The City of Goshen, Indiana is soliciting sealed proposals for the collection, transport, and processing of recyclable materials from the City’s public recycling drop-off site. Services include the supply and maintenance of collection containers. Services to be provided shall begin April 1, 2023 and continue through December 31, 2027.

Specifications and Contract Documents may be obtained from the Goshen Clerk-Treasurer’s Office at 202 South Fifth Street, Goshen, IN 46528 or the City of Goshen’s current Bidding Opportunities portal at https://goshenindiana.org/bidding-opportunities. The City shall not be responsible for documents obtained from any other source.

A sealed proposal must be submitted in accordance with the Instructions and all contractual terms and conditions that are included in the Specifications and Contract Documents.

No bid security is required to submitted for this solicitation.

A sealed proposal must be received by the Goshen Clerk-Treasurer’s Office at 202 South Fifth Street, Goshen, IN 46528 by 1:45 p.m. (local time) on February 13, 2023. All proposals received will be taken to the February 13,2023 Goshen Board of Public Works and Safety meeting at 2:00 p.m. to be publicly opened and read aloud. The Board meeting will be held in the City Court Room/Council Chambers at the Goshen Police & Court Building, 111 East Jefferson Street, Goshen, Indiana.

In addition to cost, proposals will be evaluated based on whether the bidder is responsible, and if the bidder’s proposal is responsive. The City of Goshen reserves the right to accept or reject any and/or all proposals, delete any portions thereof, to waive any informalities or irregularities in any proposal received, and to award a contract, consistent with Indiana law, to the lowest responsible and responsive bidder.

Ord. 5147: Establishing Various Fees and Parking Regulations Regarding City-Owned Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

Ordinance 5147, Establishing Various Fees and Parking Regulations Regarding City-Owned Electric Vehicle Charging Stations, was passed by the Goshen Common Council and approved and adopted by Mayor Jeremy Stutsman on December 19, 2022. Ordinance 5147 amends the parking prohibitions in section 4.4.1.1 to prohibit a vehicle from parking in a parking space designated for electric vehicle charging unless the vehicle is capable of being charged by the charging equipment for such parking space and the vehicle is engaged in the charging process. Additionally, Ordinance 5147 adds section 4.4.1.12 to the Goshen City Code to establish fees for use of a City-owned electric vehicle charging station. Ordinance 5147 is available for inspection in its entirety during regular business hours at the Goshen Clerk-Treasurer’s Office located at 202 South Fifth Street, Goshen, Indiana.

City of Goshen
CDBG Annual Action Plan for Program Year 2023

The City of Goshen is preparing the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Annual Action Plan for Program Year 2023 (July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024) and is soliciting public input. The following were identified as priority needs and specific objectives for community and neighborhood development in the City of Goshen for the CDBG Five-year Consolidated Plan (2020-2024):

1. Housing Opportunities
   • Improve owner-occupied housing through rehab
   • Increase quality of rental housing
   • Increase transitional housing options
   • Reduce housing cost burden through higher wage job opportunities and job training
   • Provide permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless
   • Support affordable housing creation and preservation
   • Provide emergency shelter for homeless individuals and families
   • Expand housing options and assistance
   • Maintain and facilitate use of Housing Choice voucher program
2. Access to Services
   • Increase access to affordable healthcare
   • Increase services for mentally ill
   • Support programs for youth
   • Increase access to affordable childcare and early childhood education
   • Support services for elderly and the disabled
   • Support public transportation
   • Provide emergency shelter for homeless individuals and families
   • Provide permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless
   • Support counseling/advocacy for underserved populations
   • Increase access to substance abuse prevention and treatment
   • Support life skill development, including job training
   • Support nutrition programs and food assistance
3. Neighborhood Revitalization
   • Improve owner-occupied housing through rehab
   • Remove blighted residential properties
   • Address issue of vacant/foreclosed houses
   • Increase quality of rental housing
   • Support public infrastructure projects
   • Repair/replace existing sidewalks
   • Support neighborhood parks

For Program Year 2023, the City of Goshen expects to fund program activities in the following areas: public services, owner-occupied housing rehabilitation, multi-unit housing, homeownership assistance, program planning and program administration.

The City will hold a public hearing to review Program Year 2022 and to solicit input for the 2023 Annual Plan on Friday, January 20, 2023, at 9:30 AM in the Annex Building Conference Room at 204 E. Jefferson Street. Non-English speaking persons and others needing special assistance to participate in the hearing process should contact the City as soon as possible.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Stormwater Board of the City of Goshen Department of Stormwater Management Board will conduct a public hearing on November 21, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. in the Goshen Police & Court Building, 111 East Jefferson Street, Goshen, IN, 46528. 

The purpose of the public hearing is to receive public comment concerning an amendment of Ordinance No. 4624, as amended, in order to amend and increase the stormwater user fees as follows: $22.05 per year per ERU as of January 1, 2023; $29.10 per year per ERU as of January 1, 2026; and $36.10 per year per ERU as of January 1, 2029.

The amendment of the Ordinance is available for public inspection at the Engineering Department, 204 East Jefferson Street, Suite 1, Goshen, IN 46528.  Interested members of the public are invited to attend the public hearing and to comment upon the Ordinance amendment.

Written comments may also be submitted prior to the hearing to Jason Kauffman, Stormwater Coordinator, 204 East Jefferson Street, Suite 1, Goshen, IN 46528. The Board of the City of Goshen Department of Stormwater Management may then act upon the Ordinance following the public hearing.

Governing Body: Goshen Community Relations Commission
Date and Time of Meeting: Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022 at 7 p.m.
Place of Meeting: Goshen Police and Court Building

Pursuant to the provisions of the Open Door Law and Indiana Code 5-14-1.5-5, the Goshen Community Relations Commission public meeting scheduled for Monday, Oct. 10, 2022 at 7 p.m., has been rescheduled to Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022 at 7 p.m. The meeting will be held in the Court Room/Council Chambers at the Goshen Police and Court Building, 111 East Jefferson Street, Goshen, Indiana.

The City of Goshen Board of Public Works and Safety is soliciting sealed offers for the purchase of four (4) 2023 Hybrid Pursuit SUV(s) and the option to purchase up to four (4) additional Pursuit Hybrid SUV(s) at the same per unit price.

The complete Invitation for Bids packet may be obtained from the Goshen Clerk-Treasurer’s Office at 202 S. Fifth Street, Goshen, IN 46528.

Sealed bids must be received by the Goshen Clerk-Treasurer’s Office at 202 S. Fifth Street, Goshen, IN 46528 no later than 1:45 p.m. (local time) on August 8, 2022. The Goshen Board of Public Works and Safety will publicly opened and read aloud all bids received at its meeting on the same date at 2:00 p.m. The meeting will be held in the City Court Room/Council Chambers at the Goshen Police & Court Building, 111 E. Jefferson Street, Goshen.

Read the full bid package here.

Ordinance 5121, An Ordinance to Establish Rules and Regulations for the Use of Electric Foot Scooters and Shared-Use Electric Foot Scooter Operators, was passed by the Goshen Common Council on May 16, 2022, and approved and adopted by Mayor Stutsman on May 16, 2022. Ordinance 5121 establishes rules and regulations for the use of electric foot scooters in the City of Goshen, enforceable by an ordinance violation, and also establishes a licensing program for shared-use electric foot scooter operators. Ordinance 5121 is available for inspection in its entirety during regular business hours at the Goshen Clerk-Treasurer’s Office located at 202 South Fifth Street, Goshen, Indiana.