TOWN OF ANGELICA

Monthly Meeting

January 14, 2008

 

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, Elmer Kraning, and Ronald Banaszynski

 

Call to Order/Roll Call/Verification of Meeting Notice:  Chairman Smith called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. as the first town board meeting held in the meeting room of the new addition to the town hall.   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 January 12, 2008 and also faxed to the Shawano Leader on January 11th.

 

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 December 10, 2007. 

 

Approval of Treasurer’s Monthly Report:  The Treasurer’s report was presented to the board by Treasurer Matuszak showing balances as of December 31, 2007 of  $50,451.79 at the Citizens Bank in Pulaski and $713,137.36 at the Premier Bank in Pulaski.   MOTION (Powers/Lewis/PASSED) to approve the Treasurer’s report as presented.  

 

Correspondence:  Correspondence reviewed was (1) notice from Shawano County Planning & Development regarding annual reporting of holding tank pumping (2) copy of letter from DNR regarding Closeout of Noncompliance regarding Open Burning for property at W1545 County Road C (3) e-mail from Krakow Park pavilion caretaker regarding pesticide spraying to prevent webs (4) approvals from the Wis. Department of Commerce for garage addition at N2793 State Hwy 32, construction of seed warehouse on STH 32 and the addition to the town hall (5) one land-use permit issued by Shawano County for the seed warehouse building (6) notices of meetings of the Shawano County PD&Z, Land Conservation Committees and Board of Adjustment (7)  statement of funds of the Angelica Hillside Cemetery Association as of 12/10/07 (8) newsletters from the Krakow Sanitary District and Shawano County Historical Society, and (9) brochure from UW-Extension regarding WisLine Series regarding Local Land Use – Planning and Zoning.

 

Reports from Town Officers:  Supervisor Lewis reported (1) he had been contacted by a person interested  in giving a proposal for remodeling  the interior of the older part of the town hall and (2) receiving calls regarding stop signs being down on Elm Road and Deer Drive, which he reported to the person in charge of road signs.

 

Supervisor Powers reported that (1) he had given the Director of the Shawano County Planning & Zoning Department and the Highway Commissioner  a request from the town that consideration be given to using funds from the ATC power line project funds to have a more improved rest area in Zachow on the DNR land adjacent to the Mountain Bay Trail and (2) he and the County Board Supervisor from Maple Grove had gone to a Finance Committee meeting where a resolution was prepared that will come before the January 23rd County Board Meeting asking that the County reimburse the towns at the rate of $15.00 per 911 sign after they have installed the new county-mandated flag-style 911 fire number signs.

 

Chairman Smith reported (1) balances in the General Fund of N.E.W. of $6,359.91 with $4,912.72 for the 1st Responders, $142.42 for the Web Site and $93.10 for the Jr. EMT fund and a balance of $57,929.42 in the Equipment Fund ~ having had 49 calls in the last month with 9 being for the Town of Angelica ~ year to date operating balance shows a surplus of $10,000.00  ~ a donation of $50.00 for the 1st Responders and $50.00 for the Jr. EMTs ~ The Jr. EMT program which is being headed up by Wayne and Debbie Nighorn is the first of its kind in the state (2) the Fire Department has 39 members and they are looking for applications from the Village of Pulaski because of the need for drivers when calls come in.  There were 94 calls to date this year compared to 89 last year.  (3) Someone from the County Planning & Zoning Department  and the Highway Department will be looking at the Komorowski property in Krakow and decide on how it will be cleaned up but they didn’t believe they had the authority to take down the building

 

Clerk Powers reported that there were two budgeted items that she wanted the board’s authorization to go ahead and get proposals on, namely (1) a voting tabulator to count votes at elections and (2) a computer, monitor and printer to replace the one that is over eight years old and running Windows 98 which is no longer supported by Microsoft.

 

Report from Town Planning Committee Chairman:  Town of Angelica Planning Committee Chairman Richard Ferfecki was present and informed the board that a rough draft of the town’s comprehensive plan will be gone over with County Planner Melinda Barlow at the Plan Commission’s meeting next Monday, February 21st.   Also, the Planning Commission will be starting over with a new planner who will be replacing Cathy Wielgus who has recently resigned.  Chairman Ferfecki also had a concern about how the town could require the business that is building a new seed warehouse, which is a permitted use under the A-290 zone, to incorporate a landscaping and architectural control standard that is presently in the town’s land-use plan for commercial development.

 

Public Comments:  MOTION (Powers/Lewis/PASSED) to open the meeting up to public comments.  No comments were made by those persons present.  MOTION (Lewis/Powers/PASSED) to close the Public Comments 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 condition of the Komorowski property at W290 Angelica Street in Krakow and a request from the Shawano County Land Use Enforcement Coordinator Andy Popp for authorization to clean up this property.  MOTION (Powers/Lewis/PASSED) to authorize the Shawano County Planning & Development Department to clean up the Komorowski property in Krakow and bill the town for the cost of that cleanup.

 

b.      An explanation of the Memorandum of Understanding for the Statewide Voter Registration System which is a two-year contract with Shawano County was given to the board by Clerk Powers.  MOTION (Powers/Lewis/PASSED) to authorize the Clerk to enter into this two-year contract (Memorandum of Understanding for the Statewide Voter Registration System) with the Town of Angelica being the Relier and the Shawano County Clerk being the Provider.

 

c.       There was discussion regarding the proposal by C R Construction Services, LLC to furnish labor and materials for remodeling of the older part of the town hall by replacing and painting the meeting area and kitchen walls and ceiling with sheetrock and plaster, replacing existing windows, replace kitchen cabinets and voting booths, retrim doors and windows to match the new addition  and upgrade electrical if needed at a cost of $23,727.00.  MOTION (Lewis/Powers/PASSED) to enter into a public contract with C R Construction Services LLC in the amount of $23,727.00 to do the proposed remodeling work with a stipulation that the work be completed by April 1, 2008.

 

d.      An application for an Operator’s License from Kyle J. Sculley was reviewed.  MOTION (Lewis/Powers/PASSED) to approve issuance of an Operator’s License to Kyle J. Sculley.

 

e.       A request from the Shawano County Humane Society to keep a contribution of $150.00 from the Town of Angelica that is taken from the County’s distribution of dog license fees as had been done in the past.  MOTION (Lewis/Powers/PASSED) to make a contribution of $150.00 out of the County’s distribution of dog license fees in 2008.

 

f.        The board had been given copies of the Pulaski Tri-County Fire Department Organizational Analysis done by RW Management Group, Inc. to review prior to this meeting.  One suggestion made by Supervisor Lewis was to pay for each member of the fire department having an annual physical exam.  It was the general consensus of the town board to accept the proposals in the Analysis and instruct the Board of Directors of the Fire Department to make the decisions to implement the changes as they feel necessary.  

 

Specific Town Board Notice and Agenda for Upcoming Town Board Meeting:  The next town board meeting is scheduled for Monday, February 11, 2008. 

 

Voucher Listing/Payment of Bills:     MOTION (Lewis/Powers/PASSED) to approve payment of vouchers V-3939 through V-3985. 

 

Adjournment:  MOTION (Powers/Lewis/PASSED) to adjourn the meeting. The meeting was adjourned at 8:25 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 2-11-08.

 They were             approved without correction                    approved with correction

 

ATTEST:  ____________________________________________ Date _______________________

                                 Town of Angelica Chairman