Chairman St. Thomas called the Joint meeting of July 7, 2003
to order at 7:00 p.m.
Present: Chairman St. Thomas; Supervisors Napgezek, Baade, Husak and Case;
Attorney Chapman, Jeff Herrmann – Town Planner; Plan Commissioners Runyard,
Heinrich, Garvey, Navin and Peregrine; and Clerk Treasurer Lemley.
The first issue discussed
was the proposed “merger of title” provisions in the amendments to the Waukesha
County Zoning Code and the Waukesha County Shoreland and Floodland Protection
Ordinance. The issue to be addressed is
ownership of substandard lots of record.
Can two substandard lots, side-by-side, under the same ownership be sold
separately? The general consensus of
the Board and Plan Commission and the Town Attorney is that this circumstance
is much more prevalent in the Town of Oconomowoc than it is in the other three
Towns under County zoning. The opinion
of the group is that merger of title should NOT be passed or forced. The group agreed that each individual would
answer the County’s questionnaire/survey independently, turn it in to Herrmann
or Lemley, the results will be compiled, and an answer will be drafted for the
County to meet the August 15, 2003 deadline.
Bob Peregrine feels that the group should not answer the survey
questions regarding merger of title, just say NO, and attach a letter defining
the group’s position. This issue will
be on the agenda for the next meeting of the Town Board and the Plan
Commission.
The second area of
discussion was the preliminary plans for a collaboration between the Town and
the Oconomowoc Soccer Association to develop the Town’s parkland on Highway 67
into a “sports complex” having soccer fields, baseball diamonds, concession
stand, etc. Chairman St. Thomas said
he’d like to see a year-round structure that could serve as a meeting place for
public hearings of 150-200 people, plus have other uses, such as a warming
house for ice skaters. He would like to
see a lighted skating pond developed in the wetland area. The wetland area could also be used for
hiking trails. The Soccer Association
sees this drawing as a “jumping off” place in order to start discussion that
will lead to a decision. They would
prefer not to involve the City because it might delay progress. The Soccer Association feels they can
solicit donations and achieve better/quicker results on their own, although
contacting the Baseball or Softball Leagues is a good idea. Plan Commission will make recommendation.
The meeting adjourned at
7:50 p.m.
TOWN OF OCONOMOCOC
TOWN BOARD MEETING
July 7, 2003
Chairman St. Thomas called
the Town Board meeting to order at approximately 8:00 p.m.
Present: Chairman St. Thomas, Supervisors Baade, Napgezek, Husak and Case,
Attorney Chapman, Police Chief John Roelandts and Clerk/Treasurer Lemley.
Absent/Vacation: Highway Superintendent Brown
Minutes: A motion was made by Baade
and seconded by Case to approve the minutes from the June 16, 2003 board
meeting and passed unanimously.
Correspondence: Clerk Lemley brought to the
Board’s attention a letter received from Town residents Mike and Dee Dee Maass
of N59 W35979 Lake Drive. The letter
requested two issues be brought before the Board and the Plan Commission on July
7th. The first is a request
to re-zone their property from B-2 to only residential. The B-2 designation seems to be causing
confusion with potential buyers. The
second issue is concerning the plans for the Brown Street Market to be built
behind the Maass property. They request
a higher berm be required, with taller plantings between the market and the
Maass property. They also request that
the blue spruce trees between the properties be kept, rather than removing them
and starting with something much smaller.
The Board agreed that the Plan Commission should address this issue.
Old Business: None
New Business:
1.
Taking
the first item out of agenda order, Supervisor Case moved and Husak seconded to
approve the request for Special Event “Benefit for John Krieger” to be held on
August 9th at the Lion’s Park.
The Chief said all issues were addressed, the music will be over before
10 p.m., and sees no problems with the event.
Carried unanimously.
2.
Attorney Tim Garrity was present to explain
the Joint Resolution of the City of Oconomowoc and Town of Oconomowoc. This resolution is a cooperative effort
between the City and the Town. Baade moved to approve the resolution. Napgezek seconded, Carried unanimously by
roll call vote (Baade-yes; Napgezek-yes, St. Thomas-yes, Husak-yes, Case-yes).
3.
Attorney
Garrity presented the Agreement Modifying the Agreement for the Treatment of
Wastewater between the Town of Oconomowoc and the City of Oconomowoc, which
addresses the expansion of the sewer service area. Napgezek moved to approve
and Case seconded. Carried unanimously by roll call vote (Case-yes, Husak-yes,
St. Thomas-yes, Napgezek-yes, Baade-yes).
4.
Attorney
Garrity presented a Preliminary Resolution of the Town of Oconomowoc declaring
intent to exercise special assessment powers, allowing the Town to separately
assess one residence for sewer service. At the next Town Board meeting, a final
resolution will be considered. Carried
unanimously by roll call vote (St. Thomas-yes, Baade-yes, Napgezek-yes,
Case-yes, Husak-yes).
5.
Supervisor
Baade moved to approve the Ordinance amending the General Code of Ordinances of
the Town relating to the time for regularly scheduled Board meetings. Seconded by Husak and carried unanimously.
6.
The
Board briefly discussed proposed amendments to the Town of Oconomowoc Land
Division Ordinance to change the section as it relates to “park dedication
fees” and “land review fees”. A public
hearing will be scheduled on August 4th, before the Town Board
meeting.
7.
Supervisor
Baade moved to approve payment #6 for the Okauchee reconstruction project to
Hoffman Construction (in the amount of $468,083.49). Seconded by Husak.
Carried unanimously.
8.
Supervisor Reports and Concerns: Supervisor Napgezek reported that she has had
some complaints that the lights in downtown Okauchee are beautiful but too
bright, almost blinding. She also
mentioned a problem with people loitering and skateboarding at the
roundabout. Cars are parking overnight
in the spaces in front of Bertrands.
These issues need further discussion and solutions as soon as possible.
9.
Chairman St. Thomas: Chairman St. Thomas complimented the Chief on the
appearance and conduct of the officers patrolling Family Fun Fest in Okauchee
over the weekend. The new uniforms
(shorts) looked good. There is a joint
meeting of the Town Chairmen of the four towns covered by County zoning on
Saturday morning – July 12th – at 7:00 a.m. at the Genesee Town
Hall.
10.
Attorney Chapman: None
11.
Highway Superintendent Brown: Vacation
12.
Police Chief Roelandts: Asked the Board to confirm
the appointment of Michael Landsgaard as part-time boat patrol officer. The Chairman reminded the Chief that boat
patrol officers need not be confirmed.
13.
Clerk/Treasurer –Reminded the Board that she will be at the Clerk’s Institute in Green
Bay from 7/20 – 7/25, therefore Cady Albertz will take minutes at the next
meeting. The Town’s website has been
Improved. Please check it out at www.townoconomomwoc.com. Brown Street Amoco has requested approval for eight (8) special
events. Supervisor Case moved to
approve the special events. Husak
seconded. Carried unanimously. Supervisor Husak moved, and Napgezek
seconded, to approve the bartender’s licenses as listed (26 renewals and 4
new). Passed unanimously.
14.
Vouchers and Checks – Supervisor Napgezek moved to approve the vouchers
and checks, totaling $158,157.03 as presented.
Seconded by Baade. Carried
unanimously.
15.
Other Business - None
16. At approximately 9:13p.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 (clerk/police chief).
Baade seconded. Carried unanimously by roll call
vote (Case-yes, Baade-yes, Husak-yes, St.Thomas-yes, Napgezek-yes).
17. At
approximately 9:36 p.m., the Board reconvened into open session and adjourned,
no action taken.
Respectfully
submitted,
Christine Lemley
Clerk/Treasurer