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UPON MOTIONS DULY MADE AND SECONDED, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS WERE ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY BY THE TOWN OF SHEBOYGAN TOWN BOARD IN OPEN SESSION
2. Agenda-Motion Wagner, second Gumm to approve the Town of Sheboygan Town Board agenda for December 15, 2009. Motion carried
3. Minutes-Motion Gumm, second Schwinn to approve the Town of Sheboygan Town Board minutes of November 17, 2009 as presented. Motion carried
4. Community Bank & Trust re: CDARS-Sue Garski from Community Bank was present and gave a brief presentation about the CDARS program and FDIC Insurance and concerns by other municipalities regarding investment security. There are fees for this program.
5. Ordinance adopting the Town of Sheboygan Comprehensive Plan-The Plan Commission held a public hearing on the Comprehensive Plan at their last meeting held on December 1, 2009. A resolution was passed by the Plan Commission recommending the Town Board adopt this ordinance. Motion Schwinn,second Wagner to approve the Ordinance adopting the Town of Sheboygan Comprehensive Plan. Motion carried.
6. Re-appointment of SD#2 JD Ison Commissioner as Treasurer-Motion Gumm, second Schneider to appoint JD Ison Commissioner and Treasurer of Sanitary District #2, to a term to be determined by the Town Board. Motion carried.
7. Status of property at 1115 Greendale Road-It was reported that all the structures from this property have been razed. There is no further action required by the Town Board.
8. Status of property at 924 Eisner Avenue-Mr. Thalheim contacted legal counsel regarding obtaining some of his personal property items. The Clerk called the contact number provided by Thalheim and left a message; however Thalheim has not called the Town Hall back. The Clerk’s message was that he should contact the Town Hall to make arrangements to obtain his items by December 5, 2009. The boat and truck are legal to leave on the property. There is no further action required by the Town Board.
9. Constable Issues-
a) 1730 No. 38th Street-The Constable feels this is a private matter between two private individuals. The vehicles on the property are legal per the ordinance. The ongoing issue is a property line dispute between Mr. Hodgell and the Ziemer family. The Sheriff’s Department has also been involved with this matter. The Ziemer property is in the City of Sheboygan. The Hodgell property is in the Town. Hodgell stated that he talked with the Constable about the issue and the Town does not have jurisdiction about this issue. There are also issues involving property owners who are pulling out property stakes. Hein stated that property line disputes are not the concern of this Board. Hein stated that this Board would appreciate if Hodgell would clean up his property and maintain it cleaned it up. Hein stated that Hodgell will have to get an attorney to deal with the other issues.
b) VanDerPuy call report-The call report was submitted by the constable and was filed.
10. Economic Development Corporation Task Force request for funding-The Finance Committee felt it was a good program but there is no funding at this time. Motion Gumm, second Wagner to approve a resolution supporting the purpose of the Sheboygan Economic Development Corporation Task Force and will consider financial support for next year’s budget if funding allows. Motion carried.
11. Green Meadows Subdivision loan restructuring-Pam Dekker provided new loan documents, an invoice has been sent to the owners on record of the property. The bank has received their fee from the developer. Motion Schwinn, second Schneider to authorize the Town Chairman and Town Clerk to approve the resolution and sign the loan restructuring documents provided by the bank. Motion carried.
12. Consent for assessment form re: Windward Court-A consent form has been mailed to the owner of Windward Apartment Complex known as Windward Cove LLC for signature. Motion Schneider, second Schwinn to approve waiver and consent for Assessments for Windward Court, as attached. Motion carried. This item will be placed on the next agenda.
13. Ordinance related to hunting, gun and bow & arrow-Atty. Bauer presented a draft of the ordinance related to hunting, gun and bow & arrow. Motion Schwinn, second Gumm to approve the Ordinance Related to hunting, gun and bow and arrow as presented upon posting and publication. Motion carried. 1
4. Status of sale of Town land on Vanguard Drive-There is nothing new to report. This will be placed on the next agenda.
15. Draft Department of Public Works Ordinance-This item will be held for the next meeting.
16. DPW Issues-
a) Street light on Mueller Road & CTH Y- The cost is estimated at $99.20 per month and the light is leased to the Town. The estimate includes the cost for the electricity. The Finance Committee felt that they would recommend installation with the Mueller Road bike/road project so that wiring could be installed before restoration is done. Blashka stated that there is an existing pole present and there will not be additional wiring necessary per Alliant. Motion Gumm, second Schwinn to authorize putting a street light at the intersection of CTH Y and Mueller Road. Motion carried.
b) Mueller Road bike lane project-Blashka stated that upon review of the past records by the engineer they found that there is not 66’ right-of-way for all properties and that an easement was not signed by one property owner to proceed with the project. The Town needs to talk to the property owner to see if he would sign the easement, or if the cost is under $1,000 the Town can offer up to that dollar amount without federal involvement. However, if the Town cannot acquire this 8’ of land the project will be stopped. Hein stated that the property owner should be offered $999.99 to acquire this land rather than stop the project. Blashka felt that in early January all the paperwork should be filed that the Town can then negotiate with the owner. The location of the property at question is on the south side of Mueller Road, directly east of CTH Y. All other property owners involved have signed the easement. This item will be placed on the next agenda.
17. Fire Department utility bills/energy audit-Gumm and Stahl reported that nothing more has been heard from the HVAC contractor. Stahl stated that thermostats were reset so the fans shut down, exhaust fans in the restroom have been shut off, thermostats in the office areas were shut down at night, and the air handler has been shut down. The HVAC contractor is checking into the codes for the air handler. Lighting was found to be in compliance. This will be placed on the next agenda.
18. Review of Commercial Building Permit Fee (Table 2)-Motion Schwinn, second Wagner to amend Table 2 of the Commercial Building Permit Fees of the Code of Municipal Ordinances per the attached listing. Motion carried.
19. Payment to State of WI for fire truck loan (Wal-Mart funds, donations & unused loan funds)-The Finance Committee reviewed the figures and it was their recommendation to pay the donations and Wal-Mart monies toward the fire truck loan. Motion Schwinn, second Gumm to pay the State Loan a prepayment amount equal to the Wal-Mart escrow fund and the fire truck donation account and hold back the $29,173 of unused loan funds until June 2010 when the truck comes, so that these funds be used for the purchase of new equipment for the truck. If there were a claim from the neighbors of Wal-Mart the Town would make up the difference from the $250,000 from the sale of the old buildings to the County for the roundabout. Motion carried.
20. Appointment of Mike Bean to Board of Review-A letter of interest was received from town resident Mike Bean. Motion Gumm, second Wagner to appoint Mike Bean as a member of the Board of Review. Motion carried.
21. Operators Licenses-Motion Gumm, second Schwinn to approve a one-year operators license for Sara Nenning, 1416 Heermann Ct. for Bushwood and a two-year operator’s license for Jesse Butzen, 685 E. Washington Avenue, Cleveland for J-Bee’s Silver Dollar. Motion carried.
22. Reappointment of Board of Zoning Appeals Members-Motion Wagner, second Schneider to appoint Kenneth Blindauer, Al Goetz & John Versey to the Board of Zoning Appeals with terms ending 1-1-2013 and James DenBoer with a term ending 1-1-2012. Motion carried.
23. Appointment of election inspectors through December 31, 2011-Motion Schwinn, second Gumm to appoint the election inspectors as listed on the attached list through December 31, 2011. Motion carried.
24. Reports-Motion Gumm, second Wagner to accept the reports as presented. Motion carried.
25. Communications & Correspondence-The communications and correspondence was read and filed. Motion Gumm, second Schwinn to pay $250 for the post high school graduation donation to the Kiwanis Club in 2010. Motion carried. Blashka stated that he will be attending a WDOT meeting on 12-16-09 at 7:00 pm to discuss bridge rehab and resurfacing projects and will report back to the Board.
26. Union Status and issues-The union vote regarding being represented by the union was a total of 7 votes-4 against representation and 3 for representation. There is a 10 day period before the vote takes effect.
27. Health Insurance Proposals-Higher deductible Motion Gumm, second Wagner to accept the United Health Care proposal identified as #3B on the comparison sheets, with a $250 deductible for medication. Motion carried. Also, negotiation for wages will be scheduled for the regular January meeting. The Town Board and Sanitary District Boards will schedule a special meeting to discuss employee status, employee wages, benefits, employee education and the spelling out of insurance coverage’s on January 12, 2010 at 5:15 p.m.
28. Closed Session re: DPW labor agreement and Union issues-The Town Board did not go into closed session.
29. Open Session-No action.
30. Adjourn-Motion Schwinn, second Schneider to adjourn the meeting at 6:30 pm. Motion carried.
Minutes recorded by Cathy Conrad, Clerk
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