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MINUTES FOR THE STORMWATER MANAGEMENT BOARD MEETING ON FEBRUARY 16, 2022
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STORMWATER MANAGEMENT BOARD MEETING MINUTES
Date:
February 16, 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
Chris Kidd
Matt Taylor
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
Eugene Neff - Road Superintendent
Melissa Dooley - ASU
Pam Alexander
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
Motion to approve the minutes was made by Coleman and seconded by Bevill. The minutes were unanimously approved.
IV. NEW BUSINESS
Gibson stated that one of two properties purchased with the Flood Mitigation grant has been demolished and the second one will be down next week. The properties are located on Willow Road and Gamblin Drive.
Light gave a drainage project update. Work will be done at the corner of Church and Oak to tie into another system because the inlet currently doesn’t go anywhere. The area doesn’t flood but the road stays wet. Light stated that One Call locates have been done on the Bennett addition and it will start after the Oak Street project is complete. The system is going to be extended to catch water earlier so it doesn’t stack. It will help the neighborhood.
A field trip will be scheduled for March or May. The trip will have to be coordinated with JET.
V. OLD BUSINESS
VI. OTHER COMMUNICATION
Wyatt ask Dooley about the trail going though ASU. Dooley stated Phase 2 goes though the campus. It will slow traffic to allow for better pedestrian traffic on campus. The trail goes to Aggie R...
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