TOWN OF ANGELICA
Monthly
Meeting
September 12, 2011
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: Town of Angelica Planning Commission Chairman Richard Ferfecki, Connie Nischke, Paul & Debra Dahlke, Irene Banaszynski, Nancy Cormier, Elmer Kraning, 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, September 10, 2011; put on the town website and also e-mailed to the
Shawano Leader on September 9th.
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 August
8, 2011.
Approval of Treasurer’s Monthly Report:
The Treasurer’s report was presented to the
board by Treasurer Matuszak
showing balances as of
August 31, 2011 of $126,770.56
at the Citizens Bank in
Pulaski and $170,087.65 at the Premier
Bank in Pulaski. MOTION (Lewis/Van Asten/PASSED) to approve the Treasurer’s report as
presented.
Correspondence: Correspondence
reviewed was (1) three land-use permits issued by Shawano County in the past
month (2) 2011 County Equalization Report for Shawano County showing the town’s
equalized value decreased by 1.28% (3)
D.O.R.’s preliminary population estimate of 1,803 as of January 1, 2011 (4)
notice of D.O.R.’s new electronic assessment data requirements (5) brochures on
UW-Extension WisLine Series and WTA Fall Budget &
Finance Workshops (6) notice of SPOKES annual meeting (7) DOA August Local
Government Report (8) notice of Shawano County Farm Bureau Annual Meeting, and
(9) notice of a local government seminar sponsored by Ruder Ware Business
Attorneys.
Reports from Town Officers: Supervisor Lewis reported on a concern he had received about Hill Road needing to be graveled and graded. Chairman Smith stated that he had contacted McKeefry to lay stone and grade Hill Road and asked them to get in touch with the Steffens. Lewis also reported that he had sold another used culvert pipe to M & L Excavating.
Supervisor Van Asten reported receiving a concern about grass alongside
the road not being cut in the Lake Sandia Subdivision. Chairman Smith explained that the second
cutting of grass in road r-o-w is starting and he would contact them to be sure
all the roads in the subdivision have the grass cut.
Chairman Smith reported
(1) N.E.W. Para-Medic Squad’s financials were $8,042.72 in the General Fund
with $4,125.95 for the 1st Responders and $227.72 for the Jr.
EMT’s. There is $4,880.33 in the
Equipment Fund with $562.90 of that being in the Building & Maintenance
Fund. The Citizens Bank CD balance is
$76,579.27. It is planned to discontinue
the Jr. EMT’s fund and these funds will go into the 1st Responders
fund. There were 45 runs in July with 14
being no transport and there were 4 runs in the Town of Angelica. As of July 31, 2011 the Squad is $21,229.00
in the black. The estimated cost of the
town’s share for new communication system radios is $5,000 and there could be
bonding available for this expenditure. (2) at the
August Tri-County Fire Department board meeting it was reported that there was
a total of 61 runs in 2010 and they have had 72 runs already in 2011. There have been 6 runs in the Town of
Angelica. 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. The
Department is looking to hire new members mainly for daytime help. Work is being done on FEMA grants for both
this year and last year and a $17,000.00 fifty-fifty grant from the DNR. They had a successful Fill the Boot campaign
with over $2,000.00 being raised. NIMS
300 training is going to be offered at the end of this month. The estimated cost of the new 700 Band radios
for the Fire Department is $107,000.00.
(3) Cedar Road reconstruction is
progressing and is almost to the point of doing the shoulder work. It’s been found that there is no gravel base
under the present road and if money is available in the budget he would like to
lay two to three inches of gravel along with the reground blacktop down before
the first coat of blacktop is laid.
(4) the
Shawano County Highway Department will be shouldering Green Valley Road in the
next two weeks and they will put new approaches on the bridge on Hickory Drive
that is closest to County C. They also
looked at the blacktop at the town hall and suggested chip sealing which could
probably save the blacktop for another three to four years at an estimated cost
of $3,000.00 for the portion in front of the town hall and could probably do
the entire area for a little over $5,000.00.
Clerk Powers reported
receiving a phone call from Ed Kazik in which he
wanted to inform the town board that he would no longer be able to cut the
grass in the Hillside Cemetery after the end of this year. Kazik said that he
would be willing to continue to take care of the paperwork/bookkeeping for the
Cemetery. The Clerk gave the board a listing of year to
date building permits issued and year to date road expenses.
Report
from Town Planning Commission Chairman: Town of Angelica Planning Commission Chairman
Richard Ferfecki had nothing to report at this time.
Public Comments: MOTION (Van Asten/Lewis/PASSED) to open the meeting up for public comments. Elmer Kraning showed the board a new road sign that he had recently ordered which meets the new federal regulations on road signs in regard to size of letters/numbers and retroreflectivity. Nancy Cormier gave the board a printout of a recent article in the Green Bay press-Gazette regarding the Suamico Village Board’s concerns regarding proposed tax hikes by area school districts. Cormier urged the town board to attend the local school board meetings to keep up to date on the school district’s budget and any proposed tax increases. 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. Paul
and Debra Dahlke were present in regard to their conditional
use request to have an automotive repair business as a home occupation major at
N3228 Willow Road. It was recommended by
the Angelica Planning Commission to approve Conditional Use Request No. CU-1-11
with conditions. MOTION (Van Asten/Lewis/PASSED UNANIMOUSLY)
to recommend approval of CU-1-11 to operate an automotive repair business out
of the existing attached garage located at N3228 Willow Road with conditions as
recommended by the Town Planning Commission to the Shawano County Planning
& Zoning Committee.
b. A
draft copy of the Town of Angelica Employee Grievance Procedure as recommended
by the Wisconsin Towns Association had been given board members for their
review prior to this meeting. MOTION (Smith/Lewis/PASSED UNANIMOUSLY) to
approve Resolution 9-12-11 Employee Grievance Procedure.
c. Irene
Banaszynski was present with a concern about
placement of a road sign which she said was on her property and has to be
removed and also that stones on her property have to be removed. Chairman Smith stated he had measured the
location of the road sign and it was located in the town road right-of-way and
also that the town did not remove gravel/small stones that could be in the town
road right-of-way from snow plowing. The
town’s sign maintenance person will meet with Ms. Banaszynski
and check the measurements to be sure the road sign is in town road
right-of-way.
d. A
CSM prepared by Surveyor Brian J. Peot for two lots
on Church Drive/Cedar Road at the direction of Roger C. Anderson, a copy of
which was received by the town on September 1, 2011, was reviewed. MOTION
(Van Asten/Smith/PASSED UNANIMOUSLY) to approve
the CSM for two lots on Church Drive/Cedar Road as presented.
e. A
CSM prepared by Mach IV dated 8-24-11, a copy of which was received by the town
on September 7, 2011, for Lot 1 on Nichols Drive for Jeremy Bohm
was reviewed. MOTION (Lewis/Van Asten/PASSED UNANIMOUSLY) to
approve the CSM for one lot on Nichols Drive as presented.
f. An
application for an Operator’s License for Chantel Birr
was reviewed. MOTION (Van Asten/Lewis/PASSED UNANIMOUSLY) to
approve the application for an Operator’s License for Chantel
Birr.
Specific
Town Board Notice and Agenda for Upcoming Town Board Meeting: The next scheduled town board
meeting will be on Monday, October 10, 2011 at 6:30 p.m. Preliminary 2012 Budget work will be an
agenda item.
Voucher
Listing/Payment of Bills: MOTION (Lewis/Van Asten/PASSED
UNANIMOUSLY) to approve payment of
vouchers V-5559 through V-5600.
Adjournment: MOTION (Van Asten/Lewis/PASSED)
to adjourn the meeting. The meeting was adjourned at 8:45 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 10-10-2011.
ATTEST: ____________________________________________
Date _______________________
Town of Angelica Chairman