17 AUGUST 2021 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.
PUBLIC HEARING- Dearborn County Owner Occupied Rehab Program, SIRPC SE Indiana regional Planning Commission- Patty Jackson- presented the program. Grant end date is Aug 28th and they needed an extension to February. $350,000 was awarded and they partnered with USDA for over $70,000. Construction is completed on all but one that will be done in 2-3months. 93% were special needs families, elderly, or disabled. 13/14 were low income. 5 were at poverty level. New roofs, gutters, downspouts, plumbing, furnace, siding, windows, doors, and accessibility. She showed photos to commissioners. They focus on the biggest problems of the property. She detailed the things the had done on the photos. Probst asked about the program details and she answered that - There is a waiting list for the county. OCRA has announced a pilot program for this in the future. They are working with Federal Home Loan Bank, bit not sure they will qualify on their program. Closed the public meeting.
OLD BUSINESS
Johnson Melloh Geothermal Project Contract- Baudendistel presented. After more review and discussion with the Conservancy District. There are 56 holes to be drilled to 400 ft depth. So they are not doing geothermal. They are looking at a traditional HVAC $877,309 and still under guaranteed savings. 13.4 years to recoup. $50,360. There is a dissimilar metal separation that was already funded as part of Maintenance budget so $12,000 is already covered. This still has to go to Council for funding.That meeting will be in Sept. This has been reviewed by Andy and Jeff Stratman who works for a company using it also.
Probst is opposed. He doesn’t see how we see how to do it without bidding.
Baudendistel said this is a different process- because it is part of the energy savings process. Thatcher said the bidding was done when they did the HVAC. Probst is still opposed. [NOTE: It would be better if the traditional company they were considering was discussed maybe??? Or is it the same company as was bidding the geothermal?]
Little motioned to accept this pending funding by Council. 2nd by Thatcher as Probst was opposed. Passed with Probst voting Nay.
NEW BUSINESS
Hazard Mitigation Plan Update- EMA Director- Jason Sullivan- Commissioners had no questions - Commissoners approved the plan update.
Ordinance Amending Chapter 153 of Dearborn County Code of Ordinances- Baudendistel said it is relating to the ability to pursue a violation of the code as a common nuisance in court. This is an Odyssey technology problem - Because our ordinances are stand alone - they are not in the program. In the complaint he will still go into specifics but this is to fix a problem so they can file zoning ad animal control complaints etc in Lawrenceburg City Court. Commissioners approved adding the section to 153.
ADMINISTRATOR – Sue Hayden- Independent Contract agreement for a position with the heath dept that provides vaccination and health preparedness coordinator. They have the grant covering the $2,184/month for Bruce Canfield- who is the contractor. Approved.
AUDITOR – Connie Fromhold -Claims/Payroll and August 3rd Minutes were approved.
ATTORNEY – Andy Baudendistel- nothing more
COMMISSIONER COMMENTS:
Little- school has started- be sure to watch for busses and in the school zones.
Probst- none
Thatcher-encourage vaccinated- Covid on the rise cases in hospital are un vaccinated people
LATE ARRIVAL INFORMATION- none
PUBLIC COMMENT none
ADJOURN- 5:26 PM
Christine Brauer Mueller
Lawrenceburg Township
