TOWN OF ANGELICA
Monthly
Meeting
November 14, 3011
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 Richie Ferfecki, Elmer Kraning, Brian Eckberg, Robert and Tom Kuczer, Bruce Raymakers, James Mills and Ronald Banaszynski
Call to
Order/Pledge of Allegiance/Roll Call/Verification of Meeting Notice: Chairman Smith called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. All town officials were present. Clerk’s Note: The agenda was posted the morning of
Saturday, November 12, 2011; put on the town website and also e-mailed to the
Shawano Leader on November 11th.
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 held on October
10, 2011.
Approval of Treasurer’s Monthly Report:
The Treasurer’s report was presented to the
board by Treasurer Matuszak
showing balances as of
October 31, 2011 of $12,610.73
at the Citizens Bank in
Pulaski and $135,246.71 at the Premier
Bank in Pulaski. MOTION (Lewis/Van Asten/PASSED) to approve the Treasurer’s report as
presented.
Correspondence: Correspondence
reviewed was (1) one land-use permit issued by Shawano County for property in
the town for an accessory residential structure at N4870 Elm Road (2)
UW-Extension brochure regarding upcoming WisLine
Teleconferences on Local Land Use Planning and Zoning, and (3)
Fall issue of DNR Recycling News.
Reports from Town Officers: Supervisor Lewis reported (1) issued a driveway permit for John VanLannen on Mile Drive (2) sold three 18-inch used culvert pieces to Mark Karcz, and (3) tires in the ditches on Willow Road and Town Hall Drive.
Supervisor Van Asten (1) brought a bill for gravel that had been given to
him by the Krakow Sanitary District (2) had a question as to what is happening
with grocery store in Krakow that is now owned by Shawano County.
Chairman Smith reported
(1) N.E.W. Para-Medic Squad’s financials were $6,219.86 in the General Fund
with $2,874.58 being for the 1st Responders. There is $4,346.61 in the Equipment Fund with
$28.01 of that being in the Building & Maintenance Fund. The Citizens Bank CD balance is $76,665.21. There were 45 runs in September with 14 being
no transport and there were 6 runs in the Town of Angelica. At the end of September they were $24,684.00
in the black. For the 2012 budget the
per capita is $16.42 which is $1.20 less than last year. There is the possibility of taking the cost
of the new radio equipment out of the overage.
A $2,000.00 donation was anonymously received by the 1st
Responders. (2) at
the October Tri-County Fire Department board meeting it was reported that there
are 41 members with 2 being on medical leave, 1 on administrative leave and 1
on a leave of absence for a total of 37 active members. Three members will be retiring soon. Four applications have been received with
three of these that could take daytime calls.
Oconto County will be up and running with the MABAS program by July of
2012 and Shawano County by the end of 2012.
The Department has received a DNR $9,300.00 matching grant and has not
yet heard word on the FEMA grant applications.
(3) shouldering
work is done on Green Valley Road and around the intersection of Spruce Road
near the gas station. The plows were out
for the recent snow storm and Matt Maroszek will be
starting brush cutting in the road ditches soon. The PASER road report is almost completed and
also the recording of road signs and their condition in the town. A listing of new road signs that are needed
right now was given to the road maintenance person along with listing of pot
holes needing repair and removal of “low shoulder” and “trucks entering” signs
on Green Valley Road.
Clerk Powers reported
(1) the Fire Department had inspected the town hall and everything was okay (2)
the tax levies have been received from the schools (3) gave the board a listing
of year to date building permits issued and the year to date road expenditures.
Report
from Town Planning Commission Chairman: Town of Angelica Planning Commission Chairman
Richard Ferfecki reported he has been receiving a
number of calls regarding the two-acre lot requirement the town has and he had
signed the CSM for the lots at Cedar Road and Church Drive that was approved at
the September town
board meeting..
Public Comments: Bruce Raymakers expressed appreciation to the board for allowing a tile to be placed under Green Valley Road. Brian Eckberg had a question regarding the necessity of obtaining a town building permit for solar panels that are tax exempt and if the town has been in contact with the owner of the tavern that is being remodeled on Highway C in Angelica. Richie Ferfecki commented on a car continually being parked on the roadway of Cuba Drive. Elmer Kraning had a concern on the way the County Highway Department was plowing the town road intersections.
Specific
Matters for Discussion and Possible Action by Town Board in Open Session:
New Business:
a. Robert
Kuczer was present in regard to removal of the gravel
shoulder on Hillside Drive, alteration of the road ditch and dirt flowing into
the stream just south of the property across the road from his property. Kuczer gave the
board copies of state statutes pertaining to these concerns and also that a
town weight limit on Hillside Drive could not prevent him from traveling on the
road with an agricultural product. Kuczer also had concerns about the neighbor’s driveway
being in excess of the permitted thirty-five feet, being in non-compliance with
the County land-use permit and not having a sign permit. Kuczer asked that
the town put a stone shoulder on the road across from him and move and reset
all mailboxes on Hillside Drive that are not in compliance with road setback
specifications.
Chairman Smith indicated
that there was a problem with semis coming out of the Kuczer
driveway and traveling beyond the road shoulder in front of his neighbor’s
property and asked if he would consider putting gravel over his culvert
extension in order that the truck drivers knew exactly where the road culvert
was when leaving the Kuczer property. Chairman Smith also indicated that a decision
would be made before spring regarding the concerns brought up by Robert Kuczer.
b. There
was discussion as to depositories for town monies after the 2011 tax collection
starts. It was the general consensus to
leave the depositories as they presently are and when the tax collection fund at
Premier Bank gets near the maximum amount that is covered by federal and state
deposit insurance that another account be opened up at Citizens Bank to deposit
tax collections for that period of time when tax collection deposits exceed the
covered amount for insurance.
c. MOTION (Lewis/Van Asten/PASSED UNANIMOUSLY) to
approve Ordinance 11-14-11 ~ Bond Resolution for Collection of 2011 State and
County Taxes.
d. MOTION (Van Asten/Lewis/PASSED
UNANIMOUSLY) to accept and approve the 2012 Budget as
presented at the Budget Hearing and Special Town Meeting held prior to this
town board meeting.
Specific
Town Board Notice and Agenda for Upcoming Town Board Meeting: The next scheduled town board
meeting will be on Monday, December 12, 2011 at 6:30 p.m.
Voucher Listing/Payment
of Bills: MOTION (Lewis/Van Asten/PASSED
UNANIMOUSLY) to approve payment of
vouchers V-5636 through V-5659.
Adjournment: MOTION (Van Asten/Smith/PASSED)
to adjourn the meeting. The meeting was adjourned at 8:25 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 12-12-2011.
ATTEST: ____________________________________________
Date _______________________
Town of Angelica Chairman