TOWN OF ANGELICA

Monthly Meeting

February 9, 2009

 

Town Officials Present:   Supervisors Cliff Powers and  Wilbert Lewis,

     Treasurer Lisa Mauszak and Clerk, Janet Powers

Town Officials Absent:    Chairman Richard Smith

Others Present:                 Richard Ferfecki, Chester Siolka, Greg Van Asten, Jr., Jim Mills, Ronald Banaszynski  and Elmer Kraning

 

Call to Order/Roll Call/Verification of Meeting Notice:  In the absence of Chairman Smith, Supervisor Lewis 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 February 6, 2009 and also e-mailed to the Shawano Leader on Saturday, February 6, 2009 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 (Powers/Lewis/PASSED) to approve the minutes of the regular town board meeting of January 12, 2009. 

 

Approval of Treasurer’s Monthly Report:  The Treasurer’s report was presented to the board by Treasurer Matuszak showing balances as of January 31, 2009 of $51,529.8 at the Citizens Bank in Pulaski and $759,595.78 at the Premier Bank in Pulaski.   MOTION (Lewis/Powers/PASSED) to approve the Treasurer’s report as presented.  

 

Correspondence:  Correspondence reviewed was (1) notification from Shawano County Humane Society regarding apportionment of dog license fees for 2008 (2) cost sharing summary from the Pulaski Tri-County Fire Department for 2009 Budget (3) summary of Windfall Payments from N.E.W. Para-Medic Rescue (4) proposed text amendment to the Shawano County Planning & Development ordinance and Services Fee Schedule (5) letter of appreciation from Angelica United Methodist Church regarding plowing of the church parking lot (6) notice  from Wis. Dept. of Commerce that Assured Inspection Services will remain as the contracted inspection agency for our area (7) notices of meetings of the Shawano County Board of Adjustment, Land Conservation and Planning, Development & Zoning Committee meetings (8) CD copies of Comprehensive Plans for the Towns of Morgan and Chase and (9) brochure from Lange Enterprises regarding signs meeting federal and state requirements that they have for sale.

 

Reports from Town Officers:  Supervisor Lewis reported Jim Resnik informed him that there will be a new farmers’ market in Seymour this summer that will be held on Tuesdays and Valarie Adamski will be heading up a NWTC program on organic farming.

 

Supervisor Powers reported (1) the he had received a call from a property owner asking that he not be required to pay the cost of the new 911 sign and garbage pickup fee that were on his tax statement (2) a new fee schedule for the Shawano County Planning & Zoning Department will come before the February county board meeting (3) the highway department has not yet bid on blacktop pricing for the upcoming year and (4) an ongoing issue before the county board is how to operate the Maple Lane Nursing Home in light of the big deficits that have been occurring for the last five years.

 

Clerk Powers reported that there will be requests coming for extensions to non-metallic mining conditional use permits for the Zernicke, Maroszek and Kolodziej properties.

 

Report from Town Planning Committee Chairman:  Town of Angelica Planning Commission Chairman Richard Ferfecki was present and reported on (1) his attendance at a WisLine meeting in Shawano (2) he has been contacted by the Planning & Zoning Department regarding an extension of the Zernicke non-metallic mining permit (3) the request to process deer in Krakow should be considered as a home occupation conditional use permit according to the County Planning Development and Zoning Department, and (4) the roof of the old grocery store on Main Street in Krakow has caved in.

 

Public Comments:  MOTION (Powers/Lewis/PASSED) to open the meeting up to public comments.  It was also brought to the board’s attention by those present that the roof of the Harold Blazei building in Krakow had caved in and it possibly being a health hazard.  This will be on the agenda for the March town board meeting.  Greg Van Asten asked if a sample ballot for the Spring Primary will be posted and the Clerk informed him that it would be posted along with the election day notice.      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:

 

a.        MOTION (Powers/Lewis/PASSED UNANIMOUSLY) to appoint Romuald Brzezinski to another six-year term as Krakow Sanitary District Commissioner No. 1, which term will expire on December 6, 2014.

 

b.       MOTION (Lewis/Powers/PASSED) to reimburse Treasurer Matuszak in the amount of $651.02 for a laptop computer to be used by the Treasurer for collection of taxes and keeping the town’s financial records.

 

c.       Chester Siolka was present in regard to his being billed in the amount of $591.73 for a 15” x 39’ culvert pipe and two 15” apron ends that were installed as a new field entrance to his property when Elm Road was reconstructed.  Siolka stated that he did not want a culvert of 39’ and that not all of this culvert was new and he was being billed for a complete new culvert.  MOTION (Powers/Lewis/PASSED) that a revised billing be given Chester Siolka where he is billed for 28’ @ $12.07/ft. plus the two apron ends in the amount of $121.00 for a total cost of $458.96.

 

Specific Town Board Notice and Agenda for Upcoming Town Board Meeting:  The next town board meeting is scheduled for Monday, March 9, 2009.   Supervisor Lewis asked that an issue with a Krakow resident paying for boarding of his dog when the animal control person picked it up be on the March agenda.  Also the condition of the old grocery store in Krakow on Main Street will be an agenda item for the March board meeting along with possible extensions of non-metallic mining permits.

 

Voucher Listing/Payment of Bills:    MOTION (Powers/Lewis/PASSED) to approve payment of vouchers V-4467 through V-4503. 

 

Adjournment:  MOTION (Powers/Lewis/PASSED) to adjourn the meeting. The meeting was adjourned at 7:50 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 3-9-09.

 They were             approved without correction                    approved with correction

 

 

ATTEST:  ____________________________________________ Date _______________________

                                 Town of Angelica Chairman