TOWN OF ANGELICA

Monthly Meeting

August 7, 2006

 

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

Town Officials Absent:          None

Others Present:                         Richard Ferfecki, Town of Angelica Planning Committee Chairman, Roger and Janet Perret, John and Andrea Downey, Randy Stafford, Steve Effert of the Krakow Advancement Association, Elmer Kraning, Tom Sundstrom, Matt Pleshek and Ronald Banaszynski

 

Prior to calling the meeting to order Gary Tauchen, a candidate for the State Assembly, was present to introduce himself to the town board, give his background and experience and answer questions from those present at the meeting.

 

Call to Order/Roll Call/Verification of Meeting Notice:  Chairman Smith called the meeting to order at 6:55 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.  The agenda was posted on the afternoon of August 4, 2006 and also faxed to the Shawano Leader.

 

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 approve the minutes of the regular town board meeting of July 10, 2006 and special town board meetings of July 17, 2006 and July 27, 2006. 

 

Approval of Treasurer’s Monthly Report:  The Treasurer’s report was presented to the board by Treasurer Matuszak showing balances as of July 31, 2006 of  $152,196.68 at the Citizens Bank in Pulaski and $100,503.55 at the Premier Bank in Pulaski.  MOTION (Lewis/Powers/PASSED) to approve the Treasurer’s report as presented.

 

Correspondence:  Correspondence reviewed was (1) CSM for one lot on Maple Road (2) letter from We Energies regarding customer project incentives (3)  notice from D.O.T. regarding Hazard Elimination and Small HES programs (4) report of land relinquished from Farmland Preservation Program in the Town of Angelica (5) notices of meetings of Shawano County PD&Z, Land Conservation committees and Board of Adjustment (6) notice from Shawano County Community Development Educator regarding Fall Workshops for town officials and (7) newsletter from the Shawano County Historical Society.

 

Reports from Town Officers:  Supervisor Lewis reported (1) that he had received payment of $10.00 for blacktop taken from the stockpile for pot holes at the town hall and he has gone out on four culvert permit requests and issued two permits for a lot in Lake Sandia I and on Apple Road with the other two permits pending.  Supervisor Powers reported that he had put up 911 numbers for the five cemeteries in the town and commented on cleaning up the old culverts being stored behind the town hall.

Chairman Smith reported (1) two meetings he had attended, one for the Tri-County Fire Department Board of Directors and the other for the N.E.W. Para-Medic Rescue Board of Directors (2) the majority of the utility work on Beech Drive has been completed and McKeefry & Sons can start the reconstruction work within a week and (3) he had called for estimates on grinding blacktop in the areas where two hills will be taken down, with the lowest estimate coming from Northeast Asphalt at $2,650.00.  Clerk Powers gave the board a listing of building permits issued during the past month.

 

Report  from Town Planning Committee Chairman:  Chairman Richard Ferfecki was present and reported that he has been in touch with Cathi Wielgus of Vandewalle & Associates and a meeting is being scheduled for August 21, 2006 to go over the town’s current land-use plan.  

 

Public Comments:  MOTION (Lewis/Powers/PASSED) to open the meeting for public comments.  Matt Pleshek had a question about reconstruction on Beech Drive and moving his fence.  Ronald Banaszynski inquired as to someone contacting him in regard to blacktopping his driveway.  MOTION (Powers/Lewis/PASSED) to close the public comment portion of the meeting.

 

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

 

New Business:

 

a.       MOTION (Powers/Lewis/PASSED) to accept the low bid that was submitted on July 27, 2006 for reconstruction of 1.7 miles of Beech Drive.  The bid in the amount of $59,895.00 was submitted by McKeefry & Sons.   A letter will be sent to McKeefry & Sons informing them of acceptance of their bid.

 

b.      Roger and Janet Perret and John and Andrea Downey were present in regard to a drainage problem on their properties.  The minutes of the special meeting of June 9, 2006 held by the town board on Elm Road were read where it was stated that a written agreement was to be made between the Perrets, Downeys and Brad Prentice regarding how this drainage problem would be remedied and a copy of that agreement given to the town.  There was discussion regarding diverting the water through the town ditch.  Chairman Smith brought to Perret’s attention that there is a telephone line buried in the area and asked that Perret contact Northeast Telephone Company to find out what the cost of moving that line would be and get back to him as soon as possible as to what he would propose doing in regard to the drainage of water from the Downey property, through his property to the ditch on the Prentice property.

 

c.       Randy Stafford was present in regard to a problem he has had with water backing up in his basement caused by water not being able to flow in the road right of way through the property to the south of him because the property owner removed a culvert and did not replace it.  Chairman Smith stated the property owner would be contacted and would be given two weeks to replace the culvert in his driveway.

 

d.      Steve Effert of the Krakow Advancement Association was present and requested that the town board pass an ordinance establishing a juvenile curfew that is stricter than the Shawano County Ordinance which county ordinance has curfew hours of 11:00 p.m. until 6:00 a.m. the following day.  There was discussion as to enforcement of such an ordinance and whether the first step could be posting Park Hours of 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.  MOTION (Powers/Lewis/PASSED) to authorize Steve Effert to make up a sign designating park hours of 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.  Effert was told to submit a bill to the town for cost of making up the sign.

 

e.       Applications for operator licenses from Regina D. Casy, Jeffrey Suski, Brooke A. Robaidek, Terri Lynn Wilinski and Melissa L. Burmeister were reviewed.  MOTION (Lewis/Powers/PASSED) to grant operator licenses to Regian Casy- Jeffrey Suski- Brooke Robaidek- Terri Wilinski- Melissa Burmeister.

 

f.        There was discussion regarding the payment of the Town of Angelica Planning Committee Secretary for posting for that committee.  The present payment is $6.00 per posting.  MOTION (Smith/Powers/PASSED) to pay the Planning Committee Secretary the town’s mileage rate for posting agendas and other notices of the Planning Committee; the present rate being 48.5 cents per mile.

 

g.        Two estimates for replacing the plumbing pipes that had broken open on the top of the pipes in the crawl space of the town hall were obtained with the lowest estimate being $310.00.  MOTION (Lewis/Smith/PASSED) to have Van Asten’s Contracting replace the pipes at a cost of $310.00 for materials and labor.

 

h.       A draft of Resolution 8-7-06 – Obtaining Business Records of Tri-County Rescue Squad, Inc. was reviewed.  MOTION (Lewis/Powers/PASSED) to adopt Resolution 8-7-06 as drafted.  This Resolution provides that the Town of Angelica will charge any requestor of information under the Wisconsin Public Record Law the town copy charge fee and any additional attorney fees and/or court costs involved in obtaining these records. 

 

i.         A draft of Ordinance 8-7-06 – Recycling Ordinance, which replaces the 4/1/94 Recycling Ordinance, was reviewed.  Changes made consisted of updating references to State Statutes and changing wording in Management of Lead Acid Batteries, Major Appliances, Waste Oil and Yard Waste and Preparation and Collection of Recyclable Materials.  MOTION (Powers/Lewis/PASSED) to adopt Ordinance 8-7-06 as drafted.

 

j.        A draft of a Recycling Compliance Assurance Plan establishing standard guidelines for compliance with the Town of Angelica’s Recycling Ordinance was reviewed.  MOTION (Lewis/Powers/PASSED) to approve the Recycling Compliance Assurance Plan as drafted.

 

Specific Town Board Notice and Agenda for Upcoming Town Board Meeting:  The next town board meeting will be held on September 11, 2006, the second Monday of the month.    Two items that possibly will be on the agenda are development of a Planning Commission Ordinance and the revaluation of property assessments.

 

Voucher Listing/Payment of Bills: MOTION (Powers/Lewis/PASSED) to approve payment of vouchers V-3260 through V-3286.

 

Adjournment:  MOTION(Powers/Lewis/PASSED) to adjourn the meeting. The meeting was adjourned at 9:15 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 9-11-06.

 

 They were             approved without correction                    approved with correction

 

ATTEST:  ____________________________________________ Date _______________________

                                 Town of Angelica Chairman