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Minutes for the Stormwater Management Board meeting on April 17, 2013
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STORMWATER MANAGEMENT BOARD MEETING MINUTES
Date: April 17, 2013
Location: Huntington Building
Conference Room
900 West Monroe
Jonesboro, AR 72401
Time: 8:30 a.m.
Opening: Chairman Beisner called the meeting to order to order at 8:34 a.m.
In Attendance marked in bold
Members:
Dewaine Beisner, Chairman
Charles Coleman
Michael Daniels
Marvin Day, Vice-Chairman
Darrel Dover
Jerry Farris
Woody Freeman
Garry Meadows
Barry Phillips
James Shelton
Rick Wyatt
Officials & Staff:
Harold Perrin - Mayor
Otis Spriggs - Director of Planning & Zoning
Craig Light - Chief City Engineer
Joe McKeel - Stormwater Inspector
Tracey Cooper - Secretary
Also in Attendance:
Starr Fenner, Arkansas State University
Keith Inman, Jonesboro Sun (8:56 a.m.)
I. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 8:34 a.m. by Beisner.
II. ROLL CALL
III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A. Minutes for the March 20, 2013, Stormwater Management Board Meeting
Motion to approve the minutes was made by Wyatt and seconded by Dover. The minutes were unanimously approved.
IV. OLD BUSINESS
There was no old business to discuss.
V. NEW BUSINESS
Light explain the Community Rating System (CRS) and how insurance claims in the City affect the rating. The City entered the CRS program in the 1990’s with a rating of 9 (ever City that participates starts with a rating of 9). Each City can get a one point reduction in their rating for every 500 points they earn for various activities including public outreach and permitting procedures related to Stormwater. There are a lot of activities that can be done without too much cost or effort but other require time and money. The City of Jonesboro currently has a rating of 8. The City needs 170 points to get reduced to a rating of 7. The City can ask for a special audit after the additional points are obtained. A 1 point drop in the rating saves around $35...
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