VANDERBURGH COUNTY

BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

APRIL 1, 2008

The Vanderburgh County Board of Commissioners met in session this 1^st day of April, 2008 at 5:00 p.m. in room 301 of the Civic Center Complex with President Jeff Korb presiding.

President Korb: Call to order. I just did that. That’s what happens when you hit the gavel at a meeting. Introductions, to my right, Marissa?

Marissa Nichoalds: Marissa Nichoalds, Superintendent of County Buildings.

Ted C. Ziemer, Jr.: Ted Ziemer, County Attorney.

Commissioner Nix: Bill Nix, County Commissioner.

President Korb: Jeff Korb, County Commissioner President.

Commissioner Tornatta: Troy Tornatta, County Commissioner.

Madelyn Grayson: Madelyn Grayson, Recording Secretary.

Bill Fluty: Bill Fluty, County Auditor.

President Korb: Join with me please in the Pledge of Allegiance.

(The Pledge of Allegiance was given.)

President Korb: Mr. Ziemer, we’re going to ask you to open some bids, if you can help us with that for Burdette Park shirts and Burdette Park food.

Ted C. Ziemer, Jr.: Glad to do it.

Commissioner Tornatta: I make a motion to open the bids.

Commissioner Nix: Second.

President Korb: All those in favor say aye.

All Commissioners: Aye.

President Korb: Opposed same sign. The motion passes. Do what, yeah, are you still going through there, Mr. Ziemer?

Ted C. Ziemer, Jr.: What?

President Korb: Are you still going through them? Because we can go do some other stuff.

Ted C. Ziemer, Jr.: Oh, yeah.

President Korb: Great, let’s do that.

President Korb: Action items, permission to advertise the May 2008 polling locations. What we’re going to do is advertise once in the Courier and Press and once in the Our Times newspaper. The changes that we are making are in districts 1-13 move from, to Morningside Presbyterian Church. Good, thank you, Morningside, that worked out good. 4-4 and 4-6 are moved to the Eastside Library. Polling place 4-13 is moved to Christian Tabernacle Church, and polling place C-13 is moved to the Oaklyn Branch Library.

Commissioner Nix: So moved.

Commissioner Tornatta: Second.

President Korb: Discussion? Seeing none, all of those in favor say aye.

All Commissioners: Aye.

President Korb: Opposed same sign. The motion passes.

President Korb: We have the first reading of CO.04-08-009, the county fair housing ordinance.

Commissioner Tornatta: Would that be first and final?

President Korb: This is the first reading. So, we need a motion to approve.

Commissioner Tornatta: So moved.

Commissioner Nix: Second.

President Korb: Public comment about this? Seeing none. Discussion? Roll call vote. Commissioner Nix?

Commissioner Nix: Do we need to vote yes first? I vote yes.

President Korb: You vote yes?

Commissioner Nix: Yes.

President Korb: Commissioner Tornatta?

Commissioner Tornatta: Yes.

President Korb: Commissioner Korb votes yes. The motion passes, and that’s for the first reading.

President Korb: Now, we have the first reading of CO.04-08-008, and it’s an ordinance amending the county zoning code. The motion, let’s see, yeah, a motion to approve. Mr. Ziemer?

Commissioner Tornatta: That’s first and final.

Ted C. Ziemer, Jr.: Here you’ll want to have a motion to waive first reading, or waive second reading, and ask for unanimous approval on first reading. So, you need two motions, the first one is to waive second reading.

Commissioner Nix: So moved.

Commissioner Tornatta: Second.

President Korb: Discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor say aye.

All Commissioners: Aye.

President Korb: Opposed same sign.

Ted C. Ziemer, Jr.: Roll call.

President Korb: Commissioner Nix?

Commissioner Nix: Yes.

President Korb: Commissioner Tornatta?

Commissioner Tornatta: Yes.

President Korb: Commissioner Korb votes yes.

Ted C. Ziemer, Jr.: Now, you need a motion to approve the adoption of the ordinance on first reading.

Commissioner Nix: So moved.

Commissioner Tornatta: Second.

President Korb: Discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor say aye.

All Commissioners: Aye.

President Korb: Opposed same sign. The motion passes.

Ted C. Ziemer, Jr.: Roll call.

President Korb: Commissioner Nix?

Commissioner Nix: Yes.

President Korb: Commissioner Tornatta?

Commissioner Tornatta: Yes.

President Korb: Commissioner Korb votes yes. The motion passes.

President Korb: Next we have contracts, agreements and leases. We need a motion to table the Purdue Extension agreement per Ted’s recommendation.

Commissioner Nix: So moved.

Commissioner Tornatta: Second.

President Korb: Discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor say aye.

All Commissioners: Aye.

President Korb: Opposed same sign. The motion passes. The first item is the Commissioners, the Purdue Extension agreement, that’s the one, hello, that’s the one we just decided not to vote on. The Health Department agreement with Albin-Barr for cleaning services at the WIC clinic.

Commissioner Tornatta: Motion to approve.

Commissioner Nix: Second, and we did get an e-mail from our counselor here this afternoon stating it was all, from a legal standpoint it was correct. So, I second.

President Korb: The only difference is an increase of ten dollars per month, which I thought was reasonable for the year. So, I’m sorry, I had a senior moment just now, did we have a motion to approve?

Commissioner Nix: And a second.

President Korb: And a second. Discussion? All those in favor say aye.

All Commissioners: Aye.

President Korb: Opposed same sign. The motion passes. The next one is for the Department of Homeland Security, District 10 agreement with Maddison Seib for performance of services on a contract basis.

Commissioner Tornatta: Motion to approve.

Commissioner Nix: Second.

President Korb: Discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor say aye.

All Commissioners: Aye.

President Korb: Opposed same sign. Seeing none, the motion passes. The last one is for Burdette Park, land use agreement with David Austill for additional parking. In the lease we pay Austill $400 per year. The lease has expired, and it is for one year, starting from January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008.

Commissioner Nix: Motion to approve.

Commissioner Tornatta: Second.

President Korb: Discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor say aye.

All Commissioners: Aye.

President Korb: Opposed same sign. The motion passes. Mr. Ziemer, how you coming down there, champ?

Ted C. Ziemer, Jr.: I haven’t even begun, because I’ve been sitting here going through the rest of these documents with you. So, I will now do it.

President Korb: No more vacation for you.

President Korb: Department heads. You all, John?

John Stoll: (Inaudible).

Madelyn Grayson: John, is the microphone on?

John Stoll: It should be now. Is it? Okay. Two items, the first is a request to have you sign the cover sheet for the Allen’s Lane bridge plans. This is for the rehab of the bridge on Allen’s Lane over Locust Creek. It’s about halfway between St. Joe Avenue and Mill Road. I’m sorry, St. Joe Avenue and Mesker Park Drive. The project consists of a new bridge deck, a new bridge rail, and potentially new beams. I just need your signatures on the cover sheet.

Commissioner Nix: So moved.

Commissioner Tornatta: Second.

President Korb: Discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor say aye.

All Commissioners: Aye.

President Korb: Opposed same sign. The motion passes.

John Stoll: The other item is a request from CCC of Evansville for a four day extension on the completion date for the Hogue Road culvert out at Vanness. This, the reason for the extension is because of all the rain we’ve had, that’s delayed them. Then, also, we had to add a curb at the northeast corner of the intersection due to the change in grade. We didn’t anticipate that originally.

President Korb: How’s that coming along, Mr. Stoll?

John Stoll: It should be opened by the end of the day on Thursday.

President Korb: Great. Good.

John Stoll: I just need your approval on the time extension, because the original completion date would have been Monday.

President Korb: Need a motion.

Commissioner Tornatta: So moved.

Commissioner Nix: Second.

President Korb: Discussion? Seeing none. All those in favor say aye.

All Commissioners: Aye.

President Korb: Opposed same sign. The motion passes.

John Stoll: That’s all I have.

President Korb: You’re kidding? That’s great.

John Stoll: Every now and then it happens.

President Korb: Thanks, John. Appreciate it. Any other department heads that are out there that wish to speak? Great. Mr. Ziemer? Never mind.

President Korb: New business? We got any new business?

Commissioner Nix: No, but I would like to add that the Wedgewood Room is now open for business, for leases and rentals. That’s in the Old Courthouse. A beautiful facility, and, Marissa, if you have anything to add to that at all? But, I don’t know that we’ve got anything on the books right now. We did have a wedding reception there last weekend. It’s a great facility, 150 to 200 people, for weddings, wedding receptions, bar mitzvah’s, anything like that at all, it’s available from now pretty well until eternity.

President Korb: The cost?

Commissioner Nix: Five hundred dollars? Yeah, five hundred per day, or not day, but per event. You can either book through, yeah, book through us, or, okay, only through the Commission office at this time. But, I would like to see that get filled up quick, and I’m sure it will once the word gets out.

President Korb: New business, we’ve got a road hearing Wednesday night, is that right?

Commissioner Nix: Tomorrow evening.

President Korb: Tomorrow evening, 6:00 at Plaza school. Troy, when is yours?

Commissioner Tornatta: It’s going to be April 9^th at Oak Hill school.

President Korb: At 6:00?

Commissioner Tornatta: Uh-huh.

President Korb: Great. We got anything else? Any other new business?

President Korb: Any old business? For those of you that are watching, students, we’re killing time. We’re waiting for Mr. Ziemer to get his act together up here.

Commissioner Tornatta: Consent items.

President Korb: Consent items.

Commissioner Tornatta: Motion to approve the consent items.

Commissioner Nix: Second.

President Korb: Discussion? All those in favor say aye.

All Commissioners: Aye.

President Korb: Opposed same sign.

Commissioner Nix: Public comment?

President Korb: The motion passes.

President Korb: Public comment? This is the opportunity for anybody in the public that wishes to make a comment. No rotten fruit gets to be thrown. No? Seeing none.

President Korb: Should we like be humming the theme song to “Jeopardy” here? Na, na, na, na, na, na, na. Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na.

Commissioner Tornatta: Hey, let’s recess this meeting and go to Drainage Board.

President Korb: Works for me.

Commissioner Nix: Then we’ll come back?

Commissioner Tornatta: Yeah. Motion to recess.

President Korb: Motion to recess. We need a second.

Commissioner Nix: Second.

President Korb: All those in favor say aye.

All Commissioners: Aye.

President Korb: Opposed same sign.

(The meeting was recessed at 5:10 p.m.)

(The meeting was re-opened at 5:20 p.m.)

President Korb: The Commissioners meeting is back in order.

Ted C. Ziemer, Jr.: Okay, we have bids for Burdette Park t-shirts and Burdette Park food. For Burdette Park shirts there are three bidders; Imagination Graffix has a total bid of $7,074.00; Phoenix of Evansville, $5,963.00; and Southwest Graphix, $5,548.60. We also have bids for Burdette Park food. There were three bidders; Fisher Candy Company did not make a total bid, instead they bid various prices for various unit items, numerous unit items. CRS One Source did the same thing, that is no total bid, but various prices for various unit items. Colonial Earthgrains bid only on bread. For that their total bid was $4,430.50.

Commissioner Tornatta: Motion to take these under advisement.

Commissioner Nix: Second.

President Korb: All those in favor say aye.

All Commissioners: Aye.

President Korb: Opposed same sign.

Commissioner Nix: Mr. President? At this time I’m going to need to be excused. I’ve got a meeting to go to.

President Korb: See you later.

Commissioner Nix: Thank you.

President Korb: Thank you for staying as long as you did. Appreciate that.

Commissioner Tornatta: Motion to adjourn.

President Korb: Second? Need a second.

Commissioner Nix: Second.

President Korb: All those in favor say aye.

All Commissioners: Aye.

President Korb: Opposed same sign. The meeting is adjourned.

(The meeting was adjourned at 5:22 p.m.)

CONSENT ITEMS:

Commissioners:

Approval of the March 18, 2008 Commission Meeting Minutes.

Hall Settlement Agreement.

Substance Abuse Council 2007 Annual Report.

Youth Care Center: First Year Contractual Review (2007-2008).

Department Head Meeting Notes: March 18, 2008.

Employment Changes:

Prosecutor (1)                           Sheriff Office (3)                       Auditor (2)

Circuit Court (2)                       VCCC (1)                                  Election Office (1)

Co-Op Extension (1)                 Burdette Park (2)                      Supt. Of Bldgs. (1)

Travel Requests:

Burdette Park (1)                      Health Dept. (6)                        Perry Assessor (1)

County Surveyor (1)                 County Highway (3)                  Auditor (1)

Commissioners (1)

Weights & Measures: Monthly Report: February 2008.

County Engineer: Pay Request No. 49 for Burkhardt-Green River TIF Projects.

County Clerk: Monthly Report: February 2008.

Purchasing: Monthly Report: February 2008.

Treasurer:

Monthly Report: February 2008.

Year-to-Date Report: February 2008.

Burdette Park: 2007 Year End Report.

Auditor: Surplus Request: desks, tables, carts and computer monitor.

Department Head Reports:

Burdette Park                           County Engineer                       Ozone Officer

Those in Attendance:

Jeff Korb                                   Bill Nix                                      Troy Tornatta

Bill Fluty                                    Ted C. Ziemer, Jr.          Marissa Nichoalds

Madelyn Grayson                     John Stoll                                  Others Unidentified

Members of Media

VANDERBURGH COUNTY

BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

Jeff Korb, President

Bill Nix, Vice President

Troy Tornatta, Member

(Recorded and transcribed by Madelyn Grayson.)