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MINUTES BOARD PUBLIC WORKS
Wednesday, April 27th, 2016
Building Commission – Ron Beane Police Department – Chief Billy Bolin
Transportation & Services – Todd Robertson Fire Department – Chief Mike Connelly
~ Pledge of Allegiance ~
Business with Representatives:
Motion by Michael Retter, 2nd by Mike Lauderdale and so ordered to approve the following:
1. Jimmy Rhoades – Bud’s Harley Davidson – Requesting closure of ½ block of N 10th Avenue and ½ block of N 11th Avenue weekly, on Thursday nights, from 5:00 p.m. through 10:00 p.m. beginning May 5th and running through September 1st, 2016. This is to allow for the safe parking of motorcycles whose riders are attending a new weekly outdoor event, “Thursday Night Thunder.†This event is sponsored by the Franklin Street Event Association. The event will feature a different local charity (ITV Animal Shelter, Evansville Boys & Girls Club, Mad Max Ride for Riley Hospital and one more to be determined) each month to raise awareness of the cause.
Departmental Reports:
Police Department – Captain Stephanie Cox
Motion by Mike Lauderdale, 2nd by Michael Retter and so ordered to approve the following:
1. Evansville Police Department requests approval of the Verizon Contract Renewal for our MI-FI Cards and GPS Service. The monthly fee is $30.00 which is the same as 2015.
Fire Department – Chief Grimm
Motion by Michael Retter, 2nd by Mike Lauderdale and so ordered to approve the following:
1. Evansville Fire Department requests approval of Policy 300.002 – Time Outs
* Please note the Union has agreed to waive the 14 day notification.
Motion by Mike Lauderdale, 2nd by Michael Retter and so ordered to approve the following:
2. Evansville Fire Department requests approval of Policy 300.013 – Sub List
* Please note the Union has agreed to waive the 14 day notification.
Motion by Michael Retter, 2nd by Mike Lauderdale and so ordered to approve the following:
3. Evansville Fire Department requests approval of mutual aid agreement between Evansville Fire Department and Henderson Fire Department.
Building Commission – June Maples
NOTE: AGREEMENT TO RAZE WILL BE AWARDED PENDING AND SERVICE VERIFICATION BY THE DEPARTMENT.
D. Transportation & Services – Jim Cruse
Motion by Michael Retter, 2nd by Mike Lauderdale and so ordered to approve the following:
1. 825 Taylor Ave. – Removal of the “Handicap†parking space due to the approved resident no longer occupying the property.
Motion by Michael Retter, 2nd by Mike Lauderdale and so ordered to approve the following:
2. Washington Ave. @ Newburgh Rd. intersection – Replace the existing 30†signs with a  new 36†“Stop†& 36†“Stop Ahead†signs. Install a “Caution Sudden Stops†sign near the stop intersection due to numerous rear end crashes.
Motion by Mike Lauderdale, 2nd by Michael Retter and so ordered to approve the following:
3. 6820 Newburgh Rd. @ Washington Ave. – Install a guard rail with directional tape in the easement area directly across from Washington Ave. End of Road Diamonds will also be installed which were previously approved.
Consent Section:
A. Handicap Parking
Motion by Michael Retter, 2nd by Mike Lauderdale and so ordered to approve the following:
1. Approve request for “Handicap†parking designation at 737 E. Iowa Street – Based on the property site inspection this property qualifies for an on-street “Handicap†parking space.
Motion by Mike Lauderdale, 2nd by Michael Retter and so ordered to approve the denial of the following:
2. Deny request for “Handicap†parking designation at 18 West Tennessee St – Based on the property site inspection it appears this property does not qualify for an on-street “Handicap†parking space.
B. Parking Permit
Motion by Mike Lauderdale, 2nd by Michael Retter and so ordered to approve the following:
1. Samm Racing – Bill and Amy Samm request permission to park a vehicle transport trailer intermittently from April 2016 through August of 2016 at 2327 Lincoln Ave (behind home on Mulberry Street). This matter was tabled at the April 13th, 2016 BPS meeting to allow the area CPO to review. Per CPO Pagett, he was sent out to this location a few weeks ago over a box trailer that was parked on Mulberry St. He tracked it down to the Samm’s and spoke with Amy about getting a parking permit from BPS. It is a box trailer just big enough to get a car in. CPO Pagett does not see a problem with it parking on Mulberry Street. It did not appear to be a hazard when he was out there.
Motion by Mike Lauderdale, 2nd by Michael Retter and so ordered to approve the following:
2. Special Parking Permit requested for Federal Building Vendors & Contractors, for the area around Federal Building located at Sycamore and NW Martin Luther King Jr Blvd. Expiration Date: April 27th, 2017.
Motion by Michael Retter, 2nd by Mike Lauderdale and so ordered to approve the following:
3. Encounter Church requests a parking permit for 317 N. Main Street, specifically the first and second parking spaces NE of the No Parking Zone in front of the former Hammerheads Business. Requested each week for Friday and Saturday beginning on April 29th, 2016 through May 28th, 2016. The spaces will be used for parking of miscellaneous construction vehicles as they clean out/renovate the building.
C. Special Event Request
Motion by Mike Lauderdale, 2nd by Michael Retter and so ordered to approve the following:
1. Previously approved “Brewbeque†organizers have advised that they are “going to be extremely congested trying to set everything up†the morning of the event. Their vendor Bauer’s Rentals would like permission to set up some of the tents on Friday evening, 29 April 2016, on the Esplanade between the Bokeh Lounge and the Alahambra. Tents would be open
on all sides that evening, so they would not obscure people walking around that area. Bauer’s would secure them with water buckets, and would finish the job on Saturday morning.
D. Road Closure
Motion by Mike Lauderdale, 2nd by Michael Retter and so ordered to approve the following:
1. Koberstein Contracting is beginning the Tropicana Phase 1 Site Improvements project on Monday, April 25, 2016. The approximate job site address is 421 NW Riverside Drive. Initially, they are requesting the below closures. They will advise of other necessary closures as construction begins and throughout the course of the project, to ensure the dates and requested closures are as concise and necessary as possible.
Northbound lane of Goodsell Street, between NW 1st Ave and NW Riverside Drive.
Duration: approximately 10 weeks, May 2nd – July 8th
Shut down outside (southern) eastbound lane on Riverside Drive.
Duration: approximately 4 days, May l0th – May 13th — For 30″ x 8″ tap.
Inside lane for both east and west bound traffic on Riverside Drive.
Duration: approximately 4 days, May 16th – May 18th — For 30″ x 24″ tap.
Motion by Michael Retter, 2nd by Mike Lauderdale and so ordered to approve the following:
2. Randy’s Tree Service – Requests closure of East Franklin Street between Weinbach & Spring on May 3rd and 4th, 2016 for the removal of 4 large trees that are near the street.
Motion by Mike Lauderdale, 2nd by Michael Retter and so ordered to table the following until the 11 May 2016 BPS meeting to allow BPS Secretary time to ensure no conflict with Rockin’ River City Ride event coordinators.
3. Skanska USA Civil Project Engineers requests Riverside Drive closure through Oak Street, on May 14th, 2016 during the time frame of 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. This would allow access our median planting so we they can demo what is currently there, replant and mulch the space.
(Note: Riverside Drive through Cherry Street has been previously approved for closure during the “Rockin’ River City Ride†on the date requested.)
OTHER BUSINESS:
Motion by Michael Retter, 2nd by Mike Lauderdale and so ordered to approve the following:
Approve claims.
Motion by Mike Lauderdale, 2nd by Michael Retter and so ordered to approve the following:
Approve the minutes from Wednesday, April 13th, 2016.
Announcements:
Motion by Michael Retter, 2nd by Mike Lauderdale and so ordered to approve the following:
Next Meeting, May 11th, 2016 at 1:00 p.m.
Amy and Matthew Miller, Evansville, daughter, Catherine Gianna, Apr. 25
Whitney Wautelet and Jason Senger, Evansville, daughter, Harley Rose, Apr. 25
Lacy Medicis and Guillermo Nunez-Salemie, Princeton, Ind., son, Rylan Terric, Apr. 25
Meagan Chase and Jer-Shaun Owsley, Evansville, daughter, Tahleah Janessa, Apr. 25
Jennifer and Daniel Martin, Evansville, son, Caleb John, Apr. 26
Robyn and Andrew Nelson, Evansville, daughter, Violet Tanner, Apr. 26
Crystal and John Oliver, Henderson, Ky., daughter, Claire Alayne, Apr. 26
Kendra and Zach Tohill, Flat Rock, Ill., daughter, Charlotte Jane, Apr. 27
Sarah and Andy Akins, Evansville, daughter, Eleanor June, Apr. 27
Bethany and Paul Stolz, Evansville, daughter, Annabelle Claire, Apr. 27
Gina and Eric Obermeier, Newburgh, Ind., son, Garrett Lee, Apr. 27
Jessica Tucker and Brian Wade, Evansville, daughter, Marlee Chey Rose, Apr. 27
Samantha and Cole Byers, Boonville, Ind., daughter, Paisley Grace, Apr. 28
Amanda and Jason Beasley, Princeton, Ind., daughter, Eliana Grace, Apr. 28
Nicole Hagemeier-McVay and Benjamin McVay, Westphalia, Ind., son, Felix Theodore, Apr. 29
Jessica and Jordan Brown, Evansville, son, Jack Wyatt, Apr. 29
Ashley and Andrew Lancaster, Evansville, son, Abram Lee, Apr. 29
Aces To Be Recognized For Community Service Before The Game
An exciting day is on tap as the University of Evansville softball team welcomes Southern Illinois to Cooper Stadium for a 5 p.m. game on Wednesday afternoon.
It will mark the home finale for UE as they will travel to Loyola over the weekend to complete the regular season. The team will also be recognized for their record community service hours. As a team, the Aces accumulated close to 1,000 hours to 24 organizations.
Evansville stands at 22-23 and 10-12 in MVC play following a pair of losses to Missouri State over the weekend. UE has won four of its last five MVC series, a streak the program has not seen since 2013. With 10 victories in league play, the Aces are having one of their best seasons over the last 12 years. The program notched 11 wins in 2008 and 2013 and 12 in 2007. A 13-12 mark in 2004 marked the last time UE finished conference play at .500 or above.
Morgan Lambert is the Aces’ leading hitter in league play, batting .420 with 21 hits in 50 at-bats in conference games. She has notched three home runs and 13 RBI. On defense, Lambert has been just as good, checking in with a .981 fielding percentage in conference play and a .984 effort overall. She has been a consistent hitter all season, raising her average to .318.
In two games against Missouri State this weekend, Morgan Florey threw seven innings while finishing with a 1.00 ERA. She went the distance in the opener against the Bears, allowing just one run while striking out three. In the second game, she supplied the offense for the Purple Aces, hitting a 2-run home run, her sixth of the season. She is now tied for the team lead with six homers and 22 RBI. In conference play, she leads the squad with 19 runs batted in.
Southern Illinois has notched a 30-17 overall mark and stand at 13-9 in the Valley. Shaye Harre is their top hitter, checking in at .350. She also has 11 home runs and 36 RBI, both team highs. In the circle, Brianna Jones is a force for the Salukis, winning 21 games while registering a 1.80 ERA
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The American Bar Association has released its annual employment reports for law schools for 2015 graduates. Of the four Indiana law schools included, Notre Dame Law School had the highest percentage of graduates working in full-time long-term positions where bar passage was required, while Valparaiso University Law School had the highest unemployment rate.
Notre Dame Law School had 132 of its 179 graduates working in a full-time job where bar passage is required or 74 percent. Another three were working in a full-time, short-term job with those qualifications, and five were working at a part-time long-term job. Sixteen were seeking employment, or nine percent. Four were employed by the law school in full-time long-term positions.
Indiana University Maurer School of Law had 128 of its 198 law graduates working in a full-time long-term job where bar passage is required, or 65 percent. Another four were working in full-time short-term positions where passing the bar would be required. The school had 28 graduates working in a full-time long-term position where having a J.D. would be an advantage, or 14 percent. Twenty were seeking a position. Of the others, three graduates’ employment status was unknown, two were seeking another degree and two had their start date at their new job deferred. Four were employed by the law school short-term.
Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law had 151 of its 257 graduates working in full-time long-term positions where bar passage would be required, or 59 percent. Two were working in part-time long-term positions where bar passage was needed, and two were working in part-time short-term positions. Sixty-one were working in full-time long-term positions where a J.D. would be an advantage, or 24 percent. Sixteen were unemployed and seeking a position or 6 percent, the lowest percentage among the Indiana law schools who reported data. Five were pursuing another graduate degree, and six were employed in a position that did not require a law degree.
Valparaiso University Law School had 55 of its 131 graduates working full-time in a long-term job where bar passage is required, or 42 percent. Two were working full-time short-term in in jobs requiring bar passage, and two were working part-time long-term. Another 23, or 18 percent, were working at a job where having a J.D. would be an advantage. Twenty-seven graduates, or 21 percent, were seeking employment, the highest among Indiana law schools. Seven were pursuing another graduate degree. Eight were employed in professional positions that did not need a J.D., whether short or long-term, and three reported not seeking work.
The data for all reporting law schools is available at http://employmentsummary.abaquestionnaire.org/.
EVANSVILLE, Ind. — The University of Southern Indiana baseball team concludes the 2016 regular season on the road this week, traveling to play the University of Indianapolis in a showdown that will determine the winner of the GLVC East Division. The GLVC four-game series starts Friday with a noon (CDT) doubleheader at UIndy’s Greyhound Park before concluding Saturday with an 11 a.m. (CDT) doubleheader at Grand Park in Westfield, Indiana.
Live coverage of the Screaming Eagles baseball games this week can be found on GoUSIEagles.com.
SCREAMING EAGLES BASEBALL NOTES:
USI in control and looking to win GLVC East. USI (30-16, 17-7 GLVC) begins the final week of the regular season with a one game lead over UIndy (31-15, 16-8 GLVC) in the GLVC East standing with a 17-7 league mark. The Greyhounds, who are 16-8 in the conference, won the GLVC East Division by five games a year ago over the Eagles. USI is looking to win a GLVC division title for the fourth time in seven years and the East for the third time in six seasons.
Decker, Niemeier earn weekly GLVC honors. Senior right-handed pitcher T.J. Decker and senior shortstop Kyle Niemeier were named the GLVC Pitcher and Player of the Week for their efforts in USI’s 5-0 week versus the University of Missouri-St. Louis and Saint Joseph’s College. Decker had three saves, a 0.00 ERA, and 10 strikeouts in three appearances, while Niemeier batted .571 (8-14) with nine runs scored and four RBIs.
The national rankings. USI jumped back into the Collegiate Baseball/ABCA Top 30 poll at number 26. The Eagles also received votes for the NCBWA Top 25 poll.
Eagles starting to roll. The Eagles are starting to roll in the final stretch of the 2016 schedule and are 8-2 in the last 10 games, 6-2 in the GLVC during that span. USI, as a team, is hitting .313 and averaging seven runs a game, while the opponents are batting a low .242 and averaging 3.4 tallies per ballgame.
Hitting leaders on final homestand. Senior shortstop Kyle Niemeier and senior catcher Ryan Bertramled USI during the most recent homestand, batting .433 and .414, respectively. Sophomore second baseman Sam Griggs also blasted a team-best two home runs and drove in a team-high 14 RBIs. In the final five games of the homestand, Neimeier and Bertram hit a blistering .571 and .529 each, while Griggs drove in 12 RBIs.
At the plate in 2016. Senior rightfielder Kyle Kempf leads USI for the season with a .360 batting average with senior shortstop Kyle Niemeier following with a .357 average. Sophomore second baseman Sam Griggs has driven in a team-best 41 RBIs, while Kempf and senior catcher Ryan Bertramfollowed with 37 and 36 RBIs, respectively.
Kempf takes one record, chasing more. Senior rightfielder Kyle Kempf claimed the USI all-time record for hits in Friday’s doubleheader against Saint Joseph’s College and has 277 career hits since 2013. Kempf also is chasing three more records, ranking third with 57 doubles (record 63); tied for third with 162 runs scored (record 183); and ninth 203 games played (record 213).
Carr hoping to steal a record. USI senior centerfielder Hamilton Carr is closing on the Eagles’ stolen base record with 77 career thefts (record 86), ranking third on the Eagles’ all-time list. Carr also ranks 14th all-time in hits (195), 11th in runs scored, and 13th in games played (175).
Hitting streak ends for Gunn. USI senior third baseman Trent Gunn saw his 2016-best 15-game hitting streak come to an end versus Saint Joseph’s College. The senior batted .396 with 14 runs scored and 14 RBIs during the 15-game hitting streak.
High-five hurlers. Three of USI’s four starting pitchers have won five games each this year. Junior right-handers Colin Nowak and Lucas Barnett won their fifth games of the year against Saint Joseph’s, tying junior right-hander Devin Williams for the team lead. Williams has the best ERA among the starters with a 1.95 ERA in 64.2 innings of work, while Barnett has struck out a team-best 66 batters.
Leading the GLVC in pitching. USI leads the GLVC and ranks 13th nationally in pitching with a 3.34 ERA.
Archuleta at USI. USI Head Coach Tracy Archuleta reached 500 all-time victories and became the Eagles’ all-time winningest coach in program history. Archuleta has a USI record of 370-187 (.664) in eight-plus seasons and is 518-311 (.625) in 13-plus seasons as the head coach. He has been named the ABCA Division II Coach of the Year twice (2010 and 2014) after leading the Screaming Eagles to a pair of national championships. Archuleta also has earned a pair of GLVC Coach of the Year awards (2011 and 2014) at USI.
USI vs. UIndy. USI trails the all-time series with UIndy, 51-47, taking three of four from the Greyhounds at the USI Baseball Field during 2015. The Eagles are 4-4 in the last eight visits to play the Greyhounds.
In 2015. In the USI-UIndy series in 2015, USI senior rightfielder Kyle Kempf hit .636 (7-11) with three runs scored and three RBIs in the four games, while USI as a team batted .300 (33-110) and averaged 4.8 runs per contest. Six Eagle hurlers also held the Greyhounds to three runs a game and a .216 batting average.
UIndy in 2016. The Greyhounds of UIndy are 31-15 overall and 16-8 in the GLVC during the 2016 campaign. UIndy fell to second in the GLVC after splitting with the University of Illinois Springfield last weekend. The Greyhounds are 7-7 in their last 14 games.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill.—The University of Southern Indiana women’s golf team sits in fifth place after round two of the NCAA East Super Regional. The three round even is being held at Panther Creek Country Club in Springfield, Illinois.
With the opening round 305, the Screaming Eagles carded a second-round 326 to fall to fifth. The defending 2015 National Champions, University of Indianapolis leads the event with a score of 592, plus-16. Grand Valley State University and Findlay University remain in the top three, 22 strokes back of Indianapolis. Ashland University is in fourth, 4 strokes ahead of USI.
The Eagles teed off in the first group with the University of Missouri-St. Louis and Ashland University on the front nine. Senior Anastasia Carter (Granger, Indiana) bested her opening round 78 with a middle-round 76. Carter, plus-10, sits in a tie for 12th.
Sophomore Taylor Howerton (Evansville, Indiana) carded a second round 83. Her 159 total strokes puts her in a tie for 21st with teammates, senior Brittanie Garrison (Evansville, Indiana) and junior Allison Koester (Wadesville, Indiana). Garrison was tied for eighth after the first round while Koester was tied for 10th. Rounding out the USI scores was senior Molly English (Wadesville, Indiana) who’s second round 85 brought her total up to 172 strokes for the tournament.
Round number-three will tee-off on Wednesday morning. USI will be paired with Ashland and Lewis for the final round of play. The first group goes off at 8:30 a.m. with live stats available at http://bit.ly/1X5mCNA.
University of Southern Indiana Men’s Track & Field jumped 12 spots to No. 13 in the latest U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches’ Association Top 25 Computer Rankings.
USI bolstered their potential scoring power at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships this weekend as seniors Johnnie Guy (Palmyra, Indiana) and Tyler Pence (Springfield, Illinois) had automatic and provisional qualifying times, respectively, in the 10,000 meters.
Guy, who ranks second, nationally, in the 5,000 meters, posted the top time in Division II and the second-fastest time across all NCAA divisions when he crossed the finish line in the 10,000 meters at the Payton Jordan Invitational Sunday night with a mark of 28 minutes, 34.79 seconds.
Pence, who won the 10,000 meters at the Hillsdale “Gina†Relays last Friday, ranks seventh in the nation in the event with his time of 29:34.48. He also ranks 16th in the nation in the 5,000 meters.
In addition to Guy and Pence, juniors Chase Broughton (Marengo, Indiana) and Josh Guy (Palmyra, Indiana) rank in the top 10 of the 3,000-meter steeplechase and the 10,000 meters, respectively. Broughton is sixth in the country in the steeplechase, while Guy ranks ninth in the 10,000 meters.
Broughton and Josh Guy also rank 23rd and 26th, respectively in the 5,000 meters, while junior Noah Lutz (Evansville, Indiana) is 30th in the 10,000 meters.
The Screaming Eagles return to action Thursday through Saturday when they compete at the Great Lakes Valley Conference Outdoor Championships in Liberty, Missouri. Live results along with GLVC Sports Network coverage can be accessed at GoUSIEagles.com.
