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New Albany Storm Water Board Meeting - March 26, 2026

City Council & Boards — Thursday, March 26, 2026
BodyNew Albany, Indiana
SessionCity Council & Boards
DateThursday, March 26, 2026
StatusFILED
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Transcript — Verbatim
0:14

Okay, we're good.

0:15

Alright, let's go ahead and get our meeting called order and we'll start with the pledge of agents.

0:33

First order of business would be to review our minutes from our March 12th meeting.

0:38

Did you get a chance to review those?

0:40

Yep.

0:40

I'll make a motion to approve as presented.

0:42

I see.

0:43

I'm favorable motion aye.

0:45

Aye.

0:45

Opposed.

0:46

No.

0:46

So the minutes have been approved.

0:48

Any communications from public?

0:51

Looks like nine.

0:52

No.

0:54

Alright.

0:55

Any communications from city officials?

0:58

No to this time.

1:01

Yeah.

1:06

Yes, we're uh we just did a uh point repair on uh push plates on a head wall.

1:12

Uh we are currently working on a height repair behind 715 Ohio Street.

1:18

So uh so street sweeping will start April 1st, which I believe is Tuesday.

1:25

Yes.

1:26

Wednesday.

1:27

Wednesday.

1:28

Okay.

1:30

Okay, any questions for Phil?

1:32

All right, thank you.

1:33

Wesley, would you like to go over your reports?

1:38

Uh we have several missing measures out of Wawas.

1:41

Uh they don't have a construction entrance put in yet.

1:44

Uh the water they installed, they've been driving over, so it's crushed and it needs to be replaced, and uh there's some unprotected storage rates out there we we asked them to take care of and then Westgate has also got some sediment on the road and their construction entrance is missing so we're asking them to put that in also so Wesley.

2:08

All right, thanks, sir.

2:09

Thank you, West.

2:10

I guess the next item would be to review our claims, Linda.

2:13

Would you go over to those for us if you skip the financial report?

2:16

Oh I skipped one, didn't I?

2:18

Sorry.

2:19

Do we got anything?

2:20

You got anything for us?

2:27

Okay.

2:28

Any questions for Ed?

2:30

All right.

2:30

Now we'll go to Linda for the uh date range for the claims this morning.

2:35

It's March 12th with March 25th, 2026.

2:39

The grand total is 12,000 seventeen dollars and seventy-two cents.

2:50

Make the motion to approve as presented before she changes her mind.

2:54

That's right.

2:55

I second favor that motion aye.

2:58

I'll close notes.

3:01

Thank you, Lady.

3:02

Thank you.

3:03

All right.

3:12

Anything we need to know about that bill.

3:15

I mean, it's all ordinary.

3:20

There was they requested some slight wording modification and uh within the agreement uh that would allow it to transfer from the the builder to the homeowners association.

3:33

Um then I've I've reviewed that with Shane and we were able to move forward with some language that we thought was appropriate uh to be able to handle that to where when they're ready to transfer that over, then the city has to agree to that transfer.

3:47

Okay.

3:50

Any other questions or concerns on this?

3:53

Or is not there a motion to accept this?

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Summary of Proceedings

New Albany Storm Water Board Meeting - March 26, 2026

The Storm Water Board met on March 26, 2026, at 10:00 AM in Room 100 of New Albany City Hall. The meeting included approval of previous minutes, reports from staff, financial claims approval, and a new business item regarding a long-term operation and maintenance agreement for Westgate Subdivision.

Consent Calendar

  • Approval of Minutes (March 12, 2026): A motion was made and seconded to approve the minutes as presented. The motion passed unanimously (no vote tally recorded, but no opposition noted).
  • Approval of Claims (March 12 – March 25, 2026): Linda presented claims totaling $12,017.72. A motion to approve as presented was made, seconded, and passed unanimously.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • None were received.

Discussion Items

  • Stormwater Director’s Report (Phillip Aldridge): Aldridge reported a point repair on push plates on a head wall and a height repair behind 715 Ohio Street. Street sweeping is scheduled to begin April 1, 2026 (Wednesday).
  • Stormwater QPI Inspections Report (Westley Fair): Fair noted several issues at Wawas: missing construction entrance, a crushed water line from vehicle traffic needing replacement, and unprotected storage rates that need attention. At Westgate Subdivision, sediment was on the road and the construction entrance was missing; Fair requested corrective action.
  • Financial Report (Ed Wilkinson): A brief report was given with no significant discussion or questions.
  • Long-Term Operation and Maintenance Agreement – Westgate Subdivision (New Business): Aldridge explained that the builder requested a slight wording modification to allow transfer of the agreement from the builder to the homeowners association. He reviewed the change with Shane (city attorney or staff) and proposed language requiring city approval for any future transfer. The board discussed and moved to approve the agreement as modified. The motion was seconded and passed unanimously.

Key Outcomes

  • Approved the March 12, 2026 meeting minutes.
  • Approved claims totaling $12,017.72 for the period March 12–25, 2026.
  • Approved the Long-Term Operation and Maintenance Agreement for Westgate Subdivision, with language allowing transfer to the homeowners association contingent on city approval.

Meeting Transcript

Okay, we're good. Alright, let's go ahead and get our meeting called order and we'll start with the pledge of agents. First order of business would be to review our minutes from our March 12th meeting. Did you get a chance to review those? Yep. I'll make a motion to approve as presented. I see. I'm favorable motion aye. Aye. Opposed. No. So the minutes have been approved. Any communications from public? Looks like nine. No. Alright. Any communications from city officials? No to this time. Yeah. Yes, we're uh we just did a uh point repair on uh push plates on a head wall. Uh we are currently working on a height repair behind 715 Ohio Street. So uh so street sweeping will start April 1st, which I believe is Tuesday. Yes. Wednesday. Wednesday. Okay. Okay, any questions for Phil? All right, thank you. Wesley, would you like to go over your reports? Uh we have several missing measures out of Wawas. Uh they don't have a construction entrance put in yet. Uh the water they installed, they've been driving over, so it's crushed and it needs to be replaced, and uh there's some unprotected storage rates out there we we asked them to take care of and then Westgate has also got some sediment on the road and their construction entrance is missing so we're asking them to put that in also so Wesley. All right, thanks, sir. Thank you, West. I guess the next item would be to review our claims, Linda. Would you go over to those for us if you skip the financial report? Oh I skipped one, didn't I? Sorry. Do we got anything? You got anything for us? Okay. Any questions for Ed? All right. Now we'll go to Linda for the uh date range for the claims this morning. It's March 12th with March 25th, 2026. The grand total is 12,000 seventeen dollars and seventy-two cents. Make the motion to approve as presented before she changes her mind. That's right. I second favor that motion aye. I'll close notes.

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