16 April 2019 Commissioners Meeting Notes

16 APRIL 2019 DEARBORN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEETING NOTES

Present: Jim Thatcher, President, Art Little, and Rick Probst

Also present: Connie Fromhold, Auditor, Andy Baudendistel, Attorney, and Sue Hayden, Administrator

TITLE VI STATEMENT FOR COMPLIANCE was read by Baudendistel as legally required.

OLD BUSINESS

Request to establish Fund for Donated Money and Ordinance Establishing Donated Fund for Park Board  - Baudendistel presented the Ordinance and said Connie Fromhold was right - it did not have to go in front of Council as it does not have any fines or fees attached to it. He read the ordinance and the Commissioners approved and signed it. This is a special non-reverting fund. There will be places on the website to specify what Park the donation is for or if it’s a general donation. 

NEW BUSINESS

Zone Map Amendment from R to B-2 for R & K Sun Valley LLC- Mark McCormack- Planning Director- This was from the March Plan Commission meeting. The property is across from the South Dearborn School entrance. There are written commitments agreed to by Jerry Rollins and his wife. Hrezo Engineering was present tonight also for questions. Four written commitments were agreed to: Traffic study will be prepared if needed  and required improvements will have to be installed before development. Geotech analysis required for any hillside and slope areas if developed. New easement on the site. Certain uses were eliminated from the B-2 zone request. 

McCormack went over the zone request in more detail for commissioners. Basically going over the presentation that PC had. This came to commissioners with the PC unanimous vote from 8 members present for favorable recommendation. Commissioners approved the zone change and commitments with no further discussion and considered the supporting findings of fact from the Plan Commission. This rezone does NOT occur until the land is transferred to R and K Sun Valley LLC per McCormack. 

911 Communications Board Approval of Johnnie Tremain for Fire Chief Representative-  Sue Hayden presented this and said they just need to approve their recommendation. Commissioners approved Tremain. 

INDOT-LPA Agreement for Stateline Road Project Supplement- Sue Hayden for Todd Listerman- this is moving the bid letting to fiscal year for INDOT 2020. this will let about November of 2019 so is in the 2020 fiscal year. Approved. 

ADMINISTRATOR – Sue Hayden- nothing more

AUDITOR – Connie Fromhold  -Claims and April 2 Minutes approved

Grant request for $80,827 grant for health department also approved. 

ATTORNEY – Andy Baudendistel- appraisers on Bentle on Stateline and on Mueller for East Laughery came back and now they have a 45 day window starts for them to respond. Unknown owner parcel on Turkey Point was approved in Court and is recorded. $1300 was the judgement on that. If not claimed in  2 years goes back got county. 

Wilkers Case update as of today is that he filed for the destruction of the structure. They got a lawyer who filed against this and they are waiting on Judge Humphrey to get back.  

125 Conwell Street will proceed with paperwork for Aurora to acquire.

COMMISSIONER COMMENTS- Little talked about the traffic issues and some more slips.

Thatcher- Smart 911- rolling out tomorrow. Distributing his info to students and parents. You can plug in all your info about your self and your family- you can add your cell phones and medical issues etc. This helps first responders. Also for fire department. You can register pets etc. It is a great service that is FREE of charge. It is a national database. Your info will pop up if you are in an area with Smart 911. You only put in the info that you want to have available to anyone. 

LATE ARRIVAL INFORMATION- Pennington reported that voting is light so far but easy to do per the voters.

PUBLIC COMMENT- Gray Gellert- Sawdon Ridge- we are an unofficial detour for SR 1 and a lot of tractor trailers who are not following directions. To get the semis off Sawdon Ridge and it is dangerous especially on the hill. If a bus meets that tractor trailer they can’t get thru. 

Thatcher said this was brought up by Phil Darling about Yorkridge also for this. Longer discussion about how Pribble has signs prohibiting the trucks that HWY Dept put up there years ago. Baudendistel to research options. 

ADJOURN- 5:51 PM

Christine Brauer Mueller

Lawrenceburg Township