TOWN OF ANGELICA

Monthly Meeting

May 9, 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: Town of Angelica Planning Committee Chairman Richard Ferfecki, Krakow Advancement Association President Steve Effert, Edwin & Marilee Kazik, Nancy Gueller, Doug Van Lannen,, Rueben Specht, Jim Mills, Peter Kruit, Ray Piechota, Tom Gwidt, Elmer Kraning, Joe & Tina Socha, Ronald Banaszynski, Tom Winter, B. Kleczka and L. Wylie

Call to Order/Roll Call/Verification of Meeting Notice: Chairman Smith called the meeting to order at 6:30 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. MOTION (Lewis/Powers/PASSED) to approve the agenda as presented.

Approval of Prior Town Board Minutes: MOTION (Powers/Lewis/PASSED) to accept the minutes of the regular town board meeting of April 11, 2005 as presented 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 April 30, 2005 of $111,648.14 at the F & M Bank in Pulaski, $169,284.29 at the Premier Bank in Pulaski and CD#45270840018 in the amount of $60,882.69. MOTION (Powers/Lewis/PASSED) to approve the Treasurer’s report as presented.

Correspondence: Correspondence reviewed was (1) invoice from Pulaski Tri-County Fire Department for a fire on County Road C (2) letter from Rural Insurance regarding potential changes in coverage related to terrorism (3) letter from Shawano County Treasurer in regard to real estate tax sale of three lots in Krakow (4) letter from Pulaski Community Schools regarding new school board officers (5) announcement from D.N.R. regarding a recycling grant award of $8,405.83 to the town (6) copy of conditionally approved cooler work for Northwestern Pub in Zachow by Wis. Dept. of Commerce (7) copies of seven Shawano County land-use permits issued for property in the town (8) notices of meetings of Shawano County PD&Z, Wind Turbine Citizen Advisory and Board of Adjustment committees, and (9) newsletters from Pulaski Area Historical Society and Forest Tax Stewardship News.

Reports from Town Officers: Chairman Smith reported that (1) the town plans to do crack filling on Hillside Drive, Middle Drive, Deer Drive, Willow Road, Elm Road and Cuba Drive for approximately $11,125.00 which is about $1,125.00 over the budgeted amount and do seal coating on Middle Drive and Green Valley Road for approximately $20,000.00 which is $3,000.00 over the budgeted amount (2) he will be contacting Randy Zastrow regarding finishing the blacktopping of Hillside Drive and blacktopping on Willow Road (3) he has been trying to get together with the DNR to look at the reconstruction project on Willow Road and try to get permission to relocate the navigable stream in order to provide a shoulder for the reconstructed road. Supervisor Lewis reported that he had issued culvert/driveway permits; had a call regarding drainage problems with water back up on private property in Krakow; a request to widen a field driveway on Nichols Drive; and he would be charging one-third or one-fourth of the value of a new culvert according to a list he had recently received for used culverts being sold dependent upon condition of the used culvert. Supervisor Powers reported on 911 signs and a meeting he had attended as a member of the Shawano County Highway Committee. Treasurer Matuszak reported on issuing of dog licenses and the delinquent dog license report she sends to Shawano County. Clerk Powers reported on the issuance of six building permits since the last meeting, three of which were for homes; an application submitted for a Recycling Efficiency Incentive Grant was approved and the town will receive $1,141.86 in June; no response to a March 16^th letter to Attorney Kenneth Rottier requesting he review proposed changes in the town’s building permit ordinance.

Report from Planning Committee Chairman: Chairman Richard Ferfecki reported that he had put the Planning Committee aware of their upcoming involvement in working on the Comprehensive Plan (Smart Growth) for the town.

Public Comments: Joe and Tina Socha asked what could be done about a drainage problem in front of their property and said a twenty-four inch culvert was crushed when equipment doing road reconstruction was parked on their property and also that there is a drainage problem because of the backup of water near some low land they own and they believed this could be corrected with the present twelve-inch culvert being replaced with a larger culvert. Chairman Smith said he would check into the matter. Steve Effert brought up a safety concern with the many cars turning off of STH-32 into business places and asked if there could be a lower speed limit from just south of Krakow to the Fairview School. This is something that would have to be worked out with the D.O.T. Elmer Kraning had a concern about the financial status of the N.E.W. Rescue Squad. Peter Kruit was present and asked if the board had any concerns in regard to how his agency was issuing Wis. U.D.C. permits for new one and two-family dwellings.

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

Old Business:

a. Luther Hoffmann was not present at this meeting and therefore no action was taken on his request to do ditching in town road right of way.

New Business:

b. Rueben Specht explained that his driveway washes out every year and he is looking for a way to correct the problem either by placing new ends on the culvert, cementing in the ends of the culvert, or putting blaster rock around the ends. Chairman Smith said he has been trying to get in touch with the county in regard to suggestions on how to take care of this problem and that he would be getting back to Specht.

c. Jim Mills was present in regard to a request to add 10 feet on to an existing 24-inch x 78-foot driveway culvert that serves his residence and also is used as a field entrance on the east side of this culvert. Mills stated that because of trees alongside the driveway and also an electrical box, large field equipment cannot make the turn into the field on the east side of the driveway. Mills felt that if an opening had to be left between two culverts there would be the danger of a piece of equipment dropping into that space and overturning. Supervisor Lewis had been out and viewed the situation. MOTION (Lewis/Powers/PASSED) to allow Jim Mills to add ten feet on to the east end of the existing 78-foot culvert that would serve as a field entrance.

d. Request Z-1-05 by Nancy Gueller for a zone change from C-G, General Commercial, to R-M, Multi-Family for the purpose of operating a five-unit multi-family dwelling at N4850 Main Street in Krakow. Gueller explained that this property is presently zoned General Commercial for both a gun shop and living quarters and in the process of financing she was told to have the zoning corrected to a multi-family zone for five units and her own living quarters. This request was recommended for approval by the Town of Angelica Planning Committee on May 3, 2005 with a condition that a “No Parking” sign be placed sixty feet back from the stop sign located near the corner of the building. MOTION (Lewis/Powers/PASSED) to recommend to the Shawano County Planning, Development and Zoning Committee that this request be approved for a zone change from C-G, General Commercial to R-M, Multi-Family, for property located at N4850 Main Street in Krakow.

e. Request C-2-05 by Doug Van Lannen for a conditional use permit to construct three wetland scrapes totaling 3.2 acres on his property located at N4521 Green Valley Road. Doug Van Lannen stated that he would have over a 100-foot setback from the center of Green Valley Road and that all plans had been approved by Joseph Waukechon of the USDA Soil Conservation Service. Van Lannen has obtained a Shawano County Planning and Development Land Use Permit for this project. This request was recommended for approval by the Town of Angelica Planning Committee on May 3, 2005 with the condition the scrapes must follow all plans drawn by the Soil Conservation Service. MOTION (Lewis/Powers/PASSED) to approve Request C-2-05 to construct three wetland scrapes according to plans drawn up by the USDA Soil Conservation Service on property located at N4521 Green Valley Road.

f. Steve Effert and Tom Gwidt of the Krakow Advancement Association were present and submitted a list of projects they would like to see done at the Town of Angelica Krakow Community Park. The projects included (1) replacing bleacher boards (2) adding 10 yards of hardwood bark to areas of the park (3) re-build the ball diamond by adding a sand/clay mixture to the infield and removing soccer net frames from that area, doing some skid-stir work and rebuilding the back stop (4) adding sand and straightening volley ball poles for the volley ball courts and (5) moving grills closer to the pavilion building and install volleyball and tennis court nets. The estimated cost for materials only was $1,575 and all the labor would be donated by the Krakow Advancement Association members. Effert explained that the condition of the bleachers is a safety issue and because of the condition of the ball diamond, it was not being used. Effert also requested that there be a yearly budget item/amount that the Association would have to keep maintaining the park. MOTION (Lewis/Powers/PASSED) to allow the Krakow Advancement Association to spend up to $1,575.00 to do maintenance work at the park as requested in their Project List. It was also suggested that the sale of the soccer net frames be negotiated and proceeds from the sale be used for projected projects. Supervisor Powers suggested that the Association keep track of the labor hours involved in doing the work.

g. A Policy on Open Burning in the Town of Angelica was reviewed that could be used as a handout to people inquiring about burning in the town and also have as information on the website. MOTION (Powers/Lewis/PASSED) to approve the policy on Open Burning as was reviewed by the board.

h. There was a discussion regarding an April 27, 2005 letter from the Shawano County Sheriff’s Department, which letter requested the town take the following steps to further aid in the successful prosecution of those who have not paid for dog licenses: (A) verification by telephone or in person that there is a dog over 5 months of age at the residence of those people on the Delinquent Dog Owners list that is filed with the Shawano County Clerks Office (B) the verification is done near the time that the report is filed with the County Clerk and (C) the dog owner has all the dog’s shots up-to-date. Ray Piechota was present and said that he would be interested in taking over the duties of the Animal Control Person for the town. Wilbert Lewis had been the Animal Control Person in the past and is now a newly elected supervisor of the town. MOTION (Powers/Lewis/PASSED) to appoint Ray Piechota as the Animal Control Person for the Town of Angelica.

i. There was discussion in regard to changing requirements for width of driveways as stated in Driveway & Culverts Ordinance 10-13-97. The present requirement is that a driveway be a minimum width of 20 feet. A property owner has plans to construct a 900-foot driveway and questioned if it was necessary to go to the expense of providing a 20-foot driveway for this long distance. Chairman Smith had checked with Fire Chief Frank Wichlacz and was informed that the Fire Department could get by with 10 feet; would like to have a driveway be 12-feet in width and said it would be optimum to have a 15-foot driveway for fire equipment to have access in case of a fire. MOTION (Lewis/Powers/PASSED) that Section 1.08 (d) of the Driveway & Culverts Ordinance 10-13-97 be changed to read: Driveways for new residences must have a gravel, blacktop or cement surface and must be a minimum width of 25 feet at the intersection with the road r.o.w. to a point 25 feet back from the road r.o.w. Beyond that point the driveway may be tapered down to a width of not less than 15 feet. Any driveway over 500 feet must provide for a turn-around at the ending of that driveway. The revised ordinance will be brought to the June meeting for approval.

j. At the town annual meeting the Pulaski Tri-County Fire Department said that the dry hydrant on Green Valley Road was tipping and they would do the work in straightening it but requested the town provide gravel for the area. MOTION (Powers/Lewis/PASSED) that the town pay for gravel needed for the dry hydrant on Green Valley Road.

k. The planned buyer of a property in the town has asked about the status of Hill Drive and if it would be graveled. The property does not have road frontage and is accessed by the dead-end Hill Drive which has a length of approximately .23 of a mile. This road is on the D.O.T.’s list of town roads and we receive transportation aids on it. Smith pointed out that the present road is very narrow and would have to be brushed out before any gravel be placed on it. MOTION (Powers/Lewis/PASSED) to wait on doing any improvements to Hill Drive until a purchase of the land being served by it takes place.

l. A concern about safety of children playing on the ball diamond in Zachow was discussed. MOTION (Powers/Lewis/PASSED) to place “Children at Play” signs at each end of the ball diamond area next to the road in Zachow.

m. Edwin and Marilee Kazik were present in regard to the status of the Hillside Cemetery Association. Marilee’s mother, Beatrice Tank, was the last remaining member of the Association and she passed away recently. The Kaziks had been taking care of maintenance of the cemetery before her death and Beatrice Tank, Treasurer of the Hillside Cemetery Association, signed a statement on May 6, 2002 stating she wished to turn over the Angelica Hillside Cemetery Association account to her daughter, Marilee Kazik for all accounts payable. The Kaziks informed the board that a retaining wall that cost approximately $12,000.00 had recently been constructed and informed the board that about two-feet of fill is needed in some areas next to that retaining wall and asked if the board could provide the fill needed. Edwin Kazik said that in order to make parking safer at the cemetery the Association was willing to pay for a curb at the property line in front of the cemetery and also the blacktopping of an area between the curb and roadway that could be used for parking. MOTION (Powers/Lewis/PASSED) that inasmuch as the last remaining member of the Hillside Cemetery Association has passed away, the town board now wishes to appoint Edwin Kazik and Marilee Kazik as members of that Association and they are to continue the same duties as the Hillside Cemetery Association has been performing in the past. It was suggested that the Kaziks give the town board some kind of a financial report once a year and Edwin and Marilee Kazik said they would do that.

Specific Town Board Notice and Agenda for Upcoming Town Board Meeting: The next town board meeting will be held on the first Monday of the month rather than the second Monday and will be on Monday, June 6, 2005.

Voucher Listing/Payment of Bills: MOTION (Lewis/Powers/PASSED) to approve vouchers No. 2736 through No.2759.

Adjournment: MOTION (Powers/Lewis/PASSED) to adjourn the meeting. The meeting was adjourned at 9:35 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 6-6-05.

They were approved without correction approved with correction

ATTEST: ________________________________________________ Date _______________________

Richard Smith, Town of Angelica Chairman