City Council Introduction
City Council introduces new bills on the second and fourth week of each month. This page is a summary of those bills separated by Committee. Discussion does not take place during introduction weeks.
Public Works Committee
Councilman Marty Bender
Ordinance approving Construction Contact – Oakhurst Neighborhood Concrete Street Repairs. Applicant was the lowest, most responsive bidder of 3 bidders and was below the Engineer’s estimate.
Council District: 1st
Department requesting ordinance: Public Works
Applicant/Vendor: Hipskind Concrete
Total Cost: $1,768,148.00, Funding Source: LIT-ED
VOTE COUNT: 8-0
Ordinance approving Construction Contract – 2025 Barrett Law Cost Share Package. The applicant was the only bidder on this project and their unit price was just under the Engineer’s estimate. The cost of work is shared between the homeowner(s) and the City at 50-50%
Council District: All
Department requesting ordinance: Public Works
Applicant/Vendor: Key Concrete
Total Cost: Sum Total: $91,069.00, not to exceed $650,000 (City Cost is $325,000),
Funding Source: LIT-ED
VOTE COUNT: 8-0
Ordinance approving Construction Contract – 2025 ROW Miscellaneous Package. The applicant was the lowest, most responsive bidder of 2 bidders and the unit price was just under the Engineer’s estimate. The cost of work is shared between the homeowner(s) and the City at 50-50%.
Council District: All
Department requesting ordinance: Pubic Works
Applicant/Vendor: Key Concrete
Total Cost: Total sum unit price $91,017.00, not to exceed $1,500,000.00
Funding Source: LIT-ED and LIT-ED NR
VOTE COUNT: 8-0
Ordinance approving Construction Contract – 2025 Concrete Curb Package. The applicant was the lowest, most responsive bidder of 2 bidders and the unit price was just below the Engineer’s estimate. This project includes the replacement of curbs in the City’s ROW.
Council District: All
Department requesting ordinance: Public Works
Applicant/Vendor: Key Concrete Inc
Total Cost: total sum unit price: $45,927.00, not to exceed $500,000.00
Funding Source: LIT-ED
VOTE COUNT: 8-0
Ordinance approving Construction Contract – 2025 Sidewalk Trip Hazard Elimination Package. The applicant was the only bidder on this project. The grinding of uneven sidewalk will take place in a set list of neighborhoods and other locations throughout the City.
Council District: All
Department requesting ordinance: Public Works
Applicant/Vendor: Universal Concrete Grinding
Total Cost: total sum unit price of $20.83, not to exceed $400,000
Funding Source: LIT-EDNR
VOTE COUNT: 8-0
Ordinance approving Construction Contract – ADA Curb Ramp Package. Applicant was the lowest, most responsive bidder between 2 bidders and was below the Engineer’s estimate.
Council District: All
Department requesting ordinance: Public Works
Applicant/Vendor: Key Concrete
Total Cost: total sum unit price: $76,000, with not to exceed $500,000
Funding Source: LIT-ED
VOTE COUNT: 8-0
Ordinance approving Construction Contract – 2025 Guardrail & Attenuator Package. This project is for the repair and replacement of Guardrail and Crash Attenuators damaged from vehicle accidents. Applicant was the only bidder for this project and their unit price was below the Engineer’s estimate.
Council District: All
Department requesting ordinance: Public Works
Applicant/Vendor: Specialties Company
Total Cost: total sum unit price $110,000, not to exceed: $250,000
Funding Source: CCDF
VOTE COUNT: 8-0
Ordinance approving Service Agreement – 2025 Tree Removal Packages
Council District: All
Department requesting ordinance: Public Works/ROW
Applicant/Vendor: Worx Companies
Total Cost: CCDF
VOTE COUNT: 8-0
Ordinance approving Citywide Traffic System Upgrades. This project will upgrade the hardware and communications of 363 City-operated traffic signals. The current 12-year-old traffic signal controller hardware is no longer supported and cannot maintain functionality with the growing complexity of modern traffic operations.
Council District: N/A
Department requesting ordinance: Traffic Engineering
Applicant/Vendor: Carrier & Gable
Total Cost: $2,137,122.00
VOTE COUNT: 8-0
City Utilities Committee
Councilman Scott Myers
Ordinance approving Construction Contract – Rolling Hills Neighborhood Improvements. This project is to improve right of way drainage by reestablishing swales and installing a storm sewer where failing tile system exists. Applicant was the lowest, most responsive bidder of 4 bidders and was 4% below the Engineer’s estimate.
Council District: 4th
Department requesting ordinance: City Utilities Engineering, Eric Ruppert
Applicant/Vendor: Bercot, Inc
Total Cost: $791,415.00, Funding Source: Stormwater Utility Revenue
VOTE COUNT: 8-0
Ordinance approving Construction Contract – 2024 Sewer Manhole Rehabilitation. This project is rehab of 50 sewer manholes by coating structures, repairs voids, casting adjustments and modifications throughout the City. Without this update there will be further deteriorations of sanitary structures. The applicant was the lowest, most responsive bidder of 3 bidders and was 16% below the Engineer’s estimate.
Council District: Citywide
Department requesting ordinance: City Utilities Engineering, Eric Ruppert
Applicant/Vendor: Culy Contracting LLC
Total Cost: $199,420.00, Funding Source: Sewer
VOTE COUNT: 8-0
Ordinance approving Service Agreement – Water Pollution Control Plant Security System Upgrade. This project will provide standardization for single maintenance and management for all WPCP sites and locations.
Council District: N/A
Department requesting ordinance: City Utilities Engineering, Chris Ravenscroft
Applicant/Vendor: Lakeland Electronics
Total Cost: $528,715.00
VOTE COUNT: 8-0
Finance Committee
Councilman Geoff Paddock
Ordinance appropriating money into certain accounts for the 2025 Budgets of the City.
Council District: N/A
Department requesting ordinance: Controller’s Office
Applicant/Vendor:
Total Cost: $1,580,000
This bill is being reintroduced due to an error of the Public Hearing not being published in the Journal Gazette. There are no changes to the integrity of the bill.
| Fund | To | Line | Amount Increase |
| General | CD | 5369 Contracted Services | $280,000 |
| Total General Fund | $280,000 | ||
| Cumulative Capital Development | Public Works | 5431 Construction Services | $1,300,000 |
| Total CCD Fund | $1,300,000 | ||
| Total Appropriations | $1,580,000 |
Declaratory Resolution designating an Economic Revitalization Area for property at 7915 Decatur Rd for an investment of $14,078,947 for the rehabilitation of a 214 unit affordable housing community. Each of these units being 62 years and older
Council District: 6th
Department requesting ordinance: Community Development
Applicant/Vendor: Arbors Indiana/Allied Argenta
Cost: Real Property taxes paid for 10-year abatement: $322,768; Real Property taxes saved for 10-year abatement: $466,220
VOTE COUNT: 8-0
Confirming Resolution designating an Economic Revitalization Area for property at 7915 Decatur Rd for an investment of $14,078,947 for the rehabilitation of a 214 unit affordable housing community. Each of these units being 62 years and older
Council District: 6th
Department requesting ordinance: Community Development
Applicant/Vendor: Arbors Indiana/Allied Argenta
Cost: Real Property taxes paid for 10-year abatement: $322,768; Real Property taxes saved for 10-year abatement: $466,220
VOTE COUNT: 8-0
Ordinance approving The Marksmanship Training Simulator. This is for use at the Public Safety Academy. This purchase is in accordance with IC 5-2-1-9 that directs mandatory training in areas of de-escalations scenarios
Council District: N/A
Department requesting ordinance: Fort Wayne Police Department
Applicant/Vendor: Laser Shot, INC
Total Cost: $133,906.00, Funding Source: 2024 CIP Lease- Police
VOTE COUNT: 8-0
Ordinance approving the purchase of one Portland Loo unit as a sole source acquisition.
Council District: N/A
Department requesting ordinance: Community Development, OHNS
Applicant/Vendor: Madden Fabrication
Total Cost: $280,000, Funding Source: 2024 Supplemental LIT
VOTE COUNT: 8-0
Regulations Committee
Councilwoman Michelle Chambers
Ordinance amending the City Zoning Map (Sec. 22 of St. Joseph Township to rezone 1.18 acres from R1/Single Family Residential and C2/Limited Commercial to C3/General Commercial, for property located at 4800 Maplecrest Rd to permit the construction of a car wash.
Council District: 1st
Department requesting ordinance: Department of Planning Services
Applicant/Vendor: Whitewater car wash
VOTE COUNT: 8-0
Ordinance amending the City Zoning Map (Sec. 22 of St. Joseph Township) to rezone 4.421 acres from R1/Single Family Residential, R2/Two Family Residential and R3/Multiple Family Residential to C3/General Commercial for property at 6501 Stellhorn Rd to permit a storage facility.
Council District: 1st
Department requesting ordinance: Department of Planning Services
Applicant/Vendor: Schmucker Building Services
VOTE COUNT: 8-0
Ordinance amending the City Zoning Map (Sec. 29 of Washington Township) to rezoning 3.2 acres from Il/Limited Industrial to I2/General Industrial for property at 4101 Hillegas Rd to conform to existing motor vehicle uses.
Council District: 3rd
Department requesting ordinance: Department of Planning Services
Applicant/Vendor: Truck Pro
VOTE COUNT: 8-0
