TOWN OF ANGELICA

Monthly Meeting

June 14, 2010

 

 

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 Chairman Richard Ferfecki, Elmer Kraning, James Mills, Ronald Banaszynski, Brian Eckberg and Cliff Powers

 

 

Call to Order/Roll Call/Verification of Meeting Notice:  Chairman Smith called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.  Per Clerk Powers the agenda was posted the afternoon of Friday, June 11, 2010; put on the town website and also e-mailed to the Shawano Leader on June 11th.

 

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 regular town board meeting of May 10, 2010.

   

Approval of Treasurer’s Monthly Report:  The Treasurer’s report was presented to the board by Treasurer Matuszak showing balances as of May 31, 2010 of $19,436.62 at the Citizens Bank in Pulaski and $263,390.86 at the Premier Bank in Pulaski.   MOTION (Lewis/Van Asten/PASSED) to approve the Treasurer’s report as presented.

 

Correspondence:  Correspondence reviewed was (1) CSM for one lot located at County Road C and Beech Drive (2) copy of letter from DNR regarding placement of dredged or fill material into wetlands on property located on Deer Drive (3) water testing lab results for the Krakow Park (4) copy of County Ordinance 3-10, a land division ordinance that was adopted in May of 2010 (5) copy of UDC permit for a single family residence for Timothy Bader (6) three land-use permits issued by the County for property in the town (7) copy of a County Animal Management Permit issued to Mark Karcz (8) two notices from the Public Service Commission giving notice of hearings for rules regarding Wind Siting Rules and notice of compiling information for environmental assessment of operating a Biomass-Fires, Cogeneration Facility in Marathon County.

 

Reports from Town Officers:  Supervisor Lewis reported (1) he had issued two driveway/culvert permits for field entrances and one permit for a home (2) all the used culverts have been sold except a 15” x 16’ and a 36” x 10’ pipe (3) pot holes on Sumac Drive that need attention and a stop sign in the ditch at the end of Sumac and Willow, and (4) calls from people about stones hitting their windshields.

 

 

 

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Supervisor Van Asten reported (1) on attendance at the WTA Unit Meeting held in Lessor (2) he had recovered the bridge sign that was thrown in the Pensaukee river on Green Valley Road (3) brush obstructing road signs, and (4) resolving a complaint between neighbors regarding dumping lawn clippings in the road ditch.

 

Chairman Smith reported (1) the N.E.W. Para-Medic Squad board did not have a meeting in May  (2) the Fire Department had 33 runs in April which was the same as last year with two runs being in the Town of Angelica.  Presently there are 44 active members.  The Department still has a chance of receiving a $74,000.00 FEMA Grant and DNR grants.  They are moving forward on the addition to the fire station.  A Safety Officer Policy was adopted that provides for designating one firefighter as the Safety Officer on fire runs.  The firemen elected Randy Wichlacz as the new fire chief.  The Fire Department Board of Directors appointed Randy Wichlacz as acting fire chief for one year with the provision that he obtain a pardon for a felony charge.   (3) mulch has been placed around trees and playground equipment, weeds have been sprayed and the basketball hoops repaired at the Krakow Park (4) three miles of town roads have been chip sealed and crack filling has been done on the roads (5) the County highway department has begun cutting the road ditches (6) he had received estimates on the cost of blacktopping which are considerably higher than budgeted amounts for Carroll and Town Line roads and paver patching on Mile Drive and Hickory Drive, and (6) the shouldering estimate was close to budgeted amount.

 

Clerk Powers reported on (1) preparation of information requested by a Crivello-Carlson attorney to answer interrogatories and request for records regarding the Banaszynski case (2) Northwoods Convenience Center is up to date on payment for garbage stickers sold, and (3) reports given to the board on summary of receipts/expenses through the month of May compared to budget and building permits issued year to date.

 

Report from Town Planning Commission Chairman:  Richard Ferfecki, Chairman of the Town of Angelica Planning Commission, was present and asked that there be a meeting between the Planning Commission and the Town Board in regard to the new County Land Division Ordinance.

 

Public Comments:  MOTION (Van Asten/Lewis/PASSED) to open the meeting up for public comments.  Brian Eckberg had a question regarding life expectancy of road and concerns about trucking doing damage to the roads.   Elmer Kraning had a question regarding a donation to Supporters of Shawano K-9 and also questioned Supervisor Lewis about reported comments Lewis had made concerning town business.  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.       There was discussion regarding the interpretation of the Shawano County Zoning District A-290 in that the town was of the opinion that there should be a minimum depth requirement that lots be at least 290 feet in depth in addition to the 290-foot requirement of road frontage.   The wording to require this minimum depth is not presently in the Shawano  County Zoning Ordinance for A-290 and there was discussion regarding having a town ordinance that is stricter than present Shawano County requirements.  MOTION (Van Asten/Lewis/PASSED UNANIMOUSLY) to develop a land-use ordinance requiring that the A-290 Zone have a minimum depth requirement of 290 feet and a density requirement of not more than one residence per every ten acres.

 

 

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b.      There was discussion regarding having both the general checking and depository for tax monies being at the same bank.  This will be put on the town board meeting’s agenda for July and the Treasurer is to obtain more information regarding FIDC and CEDAR protection of deposits in the banks.

 

c.       There was discussion is regard to having a tire drop-off day sometime in August and having the tires brought to the Gene Reyment business site and Reyment will then truck the tires out on a per/ton fee basis.  It was proposed to charge $1.00/car tire - $5.00/truck tire - $10.00/tractor tire to have tires dropped off and tires with rims on them would not be accepted.  The suggested day for tire drop-off was Saturday, August 21, 2010 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. with notice of this tire drop-off day being posted on the posting boards and put on the town website.

 

d.      There was discussion on manure application requirements that would require manure being knifed in within one-half mile of residential areas.  MOTION (Van Asten/Lewis/PASSED UNANIMOUSLY) to begin development of a Town of Angelica Ordinance relating to manure application near residential areas.

 

e.       There has been a noticeable drop-off in the sale of garbage stickers since the convenience store on Spruce Road has closed.  It was the general consensus that people are putting out garbage without using stickers and the hauler is picking up this garbage.  The clerk was instructed to draft a letter to Waste Management instructing them to inform their haulers that garbage without stickers placed on it is not to be picked up.

 

f.       Applications for Class A and Class B beverage licenses for the annual year of July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011 were reviewed.  MOTION (Smith/Lewis/PASSED UNANIMOUSLY) to grant beverage licenses to Groucho’s II, T.J.’s Supper Club & Catering, Krash Inn and Northwoods Convenience Center with the provision that checks issued by Northwoods Convenience Center clear the bank by June 21st before issuance of that license.

 

g.      MOTION (Smith/Van Asten/PASSED UNANIMOUSLY) to grant cigarette licenses to Krash Inn and Northwoods  Convenience Center.

 

h.      MOTION (Lewis/Van Asten/PASSED UNANIMOUSLY) to grant operator’s licenses to the nine applicants for the annual year of July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011.

 

MOTION (Van Asten/Lewis/PASSED UNANIMOUSLY) to grant an operator’s license to Chantel M. Birr for the license year ending June 30, 2010.

 

i.        A resolution requested by the Shawano County Health Department supporting development of a countywide bicycle/pedestrian plan to increase safety, promote economic development, and encourage the use of bicycles for recreation and transportation throughout Shawano County and its municipalities was reviewed.  MOTION (Lewis/Van Asten/PASSED UNANIMOUSLY) to approve Town of Angelica Resolution 06-14-2010 supporting a bicycle/pedestrian plan to be done by Shawano County.

 

 

 

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Specific Town Board Notice and Agenda for Upcoming Town Board Meeting:  The next town board meeting is scheduled for Monday, July 12, 2010.  

 

Voucher Listing/Payment of Bills:  MOTION (Lewis/Van Asten/PASSED) to approve payment of vouchers V-5044 through V-5068.  

 

Adjournment:  MOTION (Van Asten/Lewis/PASSED) to adjourn the meeting. The meeting was adjourned at 9:40 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 7-12-2010.

 They were             approved without correction                    approved with correction

 

ATTEST:  ____________________________________________ Date _______________________

                                 Town of Angelica Chairman

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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