Mayor Stephanie Terry is seeking community input in creating Evansville’s Strategic Plan for City Government.

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Members of the community are being asked to share their opinions about city priorities, city services, and the city of Evansville in general via a Community Survey, which can be accessed via the QR code attached to this news release, or at https://tinyurl.com/evvsurvey. The survey is part of the Strategic Planning process Mayor Terry’s administration has undertaken with Crowe LLP.

“We entered into this Strategic Planning process because we want to make sure that we have clear direction and focused priorities, and to ensure that we are operating efficiently as a city government,” Mayor Terry said. “A clear piece of that is listening to and understanding the experiences, the concerns, and the priorities of the people who live and work in our community. That’s what this survey is about: We want to hear your thoughts and opinions about our community, and we want to learn about your experiences with city government.”

The City of Evansville entered into a contract with Crowe LLP, a public accounting, consulting, and technology firm, in June to create a strategic plan for city government.

The process of creating the plan is expected to take approximately five months and involves getting input from both individuals within the city government, and from residents of the community. That information then will be used to create the city’s strategic plan, which is expected to be released to the public before the end of 2024.

City Council Meeting Agenda For JULY 22, 2024

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City Council Meeting JULY 22, 2024

5:30 P.M.

AGENDA

I.	INTRODUCTION

07-22-2024 Agenda Attachment:

II.

APPROVAL OF MEETING MEMORANDUM

07-08-2024 Memo Attachment:

III.

REPORTS AND COMMUNICATIONS

IV.

SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY

V.	CONSENT AGENDA: FIRST READING OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS

VI.

COMMITTEE REPORTS

VII.

REGULAR AGENDA: SECOND READING OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS

A. ORDINANCE F-2024-09 AMENDED An Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of Evansville Authorizing Transfers of Appropriations, Additional Appropriations and Repeal and Re-Appropriation of Funds for Various City Funds Sponsor(s): Burton Discussion Led By: Finance Chair Burton Discussion Date: 7/22/2024 Notify: Robert Gunter, Controller

F-2024-09 Amended Attachment:

B. ORDINANCE R-2024-15 AMENDED An Ordinance to Rezone Certain Real Estate in the City of Evansville, State of Indiana, More Commonly Known as Part of 12 E Columbia St Owner:David Raymond & Dorothy Ann Rueger Requested Change: R2 to C4 w/ UDC Ward: 4 Burton Representative: David Wanninger, Acura Engineering, Inc

R-2024-15 Amended Attachment:

C. ORDINANCE R-2024-16 An Ordinance to Rezone Certain Real Estate in the City of Evansville, State of Indiana, More Commonly Known as 971 E Blackford Ave Owner:Jordan W Milby Requested Change: R2 to R4 Ward: 4 Burton Representative: Matt Lehman, RLehman & Son Consulting

R-2024-16 Attachment:

D. ORDINANCE R-2024-17 AMENDED An Ordinance to Rezone Certain Real Estate in the City of Evansville, State of Indiana, More Commonly Known as 819 E Powell Ave Owner:Jordan W Milby Requested Change: R2 to R4 w/ UDC Ward: 4 Burton Representative: Matt Lehman, RLehman & Son Consulting

R-2024-17 Amended Attachment:

E. ORDINANCE R-2024-20 An Ordinance to Rezone Certain Real Estate in the City of Evansville, State of Indiana, More Commonly Known as 1151 E Olmstead Ave Owner: Blooming Capital Group LLC Requested Change: M2 to R1 Ward: 4 Burton Representative: Matt Lehman, RLehman & Son Consulting

R-2024-20 Attachment:

F. ORDINANCE R-2024-21 An Ordinance to Rezone Certain Real Estate in the City of Evansville, State of Indiana, More Commonly Known as 116 Baker Ave Owner: Michael S Martin Realty XI LLC Requested Change: C4 to C2 Ward: 4 Burton Representative: Matt Lehman, RLehman & Son Consulting

(R-2024-21 has been withdrawn.)

G. ORDINANCE R-2024-22 An Ordinance to Rezone Certain Real Estate in the City of Evansville, State of Indiana, More Commonly Known as 1921 & 1917 E Michigan St Owner: Balvino Juan Mendoza Requested Change: C1 to R1 Ward: 3 Heronemus Representative: Jessica Ruiz

R-2024-22 Attachment:

VIII.

RESOLUTION DOCKET

IX.

MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS

A. THE NEXT MEETING of the Common Council will be Monday, August 12, 2024 at 5:30 p.m.

B. TAX PHASE IN COMPLIANCE REPORTS; Patrick Hickey, Evansville Regional Economic Partnership

C. ADDITIONAL MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS

X.	COMMITTEE REPORTS

XI.

ADJOURNMENT

Gov. Holcomb to travel to Australia, Singapore to foster new opportunities in the global economy

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Gov. Holcomb to travel to Australia, and Singapore to foster new opportunities in the global economy

INDIANAPOLIS – Governor Eric J. Holcomb will depart on an international economic development trip to Australia and Singapore this weekend to cultivate new collaborations and opportunities with each region across government and industry. The trip will focus on growing partnerships to advance mutually beneficial economic development, innovation and talent development in key shared sectors such as advanced manufacturing, defense and energy.

“Indiana is celebrating win after win thanks to our strategic focus on cultivating a globally minded, future economy,” said Gov. Holcomb. “Australia and Singapore both represent significant partnership opportunities due to their strengths in bolstering innovation, attracting and developing talent and cultivating growth in critical sectors. I look forward to taking Indiana’s message across the Pacific and working to foster new opportunities for our businesses and our residents.”

Gov. Holcomb, First Lady Janet Holcomb and Indiana Secretary of Commerce David Rosenberg will depart Indianapolis for Australia on Saturday, July 20, and return from Singapore on Tuesday, July 30. They will be joined by representatives of the Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC).

Indiana shares strong trade ties with both regions, with imports and exports topping $1.8 billion and $944 million with Australia and Singapore, respectively. The state is home to 32 Australian business establishments, including C&R Racing, CSL Plasma, Everstream, Pratt Paper, SalesPond and Tronics, and two Singaporean-owned businesses. Both regions host a number of Indiana-based businesses, with CAI, Eli Lilly and Company and Zimmer Biomet operating in both Australia and Singapore.

AUSTRALIA

In Sydney, Gov. Holcomb will meet with U.S. and Australian government officials, including New South Wales Minister for Agriculture Tara Moriarty and U.S. Consul General in Sydney Christine Elder, to discuss shared strengths and opportunities between Indiana and Australia. The delegation will also attend a roundtable discussion at the U.S. Studies Centre at the University of Sydney, which aims to enrich the Australia-United States relationship, joining industry and government leaders and students to discuss economic and policy connections between the two countries and to highlight Indiana’s growing leadership position in the U.S. and globally.

The governor and Sec. Rosenberg will also meet with executives of Australia-based businesses, including Rux Energy, which is helping enable the shift to low-cost green hydrogen. Gov. Holcomb will also address guests from business, government and academia at a reception hosted by U.S. Consul General Elder, highlighting Indiana’s focus on global engagement and the growing ties between Indiana and Australia.

On Wednesday, the delegation will travel to Melbourne to continue fostering ties. Gov. Holcomb will meet with representatives of the state of Victoria to explore partnership opportunities between Indiana and Victoria, which boasts strong advanced manufacturing, defense, energy and life sciences industries. The delegation will also meet with leadership of the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in Victoria and attend a roundtable hosted by the chamber in partnership with IFM Investors, a Melbourne-based institutional investor and asset manager that has invested in the Indiana Toll Road.

SINGAPORE

On Saturday, Gov. Holcomb and the delegation will travel to Singapore, known for its pro-growth business climate, advanced connectivity and infrastructure, innovation and advanced manufacturing exports. The governor will meet with U.S. and Singaporean government officials and representatives of Enterprise Singapore – the government’s enterprise development office, to discuss opportunities to increase investment, trade and innovation between Indiana and Singapore.

Gov. Holcomb and Sec. Rosenberg will also meet with members of the Singapore business community interested in expanding to the U.S. at a business and industry roundtable hosted by Enterprise Singapore, pitching Indiana as a competitive destination.

Indiana is home to more than 1,050 foreign-owned business establishments, representing more than 40 countries and territories. In 2023, foreign-owned companies committed to investing $20.49 billion to locate or expand operations in Indiana – a 182% increase from 2022 and 71% of the IEDC’s total committed capital investment in 2023 – and create approximately 8,500 new Hoosier jobs.

This marks Gov. Holcomb’s 24th international economic development trip as governor and his first official visits to Australia and Singapore. The cost of the governor’s travel is being paid through private donations to the Indiana Economic Development Foundation.

Vanderburgh County Board of Commissioners Meeting

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AGENDA Vanderburgh County Board of Commissioners

July 23, 2024 – 9:30 a.m.

Room 301, Civic Center Complex

1. Call to Order

2. Attendance

3. Pledge of Allegiance

4. Action Items

A. Engineer

1. Financial Commitment Letters for INDOT Community Crossings Grant

Application

i. Application #13753: Kleitz Road Bridge #1131

ii. Application #13853: Adler Road Bridge #100

2. Financial Commitment Letter for Evansville Metropolitan Planning Organization

Funding Application: Petersburg Road Reconstruction

3. Amendment to Engineering Agreement for Woods, Elm, and Franklin with

Lochmueller Group, Inc.

4. Contract for Nisbet Road with Lochmueller Group, Inc.

5. Right of Way Offers: Oak Hill Road

i. Parcel 2 (ID 82-06-11-002-726.007-019) – Missouri Real Estate and

Insurance Agency, Inc.

ii. Parcel 4 (ID 82-06-10-002-671.001-019) – Michael Hines

iii. Parcel 8 (ID 82-06-11-002-380.003-019) – Stefanie Ward

iv. Parcel 14 (ID 82-06-11-002-380.006-019) – Rehabilitation Center

Development Services, Inc.

v. Parcel 21 (ID 82-06-11-002-457.018-019) – Elaine Crooks

vi. Parcel 32 (ID 82-06-03-002-153.032-019) – Timmie Strickland

vii. Parcel 33 (ID 82-06-02-002-638.002-019) – Lauren Sutton

B. Health Department

1. Indiana Department of Health (IDOH) Grant Agreement Contract #84696

2. Learning Module Contract with Trakstar

C. United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Consent for Access to Property:

Parcel #82-06-29-024-041.032-029 (416 S Evans)

D. Property Restoration Agreement with APTIM Remediation and Technical Solutions for

Parcel #82-06-29-024-041.032-029 (416 S Evans) for Environmental Protection Agency

(EPA)’s Response Actions for Jacobsville Neighborhood Soil Contamination Superfund

E. TeamCare Letter of Agreement and Participation Agreement: Voters Registration

F. Lease Agreement with Evansville-Vanderburgh County Building Authority

G. Reopening of Public Hearing and Request for Comments on Resolution No. CO.R-07-24-

007: Resolution Approving Lease Agreement with Evansville-Vanderburgh County

Building Authority for Jail Expansion Project

H. Resolution No. CO.R-07-24-007: Resolution Approving Lease Agreement with Evansville-

Vanderburgh County Building Authority for Jail Expansion ProjectDrainage Board Immediately Following

I. Quit Claim Deed: Evansville Land Bank Corp.

1. 1007 Harriet Street – Parcel ID 82-06-19-027-018.030-029

2. 1009 Harriet Street – Parcel ID 82-06-19-027-018.029-029

3. 1027 W Iowa Street – Parcel ID 82-06-19-029-094.010-029

4. 1113 W Louisiana Street – Parcel ID 82-06-19-028-005.013-029

5. 2814 Dennison Street – Parcel ID 82-05-26-032-040.014-029

6. 307 Read Street – Parcel ID 82-06-19-026-040.004-029

7. 411 Adams Avenue – Parcel ID 82-06-32-022-009.005-029

8. 416 S Evans Avenue – Parcel ID 82-06-29-024-041.032-029

9. 418 S Evans Avenue – Parcel ID 82-06-29-024-041.031-029

10. 420 S Evans Avenue – Parcel ID 82-06-29-024-041.030-029

11. 600 E Michigan Street – Parcel ID 82-06-20-025-105.012-029

12. 602 E Michigan Street – Parcel ID 82-06-20-025-105.011-029

13. 804 Line Street – Parcel ID 82-06-29-021-074.003-029

14. 808 N Elliot Street – Parcel ID 82-06-20-025-066.018-029

5. Department Head Reports

6. New Business

A. Commissioners’ Online Property Auction

Bidding Open August 5 – August 20, 2024, Through Curran Miller Auction/Realty

https://www.curranmiller.com/

7. Old Business

8. Consent Items

A. Approval of July 9th Board of Commissioners Meeting Minutes

B. Employment Changes

C. Auditor

1. Claims Voucher Reports

i. July 8, 2024 – July 12, 2024

ii. July 15, 2024 – July 19, 2024

2. Statement of Salaries and Wages (as required by IC-36-2-5-4(b))

i. Form 144

D. Commissioners

1. Transfer Request – Office Supplies

E. Riverboat/Commissioners

1. Appropriation Request – Utilities

F. Engineer

1. Report and Claims

2. Travel Requests

i. Solving ADA Design Challenges Workshop presented by FHWA and

INDOT – August 27, 2024

ii. Drainage School presented by Indiana Farm Bureau – August 28, 2024

G. Clerk

1. June 2024 Monthly Report

H. Old National Events Plaza Waiver Request

1. 2024 Treasurer’s Tax SaleDrainage Board Immediately Following

I. Prosecutor

1. Credit Card Usage Request

9. Public Comment

10. Adjournment

Don’t Miss Out on Snuggling with Puppies | July 24

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Join us for a heartwarming event where the Vanderburgh Humane Society will bring along some adorable furry friends for you to pet and hold. You’ll also learn about the amazing work they do for our community.

Event Details:

Date: Wednesday, July 24, 2024

Time: 2 PM

Location: Browning Gallery (lower level)

This is a wonderful opportunity to cuddle with lovable animals and discover the incredible efforts of the Humane Society. It’s an event you won’t want to miss!

And don’t forget to sign up for our Summer Reading Program: Adventure Begins at Your Library. Get prizes for all your summer reading and make this summer a truly adventurous one!

Willard Public Library encourages patrons and visitors to donate graciously to ensure the continuation of events like this for years to come. The WPL’s Foundation is a non-profit organization registered as a 501(c)(3). >> https://www.willardlib.org/donate

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EPD DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT

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Zinn grabs three hits as Otters fall in middle game

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EVANSVILLE, Ind – On Christmas in July night at Bosse Field on Saturday, the Evansville Otters fell 7-2 to the Washington Wild Things in the series middle game.

The Otters (22-37) trailed early after allowing a grand slam to the Wild Things (39-19) in the first inning.

In the home first, Evansville tallied a run. Delvin Zinn led off with a single. After David Mendham walked, a failed pick-off attempt allowed Zinn to go from second to home, making it a 4-1 game.

Washington added on in the seventh inning. Two walks came back to haunt the Otters pitching staff as both men touched home on a two-run single.

The final runs came in the ninth inning. Washington advanced their lead to 7-1 with a fielder’s choice RBI. In the bottom of the frame, Zinn led off with a double down the right field line. Two batters later, Alec Olund hit a sacrifice fly to finalize the scoring.

Taking the loss was Braden Scott (1-9). After allowing the grand slam, the southpaw settled down to pitch in six innings, allowing no more runs while picking up eight strikeouts. Wild Things starter Kobe Foster (6-1) took the win after pitching into the ninth.

Washington out-hit Evansville 11-4. Zinn had a trio of hits for the Otters to lead the way.

The final game of the year between these two clubs will be played in a rubber match tomorrow evening. First pitch is scheduled for 5:05 p.m. Coverage is available on the Otters Digital Network and FloBaseball.

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Only Libertarians can address Corruption

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Only Libertarians can address Corruption

Freedom, Indiana – Author Andrew Horning is the Libertarian Party of Indiana’s candidate for Indiana’s US Senate seat in 2024.

While I did not predict the purportedly clairvoyant “baby dog” at the Republican National Convention, I did accurately predict that most of the speeches would be bombastic, loud with tribal drum-beating, and…hypocritical.

Thankfully, Jim Banks avoided the others’ gimmicks and thumping rhetoric. I appreciated his more gentlemanly assertions that now was not the time for “wimpy Republicans.”

But I had to wonder who he was referring to, or even what he meant by that. After all, every one of Indiana’s GOP federal officeholders have approved funding of all the “woke agenda,” importation of foreign voters, more power for politicians and fewer rights for us…everything the other half of our Two Party Puppet Show asked for, and more. Worse, a large part of the inflation we suffer today, is from the debt spending incurred under Trump, as approved by every single one of Indiana’s congresscritters. All of them seem fine with unelected bureaucrats in executive agencies writing the overwhelming majority of our “laws,” and even judging their infraction and enforcing them with ever-more heavily-armed legions of bureaucrats, in stark violation of Articles I, II and III of our US Constitution. All of them continuously approve boosting profits for Big Pharma, Big Ag, Big Tech, and of course the military-industrial complex, by funding both sides of every conflict on the planet, and rewarding the wealthy NGOs, corporations and other kingmakers that feed their election campaigns.

None of them are constitutionalists, of course, but also, none of them can even speak against what is at the heart of all of our nation’s worst problems – the trade of influence for campaign donations. Follow the money. The “deep state” puppet masters who really run our government are happy to give millions to candidates every election cycle, because they get billions back. They don’t much care who wins any election, they just care that whoever wins, picks up the phone when they call.

I’ll come out and say it. They’re all bought. Both crony network parties. And if that’s not “wimpy Republicans,” what, exactly, is? Hmmm. Maybe it’s the overly loyal Republicans who keep voting for those that sold them out?

To be fair, the whole system is corrupt, and even the best people with the best intentions cannot fix it from within. Too many have tried for too long. They give us false hope, and they dissuade us from what only voters can do: Fire Them All. The two parties, and the corrupt system they voluntarily represent.

Here’s what should now be obvious fact: If you want a good Republican, or a good Democrat, in either house of the US Congress today, you’ll have to elect a Libertarian.

Liberty or Bust!
Andy Horning