0:01 All right, looks like we have everyone a couple minutes late.
0:05 Welcome to the Vanderburgh County Board of Commissioners meeting for May 12th.
0:08 Madeline, please call the order.
0:12 Commissioner Canterbury.
0:15 Please join me for a pledge of allegiance.
0:18 Pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands.
0:25 One nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice for all.
0:56 County engineers first.
0:57 John here, come on up.
1:03 Number one, open bids, VC 26, hyphen 04, hyphen 01 repair and resurfacing of county roads.
1:10 Anything else on this, John?
1:14 Looks like we have opened the bids.
1:16 Commissioners, is that okay?
1:21 Commissioner Canterbury.
1:23 Yes, and we'll come back to that.
1:25 Number two, receipt of plan B pipe repair fund fees, Green River Meadows Section One.
1:31 This is a pipe acceptance fee of $958 for section one.
1:35 Anything else, John?
1:37 We received the consultant certification on the record drawings that everything was completed according to approved drainage plan.
1:44 So this is just to close out that project.
1:51 Commissioner Canterbury, yes.
1:59 Number three, change order number one, VC 25 hyphen 05-01.
2:04 Replacement of Broadway Avenue Bridge number 274.
2:08 This is an increase of $2,377.71 cents for additional signage needed to be more effective to direct traffic to the designated detour route.
2:19 We'd received some complaints back when that first closed, uh, due to the overlap with the Lloyd Expressway detours, and we just added some signs to try to clarify things.
2:36 I got hit on that one.
2:38 What is the timeline?
2:43 The bridge is I don't remember the exact day, but it's supposed to be completed in August.
2:53 Commissioner Canterbury, yes.
2:56 Number four, change order number two, Boom Van Harmony Road Reconstruction.
3:00 This is an increase of seven thousand eighty-four dollars and sixty-two cents to fix a sinkhole caused by a pipe that was not seen on the original plans.
3:11 Still working out there, huh?
3:12 The this fixed that problem.
3:15 There was a storm sewer that was buried between two properties that was not visible either during the survey or during the construction.
3:23 And then we had some heavy rains, and it uh storm sewer blew out the end of the area and created a sinkhole.
3:30 So this change order provides an outlet for that storm sewer that we previously didn't know existed.
3:40 Commissioner Canterbury, yes.
3:44 Number five, release of all property damage claims for baseline road guardrail.
3:49 This is a seven thousand dollar settlement with the driver's insurance companies to recoup the cost of the guard rail damage.
3:55 And Craig's been working to get that all work the release all satisfactory.
4:01 And now that we've got this, we'll get this all submitted to the insurance company so the county can get reimbursed from the driver's insurance, the driver that hit the guardrail out there on baseline.
4:16 Commissioner Canterbury, yes.
4:21 Next up, Health Department.
4:25 Data use agreement with the Politis Center of Indiana University of Indianapolis.
4:31 This is agreement for the Indiana Department to provide birth and death records to grow SABI, Evansville Community Information System to support research and studies on birth and death outcomes in Vanderburgh County.
4:45 Yeah, this is uh an agreement that will allow us to utilize this research to compare Vanderburgh County birth and death records to other parts of the state and even possibly the country.
4:56 So just gives us a tool to determine if we have some disparities in deaths and maybe uh try to figure out some ways to reduce you know certain types of deaths and improve birth outcomes.
5:14 This has been going on for a little bit with savvy, so that's good to see additional data.
5:18 They're a high level, yeah, yeah.
5:21 All right, motion to approve.
5:25 Yes, Commissioner Canterbury, yes, President Oprah's.
5:30 How is the transition going?
5:36 Breden Camp's official first day is next Friday.
5:41 Spear is you know obviously still there and um talking with Dr.
5:47 There's gonna be some overlap.
5:48 We're gonna move Dr.
5:49 Spear into a medical director line that we have.
5:53 Um they'll be able to work together to get Dr.
5:57 Breden Camp up to speed.
5:59 And uh so but I mean we've got good staff, good teams, so there shouldn't be shouldn't be a whole lot of uh angst for that.
6:07 So you don't see any topsy turvy events?
6:11 I I do not foresee that.
6:13 Breencamp, he's he's a good guy.
6:15 Um he's gonna do well, and and you all putting him there is is gonna help us down the line too.
6:27 All right, next up, letter C standard engagement agreement between the Veterans Coliseum Preservation Foundation and Book Press Publishing for keynote speaker, keynote speaker at the two 2026 Gala.
6:39 Foundation is seeking the commissioner's approval to execute this agreement, and we are required by their bylaws for the contracts of 5,000 or more.
6:49 Now we're not approving the contract per se.
6:52 Uh that's still just a contract between the foundation and the uh speaker, but you have to approve the expenditure above that amount.
7:01 So it's just a simple uh resolution or affirmative vote is all that it is.
7:10 Are we allowed to mention who the speaker is or should we keep that?
7:16 Yeah, the speaker is public now.
7:19 Okay, and the speaker is Robert Hoot Gibson, farmer astronaut, good idea.
7:30 Okay, that'll be fun.
7:34 Commissioner Gable, Commissioner Canterbury, yes, President Elbers.
7:38 Yes, moving on letter D, local elected officials agreement for Southwest Indiana Workforce Development Board.
7:45 This is a two-year agreement between local officials in Vanderburgh County of Region Eleven that sets forth the procedures that govern officials and their responsibilities and actions pursuant to the provisions of the workforce innovation and opportunity act and all federal and state statutes rules and regulations.
8:03 Is there a motion to approve?
8:07 Commissioner Canterbury, yes.
8:10 Yes, moving on, letter E, request to award quote for mowing and debris removal services in the county to supercuts lawn care.
8:20 Uh Laura, would you like to give any further comment on this?
8:24 Yes, there was an RFQ sent out for residential mowing and trash and debris cleanup services, and this is related to the nuisance ordinance that was recently passed by the commissioners and the code enforcement process that is gonna take place in the county.
8:57 We just needed to secure our vendor in order to obtain a contract.
9:02 Um temporarily have been working with Supercuts Lawn Care, who has the ability to provide both mowing and trash and debris cleanup services, and I think that they will be a good vendor to work with for Vanderburgh County.
9:20 Thanks for your research.
9:26 Commissioner Canterbury, yes, President Oprah.
9:30 Department Head Reports, Purdue Extension is here.
9:34 Megan's gonna give us some highlights.
9:44 Megan Solomon with Purdue Extension.
9:48 We are doing our best to kind of keep you all informed of what we're doing.
9:52 So we sent out the highlight and it is a highlight.
9:56 It is not a comprehensive list of all the things that we've been working on but just wanted to make sure you guys knew some of the things that we're really excited about.
10:04 Some of our ongoing programs some of our you know newer things and and new initiatives and things that are going on so one of the big ones is our uh 4 H ag days that is a huge event every year.
10:18 Fourth graders from around the county come and they get to learn about and get hands-on experience with um all things agriculture from how our food grows to what we do with our food how we raise animals they get to actually kind of see um some of the animals and you know learn all kinds of different things through I think we have 12 stations usually um with volunteers that come to that um so that was a huge uh one another big push that we've done both with adults and youth is our mental health supports and work um so we've been in the schools quite a bit working on um mindfulness stress management understanding emotions character development kinds of programs all through the school year all ages pre-K through we've even been into high schools doing that and then working with our adults as well on mindfulness strategies and stress management our parenting program is uh mandated for adults and uh parents who are going through divorce and custody changes but it still provides quite a bit of you know social emotional um support as well for them so we've got lots of things our seed library that was started this year was a huge hit so we had lots and lots of people coming in and getting seeds um so that was really cool so hopefully those will um do well and we'll be able to continue doing that and I'll open in for any questions you all have that you read about um so Megan on the mental health is that only for um how is that work is that for children that are enrolled in 4 H or is it no so we go into schools so we are able to so that's our kind of what we call the youth development side so our 4-Hers also get those experiences through their clubs and through you know camps and things like that but these are programs that we go into schools and provide it to any kid that is there and we all obviously promote 4 H for them but it allows us to be able to hit all youth in Vanderburg County whether they're enrolled in 4 H or not so you're doing it by class.
12:25 Yes so we go into a classroom and work with the classroom and do you know usually three or four weeks of programming with them.
12:33 Megan particularly with the mental health are you do you work in coordination with youth services youth resources.
12:43 We are I wouldn't say we work very closely together but we have like knowledge of what they're doing as well and so we feel like our our programming really complements the work that they're doing too because they're doing a lot of really great things as well if you talk to the counselor at each school or not from youth first sometimes we do yeah sometimes we are connected with them and that sometimes is our into the schools and sometimes um we're in there and helping compliment support because they're stretched pretty thin yes they are but any cooperative work I think would be beneficial as well yes well we can talk to the counselor and school I don't have anything else thank you Megan great thank you.
13:30 Alright, moving on new business.
13:34 Oh, looks like Patrick is here with EREP cooperative work I think absolutely.
13:45 Commissioners, good morning uh Pat Hickey uh Evansville Regional Economic Partnership, pleased to provide a a brief kind of Q1 update on EREF's work in Vanderburgh County.
13:57 As always uh this is public information kind of only can't violate NDA's nondisclosure, you know, confidentiality agreements.
14:05 This work is also spread across a lot of people at EREP.
14:09 So if there's anything that you want to know more specifically, I can uh that I can't answer.
14:13 I may just need you to connect you to them.
14:16 But I'll start with the clear highlight, which uh I can't talk about and you guys know about as well, which is uh TaylorMade Golf.
14:24 So announced in February a planned $60 million expansion, but really the biggest or the bigger story is the retention.
14:33 You know, TaylorMade had 150 jobs, uh existing jobs that were at risk, and the company also ultimately chose to lay down routes here in Vanderburgh County versus going to a larger uh metropolitan area.
14:49 Um, that also probably would have been cheaper for them to do.
14:53 So uh big credit to Jess Delgado from TaylorMade's team on advocating for us, and it was really I think all around between us, you guys, um all parties involved, uh, a good good team effort.
15:06 But you know, it's not you don't always get get a chance to save 150 jobs, right?
15:12 So, but in this case, you did, we did together.
15:16 Um just kind of wanted to double-click on that a little bit with TaylorMade, just because the conversation started, you know, long before um, you know, the incentive conversation last fall.
15:29 Uh in early 2025, we brought in Connexus, Indiana, which is the state's advanced manufacturing and logistics initiative to kind of assess the company's existing operation on Garrison Avenue in the city of Evansville and help frame uh the path forward from there.
15:46 It was a mixed uh a mix of big and small things, just helping TaylorMade figure out how they can tell their story better.
15:53 You know, there's a lot of people here that I think last year during their their warehouse sale uh they were like we we had no idea that TaylorMade was here, and so just helping them to tell their story better, supporting public uh publicity around that warehouse sale, and then bringing civic university workforce and community leaders in to reinforce why they should you know put down um routes here.
16:18 So, you know, they they know they won't get that attention in a larger metro.
16:22 So just to kind of go uh behind the scenes a little bit, uh it wasn't just we're here for incentives, help kind of thing.
16:31 So um, you know, there's the second opportunity um here as well, just moving off of TaylorMade.
16:39 You know, they're going to leave behind, you know, they're building a 450,000 square foot facility, of course, on 41 in Petersburg, but they're gonna leave behind a 313,000 uh square foot facility on Garrison Avenue that has modern 30 foot ceiling heights.
16:54 Uh we don't have too many of those in the city or the county.
16:58 Uh so it it'll immediately become our number one mark most marketable property, uh, not just in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, but really the region companies are looking for existing buildings.
17:10 This is a big building and it's modern, it's rail adjacent.
17:14 So we're excited, and I think the city will definitely be made whole uh from that.
17:20 Um beyond TaylorMade, uh just because this is more of a Q1 update, I'll just run kind of quickly through the rest.
17:28 We uh conducted 10 formal partner visits.
17:32 Uh, that we bring in the IEDC workforce board utility, you know, anyone appropriate, 10 visits with established unincorporated Vanderburgh County uh businesses in Q1.
17:43 Uh we also responded to 13 uh property searches from the Indian Economic Development Corporation on business attraction projects.
17:52 Um unfortunately only two of those uh searches were um put only two of those searches is where we had a uh a property, either a building or a site in Vanderburg that met the kind of basic requirements and were submitted for consideration.
18:08 So, you know, I think while we've had some kind of good news recently, and hopefully more coming up.
18:16 Um you know, site readiness is uh kind of the name of the game, uh, just if we want to continue to compete for some of these projects.
18:26 Uh quality of life and um community development, River Vision, which is our uh region's most transformative quality of place initiative, uh reached 50% completion on schematic design.
18:38 Um, you know, not really a kind of sexy thing that uh investors like to get involved in, but it's you know the uh necessary work, and so it's it's continuing to move forward.
18:49 Uh we led a design competition uh on the future main street kind of pavilion and restaurant um riverfront restaurant uh and hosted an informational session on the Lilly Arts and Grants, uh Lily Arts and Culture Grant.
19:03 Uh the Southwest Indiana Regional Development Authority under our management, we we have a management agreement with with our RDA.
19:11 Dispersed 1.2 million in ready grant or ready funds to advance ongoing initiatives that serve county residents.
19:19 Uh these are projects that indirectly or directly uh serve uh residents, such as Poet Square Apartments, which we went through together.
19:28 Uh the flats at Old Farm, which we've gone through together.
19:31 Um, you know, people uh in that second round of ready funding, housing was such a big focus.
19:38 Um, you know, it's a it's a leading indicator uh of population growth.
19:42 People need places to live.
19:43 We know we're we're by and large pretty occupied across the city uh and the county, and so um yeah, good to see some uh new um housing options uh becoming available in the next couple of years.
19:58 Talent attraction, uh, EREP's belong here program uh since the start of January has uh brought in 10 households to Vanderburgh County uh representing 29 people, so um directly going out and getting uh kind of incentivizing people to move here is what that program is all about.
20:18 And I know I've mentioned that before, it's a really cool program led by Abby Elkers and Ashley Reaster.
20:23 Uh they would be happy to come in and kind of talk more about sort of the the process of that and what um what some of the other uh data tells us of those people coming here.
20:36 Um skipping ahead uh on advocacy, uh advocacy front, we we championed Southwest Indiana priorities at our at the EREP uh day at the State House and continued uh I-69 Ohio River crossing advocacy uh contributing toward uh Kentucky's 150 million dollar investment towards that bridge.
20:58 Uh and finally our our small business development center, which is hosted by EREP, which is just for kind of your information.
21:07 Typically, SBDCs, you know, every kind of region has them.
21:10 They're typically hosted by a university.
21:13 Ours is um hosted by EREP and Innovation Point.
21:17 Uh, we help cash flow their operations and work closely with them.
21:24 Uh they served 130 uh Vanderburgh County clients in Q1, facilitated uh three-quarters of a bill of a million in capital infusion, supported six new business launches, sustained 301 jobs and helped create 16 jobs.
21:42 Uh so just a snapshot.
21:43 I don't want to take up uh all the time, but happy to answer any any questions we may have.
21:49 Uh Vanderburg County.
21:51 Uh I guess tomorrow you got things lined up with some county council membership.
21:56 Yes, regarding the tax phase in schools she I think we're meeting at at one o'clock myself leadership.
22:03 I don't know if uh Evan Beck who is our developer on our joint city county um committee that helped draft that score sheet, he may be coming.
22:13 I'm not sure of his schedule.
22:15 We'll be meeting with them.
22:16 When will that be completed?
22:17 That's gonna be an update on score sheet, right?
22:21 Um what I know is the city in the current form, because this ideally we would like to get as close to a unified score sheet as possible.
22:30 I know that's that may not be where it where it lands.
22:33 City has different kind of priorities and inventory than the county does, uh, but to answer your question, uh I think the city is largely good with the score sheet and bringing it forward uh on uh the county side, just a couple things to to clear up.
22:48 Um this will be a big meeting tomorrow uh to do so, and then from there, just kind of drafting the uh the resolution and um the guidelines, which shouldn't take long at all.
22:59 So hopefully, you know, we we come to a good um kind of understanding tomorrow and uh can push it forward to being approved in the next couple months.
23:10 Well thanks for doing that.
23:12 Um back to the tailor made project.
23:15 I know the contracts for the uh shell and the exterior have all been awarded.
23:20 Uh and that's 51% is local uh companies and labor force.
23:27 But the when they start the interior, that's going to be maybe more preference to local.
23:33 That is my understanding.
23:35 Uh uh is that currently just the shell 51% of the total costs will come from local, and then when it comes to tenant improvements, uh they expect that number to raise even more.
23:47 Hopefully, you can continue.
23:49 I won't say pressure, but keep them to their word as far as that.
23:53 I think there's some discrepancy.
23:55 Probably you've heard uh about the 51% could have been a little bit higher on local companies.
24:02 You you've heard that good.
24:04 I have to, but maybe the inside when we finish the building, because our local workforce construction is so strong and so valuable and so good or excellent.
24:16 So thanks for your help in that.
24:18 100% agreed, and that's that's why doing something, you know, updating the the tax phase and score sheet, we can build that in that if you use X amount of local contractors or regional, I think as we've talked about, um, you know, they can they can get bonus points for it.
24:34 So having the score sheet done will in many ways, uh, but just uh on this particular particular topic allow us to go to uh developers and contractors and and say, hey, there's bonus points available if you you utilize local uh or regional.
24:51 So well, thank you for doing that.
24:53 I think it's an excellent move, and it should definitely be part of the score sheet.
24:58 So I just had uh I know we mentioned the garrison property, which will be a benefit, but at what point we'll be do we think we'll be even to that we could even market that.
25:07 It is uh publicly listed, okay.
25:10 Uh, just with the kind of understanding that you know Taylor May's lease is up at I think the end of next year, and um so you can market it that far in advance and um so we're uh trying to get it in front of as many site selectors and uh developers as possible just because it's yeah, it's such a such a quality site.
25:30 We do not have anything like that.
25:31 Well, I was gonna say, and to your point, I think it's important to reiterate that we don't have that many site ready locations, which how many did you say we missed out on?
25:41 Um, so I mean if we're pro-business and we are, we need to that's something that should be a focus.
25:52 And a lot of those uh misses for the lack of a better word are probably buildings.
25:57 You know, they're looking for a hundred, two hundred, three hundred thousand square foot existing building because obviously it's cheaper to move into something that's already here than build something.
26:05 Uh and so you know, I I continue to think back about that uh the shell program that was a success successful at the Vanderberg Industrial Park, you know, what what it might look like to restart that um just a thought, but I know that was so successful and um yeah, maybe we can think think more about that already.
26:26 Well, as always, come to us with a proposal and happy to look at it.
26:32 No, and then uh next time you visit.
26:34 I know we got some things in the work in the county, so hopefully we'll get those tied up and be uh be some good good good stuff for the county coming up.
26:43 So uh anything else, commissioners?
26:47 Okay, thank you, Patrick.
26:49 Yeah, uh other new business.
26:52 Uh at our next meeting, the commissioners will address the ambulance uh services for 2027.
27:00 Uh we will uh do that at our next meeting, and then um soon we'll have a um a uh public announcement that will lay out the details on what that looks like for our next meeting.
27:12 Um, that's it for new business.
27:15 Uh any other old business for commissioners?
27:21 Uh number eight, rebit read bids, VC 26 hyphen zero four, hyphen zero one repair and resurfacing of county roads.
27:30 Ryan, what do we got?
27:34 Um we have a bid from E and B paving in the amount of five hundred and fifty-eight thousand two hundred and twenty-two dollars and ninety-nine cents.
27:48 We have a bid from J.
27:51 Rudolph and Company for six hundred and fifty-two thousand two hundred and fifty seven dollars and sixty cents.
27:58 And we have a bid from Jerry David Enterprises Inc.
28:02 for six hundred and thirty-nine thousand five hundred and forty-eight dollars and thirty-five cents.
28:08 Is there a motion to take those under advisement?
28:12 Commissioner Gable?
28:14 Commissioner Canterbury, yes.
28:17 Number nine, consent items.
28:19 Any discussion there?
28:24 Commissioner Gable.
28:25 Commissioner Canterbury, yes.
28:28 Uh now we have public comment.
28:31 Kincaid would like to address the commissioners.
28:34 If there's anyone else that didn't sign up, that's okay.
28:37 You can address the commissioners as well if you'd like.
28:44 I'm Johnny Kincaid.
28:45 I'm the community liaison for this area for the Office of Community and Rural Affairs.
28:52 And I just wanted to uh introduce myself in that role, first of all.
28:58 And secondly, let you become aware of a couple of programs that are good potential for Vanderburgh County.
29:08 Um of those is we have a program called Owner Occupied Rehabilitation.
29:16 Uh it is a grant program for low-income homeowners that are living in the home for them to be able to get funds to help with things like new roof, air conditioner, uh ADA accommodations for the home, those sorts of things.
29:37 Um the way that grant works is it actually is a grant to the county.
29:42 Uh, and then the county would people would apply, and the grant administrator would actually take care of all of the legwork involved with it and in getting then citizens who apply, getting them connected to those repairs that they need for their homes.
30:00 It's a great chance to be able to just reach out and touch directly touch individuals in the community.
30:07 It's a program that I've seen working in a lot of areas and and I love it.
30:12 So is the I'm sorry, I have a question.
30:15 You said that the grant administrator is that a local person or is that someone through your office?
30:20 That is it would be someone that you would select.
30:24 We certify grant administrators because these are HUD funds, and there are lots of loopholes and you know, hoops to jump through for federal funding.
30:34 So we actually certify grant administrators for taking on that role.
30:41 Um, and uh so you work with that in independent grant administrator to do that.
30:48 Johnny, it sounds very promising.
30:50 Uh from where do you get your funds?
30:54 The funding comes through HUD, it's the community block grant program.
30:59 Um, this is one of the yeah, I mean, as as on a countywide basis, most of our programs we can't work with Vanderburgh County just because of the low to moderate income levels, right?
31:12 So because this program is directed 100% to low to moderate income individuals, then it's something that the county is able to qualify to apply for.
31:21 So suffice it to say you're helping homeowners keep their homes and upgrade their homes.
31:26 That's a benefit for all.
31:29 Um the other program that we have that um is is going very well and can be done in Vandenberg County is our um recovery housing program.
31:45 And this is funding that's available for an organization that wants to provide housing to uh people who are in recovery from substance abuse issues.
31:57 Um we can provide up to uh $750,000 on that program.
32:04 Uh and there actually isn't a grant cycle to it, so it's so people can come in and apply uh at any time that they're they're ready to do so.
32:15 Uh and again, this grant works with it being a grant we only do grants to local units of government, and then you would work with a sub-recipient in this case for providing the programming.
32:29 We don't pay for the programming, we pay for bricks and mortar.
32:32 We're gonna we're into the construction cost uh involved in recovery housing, but we can't pay for any of the programming.
32:40 And this would obviously be specialized areas to bring in people who are on relief or release and how do you how do you how do we then uh test them and things like that?
32:54 Do we use existing systems to make sure they're not falling back?
32:58 Use existing systems.
33:00 It would be within the county wouldn't really take administration of the program.
33:07 The county just provide would provide the flow through for that construction phase.
33:11 Your sub recipient would be then the the ones responsible for maintaining the program, maintaining the integrity, right, uh, and um providing all of those ongoing services.
33:26 Uh we've seen in some counties where uh in some communities they have an apartment building that's been pretty well abandoned and that the county has taken on because of tax issues or whatever, and then they would gift that sometimes to the sub-recipient to do uh the program.
33:45 We've seen counties take their old county jails and convert those into recovery housing.
33:51 So there are a lot of different approaches that can be used on this, um, but we have the funds available to help with construction costs there.
34:01 Kincaid, on the grant certification program that you mentioned earlier, um can I mean what's the application process like for that?
34:10 And is that something that a a county certain county employee could take on?
34:17 It is something that they could take on.
34:20 We are not doing um certification this year for new grant administrators, but we'll be doing that in 2027.
34:27 And then how much and in the way of funds are available for that program?
34:32 For the grant getting the grant administrator?
34:35 We just provide the training for that.
34:37 No, no, for funds for Vandenberg County, how much will be available?
34:42 For the um rehabilitation housing uh or yeah, the rehabilitation housing recovery housing, that would be $750,000 total.
34:58 For the owner occupied rehabilitation, that is $500,000 for a county.
35:06 Are there match requirements to either of these programs?
35:09 There are match requirements to both, yes.
35:12 Um to twenty percent depending on the grant all good.
35:29 I just know that with so many grants like you just mentioned, it's then it's unless we have someone in the county that could help administer that.
35:38 Most grants don't allow for the price of the administration of the grant, which is also then an addition to the match.
35:46 That I'm hearing well actually the grant administrators take care of all of that.
35:50 There is actually provisioning there for that to take place.
35:55 Because in these federal grants, all uh the heaviest lifting comes after the grant is uh approved, right?
36:02 And then when they start in on all of the work that's gonna go into making it happen, uh so our grant administrators really the the big payoff there is that they're trained in handling that part of the process and uh and so their administration fees are permissible.
36:25 Any other questions?
36:27 No, thank you, Johnny.
36:29 Thank you for presenting to the Commissioner.
36:29 Please stay in touch with us, follow up, make sure, you know, we'll put our heads together and see who the point person will be, you know, or whatever.
36:40 So, but stay stick with the communication with us.
36:46 By the way, Justin, thank you for your um help in getting the American flag project moving.
36:53 Yeah, I think uh it might be uh good to know we got a maybe a surprise coming up on that.
37:01 Um I don't know when the announcement will be, but I think it'll be good for our community and look forward to seeing that coming.
37:07 In fruition, so thank you very much.
37:13 Any other public comment?
37:19 Is there a motion to adjourn?
37:22 Next up is drainage board.
38:03 I love the allergies.
38:19 Well, first and first of all, these are uh, we have to turn it with the appeal up.
38:36 Alright, yeah, let's call it let's call it an order of the Vanderburgh County Drainage Board meeting for May 12th, 2026.
38:43 When you call roll, Commissioner Elpers.
38:47 Commissioner Gable here.
38:48 President Canterbury.
38:49 Here, join me for the pledge of allegiance.
38:53 A pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
38:58 And to the Republic for which it stands one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
39:08 Do we have a motion to approve the previous minutes?
39:14 Yes, motion to approve.
39:16 Commissioner Elpers.
39:19 President Canterbury.
39:20 Alright, Linda, number two.
39:22 Yes, we have a final drainage plan for old farm.
39:25 Um drainage plan and variants from Cash Wagner.
39:30 Uh Cash Wagner on behalf of their client Parkway Improvements LLC has prepared drainage plans for old farm development.
39:37 This project consists of 14 commercial lots and 163 single family residential lots, and it is associated road and utility improvements.
39:47 Lot 172 is planned to be developed into an apartment complex.
39:51 The property is located on five existing parcels with the combined 109.78 acres that lies on the west side of the university park road.
40:00 Approximately 2300 feet south of university parkway in the Hoke Road intersection.
40:06 There's an additional 6.77 acres near the southeast corner of the site, which contains sub basins number 53 and 54.
40:13 That is a possible expansion area for a future single family residential subdivision.
40:18 The earthwork and utility infrastructure construction will be completed in multiple phases.
40:23 Phase limits are to be determined at a later time.
40:29 On behalf of the owner parkway improvements, we request a variance due to the existing topography to allow detention basin number five to be constructed without the 10-foot wide maintenance pathway around the entire perimeter of the detention basin top of bank per Vanderburgh County Code 13.04.440 section P.
40:48 Based on the data submitted by the design engineer.
40:51 The design engineer has indicated that the plan meets the code with the exception of the variants presented for your approval.
40:58 So just asking for an approval on this plan.
41:01 Why do they need the variance?
40:58 It's just because of the topography.
41:11 I'm not that's what their variance was asking for, and I don't think there was a problem with it.
41:17 Um I'm not sure exactly what the topography issue.
41:24 Will there be access to maintain that basin if there's not the 10 foot?
41:29 Yeah, it's just not completely around the perimeter.
41:32 Okay, there is a 10-foot maintenance pathway, but just not completely around the perimeter of it.
41:37 Okay, so there is access, it's just not fully encompassing the uh detention basin.
41:44 Okay, I mean, I don't know if I add anything.
41:47 And it's not flat either.
41:49 Yeah, the ordinance says that the maintenance path is supposed to be flat, and theirs is flat around portion of it, but not the entire perimeter.
41:57 Okay, any other questions?
42:05 Do we have a motion to approve the variants?
42:09 Motion to approve the plan and the variance.
42:12 Commissioner Elpers?
42:14 Commissioner Gable?
42:15 President Canterbury, yes.
42:17 And Madeline has that paperwork for your signatures and the necessary funds to get that recorded.
42:25 Okay, on number three, we have a drainage encroachment uh agreement.
42:30 Uh Scott Vincent of 3830 Westmill Road is requesting an encroachment in a 10-foot drainage easement on lot one in Stanley Acres recorded in Platbook N, page 12, with a parcel ID of 82-05-03-003-215.001-022.
42:50 This is to allow a 10-foot by 12-foot utility shed to remain in place.
42:55 He plans to remove the existing above ground pool in gazebo.
42:59 Um per his exhibit C provided.
43:02 Um he's want to put another structure on, and apparently, when he went to do his site plan, they noticed that these other items were in the easement, so this was part of the process to be able to allow him to build his other structure.
43:16 Um I asked the board for approval of this encroachment and to add the document to the record.
43:20 Madeline has the document for your signatures and the funds to record the agreement.
43:25 Oh gosh, I said that on the last thing.
43:27 I didn't mean that.
43:30 I was thinking the variance, but okay.
43:37 Uh motion to approve the drainage easement and encroachment agreement at Mill Road.
43:43 Commissioner Elpert?
43:44 Commissioner Gable.
43:46 President Canterbury.
43:50 And for some reason, my when I did it, it called it number one.
43:54 But application to effect of Vanderburgh County regulated drain, Crawford Brandeis Ditch.
43:59 It's an Evansville water and sewer utility project.
44:02 The EWSU via Mitch Shapker of Coberstein contracting has submitted an application to effect.
44:09 This will supplement the application that was approved by the board on October 7th, 2025.
44:13 Coberstein needs to utilize temporary coffer dams to hold water during the boring and installation of the new sanitary sewer line.
44:20 I asked the board for a motion to approve and add the application with the plan sheet to the record.
44:24 And Madeline has that paperwork again.
44:31 I don't have any questions.
44:34 Commissioner Elpers.
44:36 Commissioner Gable?
44:37 President Canterbury.
44:39 And ditch claims since the last meeting of April 28, 2026.
44:43 There have been four claims submitted in the amount of three thousand one hundred sixty-two dollars and twenty-seven cents.
44:49 Two of the claims are for dormant spraying from 2025.
44:52 Uh contracted work.
44:54 The other two are for work awarded in 2026.
44:57 I asked the board for a motion to approve the submitted claims retroactively in the tables below there for your reference.
45:15 Commissioner Elpers?
45:17 Commissioner Gable?
45:18 President Canterbury.
45:21 And then on the informational side, the Pigeon Creek Watershed Development Commission.
45:25 The next meeting will be held on Monday, June 15th, which is a week earlier than the original schedule.
45:40 The May meeting of May the 18th was canceled.
45:43 We won't be able to have a quorum.
45:47 Next is the Mark Norman obstruction petition.
45:50 We've got an update on that.
45:51 We've reached out to the other property owners that were not at the hearing on April 14, 2026.
45:57 Everyone we talked to is willing to work towards a solution.
46:04 Everyone is willing to work towards the solution.
46:08 So the phone calls worked?
46:11 So Mike, my deputy sent an email to Sam Werner with the U.S.
46:16 Army Corps of Engineers to obtain information as what can be accomplished within the jurisdictional streams.
46:31 Army Corps of Engineers requirements.
46:39 I don't know if you guys got any other business, public comment.
46:46 They look like they're chomping at the bid there.
46:48 Do we have a motion to adjourn?