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MINUTES OF COUNCIL <br /> SPECIAL MEETING <br /> JULY 19, 2010 <br /> The Batesville City Council met in special session on July 19, at 5:00 PM at the Municipal <br /> Building. Mayor Elumbaugh called the meeting to order. Upon roll call, the following council <br /> answered present;Tommy Bryant, Margarett Henley, Davy Insell, Fred Krug, Douglas <br /> Matthews, Matt McDonald, Richard O'Neal and David Shetron. Also present were the City Clerk <br /> and the City Attorney. <br /> A) HEAR PRESENTATION FROM PARKS AND RECREATION TASK FORCE REGARDING THE <br /> LAND SITE FOR THE PROPOSED SPORTS COMPLEX <br /> Mr. Greg Mohlke, spokesman for the Move Batesville Forward Parks and Recreation <br /> Task Force addressed the council regarding the land site for the proposed sports complex. <br /> Mr. Mohlke informed the council on all the proposals the task force received and the <br /> grading scale used to select the land. The task force is recommending the Rutherford farm <br /> off of Gap Road. The land consists of 245 acres. The cost of the land is $9,000 per acre for <br /> 97 acres that are not considered to be in the flood plain and $6,000 per acre for 150 acres <br /> of low ground. The council asked several questions to Mr. Mohlke and Mr. Mizan Rahman <br /> with ETC Engineers & Architects. The council asked Mr. Rahman about the potential for <br /> flooding on the proposed site. Mr. Rahman said flooding should not be a large issue for <br /> the proposed site. He said lots of cities build sports complexes in flood plains. Most of the <br /> flood waters that would impact the property would be back fill, not flowing water which <br /> does the most damage. Back fill water will simply make a mess to clean up. The proposed <br /> structures will be elevated and made out of blocks which would also hold up well in a <br />