TOWN OF ANGELICA
Monthly
Meeting
December 8,
2008
Town Officials Present: Chairman, Richard Smith, Supervisors Cliff Powers and Wilbert Lewis,
Treasurer Lisa Mauszak and Clerk, Janet Powers
Town Officials
Absent: None
Others Present: Richard Ferfecki, Jeff O’Harrow and Elmer Kraning
Call to
Order/Roll Call/Verification of Meeting Notice:
Chairman Smith called
the meeting to order at 6:35 p.m.. It
was verified with Clerk Powers that proper posting of the meeting had been done. The agenda was posted on the afternoon of
December 5, 2008 and also e-mailed to the Shawano Leader on Friday, December 5,
2008 by Clerk Powers.
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 November 10,
2008, the Budget Hearing, Special Town Meeting and Special Town Board Meeting
held on November 20, 2008.
Approval of Treasurer’s Monthly Report:
The Treasurer’s report was presented to the
board by Treasurer Matuszak showing balances as of November 30, 2008 of
$78,744.70 at the Citizens Bank in Pulaski and $16,965.06 at the Premier Bank
in Pulaski. MOTION (Powers/Lewis/PASSED)
to approve the Treasurer’s report as presented.
Correspondence: Correspondence
reviewed was (1) response of the Town of Angelica by Crivello-Carlson’s
attorney to the Request for Admissions and Interrogatories of Acuity in Case of
Mark Mroczynski v. Town of Angelica and the Written Discovery and Factual
investigation in this case (2) request from the County Planner for a Town
representative to the Zoning Advisory Committee (3) notice from WTA regarding a
“Working Lands Workshop” (4) two county land-use permits issued for property in
the Town of Angelica and (5) notices of meetings of the Shawano County Board of
Adjustment, Land Conservation land PD&Z Committee meetings.
Reports
from Town Officers: Supervisor Lewis reported on a accident at the
intersection of Green Valley Road and Deer Drive and that he had checked to make sure the stop
sign was in place and showed the board a notice by the City of Green Bay
regarding depositing of snow and ice from private property on to City streets
that was in the paper on December 3rd.
Supervisor Powers gave
the board a copy of a letter written to the Shawano County Highway Commissioner
by a town resident regarding the way the County was plowing the snow on STH-29
and how the town was doing plowing on the local roads; reported on attendance
at a WTA Energy Seminar and that the County Highway Department has lined up all
the salt they feel will be needed for this winter season.
Chairman Smith reported
(1) the N.E.W. Para-Medic Squad board of directors did not have a meeting in
December (2) the Pulaski Tri-County Fire
Department now has 41 members. The
Department had 72 runs to date compared to 82 last year with 13 runs for the
Town of Angelica. (3) MABAS is being
pushed by Brown County but Oconto County and Shawano County are probably a year
away from joining Brown County. (4) the Fire Department is planning to have two
training meetings a month as recommended by the Roemer report (5) they checked
out purchasing new turnout gear through a cooperative agreement with Brown
County but the firemen did not approve the type of gear provided and they plan
to look at other options in acquiring new turnout gear for the firemen. There is $62,027.73 in the general account, $2,481.64
in the checking account, a CD of $2,050.17 for the camera account and a CD of
$110,000.00 for the Vehicle Fund. There
will not be a meeting in December of the Fire Department Board of
Directors. (6) since the Highway
Department employees have not approved the union contract, the County Highway
Commissioner had asked whether the town wished to be billed at the old rate or
wait with all billing until the contract has been approved. Shawano County auditors had advised the
Highway Department to add a one and one-half percent administrative charge to
all work billed out to the town.
(7) read a letter written to DA
Greg Parker from a town resident on Beech Road that he had received a copy of
which brought to the DA’s attention problems with two dogs leaving their
property and killing his chickens and his being very concerned about the safety
of his small children when these dogs come over to his property.
Clerk Powers reported on
the difference in having the December newsletter done by a printing service and
by doing it on the town copy machine which results in a saving of over one
hundred fifty dollars. Powers also
reported to the board the difference in the tax statements of those people who
appeared at Board of Review from 2007 to 2008, with three properties being
higher for 2008 taxes and six properties being lower for 2008 taxes.
Report
from Town Planning Committee Chairman: Plan Commission Chairman Richard Ferfecki reported
(1) that he had contacted the person in Krakow whose intent it was to process
deer in a garage at this residence.
Ferfecki informed him that his property would have to be rezoned before
he could start doing this and he was to check with Shawano County regarding
this and then he would have to come before the Town Plan Commission and Town
Board. It was determined that he had not
already processed any deer at this location.
(2) he had attended the meeting regarding the Shawano County
Comprehensive Plan and that one town chairman had checked with an attorney and
determined that if the plan was entitled “Shawano County Comprehensive Plan”
rather than “Shawano County Comprehensive Plan Revised”, towns would not be
able to get out of County Zoning, and (3) the neighboring Town of Green Valley
doesn’t allow any culverts used as field entrances to be less than 35 feet and
recommended that the Town of Angelica do the same. Chairman Smith told Richard Ferfecki that the
town board was appointing him as the Town of Angelica representative on the
Shawano County Zoning Advisory Committee
and Ferfecki agreed to accept that position.
Public Comments: MOTION (Lewis/Powers/PASSED) to
open the meeting up to public comments.
Jeff O’Harrow gave the town board a recommendation by Shawano County
Conservationist Ronald Ostrowski
regarding placement and size of culverts to be used when reconstructing
Carroll Road and that the town should be working with the DNR regarding
this. Elmer Kraning told the board that
the same two dogs referred to in the letter to DA Greg Parker come over to his
woods. 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.
Chairman Smith reported on the verbal quote of $55.00/hour
for snowplowing in Zachow that he had received from Mel Nooyen of M & L
Excavating and having gone over to the area to be plowed in Zachow with
Nooyen. A quote of $85.00/hour was
received from Jeff Zernicke. MOTION (Lewis/Powers/PASSED) to hire M
& L Excavating to do the snowplowing on Northwestern Avenue in Zachow at
the rate of $55.00 per hour.
b.
Chairman Smith showed the board a
Boundary & Annexation Map he had received from the Department of Commerce
with a request to review that map and then notify the Department if all the
boundary lines were correct. Upon review
it was determined that the map correctly determined the boundaries of the town.
c.
An amendment to the Ambulance Service Agreement between the
Town of Angelica, Town of Chase, Town of Lessor, Town of Maple Grove, Town of
Pittsfield, Village of Pulaski and Gold Cross Ambulance Service, Inc. was
reviewed in which it is agreed that the mileage rate established for ambulance
service shall not exceed $11.50 per loaded mile and the municipalities agree to
pay the Provider a subsidy of $212,798.09 for the calendar year 2009. MOTION
(Smith/Lewis/PASSED) to approve the amendment as presented.
d. There
was discussion regarding the special charge of $30.00 for installation of the new
flag-style 911 numbers that was done in 2008 for all physical property numbers
in the town. The Clerk was unable to put
the special charge on any tax exempt parcels as they do not receive a tax
statement and the Clerk wanted to know whether or not there should be billing
of this charge to those properties. It
was the general consensus to bill the special charge of $30.00 per 911 number
to all the tax exempt properties with the exception of churches and cemeteries.
e. Chairman
Smith reported that he had made the appointments of members of the Plan
Commission for the terms starting effective August 11, 2008 as required by the
revision to the Town of Angelica Plan Commission Ordinance 7-9-07 as revised
11-10-08. The first appointments will be
for staggered terms with the term of office being three years after that. Appointments were as follows:
Chairman Richard Ferfecki for a three-year term.
Secretary Connie Nischke for a two-year term
Member James Bleick for a three-year term
Member Ron Hinkfuss for a two-year term
Member Barbara McKeefry for a one-year term
Specific
Town Board Notice and Agenda for Upcoming Town Board Meeting: The
next town board meeting is scheduled for Monday, January 12, 2008.
Voucher
Listing/Payment of Bills: MOTION
(Lewis/Powers/PASSED) to approve
payment of vouchers V-4363 through V-4391.
Adjournment: MOTION (Powers/Lewis/PASSED) to adjourn
the meeting. The meeting was adjourned at 8:05 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 1-12-09.
ATTEST: ____________________________________________
Date _______________________
Town of Angelica Chairman