TOWN OF
Board of Supervisors
March 3, 2008
Call to Order/ Pledge of Allegiance: Chairman Hultquist called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. with the Pledge of Allegiance. Present were Chairman Hultquist, Supervisors: John Roelandts, Janis Husak, Brian Wiemer, and John Koepke. Also present were Town Attorney William Chapman, Administrator/Planner Jeffrey Herrmann, Police Chief James Wallis, Highway Superintendent Owen Salzman and Clerk/Treasurer, Terry Leaman.
There were 6 residents in attendance.
Approve Minutes: February 18, 2008 Board of Supervisors Meeting. Supervisor Wiemer made a motion to approve the minutes of the February 18, 2008 Board of Supervisors Meeting. The motion was seconded by Supervisor Roelandts. The motion carried unanimously.
Correspondence: None
Comments from the Floor on Agenda items or any other items: None
OLD BUSINESS: None
NEW BUSINESS
1.
Consider
and Act on Special Events Application for the Miller/Raasch Wedding.
Supervisor Roelandts made a motion to approve the Special Events Application as presented. Supervisor Koepke seconded the motion. Supervisor Roelandts asked about parking for the approximately 300 guest. Police Chief Wallis indicated that he had talked to the Miller’s about parking and that it will be taken care of. The motion passed unanimously.
2. Consider and Act on the Oconomowoc
Historical Society membership renewal for 2008.
Supervisor Roelandts made a motion to approve the 2008 membership renewal of $150.00 for the Oconomowoc Historical Society. Supervisor Husak seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously.
3. Consider and Act on AT&T’s
Town
Attorney Chapman and Administrator Herrmann will meet to discuss how to complete
the application within the 10 day window. Supervisor Roelandts indicated that
he wanted the whole Town able to have access to AT&T’s services.
Administrator Herrmann indicated that the application specifically states that
AT&T will provide video services where they have telephone service. This
has previously been accepted by the State of
Supervisor Roelandts made a
motion to give authority to the Town Administrator to complete the AT&T
application and to act on behalf of the Town of
4. Appointment of Town Board
Supervisor to Meet with Police Department on Grievances.
Chairman Hultquist appointed himself to meet with the police to discuss grievances. A motion was made by Supervisor Husak to approve Chairman Hultquist. Supervisor Wiemer seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously.
5. Consider and Act on payments
to Henshue Construction.
Henshue Construction is requesting payment for their invoices 4-7-8. Payment 4 was lost in the shuffle and was not yet paid. The other two payments are for asphalt work that was completed by Ammon & Sons.
Chairman Hultquist asked about the retainages and that has not been answered yet.
Supervisor Husak made a motion to approve payments 4-7-8 for Henshue Construction. Supervisor Roelandts seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously.
6. Consider and Act on Resolution to Deny
Zoning Amendment Request for David Robinson.
Administrator Herrmann questioned the Board to see if they would want to modify points 1-2-3 of the Resolution. The Board approved the preliminary plat but at the last meeting denied the request to place a road in the environmental corridor. The Board agreed to leave the resolution as presented by the Town Attorney.
Supervisor Husak made a motion to approve the Resolution as presented. Supervisor Wiemer seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously.
7. Discussion on Proposed Changes to Fence
Ordinance.
The Administrator has received comments from residents that the height of the fences allowed (4 feet) does not meet with the fences that are for sale at retailers, they are typically 6 feet in height. The Administrator is looking for input from the Board as to what they would want to do.
The Administrator questioned how far a fence should go towards a lake? Is there a DNR requirement? Should the fence height be lower in the yards facing the lake? Additional guidelines are needed before the Ordinance can be completed.
The Administrator will check with the DNR and will follow up with the Board at a future meeting.
8. Consider and Act on Resolution for
Border Agreement with the Town of
Supervisor Roelandts questioned the need for the Resolution. The Resolution will authorize the Town to participate in planning of border agreements.
Supervisor Roelandts made a motion to approve the Resolution as presented. Supervisor Koepke seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously.
9. Consider and Act on Intergovernmental
Agreement with
This agreement
is a requirement of the NR216 guidelines. Either the Town enters the agreement
through the County or the Town has to do the work themselves to set it up. Administrator
Herrmann has worked with
Supervisor Husak made a motion to approve the Intergovernmental Agreement as presented. Supervisor Wiemer seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously.
10. Chairman Hultquist: Nothing
11. Supervisor Reports:
a. John Koepke: Nothing
b. Brian Wiemer: Nothing
c. Janis Husak: Nothing
d. John Roelandts: Supervisor Roelandts indicated that he is trying to contact Rep. Joel Kleefisch to assist in getting a response from the DNR on the Monterey Dam. Chairman Hultquist said he has talked to Rep. Kleefisch and that he has already made several calls on behalf of the Town.
12. Attorney Chapman: Nothing
13. Highway Superintendent Salzman: Nothing
14. Police Chief Wallis: Nothing
15. Administrator/ Planner Herrmann
a. Consider and Act on Attendance at Zoning
and Land Use Law Seminar.
The Administrator is not sure if he will be attending. It will depend on if he can get credit toward his continuing education.
Supervisor Husak made a motion to approve the Administrator’s attendance at the Seminar. Supervisor Wiemer seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously.
16.Clerk/Treasurer
a. Approve Operator’s Licenses per list.
Supervisor Husak made a motion to approve the Operator’s license per List pending the Chief’s approval. The motion was seconded by Supervisor Roelandts. The motion carried unanimously.
b. Consider and Act on Attendance at the WMCA
District V Meeting.
A motion was made by Supervisor Husak to send the Clerk and two Supervisors to the District V Meeting. The motion was seconded by Supervisor Roelandts. The motion carried unanimously.
17. Approve vouchers and checks
a.
A motion was made by Supervisor Wiemer to
approve the vouchers and checks pending the review of the Administrator. The
motion was seconded by Supervisor Koepke. The motion carried unanimously.
Closed session
The Board will enter, by roll call vote,
into Closed Session, pursuant to State Statute 19.85(1)(c) considering
employment, promotion, compensation of performance evaluation data of any
public employee over which the governmental body has jurisdiction or exercises
responsibility and pursuant to State Statute 19.82 to engage in Union
negotiations.
Supervisors:
Husak: Yes; Wiemer: Yes; Koepke: Yes; Chairman Hultquist: Yes
Supervisor Roelandts: Yes. Following the Closed Session the Board Reconvened.
18. Adjourn
A motion was made by Supervisor Husak to adjourn the meeting at 6:53 p.m. The motion was seconded by Supervisor Koepke. The motion carried unanimously.
Respectfully submitted,
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Terry A. Leaman
Clerk/Treasurer