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Board Meeting
August 26, 2009
Red Branch Bank Library
Present: Berning, Dot; Cleek, Linda;
Dillingham, John; Gerteisen, Wayne; Harty, Bill; Jeffers, Brenda; Kolb, Bonnie;
Moers, Joyce; Nix, Ava; Outlaw, DeAnna; Outlaw, Philip; Padget, Fred; Rockwood,
Dave
Excused Absence: Allen, William; Hudson, Aphrodite; Runge, Mel; Rockwood,
Dave
President DeAnna Outlaw called the meeting to order at 4 p.m.
Minutes from the July meeting were approved on a motion from Fred Padget and a
second from Carolyn Stagg.
Treasurer’s Report – Fred Padget gave the report. He reminded us we must
spend the rest of the Litter Patrol grant appropriately as soon as we can.
Committee Reports:
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Web site—Linda Cleek reported the National
Night Out presentation done by Brenda Jeffers is posted.
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Nominating—Joyce Moers presented the list of
nominees and board members. They will be presented at the picnic and voting
will take place at the annual meeting in November. We need at least two more
willing to serve on the board.
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Picnic—Moers reported on plans for the picnic
on September 19. Once again, RC is donating the drinks. Flyers will be
mailed. Discussion of a guest speaker followed. Padget suggested having Evie
the Litter Dog be there.
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Adopt-a-Spot – Dot Berning passed around
pictures of the Spot.
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Membership – Berning offered to accept dues
from anyone who’d like to pay today.
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West Sector – Ava Nix. The monthly safety
topic was back-to-school. Police calls were up from August 2008.
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UNOE – Paul Farmer. The next UNOE meeting
will be a workshop on how to use the GIS system. The September meeting will
be a session with recently elected public officials. UNOE is partnering with
Bank on Evansville to provide training.
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Scholarship – Carolyn Stagg recommended that
the scholarship program be run in the spring instead of fall because
students aren’t thinking about them yet in the fall. In the following
discussion several people agreed that fall is not a good time to get
applications. Farmer moved and Dave Rockwood seconded that we move the
process to the spring, with the awards made at the first general meeting of
the year. The motion passed.
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Transportation – Bill Harty has been to the
Safety Board to talk about needs for stop signs, etc., None of the requests
were granted. There are some intersections along St. Joe that need better
visibility. The Drone’s operation near the Five Points intersection is in
violation of APC rules vis a vis signs and parking bumpers.
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Solid Waste—Councilman Melcher received the
letter concerning staff cutbacks and read it into the minutes.
Unfortunately, however, the staff cutback is going ahead. Some recycling
days will be eliminated in the coming year, but none of those offered on the
west side, as they continue to be the most successful. Many of the
electronic firms are now recycling electronic devices, which will help.
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Land Use--Padget reported:
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The city and county are changing the ways
the APC can enforce zoning regulations. Right now, APC has to go to
court to do more than just send a warning letter.
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The Altstatdt Plumbing rezoning on New
Harmony Road is for the purpose of getting additional parking, etc. The
issue was continued pending a new U & D limiting the use of the property
as commercial only to the current owner.
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The Korner rezoning was continued for
another month, pending development of a U & D to limit the types of
businesses that can be there. They have now missed the deadline so the
future is uncertain.
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Majestic Place – will be heard o
September 10. The commercial section has been reduced to about 80 acres,
most of the C4 has been backed down to C2; major buffer areas have been
added to the plan; the section adjoining the residential will be
developed as R2. All the existing lakes will be maintained. The U & D
includes almost everything the remonstrators have asked for. Padget
believes we should no longer oppose the rezoning, as Gene Pfeiffer has a
strong background in environmental reclamation and is trying to do
things right.
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The Shirley James Gateway Plaza, to be
use west of Fulton off the Lloyd, should be finished and dedicated in
October.
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The nice red CSX bridge will be dedicated
as the Joan Marchand overlook. There are efforts underway to get the
bridge that’s still in use painted to match.
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Greenway construction is moving ahead and
should reach about 6.5 miles by the end of next year. There have been
some cave-ins near Garvin Park, which are being repaired.
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The Trails Coalition is getting
organized, setting up committees, etc. They will become a 501 c 3 and
conduct fundraising.
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Environment – Dave Rockwood will organize
another kids’ litter patrol day, probably in late October. The target age
group is 8 and up.
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Fall Festival – Outlaw passed around a
schedule for booth shifts. The menu will be the same as last year, with some
improvements in equipment. Prices will stay the same as year. John
Dillingham has offered to donate ice for the Fall Festival this year.
Arrangements will be made to deliver and store the ice.
Old Business: None
New Business: Padget is working on developing a historical document
listing WIA officers and award winners. He requested that anyone having
documentation on any of these items share these with Padget.
The meeting was adjourned at 5:30 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Linda Cleek, Secretary
Next meeting: Membership Picnic, Saturday,
September 19, Burdette Park
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