Works Committee handles all of the city and county's environmental and infrastructure concerns, including trash pickup, snow removal, solid waste management, street paving, and traffic controls.

Liza Biles @BilesLiza 3/36

@indydocumenters @mirrorindy You can find more information about the Public Works Committee at indy.gov/activity/publi…

indy.gov/activity/publi…

Liza Biles @BilesLiza 4/36

@indydocumenters @mirrorindy There are 12 members that make up the Indianapolis City-County Council Public Works Committee: Kristin Jones, D-District 18, Chair Josh Bain, R-District 21 Dan Boots, D-District 3 Derek Cahill, R-District 23

Liza Biles @BilesLiza 5/36

@indydocumenters @mirrorindy The other 8 members are: Crista Carlino, D-District 11 Michael Dilk, R-District 24 Jared Evans, D-District 17 Ron Gibson, D-District 8 Jessica McCormick, D-District 16 Brian Mowery, R-District 25 Andy Nielsen, D-District 14 Nick Roberts, D-District 4

Liza Biles @BilesLiza 6/36

@indydocumenters @mirrorindy Today's agenda will cover Proposal No. 109, 2025 which reappoints Kenneth Beache to the Marion County Stormwater Management Technical Advisory Committee. Also on today's agenda is the Quarterly Update as well as the Solid Waste Procurement Update.

Liza Biles @BilesLiza 7/36

@indydocumenters @mirrorindy The meeting is taking place in room 260 of the City-County Building.

Liza Biles @BilesLiza 8/36

@indydocumenters @mirrorindy The meeting was called to order at 5:36 p.m. with introductions.

Liza Biles @BilesLiza 9/36

@indydocumenters @mirrorindy The reappointment of Kenneth Beache was moved to the next meeting as Kenneth is feeling under the weather and could not be present today.

Liza Biles @BilesLiza 10/36

@indydocumenters @mirrorindy Moving on to the Quarterly Update...

Liza Biles @BilesLiza 11/36

@indydocumenters @mirrorindy They are discussing Solid Waste Management and the new trucks that are in service.

Liza Biles @BilesLiza 12/36

@indydocumenters @mirrorindy Street sweeping crews covered 35.84 miles.

Liza Biles @BilesLiza 13/36

@indydocumenters @mirrorindy Traffic signs, markings and signals are being discussed.

Liza Biles @BilesLiza 14/36

@indydocumenters @mirrorindy 131,220 potholes have been filled using 2627 tons of asphalt.

Liza Biles @BilesLiza 15/36

@indydocumenters @mirrorindy In February, Indy DPW received approval by the Indy MPO for 35 million dollars.

Liza Biles @BilesLiza 16/36

@indydocumenters @mirrorindy The Nickel Plate Trail is expected to wrap up by mid year.

Liza Biles @BilesLiza 17/36

@indydocumenters @mirrorindy Nick Roberts asked for clarification of the Myovision (sp?) technology, which are cameras installed at intersections to monitor traffic.

Liza Biles @BilesLiza 18/36

@indydocumenters @mirrorindy Jared Evans has questions about the street sweeping and wants to know about if the areas that have stormwater drainage are to be street swept. There is a dedicated area that is to be swept once a year.

Liza Biles @BilesLiza 19/36

@indydocumenters @mirrorindy Todd Wilson said that the thoroughfares and main roads will get patched first, when asked how the potholes could get done earlier in the year.

Liza Biles @BilesLiza 20/36

@indydocumenters @mirrorindy Girls School Road will be getting patched soon, although there is not a start date yet.

Liza Biles @BilesLiza 21/36

@indydocumenters @mirrorindy I have actually reported some of those Girls School Road potholes in the Request Indy app myself so this is good news for me personally!

Liza Biles @BilesLiza 22/36

@indydocumenters @mirrorindy There was actually a neighborhood that a boy scout troop self patched a bunch of potholes.

Liza Biles @BilesLiza 23/36

@indydocumenters @mirrorindy Joshua Bain wants to know why we do not use contractors to patch potholes. The subject will be looked into further.

Liza Biles @BilesLiza 24/36

@indydocumenters @mirrorindy We have 16 total street sweeper trucks, where we used to only have 5 so shouldn't the amount of street sweeping increase with more trucks?

Liza Biles @BilesLiza 25/36

@indydocumenters @mirrorindy That wraps up the Quarterly Update. Up next is the Solid Waste Procurement Update...

Liza Biles @BilesLiza 26/36

@indydocumenters @mirrorindy The vendors being used for solid waste procurement include: Reworld, South Side Landfill, and WM.

Liza Biles @BilesLiza 27/36

@indydocumenters @mirrorindy Trash collection for districts 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, and 10 is awarded to Lakeshore Recycling Systems. The remaining districts 5, 7, 8, and 11 will continue to be serviced by DPW Solid Waste & AFCSME Local 725.

Liza Biles @BilesLiza 28/36

@indydocumenters @mirrorindy Beginning in 2028, the city in partnership with LRS, will begin to transition to universal curbside recycling.

Liza Biles @BilesLiza 29/36

@indydocumenters @mirrorindy Biweekly recycling will continue to be provided on a subscription basis for 2026-2027 at a decreased cost.

Liza Biles @BilesLiza 30/36

@indydocumenters @mirrorindy City currently pays $11.25 a unit per month for trash collection, the new contract price is $7.88.

Liza Biles @BilesLiza 31/36

@indydocumenters @mirrorindy Per-ton disposal costs for non-recyclable materials will not meaningfully change, the processing cost for recycling will be based on several factors, including: Program utilization, commodity value of recycled materials, and contamination rates.

Liza Biles @BilesLiza 32/36

@indydocumenters @mirrorindy Subscription customers will see a slight fee decrease in 2026-2027. Universal curbside recycling will cost $3.87/unit/month in 2028 for biweekly collection.

Liza Biles @BilesLiza 33/36

@indydocumenters @mirrorindy Lakeshore Recycling Systems will take over on January 1, 2026.

Liza Biles @BilesLiza 34/36

@indydocumenters @mirrorindy There is a lot of concern about the transition of the trash carts and how long residents will have carts from both companies before the old carts are picked up and the question of will the old carts be recycled, which they will be.

Liza Biles @BilesLiza 35/36

@indydocumenters @mirrorindy $7 million + in annual savings compared to current baseline. Annual savings compared to baseline grows to $10 million/year by the end of contract term.

Liza Biles @BilesLiza 36/36

@indydocumenters @mirrorindy Meeting adjourned at 7:30 p.m. This concludes the Indianapolis City-County Council Public Works Committee meeting. The next meeting is for the Environmental Sustainability Committee and is scheduled for Apr. 21, 2025. For more meeting coverage, check out . documenters.org

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The Indianapolis City-County Council is the legislative branch of our local government. In addition to adopting budgets, levying taxes, and authorizing financial appropriations to fund city and county operations, the council is responsible for enacting, repealing, and amending local laws. The Council appoints members to boards and commissions that serve the community, and all meetings are open to the public.

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