TOWN OF ANGELICA

Monthly Meeting

May 10, 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, County Board Supervisor Cliff Powers, Elmer Kraning, and Brian Eckberg

 

 

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, May 7, 2010; put on the town website and also e-mailed to the Shawano Leader on May 7th.

 

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 April 12, 2010 and the special town board meeting of April 19, 2010.

   

Approval of Treasurer’s Monthly Report:  The Treasurer’s report was presented to the board by Treasurer Matuszak showing balances as of March 31, 2010 of $33,336.05 at the Citizens Bank in Pulaski and $263,160.72 at the Premier Bank in Pulaski.   MOTION (Van Asten/Lewis/PASSED) to approve the Treasurer’s report as presented.

 

Correspondence:  Correspondence reviewed was (1) notification from the DNR regarding a grant award of $10,067.10 for recycling (2) copy of Continuation Certificate of the bond issued to Maroszek Excavating for possible road damage (3) Public Service Commission notice of application by Wisconsin Electric to build and operate a Biomass-Fire Cogeneration Facility in Marathon County (4) notification from Wisconsin Department of Commerce of approval of a home to be constructed on Pine Road (5) notice from Shawano County regarding the proposed new Shawano County Land Division Ordinance being on the May 26th County Board Agenda. (6) four Land Use Permits issued by Shawano County for property in the town (7) proposal from Gasco regarding fixed maximum pricing for LP gas (8) quarterly notification of relinquishments of land from the Farmland Preservation Program, and (9) Spring Pulaski Area Historical Society newsletter.

 

Reports from Town Officers:  Supervisor Lewis reported a resident on Cuba Drive had contacted him in regard to a drainage problem on Cuba Drive with the water not draining when it gets to Green Valley Road.     Supervisor Van Asten reported that the bridge sign on Green Valley Road is down again, potholes on Town Line Road and Green Valley Road north of Angelica Street needing filling, the brush pile at the Krakow Park and opening up the water at the park this week. 

 

Chairman Smith reported (1) at the N.E.W. Para-Medic Squad board meeting in April it was reported that there was $6,139.89 in the General Fund with $1,984.31 being in the 1st Responders Fund and $227.72 in the Junior EMS Fund.  There is a balance in the Equipment Fund of $9,324.97 with $4,280.90 being in the Building Maintenance Fund. The High Yield Passbook savings fund at Citizens Federal Bank in Shawano is $65,562.67.   There were 37 runs in March with 13 no transports and 4 runs for the Town of Angelica.  The Operating Income balance is $12,000.00 in the black.  An addition to the Operating Guidelines regarding stand-by calls is that in the future EMT’s will take out the second squad for a stand-by call and there will be a charge of $125.00 per hour. (2) the Fire Department had 24 runs in March compared to 31 in 2009 with two runs being in the Town of Angelica.  Presently there are 43 members with 40 being active and it is planned to get up to 45 members by adding more firemen in the area that are already trained and are available for day-time calls. Shawano County presently has 7 municipalities signed up for the MABAS agreement and Oconto County is in the process of moving forward on MABAS agreements.   The Department is waiting to hear from both the DNR and FEMA in regard to grant applications.   (3) The engineer for Shawano County is working on the reconstruction project for Green Valley Road and it is estimated that 80 per cent of the project will be in wet lands and a Water Quality Notice will be filed with the DNR.  In one area a considerable amount of muck will have to be removed and hopefully red sand fill  from Ripley can be used for a base. (4) there is a problem with the sale of garbage stickers in that Amoco 29 on Spruce Road is no longer open for business and a problem with payment from the convenience store in Krakow for stickers that have already been sold.  It is suggested that instead of selling garbage stickers the charge for garbage service be increased on the tax statements.  This will be on the June town board meeting agenda.  (5)  there is a question regarding a CSM for a lot on Cuba Drive in that the lot meets the two-acre requirement but is only 100 feet in depth and Smith will be contacting the Shawano County Zoning Department in regard to the A-290 interpretation in regard to this.

 

Clerk Powers reported on the town’s administrative building permits issued since the first of the year and expenses for Public Works – General and Public Work – Reconstruction year to date.

 

Report from Town Planning Commission Chairman:  Richard Ferfecki, Chairman of the Town of Angelica Planning Commission, was present and reported that the cluster meeting regarding the Zoning Code re-wrote was not very well attended and the person building a home on Pine Road has decided to purchase fill rather than applying for a conditional use permit for a pond.

 

Public Comments:  MOTION (Van Asten/Lewis/PASSED) to open the meeting up for public comments. Elmer Kraning brought to the board’s attention that the ditch on Green Valley Road near a bridge has been dug right up to the road shoulder and the blacktop is breaking away because of this.    Brian Eckberg expressed concern about trucking going back and forth from Kuczer Lumber and breaking up the blacktop on Hillside Drive.   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.       A schedule of UDC Inspection Fees as proposed by the new building inspector for the town was reviewed.  MOTION (Van Asten/Lewis/PASSED UNANIMOUSLY) to approve the fee schedule as presented.

 

b.      The naming of a bank as depository for the town’s general funds will be put on the town board meeting’s agenda for June and the Treasurer will be bringing more information for the board.

 

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 and be paid on a tonnage basis.  There is also the possibility of Reyment being able to take appliances and iron.  There was also discussion as to how to inform town residents and it was suggested ads be placed in the local shopper.  This will be on the June town board meeting agenda.

 

d.      There was discussion on designating certain roads as truck routes for businesses in the town.  No action was taken and this is to be checked out further.

 

e.       The requirement of operations that are over 500 animal units having to knife in manure with no spreading of the manure within one-half mile of residential areas is part of the town’s comprehensive plan.  The Shawano County Planner is doing research on an ordinance to address this.

 

Specific Town Board Notice and Agenda for Upcoming Town Board Meeting:  Agenda items for the June 14, 2010 town board meeting will include increasing garbage charge on tax statements versus selling garbage stickers, bank depository for the town’s general funds, having a tire drop-off day and establishing an ordinance regarding manure application within one-half mile of residential areas.

 

Voucher Listing/Payment of Bills:  MOTION (Lewis/Van Asten/PASSED) to approve payment of vouchers V-5023 through V-5043.  

 

Adjournment:  MOTION (Van Asten/Lewis/PASSED) to adjourn the meeting. The meeting was adjourned at 8:55 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 6-14-2010.

 They were             approved without correction                    approved with correction

 

ATTEST:  ____________________________________________ Date _______________________

                                 Town of Angelica Chairman