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January 14, 2009 Town Board Work Meeting
Minutes of Town Board Work Meeting January 14, 2009 1. Call to order by Chair Polzin at 6:00P.M. 2. Roll Call, Chair Polzin, stated all Board Members were present. 3. Declaration of a Quorum present for doing business by Chair Polzin. 4. Communications Chair Polzin stated Mark Samuelson has given his resignation for the Police and Water Safety Committee. Wayne Polzin stated he will appoint Barb Sullivan to replace him. Chair Polzin stated that everyone should have gotten their notification of Hwy 50 meeting January 28th. Mick Theobald has concerns about his snow plow charge and would the board to review. 5. Comments and suggestion of citizens presents NONE 6. Old business: NONE 7. New business Committees Reports a. Reports/discussion of Administrative meeting for agenda preparation of monthly board meeting. The committee recommends to the board to deny operators license for Jeffery Roberts, due to recent DWI. b. Reports/discussion of Emergency Government meeting for agenda preparation of monthly board meeting. NONE c. Reports/discussion of ETZ meeting for agenda preparation of monthly board meeting. NONE d. Reports/discussion of Finance meeting for agenda preparation of monthly board meeting. Supervisor Militello stated that the auditors have started the 2008 audit and things look a lot better than last year. They will come and finish in February. e. Reports/discussion of Fire & Rescue meeting for agenda preparation of monthly board meeting. Supervisor Wolfgram stated that the Repeater has been installed and in working well.. f. Reports/discussion of Lake meeting for agenda preparation of monthly board meeting. Supervisor Wolfgram stated that the Mound Road Welt-lands project has started. Spoke with Dale Robinson and asked if sampling has been done on north pond; did he know what was being tested and was it being tested for everything? He will generate a cost to have this done. Brown’s Channel weir has been being cleaned by a hydro-vac and they are getting more water than expected and the vac truck was having difficulties. Alternative plan is to hire Aqua Divers and contract them on a 10 year maintenance agreement. It is being looked into. A public hearing may have to be held for this purpose. g. Reports/discussion of Park and Tourism meeting for agenda preparation of monthly board meeting. Supervisor Franzen stated Mary Knipper gave a presentation on Clean Boats, Clean Water. The total cost for the program is $3270 and a grant can be obtained lowering the cost to $816. The Park Committee recommends to the board to approve the program subject to getting a grant to help pay for the program. h. Reports/discussion of Planning Commission meeting for agenda preparation of monthly board meeting. The committee recommends approving Belvidere Park rezone from R2A and C2 to R4 with the condition that the deed restriction to limit future construction and limit the original number of units to 13, also to approve CSM combining it into tax key parcel instead of three parcels and a conditional use permit. The committee recommends approving Thomas Goods variance of the out building square footage to 1200 square feet. Had a request from a farmer that wants to rezone from A2 to C2 to sell for residential home land, two neighbors are opposing this due to water problems. The matter was tabled to investigate water. i. Reports/discussion of Police and Water Safety meeting for agenda preparation of monthly board meeting. The committee has approval from the Lake Committee to go ahead with the Lake Speed Limit Ordinance with the exception of adding to the language water craft, changes to reflect 45 MPH week days, 35 MPH Saturdays/Sundays and Holidays, 15 MPH sunset to sunrise speed limits changes. Chief Smith stated that Sgt Voss turned in a request to be reimbursed for damage to his uniform trousers, when he slipped on some ice and fell. j. Reports/discussion of Public Works meeting for agenda preparation of monthly board meeting. The committee opened bids for the sale of the J1967 Jeep and it was sold for $2150. Supervisor Wolfgram stated all items up for sale should be sent out to be bid on. k. Reports/discussion of all other recommendations for agenda preparation of monthly board meeting. i. Discussion/possible action on hiring of appointed Treasurer in-house Chair Polzin recommends that the board approve the appointment of Laura Duchemin as the new Treasurer to take effect 4/14/2009, subject to contract negotiations. Clerk Bernsteen was concerned about moving monies around for the two positions. Attorney Wassel stated a budget resolution would have to be created. ii. Discussion/possible action on Candidate forum There will be a candidate forum on February 4, 2009 at the Park. Lake Committee meeting will be moved to another date. iii. Discussion/possible action on issuance of raze orders—Independent Inspections Chair Polzin stated there are several places that are subject to a raze order and would like to contract the Independent Inspections to do this for the town at $39 per hour cost. l. Discussion/possible action to convene into Closed Session per WI Stat 19.85 (1)(g) to confer with legal counsel about strategy regarding current or likely litigation. Topics: Revaluation Contract and Brown’s Channel Assessment and conducting other specified public business when competitive or bargaining reasons require a Closed Session. WI Stat 19.85 (1)(e) Topic: Boundary Agreement Negotiations Supervisor Jones made a motion to deviate from the agenda to discuss Brown’s Channel first, with a second by Supervisor Militello, motion carried unanimously. Chair Polzin made a motion to come out of closed session and resume in open session with a second by Supervisor Wolfgram, motion carried unanimously. 8. Adjournment Chair Polzin made a motion to adjourn with a second by Supervisor Wolfgram, motion carried unanimously. Chair Polzin adjourned the meeting at 8:25 P.M. Submitted by: Dixie Bernsteen, Clerk