TOWN OF ANGELICA
Monthly
Meeting
July 13, 2009
Town Officials Present: Chairman, Richard Smith, Supervisors Wilbert Lewis and Greg P. Van Asten,
Treasurer Lisa Matuszak and Clerk, Janet Powers
Town Officials
Absent: None
Others Present: Planning Commission Secretary Connie Nischke, County Supervisor District No. 11 Robert Krause, Kyle Klipstine, Russ & Becky Johnson, Bob Czarapata, Susan Promprowitz, Jeff O’Harrow, Ronald Banaszynski, James Mills and Elmer Kraning
Call to
Order/Roll Call/Verification of Meeting Notice:
Chairman Smith called
the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. The
agenda was posted the afternoon of Friday, July 10, 2009; put on the town
website and also e-mailed to the Shawano Leader on July 10th.
Approval or
Modification of Agenda: MOTION (Lewis/Van Asten/PASSED)
to approve the agenda as posted.
Approval of Prior Town Board
Minutes: MOTION (Van Asten/Lewis/PASSED) to approve the minutes of the 1st session of Board of Review
on June 8, 2009, the regular town board meeting of June 8, 2009 and the special
town board meeting of June 30, 2009. A
correction is to be made on page 715, minutes of the town board meeting of June
8th, to change the following “Supervisor Van Asten
reported (1) attendance at the WTA unit meeting in Green Valley” to “Supervisor
Van Asten reported (1) attendance at the WTA Town
Officials Workshop in DePere on May 21st.”
Approval of Treasurer’s Monthly Report:
The Treasurer’s report was presented to the
board by Treasurer Matuszak showing balances as of June 30, 2009 of $4,895.38
at the Citizens Bank in Pulaski and $259,828.79 at the Premier Bank in
Pulaski. MOTION (Lewis/Van Asten/PASSED) to approve the Treasurer’s report as
presented.
Correspondence: Correspondence
reviewed was (1) notice from Shawano Director of Public Works that tippage fees will be increasing 21 per cent effective July
1st (2) estimates of 2010 municipal aid payments from the State of Wisconsin
with the Town of Angelica having a 11.8 per cent decrease in aid (3) copies of
four Shawano County land-use permits issued for property in the town (4) notice
of the County PD&Z Committee Meeting of July 1, 2009 (5) invitation to the
Krakow Sanitary District Plant Open House (6) Krakow Sanitary District newsletter
(7) notice of Managed Forest Law payment to the town (8) copies of recent bank
statements for the Angelica Hillside Cemetery Association, and (9) brochure
from Lange Enterprises on various signs they can make.
Reports
from Town Officers: Supervisor Lewis reported (1) the State
police dropped off a dog at his place and he kept it until the town animal
control person could pick it up (2) he had talked to the party whose dog was
littering on a neighbor’s property and the issue should be resolved (3)
received a complaint that a mail box on Maple Road was too close to the road
and a vehicle could hit it and also a complaint about the way the road ditch on
Maple Road is draining, and (4) working with a new property owner that will
have a long driveway to a new residence and will be sharing an existing
driveway on County Road C. Lewis gave
the party a copy of the town’s driveway specifications.
Chairman Smith reported
(1) N.E.W. Para-Medic Squad had 23 runs in April with 4 being in Angelica and
42 runs in May with 4 being in Angelica.
There were balances of $7,137.16 in the General Fund with $2,412.46
being for the 1st Responders and $462.57 for the Junior EMT’s. The equipment fund is $75,096.45 and the
Building Maintenance fund is $4,735.45. The year-to-date report shows the Squad
being $12,000.00 over budget. (2) the Fire Department
has 43 members. For the year to date
there have been 37 runs with 9 runs being in Angelica. Seventeen members have completed WRIT
training and these people will be going in to a fire if it is believed a person
is in that building. The Department has
applied for a $20,000 DNR grant and did not receive a Wal-Mart grant that they
had applied for. (3) all
DNR permits are completed and approved for Carroll Road and there will be a
meeting this week with residents on the road.
The telephone company will be starting to move the poles. An on-site pre-bid meeting is set for
Tuesday, July 21st and a special meeting to open bids is set for
Tuesday, July 28th with the contractor starting work around the 10th
of August. (4) The Shawano County
Engineer has all the permits in for the three bridges on Town Line Road and the
Notice of Intent has also been sent in. (5) Keweenaw Scrap Metal is lined up to
pick up the tires at the town hall this coming Thursday, and (6) Smith has
appointed Dwayne Splan as a Planning Commission
member to fill out the term of James Bleick, who will
no longer be living in the Town of Angelica.
Clerk Powers gave the
board a listing of building permits issued since the first of the year and a
copy of ledger pages pertaining to Public Works – General Expense and Public
Works – Construction for the year to date.
Report
from Town Planning Commission Chairman: Connie Nischke, Secretary of the Town of Angelica
Planning Commission was present and stated she would hold her comments until
the two requests come up for review.
Public Comments: MOTION (Lewis/Van Asten/PASSED) to open the meeting up to public
comments. Robert Krause, County
Supervisor for District No. 11, was present and brought the board up to date on
Shawano County Board issues. The main
concern is about deficits being incurred for the Maple Lane facility and a
possible county board resolution to go to a referendum asking to increase the
levy in order to pay for shortfalls at Maple Lane. Krause offered to attend the town board
meetings in the future to keep the board advised of activities at the county
level. Jeff O’Harrow
asked permission to do some tree trimming in road right of way on Beech Road. Elmer Kraning asked
for permission to purchase two fans for the town hall and commented on the
weeds over taking the shrubs that were recently planted at the town hall. MOTION
(Van Asten/Lewis/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.
Russell and Rebecca
Johnson were present in regard to their request No.
V-1-09 for a variance to required setbacks for construction of a detached garage
at W189 Julius Street in Krakow.
Planning Commission Secretary Connie Nischke informed the board that
notices were sent out to neighboring property owners and no one came to the
meeting to express concerns. The place on the tapered lot where the Johnson’s
propose to place the garage seems to be the most logical place. Johnson also
gave the board a letter from Thomas & Debra Rozmiarek,
the closest neighbor to the proposed new structure, asking the board to provide
the Johnson’s the variance they had requested.
MOTION (Lewis/Van Asten/PASSED UNANIMOUSLY) to recommend to the Shawano
County Board of Adjustment that the requested variance be given to Russell and
Rebecca Johnson.
a.
Robert Czarapata was present in
regard to request No. CU-2-09 for a conditional use
permit to place a recreational vehicle on his property at W1783 Church Drive
which is used by Robert’s in-laws off and on in the months between April and
October as living quarters. The vehicle
is a self-contained fifth-wheel trailer. Planning Commission Secretary Connie
Nischke stated that the required conditional use permit in the A-290 Zone for a
recreational vehicle intended for temporary parking and living purposes was
very vague in not specifying any time requirement for obtaining a permit and a
vehicle just parking overnight could be subject to the conditional use
requirement. There was discussion in
regard to how many town services would be provided for the occupants of the
recreational vehicle and the fact that no property taxes would be paid on the
vehicle parking on this property. Smith
stated that the town board should have time to study how to proceed in the
future regarding a situation like this and recommended that a one-year permit
be given with the option to renew that permit without paying any hearing
fees. MOTION (Smith/Van Asten/PASSED UNANIMOUSLY) to
recommend to the Shawano County PD&Z Committee that approval be given for a
conditional use permit No. CU-2-09 to have the recreational vehicle parked on
the property at W1783 Church Drive with two conditions, namely (1) a log be
kept on waste disposal from the vehicle and (2) the permit is limited to a
period starting from this date until the end of November of 2009 with the
option of renewing the permit next year for up to three years.
b.
There was discussion regarding Kyle Klipstine’s
request to place dirt fill in a town road ditch on Maple Road. Klipstine asked
that the ditch be put back the way it was before reconstruction of Maple Road
and offered to take care of placement of the dirt if the town would provide it
for him. Smith stated that the town
road right of way is 33 feet from the center of the road and town road
reconstruction specifications provide for a 3 to 1 slope for the ditch. MOTION (Lewis/Van Asten/PASSED) to
decline at this time to allowing Kyle Klipstine to
put fill in the ditch in front of his property.
c. The
party who is interested in the Blazei building was
present and said that contact had been made with a person who could provide
assistance in the proposed project and would like to be able to come back to
the August meeting with more information for the town board. A letter was sent to Harold Blazei via certified mail on June 12, 2009 informing Blazei that he had until August 10, 2009 to respond to the
town board’s request to meet with the board and discuss the condition of his
property at N4843 Main Street in Krakow.
This will be an agenda item for the August 10, 2009 town board meeting.
d. Applications for seven Operator’s Licenses for Luther L. Ashauer Jr., Sheryl A. Bruskiewicz, Monica K. Wagner, Thomas J. Kros III, James J. Piechocki, Holly A. Kleczka and Denise Liegeois were reviewed. All fees were paid and background checks done. Four applications were for renewals and three applications were for new licenses. MOTION (Lewis/Van Asten/PASSED) to grant licenses to the seven applicants for Operator’s Licenses as submitted.
e. Chairman Smith had been in touch with Badger Energy in regard to the proposed contract for providing LP gas to the town hall and asked Badger Energy if they would go along with a prepay contract at the rate of $1.23 per gallon for an amount of 1,419 gallons and was told they would do a contract that way. MOTION (Van Asten/Lewis/PASSED) to sign a prepay contract with Badger Energy to provide LP gas at $1.23 per gallon for the next heating season.
Specific
Town Board Notice and Agenda for Upcoming Town Board Meeting: The
next town board meeting is scheduled for Monday, August 10, 2009. The Blazei
property will be agenda item for that meeting.
Voucher
Listing/Payment of Bills: MOTION (Lewis/Van Asten/PASSED) to approve payment of vouchers V-4638 to
V-4674.
Adjournment: MOTION (Lewis/Van Asten/PASSED) to adjourn the meeting. The
meeting was adjourned at 8:30 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 8-10-09.
ATTEST: ____________________________________________
Date _______________________
Town of Angelica Chairman