VANDERBURGH COUNTY

BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

AUGUST 1, 2006

The Vanderburgh County Board of Commissioners met in session this 1^st day of August, 2006 at 3:30 p.m. in room 301 of the Civic Center Complex with President Cheryl Musgrave presiding.

President Musgrave: Good afternoon. I would like to call to order the August 1, 2006 meeting of the Board of Commissioners of Vanderburgh County. We will begin with a call to order, I mean, introductions. I did that part.

Marissa Nichoalds: Marissa Nichoalds, Superintendent of County Buildings.

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

Commissioner Nix: Bill Nix, County Commissioner.

President Musgrave: Cheryl Musgrave, County Commissioner.

Commissioner Shetler: Tom Shetler, County Commissioner.

Madelyn Grayson: Madelyn Grayson, Recording Secretary.

Bill Fluty: Bill Fluty, County Auditor.

President Musgrave: Will you please join me in the Pledge of Allegiance?

(The Pledge of Allegiance was given.)

President Musgrave: Do I hear a motion to approve the minutes of July 25^th?

Commissioner Shetler: So moved.

President Musgrave: I’ll second. All those in favor?

Commissioner Shetler: Aye.

President Musgrave: Aye.

President Musgrave: Action items, Purchasing, permission to open bids for VC-14-2006, tandem trucks with multi-use, heavy duty dump body and cab controls for the County Highway. Does anyone have any questions for Debbie Spalding? Is there a motion?

Commissioner Nix: So moved.

Commissioner Shetler: Second.

President Musgrave: All those in favor?

All Commissioners: Aye.

President Musgrave: County Engineer, permission to open quotes for VC06-08-01, Stringtown Road bridge debris removal. Does anybody have any questions for Mr. Seib, or is there a motion?

Commissioner Nix: Move approval.

Commissioner Shetler: Second.

President Musgrave: All those in favor?

All Commissioners: Aye.

President Musgrave: Next on our agenda is CO.08-06-014, weed and abandoned watercraft ordinance. This is the first reading. Mr. Ziemer, would you like to make any comments?

Ted C. Ziemer, Jr.: No.

President Musgrave: Okay, Commissioner Shetler? Mr. Shetler, would you–

Commissioner Shetler: No, I have nothing.

President Musgrave: Alright, to introduce this ordinance....I’m sorry, Mr. Nix?

Commissioner Nix: No, I have nothing.

President Musgrave: This is an ordinance that deals with weeds, and it removes the responsibility for the weed notification and cutting to one department, mostly moving items from the Building Commission to the County Highway. The watercraft section defines specific terms for abandoned boats, and sets fees for towing of the abandoned boats. Those fees will be identical to those for towing vehicles, if my memory serves. It shows that it would be enforced by the Sheriff. Today is first reading. I guess, I will go ahead and hear a motion and a second for first reading and then take comments. Is there a motion?

Commissioner Shetler: So moved.

Commissioner Nix: Second.

President Musgrave: Okay, we have a motion and a second. Would you like to make remarks to this? Please come forward and state your name and address for the record. Come to the podium right here.

James Smith: My name is James Smith. I own Smith’s Bait and Tackle on Morgan Avenue. I believe this would be a bad ordinance to, on abandoned boats. I don’t consider that to be the same thing as cars. A lot of people, for different reasons, may want to go two or three years without fishing again, or they may be saving their boat for their grandchild, or different reasons like that. I just, I think it’s a bad ordinance. I don’t consider it the same as a vehicle.

President Musgrave: Alright, thank you, Mr. Smith. Commissioners, do you have any questions?

Commissioner Shetler: I might just point out, that one of the things that we’re trying to accomplish by it is that there are areas that you go out to, particularly in the county, where you might see a boat that’s been there as long as ten and 15 years, just sitting off to the side, weeds have grown up around it. Because they are watercraft, it should be able to probably keep water from going in, but when they are opened up and there’s no canvas on them, water seeps in and they tend to sit there and you end up with mosquitos infesting it, etcetera. Then they become an eyesore. They sit there for years after years, and I can point out that many areas, I’m thinking particularly as you go down through Dogtown and stuff there where you might see boats that have set for a long period of time, and there’s, it’s uncalled for, and I think if we just don’t address the issue they’ll continue to sit there and we won’t deal with it.

James Smith: I thought about that too, but that could be used to excess. You know, like if a neighbor’s got it in for another neighbor, he could call and if you’ve got a certain set law on something like that, that he could just use it to harass his neighbor even.

Commissioner Shetler: As long as they keep their boat current, as far as the registration is concerned, there isn’t any problem. What tends to happen on those is that they don’t keep them current and go in to get their license through the license branch and stuff. What will happen, if a guy leaves it dormant lets say for three years, as you pointed out, and then after the third year he goes in to get his license or registration done on the boat, he’ll have to make up those three or four years, plus late penalties and everything else. So, in a certain sense, it’s really keeping this guy on his toes to get that done every year, on an annual basis, rather than....because those are property taxes that we’re missing out on.

James Smith: I don’t think a person should have to register it every year if he’s not going to use it.

Commissioner Musgrave: Alright, any further comments?

Commissioner Shetler: No.

Commissioner Musgrave: Thank you for your comments, sir, they are part of the official record. We have a motion and a second. All those in favor?

All Commissioners: Aye.

President Musgrave: I will call the roll. Commissioner Nix?

Commissioner Nix: Yes.

President Musgrave: Commissioner Shetler?

Commissioner Shetler: Yes.

President Musgrave: And I vote yes. This is passing first reading. It will be on the agenda next week again for second reading, and there’s the opportunity to amend this during the meantime, or not, as Commissioners so desire.

President Musgrave: Next on our agenda is CO.08-06-015, establishing the Disability Services Advisory Board. Again, this is a first reading. It establishes this board, which is very similar to one passed by the city recently, and it sets up an advisory board for the city and county for persons who have disabilities and advising us how to handle issues in that regard.

Commissioner Nix: And this is identical to the city’s, is that correct?

President Musgrave: It is close. There are two small changes.

Commissioner Nix: Okay.

President Musgrave: One changing the number of members so that the county appointees are identical to the city’s. The second, asking that the minutes of that body be sent to the County Commissioners as well as to the Mayor’s office.

Ted C. Ziemer, Jr.: And making those changes resulted in three other changes, we had to increase the total number of members on the board, because we were adding, we also had to change what the quorum provision was.

President Musgrave: Oh, that’s right. The city has indicated that they are agreeable to amending their ordinance, revising it–

Commissioner Nix: I guess, that was my point then–

President Musgrave: Yes.

Commissioner Nix: –in the end, it will be the same as the city’s?

President Musgrave: Yes.

Commissioner Nix: Okay.

President Musgrave: It is not the same right now. Is there a motion for this first reading?

Commissioner Nix: So moved.

Commissioner Shetler: Second.

President Musgrave: A motion and a second. All those in favor?

All Commissioners: Aye.

President Musgrave: I will call the roll. Commissioner Nix?

Commissioner Nix: Yes.

President Musgrave: Commissioner Shetler?

Commissioner Shetler: Yes.

President Musgrave: And I vote yes. We will have this back again on our agenda next week for final reading.

President Musgrave: Next is CO.V-08-06-002, the amended ordinance to vacate platted easements and public way or place. This is a first reading. The vacation of, is it Wheeler or Woehler Drive?

Steve Gossman: Woehler Drive.

President Musgrave: Woehler Drive as requested by the Evansville Industrial Foundation. State your name for the record please.

Steve Gossman: Good afternoon. Steve Gossman with Kahn Dees Donovan and Kahn, here representing our client, Evansville Industrial Foundation, who has actually petitioned the Commission to vacate Woehler Drive and the adjacent public utility and drainage easements that were surrounding Woehler Drive. We’ve requested this petition based on the fact that Brake Supply Company is planning on building a new facility on lots one, two, three and four. The footprint of the actual facility lands on all four lots, therefore Woehler Drive is no longer needed. The drainage will now be tracking around the building and actually draining into where the existing retention pond is. It will just have a different shape. I would be happy to answer any questions that you may have.

President Musgrave: Are there any questions?

Commissioner Shetler: I just might point out that Woehler Drive is named after my mother’s side of the family. So, voting against this is like voting against your mother.

Ted C. Ziemer, Jr.: You won’t let that prejudice you though.

Commissioner Shetler: But, I’m still for economic development overall.

President Musgrave: Well, we have some ditches in the county that we could name after your mother.

Ted C. Ziemer, Jr.: I do have one question, I was advised earlier today that you had a response from the Sheriff. Did you ever get a response from the County Surveyor?

Madelyn Grayson: I did get a response from the Sheriff. He said that he has no problem with it.

Ted C. Ziemer, Jr.: Right.

Madelyn Grayson: It was e-mailed this afternoon. No, but this has been discussed at Drainage Board.

Ted C. Ziemer, Jr.: It has been. I just wondered if we had something in the file. We ought to ask Bill Jeffers to at least give us a letter to put in the file. I know he has indicated previously he doesn’t have an objection. Thank you.

Steve Gossman: He’s indicated the same to us as well.

President Musgrave: Okay.

Commissioner Nix: Can we approve that pending that letter then?

President Musgrave: Okay, this is first reading.

Commissioner Shetler: I’ll make the motion that we vacate that street.

Commissioner Nix: Second.

President Musgrave: I have a motion and a second. All those in favor?

All Commissioners: Aye.

President Musgrave: Commissioner Nix?

Commissioner Nix: Yes.

President Musgrave: Commissioner Shetler?

Commissioner Shetler: Yes.

President Musgrave: And I vote yes. This will again be on our agenda next week. Thank you for coming, Mr. Gossman.

Steve Gossman: Thank you.

President Musgrave: Burdette Park, six month income and expense review. Director Steve Craig is here to give us an update. He previewed this at County Council last week, and is here to share that information with us.

Steve Craig: Okay, my name is Steve Craig, and I’m the Manager of Burdette Park. The first part of the year has been a very good time for Burdette. I had given you a spreadsheet on the pool, or the aquatic center, and there was several increases in our income across the board. Our pool increase was 42 percent, rentals was 11.5 percent, the daycamp was 22 percent, and miscellaneous was 74 percent, for a total increase of 24.76 percent increase for the same time over last year. In our non-reverting account, which is our concessions and our miniature golf, batting cages, gift shop, etcetera, showed a 26 percent over last year. At the same time, the expenses, it was from 2005 to 2006 we were $28,000 more than we was in 2005, which is about five percent, I think, or something. It’s very small, but that’s a fluctuating number. There could be bills out, there could be bills still due. The non-reverting account was, is $33,000 more than it was last year, and I can accredit that to we have a new concession stand, and that was money that was taken out of that to furnish the new concession stand and to do work and that to get it ready for use.

President Musgrave: I know that we put in a different marketing plan, in some respects, this year. We had a student contest for their photographs to appear on our billboards. You had a lot of publicity in the schools while you were getting the students rounded up to compete for that opportunity. I know that you appeared on a t.v. morning show for one of the stations to highlight–

Steve Craig: I don’t know if that helped or not.

President Musgrave: That’s true.

Commissioner Nix: You took the words right out of my mouth.

President Musgrave: The park had some good publicity, even if it was early in the morning.

Steve Craig: It’s been a good summer. The weather, even though we’ve had a lot of rain days, when it is warm we’ve had incredible crowds. I was back at the spray park today, and you couldn’t have got any more people back there, I think. It’s just been a total success. It’s a win-win situation. It’s a great facility for little kids. It’s kind of a tool to get them used to the water and that without them being scared. Whereas in a swimming pool, sometimes it’s a little bit harder to get kids adjusted to it. I think it’s just something that’s a win-win situation. It’s low maintenance, very high use. The shade pavilion, I kind of made a mental note that every picnic table back there was full of people by noon. I think the grandparents and the parents don’t mind sitting in the shade anymore and watching their kids play in the water. So, I think that that’s, we can attribute the raise in the attendance and the revenues has a lot to do with the spray park also.

President Musgrave: And you had a new brochure last fall that highlighted the other rental opportunities in the park, the chalets.

Steve Craig: That was successful too. We had did a business to business advertising, and contacted probably a little bit over 400 businesses in the tri-state, and got a lot of calls back, got several company picnics, and Christmas parties, even business meetings that they brought to the park. I consider that successful too, because we’ve met a lot of people. It’s still coming in. It’s going to be something that’s gonna help us for years to come. I think after a year or two, you take it out and start all over again, because we still have the same list that we had. I think that was successful also.

Commissioner Nix: Steve, can you touch on just if someone wants to rent a chalet or the O’Day Discovery Lodge the times that they could call and come out and look at the facilities and that.

Steve Craig: Yes, our office is open between 8:00 and 4:30, and that will be through the middle of September it will be seven days a week. Then once the season is over, we’re open Monday through Friday 8:00 to 4:30, and you call and our ladies at the park will give them the information that they need to rent the chalets, the Discovery Lodge or one of our buildings. They’ll take care of all their needs. I think that if they come out and take a look at them, they’ll enjoy them.

President Musgrave: You can also experience the free wireless internet that Steve and the GIS Department put in out there at the Discovery Lodge. I know that they encountered difficulties putting them in the chalets, but that remains a future goal. The future is that we also have half our advertising budget left for the fall, and we’ve been talking to him about doing a cable t.v. promotion. So, we want to look to that. Because in the fall and winter, of course, the pool is closed, and we need to rent the chalets and the Discovery Lodge to their capacity, if we can.

Steve Craig: We are going to have, I think, if everything goes well with Mr. Ziemer today, we’re going to have a haunted forest this fall. So, everybody can come out and if they want to get scared, we can scare them.

Commissioner Shetler: I’m not going to ask how this relates.

President Musgrave: Maybe he’s one of the exhibits, the lawyer exhibit. Is there anything further with regard to the budget?

Steve Craig: No, Ma’am.

President Musgrave: Okay. Thank you.

Commissioner Nix: Thanks.

Steve Craig: Thank you.

Commissioner Shetler: Alright, thanks, Steve.

President Musgrave: Contracts, leases and agreements, we have three, and if we could take them all in one motion, they are; Superior Court, Southwestern Indiana Mental Health Center, the agreement which evaluate drug court participants. It’s identical to prior agreements, except for the costs, which, I guess, are updated, and these costs are covered through the Courts budget. The Burdette Park Rot-N-Casket Productions, the agreement to use Burdette Park for the Haunted Forest throughout the fall. The Aids Resource Group, the addendum to their lease agreement. That allows them to rent an additional office at the Old Courthouse. Is there a motion?

Commissioner Nix: Move approval.

Commissioner Shetler: Second. I do have a question on the Burdette Park, if I remember, I received an insurance certificate I believe on that.

Ted C. Ziemer, Jr.: We don’t have it yet, but we will have. The contract provides for that, and they won’t get the use of the premises until they provide it.

Commissioner Shetler: What was the amount on that, was it five?

Ted C. Ziemer, Jr.: Five hundred, or five million dollars.

Commissioner Shetler: Million?

Ted C. Ziemer, Jr.: Million dollars, yes is the maximum.

Commissioner Shetler: Okay. Does that, will they be required to put any kind of bonding up or anything like that, in case there’s any damage done to the park itself?

Ted C. Ziemer, Jr.: No.

Commissioner Shetler: Would that–

Ted C. Ziemer, Jr.: No, that’s not part of the contract.

Commissioner Shetler: Has there been a problem on anything else in the past, Steve, that you’ve encountered where there have been haunted houses? Will we have ample security around to protect our properties and stuff?

Steve Craig: Yes, they will furnish two security people every night that it’s open, plus I will have a Sheriff that will be on duty at the time. What they’re leasing is just a section of woods. So, you know, there’s not a lot damage that’s done, or can be done, but we’ve not had a problem with the several that we’ve had in the past.

Commissioner Nix: And this is on the west side of the lake?

Steve Craig: No, no, this is going to be up on the west side of the campground.

Commissioner Nix: Okay.

Steve Craig: It’s going to be up in that section.

Commissioner Nix: I know years ago they used to have it down–

Steve Craig: Right, and it was run there, and we had discussed that and the trails are quite steep and that, and they’ve always been that way. This is more of a gentle terrain with more of a road going through the whole thing.

Commissioner Nix: Just curious, will parking be a problem at all? Do you have plenty of–

Steve Craig: No, I don’t think it will. We, on Friday nights and Sundays when they’re not doing it, we can park them at the Discovery Lodge. If not, we have the parking down in front of the BMX track, through the top part of the park and out. I don’t see parking being a problem.

Commissioner Shetler: Alright, thank you.

President Musgrave: Was there already a motion and a second?

Commissioner Shetler: Yes.

President Musgrave: All those in favor?

All Commissioners: Aye.

President Musgrave: The motion carries.

President Musgrave: We move now to the department head reports. We have Pat Seib subbing for County Engineer, John Stoll.

Patrick Seib: Good afternoon. Patrick Seib, Assistant County Engineer. I would like to request acceptance of the streets in Cross Pointe Subdivision. That’s sections 7B, C and D. The streets include .13 miles of Bentee Wes Court, .08 miles of Cross Pointe Boulevard, and .16 miles of Columbia Street, for a total of .37 miles of new streets. The streets were completed in April of 2006, and constructed with asphalt, in general accordance with the approved plans.

Commissioner Nix: Can you give me a total mileage again? I’m sorry.

Patrick Seib: .37 miles.

Commissioner Nix: Okay.

President Musgrave: Is there a motion?

Commissioner Nix: One question, this is, this will warranty from one year from today then?

Patrick Seib: Yeah.

Commissioner Nix: Okay, move approval.

Commissioner Shetler: Second.

President Musgrave: All those in favor?

Commissioners: Aye.

President Musgrave: The motion carries.

Patrick Seib: The only other thing I had was to make you aware, yesterday I approved the contractor on our concrete repair project to use a different concrete mix. With the hot weather they’ve been running into, they are having trouble of having the concrete set up too fast. The foreman said they had guys walking on it in 15 minutes. So, the new mix will be $1.25 cheaper per cubic yard. So, at the end of the project we’ll come back with a change order on this.

President Musgrave: Okay. Anything else?

Patrick Seib: I didn’t have anything else, unless you have any questions.

Commissioner Shetler: The only question I had, going back to that street acceptance, I’ve had this question come up a few times in new neighborhoods, with as many developments as we have going out there today, is that often times streets aren’t accepted and brought into the county until after the development has gone on for some time, a couple, three years down the road. And, many times those things, since, until the county actually accepts them, they’re not really registered as being a part of it. So, when they get simple things like pizza deliveries, or an emergency vehicle that needs to get there, it’s not registered anywhere, so they really don’t know where to go, unless they’re given pretty explicit directions and stuff by the caller. In an emergency situation, and you’re panicked, that doesn’t always work well. Is there something that we could do that might minimize that, or at least get it on record somewhere where they could, that map companies and different people would have listings of these streets that are tentatively, you know, out there or something?

Patrick Seib: I’m not sure what we could do. I know the GIS as soon as the plats come in, they’ll draw them on their aerial photos, but they won’t have anything show up. I would think that Central Dispatch would have them in their system. I’m not sure what you’re talking about pizza deliveries and Fed Ex and stuff like, I don’t–

President Musgrave: The GIS Department does work very closely with Central Dispatch, and when roads are brought in for subdivisions, they are captured as soon as they can be captured. It might be best if we asked Matt Arvay what they are doing to make sure that there are no gaps. But maintaining the streets database, which is what this is, is something that goes on everyday. Map companies routinely contact the city, it’s the Water Department where this is resident, and obtain copies of those. They are charged for them, it’s not a very big charge, but it is available for mapping companies who want to obtain those. Of course, I know we’re still working with aerial photos from the year 2000, but the streets layer is kept up to date on a routine basis.

Commissioner Shetler: Alright, thank you.

President Musgrave: Commissioner Nix, did you make that motion?

Commissioner Nix: I have not yet. No, I’m sorry, I interrupted Commissioner Shetler before we did that. I will make the motion though.

Commissioner Shetler: Second.

President Musgrave: All those in favor?

Commissioners: Aye.

President Musgrave: I understand that Mr. Duckworth has a request regarding this very same road that we accepted.

Mike Duckworth: I think I have....Mike Duckworth, County Highway Superintendent. I think I had provided some of this documentation. Here are a few that I have left. Madelyn needs one. Here you go. It seems ironic that as soon as the county accepts it, I’m here to close it. But only a temporary situation. We received a request from Regency Properties to temporarily close portions of Columbia Street and Cross Pointe Boulevard on Tuesday, August 15^th from 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. for a ground breaking ceremony to accommodate parking and visitors. We’re told that one of those visitors may be the Governor or someone from his staff. I’ve sent my staff out to investigate this, and it appears that, at this point in time, in that area that they are wanting to be closed, that it would cause no traffic problems, and lack of access to the businesses and those kinds of things. So, at this point in time I would request the Commission to approve this please.

Commissioner Nix: Just curious, when you sent staff out, did you actually have a chance to talk to businesses in the area there at all? I’m just wondering–

Mike Duckworth: There’s not any.

Commissioner Nix: Well, yeah, but, I mean anything that’s adjacent? Nothing close to it.

Mike Duckworth: No, the only thing close has a driveway that the employees would be accessible to get into. So, I don’t believe this will cause a problem.

Commissioner Nix: But, you actually didn’t talk to anybody then?

Mike Duckworth: No.

Commissioner Nix: Okay.

Mike Duckworth: I would say this to you, that I’ve talked to the Regency folks, and they will have folks out there assisting with traffic, and I think it will be a smooth transition. We’ll set up the barricades that morning, and take them down as well.

President Musgrave: Have you already said which day and time this is to take place?

Mike Duckworth: I don’t know. It’s Tuesday, August 15^th from 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.

President Musgrave: Okay. Is there a motion to close the road for that stated date and time?

Commissioner Shetler: So moved.

Commissioner Nix: Second.

President Musgrave: All those in favor?

Commissioners: Aye.

Mike Duckworth: Just one thing, I don’t know if Pat mentioned it or not, but just to give you a brief update on our paving efforts. Of course, it’s extremely warm out there, and we are in our vacation season, and what that means is less employees to haul mix and operate pavers and those kinds of things. Of course, we’re approaching school and we’re trying to get as many county roadways completed prior to the time that school buses will be traveling on them. So, we would ask county residents to be patient with us. We do, Pat’s department has now got the Old State Road bridge open, and Darmstadt Road and many of the other roads that are on the paving list are being completed as we speak. We’re trying to get as much done as we can, and accommodate motorists in the very best way that we can. But, progress has it’s costs, and we would ask county residents to be patient with us.

Commissioner Nix: As far as a percentage-wise on paving, where do you think you are at?

Mike Duckworth: We’re right at 50 percent.

Commissioner Nix: Fifty percent? Okay.

President Musgrave: Thank you, Mr. Duckworth.

Mike Duckworth: Uh-huh. Thank you.

President Musgrave: Mr. Ziemer, you have bid openings.

Ted C. Ziemer, Jr.: Yes, I do. For the tandem trucks, the bid of Freightliner is $112,256. Elpers bid is $119,171.30. For the Stringtown Road bridge there’s only one bid, and that’s CCC of Evansville in the amount of $10,866.29.

Commissioner Nix: I move we take these bids under advisement.

Commissioner Shetler: Second.

President Musgrave: All those in favor?

All Commissioners: Aye.

President Musgrave: The motion carries. Mr. Ziemer, do you have anything further?

Ted C. Ziemer, Jr.: I do have, thank you. I think you have in your packets, at least I’ve prepared a new county ordinance CO.08-06-016, regarding abandoned vehicles, which simply corrects a storage figure that was in the original ordinance that we’d passed to show that the storage charge is ten dollars per vehicle per day, and not five dollars.

President Musgrave: Do we need to have that on a first reading?

Ted C. Ziemer, Jr.: It is, actually, it was prepared to be done waiving second reading and approving it on first reading.

President Musgrave: Okay, is there a motion to waive the second reading?

Commissioner Shetler: So moved.

Commissioner Nix: Second.

President Musgrave: All those in favor?

Commissioners: Aye.

President Musgrave: Commissioner Nix?

Commissioner Nix: Yes.

President Musgrave: Commissioner Shetler?

Commissioner Shetler: Yes.

President Musgrave: And I vote yes. Is there a motion to adopt the final ordinance?

Commissioner Shetler: So moved.

Commissioner Nix: Second.

President Musgrave: All those in favor?

Commissioners: Aye.

President Musgrave: Commissioner Nix?

Commissioner Nix: Yes.

President Musgrave: Commissioner Shetler?

Commissioner Shetler: Yes.

President Musgrave: And I vote yes. Anything further, Mr. Ziemer?

Ted C. Ziemer, Jr.: No, Ma’am.

President Musgrave: Any new business?

President Musgrave: Any old business? I want to update you on the economic development workshop that we’re planning for the morning of August 31^st at the Centre. We received the good news yesterday that Lieutenant Governor, Becky Skillman, has accepted our invitation to be the keynote speaker at that luncheon. We will, we’ve also had confirmations from a couple of other presenters, the Department of Local Government Finance will be sending Michael Dart, their attorney, to present regarding local property tax abatements that are available. And several other people have come. So, it looks like it’s really shaping up, and I know that Marissa and I will be meeting with members of the Chamber and Vision-e and others to develop our mailing list. So, if you have some suggestions about groups to mail this invitation and notice to, I would be more than happy to put them in the mix. Is there any other new business?

President Musgrave: Is there any public comment?

President Musgrave: We have consent items. Is there a motion to accept the consent items?

Commissioner Shetler: So moved.

Commissioner Nix: Second.

President Musgrave: All those in favor?

All Commissioners: Aye.

President Musgrave: Is there a motion to adjourn?

Commissioner Shetler: So moved.

Commissioner Nix: Second.

President Musgrave: All those in favor?

All Commissioners: Aye.

(The meeting was adjourned at 4:00 p.m.)

CONSENT ITEMS:

Employment Changes:

Burdette Park (1)                      Dental Clinic (1)                        County Clerk (1)

Superior Court (2)                     VCCC (3)                                  Sheriff’s Office (4)

Prosecutor (1)                           Knight Assessor (1)

Travel Requests:

SWCD (1)                                 Health Department (1)              Treasurer (2)

Commissioners:

Letter in Support of Indiana Plan Construction Training Program.

Amended City/County Red Cross Blood Drive Letter.

BKD: Engagement Letter (Centre Budget Review)

Integra Investment Management Agreement: Burkhardt/Green River Road

7/25/06 Department Head Meeting Notes.

Department Head Reports:

Burdette Park                           County Engineer                       County Highway

Ozone Officer                           Supt. Of Bldgs.                         Veterans Service

Those in Attendance:

Cheryl Musgrave                      Bill Nix                                      Tom Shetler, Jr.

Bill Fluty                                    Ted C. Ziemer, Jr.          Marissa Nichoalds

Madelyn Grayson                     James Smith                             Steve Gossman

Pat Seib                                    Steve Craig                               Mike Duckworth

Others Unidentified                   Members of Media

VANDERBURGH COUNTY

BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

Cheryl A.W. Musgrave, President

Bill Nix, Vice President

Tom Shetler, Jr., Member

Recorded and transcribed by Madelyn Grayson.