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December 11, 2007 Town Board Meeting
TOWN OF BROOKLYN Office: N5988 County Road A-- Green Lake, WI 54941 Regular Monthly Town Board Meeting December 11, 2007 7:00 P.M. E-mail: townofbrooklyn@centurytel.net Web: http://www.tn.brooklyn.wi.gov Minutes q Call Meeting to order by Mike Wuest at 7:00 p.m. q Pledge of Allegiance q Roll Call: Mike Wuest, Chair; Susan McConnell, Supervisor; Sydney Rouse, Supervisor; Kathleen Morris, Treasurer; and Marian Mildebrandt, Clerk all present q Approve Minutes of November 13, 2007 meeting . M/S Rouse/McConnell to approve. Discussion None. Motion carried 3-0 q Monthly Financial Review: o Treasurers Report - Kathleen Morris o Monthly Budget Report. Marian Mildebrandt q Assessor report Elizabeth Rowley Things are quite slow. Re-assessment is on hold for now. Sales for the year have been enters and sales returns have been returned. q Library Report Linda DeNell Book Fair is going last week and this week. Tremendous amount of work doing it, So far $1500.00. Library will get ½ of profits in new books. Received about 20 inquires about the custodian position. Will have 3 more interviews on Thursday and then make a decision. Christmas by the Lake had several events at the Library, but the turnout for the entire event was low. Jane Barclay is artist of the month. Music series starting the end of January. q Building Permit Report Jerry Buhrow, Jr. - One permit this month major alternation and addition. There should be one more permit this year for a home. q Fire Commission Report (Including Fire Dept. & 1st Responder Dept.) - Orlo Bierman adopted a new parking area plan. Chief Wagner is working on specifications for new truck. No news on the grant we applied for. LOSA increase of $292.72/ person q Update on City Affairs Sydney Rouse Did not attend. Handed out agenda to board. q Plan Commission Report on annexation issues of Green Lake Conference Center; Lawsonia and Lindenwood Development. Wuest. Meeting for City Plan Commission for the 12 is cancelled and also the meeting of City Council for the 19th of January has been cancelled. No reasons given. q Suggested items for possible future agendas: McConnell received letter from Green Lake Chamber of Commerce to increase room tax by 2%. She would also like to see a copy of the Chamber budget. Clerk will request a copy of budget for January meeting. Rouse. February WTA district meeting; Discussion on a 5-man board. Add Clerk Report to agenda. Wuest Report from County Board (McConnell). Send letter to Betty Rowley for donation of refrigerator. q Appearances: Jerry Buhrow, Jr.; Elizabeth Rowley q Public Comments (15 minutes) 7:20 p.m. Nancy Hill, Green Lake Association - Lindenwood Development isnt going away. Maybe should do a check (financial) on them. (7:22 p.m.) q Discussion on revised building inspection fees. Buhrow: most changes are on commercial fees reductions plus new manufactured homes. Deposit they get back if they have all the inspections. Made 2 changes 7 b would be $200.00 and C. would be $250.00. M/S Rouse/McConnell to approve with corrections. Roll Call: Wuest, Yes; McConnell, Yes; Rouse, Yes. Motion carried 3-0 q Discussion on revised and updated mobile homes, manufactured homes and recreational mobile homes. Rowley gave the board the final Ordinance draft. She explained some of the changes. The town is responsible for all units, not just mobile homes. We will do a summary ordinance so that we dont have to publish complete ordinance. Put on agenda next month for both ordinances. M/S Wuest/ McConnell to carry over to next month agenda for the ordinances on Mobile homes, Manufactured homes and Recreational mobile homes. Motion carried 3-0 q Discussion on Fee Schedule for 2008. o Resolution #2007-5 Fee Schedule M/S Rouse/McConnell to approve Resolution 2007-5. Roll Call: Wuest, Yes; McConnell, Yes; Rouse, Yes. Motion carried 3-0 q Discussion on recommendations from the Plan Commission o Purchase of additional land at Recycling/Sanitation Center to accommodate compost site. Wuest - $150.00 to purchase land at Recycling/Sanitation Center from Elizabeth Rowley for compost site. Discussion Plan Commission approved purchase the land. M/S McConnell/Rouse to purchase additional land $150.00 at Recycling/Sanitation Center from Elizabeth Rowley. Roll Call: Wuest, Yes; McConnell, Yes; Rouse, Yes. Motion carried 3-0 o Review/revise/repeal all or parts of Holding Tank Ordinance. Approve or Deny. Recommendation from Plan Commission to repeal all of the Holding Tank Ordinance. Rouse is in favor of getting rid of the ordinance. Questions: How will they get rid of the waste Wuest it has to go to disposal plant. M/S Rouse/McConnell to repeal all parts of the Holding Tank Ordinance as recommendation of the Plan Commission. Roll Call: Wuest, Yes; McConnell, Yes; Rouse, Yes. Motion 3-0 carried - to repeal. o Review/revise/repeal all or parts of Land Subdivision Ordinance. Approve or Deny. PC has recommended repeal of entire Land Subdivision ordinance. Wuest recommends we table it for now, until we get done with the Comp. Plan. And then get the 2 copies for both supervisors. Get copies of the County Land Sub division Ordinance also. M/S Rouse/McConnell to table the Land Subdivision Ordinance recommendation until we get done with reviewing the Comp Plan and they review/revise or repeal all or parts of that ordinance. Roll Call: Wuest, Yes; McConnell, Yes; Rouse, Yes. Motion carried to table recommendation 3-0. o Review/revise/repeal all or parts of Comprehensive Plan lot sizes. Wuest wants to discuss this first. (d before c) Wuest Recommendation of Plan Commission to go through entire Comp Plan and take about 60 pages at a time, with recommendations to the board and our legal counsel. It is time for a 4-year review. He is in agreement with this. Rouse & McConnell: would like a copy of the Comp Plan. McConnell it should have been reviewed in 2006 it is a 3-year review not 4-year review schedule. M/S McConnell/Rouse to table until Plan Commission comes back with recommendations. Motion carried 3-0. q Discussion on monthly financial review: -. § What and how the monthly reports will be presented for budget year 2008. Discussion was held on reports that Clerk and Treasurer will present to the Board. q Discussion of purchasing used furniture for Town Hall from Badger Mining Corp. (up to $1000.00?). Wuest - they have approx. 40 chairs and 10 tables. M/S McConnell/Rouse to approve getting the used furniture from Badger Mining Corp. up to $1000.00. Motion carried 3-0 q Letter to City of Green Lake to discontinue Compost Agreement. Board received a copy of proposed letter. M/S Wuest/McConnell to send letter. Motion carried 3-0 q Next Board meeting January 8, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. - q Adjournment M/S Wuest/Rouse to adjourn. Motion carried 8:15 p.m. Requests from persons with disabilities that need assistance to participate in this meeting or hearing should be made to the town office at 294-6600 with as much advance notice as possible. Marian Mildebrandt, Clerk Approved with correction December 8, 2008