September 4, 2008

                                                                                                                                   

 

 

The Ellettsville, Indiana Plan Commission met in regular session on Thursday, September 4, 2008 in the Fire Department Training and Conference Room located at 5080 West State Road 46.  Sandra Hash called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M. and lead the Pledge of Allegiance.

 

Roll Call:   Members present were:  Sandra Hash, President, Terry Baker, Vice President, Willis Ziese, Dan Swafford, Don Calvert and Phil Smith, Frank Buczolich-absent.  Frank Nierzwicki, Director of Planning Services and Connie Griffin were present.

 

Approval of the Minutes

 

Sandra Hash- entertained a motion to approve the minutes from August 7, 2008. Phillip Smith made a motion to approve the August 7, 2008 minutes, Terry Baker seconded the motion.  All in favor motion carried.

 

Old Business

 

Request for rezoning at 4210 W. SR 46- Matt Cascio Petitioner

 

Frank Nierzwicki- This is the former Cedar Bluff Garden Center area, which has 4 lots zoned R-2, the petitioner is requesting a zoning change to a C-3.  This would be consistent with the rest of the property. 

 

Sandra Hash- Is there a reason for the change?

 

Matt Cascio- We are making an effort to sell the property.  I’m trying to pull the zoning together.  As we brought the properties a little piece as a time, they all had old zoning and different zoning.  We would like it to be consistent commercial. 

 

Sandra Hash- Do all four pieces have homes on them?

 

Matt Cascio- No.  The property has old buildings and barns, and a sales and office building. 

 

Sandra Hash- In the back there are some duplexes?

 

Matt Cascio- In the Springs Valley Subdivision, way in the back.  We brought the land to build more green houses.  I’m getting Maury Erickson with Title Plus is going to be moving the line along there so we can have this separate. 

 

Sandra Hash- So the residential will stay residential, that is not in this request?

 

Matt Cascio- No answer.

 

Frank Nierzwicki- Yes, it is.

 

Matt Cascio- I guess that is part of the whole thing, right now.  If we sell the property, our intent is to draw a line up there.

 

Dan Swafford- So, you are saying you want to leave that area residential?

 

Frank Nierzwicki- The only four lots that are not zoned C-3 are the ones that are actually shown in the map, and the  parcel numbers you supplied the office are the ones we are talking about. 

 

Matt Cascio- Ok.

 

Sandra Hash- that includes all of your property, so where your business was and all of these properties you have acquired will all be commercial, this is what you are requesting?

 

Matt Cascio- Yes.

 

Sandra Hash- So the front of the property has the residential duplexes? 

 

Frank Nierzwicki- A map is shown and SR 46 with the houses distinguished.

 

Dan Swafford- I think the concerns at the last meeting, is that the citizens didn’t want a back exit into the commercial area, no trucks in the neighborhood.

 

Matt Cascio- I can’t imagine that anyone would design to do this, there is a concrete wall 10 feet high along that area and there are grade issues. 

 

Frank Nierzwicki- This area would require a 40 foot setback requirement. 

 

Matt Cascio- You give final site review.

 

Frank Nierzwicki- We do not have a site review on the table at this time. 

 

Dan Swafford- Are you willing to leave this area residential?

 

Matt Cascio- Yes.  This area will not be part of the sale.  The wall will be part of the rental property area. 

 

Additional Map Reviews

 

Matt Cascio-  The original property had a house on it, with 5 acres, and it is on the west side of the CVS.  Then I bought another 2 acres with a swamp on it, and then another parcel on the eastern side and a final parcel with a house next to Circle S gas station and then I bought the land with the duplexes. 

 

Frank Nierzwicki- We are getting confused Matt.  The parcels you’ve asked for are to be rezoned are these parcels, shown on screen. 

 

Sandra Hash- The show room area is commercial- so what else do you want commercial.

 

Matt Cascio- Everything in the front, where the pond is and the CVS property line, the buildings and the barn.  Matt uses the pointer to explain the property areas.

 

Sandra Hash- I was under the understanding that this area was already commercial. 

 

Matt Cascio- Really, the whole thing?

 

Frank Nierzwicki- The parcels you gave to us are four parcels.  He shows the parcels on the map. 

 

Matt Cascio- When I looked this up I looked for all of the parcels I have in there. 

 

Dan Swafford- Micah, can you go to the County GIS?

 

Frank Nierzwicki- I thought you wanted all of the parcels the same zoning. 

 

Matt Cascio- I do.  I obviously made a mistake.  It’s not a 100% accurate on what I said.  Because, you have to understand when I bought that parcel in the back with the houses on it, the reason for buying this land was to obtain other land that he had as part of that, so I could do my green house operations.  I’m trying to reestablish the line, so I can keep that a multi-family and below that where the wall is, is to turn that area into commercial.  So, there is actually part of those parcels that we are talking about that I want to be part of the property I want to sell to a developer.

 

Frank Nierzwicki- I think I understand.  I only have the parcels from the county, and you gave us those four parcels.  Looking at the zoning those are the only four parcels that were not zoned C-3, they were zoned R-2.

 

Matt Cascio- So you looked at the other parcels I owned as Cedar Bluff Garden?

 

Frank Nierzwicki- Yes, and the parcels numbers came out to these four parcels that were not C-3.  I think you are ahead of yourself from the standpoint of coming for a rezone.  What you want to do is to carve out that parcel, to make sure you have what you want in the right area.  That may create a different parcel number and once that is done, then you can come back to here to figure out the zoning on that. 

 

Matt Cascio- So I need to let Title Plus re-do………..

 

Frank Nierzwicki- We don’t know at this point which parcel you want to have rezoned.   We can continue this, and I suggest you try to get that information together as soon as possible, and have it ready for the next meeting.  We could address that, because you may have one of these parcels you want to rezone.

 

Sandra Hash- I think we need to go back and look at his zoning annexation ordinance.  When he annexed that property in I thought all of his gardening area was C-3 and those residential are R2 or R3.  I think it is already properly zoned.

 

Phillip Smith- He’s got a better chunk of residential than he wants.

 

Matt Cascio- I didn’t buy for the rental houses, I had to buy the whole thing, it comes down past the wall, and I would like to sell it, I don’t want to keep that land below the wall.  I don’t think a developer would be interested in any of this property. I need to define the line where the wall is. 

 

Rick Coppock- You may need to transfer between adjacent property lines and pull that property into the other ones. 

 

Matt Cascio- Obviously I didn’t understand some of the lots.

 

Frank Nierzwicki- Once you find that out, if it is the pleasure of the council to continue,  you can come back and then complete it. 

 

Matt Cascio- I have two concerns, make sure everything is consistent, and partial off my duplexes and my rentals.  I don’t want to give them up.  I want to make sure they are separate from any sell. 

 

Frank Nierzwicki- If you like you can request a continuance till the next meeting.

 

Matt Cascio- Let us do that, and I can always cancel if I don’t feel I need it.  I want to get this cleared up. 

 

Dan Swafford- You can get on the Monroe County GIS you can see your borders and zoning.

 

Frank Nierzwicki- Matt would like a continuance to the next meeting.

 

Phillip Smith- I make a motion to continue this Request for rezoning at 4210 W. SR 46- Matt Cascio Petitioner.  Terry Baker- Second.  Sandra Hash- All in favor say aye.  All in favor, Don Calvert abstained, motion carried.

 

Sandra Hash- Next item preliminary plat approval for a 78 lot subdivision in Centennial Park, Development Group Network Inc. Petitioner

 

Frank Nierzwicki- This item was before you at the last meeting, and is before you tonight.  We have the GIS map that shows the area.  SR 46 and Centennial and Woodgate were identified.  (32 Acre area).  Stubs, future development and town limits and Lost Man’s Lane were identified.  The connection point was brought up at the last meeting.

 

Rick Coppock- Representing the petitioner.  The right of way in question at the last meeting was discussed.  A recorded plat was presented for discussion.  Some documentation was discussed and information obtained by the County Planning Director about the access point to the north.  It has been considered a right of way by the County Engineer and its’ always been there.  A right of way is considered public property.  This area has been undeveloped for years.  When subdivisions are constructed they put the stubs in at the time of development.  A part of these other stubs were constructed, but this piece ends on a cul-de-sac.   The County Engineer and the County Planner, neither have concerns about this area, it has been considered a public right of way.  The recorded plat shows it is a right of way. 

 

A copy of the Monroe County Plan Commission Minutes shows an ingress/egress in 1976 it was approved in the minutes.

 

The development meets or exceeds the town code; we will have to get approval for the Rule 5 erosion control permitting, and sanitary sewer approval, water and notice of intent.  We have approval from Richland/Eastern Sewer Corporation to construct into their system and we are looking at a five to ten year build out.  When the owners brought this into town as R-1 they were looking to develop this area as a single family residential, which is what is before you now. 

 

Dan Swafford- What would stop that from becoming a right of way?

 

Rick Coppock- nothing that I know of. 

 

Frank Nierzwicki- The planning staff recommends approval.

 

Phillip Smith- Is there more than one access into Centennial? 

 

Rick Coppock- There is an access into Woodgate, and another development to the East of Centennial Drive, so another access point would be there in the future.  We will provide 2 access points to the north (34 acres that connects to Lost Man’s Lane). 

 

Sandra Hash- Does anyone from the audience have any questions or comments?

 

Dan Young- I’m the property owner adjacent to the cul-de-sac.  I have a concern about drainage within the property.  I have drainage from the Crider Property and from the potential new development.  From the proposed plat it doesn’t look like the drainage or the situation will improve.  So, I’m glad to hear they will have to go through the erosion approvals.  I have a concern that a lot of water will start running into my backyard.  Traffic looks like it will also be a concern.

 

Rick Coppock- We’ll pick up the drainage in the road and he pointed to another area that will run to a detention pond.  He should see an improvement.

 

Frank Nierzwicki- A grading permit will be required, and in the grading permit the plan will show how the water will drain; this data will be available to you for your input. 

 

Don Calvert- How much water are you going to run through Springs Valley?  One area gets flooded out when a lot of rain occurs around Deer Park. 

 

Rick Coppock- The detention requirements require us to detain 2, 5, 10, 25 and 100 year storms.  It should decrease and the water will go to the pond.  Several drainage issues were discussed and the map was reviewed.

 

Safety and line of site issues were discussed, as well as possible sidewalks and street lights put in.

 

Sandra Hash- Seeing no more questions or comments from the public, is there a motion.

 

Phillip Smith- We grant a preliminary plat approval for a 78 lot subdivision in Centennial Park, Development Group Network Inc. Petitioner.  Terry Baker- seconded the motion.  Sandra Hash requested a roll call vote, motion carries.

 

Phillip Smith, yes

Don Calvert, abstain

Terry Baker, yes

Sandra Hash, yes

Dan Swafford, yes

Willis Ziese, yes

Frank Buczolich- absent

 

New Business

 

Request for a Plan Commission work session on September 24, 2008     

 

Frank Nierzwicki- Enforcement has had several issues over the past few years; it will be up to the Plan Commission to have a work session to update Town code.  I’m concerned with the code for parking on the lawn, definitions, inoperable vehicles, number of vehicles in a residential area, signs, commercial lighting, fees, and special use variances. 

 

You can e-mail me your comments, and we could have draft language out prior to the meeting for you to review.  I want to make sure that the questions and concerns you have are addressed.  Frank explained the process on code ordinance changes.

 

Sandra Hash- I would like more information on Planned Unit Developments with more definitions and the code updated concerning commercial lighting. 

 

Most members are in agreement and can attend.

 

Planning Staff Comments-Frank Nierzwicki

 

Autumn Ridge Development

 

(Willis Ziese stepped down from the board.)

 

Frank Nierzwicki- A number of items have gone on recently.  In your packet you will find information from September 2, 2008.  In that document I stated on August 28 Rick Coppock and I met with representatives from Bearacos to talk about the Town Council comments on August 25, 2008.  We discussed the issues of the pit, and other issues and that Town Council wanted movement with work completed by September 10 or fines would begin.  I informed the representative, in my opinion, he has two options.

 

We made sure there was a building permit for the pit, there isn’t a permit. 

 

One option is to come to Plan Commission to have a change in the preliminary plat, or the second item would be to fill in the pit and do the other improvements as stated.  

 

He asked me the possibility of having the Plan Commission change the plat, and I said probably not real good, he said he would go with the first item and try to fill it in.  I sent him a copy of the memo that went out to you, so if you go to the e-mail from Jason Walls to me, he was thinking of going with the first option, but he didn’t think he could get it done by September 10, 2008.  He would try to do all of the other requested items.  That was on September 3, on the 4th of September.

 

Frank read a letter from Bearacos.  They are talking about completing the erosion control work, the issue between lot 39 and 40, they want an extension to September 30, 2008.  I stated to Jason Walls, that Rick Coppock and I can’t grant a date extension that only Town Council can approve.

 

Today, I was out there (Autumn Ridge) and dirt was being placed in the pit and some grading was going on. 

 

There was talk that they were going to follow through on the instructions given to Bearacos from Rick last night, so I don’t know if any instructions were given last night  to Bearacos.  Rick is here tonight to talk about that.

 

Rick Coppock- I talked to them yesterday, and we did a walk through and went through the items I had given Frank.  We talked about the pit.  The original plans show that a swell comes back down thru there, so anyway, they’ve got it about 2/3’s full.  I didn’t talk to anyone last night. 

 

From the original plan they’ve moved these around a little bit.  That’s why these contour lines don’t match up with what the original plan was.  There was no building there in the original plan.

 

Sandra Hash- What is this one that shows a building?

 

Rick Coppock- They’ve moved all of these buildings none of these match up, Bledsoe and Tapp have changed the plat after approval.  I remember Bernie Gearataus, called and asked, because they changed one building to a single.

 

The big blank spot should have been a double.  It was changed to a single.  So when they changed that to a single they wanted to pick up the unit that they lost.

 

Bernie called me, he said they weren’t changing the density, can we add a single?

 

 I said you need to talk to Jeff York at the time, since it was a PUD and he needed to go to the Plan Commission that was the last I heard about it, until the pit appeared. 

 

Frank Nierzwicki- We looked at the 2005 version of Google, and the pit was there in 2005.

 

Phillip Smith- The house not finished by the pit, does it have a building permit?

 

Rick Coppock- I’m sure they do.

 

Sandy Hash- It should be displayed.

 

Phillip Smith- I’ve been through there several times and I’ve never seen one. 

 

Rick Coppock- Before you start to get any inspections, even for temporary electrical you have to have a permit.  I would think they have a permit, since they have to have a permit for footers.

 

Frank Nierzwicki- I mentioned to Jason Walls in both in an e-mail and in the memo to you, it has to be, the site, has to have approval from Rick and I to be in compliance with what the Town Council is requesting, so that is why Rick and I are going out there a lot to check on things.

 

Bruce Frey- What is all going to have to be done by the September 10th deadline?  I would like to also ask that you keep this on your agenda, under your supervision, so you can look back and compare what has happened in the last 30 days.  As of today, they are suppose to be taking care of the drainage problem, and today I now have these 10 foot long sections of plastic pipe that are sticking out of the back of my condo.  My condo looks like a concession trailer at the state fair and that won’t be an acceptable solution to whatever the drainage problem is going to be back there.  The rip rap has plastic under it, I don’t know if anything will be done with that.  There is plastic pipe that needs to be buried, instead of sticking off the back of my house.

 

Rick Coppock- They all come off the down spouts we wanted them to take them out and over the hill and toward the bottom to keep it from washing off the top.  The normal specification of rip rap was discussed.  In the plans, there wasn’t any specifications on the cover underneath the rip rap. 

 

Bruce Frey- So, it is my understanding that the pipe and the black plastic are a temporary thing?

 

Rick Coppock- There isn’t anything else to go in there, you can shorten it up in time once it gets established and stable.  You can take them off as you see fit.

 

Bruce Frey- Please keep your eye on this until it is all over, and thank you.

 

Frank Nierzwicki- I don’t know if they are going to ask for an extension or not, because talking to Bearacos on site, they may get it done by the 10th, depending on the weather, but obviously this is something Town Council will have to address and how they feel. 

 

Phillip Smith- Discussed the grass issues at Autumn Ridge and the church lot next to the fire station needing to be cut.

 

Rick Coppock- The grass is taking on some growth in the pit, but you are talking about the other vegetation in the area.

 

Sandra Hash- At the last Town Council meeting you said you had been out on enforcement patrol and have the letters gone out from that patrol.

 

Connie Griffin- No.  I hope to get started on that next week, but I’m gone for two and a half days to conference.  Hopefully I can get started over the next two weeks, but unfortunately when you have a time delay between the inspection and the letters it is hard, because someone can mow in that time frame.  I’ve added a disclaimer to the letter if you have cut your yard, please disregard this notice.

 

Grants

 

Frank Nierzwicki- I’ve been asked to discuss the grants that we have open at this point.  He read from a worksheet from the packet.

 

The I-69 grant just got started this month; it will run until March 2010.  We’ve started work on this already; it is a $50,000 grant.  I’ve been working with Sandy on the set up.

 

The MPO grants are ongoing, which includes traffic and pavement management, which is $3200 each.

 

We have a sidewalk grant, which is with RBBSC.  We’ve been trying to figure out if we can do some of this work in house to extend the sidewalk.  After discussion, we need a request for proposal, to get bids, and that will be going out on September 15, 2008.  We had a meeting with Smithville Telephone and others.  They all want to have something done with the sidewalks as soon as possible.  We should have something coming back in October 2008 on that so we can proceed.

 

Sandra Hash- Will the town be putting out the proposal or the school?

 

Frank Nierzwicki- We’re doing it for the school.

 

Sandra Hash- The payments will all be done through the school?

 

Frank Nierzwicki- This is a 100%, there’s no cost except for time, $250,000.  This is a complicated project.  We’ve been trying to build up some steam on this.  The issue is we need to look at designing the cross section of Sale and Reeves.  We have the money for the sidewalk, there are issues on drainage, curb and gutter, and we may want to do a street rehab in that area.  It may be advantageous for the Town to do a design for a whole cross section for that area.

 

A capital improvement plan will also be conducted.

 

We have the heritage downtown trail.  $169,000.  Rick and I talked with INDOT on the 20th, when they were here.  The one issue we are looking at is trying to move this money around is to have two pedestrian bridges built and find internal funding for the trail bed.

 

The Sycamore Drive extension was discussed.  The cost is estimated at $750,000.

 

INDOT said we would have to go thru the city of Bloomington MPO for funding, or we could try to get a congressional earmark for this.  This isn’t a grant, but I went ahead and put it in. 

 

Is this what you wanted to see Dan?

 

Dan Swafford- Yes, and what you are doing and what is going on with this, I think I brought this up at Town Council.

 

Frank Nierzwicki- Yes, It will be included.

 

Sandra Hash- The request for proposal if there are so many questions about the sidewalks at this time, how are we going to request proposals on the 15th.

 

Frank Nierzwicki- We have the linear footage that we want and we know where they are going to be located.  I’m getting pushed by the school corporation.  They would like to have the sidewalks in.  It will take at least one construction season to do that and the longer we wait for the bids the longer it will be.  Obviously, we will have public meetings too.

 

Sandra Hash- The school will handle all of the payment process.

 

Frank Nierzwicki- There’s no payment.  There is 250,000.

 

Sandra Hash- And they will pay all of your expenses and invoices.

 

Frank Nierzwicki- Yes.

 

Sandra Hash- So why aren’t they getting the request for proposals.

 

Frank Nierzwicki- Because, they are making us do it, because they don’t want to do the work. 

 

Dan Swafford- This is all of the grants we have going right now.

 

Frank Nierzwicki- Yes. $475,000.

 

Dan Swafford- Nothing has spent out of any of these grant monies?

 

Frank Nierzwicki- Yes, I’ve rung up some hours on the I-69 grant. 

 

Dan Swafford- Can you break that down, when you bring that to council?  How much was the original start up amount was and what has beenused.  I want this ongoing.  I want to see where everything is now not in the future.

 

Sandra Hash- Can you do this when we are ready to get a reimbursement?

 

Frank Nierzwicki-Yes.  I can submit a monthly report to council.

 

Dan Swafford- The Heritage Trail grant the unknowns here?  Why are they not known?

 

Sandra Hash- How long ago was it Rick that you applied for this grant?  It was the late 90’s wasn’t it?

 

Rick Coppock- Yes, around 2000.

 

Sandra Hash- It has been hanging out there a long, long time.  It requires some matching money.

 

Dan Swafford- I just want to make sure we don’t miss out on these grants.

 

Frank Nierzwicki- We have to have $212,000 to get the $169,000.  An 80/20 match.

 

Rick Coppock- We would like to build a pedestrian bridge by Town Hall to get to the trail bed.

 

Frank Nierzwicki- Frank discussed the Heritage Trail design, and ideas that are being discussed.  The more people get interested the more movement will happen.

 

Rick Coppock- The previous Town Council didn’t want to build it.  So, the project has stalled for at least 4 years.

 

Frank Nierzwicki- Frank discussed trail improvements of the county, green way projects.  I would caution that we don’t apply for anymore grants until we finish out some of the ones we have started.

 

Dan Swafford- Which is my whole point on this, let’s use them or not.

 

Frank Nierzwicki- Once we complete the first section, then we could go after more money.  I’ll do a monthly report if this is what you want, I’ll do that.

 

Russ Ryle- Back to the side walk grants.  I think it is wonderful to have sidewalks.  I would like to remind everyone, that the deeds the right of way along Reeves Road from Thomas to Sycamore, calls for 2, 8 foot wagon lanes.  This is based in the 1840’s original survey of Monroe County.  There is no real estate for three foot of your existing pavement on our deeds, let alone space for a sidewalk. 

 

Sandra Hash- But, being the loving citizen that you are you would gladly donate a part of your property for a sidewalk Russ.

 

Russ Ryle- Let me put it this way, to go to the Thorough Fair Design plan with proper spacing for sidewalk, your sidewalk would be closer to my front deck, if you widened Reeves Road to its design specification. 

 

Sandra Hash- We certainly can’t start buying properties out. 

 

Russ Ryle- What I’m saying, I would love to be generous, and the appraisal price is being depleted yearly because of the zoning lapses and the problems behind me.  I’ve been told by a real estate agent that my appraisal has been reduced 1/3 because of the mess on Mustang Drive.  Of which this commission, previous commissions and Town Council have done very little about.

 

The first thing you need, especially with the trail project, is to do a complete study of the whole project.  Just because you have a grant to lay x feet of sidewalk the last thing you need to do right now is to put an RFP out and get a contractor fired up to lay sidewalk.  The first thing you need to do is an engineering study and your land surveys and understand where you first need your right of ways.  There is no way you could put sidewalks on either side of Reeves Road without significant land purchases.  So, please don’t start RFP contracts to lay concrete when you don’t have the land to put it on.

 

Sandra Hash- Where are the starting points on the sidewalks?

 

Frank Nierzwicki- There is money built into the contract for right of way acquisition.  It goes basically from the school at Sycamore and Louden to about the Pines, where it ends.  There is another section by Area 10 on Aging where that goes into the Junior High.  The subdivision back behind the school would have sidewalks to 46.  So, there is a lot of linear footage to go in.

 

Russ Ryle- Ok.  From last school year, on my side of Reeves Road, between Edgewood Drive, and Thomas, there is about 18 properties, there was 4 school age children at these properties.  If you go on the South side of Reeves Road you have School view Apartments, and you have 30 residential properties, Raub’s Lane Apartments and dozens of kids of all ages.  The kids would have to jay walk to get to the sidewalks.

 

Frank Nierzwicki- The issue on this is one day to have sidewalks on both sides of the street.  I think the issue on this, is the exact location of this, would have to come out of a design which is in the process in the money for the sidewalks and we would also have a public hearing on the sidewalks, and then we’ll have to make a decision about where we want to put it.

 

Russ Ryle- You need to go through this process, before you start RFP’s.

 

Frank Nierzwicki- I could delay the RFP.

 

Sandra Hash- Are you initiating the RFP?

 

Frank Nierzwicki- Yes.

 

Russ Ryle- Where you authorized to issue an RFP?

 

Frank Nierzwicki- Yes.

 

Russ Ryle- By who?

 

Frank Nierzwicki- I’ve been authorized……

 

Russ Ryle- Ok, has the zoning or the Town Council issued you authorization to issue an RFP?

 

Rick Coppock- Well, first of all an RFP, is a request to select a consultant, then you go from there working on the price. 

 

Russ Ryle- Pardon me.

 

Frank Nierzwicki- I think the issue on this is that if we delay the RFP process, which is fine, we could do that, I need to have Town Council or Plan Commission authorize something else, we can’t pause for nothing.

 

Sandra Hash- I think you should bring it before council to ask for permission, but the council should know you are going to do it.  

 

Frank Nierzwicki- Well, the issue on this is……

 

Rick Coppock- The school is getting tired of holding onto the money for you.   

 

Dan Swafford- Which has provoked this whole thing, because that’s what I’ve heard too.

 

Sandra Hash- Is Frank authorized to do that?

 

Russ Ryle- No, in my humble opinion, not without council approval.

 

Sandra Hash- Which we have a council meeting Monday night.  So, you can ask for approval then.

 

Frank Nierzwicki- But the issue on this is if it doesn’t go thru my office it doesn’t happen, that’s what the issue is that has been floating around on this.  We are partners with RBBSC.   I’ll ask Monday night. 

 

Russ Ryle- Russ discussed the poor drainage and the concerns of this area.

 

Sandra Hash- I would say that would be part of the project.  As long as INDOT is involved that is the procedure they’ll follow.

 

 Frank Nierzwicki- You talk about grants, Dan, there is another one we could go after, and we didn’t go after it this year and maybe we want to go after it next year, a 319 Grant from the state for storm water, it is a 60/40 match.  Reeves Road may be the project, so this is something we could talk about.  The other match could be storm water fees that we could collect.

 

Dan Swafford- I know Jim Ragle is concerned with some of the big storm water projects coming up, so I would be interested in talking to you about that. 

 

Sandra Hash- Who says what storm water projects need to be done?  Do you have a plan Rick on what storm water projects need to be done?

 

Rick Coppock- No.  Storm water projects come from complaints.  We’ve never had any money to do any projects. 

 

Dan Swafford- That’s what Jim is saying.  Jim has seen several things he would like to work on.

 

Frank Nierzwicki- The capital improvement plan will spell this out in 2009.

 

Sandra Hash- Can we get a consultant to help us with that out of the I-69 grant?

 

Frank Nierzwicki- We are doing it. 

 

Sandra Hash- Are we qualified? 

 

Frank Nierzwicki- Some of these things are out there, but they aren’t in the same spot. 

 

Terry Baker- You just need to pull it all together.

 

None

 

Adjournment

 

Sandra Hash entertained a motion to adjourn.  Dan Swafford made a motion to adjourn, seconded by Phillip Smith.  All in favor motioned carried.  Meeting adjourned at 9:08 P.M.  Next meeting will be October 2, 2008.