TOWN OF OCONOMOWOC

TOWN BOARD MEETING

October 20, 2003

 

Chairman St. Thomas called the Town Board meeting to order at approximately 7:30 p.m.

Present:  Chairman St. Thomas, Supervisors Baade, Husak and Case, Attorney Chapman, Police Chief Roelandts, Highway Superintendent Brown and Clerk/Treasurer Lemley.

Absent:  Supervisor Napgezek

 

Minutes: A motion was made by Baade and seconded by Husak to approve the minutes, as corrected, from the September 15, 2003 board meeting and passed unanimously.

 

Correspondence: None

Comments from the Floor:  None

Old Business:  None

 

New Business:

1.      A motion was made by Case and seconded by Baade to approve the revised amendment for the Mill Street Bridge over the Ashippun River. Carried unanimously.

2.      A motion was made by Supervisor Case to approve the relocation of the Yard Waste Recycle Center to Highway K, subject to receiving all the necessary permits.  Seconded by Husak.  Carried unanimously.

3.      Jeff Herrmann, Town Planner joined the meeting to discuss the pros and cons of the acquisition, by the Town, of a narrow strip of land along Rosenow Creek.  The Waukesha County development plan indicates their opinion is that this piece should be owned by a “public entity”, such as a City, Town, Village or a Lake or Sanitary District.  A decision needs to be made to complete the CSM for Alliance Bible Church to split their property.  Jeff Herrmann was directed to prepare a recommendation for the next meeting.

4.      Supervisor Case moved to approve the ordinance to amend section 12.01(4) of the General Code of Ordinances, raising the dog license fees effective 01-01-04.  Seconded by Husak.  Carried unanimously.

5.      Supervisor Baade moved to accept the Mission Lakes Stormwater Easement.  Seconded by Case. Carried unanimously.

6.      Supervisor Husak moved to approve the resolution allowing Todd Wozniak to reduce his letter of credit fro Westshore Subdivision.  Seconded by Case.  Carried unanimously.

7.      A motion, made by Case and seconded by Husak, to approve the CSM for James & Cynthia Zemanovic, subject to the conditions set forth by the Plan Commission, passed unanimously.

8.      Supervisor Case moved to approve the maintenance agreement for Election Systems Hardware for 2004.  Seconded by Baade.  Carried unanimously.

9.      Attorney Chapman discussed the notification received by the Town of contamination of the soil in the road right of way near the Town garage.  Attorney Chapman has requested a 30-day extension to respond, and has spoken with SIGMA as a possible investigator.  He should know more soon.

10.  Supervisor Case moved to confirm the holding tank agreement for David Daum.  Seconded by Husak.  Carried unanimously.

11.  Supervisor Husak moved to approve payment #7 to Hoffman Construction for the downtown Okauchee project, in the amount of $76,742.82.  Seconded by Case.  Carried unanimously.

12.  Supervisor Case moved to approve the contract with Waukesha County, as revised, to accept the Town’s excess yard waste material.  Seconded by Husak.  Passed unanimously.  It was also recommended that the Town place an ad/announcement in the newspaper to inform the residents of the closing date and the new location.

13.  Supervisor Husak moved to approve the Bay Pointe Condominiums Developer’s Agreement, subject to the following changes/conditions as recommended by Attorney Chapman.  Exhibits B & C being approved by the Town Planner and Attorney and attached; insertion of the Letter of Credit amount in the paragraph pertaining to the Club House; insertion of the park land dedication fee; and satisfaction of minor changes recommended by the planner.  Seconded by Case.  Carried unanimously.

14.  Supervisor Reports and Concerns: Supervisor Case reported that the construction engineer for the street light installation on the corner of Hwy. P and Hwy. K told him that the lights will be operated by cameras, the first of this type in the County.  Supervisor Baade reported that he met with Jeff Herrmann, Atty. Chapman & the Soccer Association representatives.  Atty. Chapman is drawing up a resolution/lease agreement between the Town and the soccer group..

15.  Chairman St. Thomas: Chairman St. Thomas reminded everyone of the budget workshop on Friday (10/24) at 8:00 am.  Hans Weissgerber has offered to re-roof the pump house on Sawyer Road to look the same as his new shopping/business complex (free).  There was discussion of the additional lights in Okauchee.  Joe wants to order four at $3500.00 each (erect three and have one as a spare).  This would be Town expense.  Atty. Chapman thought one spare might not be enough.

16.  Attorney Chapman: None

17.  Highway Superintendent Brown:  Reported that WE Energies will start billing us for street lights on time of use basis, which should significantly reduce our cost.

18.  Police Chief Roelandts:  Supervisor Baade moved to confirm the repair of the patrol boat – approximately $1800.00 in addition to the $1000.00 already spent.  Supervisor Husak seconded, carried unanimously.  Stone Bank Fire Dept. is asking the Town to pay toward putting Opticon hardware in the new traffic light.  The Board decided to proceed with installation.  The Chief would like to amend the firearm ordinance to prevent people from discharging rifles and/or shotguns on private property in dense property areas.  Atty. Chapman will draft an ordinance addressing the 3-hour parking restrictions in certain spaces on Lake Drive to put on the next agenda.  Atty. Chapman will also draft an ordinance to address overnight parking in the new Town parking lot on Wisconsin Ave.

19.  Clerk/Treasurer –A decision was made to close the Clerk’s office all day on Christmas Eve, and to be open until noon on New Year’s Eve.  Supervisor Baade moved to approve the bartender’s license for Randy Stewart.  Supervisor Husak seconded, carried unanimously.

20.  Vouchers and Checks – Supervisor Baade moved to approve the vouchers and checks, totaling $185,262.55 on October 6th listing and $88,354.32 on the October 20th list, as presented.  Seconded by Husak.  Carried unanimously.

21.  Other Business – None

22. At approximately 8:56 pm., Supervisor Husak moved to adjourn the meeting.  Seconded by Baade, it passed unanimously.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

 

Christine Lemley

Clerk/Treasurer