On the agenda: Crown Point Board of Commissioners - Aug 19, 2026 — Flock Safety (Aug 19)

LAKE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS AGENDA
COMMISSIONERS' COURTROOM
2293 N. MAIN ST.
CROWN POINT, IN 46307

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2026
***MEETING CAN BE VIEWED BY GOING TO LAKECOUNTYIN.GOV***
1.

OPENING OF MEETING
Call to Order
Pledge of Allegiance
Moment of Silence

2.

ADDITIONS, DELETIONS, CORRECTIONS
2.1 ADDITION: HIGHWAY: (ITEM #3.4): Clark Street Culvert Replacement
2.2 ADDITION: COMMISSIONERS (ITEM #8.59): Amended Development Agreement with
the City of Gary for the Construction of the Lake County Convention and Event Center
2.3 DELETION: HIGHWAY (ITEM #5.1): Clark Street Culvert Replacement and Roadway
Improvement Project
2.4 ADDITION: COMMISSIONERS (ITEM #5.2): Request for Qualifications Professional
Services for Large Scale Project Compliance Services. Bids are due no later than 9:30a.m. on
September 16, 2026 to the Lake County Auditor's Office.
2.5 ADDITION: COMMISSIONERS (ITEM #8.60): Exigent and Emergency Circumstances
Limited Services Agreement with Thompson Consulting Services, LLC

3.

PUBLIC OPENING OF VENDOR RESPONSES TO REQUESTS FOR BIDS AND
QUOTES
3.1 COMMISSIONERS: Flooring replacement project in the Jail kitchen.
3.2 COMMISSIONERS: Subgrade Drainage Project in the basement of the Juvenile Detention
Center.
3.3 COMMISSIONERS: Lake County Fairgrounds 4H Roof Replacement project
3.4 ADDITION: HIGHWAY: (ITEM #3.4): Clark Street Culvert Replacement

4.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM PRIOR MEETINGS

4.1 Regular Meeting July 15, 2026
5.

APPROVE SPECIFICATIONS FOR BIDS
5.1 DELETION: HIGHWAY (ITEM #5.1): Clark Street Culvert Replacement and Roadway
Improvement Project
5.2 ADDITION: COMMISSIONERS (ITEM #5.2): Request for Qualifications Professional
Services for Large Scale Project Compliance Services. Bids are due no later than 9:30a.m. on
September 16, 2026 to the Lake County Auditor's Office.

6.

MODIFICATION OF SPECIFICATIONS PRIOR TO PUBLIC OPENING OF BIDS,
QUOTES, OR OTHER PROPOSALS

7.

PUBLIC SELECTION OF AT LEAST THREE VENDORS FROM WHOM TO SEEK
QUOTES: APPROVAL OF SPECIFICATION FOR SEEKING PROPOSALS, SELECT
THE VENDORS, AND SET THE RETURN DATE

8.

ACTION TO FORM CONTRACTS
8.1 HVAC: Annual HVAC Service Provider Contracts and updated rate sheets for period Aug 1,
2026 to July 31, 2027 with the following providers:
Arctic Engineering, Air Comfort, Mechanical Concepts, Johnson Controls and Lincoln
Mechanical.
8.2 HIGHWAY: Utility Cablevision Lightpath, LLC; Location: County Line Road starting
1500' south of 137th Avenue and running north to 129th Avenue; Project-A09
8.3 HIGHWAY: Road Cut Agreement; Cablevision Lightpath, LLC; Location: County Line
Road starting 1500' south of 137th Avenue and running north to 129th Avenue; Requesting to
install 7,000' of fiber cable
8.4 HIGHWAY Road Cut Kelly Woodhouse on behalf of Cablevision Lightpath, LLC Insurer
Aon Risk. Location to install 250' cable along westside of County Line Road from RT 321
North 250'
8.5 HIGHWAY: Utility Cablevision Lightpath, LLC; Location: County Line Road from 15530
County Line Road to approximately 200' north of Route 231; Request to install 1,500' of
fiber cable; Project:- A09
8.6 HIGHWAY: Road Cut Agreement; Cablevision Lightpath; Location: west side of County
Line Road from 15530 County Line Road to approximately 200' north of Route 231;
Requesting to install 1,500' of fiber cable
8.7 HIGHWAY: Utility Cablevision Lightpath; Location: County Line Road from 142 nd

Avenue north to 1500' south of 137th Avenue; Request to install 2,200' of fiber cable;
Project- A09
8.8 HIGHWAY: Road Cut Agreement; Cablevision Lightpath; Location: County Line Road
from 142nd Avenue north to 1500' south of 137th Avenue; Request to install 2,200' of fiber
cable
8.9 HIGHWAY: Utility Agreement Cablevision Lightpath; Location: County Line Road from
142nd Avenue to approximately 250' south of 15220 County Line Road; Request to install
8,000' of fiber cable; Project- A09
8.10 HIGHWAY: Utility Agreement BSM Group-Hoosier Cable-Comcast Management LLC.
1931 East Main Street Griffith Indiana
8.11 HIGHWAY Road Cut- Comcast Cable Nate Rettinger- KJ Survey LLC Amanda Page.
Location 11728 Woodmar Place Cedar Lake Indiana.
8.12 HIGHWAY Utility Agreement Comcast Cable-Nate Rettinger. KJ Survey LLC-Amanda
Page. Location 11728 Woodmar Place, Cedar Lake Indiana
8.13 HIGHWAY: Road Cut Agreement; Ziese & Sons Excavation Inc.; Location: 11217
Whitcomb Street Crown Point, IN 46307 and 3912 W. 113th Avenue Crown Point, IN
46307; Requesting to install a service extension to the low-pressure sanitary service force
main. Work is to be be complete by Ziese & Sons Excavation as per Richard Siegel
(President of Caroline & Richard Enterprises LLC)
8.14 HIGHWAY: Utility NIPSCO; Location: Cline Avenue and 205th Avenue Lowell, IN;
Request to replace two (2) utility poles including overhead equipment and transfer of
conductors/wires to the new poles. Traffic control to consist of single lane closures. WO#
4000105710
8.15 HIGHWAY Utility Agreement Cablevision Lightpath , LLC Location 15758-15764 S 800
West Hebron County Line Road
8.16 HIGHWAY: Change Order #3, Calumet Step Construction Package C - Close Out with
LGS Plumbing in the amount of a credit for $17,242.00 for a new contract sum of
$6,949,464.25, for full and final settlement of all direct, indirect, impact costs and time
extension incurred at any time resulting from the performance of the changed work.
8.17 HIGHWAY: Utility Agreement Richard Siegel; Location:11217 Whitcomb Street Crown
Point, IN 46307 and 3912 W. 113th Avenue Crown Point, IN 46307; Request to install a
service extension to the low-pressure sanitary service force main. Work to be completed by
Ziese & Sons Excavation.
8.18 HIGHWAY: Road Cut Agreement; Cablevision Lightpath; Location: west side of County

Line Road from 142nd Avenue to approximately 250' south of 15220 County Line Road;
Requesting to install 8,000' of fiber cable
8.19

HIGHWAY: Recommendation of Award for Tree Services; Clearing and Grubbing of Clark
Street Culvert Replacement and Road Improvements, to Homer Tree Service in an amount
not to exceed $8,900.00.

8.20 HIGHWAY: Road Cut Agreement; T2 Utility Engineers; Location: Parrish Avenue and
Lake County Bridge #49; Requesting to perform test holes for the purpose of finding the
horizontal and vertical location of the water main. A closure of the northbound lane of Parrish
Avenue may be necessary.
8.21 AUDITOR: Service Agreement with Maximus US Services, Inc. from June 25, 2026
through June 30, 2029.
8.22 AUDITOR: Approval of Nyhart Service Agreement, from December 31, 2025 through
December 31, 2026, in the amount of $14,500.00.
8.23 HOBART TOWNSHIP ASSESSOR: Lease agreement with Nasa Leasing, Inc. from
January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2030. Monthly payments to be made in the amount
of $2,800 beginning January 1, 2027.
8.24 JUVENILE COURT: Contract with Northwest Psychological Services, from July 1, 2026
through June 30, 2027, for therapy programming in the amount of $10,000.00.
8.25 JUVENILE COURT: Contract with Monika Evans - Restorative Services to provide
professional restorative practices training and services in the amount of $6,000.00 between
July 1st, 2026 and June 30th, 2027.
8.26 JUVENILE COURT: Contract with the Love of the Arts, Inc. to facilitate weekly group
sessions in the amount of $6,000
8.27 JUVENILE COURT: Contract with Torres Martial Arts Academy to provide professional
services, from July 1, 2026 through June 3, 2027, for youth involving anti-bullying and
empowerment training for Probation Youth in the Community in the amount of $5,000.
8.28 LCEC: Secure Access renewal for on year in the amount of $40,745.00.
8.29 LCEC: Fire suppression system inspection and maintenance from Per Mar Security Services
for an initial cost of $450 and a monthly cost of $46.03.
8.30 LCEC: Schedule Express renewal for 2026 in the amount of $20,124.00.
8.31 LCEC: Broadcom VMware renewal through CDWG for one year in the amount of

$19,825.12.
8.32 FAIRGROUNDS: Award and Contract with Burris Equipment to purchase a KG540 Power
Rake for our Ventrac Mower in the amount of $8,784.80 (Other quote received - RPM
Machinery $9,660.00)
8.33 SURVEYOR: Service contract with MNC, LTD, in the amount of $63,700.00, to improve
our ArcGIS Pro Platform. This will help ensure county parcel and line work are maintained
properly.
8.34 SHERIFF: Requesting approval to renew Lexipol's Public Safety GrantFinder Subscription
in the amount of $895.50. Lexipol's Public Safety GrantFinder subscription is an online grant
research and notification service designed for public safety agencies. The platform provides
access to comprehensive database of federal, state, local and private grant opportunites
applicable to law enforcement, corrections, emergency management, and other public safety
operations.
8.35 SHERIFF: Requesting approval for Flock Safety's Enhanced License Plate Recognition
(LPR) Upgrade. This 24 month agreement is for the enhancement to the Department's
existing LPR camera system at an anual cost of $15,000.00. The Sheriff's Department
currently utilized the Flock Safety camera system as a force multiplier to assist deputies and
investigators in the location of stolen vehicles, identifying suspect vehicles, supporting
criminal investigations, and enhancing public safety throughout Lake County.
8.36 SHERIFF: Requesting to renew Adorama's DroneTag Scout Annual Cloud License in the
amount of $514.11. This subscription assists Department personnel in maintaining
complieance with applicable Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Remote ID
requirements while providing centralized management of drone flight information and
operational data.
8.37 SHERIFF: Requesting to pay Magloclen's Annual Membership Fee in the amount of
$400.00. This membership provides the Sheriff's Department with access to secure law
enforcement communication networks, intelligence databases, analytical resources,
deconfliction services, and collaborative investigative tools that assist in the investigation of
oranized crime, narcotics, trafficking, violent crime, and other multi-jurisdictional criminal
activity.
8.38 SHERIFF: Requesting approval to renew NEOGOV's PowerReady (formerly PowerFTO)
subscription. This agreement incluses a bridge subsciption period from Sept. 22, 2026
through Dec. 31, 2026 in the amount of $995.74, followed by a one-year subscription from
Jan, 1, 2027- Dec. 31, 2027in the amount of $3,589.58 for a total contract amount of
$4,585.32. PowerReady is a cloud-based software platform utilized by the Sheriff's
Department to manage field training, employee performance documentation, and professional
development.

8.39 SHERIFF: Requesting approval to renew US Signal's Cloud Storage Agreement. This is a
12 month agreement for a total cost of $4950.00. This agreement allows the Sheriff's
Department to maintain encrypted copies of mission-critical data in a grographically separate
data center, significantly reducing the risk of permanent data loss while supporting
contunuity of low enforcement, corrections, records management, communications, and
administrative operations.
8.40 SHERIFF: Requesting for approval to repair additional Crime Scene investigation (CSI)
office facilities in the amount of $16,158.50. Two areas were indvertently omitted from the
original scope of work. This proposal will complete the remaining improvements by
replacing the flooring in the third-floor breakroom as well as repairing and repainting the
third-floor processing room restroom.
8.41 SHERIFF: Requesting approval to Amend TransUnion's TLOxp Online Subscription.The
amended agreement provides a flat-rate subscription of $1575.00 per month, including up to
3,000 monthly transactions for a twelve month term beginning Sept, 1, 2026. TLOxp is an
investigative database utilized to assists investigators in locationg individuals, verifying
identities, identifying addresses, telephone numbers, business information, asset information
and other investigative leads in support of criminal investigations, fugitive apprehension,
warrant service, and publice safety operations.
8.42 COMMISSIONERS: Contract with Tri-Electronics for the lump sum fee of $221,618.24 for
the new Jail video upgrades project.
8.43 COMMISSIONERS: Contract with Tri-Electronics in the amount of $214,978.50 for the
access control upgrades for the Westwind Building.
8.44 COMMISSIONERS: Contract with The Pangere Corporation in the amount of $378,978.00
for the renovations for the new Hobart Township Assessor's Office.
8.45 COMMISSIONERS: Contract with Grimmer Construction, Inc, in the amount of
$142,250.00, for the new shelter or Purdue Extension.
8.46 COMMISSIONERS: Two EVAPCO cooling towers for the Lake County Government
Center from Bullock, Logan & Associates, Inc. (SOLE SOURCE) in the amount of
$714,610.00.
8.47 COMMISSIONERS: Change Order #1 to Mechanical Concepts in the amount of $15,
094.00 for additional sensors for the gas detection system at the Highway garage ventilation
upgrades project. New contract sum is $225,094.00.
8.48 COMMISSIONERS: Change Order #2 to Continental Electric Co., Inc., in the amount of
$196,056.45, for the Lake County Solar Project.
8.49 COMMISSIONERS: Lake County Government Center server upgrade from 12-16 with

Johnson Controls in the amount of $23,003.18.
8.50 COMMISSIONERS: Waste removal through Republic Services in the amount of
$4,528.55/month, to cover the Lake County Government Center, Community Corrections,
Westwind, Gary Courthouse, East Chicago Courthouse and Hammond Courthouse. Two
other quotes were received from Waste Management for $6,233.00/month and Total Disposal
for $8,155.00.
8.51 COMMISSIONERS: Storm repair services in the form of debris collection performed by
Dyer Construction.
8.52 COMMISSIONERS: Storm repair services in the form of debris collection performed by
Grimmer Construction.
8.53 COMMISSIONERS: Storm repair services in the form of debris collection, process and
disposal performed by Ash Britt.

8.54 COMMISSIONERS: Management of expenses and compliance for FEMA reimbursements
performed by Egis
8.55 PROSECUTOR: Requesting approval of service agreement with Rev Inc. from September
1, 2026 through December 31, 2026 for 25 licenses in the amount of $15,000.00.
8.56 PROSECUTOR: Requesting approval of service agreement with Rev Inc. from January 1,
2027, through December 31, 2029 for 25 licenses. The three year agreement will cost $45,000
in 2027, $45,000 in 2028, and $50,400 in 2029. Rev is currently seeing its yearly
subscription increase by 10 to 15%. By entering into a three year agreement, our rate is
locked for the first two years and then a 12% increase in the third year.
8.57 HEALTH: Service agreement with LexisNexis "VitalChek" for expanding the point-of-sale
system from Vital Records to department-wide use.
8.58 HEALTH: Contract with Lamar in the amount of $13,925.00 for Public Health Prevention &
Awareness Billboard Campaign.
8.59 ADDITION: COMMISSIONERS (ITEM #8.59): Amended Development Agreement with
the City of Gary for the Construction of the Lake County Convention and Event Center
8.60 ADDITION: COMMISSIONERS (ITEM #8.60): Exigent and Emergency Circumstances
Limited Services Agreement with Thompson Consulting Services, LLC
9.

ACTION AND/OR REPORTS ON COUNTY OWNED PROPERTY

9.1 TREASURER: Property Disposal Requests
9.2 ELECTIONS: Property Disposal Request
10. ACTION ON COMMISSIONERS' ITEMS
10.1 COMMISSIONERS: Emergency "make safe" repairs to the Lake County Fairgrounds Fine
Arts Building damage by Restore Works. Consulting and Design work not to exceed
$22,000.00.
11. COUNCIL ITEMS
11.1 Ordinance 1459-20 Amending Ordinance No. 1459C, the Ordinance Declaring Funds Dormant and
Repealing and Rescinding the Ordinance Establishing the Funds.

11.2 Ordinance 1459B-10 Amending Ordinance No. 1459B, the Ordinance Declaring Funds Not Created by
Ordinance as Dormant and Inactive.

12. STATE BOARD OF ACCOUNTS ITEMS
12.1 AUDITOR: Accounts Payable Voucher Register for County Payroll - Pay Date 6/15/2026
12.2 AUDITOR: Accounts Payable Voucher Register for County Payroll - Pay Date 6-29-26
12.3 AUDITOR: LC 265 7/16/26 TO 8/19/26; Hand cuts 7/16/26 To 8/19/26; LC 130 8/19/26
12.4 AUDITOR: Accounts Payable Voucher Register for County Payroll - Pay Date 7/13/2026
12.5 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: Accounts Payable Voucher Register
13. ACTION ON BONDS/INSURANCE
13.1 HIGHWAY: Certificate of Insurance Updates 08-2026
13.2 COMMISSIONERS: Certificate of Insurance and Bonds from Berglund Construction
Company
13.3 COMMISSIONERS: Certificate of Insurance and Bonds from Gluth Brothers for the
reroofing of Animal Control.
14. APPROVE RESPONSIBLE BIDDER APPLICATIONS
14.1 Seal Tight Exteriors Inc.
14.2 RJ Anderson Construction
15. STAFF REPORTS

15.1 WEIGHTS AND MEASURES: Monthly Report 6/16/2026 - 7/15/2026
16. OTHER/MATTERS OF PUBLIC RECORD
16.1 SHERIFF: Jail Psychiatric Consulting Agreement with Fransetta Sterling M.D. This
agreement runs from Sept. 1, 2026 through Dec. 31, 2027 for a monthly cost of $7,800.00
and shall not exceed $31,200.00 in 2026 and $93,600.00 in 2027.
16.2 SHERIFF: Renewal of the Corrections Axon Body-Worn Camera Agreement. This
agreement provides body-worn camera hardware, evidence management software,
warranties, and related services for a total contract amount of $308,730.00, payable over five
annual installments of $61,746.00.
16.3 SHERIFF: Requesting approval to renew Electronic Solutions Cisco Smart Net Total Care
Agreement at a cost of $1,695.88. This agreement provides Hardware Technical Support,
Software Updates and Security Patches, Advanced Hardware Replacement, Network
Reliability, and Operational Continuity.
16.4 COMMISSIONERS: Local Disaster Emergency Declaration
16.5

16.6

HIGHWAY: Clark Street Culvert Replacement and Roadway Improvement Project –
Addendum No. 1 to be a Matter of Public Record

HIGHWAY: Calumet STEP Construction Project – Emergency Storm Damage Clean-up
Estimates to be a Matter of Public Record

17. COMMENTS
Members of the Public
Elected Officials
Commissioners
18. ADJOURNMENT
The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Board of Commissioners will be on Wednesday,
September 16, 2026 at 10:00a.m. Deadline for placement on that agenda is Wednesday,
September 2, 2026 at 2:00p.m.