Chairman St. Thomas called the Town Board meeting of May 5,
2003 to order at approximately 7:30 p.m. with the Pledge of Allegiance.
Present: Chairman St.
Thomas, Supervisors Baade, Napgezek, Husak and Case, Attorney William Chapman,
Police Chief Roelandts, Highway Superintendent Brown and Clerk/Treasurer
Lemley.
Absent: None
Minutes: A motion was made by Husak
and seconded by Napgezek to approve the minutes from the April 21, 2003 board
meeting and passed unanimously.
Correspondence: None
Comments from
the Floor: Bob Lorier – W350 N5349 Road C – voiced his
concerns about the Waukesha County Shoreland and Floodland Zoning proposed
amendments. He is afraid he will lose
the right to sell his two adjoining properties separately, yet he paid separate
sewer assessments on each one. People
will be forced to “sell quickly”, and who is hurt by that? Diane Higgins – N53 W34462 Road Q - was in
agreement with Mr. Lorier. She said she
called the State regarding the zoning attempt by the County and was told that
legal lots of record may not be under the jurisdiction of the County. Chairman St. Thomas reported that indeed the
Board had denied the amendments and passed resolutions stating so at the April
7, 2003 Board meeting.
Diane Higgins also voiced
her concern about “No Parking” sgins erected on Wisconsin Avenue restricting
parking from 3:00 am until 6:00 am from November 1 – April 1 each year. This is done to facilitate snow removal,
however, Diane feels it lessens the value of her property. The Chairman said attempts to create a
public parking area are in progress.
Old Business: None
New Business:
1.
Supervisor
Husak moved to approve the 2003 license for ONYX Hartland to pick-up garbage in
the Town of Oconomowoc. Seconded by
Napgezek. Carried unanimously.
2.
Supervisor
Husak moved to approve payment #4 to Hoffman Construction in the amount of
$470,281.63. Case seconded. Carried unanimously.
3.
Eight
change orders relating to the Okauchee renovation and road construction project
were offered for consideration.
Supervisor Husak moved and Case seconded to approve the orders. After discussion, both of these motions were
withdrawn. Supervisor Husak made a
motion to approve change orders #3 and #4, only. Case seconded and it carried unanimously. The rest of the change orders (#1, #2, #5,
#6, #7 and #8) will need to be addressed again at the next Board meeting to
which Jim Buggs, Ruekert Mielke engineer, will be invited to offer
clarification.
4.
Supervisor
Baade moved to approve the CDBG Block Grant for accessible playground upgrades
for fiscal year 2003 for improving the Community Center in Mapleton. Supervisor Case seconded. Carried unanimously.
5.
As
a result of the construction project in downtown Okauchee, three businesses are
losing their parking ( Groskopf Construction, Irish Mist Pub and WI School of
Professional Dog Grooming). To remedy
this situation, the Town wishes to extend Elm Avenue behind these businesses. The appraisal on the necessary land ranged
from $65,000 to $147,000. The Town has
reached an agreement to purchase this land for $85,000.00 (.3206 acres). This amount would be reimbursed by Waukesha
County with the funds available for “land acquisition”. Supervisor Case moved
to approve the purchase. Husak
seconded. Carried unanimously by roll call vote (Case-yes; Husak-yes; St.
Thomas-yes; Napgezek-yes: Baade-yes).
6.
Supervisor Reports and Concerns: Supervisor Baade reported that he and Bob
Peregrine sent a letter to Park & Planning in Waukesha County regarding
their opposition to the zoning amendments.
He feels it was ignored.
Attorney Chapman said that this plan is accepted nationally as a way to
upgrade lake property, however, he too feels that consideration needs to be
given to “lots of record”. More
investigation is needed before this passes.
Supervisor Case mentioned the house, in the process of being moved, that
continues to sit on a lot on Brown Street for several months after approval was
given for two weeks or so. Chief Roelandts
is going to look into it.
7.
Chairman St. Thomas: Chairman St. Thomas re-appointed Richard Heinrich to
another term as a plan commissioner.
This means his term will expire in May 2008. Terry Largent was appointed for another year as the Weed
Commissioner. Supervisor Husak moved,
Baade seconded and the appointments were accepted unanimously. The Chairman also reported that there will
be a workshop on outdoor recreation plans and bicycle/pedestrian trails on
Friday morning-May 9th – at 8:00 a.m. We will have a Public Information Meeting regarding the Lake
Drive Bridge on May 29th at 7:00 p.m.
8.
Attorney Chapman: Nothing
9.
Highway Superintendent Brown: Nothing
10.
Police Chief Roelandts: Chairman St. Thomas made the
decision to purchase two basic packages plus the Traffic software from Spillman
Technologies for the use of the Police Dept. as part of the county-wide
dispatch system.
11.
Clerk/Treasurer –Supervisor Baade moved and Case seconded to approve the “Benefit for
Sindee” special event at Rustic Inn on May 18th. Carried unanimously. Supervisor Husak moved and Case seconded to
approve the 80th Birthday Party special event at the Irish Mist Pub
on July 13th. Carried
unanimously. Mike Bertrand presented
the plans for Okauchee Family Fun Fest on July 5th & 6th. The plans include closing the street to hold
a street dance, live music tent (4 bands), 2 beer tents, Taste of Okauchee with
10 participating restaurants, helicopter rides over the lake, dunk tank, giant
slide, petting zoo, shuttles from Lions’ Park to allow for parking. A security company has been hired to
supplement the Town Police, insurance is in place, and a compromise has been
reached with the fire department. The
Businessmen’s Association is footing the bill and hopes to break even. If they do, this could become an annual
event. Supervisor Husak moved and Baade
seconded to approve the event subject to the plans being finalized. Carried unanimously. Supervisor Husak moved to approve the three
new bartenders licenses as listed.
Seconded by Baade. Passed
unanimously.
12.
Vouchers and Checks – Supervisor Napgezek moved to approve the vouchers
and checks, totaling $354,254.87 as presented.
Seconded by Baade. Carried
unanimously.
13.
Other Business - Nothing.
14. At approximately 9:00 p.m., Supervisor Husak moved to adjourn into
closed session Pursuant to ss. 19.85 (1)(c) Considering employment, promotion,
compensation or performance evaluation data of any public employee over which
the governmental body has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility (Police
Chief & Clerk/Treasurer) and ss. 19.85(1)(e) Deliberating or negotiating
the purchasing of public properties, the investing of public funds, or
conducting other specified public business, whenever competitive or bargaining
reasons require a closed session. Seconded by Baade, passed unanimously.
15. At approximately 10:00 p.m., reconvened into
open session and moved to adjourn.
Carried unanimously.
Respectfully
submitted,
Christine Lemley
Clerk/Treasurer