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Minutes from the special called Stormwater Management Board meeting on March 26, 2008.
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STORMWATER MANAGEMENT BOARD
SPECIAL CALLED MEETING MINUTES
Date: March 26, 2008
Location: Huntington Building
Conference Room #105
900 West Monroe
Jonesboro, AR 72401
Time: 8:30 a.m.
Opening: Vice-Chairman Vance called the meeting to order at 8:43 a.m.
In Attendance marked in bold
Members:
Dewaine Beisner
Todd Wilcox
Michael Daniels
Alec Farmer, Chair
Jerry Farris
Betty Shaw
John Street
Gene Vance, Vice-Chair
Jon Wilbanks
Nathan Young
Dennis Zolper
Officials & Staff:
Doug Formon - Mayor
Tony Thomas - Project Administrator
Erick Woodruff - Public Works Director
Otis Spriggs - Director of Planning & Zoning
Craig Light - Assistant City Engineer
Michael Morris - Civil Engineer
Tracey Cooper - Secretary
I. CALL TO ORDER
II. ROLL CALL
III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A. Minutes for the February 20, 2008, Stormwater Management Board Meeting
Motion to approve the minutes was made by Zolper and seconded by Daniels. The minutes were unanimously approved.
IV. SPECIAL MEETING ITEMS
Light presented two handouts to be discussed (1) Model Floodplain Management Ordinance for Arkansas Communities and (2) comments on the “Regulations” and Sections 1 - 3 of the Design Manual.
Light reviewed his comments for the Regulations. He explained that Ordinance adopted must be in compliance with the Model Floodplain Ordinance he provided. He stated that there are some sections that are lacking that need to be reviewed (i.e. developments in floodplains)
Any development work done in the City of Jonesboro needs a Floodplain Permit. This will have to be added to Section 2 and 3. Light suggested incorporating the Design Criteria and Performance Standard into the Design Manual. There was a lengthy discussion on the clarification of where open channels should go. A 4:1 slope is desired on open channels but a 3:1 slope is acceptable. It was discussed putting “Maintenance” i...
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