TOWN OF ANGELICA
Monthly
Meeting
September 10, 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: Town of Angelica Planning Committee Chairman Richard Ferfecki, Lee De Groot of Accurate Appraisal, Sally Vanderveren of Equitable Appraisal, Mike Denor of Fair Market Assessments, Mel Raatz of R & R Assessing, Gary Raymakers, Todd Schmechel 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 morning of
September 7, 2007 and also faxed to the Shawano Leader on September 6th.
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 August 13, 2007.
Approval of Treasurer’s Monthly Report: The
Treasurer’s report was presented to the board by Treasurer Matuszak showing
balances as of August 31, 2007 of
$109,931.39 at the Citizens Bank in Pulaski and $158,186.63 at the
Premier Bank in Pulaski. MOTION
(Lewis/Powers/PASSED) to approve the Treasurer’s report as presented.
Correspondence: Correspondence
reviewed was (1) copy of County Ordinance regarding 911 Uniform Numbering
System (2) notice from the D.O.R. regarding 2007 Equalization for Shawano
County (3) notice from D.N.R. regarding a petition to put a total of 48 acres
into the Closed MFL program for 25 years (4) 3 Shawano County land-use permits
issued for property in the town (5) notices of meetings of Shawano County
PD&Z, Land Conservation Committees and Board of Adjustment (6) brochure
from UW-EXT regarding upcoming WisLine Series for government officials (7)
reminder of WTA Convention and Fall workshops, and (8) brochure from Kerber,
Rose & Associates regarding services they have to offer.
Reports from Town
Officers: Supervisor Lewis reported on the inventory of used culverts and
driveway/culvert permits he was working on with property owners.
Supervisor Powers
reported on (1) recent Shawano County issues regarding location of the County
Historical Society, writing off a loan relating to the building of the Crawford
Center in Shawano and concerns about the operation of the Maple Lane Health
Care Center (2) showed the board a machine and tool product that the new
business moving into the town at the intersection of County S and County C will
be producing and (3) the Shawano County Highway Department can no longer
blacktop private driveways for people.
MOTION
(Lewis/Powers/PASSED) to deviate
from the agenda and review proposals received for 2008 property assessment
revaluation. (Agenda Item 10-c) Proposals were received from seven assessing
firms and representatives of four assessing firms were present and gave brief
presentations regarding their services.
It was the general consensus of the board to have another meeting to narrow
down the proposals to three or four and then make a decision on selection of an
assessing firm for the 2008 revaluation at the October 8, 2007 town board
meeting.
Voucher Listing/Payment
of Bills: (Agenda
Item 12) As
the treasurer requested to leave the meeting early the board reviewed payment
of bills at this time. MOTION (Lewis/Smith/PASSED) to approve payment of
vouchers V-3798 through V-3833.
(At this time the
board returned to Agenda Item 7)
Chairman Smith reported
(1) N.E.W. Para-Medic Rescue Squad had 40 runs in the past month with 5 runs in
the Town of Angelica; sales were down slightly and expenses were also down
resulting in the organization being just $295.00 in the red; two grants had
been received in the amounts of $5,832.00 from a State grant and $330.00 from a
FEMA grant; Brian Effert is heading up the Junior EMS program; Nicole Rudzinski
is working towards certification as an IV Tech and the board is planning to set
up an equipment fund and building fund to gradually build up funds for future
needs (2) the Pulaski Tri-County Fire Department now has 39 members and they
are looking for more applicants; there was one fire run in the Town of Angelica
in the past month; there has been a total of 67 runs to date compared to 66
last year; Tanker No. 2 is now ready for operation and work with the consultant is going well.
Chairman Smith informed
the board of appointments he had made to the newly formed Town of Angelica
Planning Commission. The Commission
will be made up of Town Board Chairman Richard Smith, Richard Ferfecki, Connie
Nischke, James Bleick, Barbara McKeefry, Ronald Hinkfuss and Elmer
Kraning. The term of office for the
members will be from the time the Commission was formed to the time of
completion of the town’s Comprehensive Plan and approval of that plan by the
town board. Smith also informed the
board that the present Planning Committee is made up of Chairman, Richard
Ferfecki (to 2009), Secretary Connie Nischke (to 2010), Members James Bleick
(to 2008), Barbara McKeefry (to 2009) and Ronald Hinkfuss (to 2008).
Clerk Powers reported
(1) had received a request from the Bonduel School District to post their
school board agendas at the town hall (2) building permits issued by the town
in the past month, and (3) had been in contact with the County Clerk regarding
the 2010 Local Update of Census Addresses and the recommendation was not to
have the town participate in the LUCA program as the County is responsible for
all 911 addresses and the town cannot make changes to this address list.
Report from Town Planning
Committee Chairman: Chairman Richard Ferfecki was present and indicated
he would save his comments until agenda items regarding the Planning Committee
came up.
Public Comments: MOTION (Powers/Lewis/PASSED) to open the meeting up to public comments. Comments were made from the floor regarding assessing in the town and maintenance of the Krakow Park. 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.
Tim and Laurie Douglas did not come before the Town Planning Committee
in regard to their request No. V-2-07
nor were they present at this meeting.
No discussion or action regarding the request took place.
b.
Request C-5-07 (CU-3-07) by Gary Raymakers for a conditional use permit
for filling and grading in excess of 2,000 sq. ft. on slopes of 12%-20% within
300 feet of the ordinary highwater mark of the Pensaukee River for the purpose
of constructing a single-family dwelling with a walkout style basement was
brought to the board after having been recommended for approval by the Town of
Angelica Planning Committee at their September 4, 2007 meeting. The location of the property is on Church
Drive and is described on CSM Map No. 3485.
Gary Raymakers was present and went over his construction plan for
shaping and grading that was designed by the Shawano County Conservation/Land
Use Technician. Raymakers stated that
the floor of the basement would be 11 feet above the floodplain and surveying
was done to determine that the location of the home will not be in the
floodplain. Planning Committee Chairman
Richard Ferfecki pointed out that the Planning Committee recommended conditions
that require vegetative cover of the area disturbed. MOTION (Lewis/Powers/PASSED UNANIMOUSLY) to recommend
approval of the conditional use request by Gary Raymakers for filling and
grading in excess of 2,000 sq. ft. within 300 feet of the ordinary highwater
mark of the Pensaukee River to the Shawano County PD&Z Committee with the
conditions recommended by the Town of Angelica Planning Committee.
c.
This agenda item was taken up earlier.
d.
Wendy Saeger called prior to the meeting informing the board that she
no longer would be requesting a second driveway and no discussion or action was
taken regarding this request.
e.
There was discussion regarding snowplowing of church lots. Todd Schmechel was present and requested
that the town plow the parking lot at the Angelica Methodist Church. His request was for plowing of the lot only
when the plowing of roads was being
done and was not requesting plowing of the lot for funerals or other activities
at the church. He informed the board
that the County Highway Department was already plowing church lots in the towns
of Herman and Richmond and the town was already plowing the parking area of the
Catholic Church in Krakow. There was a
question about having a “no liability” statement
from the churches and Schmechel stated he would be willing to contact the three
churches in the town and provide a “no liability” document for the town. MOTION (Lewis/Powers/PASSED UNANIMOUSLY) to
have whoever is plowing the town roads to plow the parking lots at the three
churches in the town when they are plowing the town roads.
f.
There was discussion regarding maintenance of the Krakow park. There have been several complaints recently
regarding how the park was being maintained.
Chairman Smith made a suggestion to form a Park Committee made up of
three or four members of the Krakow Advancement Association and put that
Committee in charge of booking and maintenance of the park and also provide money in the town budget for
maintenance and improvements to the park.
g.
Lange Enterprises had provided the town with a Materials and
Installation Agreement for providing
flag-style 911 numbers as required under the recent revision of the Shawano
County Uniform 911 Number System Ordinance.
Terms of the Agreement were agreeable to the board with the exception of
a paragraph stating there could be a minor adjustment necessary because of
volatile steel/aluminum markets when the town’s signs were being manufactured
and installed. A revised agreement will
be an agenda item for the October board meeting.
h.
An Operator’s License application from Theresa DeGroot was
reviewed. MOTION
(Smith/Lewis/PASSED) to approve issuance of an Operator’s License to
Theresa DeGroot.
i.
Inasmuch as the form for a Resolution Designating Public Depository and
Authorizing Withdrawal of Town Moneys was not received at the time of this
meeting it will be an agenda item for the October board meeting.
Specific Town Board
Notice and Agenda for Upcoming Town Board Meeting: The next town board
meeting is scheduled for Monday, October 8, 2007 at 6:30 p.m. Agenda items suggested were selecting an
assessing firm for the 2008 Assessment Revaluation, agreement for installation
of new 911 flag-style signs and a resolution designating public depository and
authorizing withdrawal of town moneys.
Adjournment: MOTION (Lewis/Powers/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 10-8-07.
They
were approved without
correction approved
with correction
ATTEST: ____________________________________________
Date _______________________
Town of Angelica Chairman