Minutes 4-21-08 Swcd

April 21, 2008

7:00 A.M.

ST. JOSEPH COUNTY SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT MONTHLY BOARD MEETING 5605 U.S. 31 South, South Bend, Indiana 46614 574-291-7444, ext. 3 MINUTES I. CALL TO ORDER A meeting of the Board of Supervisors of the St. Joseph County Soil and Water Conservation District was called to order by John Dooms at 7:10 a.m. at 5605 U.S. 31 South, South Bend, IN 46614.

PRESENT John Dooms, Chairman Jenny Davis Rick Glassman Jan Ivkovich Debbie Knepp Melvin Kulwicki Troy Manges Carole Reiwe Dale Stoner Rafael Vega Sara McClaran Richard Schmidt

ABSENT Dave Craft Jerry Dominiack John Kulwicki Jim LaFree Chuck Lehman Joe Long Randy Matthys Gene Myers Dru Wrasse Paul Williams III

PUBLIC None EX-OFFICIO Phil Sutton LEGISLATIVE LETTERS None

II. ADDITIONS TO AGENDA None.

III. INTRODUCTION Meeting commenced at 7:10 a.m.

IV. REGULAR BUSINESS A. MINUTES: The minutes were reviewed from the March meeting. The minutes were filed as presented with the exception of 3 minor corrections. Refer to the “Corrections” sub-section listed under the “Secretaries Report.”

B. TREASURERS REPORT: The Treasurer’s report was filed as presented.

1. Claim Approval: A recommendation and motion were made and seconded to approve Claim numbers 9383-9407. Motion carried.

C. SECRETARIES REPORT: 1. Corrections: Corrections from March 17, 2008, meeting minutes: 1) The first sentence in the second paragraph under the “Education Committee Report” should read “Rick reported on the “Environmental Education Symposium” at the Children’s Museum in Indianapolis which will take place in late June 2008.” 2) The second sentence of the first paragraph under the “Treasurers Report” should be moved to the “Secretaries Report” under the “Corrections” sub-section and reads “With the exception of one change: The South Bend Tribune website ad response was better than the local average response.” 3) The name “Paul Schuchmar” listed under the attendance section “Public” is spelled incorrectly and should read “Paul Schuchman.”

V. OLD BUSINESS A. WRITTEN REPORTS: 1. Field Office Report: Rafael Vega, Deborah Knepp and Troy Manges attended the Canada Geese Workshop. • The Compost Seminar was very successful. The attendance has increased after placing ad’s in the South Bend Tribune. The Solid Waste Management District of St. Joseph County reimburses us for seminar expenses.

2. Rule 5/Rule 13 Report: The board reviewed the distributed “Rule 5 and MS4 Project Sites” report. • • •

John Dooms, Chairman, took this opportunity to say good-bye to Jenny Davis. Her last day as the MS4 Conservationist will be Tuesday, April 29, 2008. The Commissioners office has been contacted regarding the open position. And the MS4 position has been advertised in the South Bend Tribune for the past 2 weeks. Several board members raised concerns regarding the black fencing which is down at the IUSB construction site. This could pose some erosion control issues.

B. COMMITTEE REPORTS: 1. Education: There is a “Sustainability Expo” at St. Patrick’s park on Saturday, June 14, 2008, that we have been asked to participate in by setting up our displays. The event is from 4:00 to 11:00 p.m. and both displays have been requested (The “Duck” and “Marble” displays). We need to notify the organizers of the event this week of our decision to attend or not. More than 1,000 attendees are expected. A recommendation and motion were made and seconded to approve participation in the expo, but only if we have sufficient volunteer help. Motion carried.

2. Forestry: All volunteers were thanked for their help with the tree sale. At this time, there are only 11 orders that have not been picked-up, which is a very low number. A recommendation and motion were made and seconded to send, 1) John Glenn FFA $100 and 2) Mishawaka Isaak Walton Club $50, in appreciation for their help. Motion carried. C. NRCS TALKING POINTS: NRCS Talking Points attached. D. ANNUAL MEETING: The final financial outcome report was distributed. The major cost difference between this year and last was mainly due to the cost of entertainment. It was the general consensus that the 50th Annual Meeting (in 2 years) needs to be exceptional. There were mixed reviews

regarding the entertainment and whether it was appropriate or not. The board will begin searching for entertainment options for both the 49th and 50th meetings.

E. SUMMER INTERN: The summer intern that was selected turned down the offer, stating that the drive was too extensive. Due to the lack of qualified summer intern applicants and the late timing of the recruiting, it has been decided that no intern will be recruited for the 2008 summer. F. SCHEDULES: No hand-out was given at this meeting. The only upcoming schedule item is the Landfill Inspection on Monday, April 28, 2008.

VI. NEW BUSINESS None.

VI. PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR •

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John Dooms, Chairman, read a letter from Congressman Joe Donnelly, thanking us for the opportunity to speak at the 2008 SWCD Annual Meeting. The SWCD is the recipient of a Clean Water Indiana Grant, which will allow us to continue water testing of the St. Joseph River as part of the Hoosier River Watch.

VII. ADJOURNMENT Meeting adjourned at 8:15 a.m. Respectively submitted,

Sara K. McClaran Treasurer