TOWN OF ANGELICA
Monthly
Meeting
July 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, Peter Kruit, Jennifer and Sally Steffen, Ronald Banaszynski and Elmer Kraning
Call to
Order/Roll Call/Verification of Meeting Notice:
Chairman Smith called
the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.. It was verified with Clerk Powers that proper
posting of the meeting had been done.
The agenda was posted on the morning of July 12, 2008 and also faxed to
the Shawano Leader on July 11th.
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 June 9, 2008
and the special town board meeting of June 18, 2008.
Approval of Treasurer’s Monthly Report:
The Treasurer’s report was presented to the
board by Treasurer Matuszak showing balances as of June 30, 2008 of $21,631.95
at the Citizens Bank in Pulaski and $147,484.27 at the Premier Bank in Pulaski. MOTION (Lewis/Powers/PASSED) to
approve the Treasurer’s report as presented.
Correspondence: Correspondence
reviewed was (1) receipt of 3 CD’s containing the Draft Comprehensive Plans for
the towns of Morgan, Chase and Maple Grove (2) letter from Brown County
Planning Commission regarding the town’s Comprehensive Plan (3) letter from
Wisconsin Liquid Carriers Association regarding land application of septage (4) letter from Packerland
Broadband regarding the new Wisconsin State Franchise System (5) listing
from Shawano County of tax liens for
taxes of 1998 through 2007 (6) copies of 4 county land-use permits for property
in the town and notices of meetings for Shawano County Board of Adjustment,
Land Conservation and PD& Z Committee meetings, (7) notice from WeEnergies regarding deadline for submitting proposals for
renewal energy grants and (8) Krakow Sanitary District July newsletter.
Reports
from Town Officers: Supervisor Lewis reported that he had been in
contact with Daniel Villenauve regarding putting in
two temporary driveways on Hickory Drive and Elm Road to permit him logging on
his Managed Forest Land during the upcoming winter and John Socha
on Green Valley Road had contacted him requesting a 4-foot extension on each
end of his culvert
Supervisor Powers reported
he had received several calls regarding moving the newly installed 911
flag-style signs and he had referred the people to the Shawano County Sheriff’s
Department to request permission to move their signs. Powers also reported that the Shawano County
Board is now discussing the need to provide an evidence room for the Sheriff’s
Department and providing security in the area of the court rooms in the Court
House. Powers also reported that he had
received several complaints regarding the condition of the property at the
intersection of County Road C and County Road S owned by James Stocco.
Chairman Smith reported
(1) he had been working with Rick from
Lange Enterprises when he was installing the new flag-style 911 signs and there
are only 10 to 12 of those signs that had to be installed on the left hand side
of the driveway rather than the right side as specified by the Shawano County
ordinance (2) At the June N.E.W. Board of Director’s meeting it was reported
that fund balances were $4,721.69 in the General Fund, $65,261.91, $426.10 in
the Junior EMS fund and $65,467.36 in the Equipment Fund with $1,867.45 in the
Building and Maintenance Fund (3) no financial report was given by the Fire
Department because of a computer glitch. The Fire Department now has 38
members. There have been 48 runs to date
compared with 38 last year with 6 runs being in the Town of Angelica (4) he has received notice that Jim Lotter will be retiring as a Krakow Sanitary District
Commissioner effective December 31, 2008 (5) when checking out a report of a
large pothole in White Ridge Circle it was discovered that the road culvert had
been installed when the State worked on STH-32 without any stone being placed
under it and no coupler was used when an extension was added to the culvert
resulting in damage to the culvert. The
culvert will have to be replaced with a new one; stone will have to be added;
the blacktop repaired and a new curb and gutter put in at a considerable cost
to the town. (6) blacktop is being put down on Elm Road and Maple Road will be
done next (7) the Shawano County Planning & Development Department reported
that the mobile home that was moved in on Deer Drive had a deadline of July 13th
to remove it or the property owner would be issued a $500.00 citation and a
letter had been send to a property owner in Section 12 regarding the necessity
of obtaining a county conditional use permit to place a recreational vehicle in
the A-290 zoning district (8) the town will be receiving bridge aid and will be
putting in one new bridge on Town Line Road.
The other two bridges that the town will be receiving bridge aid on will
be delayed because of hydraulic studies that have to be made. The Shawano County Engineer will be receiving
certification to do this work later this year and (9) a person interested in
purchasing a lot on Green Valley Road had inquired about receiving permission
to taxi a helicopter on the town road for a short distance to the Hansen air
strip and give the town sign person a listing of road signs missing including
putting a flag on the “stop ahead” sign on Church Drive.
Clerk Powers reported
that the WTA attorney had advised that the town could obtain a pre-bid estimate
from the Shawano County Highway Department and also receive bids from private
contractors and accept the County’s estimate if they wished to do so. The board was given a listing of town
building permits issued since the 1st of the year and a report
comparing six months receipts and expenses as compared to budget.
Report
from Town Planning Committee Chairman: Town of Angelica Planning Committee Chairman Richard
Ferfecki was present and there was discussion on
handouts of policies and procedures for each chapter of the Comprehensive Plan
and maps for the July 24th Comprehensive Plan hearing.
Public Comments: MOTION (Powers/Lewis/PASSED) to
open the meeting up to public comments. Jennifer and Sally Steffen asked for an
update on what was happening in regard to their request to widen Hill Drive in
order that the school bus could travel the road up to their driveway. Chairman Smith reported that he had had a
meeting with the Pulaski School busing department and it was agreed that trees
will be removed on Hill Drive, the road will be widened as much as the town can
outside of the wetland area to enable a bus meeting another vehicle, and the
road will be regraveled with an expected completion
date of August 20th. The
Steffens are to provide a cul
de sac on their property to enable the bus to turn around. Elmer Kraning had a
question regarding the dates for Open Book. 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
on how to proceed regarding complaints received about the condition of property
located at W1545 County Road C owned by James Stocco. State Building Inspector Peter Kruit was present and offered his services in proceeding
with an Order to Raze as per state statutes.
MOTION (Powers/Lewis/PASSED) to
hire Building Inspector Peter Kruit to inspect the
premises at W1545 County Road C. The
clerk was instructed to draft an Order to Raze.
b. There was discussion regarding future road reconstruction work. The one bridge on Town Line Road that the town will be getting bridge aid for will be done in 2008 with the other two bridges being delayed because of the necessity of hydraulic studies. Roads that are tentatively considered for reconstruction in the future are reconstruction of Carroll Road, one mile of Green Valley Road south of its intersection with Cuba Drive, Cedar Road from Main Street to Beech Drive, one mile of Town Line Road west of STH-32 and Nichols Drive from Short Road to County Road C.
c.
The draft of Resolution 7-14-08 to make the intersection of
Cedar Road and Church Drive an intersection with four-way stop signs was
reviewed. MOTION (Lewis/Powers/PASSED) to approve Resolution 7-14-08.
d.
Seven applications for Operator’s Licenses were reviewed. MOTION
(Lewis/Powers/PASSED) to grant Operator’s Licenses to Candace M. Pautz, Chase J. Matuszak, Annette A. Van Lannen, Carol A. Hock, Candy A Cleven,
Christina M. Paholke and Monica Wagner.
Specific Town
Board Notice and Agenda for Upcoming Town Board Meeting: The
next town board meeting is scheduled for Monday, August 11, 2008. Possible agenda items are the Stocco property at W1545 County Road C and appointment of a
Krakow Sanitary District Commissioner to replace retiring Commissioner James Lotter.
Voucher
Listing/Payment of Bills: MOTION (Lewis/Powers/PASSED) to approve payment of vouchers V-4183 through
V-4220.
Adjournment: MOTION (Powers/Lewis/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 8-11-08.
ATTEST: ____________________________________________
Date _______________________
Town of Angelica Chairman