VANDERBURGH COUNTY

DRAINAGE BOARD

JANUARY 17, 2006

The Vanderburgh County Drainage Board met in session this 17^th day of January, 2006 at 4:49 p.m. in room 301 of the Civic Center Complex.

Commissioner Musgrave: Okay, are you ready with the tape? Oh, good, we’re rolling. I will convene the Vanderburgh County Drainage Board agenda for Tuesday, January 17, 2006.

Commissioner Musgrave: Before we approve the minutes of the previous meeting, I would like to call for election of officers. Is there a motion for President? Make a motion to make him President, instead of me, please.

Commissioner Shetler: I move that...okay, Commissioner Nix to be President then.

Commissioner Musgrave: I’ll second that motion. All those in favor?

All Commissioners: Aye.

Commissioner Musgrave: Commissioner Nix, you are now President, and you may take the agenda from here.

President Nix: Thank you.

President Nix: Good afternoon. I would like to call to order the Vanderburgh County Drainage Board meeting, Tuesday, January 17, 2006. I will entertain a motion to approve the minutes of the previous meeting.

Commissioner Musgrave: So moved.

Commissioner Shetler: Second.

President Nix: All in favor?

All Commissioners: Aye.

President Nix: Next on the agenda, Mr. Jeffers is stepping to the podium.

Bill Jeffers: Well, now they’re going to do the Drainage Board before rezonings. We’re not prepared. We thought you did the rezonings first.

President Nix: Would you like for us to–

Bill Jeffers: And we’re not hooked up.

President Nix: Would you like for us to recess?

Bill Jeffers: Don’t you normally do rezonings at 4:00, before the Drainage Board meeting?

Commissioner Musgrave: Those have, they are all set at 3:30 now.

President Nix: We can recess–

Bill Jeffers: Okay.

President Nix: –and then pick up, and that’s fine.

Bill Jeffers: Yeah, I need somebody to hook up the computer for us.

President Nix: We are recessed.

Commissioner Musgrave: Oh, you’re hooked up already. I guess, you didn’t get the e-mail establishing the order of our meetings tonight?

Bill Jeffers: No, I did not.

President Nix: We are recessed. You’re fine.

(The meeting was recessed at 4:50 p.m.)

(The meeting was reconvened at 5:00 p.m.)

President Nix: Mr. Jeffers, are you ready? Sorry for that inconvenience.

Bill Jeffers: Oh, I was looking at this from the Auditor’s website. I’m sorry.

President Nix: That’s alright.

Bill Jeffers: Good, we don’t have to worry about them, do we?

President Nix: We will reconvene the Drainage Board meeting.

Madelyn Grayson: Did we approve the minutes?

Bill Jeffers: Pardon me?

Madelyn Grayson: Did we approve–

President Nix: Yes.

Madelyn Grayson: We did?

President Nix: Yes, we did approve the minutes.

Bill Jeffers: I never fixed it. I spoke too soon. We’ll have our projector up and running in just a moment. I’m sorry about the earlier confusion. Next time we have Drainage Board, I’ll be ready after the Commissioners, and before the rezoning. Have you all approved your minutes from the previous meeting?

President Nix: Yes, we have.

Commissioner Musgrave: Yes, we did.

Bill Jeffers: And the new President is Bill Nix. How did you get out of that, Cheryl? It’s such an exciting job. Is it on?

(Comments were made away from the microphone as the Surveyor’s staff attempted to hook up laptop for drainage plans.)

Bill Jeffers: Okay, while we’re waiting for the first photograph to come up, this is simply a request by Hamlin Group, Incorporated to install an eight inch water main extension through a drainage easement that is platted in lot six, Northfield Shopping Center. There’s already a re-routed creek in that drainage easement that was a part of the original drainage plan for Northfield Shopping Center. It’s a substantially wide drainage easement, there’s plenty of room for a waterline to go through. On the east bank of that ditch, but since it’s not a public utility easement, they come to the Drainage Board requesting that the Drainage Board allow them to install the waterline in a drainage easement. I don’t believe there’s any other utilities in there, and if it’s suitable for dual purpose use, we have no objection. I put on your desk, and handed to your Recording Secretary a list of conditions regarding returning the drainage easement to it’s previous, equal or better existing, pre-existing condition, and to establish erosion control measures to remain in place until the grass is re-established, and for the property owner to inspect the finished project periodically to make sure the grass cover stays established. I didn’t read the exact conditions in, but I would ask that those be made a part of your record. The only person who is not available to sign those is the owner of lot six, who is currently hospitalized. When he comes out of the hospital he’s agreed to sign these.

Commissioner Musgrave: I’ll move approval.

Commissioner Shetler: Second.

President Nix: A motion has been made, and a second. All in favor?

All Commissioners: Aye.

Madelyn Grayson: Mr. Jeffers, does the Drainage Board sign as the project operator/contractor?

Bill Jeffers: No, that would be BMB, Incorporated is installing the waterline. I’m asking them to sign it, since during the construction period the conditions require them to take certain steps.

Madelyn Grayson: Okay, so the Commissioners don’t need to sign this document?

Bill Jeffers: I was signing for the County Drainage Board.

Madelyn Grayson: Okay.

Bill Jeffers: If the County Drainage Board wants to sign, they may.

President Nix: Mr. Jeffers, they’re responsible then to put it all back?

Bill Jeffers: Yes, sir.

President Nix: And make sure all (Inaudible. Microphone cutting out.)?

Bill Jeffers: Right, and I’m just saying that the owner of lot six is thrown in to the mix to inspect it from time to time. Of course, Mike Wathen and I will be out there to take a look at it as well. We seem to be having trouble with our presentation today.

Brenda Jeffers: I’m not able to access the W drive.

Bill Jeffers: Okay.

Bill Jeffers: The only other item I had today is, as you know the County Commissioners spent a million dollars putting a new drainage structure under Stockwell Road at Wesselman Park area. The old channel cuts through the northeast corner of Wesselman Wood Nature Preserve, and we have to keep that old channel open because it takes both channels to discharge the entire 100 year run off. There’s currently a minor log jam there, plus some erosion is occurring on the bank within Wesselman’s Woods. A young man name Bruce, no, Blair Borries works for Americorp, and also works for Canoe Evansville and Wesselman’s Woods, has put together a grant application. He’s looking for $5,000. He thinks he’ll be able to get that from Alcoa I believe is where he’s trying to get that, but I think the project may cost somewhat in excess of the $5,000 he plans to get from Alcoa, and I would just like to notify you at this time that it’s a critical enough project that I may come to you with an emergency contract to make up the difference. We’re just looking at some sort of erosion control project and log jam removal. I wanted to notify you in advance that we may be coming back in a week or so with an emergency contract. That concludes my presentation. I’m sorry we didn’t have, we can’t access the W drive apparently, but if you would like to view the pictures we have of those two projects, we can show them to you individual members in the office.

Commissioner Musgrave: If you could just print them out and send them down to me, I would like to take a look at them.

Bill Jeffers: Sure.

Commissioner Musgrave: Okay.

Bill Jeffers: Sorry for the earlier confusion.

President Nix: That was on us, I think.

Commissioner Musgrave: Yes, I think so too.

Bill Jeffers: No, I think everything will work real well on a weekly basis, if we just keep everything moving.

President Nix: Any other business?

Bill Jeffers: No, sir.

President Nix: I’ll entertain a motion to adjourn.

Commissioner Musgrave: So moved.

Commissioner Shetler: Second.

President Nix: All in favor?

All Commissioners: Aye.

President Nix: We are adjourned.

(The meeting was adjourned at 5:05 p.m.)

         Those in Attendance:

         Bill Nix                            Cheryl Musgrave            Tom Shetler, Jr.

         Bill Jeffers                       Ted C. Ziemer, Jr.          Madelyn Grayson

         Brenda Jeffers                Others Unidentified         Members of Media

VANDERBURGH COUNTY

DRAINAGE BOARD

Bill Nix, President

Cheryl Musgrave, Vice President

Tom Shetler, Jr., Member

Recorded and transcribed by Madelyn Grayson.