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Minutes for the Stormwater Management Board meeting on August 19, 2009.
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STORMWATER MANAGEMENT BOARD MEETING MINUTES
Date: August 19, 2009
Location: Huntington Building
City Council Chambers
900 West Monroe
Jonesboro, AR 72401
Time: 8:30 a.m.
Opening: Chairman Gene Vance called the meeting to order at 8:35 a.m.
In Attendance marked in bold
Members:
Dewaine Beisner
Michael Daniels
John Easley
Jerry Farris, Vice-Chair
Barry Phillips
Betty Shaw
John Street
Gene Vance, Chairman
Todd Wilcox
Rick Wyatt
Dennis Zolper
Officials & Staff:
Harold Perrin - Mayor
Otis Spriggs - Director of Planning & Zoning
Craig Light - Chief City Engineer
Michael Morris - Civil Engineer
Melissa Houston - Secretary
I. CALL TO ORDER
II. ROLL CALL
III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A. Minutes for the June 17, 2009, Stormwater Management Board Meeting
Motion to approve the minutes was made by Dennis Zolper and seconded by Dewaine Beisner. The minutes were unanimously approved.
IV. NEW BUSINESS
Michael Morris sat in for Craig Light. Morris stated that the changes have been made to the Ordinance amending the Stormwater Management Regulations of the Stormwater Drainage Design Manual Prohibiting Illicit Discharge and Connections. Dennis Zolper made a motion to recommend to the Public Works Committee that they adopt the Ordinance. All voted aye.
Vegetative Management Study - looked at the vegetation assessment graphs showing percentage and types of vegetation growing in each ditch.
Corps of Engineers Master Planning - may have contract before the end of this year to help out with the study.
Drainage Ditch Maintenance - almost done with ditch by Hilltop and the ditch behind RGB will be next.
“Hot Spot” Drainage Project - will start digging (8-26-2009) on Nettleton detention pond and looking at Farm Creek to be the next project.
MS4 - ADEQ has issued a new Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System General Permit which we have to revise and submit a c...
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