TOWN OF
NOT APPROVED
Board of Supervisors
April 7, 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, Police Chief James Wallis, Highway Superintendent Owen Salzman,
Administrator/Planner Jeff Herrmann, and Clerk/Treasurer Terry Leaman.
There were 6 residents in attendance.
Approve Minutes:
March 17, 2008 Board of Supervisors Meeting:
Supervisor Roelandts made a motion to
approve the minutes of the March 17, 2008 Board of Supervisors Meeting. The motion was seconded by Supervisor
Husak. The motion carried unanimously.
Correspondence: The Clerk read a letter from resident Denisa
Zuelsdorf complementing the snow plow drivers for their late hours and hard
work.
Comments from the Floor on Agenda items or any other items:
Robert Thelen:
Mr. Thelen wanted to comment about item
# 4 on the agenda regarding signs in the road right-of-way. He had contacted
the Town regarding election signs placed in the right-of-way, most notably next
to the park n’ ride on
OLD BUSINESS: None
NEW BUSINESS:
1. Consider
and Act on MABAS Resolution.
The
MABAS Agreement was signed at the March 17, 2008 Board of Supervisors Meeting.
A motion was made by Supervisor Husak to approve the MABAS Resolution as
presented. Supervisor Wiemer seconded the motion. The motion passed
unanimously.
2. Consider
and Act on a Petition for Direct Annexation of land from the Town of Oconomowoc
to the City of Oconomowoc; Mark Herro, David Radtke, Barbara Brockway.
Bielinski
Homes presented this Petition on behalf of the property owners. The City wants
to annex this land in order to provide a water loop for the
Supervisor
Roelandts asked if the Town has any options in this matter. With this annexation there are not any
options.
There
seems to be several questions that need to be answered. Administrator/Planner
Herrmann will meet with the representative of Bielinski Homes to discuss the
questions the Board members have.
The
decision to act on this item was tabled to the next Board of Supervisor’s
meeting.
3. Consider
and Act on CLASS “B” BEER and “CLASS B” LIQUOR License for Peter R. Bethke,
Agent of It’s Game Time LLC, 108 W. Wells #5A
Town
Attorney Chapman indicated that there are two issues regarding the issuance of
this license. 1) Susan A. Dabel, Harley’s Steakhouse & Sports Bar,
currently has the license for this premise. This license needs to be
surrendered in order to issue another license to Mr. Bethke prior to the
expiration of the license on 6/30/2008. There cannot be two liquor licenses
issued to the same premise. 2) There are outstanding liquor bills from 2004,
2006, and 2007 for the premise. Since Mr. Bethke is not the person who is
delinquent in paying these bills a license could be issued if item one was
satisfied.
The
Town of
Pat
Johnson owner of Gilligan’s asked what the Town could do. Mr. Chapman indicated
that the Town cannot get involved in disputes such as this. Supervisor
Roelandts asked if there was any litigation active at this time. Mr. Johnson
indicated that there was none.
Supervisor
Husak made a motion to approve the CLASS “B” BEER and “CLASS B” LIQUOR License
for Peter R. Bethke subject to the current license being surrendered to the
Town of
4. Discussion
on signs within the Town right-of-ways and the round-a-bout.
Bob
Thelen’s sign and the Okauchee Area Business Association Dinner/ Dance were
placed in the round-a-bout. Chairman Hultquist went to Okauchee to view the
signs and felt, because the size of the signs, that they both were traffic
hazards. The signs were subsequently removed by the Highway Department. The
Board felt that, generally, the round-a-bout was no place for signs.
Administrator/Planner
Herrmann suggested that there should be no signs in the road right-of-way
anywhere in the Town. Chief Wallis indicated that the Police would remove
signs, call the offending party the first time and allow them to pick up the
signs at the Town Hall. Real Estate signs are consistently in the right-of-way.
A
question was asked as to where was the right-of-way? No one exactly knows the
right-of-way location. Supervisor Wiemer mentioned that the park-n’-ride triangle
had an election banner and many signs on it. While this is County/State land
the Town does maintain it. Supervisor Koepke received several calls during the
recent election regarding signs. He felt that the Town needs set one rule and
all parties need to stick with the rule. Candidates for office should be given
the sign posting rules so that they can comply.
Supervisor
Husak mentioned that when a person completes their nomination papers they
receive the guidelines. The Town needs to contact non-local candidates to
inform them of the guidelines.
5. Chairman
Hultquist:
Nothing
6. Supervisor
Reports:
a. John Koepke: Supervisor Koepke has been making phone calls
regarding the Monterrey Dam and wetland issues. He has not received any immediate
responses. Rep. Kleefisch is also making calls to try to acquire some money for
repairs or replacement.
b. Brian
Wiemer: Supervisor Wiemer congratulated
Supervisor Koepke and Supervisor Husak for being re-elected in the recent
spring election.
c. Janis
Husak:
Regarding the Monterrey Dam issue. Could sandbags be used as a temporary
fix for the dam? Several of the Supervisors felt the swift current at the dam
may not allow sandbags to be used.
d. John
Roelandts:
Supervisor Roelandts is trying to schedule a meeting with the Monterrey
Dam owners. This is a time sensitive issue with the DNR and it needs to be kept
on track.
7. Attorney
Chapman:
Nothing
8. Highway
Superintendent Salzman: Nothing
9. Police
Chief Wallis:
Nothing
10. Administrator/Planner
Herrmann:
a. Consider
and Act on Letter from the City of
Administrator/Planner
Herrmann received a letter from Diane Gard, City Administrator, regarding a
recent meeting on service and boundary interests of the Town and City. Mr.
Herrmann was disappointed with the content of the letter. He felt it undermined
the whole process with the City.
The
Board encouraged the Town Administrator/Planner to write a letter to the City
of
11. Clerk/Treasurer
a. Approve
Operator’s Licenses per List: Supervisor Husak made a motion to approve the
Operator’s Licenses subject to the approval of the Police Chief. Supervisor
Wiemer seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously.
12. Approve
Vouchers and Checks: Supervisor Wiemer made a motion to approve the
vouchers and checks subject to the Administrator’s approval. Supervisor Koepke seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously.
Closed Session
The Board will enter, by roll call
vote, into Closed Session, pursuant to State Statute 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. (Engineering charges)
Roll
call vote: Supervisor Koepke: Yes Supervisor Wiemer: Yes
Chairman Hultquist: Yes Supervisor Husak: Yes
Supervisor Roelandts:
Yes
Following
the closed session the Board reconvened.
13. Adjourn: A Motion was made by Supervisor Roelandts to adjourn the
meeting. Supervisor Husak seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously.
The meeting adjourned at 7:10 p.m.
Respectfully
submitted,
Terry
A. Leaman
Clerk/Treasurer