WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:03.920 - I'm going to call to order this meeting of the Minerva County Board of Commissioners. 00:00:03.920 --> 00:00:11.520 - It is Thursday, June 5th, and I will note for the record that Commissioner Jones and 00:00:11.520 --> 00:00:15.720 - myself are here and present in the NatU Hill Room. 00:00:15.720 --> 00:00:22.360 - Commissioner Madeira should be joining us online, but I do not see her yet. 00:00:22.360 --> 00:00:23.360 - I'm here. 00:00:23.360 --> 00:00:24.360 - Great. 00:00:24.360 --> 00:00:25.360 - There you are. 00:00:25.360 --> 00:00:26.360 - Thank you. 00:00:26.360 --> 00:00:27.360 - Appreciate it. 00:00:27.360 --> 00:00:28.360 - All right. 00:00:28.360 --> 00:00:31.840 - All right, and we'll begin with our public statement 00:00:31.840 --> 00:00:33.980 - read by Commissioner Jones. 00:00:33.980 --> 00:00:37.260 - We, the Monroe County Board of Commissioners, 00:00:37.260 --> 00:00:39.060 - renew our commitment to welcome 00:00:39.060 --> 00:00:41.740 - and protect the rights of all people, 00:00:41.740 --> 00:00:45.420 - regardless of age, race, color, creed, 00:00:45.420 --> 00:00:49.180 - disability, sexual orientation, gender, 00:00:49.180 --> 00:00:51.980 - gender identity, marital status, 00:00:51.980 --> 00:00:55.460 - economic status, and national origin. 00:00:55.460 --> 00:00:57.820 - And we affirm the right of every person 00:00:57.820 --> 00:01:00.700 - to live peacefully and without fear, 00:01:00.700 --> 00:01:03.980 - and we will fight and resist at every step 00:01:03.980 --> 00:01:06.780 - discrimination and harmful policies, 00:01:06.780 --> 00:01:08.500 - whatever their source. 00:01:08.500 --> 00:01:11.180 - We believe in diversity, equity, 00:01:11.180 --> 00:01:14.140 - and inclusion and belonging. 00:01:14.140 --> 00:01:18.700 - We also stand in support of our county public school systems, 00:01:18.700 --> 00:01:21.580 - both our BB and MCSC. 00:01:21.580 --> 00:01:24.900 - All right, thank you so much. 00:01:24.900 --> 00:01:27.900 - We're supposed to have a proclamation on 00:01:27.900 --> 00:01:29.720 - National Gun Violence Awareness Day, 00:01:29.720 --> 00:01:31.540 - and I do not have it handy. 00:01:31.540 --> 00:01:36.540 - So, but I will note for the record 00:01:36.540 --> 00:01:42.940 - that Moms Demand Action is organizing 00:01:42.940 --> 00:01:49.020 - their Wear Orange, Prevent Gun Violence Rally. 00:01:49.020 --> 00:01:52.020 - So Wear Orange tomorrow, June 6. 00:01:52.940 --> 00:01:57.940 - It is an annual event that occurs at the courthouse 00:01:57.940 --> 00:02:04.340 - and there's a resource fair at 6 p.m. to 8.30 p.m. 00:02:04.340 --> 00:02:13.980 - and there's a program that starts at 7 p.m. 00:02:13.980 --> 00:02:18.980 - So Wear Orange, it's a sign that hunters use for safety. 00:02:20.500 --> 00:02:23.540 - And Moms Demand Action is hosting that event. 00:02:23.540 --> 00:02:27.140 - So we invite everyone to the courthouse for that tomorrow 00:02:27.140 --> 00:02:29.420 - and our courthouse will be lit in orange 00:02:29.420 --> 00:02:32.380 - this weekend as well. 00:02:32.380 --> 00:02:37.380 - All right, with that, we will move on to department updates. 00:02:37.380 --> 00:02:45.140 - Good morning, commissioners. 00:02:46.820 --> 00:02:51.220 - As of June 3rd, emergency department visits for COVID-like 00:02:51.220 --> 00:02:54.160 - illness have continued to decrease 00:02:54.160 --> 00:02:57.340 - as well as wastewater concentrations. 00:02:57.340 --> 00:03:02.140 - As of May 27th, the COVID-19 vaccine will no longer 00:03:02.140 --> 00:03:06.740 - be included in the CDC's recommended vaccine schedule 00:03:06.740 --> 00:03:10.640 - for healthy children and pregnant women. 00:03:10.640 --> 00:03:13.780 - People who will be recommended to receive the vaccine 00:03:13.780 --> 00:03:18.780 - are those over 65 and those with existing health problems. 00:03:18.780 --> 00:03:22.140 - It's not clear at this time what insurance companies 00:03:22.140 --> 00:03:24.980 - will do about the new recommendations and coverage. 00:03:24.980 --> 00:03:27.140 - The health department does still have 00:03:27.140 --> 00:03:30.720 - free COVID vaccines available. 00:03:30.720 --> 00:03:35.720 - You can call 812-353-3244 for more information 00:03:35.720 --> 00:03:37.180 - or to schedule an appointment. 00:03:37.180 --> 00:03:40.540 - All right, thank you so much. 00:03:40.540 --> 00:03:44.420 - What is the last day of that availability? 00:03:44.420 --> 00:03:47.740 - For the COVID vaccines? 00:03:47.740 --> 00:03:49.260 - Yes. 00:03:49.260 --> 00:03:52.520 - So we do have them available at the public health clinic. 00:03:52.520 --> 00:03:56.260 - I know that some of our childhood ones have expired, 00:03:56.260 --> 00:03:58.860 - but we have various other age groups, 00:03:58.860 --> 00:04:00.980 - so you can call for that. 00:04:00.980 --> 00:04:05.380 - Okay, I think what I'm asking is when is that new-- 00:04:05.380 --> 00:04:07.140 - Oh, recommendation. 00:04:07.140 --> 00:04:09.460 - It actually started May 27th. 00:04:09.460 --> 00:04:10.800 - Okay, so it's already in place. 00:04:10.800 --> 00:04:12.220 - Okay. - Yes. 00:04:12.220 --> 00:04:15.220 - And there is a new RNA shot next spike 00:04:15.220 --> 00:04:21.080 - that was approved by the FDA, 00:04:21.080 --> 00:04:25.440 - but we don't know what availability will be or any of that. 00:04:25.440 --> 00:04:27.700 - Okay, comments or questions? 00:04:27.700 --> 00:04:29.420 - Commissioner Jones? 00:04:29.420 --> 00:04:30.260 - No, I don't. 00:04:30.260 --> 00:04:31.260 - Commissioner Madeira? 00:04:31.260 --> 00:04:34.640 - This actually breaks my heart 00:04:34.640 --> 00:04:37.340 - because what we're seeing 00:04:37.340 --> 00:04:40.300 - is sort of the systematic taking a part 00:04:40.300 --> 00:04:42.320 - of the vaccination system. 00:04:42.320 --> 00:04:44.340 - And I think this comes at a time 00:04:44.340 --> 00:04:48.120 - when we have new variants coming down the pipeline. 00:04:48.120 --> 00:04:51.000 - I urge anyone who needs a COVID vaccine 00:04:51.000 --> 00:04:52.300 - to get it as soon as possible 00:04:52.300 --> 00:04:53.740 - because there is a new variant 00:04:53.740 --> 00:04:55.540 - that has actually been found. 00:04:55.540 --> 00:04:58.400 - It has, there has been news about this 00:04:58.400 --> 00:04:59.960 - in the last two weeks. 00:04:59.960 --> 00:05:04.340 - And I just had a question for Lori. 00:05:05.280 --> 00:05:09.100 - Do you know whether there are certain criteria 00:05:09.100 --> 00:05:13.300 - where healthy adults who may have health problems 00:05:13.300 --> 00:05:17.340 - that are not, you know, normally considered life limiting? 00:05:17.340 --> 00:05:20.780 - Like, for example, they may have asthma. 00:05:20.780 --> 00:05:26.240 - And do you know like where people can obtain guidance 00:05:26.240 --> 00:05:30.200 - on what kinds of conditions can qualify them 00:05:30.200 --> 00:05:33.460 - for continued COVID vaccinations, I guess? 00:05:33.460 --> 00:05:35.480 - I imagine that many of us have conditions 00:05:35.480 --> 00:05:38.100 - where we may take medication for them. 00:05:38.100 --> 00:05:41.180 - They may not prompt us to go to our daughter, 00:05:41.180 --> 00:05:45.820 - to our doctors in a bi-weekly or monthly schedule. 00:05:45.820 --> 00:05:48.520 - Where can we get this information? 00:05:48.520 --> 00:05:52.260 - So other than talking to someone's provider, of course, 00:05:52.260 --> 00:05:54.140 - you can check the CDC website 00:05:54.140 --> 00:05:58.700 - to see updated information is listed on there. 00:05:58.700 --> 00:06:01.200 - That's kind of the best guidance at this time. 00:06:02.420 --> 00:06:04.500 - Excellent, thank you so very much. 00:06:04.500 --> 00:06:05.940 - All right, thank you. 00:06:05.940 --> 00:06:07.740 - TSD, I'm wondering if you could move 00:06:07.740 --> 00:06:11.460 - the transcription box up the page a little bit 00:06:11.460 --> 00:06:15.500 - because it's hidden for us here at the podium. 00:06:15.500 --> 00:06:16.580 - Thank you so much. 00:06:16.580 --> 00:06:21.780 - All right, any other departments have an update to offer? 00:06:21.780 --> 00:06:29.940 - Ah, that'll work. 00:06:29.940 --> 00:06:31.220 - Thank you so much, TSD. 00:06:32.220 --> 00:06:36.340 - Okay, all right. 00:06:36.340 --> 00:06:39.620 - Seeing none, we'll move on to our next item. 00:06:39.620 --> 00:06:41.820 - The next item is public comment. 00:06:41.820 --> 00:06:44.380 - This is open public comment time 00:06:44.380 --> 00:06:46.780 - for items that are not on our agenda. 00:06:46.780 --> 00:06:50.740 - Each speaker is limited to three minutes, please. 00:06:50.740 --> 00:06:52.320 - We ask that you provide your name 00:06:52.320 --> 00:06:54.720 - and your county of residence. 00:06:54.720 --> 00:07:00.340 - You may come to the podium in the NatU Hill Room 00:07:00.340 --> 00:07:03.020 - or raise your hand on Teams. 00:07:03.020 --> 00:07:07.380 - It looks like we have two hands raised on Teams, 00:07:07.380 --> 00:07:09.340 - but I cannot see the names here. 00:07:09.340 --> 00:07:13.060 - So I'm gonna have to look. 00:07:13.060 --> 00:07:17.620 - Good morning, commissioners. 00:07:17.620 --> 00:07:21.460 - I'll just begin a public comment to get the ball rolling. 00:07:21.460 --> 00:07:23.420 - I wanna continue the celebrating 00:07:23.420 --> 00:07:26.020 - of Tuesday's convention center expansion groundbreaking, 00:07:26.020 --> 00:07:28.700 - a truly historic day for our community. 00:07:28.700 --> 00:07:30.580 - This milestone has been a long time coming 00:07:30.580 --> 00:07:33.580 - and we're now on the path to that 12 month economy. 00:07:33.580 --> 00:07:35.460 - I commend this body for their leadership. 00:07:35.460 --> 00:07:36.540 - As commissioner Thomas said, 00:07:36.540 --> 00:07:39.500 - the key was having the intuition to establish the CID 00:07:39.500 --> 00:07:40.940 - and then get out of their way. 00:07:40.940 --> 00:07:43.440 - Today, we're seeing the fruits of that vision. 00:07:43.440 --> 00:07:44.740 - The other thing I want to bring up 00:07:44.740 --> 00:07:47.020 - is what I witnessed at a recent 00:07:47.020 --> 00:07:51.420 - planned commission administrative session. 00:07:51.420 --> 00:07:54.940 - They had some robust, respectful discourse 00:07:54.940 --> 00:07:56.420 - that democracy requires. 00:07:56.420 --> 00:07:59.300 - It's not always comfortable, but it is necessary. 00:07:59.300 --> 00:08:03.100 - So disagreements isn't dysfunction, it's engagement. 00:08:03.100 --> 00:08:04.020 - I want to stress that. 00:08:04.020 --> 00:08:05.980 - And that engagement means that people 00:08:05.980 --> 00:08:07.820 - hear deeply about Monroe County, 00:08:07.820 --> 00:08:10.220 - which is what we want to see on our boards and commissions. 00:08:10.220 --> 00:08:12.580 - So I encourage the planned commission 00:08:12.580 --> 00:08:14.780 - to continue leaning into that discomfort. 00:08:14.780 --> 00:08:17.220 - Respect differences, ask hard questions, 00:08:17.220 --> 00:08:19.140 - because even when we don't all agree, 00:08:19.140 --> 00:08:22.060 - we're all working toward that same goal of more vibrant, 00:08:22.060 --> 00:08:24.500 - a better, more balanced Monroe County for all. 00:08:24.500 --> 00:08:27.380 - And I thank you for your time today. 00:08:27.380 --> 00:08:30.060 - Thank you, Mr. MG. 00:08:30.060 --> 00:08:34.540 - We also have Melanie from YSB with her hand raised. 00:08:34.540 --> 00:08:42.140 - Good morning. 00:08:42.140 --> 00:08:51.620 - Or muted. 00:08:51.620 --> 00:08:52.860 - Now, the hand's down. 00:08:52.860 --> 00:08:55.700 - OK, all right. 00:08:55.700 --> 00:08:58.060 - All right, thank you, everyone. 00:08:58.060 --> 00:09:00.740 - We'll move on to the next item, please. 00:09:00.740 --> 00:09:05.540 - Move approval of the minutes for May 29th, 2025. 00:09:05.540 --> 00:09:07.540 - I will second that. 00:09:07.540 --> 00:09:10.780 - Any comments, corrections, or edits? 00:09:10.780 --> 00:09:11.280 - No? 00:09:11.280 --> 00:09:11.780 - OK. 00:09:11.780 --> 00:09:13.660 - OK, thank you. 00:09:13.660 --> 00:09:16.180 - We'll move on to the next item, please. 00:09:16.180 --> 00:09:22.800 - Any comments, corrections, or edits? 00:09:22.800 --> 00:09:24.740 - Ms. Turner-King, would you please 00:09:24.740 --> 00:09:30.940 - call the roll on the approval of the minutes for May 29th, 2025? 00:09:30.940 --> 00:09:32.680 - Commissioner Jones? 00:09:32.680 --> 00:09:33.180 - Yes. 00:09:33.180 --> 00:09:35.340 - Commissioner Madera? 00:09:35.340 --> 00:09:35.860 - Yes. 00:09:35.860 --> 00:09:36.980 - Commissioner Thomas? 00:09:36.980 --> 00:09:37.500 - Yes. 00:09:37.500 --> 00:09:39.180 - Motion passes 3-0. 00:09:39.180 --> 00:09:41.220 - Thank you so much. 00:09:41.220 --> 00:09:43.620 - All right, next item, please. 00:09:43.620 --> 00:09:46.860 - Move approval of the claims docket, accounts payable, 00:09:46.860 --> 00:09:50.420 - June 5th, 2025. 00:09:50.420 --> 00:09:51.780 - I will second that. 00:09:51.780 --> 00:09:54.260 - Ms. Gallardo from the auditor's office, good morning. 00:09:54.260 --> 00:09:56.020 - Good morning. 00:09:56.020 --> 00:09:59.340 - The accounts payable claims docket for June 5th, 2025 00:09:59.340 --> 00:10:04.180 - totals $1,801,091.21. 00:10:04.180 --> 00:10:08.380 - And this includes all emergency claims and adjustments. 00:10:08.380 --> 00:10:09.360 - Thank you so much. 00:10:09.360 --> 00:10:10.540 - Comments or questions? 00:10:10.540 --> 00:10:11.700 - Commissioner Jones? 00:10:11.700 --> 00:10:12.580 - No, I don't. 00:10:12.580 --> 00:10:16.060 - Commissioner Madeira, comments or questions? 00:10:16.060 --> 00:10:17.980 - No, none. 00:10:17.980 --> 00:10:19.240 - I don't either. 00:10:19.240 --> 00:10:20.900 - Is there any public comment on this item? 00:10:20.900 --> 00:10:23.660 - You may raise your hand on Teams or come to the podium. 00:10:23.660 --> 00:10:35.180 - Seeing none, Ms. Turner-King, would you 00:10:35.180 --> 00:10:37.340 - please call the roll on approval of claims docket, 00:10:37.340 --> 00:10:40.180 - accounts payable, June 5th, 2025? 00:10:40.180 --> 00:10:41.700 - Commissioner Jones? 00:10:41.700 --> 00:10:42.100 - Yes. 00:10:42.100 --> 00:10:44.220 - Commissioner Madeira? 00:10:44.220 --> 00:10:44.780 - Yes. 00:10:44.780 --> 00:10:45.820 - Commissioner Thomas? 00:10:45.820 --> 00:10:46.320 - Yes. 00:10:46.320 --> 00:10:48.100 - Motion passes 3-0. 00:10:48.100 --> 00:10:50.100 - Thank you so much. 00:10:50.100 --> 00:10:54.100 - I will note for the record that we have received two reports, 00:10:54.100 --> 00:10:58.260 - Clerk of the Courts report for April 2025, 00:10:58.260 --> 00:11:01.100 - and the Weights and Measures report 00:11:01.100 --> 00:11:05.460 - April 16th to May 15th, 2025. 00:11:05.460 --> 00:11:08.820 - And with that, we will move on to new business, please. 00:11:08.820 --> 00:11:12.580 - Move approval of Reed and Sons construction contract number 00:11:12.580 --> 00:11:16.820 - one, change order number five for Karst Athletic Complex 00:11:16.820 --> 00:11:19.260 - Improvement Project. 00:11:19.260 --> 00:11:20.660 - I will second that. 00:11:20.660 --> 00:11:25.500 - We have Ms. Whitmer, Director of Parks, joining us. 00:11:25.500 --> 00:11:26.660 - Good morning. 00:11:26.660 --> 00:11:27.660 - Good morning. 00:11:27.660 --> 00:11:29.740 - This is very simple. 00:11:29.740 --> 00:11:35.500 - This is not to increase the contract by a dime or penny. 00:11:35.500 --> 00:11:41.100 - It's for $20,118.15 to be spent out of our contingency funds 00:11:41.100 --> 00:11:43.060 - that is within the contract. 00:11:43.060 --> 00:11:46.460 - It's for the equipment garage electric stone gate 00:11:46.460 --> 00:11:49.580 - in a storm fitting. 00:11:49.580 --> 00:11:50.940 - Thank you so much. 00:11:50.940 --> 00:11:51.940 - Comments or questions? 00:11:51.940 --> 00:11:53.940 - Commissioner Jones? 00:11:53.940 --> 00:11:55.980 - I see no problems with this. 00:11:55.980 --> 00:11:56.900 - Right. 00:11:56.900 --> 00:11:58.740 - This is why there's a contingency line. 00:11:58.740 --> 00:11:59.540 - Yes. 00:11:59.540 --> 00:12:02.260 - Commissioner Maduro, comments or questions? 00:12:02.260 --> 00:12:02.860 - None. 00:12:02.860 --> 00:12:04.380 - Thank you. 00:12:04.380 --> 00:12:08.220 - The community is starting to talk more and more about this. 00:12:08.220 --> 00:12:10.500 - So this is in a good way. 00:12:10.500 --> 00:12:12.780 - It's highly anticipated. 00:12:12.780 --> 00:12:14.300 - We're very excited. 00:12:14.300 --> 00:12:19.740 - So I know a lot of this rain doesn't help much. 00:12:19.740 --> 00:12:21.100 - And we've had a lot this spring. 00:12:21.100 --> 00:12:26.100 - But really appreciate all the hard work that's gotten us here. 00:12:26.100 --> 00:12:27.900 - Well, and I just want to tell the public, 00:12:27.900 --> 00:12:30.340 - we apologize for all the construction traffic. 00:12:30.340 --> 00:12:35.300 - And it is what it is. 00:12:35.300 --> 00:12:37.700 - Short-term pain, long-term gain. 00:12:37.700 --> 00:12:38.460 - There you go. 00:12:38.460 --> 00:12:39.180 - All right. 00:12:39.180 --> 00:12:41.300 - Let's see if there's any public comment on this item. 00:12:41.300 --> 00:12:43.420 - You can raise your hand on Teams or come to the podium. 00:12:43.420 --> 00:12:52.260 - Let's see. 00:12:52.260 --> 00:12:53.260 - None. 00:12:53.260 --> 00:12:55.380 - Ms. Turner-King, would you please call the roll 00:12:55.380 --> 00:12:57.500 - on the Reid & Sons construction contract number one, 00:12:57.500 --> 00:12:59.860 - change order number five for Carson Athletic Complex 00:12:59.860 --> 00:13:01.700 - Improvement Project? 00:13:01.700 --> 00:13:02.960 - Commissioner Jones. 00:13:02.960 --> 00:13:03.460 - Yes. 00:13:03.460 --> 00:13:05.780 - Commissioner Madera. 00:13:05.780 --> 00:13:06.380 - Yes. 00:13:06.380 --> 00:13:07.540 - Commissioner Thomas. 00:13:07.540 --> 00:13:08.060 - Yes. 00:13:08.060 --> 00:13:09.700 - Motion passes 3-0. 00:13:09.700 --> 00:13:10.420 - Thank you. 00:13:10.420 --> 00:13:12.460 - Thank you so much. 00:13:12.460 --> 00:13:16.740 - We will now have the-- there isn't really a motion, 00:13:16.740 --> 00:13:24.140 - but we're going to hear the 2024 Community Corrections Grant 00:13:24.140 --> 00:13:27.180 - Annual Report. 00:13:27.180 --> 00:13:29.340 - Ms. Street, good morning. 00:13:29.340 --> 00:13:32.020 - If I may share my screen one moment. 00:13:32.020 --> 00:13:50.380 - Good morning. 00:13:50.380 --> 00:13:51.260 - I'm Becca Streit. 00:13:51.260 --> 00:13:54.100 - I'm the Community Corrections Executive Director and Deputy 00:13:54.100 --> 00:13:57.420 - Chief Probation Officer. 00:13:57.420 --> 00:14:00.740 - Every year, as part of our Community Corrections Grants, 00:14:00.740 --> 00:14:04.620 - provide a annual report to the commissioners. 00:14:04.620 --> 00:14:09.540 - I'm a little late this year, but better late than never. 00:14:09.540 --> 00:14:13.140 - Just as a reminder that our Community Corrections 00:14:13.140 --> 00:14:16.100 - and our Probation Department are a unified department. 00:14:16.100 --> 00:14:18.580 - So all of our Community Corrections Officers 00:14:18.580 --> 00:14:21.060 - are also probation officers. 00:14:21.060 --> 00:14:24.500 - But these specific grants that we get for Community Corrections 00:14:24.500 --> 00:14:26.620 - are from the Department of Correction. 00:14:26.620 --> 00:14:31.900 - We've been partnering with them for, I believe, 43 years 00:14:31.900 --> 00:14:34.220 - to receive money. 00:14:34.220 --> 00:14:39.060 - This money funds staff for our Community Corrections 00:14:39.060 --> 00:14:42.260 - program, like home detention, all of our problem-solving 00:14:42.260 --> 00:14:47.100 - courts, and then also our pretrial program. 00:14:47.100 --> 00:14:49.820 - So I wanted to just give a little bit of an overview 00:14:49.820 --> 00:14:52.980 - of what 2024 was like. 00:14:52.980 --> 00:14:57.420 - Just to let everybody know that the probation 00:14:57.420 --> 00:14:58.900 - department and Community Corrections 00:14:58.900 --> 00:14:59.700 - does have a mission. 00:14:59.700 --> 00:15:05.140 - And it's all about helping individuals with rehabilitation 00:15:05.140 --> 00:15:06.500 - and then also community safety. 00:15:06.500 --> 00:15:12.060 - Like I said earlier, Community Corrections here in Monroe 00:15:12.060 --> 00:15:14.140 - County began in 1983. 00:15:14.140 --> 00:15:17.740 - That's when we began receiving Department of Correction 00:15:17.740 --> 00:15:19.940 - funding. 00:15:19.940 --> 00:15:23.900 - Again, we operate home detention and electronic monitoring, 00:15:23.900 --> 00:15:26.620 - day reporting, pretrial services, 00:15:26.620 --> 00:15:29.140 - problem-solving courts, including drug treatment 00:15:29.140 --> 00:15:34.420 - court, mental health court, veterans, and reentry court. 00:15:34.420 --> 00:15:36.620 - This is an overview of the funding 00:15:36.620 --> 00:15:40.140 - that we received in 2024. 00:15:40.140 --> 00:15:42.820 - Each grant entity receives its own funding 00:15:42.820 --> 00:15:44.240 - from the Department of Correction. 00:15:44.240 --> 00:15:46.300 - And then you can see the total there. 00:15:46.300 --> 00:15:50.520 - So we receive a little over $1.5 million 00:15:50.520 --> 00:15:54.100 - in grant funding for these specific programs. 00:15:54.100 --> 00:15:58.420 - You'll also notice that the only problem-solving courts listed 00:15:58.420 --> 00:16:01.980 - in this chart are drug treatment and mental health court. 00:16:01.980 --> 00:16:03.980 - Those are the only problem-solving courts 00:16:03.980 --> 00:16:06.420 - that the Department of Correction specifically 00:16:06.420 --> 00:16:06.940 - funds. 00:16:06.940 --> 00:16:08.620 - So that's why those are highlighted. 00:16:08.620 --> 00:16:14.500 - Unfortunately, there is some bad news 00:16:14.500 --> 00:16:17.100 - about the Department of Correction grants. 00:16:17.100 --> 00:16:19.940 - They have been flatlined for the past five years. 00:16:19.940 --> 00:16:24.060 - So we and, additionally, any counties across the state 00:16:24.060 --> 00:16:28.820 - have not really received much increase in funding, if any. 00:16:28.820 --> 00:16:32.580 - This means that our local money, including 00:16:32.580 --> 00:16:34.740 - the fees that the clients pay, is 00:16:34.740 --> 00:16:37.900 - having to make up the difference to make up 00:16:37.900 --> 00:16:43.940 - for cost of living and fringe benefit increases for staff. 00:16:43.940 --> 00:16:46.260 - User fees are significantly down. 00:16:46.260 --> 00:16:49.780 - It's something that we do keep an eye on all the time. 00:16:49.780 --> 00:16:53.220 - But I also want to dispel any myths out there. 00:16:53.220 --> 00:16:55.380 - Monroe County Circuit Courts and the judges 00:16:55.380 --> 00:16:58.300 - do not put people back in jail solely because they 00:16:58.300 --> 00:17:01.540 - can't pay their user fees. 00:17:01.540 --> 00:17:04.460 - Probation officers and community corrections officers 00:17:04.460 --> 00:17:08.900 - don't solely file violations just because of fees. 00:17:08.900 --> 00:17:11.260 - So while we recognize that we have 00:17:11.260 --> 00:17:15.340 - the unfortunate position of being fee collectors sometimes, 00:17:15.340 --> 00:17:20.820 - that is not the main goal or objective of our officers 00:17:20.820 --> 00:17:22.940 - on probation. 00:17:22.940 --> 00:17:25.380 - And then the Department of Correction grants, 00:17:25.380 --> 00:17:28.980 - like I said earlier, they only fund staff salaries 00:17:28.980 --> 00:17:31.860 - and benefits, which I will highlight here 00:17:31.860 --> 00:17:34.540 - why we do that in a minute. 00:17:34.540 --> 00:17:37.280 - So just some quick facts about 2024. 00:17:37.280 --> 00:17:41.020 - We had 111 case referrals to our community alternative 00:17:41.020 --> 00:17:43.940 - supervision program, or CASP. 00:17:43.940 --> 00:17:49.180 - That's just the long phrase for both pre-trial and post-sentence 00:17:49.180 --> 00:17:50.940 - electronic monitoring. 00:17:50.940 --> 00:17:53.020 - So electronic monitoring can be used 00:17:53.020 --> 00:17:57.500 - for people who have been ordered to serve 00:17:57.500 --> 00:18:00.460 - a sentence in incarceration, but the court has decided 00:18:00.460 --> 00:18:02.740 - that they can remain in their home. 00:18:02.740 --> 00:18:07.660 - They do get jail credit for serving home detention. 00:18:07.660 --> 00:18:09.700 - We also use it for pre-trial. 00:18:09.700 --> 00:18:11.940 - However, our pre-trial clients, it's 00:18:11.940 --> 00:18:15.980 - always less than 1% of our total pre-trial population 00:18:15.980 --> 00:18:18.660 - that is ever on electronic monitoring or home 00:18:18.660 --> 00:18:20.020 - detention pre-trial. 00:18:20.020 --> 00:18:22.260 - So it's very low. 00:18:22.260 --> 00:18:29.340 - There were over 1,700 pre-trial assessments completed in 2024. 00:18:29.340 --> 00:18:32.780 - That means that our pre-trial officers were in the jail 00:18:32.780 --> 00:18:36.100 - or in the office meeting with clients every day who 00:18:36.100 --> 00:18:39.780 - were arrested the previous business day. 00:18:39.780 --> 00:18:41.300 - Those assessments are used. 00:18:41.300 --> 00:18:43.700 - They're provided to the court to give us 00:18:43.700 --> 00:18:46.940 - additional information to the court about a person's risk 00:18:46.940 --> 00:18:49.540 - to maybe not show up to court or to re-offend 00:18:49.540 --> 00:18:51.700 - during their pre-trial period. 00:18:51.700 --> 00:18:53.780 - And then the courts are using that information 00:18:53.780 --> 00:18:58.380 - to determine if, while the person is out of jail pre-trial, 00:18:58.380 --> 00:19:02.260 - are there any conditions that are necessary. 00:19:02.260 --> 00:19:04.940 - The courts also use this to determine 00:19:04.940 --> 00:19:06.740 - if people can be released. 00:19:06.740 --> 00:19:10.900 - The purpose of pre-trial is to maximize release from jail. 00:19:10.900 --> 00:19:14.660 - So that is what they're using those reports for. 00:19:14.660 --> 00:19:18.860 - Drug Treatment Court had its 542nd graduate 00:19:18.860 --> 00:19:20.900 - in December of 2024. 00:19:20.900 --> 00:19:23.860 - And Mental Health Court had its 27th graduate 00:19:23.860 --> 00:19:28.860 - by the end of 2024. 00:19:28.860 --> 00:19:33.500 - Just a few visuals of some of our success rates. 00:19:33.500 --> 00:19:36.900 - This is for home detention and electronic monitoring success 00:19:36.900 --> 00:19:37.420 - rate. 00:19:37.420 --> 00:19:44.620 - You'll see that 93% in 2024 completed successfully. 00:19:44.620 --> 00:19:49.420 - We also keep track of pre-trial safety rates and success rates. 00:19:49.420 --> 00:19:51.580 - Pre-trial safety rate means that people 00:19:51.580 --> 00:19:55.620 - who completed their pre-trial period, so they were arrested, 00:19:55.620 --> 00:19:58.780 - released from jail while their case was pending, 00:19:58.780 --> 00:20:04.500 - and they did not commit a new offense during that pre-trial 00:20:04.500 --> 00:20:05.500 - period. 00:20:05.500 --> 00:20:07.180 - That's the safety rate. 00:20:07.180 --> 00:20:09.460 - And so you'll see that it's fairly 00:20:09.460 --> 00:20:13.820 - consistent throughout the past five years, 00:20:13.820 --> 00:20:16.060 - hovering around 93% to 94%. 00:20:16.060 --> 00:20:24.540 - We also keep track of pre-trial success rates. 00:20:24.540 --> 00:20:28.300 - And this is people who completed their pre-trial period, 00:20:28.300 --> 00:20:30.660 - never picked up a new offense, never 00:20:30.660 --> 00:20:35.380 - committed a technical violation or a violation that's 00:20:35.380 --> 00:20:38.380 - not a new offense, and then also appeared to all their court 00:20:38.380 --> 00:20:39.060 - hearings. 00:20:39.060 --> 00:20:45.140 - And again, that's remained very consistent as well, 00:20:45.140 --> 00:20:47.300 - in 2024, almost 69%. 00:20:47.300 --> 00:20:53.860 - And then just to highlight the successes of the problem 00:20:53.860 --> 00:20:54.620 - solving court. 00:20:54.620 --> 00:20:58.060 - So drug court, 75% success rate. 00:20:58.060 --> 00:21:01.780 - I know Veterans Court isn't part of our Department of Correction 00:21:01.780 --> 00:21:05.660 - Grant, but they're at 100% success rate in 2024. 00:21:05.660 --> 00:21:08.260 - So I wanted to make sure to highlight that. 00:21:08.260 --> 00:21:11.900 - Reentry court, people who have been incarcerated 00:21:11.900 --> 00:21:15.580 - and are coming back to the community, a 64%. 00:21:15.580 --> 00:21:19.220 - And then mental health, the percentage of success 00:21:19.220 --> 00:21:23.580 - is about 36%, but that's to be expected with that caseload. 00:21:23.580 --> 00:21:26.800 - There are a lot of things going on with those clients 00:21:26.800 --> 00:21:29.980 - that we're addressing. 00:21:29.980 --> 00:21:32.660 - So I said that I wanted to get back to why the Department 00:21:32.660 --> 00:21:38.260 - of Correction and why we use the grant funds to invest in staff. 00:21:38.260 --> 00:21:43.500 - And as I've presented to this executive body before, 00:21:43.500 --> 00:21:45.060 - and we've done other presentations 00:21:45.060 --> 00:21:48.020 - around the community, our department 00:21:48.020 --> 00:21:50.820 - is at the forefront of using evidence-based practices 00:21:50.820 --> 00:21:53.340 - in our community supervision. 00:21:53.340 --> 00:21:57.340 - Research shows that if our probation officers and really 00:21:57.340 --> 00:22:01.700 - all of our staff are trained and we pay attention 00:22:01.700 --> 00:22:04.420 - to the fidelity of evidence-based practices, 00:22:04.420 --> 00:22:07.020 - that's going to equal better client outcomes. 00:22:07.020 --> 00:22:08.660 - So that's better for the individuals 00:22:08.660 --> 00:22:12.340 - and also better for the community for community safety. 00:22:12.340 --> 00:22:14.260 - When I say evidence-based practices, 00:22:14.260 --> 00:22:18.300 - that's referring to using the current research that's 00:22:18.300 --> 00:22:20.820 - out there to guide what we're doing with our clients. 00:22:20.820 --> 00:22:22.300 - It started in the medical field. 00:22:22.300 --> 00:22:25.620 - Doctors, of course, should be doing what the research says 00:22:25.620 --> 00:22:26.620 - on how to treat us. 00:22:26.620 --> 00:22:28.460 - And criminal justice said, oh, yeah, we 00:22:28.460 --> 00:22:29.880 - should be doing the same thing when 00:22:29.880 --> 00:22:31.740 - we're working with our clients. 00:22:31.740 --> 00:22:33.340 - And of course, the ultimate goal is 00:22:33.340 --> 00:22:38.700 - to not have individuals come back through the system. 00:22:38.700 --> 00:22:40.260 - I won't spend too much time on this. 00:22:40.260 --> 00:22:42.340 - I could go into this for a whole day. 00:22:42.340 --> 00:22:47.180 - But this is the basis of what our officers are doing 00:22:47.180 --> 00:22:50.460 - or keeping in mind when they're working with our clients. 00:22:50.460 --> 00:22:53.180 - This is called the risk needs responsivity principle. 00:22:53.180 --> 00:22:56.420 - So it's about who we're targeting with services, 00:22:56.420 --> 00:22:58.820 - what we're doing with them when we're meeting with them, 00:22:58.820 --> 00:23:00.980 - or where we're referring our clients, 00:23:00.980 --> 00:23:03.180 - and then how we're getting that done. 00:23:03.180 --> 00:23:05.780 - So all of our clients receive a risk assessment 00:23:05.780 --> 00:23:08.740 - when they start probation so we can determine 00:23:08.740 --> 00:23:11.900 - what their risk level is and what their needs are. 00:23:11.900 --> 00:23:16.140 - We also do a full background on our clients 00:23:16.140 --> 00:23:20.580 - or to analyze what's bringing them to the system 00:23:20.580 --> 00:23:21.900 - in the first place. 00:23:21.900 --> 00:23:26.860 - And then we're also responding to any responsivity needs. 00:23:26.860 --> 00:23:30.760 - That could be anything from gender responsivity, 00:23:30.760 --> 00:23:35.220 - is there other issues with education levels like reading, 00:23:35.220 --> 00:23:37.700 - so making sure that we factor all that in. 00:23:37.700 --> 00:23:42.820 - Evidence-based research also shows that 00:23:42.820 --> 00:23:45.540 - there are certain factors that are correlated 00:23:45.540 --> 00:23:49.340 - with people's risk of offending. 00:23:49.340 --> 00:23:51.180 - The top four or the big four 00:23:51.180 --> 00:23:53.300 - are the antisocial attitudes and beliefs, 00:23:53.300 --> 00:23:57.300 - antisocial peers, antisocial personality, and family. 00:23:57.300 --> 00:24:00.580 - So our officers, when we're analyzing 00:24:00.580 --> 00:24:02.300 - what's bringing a client here, 00:24:02.300 --> 00:24:04.820 - if one of those top four are identified, 00:24:04.820 --> 00:24:06.820 - we make sure that their case plan 00:24:06.820 --> 00:24:10.920 - is going to address any of those concerns. 00:24:10.920 --> 00:24:14.860 - You'll also see that there's the lesser four risks, 00:24:14.860 --> 00:24:17.540 - substance use, employment, education, school, 00:24:17.540 --> 00:24:19.780 - and then what they're doing in their free time. 00:24:19.780 --> 00:24:21.340 - I know everybody's really surprised 00:24:21.340 --> 00:24:24.220 - that substance use is considered one of the lesser four. 00:24:24.220 --> 00:24:25.780 - We absolutely address it, 00:24:25.780 --> 00:24:27.500 - but we know through research 00:24:27.500 --> 00:24:29.920 - that usually the substance use is being driven 00:24:29.920 --> 00:24:32.100 - by one of those top four concerns 00:24:32.100 --> 00:24:35.640 - rather than just a simple use. 00:24:35.640 --> 00:24:41.100 - And then I also could go on forever with this, 00:24:41.100 --> 00:24:43.660 - but I wanted to make sure that I shared with you 00:24:43.660 --> 00:24:45.980 - the eight principles of effective intervention. 00:24:45.980 --> 00:24:49.420 - This is what our department adheres to 00:24:49.420 --> 00:24:53.360 - in every interaction, every policy that we put together, 00:24:53.360 --> 00:24:57.020 - every change in what we're doing, 00:24:57.020 --> 00:24:58.740 - this is what we refer back to. 00:24:58.740 --> 00:25:02.460 - So this is from the National Institute of Correction, 00:25:02.460 --> 00:25:04.940 - and these are the things that we're supposed to be doing 00:25:04.940 --> 00:25:07.900 - in our work with community supervision clients. 00:25:07.900 --> 00:25:10.460 - So we're supposed to be doing a risk assessment. 00:25:10.460 --> 00:25:12.320 - We're supposed to be figuring out 00:25:12.320 --> 00:25:14.180 - where the client's motivation is. 00:25:14.180 --> 00:25:16.760 - Are they even aware that some of these things are an issue, 00:25:16.760 --> 00:25:19.860 - and if they're not aware, how do we raise that awareness? 00:25:19.860 --> 00:25:22.460 - We're making sure that we're targeting specific needs. 00:25:22.460 --> 00:25:24.740 - We're doing skill training with them. 00:25:24.740 --> 00:25:26.860 - If you walk down our hallways at probation, 00:25:26.860 --> 00:25:28.440 - you'll hear a ton of role play 00:25:28.440 --> 00:25:31.460 - between a probation officer and a client 00:25:31.460 --> 00:25:36.460 - just practicing things like how to tell my peer no, 00:25:36.460 --> 00:25:40.060 - that I don't want to engage in this behavior. 00:25:40.060 --> 00:25:43.540 - We increase positive reinforcement through incentives. 00:25:43.540 --> 00:25:46.440 - We make referrals to the community services, 00:25:46.440 --> 00:25:48.980 - and then, of course, we're using data all the time. 00:25:48.980 --> 00:25:56.120 - I know on this screen, but I'm often asked, 00:25:56.120 --> 00:25:58.320 - I do a lot of the hiring screening, 00:25:58.320 --> 00:25:59.160 - and I'm often asked, 00:25:59.160 --> 00:26:01.700 - what does a day in the life of a probation officer look like? 00:26:01.700 --> 00:26:03.820 - And it's impossible to throw that on a screen, 00:26:03.820 --> 00:26:06.860 - but I wanted to specifically narrow in 00:26:06.860 --> 00:26:09.820 - on the evidence-based practice piece, 00:26:09.820 --> 00:26:13.820 - because this is why we're investing our grant money 00:26:13.820 --> 00:26:15.620 - into our staff. 00:26:15.620 --> 00:26:17.700 - Our staff, it's more than just 00:26:17.700 --> 00:26:19.740 - what we call checklist probation. 00:26:19.740 --> 00:26:22.160 - Our probation officers are not sitting there saying, 00:26:22.160 --> 00:26:23.100 - did you pay your fees? 00:26:23.100 --> 00:26:24.060 - Did you go to treatment? 00:26:24.060 --> 00:26:27.920 - Oh, you had a positive drug test, shame on you. 00:26:27.920 --> 00:26:29.340 - That is not what's happening. 00:26:29.340 --> 00:26:31.820 - We are completing risk assessments. 00:26:31.820 --> 00:26:35.140 - We are working with the clients when they first start 00:26:35.140 --> 00:26:37.420 - to figure out what brought them here, 00:26:37.420 --> 00:26:39.140 - what are the patterns that are leading 00:26:39.140 --> 00:26:41.000 - to their criminal behavior. 00:26:41.000 --> 00:26:43.620 - We're addressing their behavior drivers 00:26:43.620 --> 00:26:45.140 - to create case plans. 00:26:45.140 --> 00:26:48.220 - Every client's case plan is individualized 00:26:48.220 --> 00:26:51.780 - to address their specific goals and objectives. 00:26:51.780 --> 00:26:53.540 - All of our officers are trained 00:26:53.540 --> 00:26:56.220 - in cognitive behavioral interventions. 00:26:56.220 --> 00:26:58.260 - So we are working with the clients 00:26:58.260 --> 00:27:00.740 - to help restructure their thinking. 00:27:00.740 --> 00:27:02.140 - Their thinking got them here. 00:27:02.140 --> 00:27:03.900 - Their feelings got them here. 00:27:03.900 --> 00:27:05.400 - It led to a behavior. 00:27:05.400 --> 00:27:08.140 - How can we help them change that for the future? 00:27:08.140 --> 00:27:10.260 - We're applying incentives. 00:27:10.260 --> 00:27:12.140 - We're applying sanctions. 00:27:12.140 --> 00:27:15.700 - We're helping clients navigate all the community services. 00:27:15.700 --> 00:27:20.780 - All of our staff receive fidelity coaching. 00:27:20.780 --> 00:27:23.260 - So we have evidence-based practices, 00:27:23.260 --> 00:27:26.660 - probation officer coaches who don't have a caseload. 00:27:26.660 --> 00:27:29.260 - Their caseload are the probation officers. 00:27:29.260 --> 00:27:30.780 - They're sitting in on appointments. 00:27:30.780 --> 00:27:34.380 - They're doing pre-coaching, post-coaching, watching videos. 00:27:34.380 --> 00:27:37.300 - We have trainings monthly, learning teams monthly 00:27:37.300 --> 00:27:41.140 - where we all come together to practice all of this material. 00:27:41.140 --> 00:27:45.780 - These are just a few things that our officers do 00:27:45.780 --> 00:27:47.220 - in their appointments. 00:27:47.220 --> 00:27:49.040 - We do things like thinking, feeling, 00:27:49.040 --> 00:27:52.100 - action behavior chains with the clients. 00:27:52.100 --> 00:27:55.700 - We receive training in trauma-informed care, 00:27:55.700 --> 00:27:57.960 - and we apply that during our appointments. 00:27:57.960 --> 00:27:59.960 - We do interactive journaling. 00:27:59.960 --> 00:28:02.260 - We're reinforcing positive behavior. 00:28:02.260 --> 00:28:04.780 - We're disapproving of negative behavior. 00:28:04.780 --> 00:28:08.720 - We're doing alcohol and drug assessments, case plans, 00:28:08.720 --> 00:28:11.520 - and just even teaching problem-solving skills. 00:28:11.520 --> 00:28:18.100 - So I say all that just because I did want the community 00:28:18.100 --> 00:28:21.060 - just to know what's going on at the probation department 00:28:21.060 --> 00:28:24.180 - when a client is in a probation meeting. 00:28:24.180 --> 00:28:26.220 - That is what's happening. 00:28:26.220 --> 00:28:28.100 - What we're doing next with Community Corrections 00:28:28.100 --> 00:28:29.840 - and the whole department, we're of course 00:28:29.840 --> 00:28:32.900 - gonna be closely monitoring funding. 00:28:32.900 --> 00:28:36.740 - We did, I failed to mention earlier, 00:28:36.740 --> 00:28:39.380 - we did learn that the state budget 00:28:39.380 --> 00:28:43.460 - for the upcoming two years did cut Community Corrections 00:28:43.460 --> 00:28:46.780 - across the state by almost 10%. 00:28:46.780 --> 00:28:48.820 - So we are still waiting word 00:28:48.820 --> 00:28:50.540 - from the Department of Correction 00:28:50.540 --> 00:28:53.460 - regarding our 2026 grant applications 00:28:53.460 --> 00:28:56.580 - to see how that funding cut will affect us. 00:28:56.580 --> 00:29:00.180 - We will continue to invest in our staff, 00:29:00.180 --> 00:29:02.520 - in their training, coaching, and fidelity efforts 00:29:02.520 --> 00:29:04.980 - of evidence-based practices. 00:29:04.980 --> 00:29:07.420 - We're of course always collecting data. 00:29:07.420 --> 00:29:10.900 - We just put out our 2024 annual report, 00:29:10.900 --> 00:29:13.060 - which is available online. 00:29:13.060 --> 00:29:16.680 - And then we're of course always evaluating outcomes. 00:29:16.680 --> 00:29:18.240 - So I know that was quick, 00:29:18.240 --> 00:29:20.300 - but I do appreciate you letting me take the time 00:29:20.300 --> 00:29:22.620 - just to kind of open the door behind 00:29:22.620 --> 00:29:24.260 - what's going on at probation, 00:29:24.260 --> 00:29:26.380 - especially when it comes to that relationship 00:29:26.380 --> 00:29:29.220 - between staff and clients. 00:29:29.220 --> 00:29:30.060 - So thank you. 00:29:31.180 --> 00:29:32.480 - Thank you, Ms. Streit. 00:29:32.480 --> 00:29:35.580 - I will say, and I always get your name wrong, 00:29:35.580 --> 00:29:37.980 - and I do apologize for that, it's terrible. 00:29:37.980 --> 00:29:39.620 - I feel so badly about Ms. Streit. 00:29:39.620 --> 00:29:40.440 - Please don't. 00:29:40.440 --> 00:29:41.280 - Thank you. 00:29:41.280 --> 00:29:43.140 - (laughs) 00:29:43.140 --> 00:29:46.440 - I just, you know, for some members of the community 00:29:46.440 --> 00:29:49.820 - who see this either live or later recorded, 00:29:49.820 --> 00:29:52.660 - this is their first opportunity 00:29:52.660 --> 00:29:54.680 - and understand what happens in probation. 00:29:54.680 --> 00:29:58.300 - So I think the way you presented this material 00:29:58.300 --> 00:30:00.300 - was really, really good. 00:30:00.300 --> 00:30:05.300 - And I think in a way you are minimizing the successes 00:30:05.300 --> 00:30:13.980 - in your presentation because, you know, 00:30:13.980 --> 00:30:17.940 - for example, on the slide about safety, 00:30:17.940 --> 00:30:22.680 - basically success in the program, non-rearrest, 00:30:22.680 --> 00:30:27.140 - you know, you set your graph up like 92 to 96, 00:30:27.140 --> 00:30:29.220 - and so it looks like these big drops 00:30:30.180 --> 00:30:32.620 - put it out there, here's zero to a hundred. 00:30:32.620 --> 00:30:33.460 - Where are we at? 00:30:33.460 --> 00:30:35.580 - It's way up there, right? 00:30:35.580 --> 00:30:38.820 - I mean, really this is, it's to be celebrated. 00:30:38.820 --> 00:30:40.620 - And I know it takes a lot. 00:30:40.620 --> 00:30:45.220 - It takes a lot of engagement and learning 00:30:45.220 --> 00:30:49.940 - and working with the community and community resources 00:30:49.940 --> 00:30:52.140 - to make all of this happen. 00:30:52.140 --> 00:30:56.860 - But let's see what happens with federal and state funding. 00:30:56.860 --> 00:30:58.020 - Sorry, Commissioner Jones, 00:30:58.020 --> 00:30:59.980 - do you have any comments or questions? 00:31:00.860 --> 00:31:02.780 - I actually have a question 00:31:02.780 --> 00:31:05.140 - that I think I probably know the answer to. 00:31:05.140 --> 00:31:11.260 - Do we offer the pretrial services over the weekend? 00:31:11.260 --> 00:31:13.580 - As far as assessments, we do not. 00:31:13.580 --> 00:31:16.580 - At this point, clients can, 00:31:16.580 --> 00:31:18.900 - or defendants who are booked into jail 00:31:18.900 --> 00:31:23.140 - can either still post a monetary bond to get out 00:31:23.140 --> 00:31:26.500 - or they have to see a judge at an initial hearing 00:31:26.500 --> 00:31:28.140 - if they're still in jail. 00:31:28.140 --> 00:31:31.740 - So right now, there's not a policy in place 00:31:31.740 --> 00:31:34.340 - where even if we were in the jail on the weekends, 00:31:34.340 --> 00:31:38.180 - that we would be able to release someone. 00:31:38.180 --> 00:31:39.660 - It's a wishlist item. 00:31:39.660 --> 00:31:42.540 - Yes, yes, very much so. 00:31:42.540 --> 00:31:43.880 - Yeah, yeah. 00:31:43.880 --> 00:31:46.080 - Commissioner Madure, comments or questions? 00:31:46.080 --> 00:31:48.480 - None, thank you. 00:31:48.480 --> 00:31:51.440 - And I really do appreciate this information 00:31:51.440 --> 00:31:54.260 - because I think that a lot of people 00:31:54.260 --> 00:31:57.140 - don't know exactly how evidence-based and data-driven 00:31:57.140 --> 00:31:58.420 - all of this is. 00:31:58.420 --> 00:32:00.420 - Also, Monroe County is really lucky 00:32:00.420 --> 00:32:03.340 - to have the wealth of problem-solving courts that it does 00:32:03.340 --> 00:32:06.220 - and the wealth of devoted staff members that it does. 00:32:06.220 --> 00:32:07.980 - So thank you so much. 00:32:07.980 --> 00:32:08.820 - Thank you. 00:32:08.820 --> 00:32:11.660 - Pre-trial diversion numbers, 00:32:11.660 --> 00:32:16.060 - how are they over the course of the actual numbers? 00:32:16.060 --> 00:32:18.800 - Is it increasing? 00:32:18.800 --> 00:32:19.940 - As far as the number of clients that were? 00:32:19.940 --> 00:32:20.780 - The clients, yes. 00:32:20.780 --> 00:32:24.660 - It's been about between about 1,500 to 2,000. 00:32:24.660 --> 00:32:26.180 - So that's the number of people 00:32:26.180 --> 00:32:29.700 - that we're actually seeing in the jail every year. 00:32:29.700 --> 00:32:32.960 - Not all of those clients end up on conditions. 00:32:32.960 --> 00:32:36.260 - That's a much, much lower number. 00:32:36.260 --> 00:32:39.700 - That's usually hovers around 150 at any given time. 00:32:39.700 --> 00:32:41.340 - But everybody that we assess 00:32:41.340 --> 00:32:44.380 - is receiving court reminder calls to come to court. 00:32:44.380 --> 00:32:46.060 - That's helpful. 00:32:46.060 --> 00:32:47.260 - Yeah, yeah. 00:32:47.260 --> 00:32:48.100 - Okay, great. 00:32:48.100 --> 00:32:51.060 - And I know that capacity is only so much as well. 00:32:51.060 --> 00:32:53.820 - I mean, there's only so many people who can do this work 00:32:53.820 --> 00:32:55.580 - and there's only so many people in the jail 00:32:55.580 --> 00:32:57.100 - and there's only so many people in the jail 00:32:57.100 --> 00:32:58.340 - for the first time, you know. 00:32:58.340 --> 00:32:59.180 - Yes. 00:32:59.180 --> 00:33:00.020 - Gotcha. 00:33:00.020 --> 00:33:00.840 - Thank you so much. 00:33:00.840 --> 00:33:01.680 - Thank you. 00:33:01.680 --> 00:33:02.700 - Appreciate you. 00:33:02.700 --> 00:33:04.860 - Please give our thanks to all the staff. 00:33:04.860 --> 00:33:06.060 - Absolutely, thank you. 00:33:06.060 --> 00:33:13.120 - We will move on to the next item, please. 00:33:13.120 --> 00:33:17.140 - Move approval of Bloomington Junk Service Agreement 00:33:17.140 --> 00:33:21.300 - regarding 8281 North Central Street, 00:33:21.300 --> 00:33:31.060 - fund name County General fund number 1000 in the amount not to exceed $6,000. I will second that 00:33:31.060 --> 00:33:40.820 - and with a motion and a second I don't know I assume it's our director planning Ms. Nester 00:33:40.820 --> 00:33:47.300 - Jelen who's going to be providing this information. Yes. Great. Good morning. Thank you. Good 00:33:47.300 --> 00:33:47.700 - morning. 00:33:48.580 --> 00:33:53.300 - Thank you, Commissioner. So the Planning Department did receive an appropriation 00:33:53.300 --> 00:33:59.780 - from the County Council. This property is part of a litigation case that we have. 00:33:59.780 --> 00:34:08.660 - We have an interlocal between the town of Steinsville and Monroe County and so during 00:34:08.660 --> 00:34:15.700 - that time period we had filed this litigation and part of the court order is to go ahead 00:34:15.700 --> 00:34:22.580 - and give the county the ability to clean the property. So we did receive three estimates for 00:34:22.580 --> 00:34:29.540 - the work and we went with the lowest of the three estimates that we received. The third estimate 00:34:29.540 --> 00:34:34.820 - came in after the packet had already gone out but it was a little bit higher than this one here so 00:34:34.820 --> 00:34:43.140 - we do have an estimate below for the property. I do want to note that we did go out to the 00:34:43.140 --> 00:34:50.500 - property this morning. This property is located in the floodway and I have just a quick video 00:34:50.500 --> 00:34:57.620 - from this morning just to give you an idea of right behind the property how quick moving and 00:34:57.620 --> 00:35:05.380 - how much water is actually flowing directly adjacent to this property. The person that we've 00:35:05.380 --> 00:35:11.300 - been working with they have been able to clean some parts of the property with two dumpsters that 00:35:11.300 --> 00:35:17.540 - we've placed. One dumpster was completely full and then we placed a second dumpster but there 00:35:17.540 --> 00:35:24.730 - is still quite a bit of items on the property that we need to have cleaned up. So with this 00:35:24.730 --> 00:35:25.220 - estimate 00:35:25.220 --> 00:35:30.820 - we will be able to clean the property just the items on the ground are the number one priority. 00:35:30.820 --> 00:35:38.500 - There is a camper in the back of the property that is something that we are going to address 00:35:38.500 --> 00:35:44.820 - possibly later. We do not have a title for that so to remove that is going to be a challenge that 00:35:44.820 --> 00:35:50.820 - we are not dealing with at this juncture. So as you'll see in the estimate there is a number for 00:35:50.820 --> 00:35:57.300 - the removal of the RV but we'd like to prioritize the property cleanup first. So with that I'm 00:35:57.300 --> 00:35:57.620 - happy 00:35:57.620 --> 00:36:07.220 - to take any questions. Great thank you so much Mr. Jelen. Commissioner Jones comments or questions? 00:36:08.020 --> 00:36:14.820 - Yeah I think this is a very needed project. Thank you for taking it on. Commissioner Madeira? 00:36:14.820 --> 00:36:19.220 - I echo Commissioner Jones. I don't have any other remarks just thank you. 00:36:19.220 --> 00:36:28.740 - Yeah I appreciate the difficult circumstances surrounding this but this is something that 00:36:28.740 --> 00:36:35.060 - planning doesn't typically have to get involved in but we have a floodway and the community's 00:36:37.060 --> 00:36:44.120 - safety is paramount so I appreciate the way that this was managed and handled and that you've 00:36:44.120 --> 00:36:44.740 - gotten 00:36:44.740 --> 00:36:51.460 - what appears to be a good estimate. All right let's see if there's any public comment on this item. 00:36:51.460 --> 00:36:54.260 - You can raise your hand on teams or come to the podium. 00:37:02.900 --> 00:37:07.940 - Seeing none Ms. Turner-King would you please call the roll on the Bloomington Junk Service 00:37:07.940 --> 00:37:08.340 - Agreement 00:37:08.340 --> 00:37:15.540 - regarding 8281 North Sycamore Street. Commissioner Jones? Yes. Commissioner Madeira? Yes. 00:37:15.540 --> 00:37:16.020 - Commissioner 00:37:16.020 --> 00:37:24.500 - Thomas? Yes. Motion passes three zero. Thank you so much. So we have our next item please. 00:37:25.460 --> 00:37:34.260 - Move approval of ordinance 2025-18 to amend text edits to the county development ordinance. 00:37:34.260 --> 00:37:43.620 - Second. That was not on mic second. Ms. Nesterjohn would you tell us all about it? 00:37:43.620 --> 00:37:51.620 - Sure this will be one of two text amendments on the agenda today so I'll try to keep these 00:37:52.660 --> 00:37:59.380 - succinct. The first one is separated from the second one mainly because this is just 00:37:59.380 --> 00:38:05.460 - contained to formatting errors, Scrivener errors, things like that. With this being such a large 00:38:05.460 --> 00:38:11.860 - document after it passed and we've used it for about six months we've notified we've identified 00:38:11.860 --> 00:38:17.540 - as staffed with some areas that could use improvement such as code reference updates 00:38:17.540 --> 00:38:25.620 - or usability updates so I have those for you today. I do want to mention that this did receive 00:38:25.620 --> 00:38:31.220 - approval or a recommendation of a favorable recommendation by the plan commission by a vote 00:38:31.220 --> 00:38:40.740 - of seven to one and then also on the cover page that starts on page 46 of the packet I have an 00:38:40.740 --> 00:38:47.780 - exhibit one of the page references if anyone's following along you just need to add 47 to that 00:38:47.780 --> 00:38:55.940 - since this is within a packet so I will go ahead and start with the first revision so the first 00:38:55.940 --> 00:39:02.420 - revision is that we are adding in a table in the beginning of the ordinance this is very exciting 00:39:02.420 --> 00:39:08.180 - to people that like myself who like to track over time how the ordinance changes and when things 00:39:08.180 --> 00:39:08.420 - were 00:39:08.420 --> 00:39:13.460 - added in when things were taken out that really helps us as we have to start versioning this 00:39:13.460 --> 00:39:19.380 - document as people will use prior versions of this and newer versions of this and questions like 00:39:19.380 --> 00:39:19.700 - this 00:39:19.700 --> 00:39:28.340 - often come up so we will have this for the future the next change is this is going to be a a nicer 00:39:28.340 --> 00:39:35.060 - clean version once the clean copy is out but for track changes purposes we're going to have some 00:39:35.060 --> 00:39:40.500 - more clickable links as people get to the beginning of the ordinance just for usability 00:39:40.500 --> 00:39:45.140 - these links will take them directly to the two-pager that i'll show in just a minute 00:39:45.140 --> 00:39:55.220 - and then as far as the two-pager we did have some edits as it relates to the use table so the use 00:39:55.220 --> 00:40:02.020 - table is really the driving document that says where all the different uses are permitted within 00:40:02.020 --> 00:40:08.100 - each zone but we created these two pagers because it's a really nice shortened condensed version 00:40:08.100 --> 00:40:15.620 - that the public can take and read and easily digest okay i'm in this zone here are my uses 00:40:15.620 --> 00:40:21.780 - and here are my development standards or design standards and just two quick pages it gives them 00:40:21.780 --> 00:40:28.740 - a lot of really good information we alphabetized this and then also identified some uses that we 00:40:28.740 --> 00:40:36.020 - had missed in the two pager but that were in the use table so that is just a summary of the two pager 00:40:36.020 --> 00:40:44.260 - edits additionally we realized that in the last code we had the use kennel and we had standards 00:40:44.260 --> 00:40:50.980 - for the kennel below but we forgot to actually add just a regular kennel use we do currently 00:40:50.980 --> 00:40:55.940 - have in the cdo commercial breeding operations but a lot of people do not do breeding of 00:40:56.900 --> 00:41:02.660 - dogs and cats so this kennel use is going to be helpful to have that back into the ordinance 00:41:02.660 --> 00:41:10.420 - and this these use permissions are actually the same as the prior code so this is what we wanted 00:41:10.420 --> 00:41:20.260 - to have in there we just missed it the next change is we did some alphabetizing this is again for 00:41:20.260 --> 00:41:26.740 - usability so green means that the text was moved it does not mean that we added text so 00:41:26.740 --> 00:41:31.780 - if people are following along all of the green text that struck out means it moved just to be 00:41:31.780 --> 00:41:40.420 - alphabetized okay and then as we're using the document we do have four places to see definitions 00:41:40.420 --> 00:41:47.620 - the first is adult oriented business so we added to know where you're at in the definitions section 00:41:47.620 --> 00:41:55.060 - we added the green text to identify the chapter you're in we did the same for airport and then we 00:41:55.060 --> 00:42:01.620 - did the same as well for floodplain and this is just so that if anyone is going through the text 00:42:01.620 --> 00:42:06.820 - and they are looking at a definition in a certain chapter sometimes definitions are very specific 00:42:06.820 --> 00:42:11.940 - to that chapter so if you're not in the airport noise and sensitive overlay you would not use 00:42:11.940 --> 00:42:17.620 - those definitions you would use the definitions in chapter 850 so this helps people identify 00:42:17.620 --> 00:42:30.500 - where they are at in the code this section in chapter 813 does it is red text i want to spend 00:42:30.500 --> 00:42:36.260 - a bit of time on this so we previously had language for having people that want to combine their 00:42:36.260 --> 00:42:36.500 - lots 00:42:36.500 --> 00:42:42.260 - for planning and zoning purposes the reason being sometimes people have two lots that they would 00:42:42.260 --> 00:42:42.580 - like 00:42:42.580 --> 00:42:49.060 - to build over the lot line of the two this gives them a very easy and quick process without a 00:42:49.060 --> 00:42:54.900 - planning procedure to combine those lots and that language has been used pretty widely 00:42:54.900 --> 00:42:59.300 - by title companies and attorneys and private landowners so we would like to have that added 00:42:59.300 --> 00:43:07.060 - back in we give people back that language and added option we also added number six here for 00:43:07.060 --> 00:43:13.940 - setback relief for people that were in plotted subdivisions so people that plotted their lots 00:43:13.940 --> 00:43:20.580 - prior to the cdo and then had their zoning change we wanted to make sure that since the plat had 00:43:20.580 --> 00:43:25.860 - already received approval likely through a plan commission or plat committee which is a subcommittee 00:43:25.860 --> 00:43:31.700 - of the plan commission that we could still recognize those plotted setbacks because some 00:43:31.700 --> 00:43:36.520 - developments are already halfway built out and to change the setback halfway through the 00:43:36.520 --> 00:43:37.300 - development 00:43:37.300 --> 00:43:42.900 - we'll change the look and the buildable area really of the rest of the land that they weren't 00:43:42.900 --> 00:43:49.300 - maybe anticipating so this allows people to follow the plotted setbacks as opposed to the zoning 00:43:49.300 --> 00:43:49.780 - setback 00:43:49.780 --> 00:43:59.460 - okay and then throughout the code you'll see that there are code reference corrections these are 00:43:59.460 --> 00:44:00.180 - just 00:44:00.180 --> 00:44:08.500 - Scrivener errors that we want to point out we also accidentally omitted three native trees so we're 00:44:08.500 --> 00:44:16.680 - adding those back into the ordinance formatting we just had some corrections here to point people 00:44:16.680 --> 00:44:16.820 - to 00:44:16.820 --> 00:44:25.380 - the right location these are changing to a b and c for clarity and chapter for the environmental 00:44:25.380 --> 00:44:33.940 - constraints overlay we had the old text of 125 feet this is listed correctly in the two pager as 00:44:33.940 --> 00:44:41.860 - 200 feet but it was missed in this chapter so we are creating clarity and correcting the Scrivener's 00:44:41.860 --> 00:44:49.620 - error the reason this went from 125 to 200 feet is actually because the state of Indiana requires 00:44:49.620 --> 00:44:55.940 - this setback for any septic system so we're matching what the state says for separation distances 00:44:55.940 --> 00:44:59.620 - from lakes for septic systems and we believe that was a good change 00:44:59.620 --> 00:45:10.580 - and then this is again some code reference changes and these will all be clickable and linked 00:45:10.580 --> 00:45:18.340 - by the time we upload a clean copy and then this section here we did point people from the 00:45:18.340 --> 00:45:24.180 - subdivision requirement to this section of the landscaping ordinance for street trees 00:45:24.180 --> 00:45:30.500 - our assistant director worked closely with Purdue Extension to come up with a standard that makes 00:45:30.500 --> 00:45:36.420 - sense for the rural areas in the case that they're not in an area that otherwise requires street 00:45:36.420 --> 00:45:44.660 - trees for subdivision and that allows people to preserve a certain area of tree canopy in return 00:45:45.220 --> 00:45:52.180 - instead of planting new trees so we're having a standardized area for people to be able to preserve 00:45:52.180 --> 00:45:58.180 - trees that they are able to meet the standard in the rural areas one when subdividing 00:45:58.180 --> 00:46:08.420 - the next change is in regard to the table that requires a certain level of plot plan 00:46:08.420 --> 00:46:14.580 - certified plot plan or site plan the biggest change here is that for residential storage 00:46:14.580 --> 00:46:20.180 - structure which is a accessory structure before you put any other development on the property 00:46:20.180 --> 00:46:26.740 - it was requiring a certified plot plan where we are now moving that back to just requiring 00:46:26.740 --> 00:46:32.420 - a scaled plot plan which is the way it was in the prior ordinance we're finding that a lot of 00:46:32.420 --> 00:46:33.140 - people 00:46:33.140 --> 00:46:39.380 - at the time of residential storage structure may not have a intent or plan to immediately 00:46:39.380 --> 00:46:46.500 - develop the property with a single-family home and so asking for a certified plan at this juncture 00:46:46.500 --> 00:46:52.980 - has been difficult for some people and not necessarily required 00:46:52.980 --> 00:47:02.740 - the next change that we have is in regard to removing the hearing officer from the code 00:47:03.460 --> 00:47:11.220 - this was something that was identified under the CDO amendments we either needed to better identify 00:47:11.220 --> 00:47:17.220 - when cases go to a hearing officer or remove it from the ordinance we had the hearing officer 00:47:17.220 --> 00:47:22.660 - in the prior ordinance and it was carried into this ordinance but we still didn't have good 00:47:22.660 --> 00:47:28.180 - guidance on when that hearing officer could hear certain cases instead of say the board of zoning 00:47:28.180 --> 00:47:35.300 - appeals with it being in there and us not using it and it not having great guidance we decided 00:47:35.300 --> 00:47:39.860 - that with the planned commission's guidance we would go ahead and remove this and if and when 00:47:39.860 --> 00:47:46.980 - we would like to add that back in we would do so in a holistic way and try and come up with a 00:47:46.980 --> 00:47:53.300 - process at that time so we removed that throughout the ordinance in a few places 00:47:55.700 --> 00:48:02.420 - and then last but not least we just did some definitional changes these are just for clarity 00:48:02.420 --> 00:48:08.420 - really not substantial definition changes they were mainly to residential storage structure 00:48:08.420 --> 00:48:17.060 - and also the definition for planning director just because it was referred elsewhere in other ways 00:48:17.060 --> 00:48:25.780 - and we just wanted absolute clarity so with that I think this is my last change I can take any 00:48:25.780 --> 00:48:26.260 - questions 00:48:26.260 --> 00:48:38.580 - right thank you so much as with any massive book of code there are always things you find 00:48:38.580 --> 00:48:44.100 - after the fact or that come to light as things are implemented that need to be addressed so I 00:48:44.100 --> 00:48:44.740 - appreciate 00:48:44.740 --> 00:48:54.180 - the attention to detail here Commissioner Jones comments or questions just that this looks like 00:48:54.180 --> 00:49:00.180 - it was a pretty thorough going over and I hope that it'll last for a while 00:49:00.180 --> 00:49:08.500 - Commissioner Maduro comments or questions again I really appreciate all this thorough work that 00:49:08.500 --> 00:49:17.940 - Darren Scrivener he makes so much work for us yeah yeah Scrivener is sloppy um yeah so uh let's see 00:49:17.940 --> 00:49:27.300 - if there's any uh public comment as with a planning ordinance we will proceed as we usually do um 00:49:27.300 --> 00:49:33.140 - anybody wish to speak in favor of this petition you may come to the podium in and at you hill room 00:49:33.140 --> 00:49:33.220 - or 00:49:33.220 --> 00:49:41.060 - raise your hand if anybody wish to speak in opposition to this petition please come to the 00:49:41.060 --> 00:49:52.820 - podium or raise your hand on teams the other general comment questions any comment from the board 00:49:52.820 --> 00:50:02.500 - yeah okay I don't see any other public comments so uh Ms. Turner King would you please call the 00:50:02.500 --> 00:50:12.820 - roll on ordinance 2025-18 Commissioner Jones yes Commissioner Madera yes Commissioner Thomas 00:50:12.820 --> 00:50:27.140 - yes motion passes 3-0 thank you so much um next item please move approval of ordinance 2025-19 00:50:27.780 --> 00:50:34.660 - to amend text edits to the county development ordinance regarding impervious coverage exceptions 00:50:34.660 --> 00:50:44.260 - and calculations second with that motion and second uh Director Nester Jelen if you would 00:50:44.260 --> 00:50:53.300 - please walk us through this one there so this is a text amendment specific to the impervious cover 00:50:53.300 --> 00:50:59.540 - calculations so unlike the first text amendment that we just saw this is going to be edits that 00:50:59.540 --> 00:51:05.700 - are content-based or things that have been for discussion by the planned commission and planning 00:51:05.700 --> 00:51:13.300 - staff and now the commissioners so this is uh this was recommended a favorable approval by the plan 00:51:13.300 --> 00:51:22.420 - commission on May 20th they forward it to you with a recommendation of 6-0 so just a little bit of 00:51:22.420 --> 00:51:30.580 - background prior to the CDO we had some open space requirements and also we had something that was 00:51:30.580 --> 00:51:38.310 - called building coverage maximum so we consolidated that under the CDO and streamlined it across 00:51:38.310 --> 00:51:38.420 - all 00:51:38.420 --> 00:51:45.380 - zones to just be an impervious cover maximum instead of just regulating rooftops or regulating 00:51:45.380 --> 00:51:51.380 - open space we just regulated the impervious surface I have in here some changes to that 00:51:51.380 --> 00:51:56.900 - definition but basically it's anything that slows the passage of water through it or blocks the 00:51:56.900 --> 00:52:03.220 - passage of water through it so we're trying to with this text under the CDO encourage more compact 00:52:03.220 --> 00:52:09.140 - development what we found through the adoption of the CDO is that there are already a lot of 00:52:09.140 --> 00:52:16.420 - non-conformities existing and so if anyone wanted to build a shed or a pool or a garage or anything 00:52:16.420 --> 00:52:22.100 - additional on their already developed property they are running into needing a variance so we've 00:52:22.100 --> 00:52:29.140 - updated the numbers and also added some exceptions we also went through the ordinance review 00:52:29.140 --> 00:52:29.540 - committee 00:52:29.540 --> 00:52:37.300 - and plan commission process and we were asked to provide some visuals and some data regarding some 00:52:37.300 --> 00:52:43.940 - of the properties that were not meeting their impervious cover and then also ones that even 00:52:43.940 --> 00:52:49.060 - if this passes what still would not meet the impervious cover maximums so what we've put 00:52:49.060 --> 00:52:57.540 - together is a table of different properties the ones that are in green would be conforming they 00:52:57.540 --> 00:53:03.780 - would meet the requirements under the new text amendment that is before you today the ones that 00:53:03.780 --> 00:53:10.820 - are in yellow would potentially not be able to be developed from scratch if they were to be under 00:53:10.820 --> 00:53:16.440 - the new ordinance now i put them in yellow because under the exceptions that you'll see we are 00:53:16.440 --> 00:53:16.740 - going 00:53:16.740 --> 00:53:26.020 - to basically allow we're going to grandfather if you will prior driveways that were built before 00:53:26.020 --> 00:53:34.500 - march 11 2024 which is our last date of last flyover imagery or we're also going to allow 00:53:34.500 --> 00:53:39.780 - for driveways that were that had already received approval before december 19th which is the day 00:53:39.780 --> 00:53:46.500 - after the cdo passed so we are going to see this being utilized mainly for new development so i 00:53:46.500 --> 00:53:46.660 - will 00:53:46.660 --> 00:53:54.500 - go through a few pictures here of some examples so the yellow property for instance if developed 00:53:54.500 --> 00:54:01.860 - newly we would encourage them to possibly build up closer to the road and possibly have 00:54:01.860 --> 00:54:08.360 - a shorter driveway possibly front-loaded garage or a different design of the garage in relation to 00:54:08.360 --> 00:54:08.500 - the 00:54:08.500 --> 00:54:15.780 - house to reduce this amount of impervious but since it was existing before march 11 2024 and 00:54:15.780 --> 00:54:22.180 - december 19 2024 we would not count the driveway as part of their impervious we would only count 00:54:22.180 --> 00:54:28.340 - the actual structures on the screen so they would be able to add additional impervious to this lot 00:54:28.340 --> 00:54:35.460 - because we would not be counting this in this example in this example as well i have some 00:54:35.460 --> 00:54:41.780 - calculations over to the right and also to keep in mind we lower the threshold when they're in a 00:54:41.780 --> 00:54:46.980 - critical watershed so that's also hindering a few of these properties because of the critical 00:54:46.980 --> 00:54:55.460 - watershed nature and then we do have an exception for driveways that will go to other properties 00:54:55.460 --> 00:55:02.500 - such as like easements along their property to gain access to another property but we did not 00:55:02.500 --> 00:55:08.500 - build in an exception for what we would call a flag lot where the driveway is extending through 00:55:08.500 --> 00:55:14.340 - their personal property and stops at their property so this is something that if built new we would 00:55:14.340 --> 00:55:19.700 - still likely need to go through the variance process and if this still becomes an issue we 00:55:19.700 --> 00:55:26.900 - will keep the plan commission updated and see about further text changes and this is another 00:55:26.900 --> 00:55:34.260 - example here this is near Lake Monroe and it has quite a bit of driveway area and then what they 00:55:34.260 --> 00:55:39.860 - would like to add to the property was fairly significant so it was something that would not 00:55:39.860 --> 00:55:48.100 - if built completely new today would not meet the standard and then I have an example of a property 00:55:48.100 --> 00:55:53.540 - camp rock out by Lake Lemon because of the number of driveways in the residential zone 00:55:53.540 --> 00:55:54.900 - unfortunately 00:55:54.900 --> 00:56:00.020 - did not meet the impervious requirement so this is something that we did not necessarily 00:56:00.020 --> 00:56:05.940 - account for but if their driveways are already in they're going to be allowed to continue and 00:56:05.940 --> 00:56:12.660 - add more structures but they also received a variance prior and then this is another example 00:56:12.660 --> 00:56:20.740 - in yellow here with existing and then they also were received a variance to build a 00:56:21.300 --> 00:56:26.100 - another garage at this location and extend the driveway so just to give you an idea 00:56:26.100 --> 00:56:31.940 - and then just a few I'll roll through these pretty quickly some photos of properties that would be 00:56:31.940 --> 00:56:40.260 - able to be built and meet the maximum pervious so some areas and then I also added additional 00:56:40.260 --> 00:56:45.700 - area that could also be added and this is with the text change that these would be allowed to 00:56:48.020 --> 00:56:54.500 - be conforming so with that I'm going to go through the text amendment changes 00:56:54.500 --> 00:57:02.340 - so the first zone that we did some changes to was the agricultural residential zone district 00:57:02.340 --> 00:57:08.580 - which is the two and a half acre minimum requirement and what we did to try to solve 00:57:08.580 --> 00:57:16.100 - some of the issues that we are seeing is break this out a little bit further by acreage so zero 00:57:16.100 --> 00:57:24.340 - to 2.5 acres they have both a increased percentage it's going from 20 percent to 25 percent and it's 00:57:24.340 --> 00:57:32.340 - going from 20,000 square feet to 25,000 square feet of impervious and then that number is slightly 00:57:32.340 --> 00:57:42.180 - lower in the critical watershed once you are at beyond 2.5 acres we broke it up into 2.51 to 5 00:57:42.180 --> 00:57:50.260 - acres and then 5.01 to 20 acres and then 20.01 acres or greater so just as a context for people 00:57:50.260 --> 00:58:01.220 - 43,560 square feet is an acre so this is quite a bit of impervious cover for an entire site 00:58:01.220 --> 00:58:06.900 - but understanding people have very large pieces of property so we'll continue to update people 00:58:07.860 --> 00:58:13.140 - and as well we exclude agricultural buildings from this requirement so if you're building 00:58:13.140 --> 00:58:18.500 - agricultural structures we are not counting that against this number because we understand those 00:58:18.500 --> 00:58:26.900 - have to be larger so we did something very similar for the cdr district and then for the forest 00:58:26.900 --> 00:58:33.060 - reserve or forest residential five district those acreages are a minimum of five acres so 00:58:33.060 --> 00:58:39.700 - we broke this out only into what would be three general categories for if you kept the maximum 00:58:39.700 --> 00:58:44.660 - for critical watershed so one less category because they start at five 00:58:44.660 --> 00:58:52.100 - and we matched sort of what we did for the prior but met it to more like five acres at the start 00:58:52.100 --> 00:59:01.300 - and then the cdr is identical to the agr so i won't spend too much time on that 00:59:01.940 --> 00:59:07.540 - and then we did make some changes to the residential one district this has been one that 00:59:07.540 --> 00:59:13.860 - we've seen a lot of variances to the standard especially because of the critical watershed 00:59:13.860 --> 00:59:20.340 - mapping being closer to a lot of the areas surrounding the city of Bloomington in the town 00:59:20.340 --> 00:59:26.660 - of Ellesville and people tend to have smaller lot sizes so going with that whichever is less 00:59:27.140 --> 00:59:33.940 - is less sometimes can make it so that people do need a variance but we've increased this percentage 00:59:33.940 --> 00:59:41.060 - on both or on under a critical watershed we've increased this from 10 to 30 percent 00:59:41.060 --> 00:59:46.580 - because without a critical watershed it's 50 and then we've also increased the square footage 00:59:46.580 --> 00:59:54.100 - depending on how much acreage they have to see whichever they can go with so that is the standard 00:59:54.100 --> 01:00:05.940 - here then we did add the exception standard for all of the zones so you will see that as a footnote 01:00:05.940 --> 01:00:12.100 - there was one change to community development as well just slightly increased so as you go 01:00:12.100 --> 01:00:17.140 - through you may see some amendments to the numbers and we did work closely with the 01:00:17.140 --> 01:00:23.060 - stormwater program manager and the drainage board to come up with some of these figures 01:00:23.620 --> 01:00:29.620 - i would like to go down to chapter 813 which has some of the exceptions that i've been 01:00:29.620 --> 01:00:36.500 - talking a little bit about so we added a purpose statement which is important to have in there for 01:00:36.500 --> 01:00:41.380 - people that aren't sure why there is a maximum impervious cover and we want to remind people 01:00:41.380 --> 01:00:46.660 - that the purpose of this standard is to try to encourage compact development and therefore 01:00:46.660 --> 01:00:52.580 - reduce overall impervious cover, implement open space requirements on individual lots, and 01:00:52.580 --> 01:00:58.580 - possibly reduce negative stormwater impacts. We want to reduce erosion related to excessive sheet 01:00:58.580 --> 01:01:05.140 - well runoff as a result of greater impervious cover, reduce ponding of water, reduce impacts to 01:01:05.140 --> 01:01:10.260 - adjacent neighbors, protect critical watershed areas and areas prone to flooding, and increase 01:01:10.260 --> 01:01:16.900 - flash flooding as a result of larger impervious cover. I also want to just explain for just the 01:01:16.900 --> 01:01:22.740 - public's edification, critical watershed is not the same as floodplain, so some people are in a 01:01:22.740 --> 01:01:28.580 - critical watershed but their elevation is quite high but what that means is that that area is kind 01:01:28.580 --> 01:01:33.620 - of all tied together right even though your elevation is high what you do on your property 01:01:33.620 --> 01:01:39.140 - is still going to impact your neighbors in that same watershed and some of our water quality 01:01:39.140 --> 01:01:45.700 - and some of our watersheds are experiencing flooding problems so it is important to kind 01:01:45.700 --> 01:01:51.540 - of bring it back to why this is an important standard we do want to acknowledge that with 01:01:51.540 --> 01:01:58.260 - increased rain events more severe rain events in shorter time periods having more impervious cover 01:01:58.260 --> 01:02:03.220 - leaves less area for the water to drain and get away from structures property and people 01:02:04.980 --> 01:02:10.980 - but we have built in some exceptions like I mentioned from the CDO passage for those existing 01:02:10.980 --> 01:02:17.620 - built out lots the first is that driveways in existence on March 11th 2024 would be exempt 01:02:17.620 --> 01:02:24.500 - in addition driveways that had proper approval for installation prior to December 19 2024 are 01:02:24.500 --> 01:02:24.900 - exempt 01:02:24.900 --> 01:02:31.700 - secondly driveways within access and utility easements or utilized to access another property 01:02:31.700 --> 01:02:38.180 - shall be considered exempt and thirdly sidewalks within private property that are for public use 01:02:38.180 --> 01:02:46.260 - are exempt for impervious cover and with that I can take any question all right thank you so much 01:02:46.260 --> 01:02:52.580 - I know there's a lot of material there and it took a great deal of time and energy to get to where 01:02:52.580 --> 01:03:01.620 - we are now comments or questions Commissioner Jones yes well this is one of these really 01:03:01.780 --> 01:03:11.220 - tough problems impervious surfaces really do have a big impact on the community as a whole 01:03:11.220 --> 01:03:20.340 - especially given what's happening with the weather lately at the same time I happen to have a very 01:03:20.340 --> 01:03:28.340 - very long driveway and I'm not sure I would have been allowed to have a house so I this was way 01:03:28.340 --> 01:03:37.460 - prior to any of this but I I do appreciate the fact that for people who already got themselves 01:03:37.460 --> 01:03:47.780 - into that position there are they their situation is being taken into account absolutely yeah and I 01:03:47.780 --> 01:03:54.740 - yeah pre-existing non-conforming yes yes Commissioner Madure comments or questions 01:03:56.020 --> 01:04:00.180 - no I appreciate all the detail and the hard work I've been attending the Planning Commission 01:04:00.180 --> 01:04:06.580 - meetings and reviewing those actually several times because this is very complex and I also 01:04:06.580 --> 01:04:12.020 - appreciate why these changes are necessary and I do think they will solve a lot of problems and 01:04:12.020 --> 01:04:20.340 - save a lot of effort so thank you very much all right thank you so much and the Planning Commission 01:04:20.340 --> 01:04:32.100 - did support this petition as well correct yes they forwarded a six to zero vote with favorable 01:04:32.100 --> 01:04:41.860 - recommendation six zero thank you yeah thanks all right let's see if there's any one who wishes to 01:04:41.860 --> 01:04:47.620 - speak in favor of this petition you can raise your hand on teams or come to the podium 01:04:47.620 --> 01:04:59.060 - raise 01:04:59.060 --> 01:05:06.260 - uh surveyor Enright Randolph 01:05:06.260 --> 01:05:16.820 - yes uh I'm having a little bit of a glitchy uh connection so I apologize for that hopefully 01:05:16.820 --> 01:05:23.460 - I'm coming in clearly um I just wanted to say serving on the stormwater management board drainage 01:05:23.460 --> 01:05:32.820 - board and plan commission that I am in in support of this and I hope that it is approved and asking 01:05:32.820 --> 01:05:38.580 - for your approval I also want to say I think this is an incremental step of getting it right and 01:05:39.380 --> 01:05:49.220 - currently what we have in in place is a more strenuous uh burdensome uh provision with our 01:05:49.220 --> 01:05:56.020 - impervious surface max and this is going to give relief where it's needed um I do know from uh I 01:05:56.020 --> 01:06:00.420 - wasn't able to attend the plan commission so I would have voted in favor so that could have been 01:06:00.420 --> 01:06:07.620 - a 7-0 but it was discussed about how we need to continue to look at this and you know bring it 01:06:07.620 --> 01:06:14.420 - back as needed so I think this is a great first step and again just uh asking for you to approve 01:06:14.420 --> 01:06:27.220 - that this uh amendment tonight thank you all right um thank you I don't see any other raised 01:06:27.220 --> 01:06:33.860 - does anybody wish to speak in opposition to this petition may raise your hand on teams or come to 01:06:33.860 --> 01:06:45.940 - the podium any follow-up commentary uh from my colleagues on the board 01:06:45.940 --> 01:06:56.900 - okay all right um Ms. Turner King would you please call the roll on ordinance 2025-19 01:06:57.620 --> 01:07:05.060 - commissioner jones yes commissioner madera yes commissioner thomas yes motion passes three zero 01:07:05.060 --> 01:07:13.540 - thank you so much thank you uh Ms. Nestor-Gelan appreciate you all right next uh item on our 01:07:13.540 --> 01:07:24.340 - agenda please move approval of ordinance 2025-16 west gate on third pud outline plan amendment 01:07:24.340 --> 01:07:24.660 - three 01:07:25.460 --> 01:07:32.100 - second all right we have a motion and we have a second Ms. Cresulius 01:07:32.100 --> 01:07:40.260 - good morning commissioners this is the uh proposed amendment three to west gate on third it is 01:07:40.260 --> 01:07:48.420 - currently in development as a multifamily residential uh pud um you have seen this 01:07:48.420 --> 01:07:54.740 - you saw this twice last year for amendments to their ordinance phasing plan uh introduce a phasing 01:07:54.740 --> 01:08:01.940 - plan as shown on screen and also a phasing narrative so this amendment includes proposed 01:08:01.940 --> 01:08:11.300 - changes to the pud phasing plan narrative so there are no proposed changes to the uses or the 01:08:11.300 --> 01:08:11.940 - design 01:08:11.940 --> 01:08:17.300 - that have been established in within the pud ordinance but with it with that ordinance we 01:08:17.300 --> 01:08:23.700 - have the phasing plan and the narrative the narrative describes what type of improvements 01:08:23.700 --> 01:08:29.380 - across the site whether it is uh final stabilization of grade on the site 01:08:29.380 --> 01:08:38.260 - whether a building is completed sidewalks are installed landscaping installed or ponds finished 01:08:38.260 --> 01:08:45.140 - it describes in which of the phase um what has to be done at what time in order for 01:08:45.140 --> 01:08:52.500 - planning to issue a conditional land use certificate that allows them to seek their 01:08:52.500 --> 01:08:57.620 - certificate of occupancy for the structures from the building department assuming the building 01:08:57.620 --> 01:09:05.620 - department has is satisfied with their inspections and is able to do so a conditional land use 01:09:05.620 --> 01:09:11.380 - certificate means that there might be some final improvements that need to be completed and we 01:09:11.380 --> 01:09:18.500 - normally set a timeline for that so currently the site they have received a conditional land use 01:09:18.500 --> 01:09:28.020 - certificate or luc for phase one and two they have applied for phases three and four this amendment 01:09:28.020 --> 01:09:35.060 - was brought up by phase three so within these phases there are a total of eight 01:09:35.060 --> 01:09:42.340 - stormwater bioretention ponds on site which is quite a bit the phases not is described within 01:09:42.340 --> 01:09:46.900 - the narrative is not everything is always complete when you go to get a conditional land use 01:09:46.900 --> 01:09:47.540 - certificate 01:09:47.540 --> 01:09:53.860 - because there are still active construction on different portions of the property so it's very 01:09:53.860 --> 01:10:00.980 - detailed and of course a project manager manager and the petitioner is dealing with a lot of moving 01:10:00.980 --> 01:10:08.580 - blocks on site so when they started to approach the time for a conditional luc for phase three 01:10:09.700 --> 01:10:18.100 - they had encountered some issues with a specific line within the phasing narrative so that's on 01:10:18.100 --> 01:10:25.060 - screen it's point number three so it discusses that landscaping permanent stabilization is 01:10:25.060 --> 01:10:31.300 - completed in phases one two and three so side note within the narrative there are kind of what 01:10:31.300 --> 01:10:37.220 - we would call checkpoints throughout the document that so for example in phase three we got to this 01:10:37.220 --> 01:10:42.340 - point where in the prior phases they then have to complete and make sure that landscaping permanent 01:10:42.340 --> 01:10:48.100 - stabilization stabilization is done within the same sentence that it states that pond one 01:10:48.100 --> 01:10:56.740 - three a and four are fully finished to do this is quite an extensive process that does require 01:10:58.340 --> 01:11:06.980 - a week to multiple weeks of very dry weather so with this very rainy spring they 01:11:06.980 --> 01:11:13.940 - have had issues with being able to complete these ponds so they are they are currently 01:11:13.940 --> 01:11:21.460 - waiting on this on this amendment in order to receive the conditional luc i was visited the 01:11:21.460 --> 01:11:27.940 - site yesterday and it it looks ready for it there's still maybe some landscaping areas that aren't 01:11:27.940 --> 01:11:36.090 - quite perfect but this site looks the phase looks really good so on screen is the phasing plan 01:11:36.090 --> 01:11:36.260 - where 01:11:36.260 --> 01:11:48.420 - i have circled pond four one and three a they see on my next slide here as they were coming up 01:11:48.420 --> 01:11:54.100 - against the the extremely wet weather of this spring you know they provided some information 01:11:54.100 --> 01:12:00.340 - it was a definitely an education session for me learning about stormwater and how these large 01:12:00.340 --> 01:12:07.380 - ponds get installed and how much time is really needed so since this amendment has been applied 01:12:07.380 --> 01:12:14.340 - for and has gone through the process they've actually been able to make quite a bit of 01:12:14.340 --> 01:12:20.180 - advancement on some of the ponds so on screen is a couple of status photos pond one has been 01:12:20.180 --> 01:12:21.140 - completed 01:12:21.140 --> 01:12:25.780 - and pond three well pond three a has been fully completed pond one has soils 01:12:25.780 --> 01:12:33.060 - drains installed and soils stabilized and we'll be waiting for landscaping and if that's it's a 01:12:33.060 --> 01:12:33.380 - work 01:12:33.380 --> 01:12:37.780 - in progress so i know the petitioner might be able to clarify more but they are actively working to 01:12:37.780 --> 01:12:46.260 - complete these ponds as weather allows so what they are proposing within their phasing narrative 01:12:46.260 --> 01:12:54.340 - is to include a sentence that the planning director worked with county legal on which gives 01:12:54.340 --> 01:12:59.460 - us some flexibility when it's added into the narrative at certain points throughout the 01:12:59.460 --> 01:13:07.300 - document so if they do run into poor weather they might still be able to continue working and get 01:13:07.300 --> 01:13:14.260 - conditional luc and it allows some discretion for what is referred to as the administrator which is 01:13:14.260 --> 01:13:21.300 - the planning director to be able to issue a conditional luc so that language is it has been 01:13:21.300 --> 01:13:26.660 - added to a few points it states however if weather conditions could prevent these actions from 01:13:26.660 --> 01:13:33.140 - occurring prior to the completion of phase number the following shall apply as if the proposed use 01:13:33.140 --> 01:13:38.100 - building or other structure is in conformity with the provisions of this ordinance except for final 01:13:38.100 --> 01:13:42.820 - landscaping and final stormwater infrastructure improvements a conditional land use certificate 01:13:42.820 --> 01:13:47.540 - may be granted at the administrator's discretion that the conditional land use certificate shall 01:13:47.540 --> 01:13:53.220 - be valid for no longer than six months but may be renewed for an additional six month period at the 01:13:53.220 --> 01:14:00.660 - administrator's discretion this few sentences have been added into a few points within the 01:14:00.660 --> 01:14:01.540 - narrative 01:14:01.540 --> 01:14:09.220 - it has been added for where it was requiring pond completion it has been added for final surface 01:14:09.220 --> 01:14:15.220 - asphalt and that is because they currently the petitioner is thinking right now that some of 01:14:15.220 --> 01:14:22.580 - the final phases may be approaching a land use certificate during winter months of which the 01:14:22.580 --> 01:14:30.100 - asphalt plants would be closed it was also added for final completion of the fountain and fountain 01:14:30.100 --> 01:14:39.780 - walkway that are adjacent to the greenway so a little assurance for planning in the county 01:14:39.780 --> 01:14:46.660 - on this site is that the final luc issuance would not be able to be issued it would be after phase 01:14:46.660 --> 01:14:55.300 - eight until all of the improvements have been completed also it would include that we recommended 01:14:55.300 --> 01:15:02.660 - that the letter of credit release that's held by planning for stormwater infrastructure it has to 01:15:02.660 --> 01:15:07.860 - be installed to the required plans and approved by stormwater so if there were any issues we could 01:15:07.860 --> 01:15:15.300 - hold the letter of credit that we have on file and of course a lot of this is the stormwater realm 01:15:15.300 --> 01:15:20.100 - and is revolving around the completion of these ponds the stormwater program is in support of 01:15:20.100 --> 01:15:25.460 - these proposed changes and they've been sympathetic with with the weather this year as it has been 01:15:25.460 --> 01:15:25.620 - so 01:15:25.620 --> 01:15:31.780 - wet so the planning commission heard this on may 20th this year and they did forward a positive 01:15:31.780 --> 01:15:38.020 - recommendation by a vote of six to zero and of course as we like to include 90 days from that 01:15:38.020 --> 01:15:44.650 - planning commission hearing is august 18th because of how quickly the petitioner and the the 01:15:44.650 --> 01:15:44.980 - project 01:15:44.980 --> 01:15:51.540 - is moving the petitioner stated yesterday on site that they are completing a building every one to 01:15:51.540 --> 01:15:59.540 - two months i am sure we will not be running into that august date so staff's recommendation for 01:15:59.540 --> 01:16:06.660 - ordinance 2025-16 is that we recommend approving the plan unit outline plan amendment number six 01:16:06.660 --> 01:16:19.620 - request for westgate on third beauty all right thank you so much go ahead all right was there 01:16:19.620 --> 01:16:28.100 - anything else that is it thank you okay um all right and um this uh was approved by the 01:16:28.100 --> 01:16:32.980 - planning commission by vote of six zero um commissioner jones do you have comments or 01:16:32.980 --> 01:16:40.020 - questions for miss chrisilius yes i'm just wondering since a number of buildings are being 01:16:40.020 --> 01:16:47.940 - completed which of course means there's a fair amount of impervious surface going in um and we 01:16:47.940 --> 01:16:56.420 - are getting all of this rain is this causing any problems for other residents in the area or 01:16:56.420 --> 01:17:03.380 - businesses or anything or roads um is the flooding able to be contained on the project 01:17:03.380 --> 01:17:11.060 - i have not heard any complaints so all of the stormwater runoff all of the stormwater on site 01:17:11.060 --> 01:17:17.380 - is going to be directed to one of or multiple of those eight ponds that are on site so even 01:17:17.380 --> 01:17:25.380 - though the ponds are not completed um they are holding water and working as they should under 01:17:25.380 --> 01:17:31.140 - the guidance of stormwater for water that is hitting the site during construction but in order 01:17:31.140 --> 01:17:38.500 - to complete them it requires some improvements that would take dry weather to install right 01:17:38.500 --> 01:17:46.260 - yes and and i certainly understand the problems with the weather uh commissioner madira 01:17:46.260 --> 01:17:54.260 - sorry i was on mute i have no comments again i appreciate the thoughtful explanation 01:17:54.260 --> 01:18:01.940 - uh this all makes sense to me uh and i know that during our planning commission uh hearing on this 01:18:01.940 --> 01:18:19.140 - that um we had um questions from miss ridge um about park square drive and paving and 01:18:19.140 --> 01:18:23.620 - ensuring that everything works together and i think that her question was addressed but i would 01:18:23.620 --> 01:18:32.740 - just ask that you um maintain communication between the petitioner and um miss ridge as 01:18:32.740 --> 01:18:37.780 - they're trying to move forward with their paving projects thank you all right let's see if there's 01:18:37.780 --> 01:18:42.900 - any public comment on this item you can raise your hand on teams or come to the podium 01:18:50.020 --> 01:18:56.180 - i want to wish us to speak in favor of this petition is a petitioner or petitioner's 01:18:56.180 --> 01:19:02.500 - representative here i didn't ask that question sorry ah did you want to speak i'm so sorry 01:19:02.500 --> 01:19:08.660 - i went out of our protocol okay thank you all right sorry the last two items didn't have a 01:19:08.660 --> 01:19:12.500 - petitioner so i got out of the habit very quickly thank you so much for being here 01:19:12.500 --> 01:19:19.060 - um all right so uh is anybody wish to speak in opposition to this petition you can raise 01:19:19.060 --> 01:19:20.980 - your hand on teams or come to the podium 01:19:20.980 --> 01:19:34.020 - all right seeing none um any further comments or questions for my colleagues 01:19:34.020 --> 01:19:41.700 - no okay all right uh miss turner king would you please call the rule on ordinance 2025-16 01:19:42.820 --> 01:19:50.900 - commissioner jones yes commissioner monera yes commissioner thomas yes motion passes three zero 01:19:50.900 --> 01:19:57.300 - all right thank you i was going to have an identity crisis all right uh we don't have 01:19:57.300 --> 01:20:02.660 - any appointments today um i don't think um miss turner king is there anything for work session 01:20:02.660 --> 01:20:10.980 - to my knowledge no okay yeah there isn't anything on the agenda now i just am giving you that 01:20:11.620 --> 01:20:16.340 - one second opening to throw something on our agenda all right great thank you uh so 01:20:16.340 --> 01:20:28.580 - so um do you have a few announcements um today um we did um all three of us attended the 01:20:28.580 --> 01:20:38.580 - convention center groundbreaking um and it was a great event it was a beautiful day it was hot 01:20:38.580 --> 01:20:45.460 - sunny ish uh but it's it was exciting to see so many people in the community 01:20:45.460 --> 01:20:51.380 - um coming out to support that groundbreaking and we can't wait for the ribbon cutting i'm just 01:20:51.380 --> 01:21:02.580 - gonna say it that way um and i'm glad that um council member crossley um noted the that that 01:21:02.580 --> 01:21:09.860 - sheryl munson would have really appreciated that day she worked hard for it she did she worked hard 01:21:09.860 --> 01:21:17.140 - for it i'm i'm gonna um see what we can do about getting something a room or something named that 01:21:17.140 --> 01:21:24.340 - would be for her very appropriate yeah she was she's amazing um but uh yeah you know when i was 01:21:24.340 --> 01:21:32.340 - driving over to it i was thinking sheryl would love this oh yes yeah um so just uh we did it's 01:21:32.340 --> 01:21:39.460 - it's been a while but we did have a tornado come through our community on um can't forget that it 01:21:39.460 --> 01:21:49.700 - happened um and um there uh we're coming to this is mid-may and so we're coming to the point where 01:21:49.700 --> 01:21:56.340 - there are some still there there's assistance available still and um one of the things that 01:21:56.340 --> 01:22:05.060 - has opened now is a disaster recovery center at ivy tech in room b as in boy 201 now this 01:22:05.060 --> 01:22:13.460 - disaster recovery center closes friday at 3 pm the 18th friday the 18th at 3 pm um 01:22:15.540 --> 01:22:22.740 - so it is open monday through friday 8 to 5 saturdays 10 to 2 this information is available on our 01:22:22.740 --> 01:22:31.540 - website under the what's new feature in the center of the page so this is where you can go get 01:22:31.540 --> 01:22:37.380 - information about the potential because we have been declared this has been declared emergency 01:22:39.700 --> 01:22:46.420 - for small business administration long term and or low interest loans and this is not just for 01:22:46.420 --> 01:22:53.220 - businesses um and also um state disaster relief fund but if you aren't sure what you're eligible 01:22:53.220 --> 01:23:00.740 - for go to the disaster recovery center at ivy tech and find out that's that's how this works 01:23:01.940 --> 01:23:10.100 - i will also note that um we had um dumpsters placed uh at three locations in our community 01:23:10.100 --> 01:23:16.260 - lighthouse christian academy east jackson creek drive and south sandpaper drive and elrin and 01:23:16.260 --> 01:23:26.580 - hermony road um this ends tomorrow right miss purdy the dumpsters that ends tomorrow the six 01:23:27.300 --> 01:23:35.700 - so please um get your um yard debris uh in a separate bin from the construction debris 01:23:35.700 --> 01:23:41.940 - please do not put debris in the roadway we are county highway is not responsible for 01:23:41.940 --> 01:23:49.460 - cleaning up trees on your property um and we appreciate everyone's help and assistance with 01:23:49.460 --> 01:23:57.380 - this um american red cross is accepting applications for case management so if somebody is impacted 01:23:57.380 --> 01:23:57.460 - by 01:23:57.460 --> 01:24:07.140 - the tornado they can call 1-800 red cross um and or go to the location at 441 south college avenue 01:24:07.140 --> 01:24:16.100 - furniture needs go to st vincent de paul call 812-961-1510 extension three salvation army has 01:24:16.100 --> 01:24:23.540 - clothing available 812-336-4310 uh the hoosier hills food bank can help with food needs 01:24:23.540 --> 01:24:30.820 - and veterans are encouraged to contract contact the minero county veterans service office at 01:24:30.820 --> 01:24:44.340 - 812-349-2658 um and just a reminder as we've had a bunch of rain today yeah yeah it was a lot um 01:24:45.460 --> 01:24:54.740 - that there is a county alert notification system just go to co.minero.in.us click on the megaphone 01:24:54.740 --> 01:25:03.220 - in the center of the page and sign up to receive alerts about any emergencies in the area um i will 01:25:03.220 --> 01:25:13.940 - note that um i had a conversation um with emergency management because the tornado sirens went off 01:25:13.940 --> 01:25:14.100 - at 01:25:14.100 --> 01:25:20.420 - iu on tuesday at like 2 30 and it was clear and sunny and apparently they've got some technical 01:25:20.420 --> 01:25:25.620 - software difficulties going on so uh but that's the first thing i did is i looked at my phone 01:25:25.620 --> 01:25:31.380 - did i get an alert and miss it well that's it's just how how it should go uh we do have office 01:25:31.380 --> 01:25:39.620 - hours six times each month um just go see our calendar at co.minero.in.us there is a blood drive 01:25:39.620 --> 01:25:49.220 - at ivy tech um c 130 a and b uh today one to six uh go to redcross.org to make an appointment the 01:25:49.220 --> 01:25:58.340 - next blood drives are wednesday july 9th thursday july 10th um july 9th is 10 a.m to 3 p.m july 10th 01:25:58.340 --> 01:26:07.540 - is 1 p.m to 6 p.m um i will also note that we had such an interesting week last week because on 01:26:07.540 --> 01:26:12.740 - thursday the united states department of homeland security in response to presidential executive 01:26:12.740 --> 01:26:19.860 - order 14287 issued a list of local communities nationwide that the federal government alleges 01:26:19.860 --> 01:26:29.060 - violate unstated federal immigration laws um we are the only county that was on that list um so 01:26:29.060 --> 01:26:40.340 - we responded um and um uh the list is gone but i'm my guess my best guess is it's going to come 01:26:40.340 --> 01:26:40.660 - back 01:26:40.660 --> 01:26:49.300 - not as a big long list but as something that's going to come back later in other form or fashion 01:26:49.300 --> 01:26:55.540 - so we're uh we're we are ever vigilant and we appreciate the members of the community who wrote 01:26:55.540 --> 01:27:04.190 - to us afterwards and said thank you and my response is always we have the easy job you know um i 01:27:04.190 --> 01:27:04.660 - feel 01:27:04.660 --> 01:27:11.780 - for members of our community who are wondering what what their future holds i really do and i'm 01:27:11.780 --> 01:27:16.580 - sorry about the anxiety and the stress that our government is putting them under and i wish they 01:27:16.580 --> 01:27:24.900 - weren't so i'm going to leave that at that um so uh gun violence prevention um we're orange 01:27:24.900 --> 01:27:25.940 - tomorrow 01:27:25.940 --> 01:27:31.780 - um there is a resource fair here at the courthouse at six p.m seven p.m there will be a program and 01:27:31.780 --> 01:27:39.860 - again this is um friday uh june 6 um uh anything else for the good of the order 01:27:41.700 --> 01:27:48.580 - commissioner madera um just i wanted to underscore remarks that you made actually 01:27:48.580 --> 01:27:53.540 - commissioner thomas at uh the groundbreaking and that is to recognize the contribution of 01:27:53.540 --> 01:27:58.740 - commissioner givins to the project um she worked on this along with you guys for years and along 01:27:58.740 --> 01:28:04.980 - with many other members of the community and uh i do think that that was of a very a very 01:28:06.180 --> 01:28:12.740 - demonstrated and heartfelt and um energetic commitment uh and and i think that that um 01:28:12.740 --> 01:28:18.340 - does need to be commemorated and recognized as long as we're also recognizing the contributions 01:28:18.340 --> 01:28:23.780 - of sheryl once and again um and it was my pleasure to be there and again just other 01:28:23.780 --> 01:28:30.980 - remarks of mr mg earlier there are moments we disagree uh there are moments that we talk with 01:28:30.980 --> 01:28:35.940 - each other and we always come out i think better people for it and i think the convention center 01:28:35.940 --> 01:28:42.740 - expansion is sort of a testament to that process so again just proud to be um serving with you guys 01:28:42.740 --> 01:28:54.340 - right thank you um i do want to take a moment of personal privilege if i might um and i have a 01:28:54.340 --> 01:28:59.620 - statement i'd like to make and this is just for me this is not from the board of commissioners 01:28:59.620 --> 01:29:08.900 - but it's important enough that i'd like to make the statement um so the chamber of commerce issued 01:29:08.900 --> 01:29:15.380 - a newsletter a little more than a month ago disparaging me as an elected official it's sort 01:29:15.380 --> 01:29:24.020 - of uh whatever you know i'm used to it yep however the chamber which in my opinion spends a bit too 01:29:24.020 --> 01:29:31.140 - much time on political affairs for a 501 c3 has an agenda pro housing no matter what the chamber 01:29:31.140 --> 01:29:36.340 - the developers have a mutual relationship meanwhile people like our plan commission president margaret 01:29:36.340 --> 01:29:44.260 - clements gets caught in the crossfire the chamber is doing what the chamber's doing that's fine 01:29:44.260 --> 01:29:52.100 - that's their role that's fine but the chamber didn't like her vote on the zoning petition 01:29:53.460 --> 01:29:57.620 - they didn't tell the readers of a newsletter that the majority of the planning commission 01:29:57.620 --> 01:30:02.580 - supported that petition as well it then came to the board of commissioners for a decision 01:30:02.580 --> 01:30:08.260 - dr clements like some other members of the planning commission are appointed by the board 01:30:08.260 --> 01:30:13.700 - of commissioners we don't direct them to vote in any particular manner and we have appointed both 01:30:13.700 --> 01:30:19.940 - democrats and republicans over the many years it is inappropriate for the chamber to direct their 01:30:19.940 --> 01:30:26.180 - vitriol against an appointed member of a body it is disrespectful to her personally 01:30:26.180 --> 01:30:31.460 - maligning someone who is essentially volunteering her time to the community 01:30:31.460 --> 01:30:39.620 - is misdirected and disgraceful how's that for the word community if you go to the newsletter you'll 01:30:39.620 --> 01:30:45.940 - get why i said that i am so proud of margaret clements she had stood up for the interest of 01:30:45.940 --> 01:30:51.700 - menorah county residents in the fight against the city's annexation process her mom wasn't targeted 01:30:51.700 --> 01:30:57.780 - for annexation but she cared so much about people in the community who faced potential property tax 01:30:57.780 --> 01:31:03.060 - increases if their homes were annexed meaning their affordable homes would become unaffordable 01:31:03.060 --> 01:31:09.380 - let's talk about affordable housing and she stepped up she's worked hard for this community 01:31:09.380 --> 01:31:14.820 - that she loves she didn't gain anything but in fact spent a great deal of her precious time and 01:31:14.820 --> 01:31:21.220 - funds to support county residents and when dr clements fought annexation for so many years she 01:31:21.220 --> 01:31:26.900 - didn't do it again for financial gain similarly her role on the planning commission is as a 01:31:26.900 --> 01:31:32.660 - resident not someone with a vested financial interest in a particular outcome her service on 01:31:32.660 --> 01:31:38.100 - the planning commission is for the betterment of the menorah county community after these personal 01:31:38.100 --> 01:31:43.060 - attacks appeared in the chamber's newsletters dr clements reached out to the chamber and asked 01:31:43.060 --> 01:31:50.100 - for a meeting a month later here we are a month later and they have not had the courage to sit 01:31:50.100 --> 01:31:58.020 - down with her i say shame on them dr clements and others who serve our community deserve our thanks 01:31:58.020 --> 01:32:03.700 - whether we agree with their votes or not they do not deserve to be attacked we want to encourage 01:32:03.700 --> 01:32:08.340 - residents to share their time talent and expertise as members of boards and commissions 01:32:08.980 --> 01:32:15.060 - not discouraging them with disparaging comments if the chamber wants to malign a resident who 01:32:15.060 --> 01:32:19.300 - serves the community the least they could do is have the courage to meet with her 01:32:19.300 --> 01:32:26.580 - thank you for letting me get that off my chest all right um anything else for the good of the 01:32:26.580 --> 01:32:36.020 - order all right our next meeting is june 12 10 a.m here in the natu hill room with that we are 01:32:36.020 --> 01:32:42.420 - adjourned thanks everyone 01:33:12.420 --> 01:33:15.920 - ("Pomp and Circumstance") 01:33:15.920 --> 01:33:19.420 - ("Pomp and Circumstance") 01:33:19.420 --> 01:33:22.920 - 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