Board asked to allocate $22,000 in CIB funds for supplemental design on 100 and 65th Street

City staff told the board the project for 100 and 65th Street (Kennedy Avenue to Kentucky and Michigan Street) qualifies for state funding but the design funding requested — $22,000 — is not eligible for INDOT reimbursement and so must be locally funded through the CIB. The staff member said the city wants to add another project to capture as much 50/50 funding as possible and asked the board to approve a supplemental agreement with 1st Group Engineering, noting the Capital Improvement Board approved the funding allocation at its meeting earlier in the week.

A board member replied, "I recommend approval," and the chair concurred. Staff emphasized the agreement and funding allocation are contingent on being awarded the state funding later in the year and that the supplemental work would allow the city to prepare solicitations and design documents quickly if the award is granted.

Why it matters: the allocation funds design work that positions the city to apply for and potentially secure state matching funds; the transcript records the board's on-the-record concurrence but does not include a roll-call vote.