TOWN OF ANGELICA
Monthly
Meeting
June 8, 2009
Town Officials Present: Chairman, Richard Smith, Supervisors Wilbert Lewis and Greg Van Asten,
Treasurer Lisa Matuszak and Clerk, Janet Powers
Town Officials
Absent: None
Others Present: Planning Commission Chairman Richie Ferfecki , Kyle Klipstine, Susan Promprowitz, Jeff O’Harrow, Raymond Piechota, 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 property posting of the meeting had been
done. The agenda was posted in the
afternoon of Friday, June 5, 2009; put on the town website and also faxed to
the Shawano Leader on June 5th.
Approval
or Modification of Agenda: MOTION Van Asten/Lewis/PASSED)
to approve the agenda as posted.
Approval of Prior Town Board
Minutes: MOTION (Lewis/Van Asten/PASSED) to approve the minutes of the regular town board meeting of May 11,
2009.
Approval of Treasurer’s Monthly Report:
The Treasurer’s report was presented to the
board by Treasurer Matuszak showing balances as of May 31, 2009 of $16,856.24
at the Citizens Bank in Pulaski and $264,487.37 at the Premier Bank in Pulaski. MOTION (Lewis/Van Asten/PASSED)
to approve the Treasurer’s report as presented.
Correspondence: Correspondence
reviewed was (1) $5,000.00 bond for sand pit at W722 Nichols Drive (2) letter
from Shawano County Zoning asking for recommendations for alternates to the
Board of Adjustment (3) pictures from Bob Schubert of area of road right of way
that he cleaned up in Krakow (4) notice from Shawano City Department of Public
Works informing there will be a $16.00 increase in recycling tipping fees (5)
information from County Planning and Development Department outlining
procedures for making amendments to the town’s Comprehensive Plan (6) copy of
one Shawano County land-use permit issued for property in the town and copy of
a UDC permit for a home to be built on Green Valley Road and (7) a copy of the
newly revised County Zoning Ordinance No. 102.
Reports
from Town Officers: Supervisor Lewis reported he had (1) received
a complaint regarding dogs on leaches littering on a property owner’s driveway (2)
the property owner at the intersection of Maple Road and Deer Drive has
resurveyed their property and placed a stake at 24.5 ft. from the center of the
road (3) attendance at the WTA unit meeting in Green Valley and (4) issuing a
driveway/culvert permit for a driveway on Middle Road.
Supervisor Van Asten reported (1) attendance at the WTA unit meeting in
Green Valley and (2) Grant Wery had contacted him
regarding having lines painted on the tennis court in the Krakow Park.
Chairman Smith reported
(1) there was no N.E.W. Para-Medic Squad’s meeting in May (2) the Fire
Department has 45 members. For the year
there have been 32 runs compared to 28 last year. The Department has received a fifty per cent
cost sharing grant in the amount of $9,523.00 and is applying for a $46,000
FEMA grant. Fourteen department members
have completed the WRIT training. The CD
in the amount of $113,500.00 has been cashed in to purchase a new ladder
truck (3) he asked the town’s road
maintenance person to fill the potholes on Cedar, in Zachow
and on Green Valley Road and also to check out what is causing the hole at the
intersection of Mile Drive and Cedar Road (4) the application for permits has
been turned in to the DNR and the next steps will be to have a meeting with land
owners on Carroll Road and letting bids for the reconstruction work. (5) he has been working with the firm in
northern Wisconsin to pick up the tire pile at the town hall and they plan to
pick up the tires when the Niagara plant has been approved by the DNR (6) about
one-third of the posts for the old 911 numbers have been sold and (7) Planning
Commission member Jim Bleick will be moving out of
town and a new member will be appointed to take his place.
Clerk Powers gave the
board a listing of building permits issued since the first of the year and a
report of receipts and expenses compared to budget for the first four months of
2009.
Report
from Town Planning Commission Chairman: Town of Angelica Planning Committee Chairman Richard
Ferfecki reported that the Planning Commission met on
May 18th to review the town’s ordinances. The town is adding a “Right to Farm” clause
in the town’s Building Permit ordinance and Ferfecki
brought up the need for incorporation of the 10-acre density requirement in the
A-290 zone.
Public Comments: MOTION (Van Asten/Lewis/PASSED) to open the meeting up to public comments. Elmer Kraning had a concern about kids playing on the tire pile at the town hall and allowing a recreational vehicle to be parked in the town for the summer. Ray Piechota had a complaint regarding the town’s assessor not doing a complete revaluation of his property and was asked to give the town board a written complaint regarding this and the town would take up the matter with Accurate Appraisal. MOTION (Lewis/Van Asten/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.
Kyle Klipstine
asked that he be given permission to raise the level of the ditch in front of
his property inasmuch as the road was raised in that area when it was
reconstructed. Klipstine
would like to have 30 yards of dirt/top soil put in the ditch at the southwest
corner of Maple Road and Deer Drive for about 60 feet and asked the town to pay
$260.00 for the material and he would do the work. Inasmuch as one of the supervisors had not
seen the area, it was decided to postpone this agenda item until next month’s
meeting.
b.
MOTION
(Van Asten/Lewis/PASSED UNANIMOUSLY) to approve
Ordinance 5-11-09 pertaining to injury to town highways caused by trucks
leaving and entering sand or gravel pits with the addition to Section 3.00 BOND
(b) stating the bond would be to repair injury to town roads fifty feet each
way from the center of the driveway to the sand or gravel pit.
c.
There was discussion in regard to the condition of the
Harold Blazei property at N4843 Main Street in
Krakow. There is a person interested in
this building and that person asked for some time to have the project
approved. Harold Blazei
had been asked to attend the past four monthly town board meetings and did not
come to any meeting. MOTION (Lewis/Van Asten/PASSED)
to give Harold Blazei a deadline of August 10, 2009
in which to respond to the town board’s request
to meet with the board and discuss the condition of his property and
especially the concern about the building where the roof has fallen in.
d.
MOTION (Van Asten/Lewis/PASSED UNANIMOUSLY) to approve Ordinance
6-8-09 which is an amendment to Ordinance 1-9-95A ~ Building Permits that
changes Section 6-ISSUANCE to read:
6. ISSUANCE.
a. The permit shall
be issued by the administrative officer as the following agent of the
town: Town Chair or designee.
b. Applicants should be made aware that the
Town of Angelica will support the Wisconsin Right to Farm Statute, Wis. Stat. §823.08 (2008). The administrative officer shall issue a
statement to this fact to all applicants at time of application. Further, the administrative officer shall
keep on hand a copy of the Wisconsin Right to Farm State Statute §823.08.
e.
f. Applications for two
Combination Class A Beverage licenses for Amoco 29
Travel Mart, Agent Frank J. Gretzinger and Northwoods
Convenience Center, Agent Diana M. Stark and applications for two Combination
Class B Beverage licenses for Groucho’s II, Agent
David A. Marcks and T.J.’s Marquis Supper Club, Janet
L. Roseske and Mark T. Gewont
were reviewed. MOTION(Lewis/Van Asten/PASSED) to approve the
issuance of Beverage licenses to Amoco 29 Travel Mart, Northwoods
Convenience Center, Groucho’s II and T.J.’s Marquis
Supper Club.
g.
Applications for Cigarette and Tobacco Products Licenses
were reviewed. MOTION(Lewis/Van Asten/ PASSED) to approve
issuance of Cigarette and Tobacco Products Licenses to Amoco 29 Travel Mart and
Northwoods Convenience Center.
h.
MOTION(Van Asten/Lewis/PASSED) to approve issuance of an
Operator’s License to Thomas James Kros III effective
June 8, 2009 through June 30, 2009.
i.
MOTION(Smith/Lewis/PASSED) to approve issuance of Operator’s Licenses for the
period of July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010 to Joel D. Stark, Candace M. Pautz, Christina M. Paholke,
Annette Van Lannen, Carol A. Hock, Samantha Socha, Kelly Hohn and Lisa M. Bednerowski.
j.
Prices for LP gas to be contracted for the town hall were
reviewed. MOTION(Lewis/Van Asten/PASSED) to have Chairman
Smith contact Badger Energy as to the best price they could give the town on a
prepay contract and if they would move their tank at no cost.
k.
The town board had individually looked at the tire
indentations made at the Krakow Park grounds by a delivery truck hauling top
soil/dirt across the volley ball courts and outfield of the baseball diamond to
a private residence. MOTION(Van Asten/Lewis/PASSED)
to send the property owner a letter asking them to fill in and seed down
the indentations within the next two weeks subject to Town Board approval or
the town would do this work and a bill would be sent to the property owner.
Specific
Town Board Notice and Agenda for Upcoming Town Board Meeting: The
next town board meeting is scheduled for Monday, July 13, 2009. The request by Kyle Klipstine
and the Blazei property will be agenda items for that
meeting.
Voucher
Listing/Payment of Bills: MOTION (Lewis/Van Asten/PASSED) to approve payment of vouchers V-4611 to V-4637 and
instruct the Clerk to hold V-4629 and V-4634 until further information is
received.
Adjournment: MOTION (Van Asten/Lewis/PASSED)
to adjourn the meeting. The meeting was adjourned at 8:35 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 7-13-09.
ATTEST: ____________________________________________
Date _______________________
Town of Angelica Chairman