TOWN OF ANGELICA

Monthly Meeting

December 12, 2005

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

Town Officials Absent: None

Others Present: Planning Committee Chairman Richard Ferfecki, Ronald Krajewski and Elmer Kraning (John and Andrea Downing were present before the meeting and left when the meeting started as they were not on the agenda.)

Call to Order/Roll Call/Verification of Meeting Notice: Chairman Smith called the meeting to order at 6:35 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 or Modification of Agenda: MOTION (Lewis/Powers/PASSED) to approve the agenda as posted.

Approval of Prior Town Board Minutes: MOTION (Powers/Lewis/PASSED) to accept the minutes of the regular town board meeting of November 14, 2005, the special town budget meeting of November 15, 2005 and the town board special meeting of November 15, 2005.

Approval of Treasurer’s Monthly Report: The Treasurer’s report was presented to the board by Treasurer Matuszak showing balances as of November 30, 2005 of $27,848.56 at the Citizens Bank in Pulaski and $2,563.96 at the Premier Bank in Pulaski. MOTION (Powers/Lewis/PASSED) to approve the Treasurer’s report as presented.

Correspondence: Correspondence reviewed was (1) Pulaski Tri-County Fire Department 2006 Budget (2) D.O.T. notice regarding Traffic Signing and Marking Enhancement Grant Program (3) letter from D.N.R. regarding the town’s recycling program (4) copy of Hillside Cemetery Association October bank statement (5) copies of 5 Shawano County land-use permits issued for property in the town (6) notices of meetings by Shawano County PD&Z, Board of Adjustment and Land Conservation committees, and (7) information in regard to WisLine Teleconferences being offered early next year by UW-Extension.

Reports from Town Officers: Supervisor Lewis reported (1) he had received a complaint about sanding road intersections (2) the used culverts that he had sold in the past month and his contacting Eugene Reyment to see if a deal could be worked out on the sale of remaining small pieces of culvert pipe (3) road signs that were down at Town Hall and Elm and Birch Road had not been replaced (4) Jeff Zernicke will again plow in Zachow, and (5) Mel Nooyen, Jr. will be filling in the pond on Green Valley Road and using dirt from Lewis’ property. Supervisor Powers reported he had installed one 911 number, had contacted Tim Reed of Shawano County Planning & Zoning to see if they have any interest in the soccer nets at the Krakow Park and that the Shawano County Board is still working on the issue of leasing the pavilion at the Shawano Lake Park. Chairman Smith reported that he had: (1) attended the monthly meeting of the N.E.W. board and reported that the Rescue Service had all the EMT’s, 1^st responders and para-medics they need and will not be accepting new people for training at this time (2) attended the Tri-County Fire Department board meeting at which the budget for 2006 was reviewed, which budget is $6,000.00 more than last year’s. A new budget item was $16,000.00 for Officers Salaries and to offset this item the Vehicle and Equipment Fund was decreased by $16,000.00, and (3) a complaint he had received about the way roads in the Krakow area were being sanded and the truck not plowing snow while doing the sanding.

Clerk Powers reported on the complaints received in regard to the $50.00 garbage collection special charge placed on tax statements and gave the board a summary of improvements that have to be made to make the town hall comply with the Wisconsin State Elections Board Polling Place Accessibility requirements and asked that this be a January agenda item.

Report from Planning Committee Chairman: Town of Angelica Planning Committee Chairman Richard Ferfecki reported that he had approved one CSM for property on Town Line Road.

Public Comments: MOTION (Lewis/Smith/PASSED) to open the meeting for public comments. Ronald Krajewski asked about the status of the town hall renovation, if reconstruction of Town Hall Drive was completed.and had a concern about dogs coming on his property while fox hunting or bird hunting. Elmer Kraning brought up a concern he and his wife, Betty, had about renting out the town hall to snowmobile clubs in regard to scheduling, cleaning and rental payment. Chairman Smith informed him this would be an agenda item for the January meeting. MOTION (Powers/Lewis/PASSED) to close the public comments.

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

Old Business:

a. Inasmuch as no abutting property owners were present at the meeting in regard to the petition to vacate a portion of Tony Street in Krakow the matter was tabled. MOTION (Smith/Lewis/PASSED) to table agenda item “a” to the January 2006 town board meeting.

b. MOTION (Powers/Lewis/PASSED) to approve the Proposal for Assessment Work for 2006 ~ Maintenance submitted by R & R Assessing Services LLC in the amount of $11,040 for the year 2006.

New Business:

c. Chairman Smith informed the board that a representative from each town and the Village of Pulaski is to be appointed to a Mediation Board in connection with litigation against Tri-County Rescue Squad, Inc. to enable a decision to be made in mediation with Tri-County Rescue Squad if such pre-trial mediation would occur. MOTION (Lewis/Powers/PASSED) to appoint Chairman Richard Smith as the Town of Angelica’s representative on the Mediation Board.

d. There was discussion regarding the $50.00 garbage collection special charge that appeared on the 2005 tax statements and calls being received regarding it and asking to have the charge removed for various reasons. It was the general consensus of the board that inasmuch as the charge was put on the tax statements for all residences, using information from R & R Assessing as to where residences were located, and Waste Management’s proposal took into consideration the number of homes that would be serviced in the every other week pickup and transporting of garbage and recyclables that there be no refunding of that special garbage collection charge.

Specific Town Board Notice and Agenda for Upcoming Town Board Meeting: The next town board meeting will be held on the Monday, January 9, 2006. Possible items to be put on the agenda for that meeting would be the petition to vacate a portion of Tony Street in Krakow, policy for rental of the town hall to snowmobile clubs and compliance with State Election Board standards for handicap accessibility of the town hall for holding elections.

Voucher Listing/Payment of Bills: MOTION (Lewis/Powers/PASSED) to postpone payment of the bill from Maroszek Excavating for 8% ($3,379.33) of the bid price that was withheld when paying Maroszek Excavating for reconstruction of Town Hall Drive until proper ditch drainage can be determined and to deny payment of $256.00 for fill to Richard & Joan Conradt as the fill they charged for had previously been offered to the town provided topsoil was replaced and leveled in the area where fill was taken. MOTION (Lewis/Powers/PASSED) to approved payment of vouchers Nos. 2954 through 2985.

Adjournment: MOTION (Lewis/Powers/PASSED) to adjourn the meeting. The meeting was adjourned at 8:20 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 1-9-06.

They were approved without correction approved with correction

ATTEST: ________________________________________________ Date _______________________

Town of Angelica Chairman