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Volume 25, Number 11 Indian Springs Village, Alabama February 7, 2016 INDIAN SPRINGS VILLAGE TOWN COUNCIL MEETINGS MESSAGE FROM THE MAYOR Tuesday, February 2, 2016 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 16, 2016 7:00 p.m. Well, I am sitting here at my computer waiting for the Agenda snow to start! Hope each of you have made the obligatory I. Mayor/Council/Committee Reports trip to the supermarket for milk and bread. I never fully II. Ordinances and Resolutions understood the need for those 2 specific items. Maybe III. Citizen’s Forum bread along with sandwich meat and milk if there are young children in the household or if accompanied by a bag of Indian Springs Village Telephone Directory Number is 982-1755 chocolate chip cookies. Oh, well, hopefully things won’t be as bad as predicted. Keep warm and dry, ISV citizens! For Town Hall Reservations please contact Amy Easton. For a much awaited update on the Dam Breach Analysis we Email: [email protected] have been requesting for a long time, the Inundation Study Website: www.indianspringsvillage.org draft came out and is very thorough. Our town engineer, Frazier Christy, had a few questions that are being EDITOR’S NOTES addressed by conferencing with the County and the firm The Village Voice is the official organ of Indian that did the study. Meanwhile, this is not holding up the Springs Village, AL, established October 16, 1990. The mission of this newsletter is to foster a spirit of development of an Emergency Action Plan for areas that community and co-operation. It is the vehicle for could be impacted by flooding. I am convinced this never reporting the monthly deliberations of the mayor and council in town council meetings; additionally would have been looked into or moved on without Indian it provides these officials and other Villagers a Springs being persistent and determined to get this means of communicating – it is a “voice.” accomplished. The Village Voice is published the second week of each month. Articles for the March edition should We are working very hard on our Storm Water be submitted by February 23, 2016. All materials Management Plan for Phase II MS4 (municipal separate submitted for publication may be edited, including letters to the editor, which must be signed and give storm sewer system) that is now required through EPA and writer’s address and phone number: All opinions ADEM. The council, along with our town engineer, are also expressed in this newsletter are those of the in the process of developing an erosion and sedimentation authors of articles. control ordinance that I believe will help in the future to Address letters to the editor and news items to: protect property owners from such scenarios as Leigh Whatley, Editor inappropriate dumping like mud and water from 5301 Mountain Park Drive Indian Springs Village, AL 35124 construction sites that could be prevented with proper Tel: 205.238.5924 or erosion control measures. email: [email protected]. Sincerely, Editor’s Appreciation: Mildred Wyatt for the masthead drawing. Although Brenda Bell-Guercio Mrs. Wyatt has passed away, this acknowledgement will continue in honor of the contributions of Mrs. Wyatt and her family to The Village Voice and the town of Indian Springs Village. TOWN COUNCIL MEETING service April 1 – September 30th and bi-weekly for the remainder of the year. It also includes shrub trimming December 15, 2015 rather than $50/time as directed by the previous The Indian Springs Village Town Council met Tuesday, contract. Everything else is the same. Robins noted he December 15, 2015. Mayor Bell-Guercio called the had contacted the County and State Highway meeting to order at 7:00 P.M. Bell and Brenna Casey led Departments and had culverts cleared on Highway 119, the Pledge of Allegiance. The Town Clerk called the roll Indian Trail and Rockford Road following the storms. To and all council members were present except report a problem directly to the County or State Highway Councilperson Kathryn Harrington. Departments, call 669-3880 and 668-0173 respectively. The minutes of December 1, 2015 were reviewed and Robins also reported that Wayne Jones and he had met accepted as written. with architect Mark Burns to get an update on the design Mayor Bell-Guercio adjourned the meeting at 7:05 plans for the multi-purpose building proposed to replace P.M. and invited everyone to join us for the Christmas the storage sheds behind the pavilion. Mark had party. redesigned the bathrooms to make sure they met ADA specifications. The proposed building was reoriented to Respectfully submitted: reflect a barn style that would be both functional and Joan Downs, Town Clerk aesthetically pleasing with the rest of the property and facilities. He will present a finalized draft to the Council for input. TOWN COUNCIL MEETING Mayor Bell-Guercio introduced the proposed Storm January 5, 2016 Water Management Plan which is required for the Town’s pending Phase II MS4 permit (Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System). The Phase II permit is required by ADEM The Indian Springs Village Town Council met Tuesday, January5, 2015. Mayor Bell-Guercio called the meeting to (Alabama Department of Environmental Management) for all storm water discharges from small municipalities order at 7:00 P.M. Following the Pledge of Allegiance, in an effort to protect water quality by reducing the Chairman Pro Tem Herb Robins called the roll in the absence of the Town Clerk. All council members were discharge of pollutants in storm water. The plan was drafted by Town Engineer, Frazier Christy and he and the present except Councilman Stauss. Mayor explained the need for the plan and the basic The minutes of December 15, 2015 were reviewed and accepted as written. requirements of the plan. The plan calls for the establishment of a Citizen’s Environmental Advisory Councilman Mendel presented the Financial Report Committee which the Mayor is in the process of for November 30, 2015. He noted that the expenses to date ($49,502) for the cleanup of the Andrews property assembling. There was much discussion by the Council and the proposed plan will be posted for a public hearing. were shown as a receivable. ISV will be reimbursed by the A proposed Erosion Control and Sedimentation Andrews for those expenses. Mendel moved to endorse the report and Councilperson Harrington seconded. The Ordinance was introduced by the Mayor and the Town Engineer. Christy gave a general overview of the vote was unanimous. ordinance which is designed to control/prevent damage Fire Chief Buddy Tyler reported that North Shelby made 1659 calls in 2015. In December 2015, they made a to adjacent property owners and drainage ways from construction erosion. The proposed ordinance was total of 139 calls (49 fire related, 90 medical related). He discussed and will be posted for a public hearing. A noted he was replacing staff as people retired and the Fire Board approved additional funding so he can hire firemen proposed application for a Land Disturbance Permit was also discussed. with experience. He noted no major problems with the A proposed ordinance to establish a new fee schedule recent flooding but that they had responded to a home invasion in Meadow Brook where someone was injured. for various applications required by the ISV zoning ordinance, subdivision regulations and other town Deputy Lee Stockman noted that there had also been ordinances was also discussed. Several minor changes some vehicle break-ins. The Sheriff’s Office responded to 72 calls in December in ISV. In 2015, they responded to were suggested by the Council for all three documents. A resident asked the Council if UBER was authorized 1184 calls in ISV. to do business in ISV. The Council responded “no” but Robins reported that Danny Barry of Covenant Lawn Care had submitted his new contract for 2016 as would investigate to see if they are operating without permission in ISV. The same resident presented the previously approved by the Council. Changes from 2015 Council with a letter from the Attorney General dated are $625/month for 12 months which includes weekly 12/8/15 addressing the prohibition of firearms at certain public facilities. In response to a previous opinion addressing the issue, the Council posted the Town Hall Page 2 and Pavilion as a gun free zone. The Mayor said that the Council would research the latest interpretation and alter or remove the signs as required by State Law. public facilities. In response to a previous opinion INDIAN SPRINGS SCHOOL addressing the issue, the Council posted the Town Hall and Pavilion as a gun free zone. The Mayor said that the DEBATE TEAM WINS FIRST AT Council would research the latest interpretation and alter SAMFORD TOURNAMENT or remove the signs as required by State Law. Bell-Guercio adjourned the meeting at 8:30 P.M. The ISS team of Sam Newton ’16 and Ulysses Keevan- Lynch ’17 claimed first place in the Novice Division of Respectfully submitted: Public Forum Debate Saturday at Samford University’s Councilman Herb Robins 2016 Bishop Guild Debate Tournament, winning the final round by a unanimous decision. Competing against two-member teams from other area high schools, Newton and Keevan-Lynch were undefeated GARDEN CLUB MEMBERS in seven debates during the day-and-a-half-long event, SEE FAIRY GARDEN the students’ first-ever debate tournament. They won five rounds affirming and two rounds negating the topic DEMONSTRATIONS "Resolved: On balance, economic sanctions are reducing by Ruth Goodwyn, Publicity Chair, Indian Springs the threat Russia poses to Western interests." In addition Garden Club to winning the 1st Place Team award in Novice Public Forum Debate, Newton won the 1st Place Speaker award Personnel from Myers Plants and Pottery, located on and Keevan-Lynch won 2nd Place Speaker for the Highway 31 in Pelham, presented the program on fairy, division.

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