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Parks Board Agenda
BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS
REGULAR MEETING
KEVIN WINTERNHEIMER CHAMBERS
ROOM 301, CIVIC CENTER COMPLEX
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 2017
12:00 NOON
 AGENDA
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. MEETING MEMORANDUM Â APRIL 5, 2017
3. CONSENT AGENDA
a. Request Re: Approve and Execute – Park Use Agreement for Haynie’s Corner with
Guardianship Services of Southwestern Indiana – Holtz
b. Request Re: Approve and Execute Agreement for Services with USA Softball of
Indiana – Wube
c. Request Re: Approve and Execute Rental Agreement for Hartke Pool with the Board of Park
Commissioners and Boonville Aquatic Dolphins – Wube
d. Request Re: Approve and Execute Rental Agreement for Hartke Pool with the Board
of Park Commissioners and Great Swimming, Inc. – Wube
e. Request Re: Approve and Execute contract with Happe & Sons for Rhino stall improvements
at Mesker Park Zoo & Botanic Garden- Beck
4.    OLD BUSINESS  N/A
5. Â Â Â Â NEW BUSINESS
a. Â Request Re: Execute design contract with CLR for design of Penguin Exhibit at Mesker Park
Zoo & Botanic Garden – Beck
b. Â Request Re: Any Other Business the Board Wishes to Consider and Public Comments
6.    REPORTS
a. Â Brian Holtz, Executive Director
7.    ACCEPTANCE OF PAYROLL AND VENDOR CLAIMS
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8.    ADJOURN
Dedication Ceremony to Celebrate Renovation of Historic Peters-Margedant House Set for April 20 on UE’s Campus
A dedication will be held at the University of Evansville on Thursday, April 20 at 10:00 a.m. to celebrate the completion of the Peters-Margedant House restoration. The ceremony will take place outside the Peters-Margedant House, located on the east side of the Koch Center for Engineering and Science. Brief tours and refreshments will be available immediately following the ceremony.
Those speaking at the ceremony will include: Kelley Coures, executive director of the department of metropolitan development for the City of Evansville; UE President Tom Kazee; Marsh Davis, president of Indiana Landmarks; Brandoch Peters (son of Peters-Margedant House architect William Wesley “Wes†Peters), architect Adam Green; Heidi Strobel, curator of the Peters-Margedant House and associate professor of art history at UE; Jim Renne, vice-president of the Friends of the Peters-Margedant House group and historical preservationist; Tammy Gieselman, UE chaplain; and Bill Scott, Architectural Historian, Graduate of Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture, and Co-Founder of Organic Architecture + Design Archives. Scott is also Curator/Exec Director of The Scott Architectural Archives and President of The Prairie Works.
The unique Peters-Margedant House is just 552 square feet and was moved through the city of Evansville to UE’s campus from its original location on Indiana Street in August 2016. The home was built in 1934 by William Wesley “Wes†Peters, Frank Lloyd Wright’s primary assistant. An Indiana native and Benjamin Bosse High School graduate who studied at both Evansville College and MIT, Peters was accepted as Frank Lloyd Wright’s first apprentice at Taliesin in Spring Green, Wisconsin in 1932. Peters would go on to work with Wright for the remainder of his career, becoming Wright’s right-hand man.
The small house was designed by Peters and displays many of the principles of the Usonian style, Wright’s architectural effort at creating affordable, efficiently designed homes for working families. The Peters-Margedant House showcases many specific Usonian characteristics and remains one of the style’s first examples, marrying affordability, accessibility, function, and efficiency of space – all qualities highly valued in the current Small House Movement of today.
A grant from the city of Evansville saved the Peters-Margedant house from demolition and additional funds raised by Indiana Landmarks and the Friends of the Peters-Margedant House group have made it possible to move the house to the University of Evansville’s campus where it will serve as a learning facility for both students and the community.
Directions to the Peters-Margedant House
The Peters-Margedant House is located on the northeast side of the Koch Center for Engineering and Science (building marked #38 on the campus map) on the UE campus. Parking is available in Lot C which is accessible from Weinbach Avenue or on the circle drive off of Lincoln Avenue.
Another GLVC Weekly Award for Grau
University of Southern Indiana Men’s Track & Field junior Bastian Grau (Höchstadt, Germany) was named the Great Lakes Valley Conference Men’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week for the second time during the 2017 outdoor season.
Traveling to the west coast for the second time this year, Grau competed in the 1,500-meters at the Bryan Clay Invitational hosted by Azusa Pacific University. Running in a field of over 275 athletes from around the country, Grau finished 36th with a time of 3 minutes, 45.14 seconds.
Grau’s finish at the Bryan Clay Invite was good enough for an NCAA II automatic qualifying time and currently ranks second in the NCAA II this season in the 1,500-meters.
Competing at the Stanford University Invitational earlier this season, Grau earned an NCAA II automatic qualifying in the 5,000-meters with a finish that ranks as the fifth-fastest in NCAA II during the 2017 outdoor campaign.
Grau has also earned an NCAA II provisional time in the 800-meters with the 22nd fastest time in NCAA II this season.
After earning to GLVC weekly awards during the indoor season, Grau now has his second of the outdoor season. The total amount of weekly awards for the Screaming Eagles during the track & field seasons climbs to six after senior Chase Broughton (Marengo, Indiana) earned two of his own during the indoor season.
The entire Eagles team will return to action Saturday, April 22, at the Bellarmine Classic in Louisville, Kentucky.
BREAKING NEWS: 3 Finalists Picked For Indiana Supreme Court
BREAKING NEWS: 3 Finalists Picked For Indiana Supreme Court
The Indiana Judicial Nominating Commission has picked the three finalists for the Indiana Supreme Court. The three, all judges, are seeking to replace Justice Robert Rucker, who will retire next month.
The JNC has selected Clark Circuit Judge Vicki Carmichael, Wabash Superior Judge Christopher Goff and Boone Superior Judge Matthew Kincaid.
The JNC made the announcement around 7 p.m. Wednesday after deliberating since around noon.
Now, the JNC will send a letter about the three finalists to Gov. Eric Holcomb, who will have 60 days from receiving that letter to make his choice for the bench. It will be Holcomb’s first appellate appointment.
The JNC held interviews with the 11 semifinalists Tuesday and Wednesday morning and conducted the first round of interviews March 21-22. Twenty-one people applied for Rucker’s spot, with 20 being chosen for interviews.
Rucker’s last day on the Supreme Court is May 12. The court announced Tuesday that he will become a senior judge, effective the day after his retirement.
VANDERBURGH COUNTY FELONY CHARGES
 Below are the felony cases to be filed by the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office today.
Andrew Joshua Ball: Auto theft (Level 6 Felony), Possession of methamphetamine (Level 6 Felony), Unlawful possession of syringe (Level 6 Felony)
William David Timson: Operating a vehicle as an habitual traffic violator (Level 6 Felony), Operating a vehicle while intoxicated (Class C misdemeanor)
Andrew Paul Ferguson: Criminal mischief (Level 6 Felony)
Ethan Lee Ferguson: Unlawful possession of syringe (Level 5 Felony), Possession of marijuana (Class A misdemeanor)
Adam Jason Rankin: Unlawful possession of syringe (Level 6 Felony)
Darion Lamont Moody: Dealing in a narcotic drug (Level 4 Felony), Dealing in marijuana (Level 5 Felony), Resisting law enforcement (Class A misdemeanor)
Taylor Ray Utley: Dealing in marijuana (Level 6 Felony)
Nicholas Joseph Mattingly: Unlawful possession of syringe (Level 6 Felony), Invasion of privacy (Class A misdemeanor)
Brycen Allen Sosh: Domestic battery resulting in moderate bodily injury (Level 6 Felony)
Charissa Allene Hohman: Theft (Level 6 Felony)
Brayden Michael Leslie: Criminal confinement (Level 5 Felony), Strangulation (Level 6 Felony), Domestic battery (Class A misdemeanor)
Ronald Eugene Dunn Jr.: Possession of methamphetamine (Level 3 Felony)
Bryan O’Neal Jones: Domestic battery (Level 6 Felony), Domestic battery (Level 6 Felony), Domestic battery on a person less than 14 years old (Level 6 Felony), Resisting law enforcement (Class A misdemeanor)
Michael Douglas Travers Jr.: Operating a motor vehicle after forfeiture of license for life (Level 5 Felony), Operating a vehicle while intoxicated (Level 6 Felony)
Ron Vareen Davis: Maintaining a common nuisance – controlled substances (Level 6 Felony), Dealing in marijuana (Class A misdemeanor)
Deandrea Fabian Conner: Carrying a handgun without a license (Level 5 Felony), Operating a vehicle with a schedule I or II controlled substance or its metabolite in the body (Class C misdemeanor), Operating a vehicle while intoxicated (Class C misdemeanor)
Shelly Renee Cole: Domestic battery (Level 6 Felony), Criminal mischief (Class B misdemeanor)
Kyle Bradford Wilke: Operating a vehicle with an ACE or 0.15 or more (Level 6 Felony), Possession of marijuana (Class B misdemeanor)
Teddy Wayne Roy: Theft (Level 6 Felony), Theft (Level 6 Felony), Unlawful possession or use of a legend drug (Level 6 Felony)
Kassandra Raechele Russell: Possession of methamphetamine (Level 6 Felony), Possession of a controlled substance (Class A misdemeanor), Possession of paraphernalia (Class C misdemeanor)
Jason Edward Harrell: Operating a motor vehicle after forfeiture of license for life (Level 5 Felony), Operating a vehicle while intoxicated (Class C misdemeanor)
Brian Lee Webb: Domestic battery (Level 5 Felony), Unlawful possession of syringe (Level 6 Felony)
GOP Chairman Wayne Parke Calls For MusgraveTo Resign?
Yesterday afternoon we learned that Vanderburgh County GOP party Chairman Wayne Parke demanded that County Commissioner Cheryl Musgrave resign her position.
In an e-mail statement he sent to Commissioner Musgrave Mr. Parke stated “that he doesn’t believe that Commissioner Musgrave isn’t performing her County Commissioner responsibilities in the best interest of the Vanderburgh County citizens” Â He also stated that ” Vanderburgh County needs people in office that unite-not a divider who has their own personal agenda.”
Parke concluded that in his own judgement that Mrs. Musgrave “has lost her credibility and trustworthiness to effectively serve as a County Commissioner.”
This is a developing story.
FOOTNOTE: We just posted ‘Readers Poll” question:: Do you feel that County Commissioner Cheryl Musgrave should heed GOP Chairman Wayne Parke call for her to resign?Â
The General Assembly Final Days: Sine Die is April 29
The General Assembly Final Days Is April 29
By former District 77 State Representative Gail Riecken
If you love the thrill of the political games played behind the scene you would love the last weeks of the General Assembly. Last Thursday had legislators arguing on the Senate floor for the winning position on SB 322.
Their passion eventually brought Senate President Pro Tem David Long to his feet.
SB 322, the take-DNA-at-time-of-booking-bill, has an unusual number of legislators signing on;13 Representatives and 28 Senators signing on as authors and co-authors and sponsors – a strong indication of passage.
But, it was obvious last Thursday opponents to the bill were not giving up.
Here is a digest of the conversation on the Senate floor.
Lt Governor Crouch called up SB 322, DNA felony arrestees. http://in.gov/legislative/2017/senate/bills/322.
Senator Houchin presented her bill, SB 322. You could see the determination in her manner while describing the bill.
Senator Young spoke. He passionately opposed the bill stating it violates the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution that prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures. A warrant must be obtained by court order for “probable cause”, he said, to protect people’s rights. Senator Young would vote “no”.
Senator Taylor challenged the bill. He said when a person is arrested he is innocent until proven guilty. In this bill the non-guilty person has his DNA taken at booking, and then has to go one step further to get the DNA expunged form his/her record, that being, hire an attorney [spend money] and go to court. He went on. It would have taken one small change to the bill to automatically expunge the DNA of the non-guilty person.
Senator Taylor also argued collection of DNA at booking is surely not for identification as fingerprints are but for investigation. He said, “Why not do it the right way and get a warrant”. He made one other strong assertion. The [collection/storage of] DNA can be breached and placed in a location that incriminates an innocent person”. Senator Taylor would vote “no”.
Senator Freeman quoted the court decision in “Maryland vs. King” that he said there is no difference between fingerprints and DNA samples as identification. He would support the bill.
Senator Breaux said the bill is “flawed legislation”. She would vote “no”. Senator Randolph stood to say he agreed and would vote “no”.
Senator Tomes rose to be recognized. He seconded the comments that maybe a police officer has it in for someone and arrests him. That person then must give up his DNA. He said that the people of his district respect the Constitution and would want the legislature to do so also. He would have to vote “no”.
Drama was at its highest when Senator Long interrupted, walking to the podium: “We have 67 conference committees at this point that have to be decided…probably a record.”
Senator Houchin quickly closed with comments. 36 Senators voted “yes” and 13 voted “no”. Area Senators Bassler, Senator Becker, Senator Tomes and Senator Young voted “no”. In the House, area legislators Rep. Sullivan and Washburne in a previous vote, voted “no” and Rep. McNamara, Bacon and Hatfield voted “yes”.
This diversity of opinions and diversity of legislators is surely enough to offer a spirited debate. SB322, whether or not it becomes law, should be discussed, even if just locally. The warrant and automatic expungement seem obvious compromises to answer real concerns of some legislators. I wouldn’t want to see this legislation pass another year without some well thought out revisions.
FOOTNOTES: This article was written by former District 77 State Representative Gail Riecken in hopes that our readers will get an insight on how State Government works behind the political scene.  We would like to know why members of our locally elected State officials voted for SB322,
Todays “READERS POLL” question is: Do you feel that County Commissioner Cheryl Musgrave should heed GOP Chairman Wayne Parke call for her to resign?Â
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