VANDERBURGH COUNTY

DRAINAGE BOARD

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

The Vanderburgh County Drainage Board met in session this 22^nd day of September, 2009 at 5:30 p.m. in room 301 of the Civic Center Complex with President Lloyd Winnecke presiding.

President Winnecke: Are we ready?

Bill Jeffers: Yes, sir.

President Winnecke: At this time we’ll call to order the September 22^nd meeting of the Vanderburgh County Drainage Board. Attendance roll call, please.

Madelyn Grayson: Commissioner Melcher?

Commissioner Melcher: Here.

Madelyn Grayson: President Winnecke?

President Winnecke: Here.

President Winnecke: Okay, at this time I would entertain a motion to approve minutes from our previous meeting.

Commissioner Melcher: So moved.

President Winnecke: And a second. Questions or discussion? Hearing none, all those in favor say aye.

Commissioner Melcher: Aye.

President Winnecke: Aye. Opposed? The minutes are approved.

(Motion approved 2-0)

President Winnecke: Bill, what do you have for us tonight?

Bill Jeffers: Well, tonight I have the, a request to let the contract for Kolb Ditch/Audubon Lake release structure. We had two bids that we opened last week. One was from Vieira Brothers Excavating, $17,860, that was the base bid, with rip rap, plus any rip rap used, $35 per ton. The other bid was from Mark Naas, $33,900 with no contingencies. So, after examining the amount of rip rap that we would need for this job, at $35 per ton, we estimate we will not need more than 100 tons. So, you can see that the Vieira Brothers Excavating would still be the lower of the two bids. We examined the bids for all other technicalities, everything appeared to be the same. The recommendation from the Surveyor is to let the contract to Vieira Brothers Excavating for $17,860 plus $35 per ton for up to 100 ton of rip rap.

President Winnecke: Discussion? At this point I would entertain a motion to accept the County Surveyor’s recommendation.

Commissioner Melcher: So moved.

President Winnecke: Second. A motion and a second. Questions or discussion? Hearing none, all in favor say aye.

Commissioner Melcher: Aye.

President Winnecke: Aye. Opposed?

(Motion approved 2-0)

President Winnecke: Okay, thank you, Bill.

Bill Jeffers: Thank you.

Bill Jeffers: The other item of business is Creekside Meadows, Section Two, revised final plan. It was approved on the Surveyor’s recommendation last week, but it came to my attention that the Area Plan Commission notice said that it would appear before you this week. So, to avoid any possible conflict, I bring it back to you tonight, simply to allow anybody who may have received a notice, there were two neighbors, if either of the two neighbors are here to make comment on that plan, we would make that available to them tonight. I don’t believe I see anyone in the audience who came to make that comment. So, again, the recommendation is to approve Creekside Meadows, Section Two, the revised final plan, which essentially remains the same, they just increased the number of lots and moved some drainage easements around to match the new lot configuration.

Commissioner Melcher: So, we’re going to vote on this again tonight?

Bill Jeffers: I would ask you to, please.

Commissioner Melcher: That way we get your signature this time.

President Winnecke: There you go.

Commissioner Melcher: Let the record show that I will be on both of them, last week and this week.

Bill Jeffers: Okay.

Commissioner Melcher: I’ll make the motion that we approve it again.

President Winnecke: And I’ll second. Questions or discussion? Hearing none, all in favor say aye.

Commissioner Melcher: Aye.

President Winnecke: Aye. Opposed? Okay, it is approved.

(Motion approved 2-0)

Bill Jeffers: I have no further business for the Drainage Board this evening.

President Winnecke: Any other public comment before us?

Commissioner Melcher: I’ll move for adjournment.

President Winnecke: So moved. Thank you.

Bill Jeffers: Thank you.

(The meeting was adjourned at 5:34 p.m.)

Those in Attendance:

Lloyd Winnecke                        Stephen Melcher                      Bill Jeffers

Ted C. Ziemer, Jr.          Madelyn Grayson                     Others Unidentified

Members of Media

VANDERBURGH COUNTY

DRAINAGE BOARD

Lloyd Winnecke, President

Stephen Melcher, Member

(Recorded and transcribed by Madelyn Grayson.)