TOWN OF ANGELICA
Monthly
Meeting
September 13, 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 and Ronald Banaszynski
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, September 10, 2010;
put on the town website and also e-mailed to the Shawano Leader on September
10th.
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 August 9,
2010.
Approval of Treasurer’s Monthly Report:
The Treasurer’s report was presented to the
board by Treasurer Matuszak showing balances as of August 31, 2010 of
$158,834.31 at the Citizens Bank in Pulaski and $184,039.14 at the Premier Bank
in Pulaski. MOTION (Lewis/Van Asten/PASSED) to approve the Treasurer’s report as
presented.
Correspondence: Correspondence
reviewed was (1) 2010 Equalization Report from the Wisconsin D.O.R. (2) preliminary estimate of January 1, 2010
population of the town from Wisconsin D.O.A. of 1,783 (3) copies of Shawano County Ordinances 8-10 and
9-10 (4) County notice of proposed text and service fee schedule for the
Planning, Development and Zoning Department (5) copies of three land-use
permits issued by the County (6) notice from the Public Service Commission
regarding proposed Wind Siting rules (7) notices from
the Public Service Commission regarding application for a Biomass-Fired,
Cogeneration Facility in Marathon County (8) copies of Angelica Hillside
Cemetery Association bank statements, and (9) August 2010 D.O.A. Local
Government Report.
Reports
from Town Officers: Supervisor Lewis reported on issuance of a
field entrance permit to property on Green Valley Road with a question of where
to place the entrance because of the land being low and also the size of the
culvert needed. Lewis and Smith will
look at the area together to determine driveway placement. Supervisor Van Asten
reported that he had just recently received a complaint about a mail box being
hit by a snow plow; the black top breaking up on Nichols Drive going up the
hill; cleaning out the culvert in Krakow near the Erb
property, and having a question as to whether or not there would be blacktop
put down next to the town hall entrance.
Chairman Smith reported
(1) the N.E.W. Para-Medic Squad has $9,785.64 in its General Fund with
$5,578.07 being for the 1st Responders and $227.72 for the Jr.
EMT’s; $9, 082.04 in the Equipment Fund
with $4,177.90 being in the Building Maintenance Fund; and a High Yield
Passbook savings fund at Citizens Federal Bank in Shawano in the amount of
$65,814.72. In July there were 47 runs
with 18 no transports and 5 runs were for the Town of Angelica. The Operating Balance is $18,406.00 in the
black. (2) the Fire Department presently has 43
members with 2 being on medical leave and 1 on administrative leave. For the year to date there have been 58 runs
with Angelica having 9 runs. The
Department still is being considered for receiving a $74,000.00 FEMA
Grant. The Fire Department recently had
RIT training with Bonduel and other surrounding communities. There will be upcoming changes in the code
for fire inspections. Cost estimates for
the new communications system and having all radios on the same frequency were
$70,970.00 for the Fire Department and $75,608.00 for the N.E.W. Para-Medic
Squad. It has been proposed to take out
three-year bonding for this project.
Some interest has been shown for purchasing the old ladder truck. (3) shouldering on Green Valley Road and Elm Road has been done;
had a meeting with the County regarding the problem with stone on the road at
the intersection of Deer Drive and Green Valley Road and it is proposed to put
in a cement curb and bring the blacktop up to it on the southeast corner of
this intersection. Blacktopping is
completed on Carroll Road and Town Line Road with the shouldering completed on
Carroll and three-quarters done on Town Line.
The contractor has started reconstruction work on Green Valley and it is
planned to grind the blacktop the week of the 20th. (4) some ditching work will be done near the
intersection of Deer Drive and Maple Road (5) he had met with the County
Engineer to look at ways to solve the drainage problem in Krakow on Wencel and Julius Streets with either a 8” tile or doing a
shallow ditch to move water east to the big drainage ditch. A meeting will be held with property owners
before any decisions are made, and (6) asked the Road Maintenance person to
check the potholes on Green Valley Road, Town Line Road and Hof Street
Clerk Powers reported on
(1) information requested by Crivello-Carlson
regarding the Banaszynski claim and (2) reports given
to the board on road work expenses 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 reported on the
last Zoning Advisory Committee meeting held on August 26, 2010 where the second
half of the proposed new County zoning ordinance was reviewed. New sign regulations are proposed. In 2012 the AG-1 and AG-2 zones will be
called FP-1 and FP-2 but there are no changes being made. Density in the
Farmland Preservation zones will be 1 home to 20 acres. The current A-290 Zone will be incorporated
into the new Open Lands & Residential Zone and will have a density
requirement of 1 home to 10 acres. The
County will now have requirements in regard to number of parking spaces and
lighting for new businesses but any landscaping requirements would be up to the
towns. A site assessment check list will
have to be done before the County will issue permits for commercial or business
properties. Non-conforming buildings can
be reconstructed or remodeled as long as the building’s footprint remains the
same. When any rezoning is requested for properties in the town the Town Clerk
has to notify the County Zoning Administrator or another option would be to
provide a certified copy of a town board resolution regarding approval or
disapproval based on the town’s adopted comprehensive plan that would be filed
with the Shawano County Planning & Zoning Committee thirty days prior to a
scheduled meeting of that committee. Ferfecki also brought up concerns regarding the zoning of
the Gene Reyment property if it is a salvage yard and
the condition of the old fireworks stand on County Road C in Angelica.
The town had requested
that Attorney Richard Lubinski research and draft two ordinances for the town
regarding A-290 Zoning and Animal Waste.
Chairman Smith had the Clerk read a letter from Attorney Richard
Lubinski regarding these ordinances. In
regard to A-290 Zoning and the town requiring a minimum depth of 290 feet in
each lot and a density requirement of not more than one residence per 10 acres;
because the town is under County Zoning the town cannot adopt its own zoning
ordinance unless it wants to take control of the zoning itself. The town could create a sub-division
ordinance which would lay out rules for lot sizes and would require a full set
of ordinances as well and would have to be enforced by the town. In regard to animal waste and requiring that
liquid manure be knifed into soil within one-half mile of residential
development; Attorney Lubinski informed the town that the town is not able to
add any additional restrictions to the State law without following a set of
procedures to get the additional restrictions approved by the State and that
the Shawano County Animal Waste Ordinance is simply a restatement of the State
law. A suggestion Attorney Lubinski had was to address any noxious odor problems by using the
County’s Nuisance Ordinance if this is covered in that ordinance.
Enforcement of town
ordinances was discussed. Chairman Smith
mentioned that the Town of Pittsfield was interested in joining with the
Village of Pulaski in having a joint Municipal Court and perhaps the Town of
Angelica could also look into this.
Public Comments: MOTION (Lewis/Van Asten/PASSED) to open the meeting up for public comments. Ron Banaszynski asked about how the tire drop-off day turned out. Elmer Kraning told the board he had bundled up the cardboard from the storage garage and put it out for pickup by Waste Management; which they did. Kraning also had concerns about finishing the grass cutting in road ditches and putting up barricades and a sign on Town Line Road where there was drop-off in the shoulder of the road. Lisa Matuszak mentioned that a resident had asked she pass on to the town board that she and another resident thought the fairest way in putting out garbage for pickup was with the use of garbage stickers rather than having a flat fee put on the tax statements and discontinuing the use of stickers. Greg Van Asten inquired about the different ambulance at N.E.W. and Chairman Smith stated it was a Gold Cross van that was being used while repairs were being made on one of the N.E.W. ambulances. Van Asten also inquired about County Rescue responding to an emergency call rather than N.E.W. 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. An
application for a Class “A” Beer License from Tedd
Nadler, Nadler Auto Service, to sell beer from a convenience store at W2418
Main Street in Zachow was reviewed by the board. MOTION
(Van Asten/Lewis/PASSED UNANIMOUSLY) to approve
the granting of a Class “A” Beer License to Tedd
Nadler for the license year ending June 30, 2011.
b. Applications for two
operator’s licenses were reviewed. MOTION (Van Asten/Lewis/PASSED
UNANIMOUSLY) to grant operator’s licenses to Amanda Schmoll
and Melissa M. Hagel for the license year ending June
30, 2011.
c. Treasurer Matuszak gave
the board proposals from Premier Community Bank, North Shore Bank and Citizens
Bank regarding depositories for the town’s general funds in a checking account and depositing tax money funds in a separate savings
account. There was discussion regarding
service provided, fees and interest rates.
One area of concern was the amount and way the banks provide FDIC and
State insurance especially for the Tax Money Account. It was the general consensus to have a
representative from each bank come to the next three town board meetings, one
at a time, and answer the boards’ questions regarding the different accounts.
d. There was discussion
regarding three properties in Zachow which are
presently zoned residential and the use of these properties
in the past and present have been commercial uses. All three property owners wish to continue
with commercial use of their properties.
MOTION (Lewis/Van Asten/PASSED UNANIMOUSLY) to request to have
Shawano County correct zoning from residential to service commercial on Parcels
004-90150-0030 (Tedd & Rhonda Nadler),
004-90150-0001 (Donald J. & Carol Staszak) and 004-90150-0110 (Albert Radtke Inc.) to reflect the actual commercial uses of these
properties.
Specific
Town Board Notice and Agenda for Upcoming Town Board Meeting: The next town board meeting is scheduled for Monday,
October 11, 2010. Having a
representative from one of the Pulaski banks attend the town board meeting to
provide the board with information regarding depositories for the town’s
general funds and tax money funds will be put on the October 11, 2010 town
board meeting agenda.
Voucher
Listing/Payment of Bills: MOTION (Van Asten/Lewis/PASSED
UNANIMOUSLY) to approve payment of
vouchers V-5126 through V-5162.
Adjournment: MOTION (Lewis/Van Asten/PASSED) to adjourn the meeting. The
meeting was adjourned at 9:25 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 10-11-2010.
ATTEST: ____________________________________________
Date _______________________
Town of Angelica Chairman