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Minutes for the Stormwater Management Board Meeting on September 20, 2017
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STORMWATER MANAGEMENT BOARD MEETING MINUTES
Date: September 20, 2017
Location: Municipal Center
First Floor Conference Room
300 South Church
Jonesboro, AR 72401
Time: 8:30 a.m.
Opening: Chairman Beisner called the meeting to order at 8:30 a.m.
In Attendance marked in bold
Members:
Dewaine Beisner, Chairman
Jeremy Bevill
L.J. Byrant
Charles Coleman
Marvin Day, Vice-Chairman
Jeannie Gillis
Jerry Farris
Woody Freeman
Garry Meadows
Bob Harrison - 9:33 a.m.
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
The meeting was called to order at 8:31 a.m. by Beisner.
II. ROLL CALL
III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
*Minutes for the July 17, 2017, Stormwater Management Board Meeting
Motion to approve the minutes was made by Wyatt and seconded by Harrison . The minutes were unanimously approved.
IV. OLD BUSINESS
Light gave an update on the Stormwater Utility Fee. The proposal was approved by City Council on September 19th. There will be a kickoff meeting in a couple of week. Light would like for Mr. Beisner to attend. Light stated that the fee is a good thing because it is needed. Currently, all funds for drainage come from the Street Fund. The fee will provide funds to address more drainage issues. There will be a five-year improvement plan with different fee scenarios. The proposal will show different projects and how much money is needed to complete them. Wyatt stated there needs to be a dedicated income stream in order to plan. Day stated the fee would have to be adopted by City Council. Light stated yes. There will be two public meetings and a vote by City Council to set the fee. The public meetings are part of the process and will allow public ...
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