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September 8, 2004 Minutes of Town Board Work Meeting
Minutes of Town Board Work Meeting of September 8, 2004
The regular monthly Town Board Work meeting was held in the Town Hall
after due notice had been posted.
Chair Herman called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
PRESENT: ALSO PRESENT:
Chair, Marvin Herman Clerk, Colleen Endisch
Supervisor, Richard Hummel Treasurer, Shari Wisniewski
Supervisor, Larry Malsch
Supervisor, Jay Goethal
Supervisor, John Pelletier
Audience: Approximately 15 citizens
Chair Herman declared a quorum present for doing business.
Communications:
None
Comment and Suggestions of citizens present.
Chair Herman stated that Mark Kolczaski was present to answer any
questions regarding the Private Road estimates. Treasurer Wisniewski
asked if the average cost included the roads in Assembly Park, etc.
and Kolczaski stated no, only the roads that we have indicated the
town plows and maintains. He added the number was derived by the
amount spent last year, the cost of truck and driver and the total
footage of the private roads. Mark indicated that the cost would be
thirteen cents for just snow plowing and double that cost if
maintenance were added. The goal would be that every other year
pot-hole filling and patching would be done as needed. Chair Herman
stated this would be twenty-six cents per front foot, looking at doing
the easiest to administer. Herman mentioned that Treasurer Wisniewski
has volunteered to calculate the cost and would like to point out to
all that this isn’t the Treasurer’s work and Baxter & Woodman was
asking for $ 2,000 to $ 4,000 to do same. Mark stated that this is
going to be an extensive task keeping track of costs, etc. Chair
Herman asked about Bay View Rd, which was asphalted a million years
ago, would the twenty-six cents cover repair work done to that.
Attorney Wassel stated that the town would need to give notice that
they were going to pave and the cost would be shared by the
homeowners. Wassel added that the cost per foot would need to be
determined on an annual basis. Wisniewski asked if this is going to
be added to the tax bill and Attorney Wassel responded yes. Treasurer
Wisniewski asked if subdivisions could opt out and it was determined
that they could annually prior to November 1st. Ed Brien asked if a
subdivision, the Highlands, could pay as an association and after much
discussion it was determined yes they could. Treasurer Wisniewski
remarked that this would be the easiest for her. Chair Herman stated
that the Public Works Department was going to need to monitor the
costs for road repair, plowing, salting and sanding for each year now.
Ed Brien asked about the lengths involved, Channel Dr in particular.
Treasurer Wisniewski stated they would be charged for a single lane,
the side with no homes would be treated as if no property were there.
Mark stated that in cases like this all residents of the Highlands
should pickup the cost for the additional footage.
Old Business: None
New Business:
Reports/discussion/agenda preparation from issues resulting from
monthly Committee meetings.
)aAdministrative Committee
No Meeting
)bEconomic Growth and Development Committee
No Meeting
)cEmergency Government
Chair Herman stated that he was going to try to get this committee
going.
)dFinance Committee
Chair Herman stated that the finance committee has had their
preliminary meeting regarding budgets and will meet again on September
27th.
)eFire & Rescue Committee
Larry stated will meet next week.
)fLake Committee
Supervisor Goethal stated that Attorney Wassel’s office has written
two ordinances regarding Pier No. enforcement and water skiing/inner
tubing enforcement. Goethal is concerned how the residents are going
to be aware of the changes and Attorney Wassel suggested that the DLIA
could do a mailing.
g)Park & Tourism
No Meeting
Chair Herman stated that Engberg-Anderson had been selected by the
adhoc Park Committee as the architect and design firm for a cost of $
18,000, to come from fee in lieu of dedication account.
h)Plan Commission
Chair Herman stated there would be two items for the agenda as
recommended by the plan commission, Debra Blackwell for a rezone from
A-1 to A-5 and the Lakeland Animal Shelter for a rezone from A-1 to
B-4. Chair Herman stated that Brian Olson was requesting this change
for the Animal Shelter to replace their business sign that was
destroyed in a storm. With the new county sign ordinance the sign
wasn’t allowed under the cuurent zoning. Supervisor Pelletier stated
he had a concern that if the rezone use was approved, the Animal
Shelter should be held to keeping this property as a non-profit
organization as this property on Highway 67 would now become a prime
piece of real estate. Attorney Wassel stated that a conditional use
would be incorporated in the rezone. Chair Herman checks the
description for B-4 and stated that Adult Entertainment is the
principal use on B-4 regulations.
i)Police Committee
Treasurer Wisniewski stated that the Police Department is asking for
a funds transfer from Part-time to Full-time Wages to fund the
additional cost of the death investigation and Wisniewski would be
submitting a resolution for same.
j)Public Works Committee
Chair Herman asked if the Board Members had received a copy of the
grievance filed by Tracy Landt and Clerk Endisch stated she hadn’t
provided. Herman stated that Attorney Wassel, Clerk Endisch and he
had met with the union and Tracy Landt regarding the terms and
conditions of his employment and no terms were agreed toand the union
then filed a grievance regarding the issue.
Treasurer Wisniewski stated that Mechanic Tom Thiele approached her
regarding the Public Works assets that have been sold. Chair Herman
stated that this was discussed at the Public Works meeting and it was
determined that the funds from these sales would go back into the
general fund. Treasurer Wisniewski stated that when the harvester was
sold those funds went to cover the ongoing dam expenses. Wisniewski
asked when Pioneer was going to pickup and pay for the truck and milk
tank they won the bid for and Attorney Wassel stated that Wisniewski
should write a letter giving a deadline.
k)ETZ Committees
No meeting
l)All other recommendations
None
Comments and Suggestions of citizens present.
None
Adjournment:
Supervisor Goethal made a motion to adjourn with a second from
Supervisor Hummel and the motion passed unanimously.
Chair Herman adjourned the meeting at 8:10 PM.
ATTEST: APPROVED:
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Colleen Endisch, Town Clerk
Marvin Herman, Town Chair