TOWN OF ANGELICA

Monthly Meeting

April 12, 2004

Town Officials Present: Chairman, Richard Smith, Supervisors, Tom Gwidt and Clifford Powers, Treasurer Lisa Matuszak and Clerk, Janet Powers

Town Officials Absent: None

Others Present: Jim Resick of the Shawano County UW Extension Office, Richard Ferfecki, Wilbert Lewis, Frank Maroszek, Elmer Kraning and Ronald Krajewski

Call to Order/Roll Call/Verification of Meeting Notrice: Chairman Smith called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. All officers were present for Roll Call. Smith verified with Clerk Powers that proper posting of the meeting had been done.

Approval of Prior Town Board Minutes: MOTION (Powers/Gwidt/PASSED) to accept the minutes of the Town Board of Supervisors’ meeting of March 8, 2004 and the Special Town Board meeting of April 1, 2004 as presented to the town board by the clerk.

Approval of Treasurer’s Monthly Report: The Treasurer’s report was presented to the board by Treasurer Matuszak showing balances as of March 31, 2004 of $186,427.04 at the F & M Bank in Pulaski and $131,148.94 at the Premier Bank in Pulaski. MOTION (Gwidt/Powers/PASSED) to approve the Treasurer’s report as presented

Voucher Listing/Payment of Bills: MOTION (Powers/Gwidt/PASSED) to deviate from the agenda and approve the vouchers for payment of bills. (Smith/Gwidt/PASSED) to approve vouchers No. 2226 through No.2270.

Correspondence: Correspondence reviewed was (1) Irrevocable Standby Letter of Credit No. 04023 in the amount of $10,000.00 for Lee J. Duchateau from the F & M Bank (2) invitation from the Town of Green Valley Plan Commission for presentation of their proposed Comprehensive Plan recommended for adoption by their town board. (3) letter from U-W Extension regarding a drinking water education program they will be offering for the towns of Angelica, Green Valley, Hartland and Washington (4) letter from the County Clerk regarding plans to do a photographic historical display again at the Shawano County Fair, this year featuring cheese factories, creameries and ice cream factories (5) notice from Pulaski Community School District regarding a study they are doing on enrollment trends, building capacities, land development and attendance area options (6) notice from the Shawano County Humane Society about the 2003 dog license fees apportionment along with a check of $1,270.44 (7) notice from DNR regarding a grant award of $8,408.30 as our 2004 recycling grant (8) DNR notice of land enrolled in the Forest Crop Law or Managed Forest Law in the Town of Angelica as of January 1, 2004, and (9) meeting notices from the Shawano County PD& Z Committee, Board of Adjustment, Land Conservation Committee and the Wind Turbine Citizen Advisory Committee.

Reports from Town Officers: Supervisor Powers reported on a complaint he had received about mud and or manure being left on a town road. Supervisor Gwidt reported on one culvert permit he had issued and that the town’s website is now up and running on the internet.

Chairman Smith reported (1) he had been informed by the county that the cost of blacktop material this year should be the same or a little less than last year and also that the county will do driveways for property owners in the town when they are out in this area but the town would have to bill the property owner for payment of the blacktopping (2) bridge inspection is to be done by the county this year at a cost of $65.00 per bridge. The town’s request has to be in to the county and be done by June 1st (3) application for bridge aid for the years 2005 and 2006 should be done at this time (the aid formula is that the town has to pay the 1^st $750.00 the county pays the 2^nd $750.00 and any amount after that is split fifty/fifty. (4) Matt Maroszek had contacted him about services he could offer the town relating to brush cutting, spraying of brush and dust buster application, (5) the Shawano County Highway Superintendent gave the town an estimate of what it would cost to put one and one-half inches of material on the roads that had spring breakup, namely: Elm Road, Hickory Drive, Carroll Road, Beech Drive, Green Valley Road and Cedar Road. Some digging would have to be done on Hickory, Green Valley and Cedar. The county’s estimate was $30,000.00 for repairing these roads. (6) he had a meeting with Gary Knapton of the Army Corps of Engineers the past Wednesday and the Army Corps would allow the town to reconstruct Willow Road in the area of wetlands with a 20-foot top, 3-foot shoulder and a 3 to 1 ditch slope. If the town would reconstruct the road according to these dimensions in the area just south of the intersection of Middle Drive and through the woods and also in front of the Bonnin property, the DNR would not have to be involved. This work would be called road maintenance. It was the general consensus of the board to go along with what the Army Corps had proposed. (7) he and Pat Karcz of the Planning Committee were checking out the subdividing of property on Town Hall Drive which could create a non-conforming lot for a dwelling if the house is further back from the road r.o.w. than 290 feet. The Clerk was instructed to draft a letter to be sent to this property owner.

Smith also reported the following requests from town residents had been received: Keith Van Lannen inquired about a zone change in the Zachow area to allow him to put up a business; Kevin Czarniak asked if he could clean stumps out of the road ditch in front of his property; Gene Beyersdorf had requested gravel be put on what is considered to be a town road up to his gate; and Irene Banaszynski has a concern about water running across her driveway on Deer Road

Report from Town Planning Committee Chairman: As there was no April meeting of the Town of Angelica Planning Committee, no report was given.

Other Reports: Jim Resick, of the UW Extension Shawano County Office was present and before his presentation on the Comprehensive Plan he answered some questions in regard to a drinking water education program that will be offered in eastern Shawano County for the Towns of Angelica, Green Valley, Hartland and Washington in August of this year. Well water sampling kits will be distributed in August and results given to property owners in September or October. The cost will be around $33.00 per household which is considerably less than the cost would be if a property owner did it on their own. Information obtained will help area residents learn more about the quality of their drinking water and groundwater resources in this eastern area of the county. Resick indicated that he would need a local group or committee to help with sampling kit distribution and collection.

Public Comments: Elmer Kraning had a comment about the town chairman’s absence in the month of February and the monthly salary he was paid. Ronald Krajewski had a concern about water draining from his property and a road culvert. Krajewski asked what the town would be doing this year in regard to blacktopping property owners’ driveways, had a question about the town’s annual financial report and asked why the town isn’t using the Shoppers Guide for publication of information as more people in the town got this free paper than the Shawano Leader.

Specific Matters for Discussion and Possible Action by Town Board in Open Session:

a. Jim Resick was present and reported on the status of the Comprehensive Plan to be developed for the county and towns. The Comprehensive Planning Citizen Advisory Committee has been meeting since May of last year and has developed a plan for planning. This committee hopes to bring a recommendation for a Comprehensive Planning Joint Grant Application to the May county board meeting. Resick explained that towns that have already done a land-use plan will be given credit for this and the cost to those towns should be no more than $5,500.00. By joining in with the county the town should be provided with a comprehensive plan that covers all of the state-required elements and goals. Resick stated that the county would probably again be divided into clusters, similar to what was done when the land-use plan was developed in 1997. MOTION (Gwidt/Powers/PASSED) to sign a non-binding Letter of Intent relating to the Comprehensive Planning Joint Grant Application to be submitted by the county and towns.

b. Richard Ferfecki reported that the plat map for the Dream Land Heights subdivision had passed the Shawano County Planning, Zoning and Development Committee and will now go to the county board for approval. Ferfecki asked the board if the town would provide the culverts for the two entrances to the subdivision, one which will be off of Green Valley Road and the other off of Angelica Street. It was the general consensus of the board that the culverts and installation of street lights would be the developer’s responsibility and this will be addressed when a road development agreement will be done between Ferfecki and the town in regard to construction and paving of roads and also street lighting in the subdivision. Ferfecki also requested that the town pass a resolution that they approve of the subdivision plat. The preliminary plat submitted to the town had created 17 lots within the subdivision and also referred to four lots adjacent to the subdivision at the intersection of Angelica Street and Green Valley Road for which certified survey maps had already been created. MOTION (Powers/Gwidt/PASSED UNANIMOUSLY) that the town board resolve to approve the Dream Land Heights Subdivision final plat as it is presented to the Shawano County Board.

c. Bids for cutting and trimming grass at the town hall and at the town park in Krakow were opened. There were ten bids for cutting and trimming the grass at the town hall and nine bids for doing this work at the park. MOTION (Gwidt/Powers/PASSED) to accept the two bids from Schwartz Lawn Cutting. The bid of $35.00 per cutting and trimming grass at the town hall and $70.00 per cutting and trimming grass at the park from Schwartz Lawn Cutting were the low bids for doing this work.

d. Wilbert Lewis informed the board that he is presently receiving $1.00 per dog plus mileage from the town and fifty cents from Shawano County to do the annual listing of dogs. When he agreed to do this a year ago he was told that after a year the reimbursement would be reviewed. MOTION (Powers/Gwidt/PASSED) to increase the per dog payment by the town for the annual listing of dogs from $1.00 to $2.00 per dog plus mileage.

e. Dennis Saeger of the Pulaski/Angelica AmVets approached Supervisor Powers and asked if their organization could place four American flags on electric poles in the unincorporated area of Angelica. WeEnergies would only enter into an Attachment Agreement with the town. MOTION (Powers/Gwidt/PASSED) that the Town of Angelica enter into an Attachment Agreement with WeEnergies that would allow the Angelica/Pulaski AmVets to place American flags on four WeEnergies utility poles in the unincorporated Angelica area

f. Applications for Operator’s Licenses from Heather Bartels, Mary Jo Kirchner and Christine Palholke were presented to the board for approval. All three had been issued Provisional Operator’s Licenses that were in effect from the time of application until the applications for original Operator’s Licenses were approved by the town board. MOTION (Gwidt/Powers/PASSED) to approve the three applications for Operator’s Licenses as presented to the board.

g. There was discussion on stones that were put in the town road right-of-way on Hickory Drive just in east from County Road C. The town board instructed the clerk to write a letter to the property owner requesting that these stones be removed as there could be serious damage to a vehicle or mowing machinery if they struck these stones.

h. The town board received a letter dated March 15, 2004 from the President of the Krakow Advancement Association requesting that the town board take action on two properties in the Krakow area, which properties appear not to be in compliance with the Shawano County Nuisance, Health, Junk and Environmental Hazard Ordinance No. 13-97. The Clerk was instructed to send a letter via certified mail to the two property owners asking them to come to the May 10, 2004 Town Board of Supervisors meeting to try to resolve this matter.

i. The town board did not set a date for the town’s Open Book and Board of Review as they have not yet received information from R & R Assessing in regard to when they are ready to hold open book and board of review.

j. There was discussion as to how many tires and other items are in the town ditches and what the best approach would be to get these items removed before the grass starts growing. Chairman Smith is going to check with the Town of Maple Grove Chairman to see how they are disposing of tires in their town. Wilbert Lewis and Elmer Kraning, who are taking care of animal control and road signing for the town, are already covered by the town’s liability insurance. MOTION (Powers/Gwidt/PASSED) to pay Wilbert Lewis and Elmer Kraning $1.00 per tire plus mileage for picking up tires that have been put in the town ditches.

k. The Annual Meeting is set for Tuesday, May 13, 2004. Suggested items to be brought up at the meeting were: changing from caucus to nomination papers in election of town officials, whether or not to raise the cost of garbage stickers, plans for an addition to and remodeling of the town hall and salaries for town officials.

Specific Town Board Notice and Agenda for Upcoming Town Board Meeting: It was suggested that the cutting of town ditches be on the agenda for the next town board meeting which will be held on Monday, May 10, 2004 at 7:30 p.m.

Adjournment: MOTION (/Gwidt/Powers/PASSED) to adjourn the meeting. The meeting was adjourned at 11:30 p.m.

MINUTES TAKEN BY____________________________________________ Date_________________________

Janet Powers, Town of Angelica Clerk

The foregoing minutes were presented to and approved by the Town of Angelica Board of Supervisors on 5-10-04.

They were approved without correction approved with correction

ATTEST: ________________________________________________ Date _______________________

Town of Angelica Chairman