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Stormwater Management Board Meeting Minutes for January 18, 2017
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STORMWATER MANAGEMENT BOARD MEETING MINUTES
Date: January 18, 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
Charles Coleman
Marvin Day, Vice-Chairman
Darrel Dover
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
Others:
Mike Foster, Pickering
Carlos Wood
Roy Cooper
I. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 8:30 a.m. by Beisner. Bob Harrison replaced Mark Morris on the Board. The position is held by the President of the Northeast Arkansas Homebuilders Association. Harrison is the new President.
II. ROLL CALL
III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
• Minutes for the November 16, 2016, Stormwater Management Board Meeting
Motion to approve the minutes was made by Wyatt and seconded by Day. The minutes were unanimously approved with the correction that Day adjourned the meeting at 9:34 a.m.
IV. OLD BUSINESS
Light presented a resolution for review. The resolution was requested by the Board regarding the enforcement of existing residential and commercial building codes. These codes are on the books but have never been enforced. The resolution is for the City Council to give Staff authorization to enforce the provisions of the code. Light explained that currently not enough information (no site plan) is submitted when requesting a permit. He stated that most of the houses that flooded during the May 24th event were not in a flood zone. Enforcement is a proactive step in correcting this type of flooding.
Wyatt made a...
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