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MINUTES FOR THE STORMWATER MANAGEMENT BOARD MEETING ON OCTOBER 19, 2022
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STORMWATER MANAGEMENT BOARD MEETING MINUTES
Date:
October 19, 2022
Location:
Municipal Center
First Floor Conference Room
300 South Church
Jonesboro, AR 72401
Time:
8:30 a.m.
Opening:
In Attendance marked in bold
Members:
Susan Merideth
Jeremy Bevill
L.J. Bryant
Charles Coleman
Woody Freeman
Jeannie Gillis, Co-Chair
LaGanzie Kale
Clint Jackson
Jeff Steiling
Pam Alexander
Rick Wyatt, Chairman
Officials & Staff:
Harold Copenhaver - Mayor
Derrel Smith - Director of Planning & Zoning
Craig Light - Chief City Engineer
Roger Gibson - Stormwater Manager
Marvin Day, Craighead County Judge
Melissa Dooley - ASU
Beverly Parker, Keep Jonesboro Beautiful
Tracey Cooper - Secretary
Richard Belk
I. CALL TO ORDER
Wyatt called the meeting to order at 8:30 a.m.
II. ROLL CALL
III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Minutes for the September 21, 2022 Stormwater Management Board Meeting
Motion to approve the minutes was made by Byrant and seconded by Merideth. The minutes were unanimously approved.
IV. NEW BUSINESS
Light stated the variance request, previously on the agenda, was ask to be postponed.
Wyatt stated he has been ask about selling of the back portion of acreage in the City limits. Where would a person start? Light stated the Planning Department. Light explained it would be a lot split. The guidelines are less stringent when creating two lots. It is more complex when more than two lots are created because it becomes a subdivision. Commercial developments have to do improvements such as enclosing the ditches along the front and side lot lines. Light stated there is a plan review process through the permitting software. The Engineering Department will look at the functionality of the development.
V. OLD BUSINESS
Light stated they are checking to see if there are any projects that qualify for a grant through ARNC. The grant is for drainage infrastructure. There is a quick turnaround for g...
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