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Board of Commissioners January 04, 2000
President Jerrel: I’d like to call
the Vanderburgh County Board of Commissioners’ meeting to order.
At this time I would like to ask you to join me in the Pledge of Allegiance.
President Jerrel: The first item on the agenda is the approval of the minutes of the previous meeting. Commissioner Tuley: I’ll move approval of the minutes of the December 20, 1999 meeting. President Jerrel: I’ll second and say so ordered. Joe Harrison, Jr.: Could I ask one thing? President Jerrel: Sure. Joe Harrison, Jr.: On those minutes, Charlene, did the GIS minutes get added from their meeting? Were those submitted to you? Charlene Timmons: They were laying on my desk this morning when I came in. I can put them...I can attached them into the permanent record book if you like. Joe Harrison, Jr.: As a part of their presentation at that meeting those should be included. Charlene Timmons: I can do that. Joe Harrison, Jr.: Okay. So if that can be included in the minutes. Charlene Timmons: Sure. President Jerrel: Would you like to make that in the form of a motion, Pat? Commissioner Tuley: I’ll so move. President Jerrel: Second and so ordered. Joe Harrison, Jr.: Thank you.
President Jerrel: The next item on the agenda is the certification of the Executive Session. Commissioner Tuley: Okay, I’ll move approval of the Executive Session in which personnel matters and-- President Jerrel: Litigation. Commissioner Tuley: --personnel...I’m sorry, litigation was the other one that was discussed. President Jerrel: And I’ll second and say so ordered. Election of officers President Jerrel: The next item on the agenda is the election of officers. Commissioner Tuley: Okay, at this time I’ll move nomination of Commissioner Jerrel as President. President Jerrel: I’ll second and say so ordered. Commissioner Tuley: And I will move then Commissioner Mourdock be named as Vice President. President Jerrel: And I’ll second
and say so ordered.
President Jerrel: The next item on the agenda is the election of officers. Commissioner Tuley: Okay, at this time I’ll move nomination of Commissioner Jerrel as President. President Jerrel: I’ll second and say so ordered. Commissioner Tuley: And I will move then Commissioner Mourdock be named as Vice President. President Jerrel: And I’ll second
and say so ordered.
President Jerrel: The next item is the year 2000 board appointments. Commissioner Tuley: Okay, I think what I’ll do here is try this in one motion, if I might. I will list the board and the name and just move down the list. Maybe you can just make, I guess, one second and one so ordered would carry it. Alcoholic Beverage Commission
Area Plan Commission
Board of Review/Appeals
Board of Zoning Appeals
Building Authority Board of Trustees
Burdette Park Advisory Board
Central Dispatch Board
Common Wage Committee
Community Corrections Advisory
Board
Convention and Visitors Bureau
Data Processing Review Board
Domestic & Sexual Violence
Commission
EARC
EMA Advisory Council
EUTS
Board of Health
Home Inspector Licensing Board
Human Relations Commission
Levee Authority Board
License and Disciplinary Board
License Examining Review Board
Redevelopment Commission
Vision 2000
Veteran Service Officer
President Jerrel: And I’ll second
and say so ordered.
President Jerrel: The next item on the agenda is the approval of the resolution regarding 2000 meeting dates and permission to advertise. Did you look those over, Joe? Joe Harrison, Jr.: Yes, it’s fine. President Jerrel: Okay. Commissioner Tuley: Okay, Joe how much of this has to be read? Joe Harrison, Jr.: Do you want me to read it? Commissioner Tuley: Yeah, if you want to. Joe Harrison, Jr.: “IN ACCORDANCE with Indiana Code 36-2-2-6, the County Executive shall hold a regular meeting at least once a month and at other times as needed to conduct all necessary business and dates of regular meetings shall be established by resolution at the first meeting in January of each year. NOW THEREFORE, let it be known that the meetings of the Vanderburgh County Board of Commissioners shall be held on the first, second, third, fourth and fifth Monday of each month at 5:30 p.m. in Room 307 of the Civic Center Complex in Evansville, Indiana. However, if a holiday falls on a Monday, then the County Commissioners’ meeting will be held on the following Monday of the next week, unless otherwise stated by the County Commissioners in an open meeting. REZONING PETITIONS will be heard by
the County Commissioners on the third Monday of each month beginning at
6:30 p.m in Room 307 of the Civic Center Complex in Evansville, Indiana.
However, if a holiday falls on the third Monday of the month rezoning petitions
will be heard by the County Commissioners on the fourth Monday of the month
at 6:30 p.m., unless otherwise stated by the County Commissioners in an
open meeting.
VANDERBURGH COUNTY DRAINAGE BOARD meetings will be held on the fourth Monday of each month immediately following the Commissioners’ meeting in Room 307 of the Civic Center Complex in Evansville, Indiana. However, if a holiday falls on the fourth Monday of a month the Vanderburgh County Drainage Board will hold its meeting on the third Monday of the month immediately following the County Commissioners’ meeting, unless otherwise stated by the County Commissioners or the Vanderburgh County Drainage Board in an open meeting. APPROVED this 4th day of January, 2000.” Commissioner Tuley: Okay, at this time I’ll move approval of the resolution of the Board of Commissioners of Vanderburgh County for meeting dates in the year 2000. President Jerrel: I’ll second and
say so ordered.
President Jerrel: The next item on the agenda is the American Medical Response contract. Commissioner Tuley: Okay. Joe Harrison, Jr.: This is another one year agreement between the county and American Medical Response for ambulance service for those areas outside the county specifically set forth in the agreement. American Medical Response will not provide service to Darmstadt, Scott Township or Armstrong Township, but the remaining townships in Vanderburgh County will be served by American Medical Response and that is the exact same agreement that we had this year and the terms, the payment and other terms of the agreement are the same. President Jerrel: And the amount of money is? Joe Harrison, Jr.: Yes, everything is the same. President Jerrel: Tony, do you get the times report concerning the compliance report? Tony Greubel: Yeah, that is with their quarterly reports. President Jerrel: Okay. Tony Greubel: I have all those on file if anyone wants to look at them. President Jerrel: Well, I’ve seen them before, but, you know, when you read through the contract you need to...occasionally it would be a good idea to put them in the circulating file so everyone can take a look at them. Tony Greubel: Okay. President Jerrel: Is there a motion? Commissioner Tuley: I will move approval of the contract with American Medical Response Ambulance as outlined by Joe Harrison. President Jerrel: And I’ll second
and say so ordered.
President Jerrel: The next item on the agenda is Veterans Service, approval of lease agreement in the administration building. Commissioner Tuley: The only-- President Jerrel: Agreement with an escape clause. Do you have-- Commissioner Tuley: I have the escape clause, I don’t have-- Tony Greubel: Oh, actually it was just...the agreement is in the signature file. It was the same one that we do every year and it was pretty bulky. President Jerrel: So we’re going to sign it, but the escape clause simply allows us-- Commissioner Tuley: Allows us with the opportunity, okay. Joe Harrison, Jr.: That’s all I have looked at as long as that escape clause is in there which it is it seems reasonable. Commissioner Tuley: Is this attached to that actual contract that is in the signature file? Joe Harrison, Jr.: We will have to attach it. Commissioner Tuley: Right. Okay, with that having been said then I’ll approve...or move for approval of the agreement for Veterans Service lease agreement with the Old Courthouse Preservation Society. Commissioner Tuley: I’ll second and
say so ordered.
President Jerrel: The item on the agenda we have with us Judge Bowers and he has a request to make. Judge Bowers: Madam President, I have been discussing with my colleagues our court space needs and also with you and your colleagues. What I would like to do is formally request that the court be permitted to take over the space that will be vacated if the Health Department is moved from the administration building for the purposes of additional courtroom space and some ancillary court offices. If you wish I can make a statement of need and an assessment of why that might fit our needs or if you have no questions or comments that is the nature of the court’s request. President Jerrel: Are there any questions? Commissioner Tuley: The only question
I’ve got, Judge, is as you said your colleagues have been meeting with
us and what have you. Will you continue looking for other space just
in case this doesn’t become available or are we just going to put that
on hold and see what happens with the Health Department space?
Judge Bowers: Well, there were three options that were being examined. The Health Department space, the Denton Building space and, of course, the possibility of the renovation of the Old Courthouse. I recently received a letter from the clerk of the federal court. Their security committee met and the federal judges of the Southern District have voted to exclude us from that facility. I do have copies of the letter if you are curious. President Jerrel: Okay. That’s interesting. Judge Bowers: I guess they just can’t handle quite as much traffic as we can. President Jerrel: They like to have their own turn. Judge Bowers: The third option of course was the Old Courthouse. I have mentioned to my colleagues that there has developed a substantial difference of professional opinion as to what renovations might cost in that building. I continue to be personally supportive of that project and I am interested in seeing long-term that we perhaps reopen one or more courtrooms over there, not just for the work environment but also for historical reasons. However, given the fact that the renovation costs of a building of that age are very problematic I would recommend that if a reoccupancy of the Old Courthouse be attempted the best approach would probably be, if undertaken, to do one courtroom and ancillary offices so that we know exactly what the costs are if we’re getting into that. So those are the three options that were on the table. There only remain two and frankly because of accessibility, the conductivity issues in terms of the computer plant, security issues, cost, and so on, and having a government landlord, I think that the preferred option is by far to go with the Health Department. We frankly would really be at sea if we didn’t have that option because that’s the one thing that I think will meet our needs in a fairly prompt way and would be broadly acceptable to the public and to the legal community. Commissioner Tuley: One...I’m sorry. President Jerrel: Go ahead. Commissioner Tuley: I was only going to ask one more question. When you say you and your colleagues, is that your Superior Court or does that include Circuit Court in terms of the Health Department? Judge Bowers: The request is a request of Superior Court. Judge Heldt has always been informed and has participated in the court space meetings on a collegiality basis. He is not specifically asking for space. Commissioner Tuley: Okay. Judge Bowers: But there is a possibility that one use that could be made would be to put some probation officers in that area because we currently have some probation officers using what would otherwise be a jury room and those personnel are under the supervision of Circuit Court, so there is that possibility that is connected to Circuit Court, but so far as courtroom space or some specific office for Circuit Court personnel, no that’s not a request that we’re making, but we have been communicating and I hope that answers your question. Commissioner Tuley: It does. President Jerrel: I met with Sam Elder today and I think perhaps the next move there, Sam has been on vacation, and I think Dr. Del Rio and perhaps I’ll go with them and Dr. John Heidingsfelder and we need to do some negotiations. They had the architect over there to look. They’re doing all that cost out now, so it is moving. I think maybe they were looking for a pencil sharpener. Judge Bowers: I understand. President Jerrel: Anyway, we’re going to do some talking, but it is moving. Judge Bowers: Thank you so much, Commissioners. President Jerrel: Do we need to confirm the Judge’s request that if this happens he gets first call? Commissioner Tuley: I’ll so move. President Jerrel: And I’ll second
and say so ordered.
President Jerrel: The next item on
the agenda is any group or individual that wishes to address the board.
President Jerrel: Hearing none, County Engineer. John Stoll: The street plans you have in front of you are for Section 1 of Stonecreek Subdivision. This subdivision got final drainage approval last month and these street plans reflect all the requirements of the final drainage plan and we’ve reviewed them and recommend that they be approved. Commissioner Tuley: John, that was Stonecreek Section 1? John Stoll: Yes. Commissioner Tuley: I’ll move approval...I’m sorry. John Stoll: I was going to say the street in general, I think the lowest point is two-tenths of a foot less than the hundred year flood elevation in the sag points for emergency overflows so the streets are...they shouldn’t be flooded out even though this all is in the floodplain, so I just wanted to point that out as well. Commissioner Tuley: Okay, I’ll move approval of the road plans for Stonecreek Section 1. President Jerrel: And I’ll second
and say so ordered.
John Stoll: The second item I’ve got is a sidewalk waiver request for Section 5 of Autumn Hills Subdivision. This is a subdivision with large lots located out on Koring Road near Walking Horse Lane. The remainder of Autumn Hills Subdivision does not have sidewalks nor are there any sidewalks along Koring Road, so on that basis I would recommend that the sidewalk waiver be approved. Commissioner Tuley: Autumn Hills 5? John Stoll: Yeah, this got primary approval at APC at last month’s meeting, so it has made it that far in the process. Commissioner Tuley: Right. I’ll move approval of the sidewalk waiver request for Autumn Hills Section 5. President Jerrel: I’ll second and say so ordered. John Stoll: That’s all I have unless you’ve got any questions. Commissioner Tuley: A big question, John. John Stoll: Okay. Commissioner Tuley: Red Bank and the Lloyd Expressway. John Stoll: Yes. Commissioner Tuley: Okay, just top of where the new light went in there at University what do we have to do to get a left turn arrow at the intersection with Lloyd? John Stoll: On the Lloyd Expressway? Commissioner Tuley: I only live a few miles north of there. There was several times over the holidays and through the last weeks that traffic was backed in the left turn lane all the way back up to University and only one or two cars per light can get through there because of oncoming traffic and it’s a nightmare. We need to somehow get the state to-- John Stoll: I’ll contact the traffic department at Vincennes and see what can be done. I know there were going to be some changes in conjunction with Gene Hahn’s development, but given the lawsuit that has been involved out there for so long I don’t know when that is going to be resolved so maybe we can get something changed in the interim. President Jerrel: They’ve already said...I know he had said that it may be a long time. John Stoll: I know he went ahead and paved a portion of Red Bank because he had no idea when it would be settled and he didn’t want to leave that all with shoulder drop-offs and all that so he has tried his best to make it as good as possible until it is settled. Commissioner Tuley: The light is helping, but if you can’t make the left-- John Stoll: On the expressway. Commissioner Tuley: --you’re losing the affect the light has given us. President Jerrel: Well, Pat said two cars max. John Stoll: Is it always doing it that way or is that just during the holidays? I have not been out there to really watch. Commissioner Tuley: This was during Christmas break. It was 1:00 in the afternoon the last time I tried to come through there. In fact, I started going...the people on Clairmont are going to love this, I started going south all the way down to Clairmont and coming in the back way to avoid that intersection. President Jerrel: If you call them could you follow up with a letter and give me a copy of the letter? John Stoll: Sure. President Jerrel: I’m going to go...I’m either going Thursday and Friday of this week or Thursday and Friday of next week and I have some appointments in Indianapolis and then I’ll go over to INDOT and speak to them. John Stoll: Yeah-- Commissioner Tuley: It should be going east and west on the Lloyd. People coming north are going to run into the same kind of problem. John Stoll: Okay, for people coming out of Hahn’s development as well? Commissioner Tuley: Right. John Stoll: I’ll check the signal plans and see if we’ve got any kind of signal details for what Hahn’s development...what changes were going to be done there and I will also contact INDOT because I don’t think it was going to address any of the southbound traffic at all. I think it was all just to pick up the westbound to southbound lefts and then the northbound to westbound lefts, but nothing southbound. Commissioner Tuley: The light there at University has been a big help. There is an awful lot of people trying to move back and forth across. John Stoll: I thought that turned out looking pretty good. Commissioner Tuley: Yeah, it does. The median that is painted is working quite well as well. John Stoll: Since it was different I was concerned about that, but it seems like it has worked pretty well so far. President Jerrel: Yeah, it does. I thought though if I had something to deliver to them it might make more of an impact. John Stoll: Sure. President Jerrel: Okay, nothing else? John Stoll: That’s all I had. President Jerrel: Okay, thank you.
President Jerrel: County Garage. Erik Bentle: Okay, you’ve got my work schedule from last week and this week. As you probably know we were kind of busy yesterday. We’ll be cleaning the mess up of debris off the road and side of the roads we stacked it so the next couple of days we’ll be getting it all cleaned up, so that will be taken care of. Our second truck was delivered today from Miller so we’ve got them both on the road now. That’s all I have. Commissioner Tuley: Did you get a call, I don’t remember the exact address, but it was in Evergreen Acres from an individual? They called me late yesterday and I told them to call Central Dispatch and find out who the foreman was. Erik Bentle: Evergreen Acres. It seems like I did, yes. Commissioner Tuley: Why don’t you, if you think about it in the morning, give me a call because I’ve got the note on my desk at school. Erik Bentle: Okay. Commissioner Tuley: And I’ll tell you what the address was. Erik Bentle: Okay. Commissioner Tuley: Maybe that will ring a bell. Erik Bentle: I think I got one for 500 Evergreen or something like that, a note on my desk. Commissioner Tuley: It seemed like it was 800 or something, but I don’t remember exactly. Erik Bentle: Okay, I’ll give you a call tomorrow. Commissioner Tuley: Just give me a call at school tomorrow. Erik Bentle: Okay. President Jerrel: You know we didn’t get any calls to speak of here. I got a lot of calls...I worked Monday and I got a lot of calls on other things, but not about the rain. Erik Bentle: Well, we had quite a bit...a good sized crew in last night. President Jerrel: Yeah. Erik Bentle: We were getting barricades up everywhere that we could. We did have a lot of covered roads though. President Jerrel: I bet. Erik Bentle: We found some drainage problems. President Jerrel: You didn’t know they were there? Erik Bentle: No. Commissioner Tuley: We didn’t have much rain in `99 to find them. Erik Bentle: I’m telling you. We know where they are at now. President Jerrel: Okay, well thank you very much. Erik Bentle: All right.
President Jerrel: County Attorney. Joe Harrison, Jr.: I don’t have anything.
President Jerrel: Okay, Superintendent of County Buildings. Tony Greubel: Actually, regarding the Soil & Water Conservation District reports, I talked...Mike Wathen got back from vacation and I talked with him today and since Carrie Parmenter is now an official county employee I suggested that perhaps the Soil & Water...instead of him just submitting more of a personal report on him with Bonnie’s help...with Bonnie Bittner’s help, their Executive Assistant, they can just submit like a departmental report with all three of them on what they do that way if Mike is on vacation or something something can still be submitted. President Jerrel: Oh, that’s a good idea. Commissioner Tuley: Bonnie is back to work, I assume? Tony Greubel: Yeah, mostly. President Jerrel: But then she goes back. Tony Greubel: That’s all I have. President Jerrel: Okay, thank you
President Jerrel: Superintendent...let’s see, Burdette Park. Steve Craig: Steve Craig, Burdette Park. You got my work list for last week and the week before. President Jerrel: Right. Steve Craig: And then I submitted, I guess, an assessment of our goals that we were trying to achieve and I kind of addressed each one one-by-one if you had a chance to read them. President Jerrel: I wish Richard was here tonight because I’m sure he would have...he can save them, but this was very well done, Steve. Steve Craig: Well, thank you. President Jerrel: Appreciate it. Have any questions? It looks like the money is up. Commissioner Tuley: No, it’s nice that you provided us with what your goals were and then a sheet that goes back and compares how it actually worked out. It was a nice report. President Jerrel: Well, and I do think it’s apparent that we are achieving more and I think you deserve a lot of credit because we were spending a lot of money on advertising and we’re really getting the word out and you’re getting the job done and we haven’t had to spend that money. Steve Craig: Thanks. The one thing that I did want to bring up was on goals, page 2, the American Disability Association. Under that I had talked to you, I think, before the holidays and I don’t know if we ever decided if that was brought up and okayed. I know I brought it up and we talked about it. President Jerrel: Right, did you get an opportunity to talk to Joe about the bidding process? Steve Craig: No, I didn’t. President Jerrel: We want to...what we’re talking about is building the new-- Steve Craig: Bishea Building. President Jerrel: --Bishea Building ADA restroom and there has been a wide range of projected costs and Steve has an idea and he needs to talk to you to make sure we do this correctly, but we want to get that finished by the time spring comes. Steve Craig: Yeah, close the building down for six weeks in the spring so that we could get it done before the summer, so we kind of need to act on it. Like she said, the bids varied immensely and I wanted to know how I had to bid it out. Joe Harrison, Jr.: Give me a call. Commissioner Tuley: Did you open up on time on the pools this year? Steve Craig: Uh-huh. Commissioner Tuley: Was it the year before we were delayed because of the resurfacing and the rain and all that stuff? Steve Craig: Well, we opened one pool,
but one pool was closed.
President Jerrel: Remember, the baby pool and then the big one because we did the new linings. Commissioner Tuley: Right. Steve Craig: But we had both of them open. We redid the olympic pool this year but they had gave me the money in the fall-- Commissioner Tuley: Right, so you had a chance to do it before-- Steve Craig: --so they came in and did about half the work. Commissioner Tuley: But the question was you did open up on time this year? It was the previous year that we had to-- Steve Craig: What I was bringing up is that we did open up on time both years, but one of the pools-- Commissioner Tuley: Yeah, with both pools this year. Steve Craig: Yeah, right. That’s all I have. President Jerrel: Okay, thank you very much. Steve Craig: Thank you.
President Jerrel: There are no reports from Soil & Water and the Ozone, is there a motion to accept the reports as they have been turned in? Commissioner Tuley: So moved. President Jerrel: Second and so ordered.
President Jerrel: Any questions about the consent items? Commissioner Tuley: I’ll move approval of the consent items as submitted. President Jerrel: And I’ll second
and say so ordered.
President Jerrel: Is there any old business? Commissioner Tuley: I have none.
President Jerrel: Any new business? Commissioner Tuley: I have none of that either. President Jerrel: Under new business I want to just for the record we will be establishing our goals for the year as we have done for the last three years and if we could target maybe the first week in February and each of us can submit them and Tony can get our board up and we can track how well we do this next year. That’s all I have. Commissioner Tuley: I’ll move adjournment. President Jerrel: And I’ll second and say so ordered. The meeting was adjourned at 6:03 p.m. Those in attendance:
Vanderburgh County
Bettye Lou Jerrel, President Richard E. Mourdock, Vice President Patrick Tuley, Member Recorded and transcribed by Charlene Timmons.
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