On the agenda: Crown Point Board of Commissioners - Nov 20, 2024 — License Plate Reader (Jun 6)

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

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2024
WEBEX: Meeting ID: 26318421347
Password: commissioners
1.

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

2.

ADDITIONS, DELETIONS, CORRECTIONS

3.

PUBLIC OPENING OF VENDOR RESPONSES TO REQUESTS FOR BIDS AND
QUOTES
3.1. Plastic Culverts for 2025
3.2. Aggregate Limestone (Delivered) 2025
3.3. Aggregate Limestone (Pick-Up) 2025
3.4. Aggregate Linestone (ACBF) 2025, Aggregate Air-Cooled Blast Furnace Slag
3.5. Cold Patch Mix for Patching (Pick-Up) and (Delivered) 2025
3.6. Concrete Curb and Gutter Sidewalks and Driveways Removal and Replacement 2025
3.7. Crack Sealing (Sealing Cracks and Joints) 2025
3.8. Gasoline and Diesel Fuels for LC Highway Dept. in Lowell and Crown Point Facility 2025
3.9. Treated Timber Structures-Pre-Engineered Treated Timber Structures 2025
3.10. IBM Personal Computers for 2025
3.11. Gas for LC Sheriff Office and other LC Government Agencies for 2025
3.12. Demolish and Replace Locking Devices in the LC Jail
3.13. Sheriff's Department Office Remodel
3.14. Traffic Signs 2025
3.15. Traffic (sign) Accessories 2025
3.16. Painted Pavement Markings 2025
3.17. Street Lighting Management and Maintenance and Traffic Signal Monitoring and
Maintenance 2025
3.18. New Tires, tire Repairs, & Recapping 2025
3.19 UPS System & Generator project

4.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM PRIOR MEETINGS
4.1 Regular Meeting October 16, 2024

5.

APPROVE SPECIFICATIONS FOR BIDS
5.1 COMMISSIONERS: Specifications for the Roof Repairs at the New Jail and bids to be
returned on Wednesday, December 18, 2024 at 9:30 a.m. in the Auditor's Office.
5.2 COMMISSIONERS: Specification for Photocopier Maintenance for Various County
Offices & Departments for the year 2025 to be advertised. Bids to be returned by
Wednesday, December 11, 2024 by 9:30 A.M. in the Lake County Auditor's Office.
5.3 SHERIFF: Approve Specification for Correctional Officer Uniforms for bids, returnable no
later Wednesday December 11, 2024 at 9:30 a.m. to the Lake County Auditor office.
5.4 SHERIFF: Requesting to approve Specs for License Plate Reader and Fixed Camera
Maintenance and Service Contract for the return of bids to maintain and service LPR and
Fixed Cameras throughout Lake County, Indiana, bids to be returned no later than
Wednesday December 11, 2024 at 9:30 am, to the Lake County Auditor.
5.5 COMMISSIONERS: Approve Specification for Flooring at the Juvenile Center to be
advertised with a return date of Wednesday, December 11, 2024 at 9:30 a.m. to the Lake
County Auditor's Office.

6.

MODIFICATION OF SPECIFICATIONS PRIOR TO PUBLIC OPENING OF BIDS,
QUOTES, OR OTHER PROPOSALS
6.1 HIGHWAY Addendum # 1 2025 Specifications for Gasoline and Diesel Fuel for Crown
Point and Lowell Facility.
6.2 HIGHWAY: Addendum #1 for Specification 2025 Aggregrate Limestone Pick-up

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
7.1 COMMISSIONERS: Request to seek proposals from qualified restaurant or catering
companies to operate the Administrative Building Cafeteria. Proposals are due by December
11, 2024 by 9:30a.m. in the Lake County Auditor's Office.

8.

ACTION TO FORM CONTRACTS
8.1 HVAC: Annual service provider contract with Gatlin Heating and Plumbing for various
HVAC services through July 31, 2025. Form 55 and Rate Letter attached.

8.2 HVAC: Approve 2025 Chiller Service contract with Johnson Controls (Same rate as 2024).

8.3 DATA: Vendor Contract Hardware Maintenance on Servers with Service Express, LLC
8.4 TREASURER: 2025 Contract with Ostojic & Ostojic Law Office to perform Litigation on
behalf of the Lake County Treasurer John E. Petalas and Office in the amount of $90,000.
8.5 TREASURER: 2025 Contract with Manning & Mouratides, PC, Kimberly A. Mouratides
Legal service for Bankruptcy in the amount of $36,000.
8.6 TREASURER: 2025 Consulting Contract with J.M. Bennett Associates, Inc. for Financial
and Managerial reporting, evaluations and recommendations as requested.
8.7 HAMMOND COURTHOUSE: Contract with Thomas Irrigation, Inc. for snow removal at
the Hammond Courthouse for 2024-2025.
8.8 PURDUE EXTENSION: 2025 Contractual Services Agreement.
8.9 CORONER: 2025 Contract with RPS Inc. dba RPS Imaging, for maintenance, repairs and
labor on X-ray machine in Pathology. X-ray service billed $175.00 per hour, CR Service
billed $225.00 per hour, parts billed as quoted
8.10 CORONER: 2025 Contract with Steven J. Sersic of Smith & Sersic LLC for legal services
in the amount of $24,000.00 per annum with monthly payments in the amount of $2,000.00
8.11 CORONER: 2025 Contract with Extra Packaging LLC for purchase of body removal
supplies.
8.12 HEALTH DEPT: Contract with The Foodbank of NWI in the amount of $199,760.00 to
expand pantry packs for Mental Health and Maternal Child health boxes and install overhead
refrigerated locker system on-site at LCHD for 2024 HFI funding.
8.13 HEALTH DEPT: Contract with Indiana University School of Medicine in the amount of
$102,710.00 to educate Lake County residents on chronic disease prevention and improve
health through providing health screenings and referrals to care for 2024 HFI funding.
8.14 HEALTH DEPT: Contract with Next Generation Solutions LTD in an amount not to exceed
$3,872.00, to upgrade Cash Receipts Management System to link2Gov E Commerce Service
and implement Vital Check daily credit card transactions.
8.15 CORONER: 2025 Contract with Bio-MED LLC for pickup, treatment and disposal of
medical waste in the amount of $27.08 per container with 26 scheduled stops per annum.
8.16 CORONER: 2025 Contract with National Medical Services Inc. dba NMS Labs for
laboratory testing services. Price list attached.
8.17 JUVENILE COURT: Contract approval for Indiana Sports and Family Medicine/Timothy J.
Mullally 2025 contract to render medical services to residents at the Lake County Juvenile

Detention.
8.18 JUVENILE COURT: Approval of 2025 contract for Dr. Sharon Lynn Curtis to provide
psychiatric evaluations, medical follow ups and risk/threat assessments.
8.19 COUNCIL: Executive Employment Agreement with Scott Schmal effective October 8,
2024 in the amount of $187,200.00.
8.20 CLERK: Title IV-D Child Support consulting contract with Dossett Consulting LLC for
2025 in the amount of $10,800.00 payable at the rate of $900.00 per month.
8.21 CLERK: Legal Service Contract with Law Office of Weiss, Schmidgall & Hires PC for
2025 in the amount of $45,606.00
8.22 COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS: Month to Month Agreement with Sentinel Offender
Services, LLC.
8.23 PUBLIC DEFENDER: Maryrachel Durso 2024 Amended Contract in an additional amount
of $10,000.00.
8.24 PUBLIC DEFENDER: Amanda C. Hires 2024 Amended Contract in an additional amount
of $10,000.00.
8.25 PUBLIC DEFENDER: Daryl D. Jones 2024 Amended Contract in an additional amount of
$10,000.00
8.26 PUBLIC DEFENDER: Visvaldis P. Kupsis 2024 Amended Contract in an additional
amount of $10,000.00.
8.27 PUBLIC DEFENDER: Richard L. Mayer 2024 Amended Contract in an additional amount
of $20,000.00.
8.28 PUBLIC DEFENDER: Nathan Mark Psimos 2024 Amended Contract in an additional
amount of $15,000.00.
8.29 SHERIFF: Caravan 911 Services LLC - 2025 contract for Jail Sanitizing ($3200 per quarter,
same rate as 2024).
8.30 SHERIFF: Charmain Gibson – 2025 contract for Community Re-Entry Program for Jail
inmates.
8.31 SHERIFF: Muthusamy Armandkumar, M.D. – 2025 contract to monitor/evaluate medical
and mental health services in the Lake County Jail. (Same rate as 2024)
8.32 SHERIFF: Michael Frampton, M.D., 2025 Contract for psychiatric care & services for
inmates in the LC Jail. (same rate as 2024).

8.33 SHERIFF: Fresh Start Counseling Services (Veronica Ramos-Clark) - 2025 Contract to
provide collaborative substance abuse programs with the Sheriff’s Department, Municipal
and County Courts in Lake County, and the Lake County Prosecutor, to provide individuals
with substance abuse treatment.
8.34 SHERIFF: Mark Purevich - 2025 consulting contract for Jail inmate and medical record data
management, technical service aide to the Warden, and chief compliance inspector for jail
operations. (same rate as 2024).
8.35 SHERIFF: William Paterson - 2025 consulting contract for purchasing and budgetary
oversight and compliance. (same rate as 2024).
8.36 SHERIFF: Colin Harms – 2025 consulting contract for overseeing and implementing Sheriff
Dept. I.T. and Data services, and the Spillman record systems. (same rate as 2024).
8.37 SHERIFF: Attorney Andreas T. Kyres for Walter J. Alvarez P.C. - 2025 contract for legal
services for the Warden of the LC Jail related to jail operations, personnel, disciplinary
actions, and matters coming before the Corrections Merit Board.
8.38 SHERIFF: Attorney John Cantrell - 2025 contract for legal services for defense of pro se
inmate claims and legal services for the chief and command staff. (same rate as 2024).
8.39 SHERIFF: Attorney John Kopack - 2025 legal services agreement for representing the Lake
County Sheriff and serving as the Sheriff’s Legal Deputy under I.C. 36-8-10-10.6(e).
8.40 SHERIFF: Attorney J. Justin Murphy – 2025 legal services contract for the Sheriff’s Merit
Board. (same rate as 2024).
8.41 SHERIFF: Attorney A. Leon Sarkisian - 2025 contract for legal services for the Civil
Division, Sheriff sales, evictions. (same rate as 2024).
8.42 SHERIFF: Attorney Jewell Harris – 2025 legal services contract for representing the
Corrections Merit Board. (same rate as 2024).
8.43 SHERIFF: Attorney Jewell Harris – 2025 legal services contract to represent LCSD, defend
claims, and respond to public record and third party, subpoena/discovery requests. (same rate
as 2024).
8.44 SHERIFF: Addiction and Behavioral Counseling Services, Inc. (Wayne Isailovich) - 2025
Contract to provide Substance Abuse Education and Counseling Programs to inmates in the
Lake County Jail. (Same rate as 2024).
8.45 SHERIFF: Keith Brian Douts, Jr., D.D.S. - 2025 Contract for inmate dental services in the
LC Jail. (Same rate as 2024).
8.46 COMMISSIONERS: Business Personal Property Audit Services Contract between Ross

Township, Lake County Board of Commissioners and Leanor Group, LLC.
8.47 COMMISSIONERS: Business Personal Property Audit Services Contract between Leanor
Group, LLC and St. John Township, Lake County Board of Commissioners.
8.48 COMMISSIONERS: Award and Approve Proposal to form a Contract to lowest bid, Sneed
Construction for the New Flooring in the Probation Office in the amount of $50,660.00.
(Direct $61,010.150)
8.49 COMMISSIONERS: Approve Change Order #3 with Hasse Construction for the Security
Hardware Upgrades Project at the Juvenile Center for a credit amount of $1,735.50.
8.50 COMMISSIONERS: Approve Change Order #2 with Gariup Construction for the Elevator
Upgrades at the Westwind Building in the amount of $17,177.38.
8.51 COMMISSIONERS: Award and Approve Contract with Korellis for the Masonry
Maintenance at the Gary Courthouse in the amount of $12,480.00. (Restore Works Masonry
Restoration $15,925.00; Sneed Construction $22,530.00)
8.52 COMMISSIONERS: Contract with NIPSCO for extension of facilities to supply gas
service to 88 S. Court Street in Lake County and Center Township, Crown Point, IN.
8.53 HIGHWAY Utility Agreement NIPSCO Project PK-45-WO# 53728-912 Lowell.
Replacement of Utility Poles and Equipment
8.54 HIGHWAY Utility Agreement NIPSCO PRP-PK-58-Lowell WO# 53726-912
8.55 HIGHWAY Extension for Monroe Pest Control 2025 Contract for Crown Point and Lowell
Highway Facility
8.56 HIGHWAY Award and Recommended Approval of Contract for Lake County Bridge # 158
Ridge Road over CSX Concrete Curb and Sidewalk Joint Sealing. Lowest and most
responsive Bid Ellas Construction CO. Inc. in the amount not to exceed $27,877.50.
Certificate of Insurance Attached
8.57 HIGHWAY Award and Recommendation of Approval of Contract for Lake County Bridge
# 281, Calumet Avenue over Little Calumet River. Concrete Bridge Deck and Approach.
Lowest and most responsive bidder Ellas Construction Co. Inc, in an amount not to exceed
$22,500.00.
Certificate of Insurance attached
8.58 HIGHWAY Rehabilitation Bridge 243 Change Order # 2, Additional Services and
Materials increase of $15,950.00. Change Order # 3
Balancing of quantities and insurance increase of $ 9,976.35
8.59 HIGHWAY: Change Order # 1 with Dunnet Bay Construction for 363, Kennedy Avenue

over IHB. Bridge Overlay/ABUT . 5 Patching Extra work required to repair bearings in an
amount not to exceed $24,369.02.
8.60 HIGHWAY Award and Recommended approval of Contract for Project Class 1 Rip-Rap
Installation Main Street Lake Dalecarlia Southside of Lake 3960 to 4060 Main Street. Lowest
and Most Responsive bidder, Dyer Construction Company in an amount not to exceed
$74,500.00
8.61 HIGHWAY: Change Order #1 in the amount of $2,829.38 for Lake County Bridge #281 for
additional 10.06sf of concrete bridge deck and approach patching.
8.62 HIGHWAY: County Utility Agreement with Comcast and Pirtano Construction for
underground fiber to be installed via directional bore to an existing pedestal located at 17002
Morse St., Lowell, IN.
8.63 HIGHWAY: Road Cut Permit with Comcast, Pirtano Construction and Hacker Consulting
Group for underground fiber installation, via directional bore, at 17002 Morse St., Lowell,
IN.
8.64 HIGHWAY: County Utility Agreement with Apple Valley Utilities Sanitary and Water for
new storm, sanitary sewer and domestic water piping in the row adjacent to 17850 Colorado
St., Hebron, IN.
8.65 HIGHWAY: County Utility Agreement with Ken Blatz, American Cable and Telephone
Company for underground coax cable located at 9021 Colfax St.
8.66 HIGHWAY: Task Order #6 to the General Service Agreement with Lochmueller Group in
an amount not to exceed $69,500.00.
8.67 HIGHWAY: Road Cut Permit with Ken Blaz, American Cable and Telephone Company, to
install 126 feet of underground CATV cable by method of directional bore from 9110 Colfax
St. to 9120 Colfax St., at a minimum depth of 36" along the directional bore line as shown on
the attached drawings.
8.68 CALUMET TOWNSHIP: Rental contract with Globe Real Estate, LLC, from July 1, 2024
through December 31, 2024 in the amount of $2,300.00 for units R33, R154 and R155.

8.69 CALUMET TOWNSHIP: Rental Contract with Globe Real Estate, LLC, from January 1,
2025 through December 31, 2025, for rental units R33 and R154 in the amount of
$280/month not to exceed $3,360.00 yearly.

8.70 CALUMET TOWNSHIP: Contract with Lubrifleet from October 1, 2024 through April 30,
2025, for snow removal and salt in the amount of $425 per 2 inches.

8.71 LAKE SUPERIOR COURT, COUNTY DIVISION ROOM ONE: Legal Services
contract with Scott Seville, Public Appellate Defender Attorney Services, for the year 2025.
8.72 LAKE SUPERIOR COURT, COUNTY DIVISION ROOM ONE: Legal Services
contract with Andrew Tanzillo, Public Defender Services, for the year 2025 in the amount of
$31,122.00
8.73 E-911: Cisco stacking modules and cables from Bucher Tech in the amount of $3,829.04.
8.74 ROSS TOWNSHIP: Cleaning contract with Sylvia Moon from January 1, 2025 through
December 31, 2025 in the amount of $250.00/month.
9.

ACTION AND/OR REPORTS ON COUNTY OWNED PROPERTY
9.1 LAKE SUPERIOR COURT, COUNTY DIV. RM. 2: Property Disposal.
9.2 ASSESSOR: Property Disposal Request
9.3 HOBART TOWNSHIP ASSESSOR: Property Disposal Request

10. ACTION ON COMMISSIONERS' ITEMS
10.1 BOC Regular Meeting Dates for 2025
10.2 Executive Session Dates for 2025
10.3 Approve the AIA G704 Certificate of Substantial Completion for the Security Hardware
Upgrades Project at the Juvenile Center.
11. COUNCIL ITEMS
11.1 Ordinance 1490B-5 Amending the Lake County Part-Time Employees Pay Rate Ordinance
for 2024, Ordinance No. 1490B (Auditor)
11.2 Ordinance 1423A-2 Amending the Ordinance Establishing The Lake County Fairgrounds
2019 Fee Schedule, Ordinance No. 1423A.
11.3 Ordinance 1501A Establishing the Lake County Tax Sale Local Rules and repealing
Ordinance No. 1449B, The Ordinance establishing The Lake County Tax Sale Local Rules
adopted on August 11, 2020 and its amendment, Ordinance No. 1449B-1 adopted on
February 8, 2022.

11.4 Ordinance 1490B-4 Amending the Lake County Part-Time Employees Pay Rate Ordinance
for 2024, Ordinance No. 1490B (Council)
11.5 Ordinance 1400B-6 Amending Ordinance No. 1400B, the Ordinance establishing NonReverting Self Insurance and Insurance Working Funds for Lake County
11.6 Ordinance 992C-53 Amending Lake County Self Insurance Ordinance, Ordinance No. 992C3
11.7 South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority Ordinance 1501B
12. STATE BOARD OF ACCOUNTS ITEMS
12.1 AUDITOR: Accounts Payable Voucher Register for County Payroll - Pay Date 10-7-2024
12.2 AUDITOR: Accounts Payable Voucher Register for County Payroll - Pay Date 10-21-2024
12.3 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: Accounts Payable Voucher Register
13. ACTION ON BONDS/INSURANCE
13.1 TREASURER: Public Official Bond for Treasurer John E. Petalas Year 2025
13.2 CLERK: Public Official Bond for Michael A Brown 2025
13.3 PLAN COMMISSION: Performance Bond - Tempo Subdivision
13.4 PLAN COMMISSION: Performance Bond for McConnell Ditch Subdivision.
13.5 HIGHWAY Certificate of Insurance up-date
13.6 Certificate of Liability Insurance for Gatlin Plumbing & Heating, Inc.
14. APPROVE RESPONSIBLE BIDDER APPLICATIONS
14.1 C. Lee Construction Services, Inc.
15. STAFF REPORTS
15.1 WEIGHTS & MEASURES: Monthly Report 9/16/24-10/15/24
16. OTHER/MATTERS OF PUBLIC RECORD
16.1 BOC Special Meeting Notice held on November 6, 2024.
16.2 Location Agreement with 637Film, LLC.
COMMENTS Members of the Public

Elected Officials
Commissioners
ADJOURNMENT The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Board of Commissioners will be on
Wednesday, December 11, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. Deadline for placement on that agenda is Wednesday,
November 27, 2024 at 2:00 p.m.