VANDERBURGH COUNTY

DRAINAGE BOARD

JUNE 5, 2007

The Vanderburgh County Drainage Board met in session this 5^th day of June, 2007 at 4:06 p.m. in room 301 of the Civic Center Complex with President Bill Nix presiding.

President Nix: Good afternoon. I would like to call order the Vanderburgh County Drainage Board, Tuesday, June 5, 2007 at 4:06.

President Nix: I will entertain a motion to approve the minutes of the previous meeting.

Commissioner Tornatta: So moved.

Commissioner Musgrave: Second.

President Nix: All in favor?

All Commissioners: Aye.

President Nix: All the same side.

President Nix: Mr. Jeffers, good afternoon.

Bill Jeffers: Good afternoon, President Nix, Vice President Tornatta, Commissioner Musgrave. Today, our first drainage plan on the agenda is Highway 41 development at 16880 U.S. Highway 41 North. It’s north of Baseline Road on the west side of U.S. 41, drains into the Pond Flat regulated drain system. It’s basically an old farm homestead. You may have noticed it sitting over there north of Azteca Milling in a little wooded knoll. The rest of the development is flat farmland, some of it out into the 100 year flood plain. This is in the impacted drainage area for Pond Flat drainage system, and therefore needs a detention system that will store the 100 year rainfall event and release it as a ten year pre-development, at the ten year pre-development rate into and across the farmland through a series of ditches, or private ditches, and then it arrives at the Pond Flat Main ditch. This is a preliminary plan. It was prepared for review by Bernardin Lochumueller and Associates, by Jim Farney, a registered engineer and land surveyor. He’s the senior project engineer for Bernardin Lochmueller and Associates. The calculations show that the plan complies with the storm water code. It shows that it can store the 100 year rainfall event and release it at the ten year pre-development rate. That’s shown on page three. The rest of the submittal is in order for a preliminary plan, which will allow it to go forward for whatever zoning and other Area Plan Commission review is necessary. Then, it will come back to you as a final drainage plan. There may have to be some minor modifications made to address certain offsite conditions that may come into play after a more thorough field review. The County Surveyor recommends approval of what’s being submitted as Highway 41 development industrial/commercial, 16880 Highway 41 North.

President Nix: Thank you, Mr. Jeffers. Anyone here that would like to address this from the audience? If not, any questions, concerns?

Commissioner Musgrave: I have a motion to adopt the recommendation of the Surveyor.

Commissioner Tornatta: Second.

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

Commissioner Musgrave: Aye.

Commissioner Tornatta: Aye.

President Nix: Both same side. I abstain.

Bill Jeffers: The only other drainage plan we have for you today is Sunset Memorial Park. It’s a cemetery on the north side of St. George Road, just east of Dress Regional Airport, in the industrial area. It also borders the residential area to the east there, Melody Hills. It’s part of Knob Hill. Knob Hill is that, part of Knob Hill is that forested area you see in the middle of the project. Basically, what’s going on is that Sunset Memorial Park submitted a drainage plan a year or so ago that was approved, their erosion control plan has been approved, but they have since scaled back the scope of their proposed development. I believe it still includes a chapel and some outdoor facilities, improvements to their cemetery. The plan that’s in front of you simply reflects those scaled down modifications, and, otherwise complies with the drainage code. The County Surveyor recommends approval of this final plan, modified plan for Sunset Memorial Park improvements.

President Nix: Is there anyone from the audience who would like to address this? If not, questions?

Commissioner Musgrave: I’ll move to adopt the recommendation of the County Surveyor.

Commissioner Tornatta: Second.

President Nix: All in favor?

All Commissioners: Aye.

President Nix: Both same side.

Bill Jeffers: The only other item of business that I brought to you this afternoon from our office, is a file folder full of ditch maintenance claims. Regular maintenance has been performed to the ditches so far this spring, as well as some continuing evaluations that are being made on our urban drains on the east side. Some progress payments to those vendors. They are all in order, accompanied by the required paperwork. Inspections have been made of the finished work. The County Surveyor recommends approval of those claims.

Commissioner Tornatta: So moved.

Commissioner Musgrave: Second.

President Nix: All in favor?

All Commissioners: Aye.

President Nix: Both same side. Thank you. Is that it? I’ll entertain a motion to adjourn.

Commissioner Musgrave: So moved.

Bill Jeffers: I don’t know, but there may be members of the public here that want to make comment. I noticed two gentlemen here in the audience.

President Nix: Is there anyone from the public that would like to comment at this time? Sorry about that.

David Ellison: Can I make just a general comment?

President Nix: Yes. I’m sorry. I missed that part of the agenda here.

David Ellison: I’m David Ellison, and I’m a farmer in the area which was just presented up here on your screen. I did not object to that, because we’re not against development, but, I just hope you understand that the 41 corridor does impact us severely. We farm, all of our farm ground lies around Pond Flat Main out there, and, years ago, say 15 to 20 years ago, it took a five inch rain to bring that creek up. Today it takes a two inch rain. So, we’ve got tremendous runoff out there. So, you know, whenever we develop that corridor, I just hope you keep that in mind. Okay. Appreciate it very much.

President Nix: Thank you for your comment. Anyone else that would like to address the board? If not, I’ll entertain a motion to adjourn.

Commissioner Tornatta: So moved.

Commissioner Musgrave: Second.

President Nix: All in favor?

All Commissioners: Aye.

President Nix: We are adjourned.

Those in Attendance:

Bill Nix                                      Troy Tornatta                            Cheryl Musgrave

Bill Jeffers                                 Ted C. Ziemer, Jr.          Madelyn Grayson

David Ellison                             Others Unidentified                   Members of Media

VANDERBURGH COUNTY

DRAINAGE BOARD

Bill Nix, President

Troy Tornatta, Vice President

Cheryl A.W. Musgrave, Member

(Recorded and transcribed by Madelyn Grayson.)