TOWN OF ANGELICA

Monthly Meeting

June 19, 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:                         Matthew Folkman, Elmer Kraning, James Mills, Tracy Stafford and Greg P. Van Asten

 

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.  The agenda was posted on the morning of June 17, 2006 and also faxed to the Shawano Leader.

 

Approval or  Modification of Agenda:   MOTION (Powers/Lewis//PASSED) to approve the agenda as posted.

 

Approval of Prior Town Board Minutes:  MOTION (Lewis/Powers/PASSED) to approve the minutes of the regular town board meeting of May 8, 2006, Board of Review Meeting of May 15, 2006 and special town board meetings held on May 26, 2006, June 5, 2006, June 8, 2006 and June 9, 2006.

 

Approval of Treasurer’s Monthly Report:  The Treasurer’s report was presented to the board by Treasurer Matuszak showing balances as of May 31, 2006 of  $42,703.20 at the Citizens Bank in Pulaski and $177,751.31 at the Premier Bank in Pulaski.  MOTION (Lewis/Powers/PASSED) to approve the Treasurer’s report as presented.

 

Correspondence:  Correspondence reviewed was (1) approval from Wisconsin Department of Commerce of town plans for addition to and renovation of the town hall (2) letter from the Krakow Park caretaker regarding the soccer nets at the park (3) two reports from the State Laboratory of Hygiene stating water tests for the park pavilion were safe (4) two copies of letters from the DNR to property owners on Cuba Drive and Willow Road in regard to placing of fill material into wetlands without approval (5) letter  from Planning Commission of Brown County notifying the town of upcoming meetings they are planning with the Village of Pulaski in regard to a Comprehensive Plan (6) notification from the DNR regarding two petitions of town property owners to place land in the MFL program (7) notification from Rural Mutual Insurance Co. of their receiving an “A-Excellent” rating from an insurance rating agency (8) three copies of land-use permits issued by the Shawano County PD&Z Department for property in the town (9) notices of scheduled meetings of the Shawano County PD&Z, Land Conservation committees and Board of Adjustment (10) inquiry from WeEnergies as to whether or not the town has any plans regarding creating a wireless communication system and (11) a copy of the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin’s Strategic Energy Draft Report – Energy 2012 and notice of a hearing in regard to that Strategic Energy Assessment.

 

Reports from Town Officers:  Supervisor Lewis reported on an inquiry he had received regarding the status of the two ponds on Green Valley Road and a concern a property owner had in regard to drainage problems on Green Valley Road and recommending a culvert be placed under the road.  Supervisor Powers reported (1) he had erected two 911 numbers on Green Valley Road and Town Line Road  (2) the County Highway Department has started to reclaim the blacktop and repave the corner on County Road C just northwest of Angelica, and (3) the County PD&Z Committee had approved the zone change and conditional use request by Kerry Kolodziej for a paint-ball park on Nichols Drive and a zone change and conditional use permit to construct an office/shop on Elm Road by Performance Excavating.

Clerk Powers reported on building permits issued since the May 8th meeting, a sign just erected in Krakow regarding a cycle and ATV supply business starting and requested that the August meeting be changed from its regular scheduled time of August 14th to August 7th.   Chairman Smith asked to delay his report in regard to road work until later on in the meeting.

 

Report  from Town Planning Committee Chairman:  As the Town of Angelica Planning Committee did not have a meeting in June, there was no report from Chairman Richard Ferfecki.  

 

Public Comments:  MOTION (Powers/Lewis/PASSED) to open the meeting for public comments.  Krakow resident Tracy Stafford brought up a concern she had about a drainage problem on her property and a culvert not being replaced on the neighboring property which was causing a backup of water.  Chairman Smith informed her that the culvert that was taken out would have to be replaced and the property owner would be informed of this.  Elmer Kraning inquired about the availability and cost of two used culverts behind the town hall, how he should get more blacktop material for patching of potholes on the roads and if Betty Kraning should continue to take bookings for future rental of the town hall because of the planned addition and renovation of the hall.  Greg Van Asten asked if anything is planned to repair Center Street in Krakow and Tracy Stafford was concerned about people speeding on that street.  MOTION (Lewis/Powers/PASSED) to close the public comment portion of the board meeting.

 

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

 

Old Business:

 

a.       Matt Folkman  was present in regard to a bill of $230.00 he had received for a response by the Pulaski Tri-County Fire Department to a call made by a passerby on a cell phone when he was burning material behind his barn.  He offered to make a donation of $200.00 to the fire department because of their quick response but didn’t feel he should have to pay the bill.  Information contained in both the December 2005 and March 2006 newsletters regarding the town’s burning policy and the requirement to notify the fire department and the County Sheriff’s department when doing a controlled burn of a large amount of allowable materials  was read.  There was discussion about the problems towns in the area are having because of passerbys placing 911 calls about fires but not checking out if there actually is a fire or a controlled burn.  MOTION (Smith/Lewis/PASSED) that Matt Folkman pay $200.00 to the Town of Angelica for the fire call and the town would pay the remaining $30.00 of that bill.

 

New Business:

 

b.      MOTION (Lewis/Powers/PASSED) that approval be given to Ordinance 6-19-06, an amendment to Ordinance 7-11-05 Driveways & Culvert in that Item “d” be added to that ordinance to read “All approved driveways shall be installed prior to any construction work being done on the parcel that driveway services.

 

c.       A June 9, 2006 letter from Felts Construction Co. was reviewed.  Felts, the low bidder for the addition to and renovation of the town hall, offered to do the project in two phases, one being starting the addition in 2006 and payment for that being made in 2006 and completing the addition and doing the renovation of the existing hall in 2007 with payment for that being made after February 1, 2007.  There was discussion in regard to the unknowns in the 2007 budget especially in regard to road work and the need for an assessment revaluation and not making a commitment for doing work the town did not have enough money available at this time for payment of that project.  MOTION (Smith/Lewis/PASSED) to place construction of an addition to the town hall on hold at the present time and possibly look at doing just a face-lift of the present hall later on this year.

d.      Applications for two Combination Class A beverage licenses and six Combination Class B beverage licenses for the year of 7/1/06 through 6/30/07 were reviewed.  MOTION (Powers/Lewis/PASSED) to grant licenses to the eight applicants.  The Clerk is not to actually issue any license until all fees and unpaid liquor bills are paid.

 

e.       Applications for seven Cigarette and Tobacco Products retail licenses for the year of 7/1/06 through 6/30/07 were reviewed.  MOTION (Lewis/Powers/PASSED) to grant licenses to the seven applicants.

 

f.        Applications for twenty-four Operator’s licenses for the year of 7/1/06 through 6/30/07 were reviewed.  MOTION (Lewis/Smith/PASSED) to grant licenses to the twenty-four applicants.

 

g.       A proposed Commercial Contract at a price of $1.519 per gallon of LP Gas from Badger Energy Services was reviewed.  Supervisor Lewis offered to check out the possibility of receiving a lower contract price from another provider and will get back to Chairman Smith before the Badger contract due date of June 25th.  No action was taken on this agenda item.

 

Chairman Smith reported that he and Jeff Herrling of Crack Filling Service had gone over the town roads to determine what was needed in the way of crack filling and seal coating of roads.  An estimate was given for crack filling and spot sealing of portions of Cedar Road, Church Drive, Spruce Road, Green Valley Road, Deer Drive and Nichols and also an estimate for crack filling of roads in Lake Sandia I.  The estimate was given for seal coating portions of Deer Drive, Spruce Road and the roads in Lake Sandia I.  Smith also informed the board of an estimate he had received to do paver patching of Center Street in Krakow.   The general consensus was to go ahead now with all the crack filling recommended and wait to see what the blacktopping bill for Willow Road and Town Hall Drive is and what the bids for the reconstruction of Beech Drive will come in at before going ahead with seal coating and paver patching.  There also was discussion regarding a difference in prices the town is paying for culverts and property owners are paying.  The clerk was instructed to obtain price lists from Paynter Culvert and Green Bay Culvert Supply.

 

Specific Town Board Notice and Agenda for Upcoming Town Board Meeting:  The next town board meeting will be held on the second Monday of the month, July 10, 2006. 

 

Voucher Listing/Payment of Bills: MOTION (Lewis/Powers/PASSED) to approve payment of vouchers V-3194 through V-3231.

 

Adjournment:  MOTION (Lewis/Powers/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 7-10-06.

 They were             approved without correction                    approved with correction

 

ATTEST:  ________________________________________________ Date _______________________

                                 Town of Angelica Chairman