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Minutes for the Stormwater Management Board meeting on October 15, 2008.
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STORMWATER MANAGEMENT BOARD MEETING MINUTES
Date: October 15, 2008
Location: Huntington Building
Conference Room #105
900 West Monroe
Jonesboro, AR 72401
Time: 8:30 a.m.
Opening: Vice Chair Farris called the meeting to order at 8:35 a.m.
In Attendance marked in bold
Members:
Dewaine Beisner
Todd Wilcox
Michael Daniels
Alec Farmer
Jerry Farris, Vice-Chair
Betty Shaw
John Street
Gene Vance, Chair
Jon Wilbanks
Dennis Zolper
John Easley
Officials & Staff:
Doug Formon - Mayor
Tony Thomas - Project Administrator
Erick Woodruff - Public Works Director
Otis Spriggs - Director of Planning & Zoning
Craig Light - Chief City Engineer
Michael Morris - Civil Engineer
Tracey Cooper - Secretary
I. CALL TO ORDER
II. ROLL CALL
III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A. Minutes for the September 17, 2008, Stormwater Management Board Meetings
Motion to approve the minutes was made by Street and seconded by Easley. The minutes were unanimously approved.
IV. NEW BUSINESS
Light handed out a preliminary ordinance to repeal the original ordinance and to adopt the manual. Light stated that the ordinance had not been reviewed by the City Attorney but that it would be sent to him for his opinion. A copy of the preliminary ordinance is attached.
V. PENDING ITEMS
Light stated that there were no public comments. He stated that he had spoken with some pipe companies that are looking at the pipe section but has not received any comments.
Light explained that City staff had five (5) items that would make the requirements more stringent. (1) Buffering from the floodway. There is no buffering currently. (2) Parking lots in the floodway. Currently, they are not allowed but with the passage of the new ordinance they will be allowed. FEMA will allow parking lots in the floodway. Light stated that if it is allowed it could be with some restrictions, such as no overnight parking. (3) No manufactured homes in the floodplain. Light stated that FEMA recommended this. Street stated there was a State law recently passed regarding manufactured homes. Light will check into this. (4) All critical care facilities built outside of the 500-year floodplain. (5) Substantial improvements to structures. Light suggested making substantial improvements cumulative over a 5-year or 10-year period. Light stated that currently improvements can be split to come in under the 50% of assessment vs. construction cost. Light also mentioned lowering the threshold from the current 50%. He stated that 50% is set by FEMA and he was o.k. with leaving it. Light stated that these are suggestions by City staff and wanted the Board to consider them before the adoption of the Regulations and Manual.
Daniels came in 8:43 a.m.
VI. STAFF REPORTS
The meeting for public comments on the Stormwater Management Regulations and Stormwater Drainage Design Manual will be Thursday, October 23rd, at 5:30 p.m. in the Huntington Building, Room 105.
The next meeting will be Wednesday, November 19th, at 8:30 a.m. This meeting will be held in the City Council Chambers.
VII. PUBLIC COMMENTS
VI. ADJOURNMENT
Vice Chair Farris adjourned the meeting at 9:16 a.m.