TOWN OF ANGELICA

Monthly Meeting

November 14, 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, Mel Raatz of R & R Assesssing Services, Joan Conradt, Matt & Tara Kerscher, Nancy Cormier, Bob Weed, Patricia Shultz, Ron Banaszynski and John Downey (Roger and Janet Perret 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 (Powers/Lewis/PASSED) to approve the agenda as posted.

Approval of Prior Town Board Minutes: MOTION (Powers/Lewis/PASSED) to accept the minutes of the two special town board meetings held on October 26, 2005 and October 29, 2005 and the regular town board meeting of October 10, 2005 with the following correction: (page 489) replace wording of “Supervisor Lewis recommended doing reconstruction of Green Valley Road from Middle Drive north to Cuba Drive” to “Supervisor Lewis recommended doing reconstruction of Green Valley Road from the Dudek property north to the Socha property”.

Approval of Treasurer’s Monthly Report: The Treasurer’s report was presented to the board by Treasurer Matuszak showing balances as of October 31, 2005 of $11,705.42 at the Citizens Bank in Pulaski and $56,532.99 at the Premier Bank in Pulaski. MOTION (Powers/Lewis/PASSED) to approve the Treasurer’s report as presented.

Correspondence: Correspondence reviewed was (1) letter from Town of Pittsfield board regarding a meeting scheduled for December 8^th regarding the status of the lawsuit between municipalities and Tri-County Rescue (2) CSM for 3 lots on Town Line Road (3) notice from Assured Inspection Services advising they had issued two UDC permits for new homes in the month of October (4) update from Shawano County Long-Range Planner in regard to status of the Shawano County Communities Joint Comprehensive Planning Project (5) notice from Citizens Bank in regard to amendment of Irrevocable Standby Letter of Credit in behalf of Lee J. Duchateau (6) copies of two Shawano County ordinances pertaining to Transient Merchants and Resisting or Obstructing an Officer (8) letter from Shawano Department of Public Works regarding notice of items that will not be accepted in garbage at the Shawano Landfill (9) copy of Angelica Hillside Cemetery Association bank statement for month of September (10) copies of 2 land-use permits issued by Shawano County for property in the town (11) notices of meetings by Shawano County PD&Z, Board of Adjustment and Land Conservation committees and (12) information in regard to a WisLine Teleconference on Local Land Use Planning & Zoning by UW-Extension.

Reports from Town Officers: Supervisor Lewis reported he had issued two culvert permits and had sold two culverts in the past month. Supervisor Powers reported he had installed one 911 number and the 290-foot required setback for a new home at this location was checked out. Powers also reported that Shawano County had stayed within the required State-imposed levy limit and the County would be opening bids for a lease to operate the pavilion in the Shawano County Park on Shawano Lake tomorrow. Chairman Smith reported that he had: (1) been working with Andy Popp of Shawano County Planning & Zoning regarding the Paschke pond on Green Valley Road meeting requirements of the town pond development standards and also requirements of Shawano County and the DNR (2) been working with Roger Perret, John Downey and Scott Koehnke of the DNR regarding drainage on properties located on Elm Road (3) contacted Mary Stark in regard to her concern about the road ditch on Willow Road (4) completed the scoring/rating of roads in the town and (5) a concern about the condition of the old hardware store in Krakow and the Willie Lange property on Cuba Drive. Clerk Powers reported on attendance at a meeting conducted by the DNR regarding open burning and the upcoming requirement to have a written plan in place as to how violations in regard to garbage and recycling collection rule will be handled and how enforcement will be done.

Sign maintenance person, Elmer Kraning, was informed that signs needed replacement or maintenance at the intersection of Elm Road and Town Hall Drive ~ stop ahead sign for Cedar Road & Beech Drive was blown over ~ Birch Road road sign is down with just a post standing ~ there were signs in the ditch on Green Valley Road just north of Middle Drive.

Report from Planning Committee Chairman: Town of Angelica Planning Committee Chairman Richard Ferfecki reported that on November 1, 2005 the Planning Committee had approved a conditional use permit for Matt & Tara Kerscher to construct a pond on 19.7 acres located on Birch Road and on November 2, 2005 and Pat Shultz had contacted him in about a concern she had in regard to that pond. Ferfecki also reported that at the Planning Committee meeting that committee made a recommendation to the town board that the illegal pond that was constructed on Green Valley Road be fined $1,000.00; that it would have to be filled in by January 1, 2006 or there would be a fine of $50.00 per day.

Public Comments: MOTION (Lewis/Smith/PASSED) to open the meeting for public comments. Pat Shultz had a concern about the proposed pond on Birch Road having a spring that would overflow and if the overflow would go into the tube under the road that then would allow water to go into their land. John Downey raised a concern he had in regard to his property on Elm Road being flooded because of construction of a driveway to his north that was blocking the flow of water in a ditch and the possibility of this also happening on the property on the other side of him and that he has been in touch with Scott Koehnke of the DNR. Nancy Cormier had a concern about the new sand pit that received approval on Green Valley Road. Cormier stated that two trucks cannot meet on the road and requested that she be put on record that she was asking that Green Valley road be reworked from north of Middle Drive going up past the sand pit. MOTION (Lewis/Powers/PASSED) to close the public comments.

Specific Matters for Discussion and Possible Action by Town Board in Open Session: MOTION (Powers/Lewis/PASSED) to deviate from the agenda and take up New Business, Item “d”, at this time.

d. A bill in the amount of $290.13 had been given the town for landscaping work done on road right of way in front of the Dick and Joan Conradt property on Hillside Drive following reconstruction of that road, which bill was denied payment at the October board meeting for the reasons that it would set a precedent and the town had already provided black dirt and seed for this area. Joan Conradt stated their position in regard to the matter and then presented the town board with a bill in the amount of $256.00 for fill that was removed from their property to be used in reconstruction of Hillside Drive. No action was taken in regard to this agenda item.

MOTION (Powers/Lewis/PASSED) to return to agenda item “a”.

Old Business:

a. A peitition had been given the town board to vacate a portion of Tony Street in Krakow by Arnold Mahlik. A letter was written to Arnold Mahlik, Joel & Diana Stark and Debbie Holewinski requesting that they attend this meeting and that they reach an agreement regarding issues they had in regard to this vacation of Tony Street. Inasmuch as no one was present at the meeting the matter was tabled. MOTION (Lewis/Powers/PASSED) to table agenda item “a” to the December town board meeting.

b. A five-year contract offered by Waste Management for pick up and transport of garbage and recyclables every other week for residents of the town was reviewed. MOTION (Smith/Powers/PASSED) to sign a five-year contract for every other week pickup and transport of garbage and recyclables in the amount of $7.53 per unit monthly, or $4,502.94 per month.

c. Mel Raatz of R & R Assesssing was present and gave the board a revised proposal for Assessment Work for 2006 – Maintenance. The original proposal had included a revaluing of the Lake Sandia area and adjusting the current level of assessment. The town board had a concern about the fairness of just revaluing one portion of the town without looking at others. Raatz informed the board that this year’s fair market percentage will be 80.22% and the town will be out of state compliance for four years. This means that the town should be looking at doing some kind of a revaluation of properties in 2007 or 2008 at the very latest. Raatz also informed the town board that agriculture land values will increase 6.6% in accordance with the state formula. Chairman Smith informed Raatz that action on an assessment proposal would be done after the budget hearing and meeting takes place.

New Business:

e. Request No. C-4-05 for a conditional use permit for a pond on 19.7 acres of property owned by Matt & Tara Kerscher was recommended for approval by the Town of Angelica Planning Committee with the condition that all Town of Angelica Development Standards/Requirements for ponds be followed. Matt Kerscher informed the board that the pond would be approximately three-quarters of an acre in size and would be about twenty feet deep with Kelly McKeefry doing the construction work. Kerscher also explained that there would be very little likelihood of the pond overflowing if a spring was found when doing the construction of a pond. If there would be any overflow it would flow to the northwest and not to the east into the culvert under Birch Road. Kerscher showed the board and Pat Shultz a sketch he had of the area and which way the water would run if there would be any overflow. MOTION (Lewis/Powers/PASSED unanimously) to approve a conditional use permit for a pond on the Kerscher property located on Birch Road. The Kerschers were informed that a land-use permit for this pond has to be obtained from Shawano County.

f. Chairman Smith informed the board that a federal form 501-C3 would have to be filed in order for N.E.W. Para-Medic Rescue, Inc. to have a tax free status and the Rescue Board was asking the town for permission to go ahead with filing an application for this permit. MOTION (Lewis/Smith/PASSED) to give the town’s approval to go ahead with the completion of federal form 501-C3 to obtain a tax-exempt status for N.E.W. Para-Medic Rescue, Inc.

g. There was a review of the schedule of “Fees for Services” and the following increases were suggested: (1) increase installation of 911 numbers from $10.00 to $20.00 (2) increase the charge of a Special Assessment Certificate from $12.00 to $15.00 (3) have a copy charge of 25 cents per page and increase the copy charge per page when mailing a copy from 50 cents to $1.00 (4) leave the garbage sticker charge at 75 cents per sticker but add a special charge of $50.00 for garbage pickup to every home on the 2005 tax statements, and (5) increase the fee for a cigarette license from $10.00 to $20.00. MOTION (Lewis/Powers/PASSED) to change the schedule of “Fees for Services” to the amounts that were suggested in the review of that schedule.

h. A review of the schedule of “Town of Angelica Hourly Rates” was reviewed and the following rate changes were suggested: (1) increase the town hall cleaning salary rate from $10.00 to $12.00 per hour (2) increase the hourly rate for the Chairman and Secretary of the Planning Committee for work done outside of the committee meeting from $10.00 to $12.00 per hour (3) increase the rate for doing sign and road work from $10.00 to $12.00 per hour plus mileage and eliminate a set rate for installation of a road sign and/or post (4) add mileage to the $25.00 rate for picking up a stray dog and the $25.00 rate for taking a dog into the Humane Society and increase the hourly rate for other animal problems from $8.00 per hour to $10.00 per hour (5) change the mileage rate from 36 cents per mile to the same rate Shawano County uses, which is 48.5 cents per mile. MOTION (Lewis/Powers/PASSED) to change the schedule of “Town of Angelica Hourly Rates” to the amounts that were suggested in the review of that schedule with the mileage rate being retroactive to April 1, 2005.

i. No action was taken on an amendment to Ordinance 1-13-97, designating snowmobile routes in the Town of Angelica, as it was observed that a route had been established on private property rather than using the town roads of Green Valley Road and Nichols Drive.

j. The Annual Basic Service Agreement with the Shawano County Humane Society, Inc. was reviewed. MOTION (Powers/Lewis/PASSED) to approve the Annual Basic Service Agreement with the same conditions as in the past which authorizes that $300.00 of unused license fees returned by Shawano County go to the Humane Society.

k. Resolution 11-14-05B eiminating a Treasurer’s Bond for tax collection of 2005 state and county taxes was reviewed by the board. MOTION (Lewis/Powers/PASSED) to eliminate the Treasurer’s bond and approve Resolution 11-14-05B as presented.

l. There was discussion as to what should be in the town’s newsletter that will go out with the tax statements early in December. Some items that were recommended for inclusion in the newsletter were the town open burning policy, items that can go into the landfill and the need for permits to construct a pond in the town.

Specific Town Board Notice and Agenda for Upcoming Town Board Meeting: The next town board meeting will be held on the Monday, December 12, 2005. Items for the agenda would be drainage problems on the Perret and Downey properties located on Elm Road and the petition to vacate a portion of Tony Street in Krakow.

Voucher Listing/Payment of Bills: MOTION (Lewis/Powers/PASSED) to approve vouchers No. 2927 through No.2953 as presented.

Adjournment: MOTION (Powers/Lewis/PASSED) to adjourn the meeting. The meeting was adjourned at 9:30 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 12-12-05.

They were approved without correction approved with correction

ATTEST: ________________________________________________ Date _______________________

Town of Angelica Chairman