TOWN OF ANGELICA

Monthly Meeting

March 9, 2009

 

Town Officials Present:   Chairman Richard Smith, Supervisors Cliff Powers and  Wilbert Lewis

      and Clerk, Janet Powers

Town Officials Absent:    Treasurer Lisa Matuszak

Others Present:                 Richard Ferfecki, Larry Sperberg, Brian Thome & Bill Eisch of Waste Management, Jeff O’Harrow, Greg Van Asten, Jr., Jim Mills, Elmer Naumann, 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 in the afternoon of March 6, 2009 and also e-mailed to the Shawano Leader on Friday, March 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 Lewis/Lewis/PASSED) to approve the minutes of the regular town board meeting of February 9, 2009 and the special town board meeting of February 23, 2009. 

 

Approval of Treasurer’s Monthly Report:  The Treasurer’s report was presented to the board by Clerk Powers for Treasurer Matuszak showing balances as of February 28, 2009 of $14,707.32 at the Citizens Bank in Pulaski and $293,398.18 at the Premier Bank in Pulaski.   MOTION (Lewis/Powers/PASSED) to approve the Treasurer’s report as presented. 

 

The town board deviated from the agenda to take up Item 10-a of the Agenda.

 

a.        Bill Eisch and Brian Thome of Waste Management were present and asked the town board if they would allow Waste Management to change their schedule of picking up garbage and recyclables in the town by providing pickup every Monday with a schedule to pickup for residents on Elm Road and to the east on one Monday and on the next Monday providing pickup for all residents west of Elm Road rather than having two trucks with two drivers doing the pickup for the whole town every other Monday.  This would result in a cost saving because of having only one truck with one driver doing the pickup for the town rather than two trucks and two drivers.   There was discussion regarding notification of residents and a tentative startup date for the new schedule would be the first Monday in May.  MOTION (Lewis/Powers/PASSED) to change the Waste Management pickup schedule to service for all residents on Elm Road and to the east on one Monday and service for all residents west of Elm Road on the next Monday.

 

Correspondence:  Correspondence reviewed was (1) letter from N.E.W. accompanying a check of $2,512.55 representing a 2008 budget surplus (2) letter from Shawano County Humane Society with a check of $1,479.59 which is the annual dog license apportionment less a $150.00 donation to the Humane Society (3) letter from Shawano County Sheriff’s Department regarding importance of verifying information regarding dog licensing (4) notification from DNR regarding land enrolled in Forest Crop Law in the town (5) letter from Shawano County Historical Society asking if town is interested in membership in the Society and (6) notices of meetings of the Shawano County Board of Adjustment, Land Conservation and Planning, Development & Zoning Committee meetings.

 

Reports from Town Officers:  Supervisor Lewis reported (1)gave the board pictures of water drainage on the Elmer Naumann property  (2) that Matt Maroszek is interested in spraying town road right of way (3) a concern about the inner entrance door to the town hall and possibility of having the door replaced with a door having a window in it and (4) Gene Reyment has more tires that he would like to bring to the town for disposal.

 

Supervisor Powers reported on County Board activities including (1) finding a new location for the Shawano County Historical Society possibly where the old County Shop was located (2) giving Maple Lane six months to turn around the financial deficits with providing a monthly report on the situation and (3) the new fee schedule for Planning and Zoning was approved by the County Board.

 

Chairman Smith reported (1) he had the County move snow in the ditch on the east end of Beech Road to prevent a wash out in the road bed (2) phone calls regarding an ongoing problem because of the plowing out of a driveway on Center Street onto the neighbors property and the road right of way and also parking a trailer in the road right of way which blocks vision of the two 911 signs for the residences.  Smith plans to contact the Sheriff’s Department regarding the situation (3) the town will have to pass an ordinance regarding requiring a bond for possible road damage as a conditional use on the extension of permits for  non-metallic mining.  Plan Commission Chairman Richard Ferfecki would like to have their Committee review all the town ordinances and have a representative from the town board be part of this review.   Chairman Smith also informed Elmer Kraning that vests have been provided for him and any helper to wear when they are doing any maintenance work on the town roads.

 

Clerk Powers reported (1) showed the board a twenty-seven page 2009 Polling Place Accessibility Survey that will have to be completed on election day April 7, 2009 (2) the end-of-year receipts and expenses compared to budget and the 2008 Financial Statement for the town were was given to each board member (3) receipt of a request from Accurate Appraisal to hold Open Book on Thursday, July 9, 2009 from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. and hold the Board of Review on Monday, July 27, 2009 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.(4) a reply from Control Group, Inc. to credit the town’s account for invoice #90146 representing work done on the new furnace for the hall addition (5) a phone call regarding whose responsibility it is to pay for maintenance of the new tower which enables the 911 Dispatch Center in Shawano to contact the Pulaski Fire Department and N.E.W. Rescue directly and (6) a call from the DNR regarding the billing for a 911 number on their land in Zachow next to the Mountain Bay trail.

 

Report from Town Planning Committee Chairman:  Town of Angelica Planning Commission Chairman Richard Ferfecki was present and reported on (1) his attendance at a Advisory Committee meeting in Shawano on February 10, 2009 regarding the hiring of a planning consulting firm  and (2) his attendance at a WisLine meeting in Shawano regarding projected changes in the environment within the next twenty years especially in seeing a longer growing season and more major storms with heavier amounts of rainfall.

 

Public Comments:  MOTION (Lewis/Powers/PASSED) to open the meeting up to public comments.  Elmer Naumann had an ongoing concern in regard to the way water is crossing his property after the reconstruction of Beech Road.  Elmer Kraning brought up a concern about the step in the town hall entrance going into the hall, noted that a portion of siding below the large front window had fallen off and that he had repaired the town’s vacuum cleaner at the town hall.  Kraning also reported that the stop sign at Deer and Willow is faded.  Chairman Smith reported that all the signs in the town would be looked at when he does the paser rating of  town roads.    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.        This item was taken up earlier at this meeting.

 

b.       Larry Sperberg of L. J. Sperberg Construction was present in regard to a request for a three-year extension of the conditional use permit for the Zernicke Quarry located on Manton Zernicke’s property, parcel Nos. 004-20240-0000 and 004-20130-0000.   The conditional use request was reviewed by the Town of Angelica Plan Commission and they recommended that all conditions remain the same with the addition of No. 5 which reads “A bond be put up for $5,000.00 to help defray road cost when it gets redone” and add the following words to No. 2 of the conditions:  “The operator gives the Town of Angelica permission to spot check at any time for compliance with the requirement for silt screening in the quarry.”  Larry Sperberg indicated he is in agreement with the additions to the conditions to be added to the three-year extension of the conditional use permit.  It was recommended by the Town of Angelica Plan Commission that both Mr. Sperberg and the Town of Angelica take pictures of the current road conditions on Mile Drive located fifty feet to the east and fifty feet to the west of the entrance to the present Zernicke Quarry as proof of the state the road is in now.  Mr. Sperberg indicated he would provide the Town of Angelica with the $5,000.00 bond right after his request is approved by the Shawano County Planning & Zoning Committee.  MOTION (Lewis/Powers/PASSED UNANIMOUSLY) to recommend to the Shawano County Planning & Zoning Committee that a three-year extension be granted for CU-24-01 with the two additions to the conditions for this conditional use permit.

 

c.       Pete Vanderpoel had requested to be on the agenda regarding a charge he had received for boarding of his dog by the town’s animal control person.   Vanderpoel was not present at this meeting.  This item will be postponed to a future meeting.

 

d.      A certified letter was sent to Harold Blazei, the owner of a building at N4843 Main Street in Krakow where the roof had caved in, and also a copy of this meeting’s agenda was sent to Blazei.  Blazei did not sign for the certified letter nor was he present at this meeting.  This item will be postponed to a future meeting.

 

e.       Quotes for the cutting of grass and trimming at the town hall and park that were received were opened.

MOTION (Powers/Lewis/PASSED) to have Schwartz Lawn Cutting provide the service of cutting grass and trimming at the town hall at the rate of $35.00 per cutting and at the Krakow Park at the rate of $90.00 per cutting.

 

f.       Items to be included in the newsletter which is part of the annual financial report that is sent to all property owners were discussed.    Items that were in the last March newsletter that are to remain in this newsletter were Building Construction, Building Inspection Required,  Zone Changes ~ Conditional Use Permits ~ Variance Requests, Burning Policy in the Town, Dog Tags, Payment of Second Installment of Taxes, Rental of Park Pavilion, and notices of upcoming election and meetings.  In addition there will be notice of the change in the garbage and recycling pickup schedule and plans for a tire pickup day at the town hall.

 

Specific Town Board Notice and Agenda for Upcoming Town Board Meeting:  The next town board meeting is scheduled for Monday, April 13, 2009.   The two postponed agenda items for this meeting will be on the April agenda.  Also a date will be set for the on-site review of reconstruction of Carroll Road and a deadline date for acceptance of bids will set.

 

Voucher Listing/Payment of Bills:    MOTION (Powers/Lewis/PASSED) to approve payment of vouchers V-4504 through V-4537. 

 

Adjournment:  MOTION (Smith/Powers/PASSED) to adjourn the meeting. The meeting was adjourned at 8:15 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 4-13-09.

 They were             approved without correction                    approved with correction

 

 

ATTEST:  ____________________________________________ Date _______________________

                                 Town of Angelica Chairman