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Minutes for the Stormwater Management Board meeting on January 21, 2015
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STORMWATER MANAGEMENT BOARD MEETING MINUTES
Date: January 21, 2015
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 to order at 8:30 a.m.
In Attendance marked in bold
Members: Officials & Staff:
Dewaine Beisner, Chairman Harold Perrin - Mayor
Jeremy Bevill Otis Spriggs - Director of Planning & Zoning
Charles Coleman Craig Light - Chief City Engineer
Marvin Day, Vice-Chairman Roger Gibson - Stormwater Manager
Darrel Dover Joe McKeel - Stormwater Inspector
Jeannie Gillis Eugene Neff - Road Superintendent
Jerry Farris Starr Fenner - ASU
Woody Freeman Tracey Cooper - Secretary
Garry Meadows
Mark Morris Others:
Rick Wyatt Keith Inman, Jonesboro Sun (8:49)
I. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 8:30 a.m. by Beisner.
II. ROLL CALL
III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A. Minutes for the September 17, 2014, Stormwater Management Board Meeting
Motion to approve the minutes was made by Farris and seconded by Day. The minutes were unanimously approved.
IV. OLD BUSINESS
Beisner ask for an update on the structures with repetitive loss claims. Light stated there are 22 residential structures and one commercial structure. There are other structures that have flooded but are not included because they do not meet the criteria set by FEMA (they must have two or more claims in a ten year period and have flood insurance). Most of the structures are older and were constructed under the current Stormwater ordinance as adopted. Beisner stated he has observed houses being built below street level. There is no ordinance that says a house must be built above street level. A BFE is established for lots on drainage easements. Easements are put on lots where the water is going to flow.
V. NEW BUSINESS
Gibson stated he had received nine entries for the manhole cover contest. The entri...
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