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Building Commission Meeting –OCTOBER 13TH, 2021 

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 AGENDA 

OCTOBER 13TH, 2021 

Building Commission –

David Ballew Police Department –

Chief Billy Bolin 

Transportation & Services –

Todd Robertson Fire Department –

Chief Mike Connelly

City Engineer’s Office – Brent Schmitt 

~ Pledge of Allegiance ~ 

Business with Representatives: 

Departmental Reports: 

A. Police Department – Captain Karla Larmore 

B. Fire Department – Division Chief Michael Larson 

C. Building Commission – David Ballew 

1. Request approval to award the following: 

a. 1023 N FOURTH AVENUE – RAZE (DEMOLISH) HOUSE – LOW BIDDER STEMALY EXCAVATING – $5,763.00 

b. 700 E OREGON STREET – RAZE (DEMOLISH) HOUSE – LOW BIDDER VELPEN – $6,450.00 

c. 707 E GUM STREET – RAZE (DEMOLISH) HOUSE – LOW BIDDER STEMALY EXCAVATING – $6,821.00 

2. Request approval to award the following (under advisement August 11th, 2021): 

a. 782 S. GOVERNOR STREET – The two lowest bidders withdrew their bids. The next bid was $10,000.00 which included asbestos siding. 

D. Transportation & Services – Todd Robertson 

E. Special Event Permit – Sgt. Adam Will 

1. AceCARE requests approval for the ‘ACE RACE SKELE-FUN RUN 2021’ beginning October 30th, 2021 from 7:00 a.m. and noon. Closing Walnut Street between Weinbach Avenue & Rotherwood Avenue. ***BARRICADES REQUESTED, PENDING INSURANCE APPROVAL*** 

2. University of Evansville requests approval for the ‘HOMECOMING/ALUMNI DAY’ beginning October 30th, 2021 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Closing Main Street between Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd & 6th Street. ***BARRICADES REQUESTED*** 

3. University of Evansville Student Activities Board requests approval for the ‘HOMECOMING (ON CAMPUS)’ beginning October 29th, 2021 from noon to 7:00 p.m. Closing Walnut Street between Rotherwood Avenue & Weinbach Avenue; Fredrick Street between Walnut Street & entrance of parking lot. ***BARRICADES REQUESTED*** 

4. EPD Foundation requests approval for the ‘EPD FOUNDATION SWAT CHALLENGE’ beginning May 6th, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. and continuing to May 7th, 2022 at 4:00 p.m. Closing Riverside Drive between Court Street & Cherry Street. Closing intersections of 2nd/Vine, 2nd/Sycamore, 2nd/Main, 2nd/Locust, 2nd/Walnut, & 2nd/Chestnut. ***BARRICADES REQUESTED, PENDING INSURANCE APPROVAL*** 

5. Myriad Brewing Company requests approval for the ‘COUSIN’S MAINE LOBSTER BLOCK PARTY’ beginning October 15th, 2021 at 8:00 a.m. and continuing until October 16th, 2021 11:00 p.m. Closing SE 1st Street between Locust Street & Walnut Street. 

6. Myriad Brewing Company requests approval for the ‘OUTDOOR XPRESS RIDES WITH CYCLEBAR’ beginning October 22nd, 2021 from 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Closing SE First Street between Locust Street & McCurdy building parking lot. 

Consent Section: 

A. Road Closure/Lane Restriction/Temporary Sidewalk 

1. Courthouse Catacombs, Phil Wolter, requests approval to close a portion of the sidewalk at the Old Courthouse (4th Street & Vine Street) beginning Thursday through Sunday (Thurs. 4:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., Friday/Saturday 4:30 p.m. – 11:30 p.m., Sunday 4:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.) for crowd control of the haunted house. Emergency Personnel will be able to pass through. 

2. O’Risky Excavating requests approval to restrict the southbound lanes of Green River Road between Washington Avenue to 1015 S. Green River Road (Long John Silvers Restaurant) beginning October 18th, 2021 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. to investigate a fiber optic & gas lines prior to sewer tap. 

3. O’Risky Excavating requests approval to restrict the northbound lanes of Green River Road between Washington Avenue and Raben Tire beginning October 19th, 2021 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. for sewer tap. 

4. S & S Tree Masters, Kevin Scott, requests approval to close Bellemeade Avenue between Fares Avenue & Kerth Avenue beginning Tuesday, October 19th, 2021 from 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. to cut down two (2) trees at 1116 Bellemeade Avenue. Rain Date: Thursday, October 21st. 

B. Truck Permit 

1. Request approval for the following: 

a. T.S.F. Company, Inc. Route: Riverside Drive to Waterworks Road to Ohio Street or Lloyd Expressway Return Route: Same roads Duration: November 1st, 2021 – October 31st, 2022 

C. Dumpster In the Street Permit 

1. Request approval for the following: 

a. 1101 Judson Street Vertical Contracting – Carlis Falls October 8th, 2021 – October 22nd, 2021 Home Clean Out 

b. 711 Bayard Park Drive Kendra Kimbrew September 27th, 2021 – September 30th, 2021 Home Clean Out 

c. 1325 SE 2nd Street Shirley Schmied/Greg Givens September 30th, 2021 – October 11th, 2021 Home Clean Out 

d. 1400 S Bedford Avenue Jarrod Terrell October 12th, 2021 – October 22nd, 2021 Home Remodel 

e. 1620 Jackson Avenue Benny Detalente September 29th, 2021 – October 6th, 2021 Home Clean Out 

f. 2305 E Chandler Roaway – Brennan Schenk October 6th, 2021 – October 11th, 2021 Remodel 

D. Handicap Parking 

1. Request approval to remove the following: 

a. 517 N Lemcke Avenue Vernon Herman Passed 2014 

2. Request approval for the following: 

a. 811 E Chandler Avenue Bonnie Fox Property has ample space for handicap parking space. 

b. 20 West Louisiana Street Nevaeh Williams Property has ample space for handicap parking space. 

E. Parking Permit 

1. YMCA Matthew Gray Trailer – White Location: Parking Lot (Shirley James Monneut) Duration: September 30th, 2021 – October 2nd, 2021 Trailer- Silver Location: Cedar Street (near Greenway) Duration: September 30th, 2021 – October 2nd, 2021 

OTHER BUSINESS: 

1. Approve claims. 

2. Approve the minutes from Wednesday, September 22nd, 2021. 

Announcements: 

Next Meeting, Wednesday, October 27th, 2021. 

Adjourned: __________ _______ 

Volleyball earns third consecutive conference sweep

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Aces defeat Bears to even MVC mark

 

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Playing on its home floor inside Meeks Family Fieldhouse for the third time in five days proved to be a good omen as the University of Evansville volleyball team made it a 3-for-3 homestand with a 3-0 shutout over Missouri State on Tuesday evening.

 

For just the second time since joining the Missouri Valley Conference in 1994, UE (13-4, 3-3 MVC) has earned three consecutive shutouts over conference opponents.  The other instance came in September of 2006 when Evansville defeated Drake, Illinois State and Indiana State by 3-0 scores.  With the win, the Purple Aces improved to 13-4 on the season, its best start since 2010 when the team won 16 of its first 19 matches.

 

“We knew since pre-conference about the level we can play,” Aces head coach Fernando Morales explained.  “When conference started, we were playing with too much pressure.  Coming back home gave us the confidence to get our rhythm back again.”

 

Reigning MVC Player of the Week Melanie Feliciano picked up right where she left off over the weekend, leading everyone with 19 kills.  She added 11 digs while hitting .586.  Giulia Cardona and Alondra Vazquez also finished in double figure kills.  Cardona recorded 17 while Vazquez finished the night with 14.  Another efficient effort saw Cardona hit .486 while Vazquez was excellent defensively, recording 11 digs.  Rachel Basinski and Kate Tsironis also made big-time contributions.  Basinski led the squad with 12 digs, marking her season high, while Tsironis picked up a career-high six block assists.  Taya Haffner continues to be among the top setters in the NCAA, picking up 39 assists in just three frames.

 

Missouri State (13-6, 4-3 MVC) was led by Azyah Green, who had 8 kills while Amelia Flynn led all players with 13 digs.

 

Set 1 – UE 25, Missouri State 21

Missouri State scored four of the opening six points of the night before Evansville got rolling to take a 7-6 lead.  With the Aces up by a tally of 11-10, Alondra Vazquez helped UE add to its lead, recording a pair of service aces in a 5-0 stretch that gave UE a 16-10 lead.  The Bears made it interesting down the stretch, cutting the deficit to 23-20 before Melanie Feliciano had the clinching kill in a 25-21 win.

 

Set 2 – UE 25, Missouri State 19

The Bears once again had some success early on, opening the set with a 9-6 advantage thanks to a Maddy Bushnell kill.  It was the serving for the Purple Aces that once again helped them jump in front.  This time it was an ace from Laura Ruiz that was part of a 7-1 run that gave UE a 13-10 lead.  Missouri State stayed within striking distance, trailing by just a pair (18-16) before Evansville pulled away late.  Three kills by both Giulia Cardona and Vazquez constituted the Aces final six points as they won by a final of 25-19 to grab a 2-0 lead.

 

Set 3 – UE 25, Missouri State 15

It was all Aces in the third set.  After falling behind by a 2-0 score, Evansville reeled off eight points in a row and never looked back.  Once again, it was thew serving of Vazquez that anchored the run.  Cardona added three more kills while Feliciano added a pair.  The run was capped off by Vazquez’ third ace of the match.  MSU got as close as three points, including a 13-10 score, but Evansville responded with a 4-0 run to go up 17-10.  From there, the Aces cruised to a 25-15 victory and a 3-0 match win.

 

Next up for UE is a weekend trek through Iowa.  The Aces take on UNI on Friday evening before traveling to Drake on Saturday.

Carson Parker posts Aces low round at Bubba Barnett

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 Aces finish in 16th place

 

JONESBORO, Ark. – In the final day of the Bubba Barnett Intercollegiate, it was Carson Parking posting the low round for the University of Evansville to improve his spot in the final standings at RidgePointe Country Club.

 

Parker was the second-highest finisher for the Purple Aces, tying for 64th place with a 3-round tally of 234.  He improved in each round of the tournament, going from an 84 to a 77 before a 73 on Tuesday.  His score was tied for UE’s second spot with Michael Ikejiani. He also had his low round of the event in the final 18, carding a 76.

 

Leading the way for the Aces was Henry Kiel.  Another solid day saw him post a 74 to finish the tournament in a tie for the 44thspot.  His low round of the weekend was a 73 in Monday’s second round.

 

Isaac Rohleder and Dallas Koth rounded out the UE performers as each completed the contest with a 242.  Rohleder shot an 80 in Tuesday’s round while Koth posted an 86.  Evansville came home 16th in the final standings.  The Aces finished seven strokes in front of Eastern Illinois while their march for a top 15 came up short, finishing nine behind Central Arkansas.

 

Arkansas State added to its lead, defeating its nearest competition in the team standings by 21 strokes.  ASU recorded an 858 with Oral Roberts taking second with a final tally of 879.  Loyola’s total of 881 strokes was good for third place.

 

Jack Madden, who played as an individual for Arkansas State, was the medalist.  He fired off a 6-under 66 in the second round on Monday and followed that up with a 3-under 69 on Tuesday to score a 211.  He defeated Dustin Hasley from ORU by one stroke.

 

On November 8-9, the Aces will complete the fall season with a trip to Huntsville, Alabama.

 

Pairings announced for Midwest Region Volleyball Crossover

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EVANSVILLE, Ind.—Pairings were released for the 2021 Midwest Region Volleyball Crossover, which takes place this Friday and Saturday at the Hammond Sportsplex & Community Center in Hammond, Indiana. This year’s conference seedings were based off the Division II Massey Ratings.

University of Southern Indiana Volleyball enters as the No. 4 seed from the Great Lakes Valley Conference and will take on the Great Midwest Athletic Conference’s No. 6 seed, Trevecca Nazarene University, and No. 3 seed, Ashland University, Friday at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m., respectively. The Screaming Eagles finish the weekend Saturday at 12:45 p.m. when they take on the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athlete Conference’s No. 4 seed, Grand Valley State University.

This year’s Midwest Region Crossover, which is the largest collegiate volleyball tournament in the nation, pits 15 GLVC teams against 12 institutions representing the GMAC and 11 programs from the GLIAC. The 2020 Crossover was not played due to COVID-19 and the cancellation of the NCAA II Volleyball Championship.

The Midwest Region Crossover was created in 2008 as a tournament between the GLVC and the GLIAC, with the GMAC joining the fray in 2015.

USI holds a record of 20-16 all-time at the Crossover, including a 14-4 mark in the last six years. GLVC teams went a combined 28-20 at the 2019 Crossover, while the GLVC holds a .605 winning percentage (316-236) since the Crossover’s inception, and a .615 mark (142-89) since the GMAC joined the competition.

The Eagles (11-6, 5-4 GLVC) enter this weekend’s competition looking to snap a two-match skid after falling in a five-set, three-hour-long marathon at Rockhurst University last Friday and a three-set upset at Southwest Baptist University the following day.

Trevecca Nazarene enter this week’s competition with an 11-7 overall mark and a 4-5 record in GMAC play, while Ashland is 9-9 overall and 8-1 in the GMAC. Grand Valley State is 9-7 overall and 5-3 in the GLIAC.

Following this week’s competition, which can go a long way in determining at-large berths into the NCAA Division II Midwest Region Tournament, the Eagles return to GLVC play October 22 when they visit the University of Illinois Springfield. USI returns to Screaming Eagles Arena October 29 to host William Jewell College.

VANDERBURGH COUNTY RECENT BOOKING RECORDS

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VANDERBURGH COUNTY COMMISSION AWARD KANSAS ROAD PROJECT

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Consumer Alert: Products Recalled In August And September

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State of Indiana Attorney General - News Release

Consumer alert: Products recalled in August and September

Attorney General Todd Rokita is encouraging all Hoosiers who purchased consumer products that were recalled in August and September to take advantage of the remedies available to them.

“Hoosiers should be able to receive a full refund or have the option to exchange a defective product for one that works.” Attorney General Rokita said. “If you purchased a faulty good or item in August or September that does not work as advertised, then you should immediately see what forms of reimbursement the company that sold or manufactured the product is offering.”

According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the following consumer products were recalled in August and September:

If you believe you recently purchased a recalled product, stop using it, and check its recall notice (linked above for all aforementioned products). Then follow the notice’s instructions, including where to return the product, how to get the product fixed, how to dispose of the product, how to receive a refund for the product, or what steps must be taken to receive a replacement product.

To view recalls issued prior to August and September, visit the Consumer Protection Safety Commission website.

Business Turn-Around Management

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Business Turn-Around Management

By Jesse Kauffman, Lead Consultant, Everyday Business Resilience Group

Contact Jesse at 812-568-0515 and jesse.kauffman@everydaybusinessresilience.com

Welcome to the 3rd article in our three-part series on Business Turnaround Management!  I hope you found the first two articles in the series helpful, and if you haven’t read them yet, be sure to check them out on The City-County Observer website.

For this article we’ll be looking at how we can apply what we’ve learned from identifying the causes of the business failure and quantifying those failures to understand what that truly cost the business.  We’ll use this information to build a plan of action and then execute that plan.

After working through the processes of my first two articles you should have two key pieces of information: what caused the business to fail, and what the true cost of that failure was.  Now that you have the primary causes of failure identified and what that failure is worth to the business, you have the baseline for what needs to be addressed for the business turnaround.

The first step to take now is to prioritize the business processes you need to change.  Using the information you’ve generated on causes of failure and impact of those causes, you should be able to rank the failed processes by which ones cost the business the most.  When that priority list is finished, you can then begin developing your change plans for each failed process.  

Rank the processes according to the following criteria: 

  • Cost, in terms of contribution to the failure
  • Cost, in terms of the money required to change the process
  • Return expected, in terms of the processes contributing to cash flow
  • Amount of time needed to modify or revamp the process
  • Number of people needed to change the process, both dedicated and part-time

You can use the results from these rankings to plan which processes you need to revamp first.  To keep things simple, for each process just add up the results of the 5 criteria.  The highest score will be where you’ll focus your initial efforts.  

Because this list will not only give you an idea of which processes are critical to the business and need to be revamped, it will also allow you to see which processes aren’t critical to the business and are taking up valuable resources, whether those resources are money, time, or people.  Now’s the time to deprioritize, or even eliminate those low-value processes, so that you can conserve and direct your available resources to changing your high-value processes.  It’s also a great gut check on how you may have been prioritizing an aspect of your business that doesn’t deliver much in the way of return on your investment.

Now that you know where to focus your efforts, it’s time to roll up your sleeves and get into the hard work of changing long-standing processes.  Because the business failed, there’s a good chance that if you attempt these changes using only the people that were part of that failure, you will find it difficult to make the change you need.  That’s not to say that the people you have can’t help make the changes needed, as they have first-hand experience with the business failure, and the value of that type of learning opportunity is too often discarded.  

This is a great opportunity to combine the strengths of your existing employees and new or outside help.  Bring in some new people with experience in your industry or the processes you’re trying to change, but who have not worked with your specific business for a significant length of time.  Their viewpoints and experiences can bring valuable insights that can be combined with the hard-earned learnings of your existing team, allowing you to benefit from two critical skillsets that you need at this time:

  • The ideas and creativity that a set of new eyes brings to the challenge.
  • The experience and institutional knowledge that your existing employees bring to the challenge.

If you can put this kind of effort into changing the most critical process your business has, a successful business turnaround is practically guaranteed.  Once you’ve revamped that first process, each following process you focus on changing will be easier than each previous process, allowing you to build up momentum and affect the business turnaround you dream of faster than you thought possible.

I hope you’ve found this series of articles useful for your own business, and I look forward to continuing to share insights and valuable information multiple times each month with you through The City-County Observer.

FOOTNOTE:  Jesse has 17+ years of experience in industries including, appliances, plastics, nutrition, and pharmaceuticals, across all aspects of business operations.  He and his wife, Josi, are proud parents of 3 wonderful kids and are continually working on their own version of a modern homestead on the west side of Evansville, IN

If you have questions please contact Jesse at 812-568-0515 or jesse.kauffman@everydaybusinessresilience.com

 

USI Hopes To Extend Winning Streak On The Road​​​​​​​

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EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Women’s Soccer takes its season-best three-match winning streak on the road this week, making visits to Drury University and Southwest Baptist University. The Screaming Eagles (5-4-2, 3-4-1 GLVC) make a stop at Drury (8-0-0, 10-1-0 GLVC) in Springfield, Missouri, Friday at 10 a.m. before concluding the trip at Southwest Baptist in Bolivar, Missouri, Sunday at noon.

Game coverage for 2021, including live stats, video stream, and audio broadcasts, can be found on GoUSIEagles.com.

Fans can watch free of charge on the GLVC Sports Network (GLVCSN), which is available both on your desktop, mobile/tablet devices, as well as four over-the-top (OTT) platforms (Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Android TV and Apple TV). GLVCSN.com is the official website of the GLVC Sports Network, while the GLVCSN mobile app is available for iOS in the App Store and Android on Google Play. More information can be found at GLVCSN FAQs.

USI Women’s Soccer Week 7 Notes:

USI in the GLVC: With six matches remaining in 2021, USI starts this week 10th in the Great Lakes Valley Conference standings with 10 points, one point behind a tie for eighth between Lewis University and Missouri University of Science & Technology. The top eight qualify for the GLVC Tournament slated to begin November 7 with the top four team hosting first round matches. The GLVC Tournament semifinals and finals are slated for November 12 and 14.

USI sweeps homestand: USI won its second and third-straight matches with a homestand sweep, defeating Rockhurst University, 1-0, and William Jewell College, 4-0. USI was led for the weekend by sophomore midfielder Jill DiTusa (St. Charles, Illinois) and freshman midfielder Avery Schone, who had two goals each in the win over William Jewell.

For the season: Sophomore midfielder Jill DiTusa leads the Eagles in scoring with 10 points on a  team-high five goals. Freshman midfielder Avery Schone follows with nine points on four goals and one assist.

Etienne between the posts: Sophomore goalkeeper Maya Etienne (Midland, Michigan) was named the GLVC Defensive Player of the Week after posting the weekend sweep on a pair of shutouts. Etienne has four shuouts this season and evened her record at 3-3-1 during the homestand. She also has 24 career shutouts, three short of setting the USI mark (27.5) that has been held by Angie Gries since 1999.

Schoenstein is second all-time at USI: Head Coach Eric Schoenstein is second all-time at USI with a 58-34-14 mark in five-plus years at the helm of the Eagles. He has led the Eagles to their only GLVC regular season and tournament championships, along with the program’s second trip to the NCAA Division II Tournament.

Drury in 2021: The Panthers of Drury is sitting on top of the GLVC standings with an 8-0-0 league record (24 points), in addition to being 10-1-0 overall. Drury swept its road trip last week, defeating the University of Missouri-St. Louis, 4-0, and Lindenwood University, 2-0.

USI versus Drury: The Eagles and the Panthers are tied in the all-time series, 8-8-0, with USI winning the last five meetings. USI won the fifth-straight, 4-0, last spring at Strassweg Field.

Southwest Baptist in 2021: The Bearcats of Southwest Baptist are 14th in the GLVC with a 2-6-0 league record, 2-7-1 overall. Southwest Baptist has lost its last three including being swept during its road trip last week by McKendree University, 2-1, and UMSL, 4-0.

USI versus Southwest Baptist: USI has won both meetings with Southwest Baptist since the Bearcats joined the GLVC in 2019. The Ealges took last spring’s matchup, 5-0, at Strassweg Field.

VANDERBURGH COUNTY DEATH REPORT 

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VANDERBURGH COUNTY DEATH REPORT 

weekly death report 9-17 to 9-24, 2021

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