TOWN OF ANGELICA

Monthly Meeting

May 14, 2007

 

 

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:                 Matt Pleshek, Elmer Naumann and Elmer Kraning

 

Call to Order/Roll Call/Verification of Meeting Notice:  Chairman Smith called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.    Roll call showed all officials were present.  It was verified with Clerk Powers that proper posting of the meeting had been done.  The agenda was posted on the afternoon of May 11, 2007 and also faxed to the Shawano Leader on May 11th.

 

Approval or  Modification of Agenda:   MOTION (/Lewis/Powers/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 April 9, 2007 and the special town board meeting of April 17, 2007.  

 

Approval of Treasurer’s Monthly Report:  The Treasurer’s report was presented to the board by Treasurer Matuszak showing balances as of April 30, 2007 of  $21,847.37 at the Citizens Bank in Pulaski and $227,370.92 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 the Village of Pulaski regarding the Krysiak property annexation proceedings (2) copies of letters written by the DNR to a property owner and the Fire Chief regarding the illegal burning of a building (3) CSM prepared for 1 lot on Deer Drive and Pine Road (4) letters from Rural Mutual Insurance regarding changes in the town’s insurance coverage (5) two land use permits issued by Shawano County in the past month for property in the town (6) notification of proposed changes to the County Zoning and Non-Metalic Mining and Reclamation ordinance coming before the May Shawano County Board Meeting (7) notices of meetings of the Shawano County PD&Z and Land Conservation committees (8) notification from Oconto County and the Village of Pulaski regarding upcoming meetings in regard to their Comprehensive Plan (9) notice of change of ownership of 13 acres of Managed Forest Law land (10) notice of Public Service Commission of Wisconsin regarding a Technical Conference to coordinate transmission planning and (11) newsletters from the Krakow Sanitary District, Shawano County Historical Society, Pulaski Area Historical Society and OMNNI Associates.

 

Reports from Town Officers:  Supervisor Lewis reported (1) he had issued three culvert permits; one in Krakow, a field entrance on Cedar Road and a culvert permit for a home on Town Line Road.  (2) a complaint he received regarding noise from pumping water at the Ripley sand pit (3) attendance at a recent Emergency Management meeting.

 

Supervisor Powers reported on: (1) replacing a 911 number on Cedar Road (2) a County Recreational Plan received from the Highway Department   (3) proposed changes in the Shawano County 911 numbering ordinance (4) the new engineer hired for the Highway Department and having her come to the June board meeting to explain what services the Highway Department could offer the town, and (5) the condition of the ball diamond at the Krakow Park.

 

Chairman Smith reported (1) he had inspected the roads with Grant Bystol of the Shawano County Highway Department and  their recommendations regarding road work are:  place 4” of gravel on the 1.34 mile of Carroll Road to a 19’ width and pulverize and mix in the old blacktop ~ reconstruction on Maple Road ~ consider reconstructing .9 mile of Town Line Road dependent upon receiving county bridge aid for the three bridges or reconstructing .93 mile of Elm Road from Town Line  Road south to Nichols Drive ~ paver patching on Green Valley Road and redoing the shoulder and ditch as if it were a 4-rod road on Green Valley Road where the accidents are occurring (2) funds that are in the General Fund, 1st Responder Fund, Website Fund and Equipment Fund of N.E.W. Para-Medic with $57,406.70 being in the Equipment Fund mostly because of the sale of old equipment (3) the Fire Department has sold the used chassis they had for sale and is looking at proposals for a new utility building.  There were no fire calls to the Town of Angelica in the month of March (4) attendance at a WisLine program and WTA workshop regarding the necessity of giving the firemen W-2’s and the status of the Firefighters Fund in regard to their filing a 501-3C non-profit organization form.

 

Clerk Powers reported on building permits issued in the past month and gave the board a summary of the first four months receipts and expenditures compared to budget for 2007.

 

Report  from Town Planning Committee Chairman:  Chairman Richard Ferfecki was not present as the Town of Angelica Planning Committee did not hold a meeting in May.

 

Public Comments:  MOTION (Powers/Lewis/PASSED) to open the meeting up to public comments.  Matt Pleshek had a question as to what was going to be done about the condition of the ditches on Beech Road.  Elmer Naumann questioned the board as to why he has to take water from both sides of Beech Road and asked that the culvert in front of his field be taken out and replaced with a culvert on the south side of Beech at the intersection of Cedar and Beech.  Elmer Kraning asked about the cost of new 911 numbers for the town.  This will be an agenda item for a future meeting.  MOTION (Lewis/Powers/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.       There was discussion regarding the bids received for the addition and renovation of the town hall.  MOTION (Lewis/Powers/UNANIMOUS APPROVAL) to accept the negotiated low base bid of Dennis Rudie of CR Construction received on April 17, 2007 in the amount of $68,293.00 less deductions of $1,625.00 for eliminating Performance and Payment Bonds, less $500.00 for an electrical contractor deduction, less $1,247.00 for changing toilet partitions to metal in lieu of plastic and an addition of $85.00 for building permits, bringing the total contract price to $65,006.00. 

 

An evaluation of the septic system for the town hall will have to be done because the septic tank that was installed in 1970 is too small.  Soil borings will have to be done and a decision will have to be made at a later time as to how to proceed with a septic system for the town hall.

 

b.      A draft of Ordinance 5-14-07  Development Standards & Requirements for Ponds was reviewed, which draft incorporates the town’s standards and requirements for ponds already in place with additions and revisions as suggested by  the Shawano County Zoning Administrator.  MOTION (Powers/Lewis/PASSED UNANIMOUSLY) to approve Ordinance 5-14-07 as drafted.

 

c.       There was discussion regarding adding a requirement to the Driveway/Culvert Ordinance relating to the uniform placement of culverts in the road r.o.w., i.e.: a standard distance from the property line or traveled roadway.  There was a recommendation that the supervisor issuing the Driveway/Culvert permits inform the property owner of proper placement of a culvert and no action was taken at this time to amend the ordinance.

 

d.      MOTION (Lewis/Powers/PASSED) to approve the application of Santana L. Saldana for an operator’s license.

 

e.       There was no additional discussion or action taken on road work after Chairman Smith gave his report earlier in the meeting regarding his proposals for road work to be done in 2007.

 

Specific Town Board Notice and Agenda for Upcoming Town Board Meeting:  Upcoming meetings are:  WTA Shawano County Unit meeting on Thursday, May 17, 2007 at 8:00 p.m. at the Red Springs Town Hall, Board of Review on Tuesday, May 22, 2007 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.  The next town board meeting is scheduled for Monday, June 11, 2007 at 6:30 p.m.

 

Voucher Listing/Payment of Bills:     MOTION (Lewis/Powers/PASSED) to approve payment of vouchers V-3667 through V-3695.

 

Adjournment:  MOTION (Powers/Lewis/PASSED) to adjourn the meeting. The meeting was adjourned at 9:00 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 6-11-07.

 They were             approved without correction                    approved with correction

 

ATTEST:  ____________________________________________ Date _______________________

                                 Town of Angelica Chairman