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Minutes for the Stormwater Management Board Meeting on January 16, 2019
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STORMWATER MANAGEMENT BOARD MEETING MINUTES
Date: January 16, 2019
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 Meredith
Jeremy Bevill
L.J. Byrant (8:33 a.m.)
Charles Coleman (8:41 a.m.)
Marvin Day, Vice-Chairman
Jeannie Gillis
Jerry Farris
Woody Freeman
Garry Meadows
Bob Harrison
Rick Wyatt
Officials & Staff:
Harold Perrin - Mayor
Derrel Smith - Director of Planning & Zoning
Craig Light - Chief City Engineer
Roger Gibson - Stormwater Manager
Eugene Neff - Road Superintendent
Bobby Clark - ASU
Tracey Cooper - Secretary
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 November 26, 2018, Stormwater Management Board Meeting
Motion to approve the minutes was made by Day and seconded by Farris. The minutes were unanimously approved.
IV. NEW BUSINESS
Light stated the City has a July 31st deadline to submit the updated Stormwater Management Plan for the new MS4 permit. The original plan was adopted by the City Council 4 - 5 years ago. Two minor changes were made to the attached updated plan. (1) Replaced storm drain stenciling with storm drain covers and (2) removed the reforestation section from the plan. Light stated there has been discussion about putting up signage to identify water basins as part of public outreach. This has not been added to the updated plan. The Board was ask to read the plan and bring any comments to the next meeting. If you have any questions, please contact Roger Gibson.
Gillis questioned what happens when Jonesboro reaches a 100,000+ population. Light stated the city would become a Phase 1 Community and with that come additional rules and standards.
Light said the Board was given some information regarding low impact development at the last meeting. He as...
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