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June 10, 2008 Town Board Meeting
TOWN OF BROOKLYN Office: N5988 County Road A-- Green Lake, WI 54941 Regular Monthly Town Board Meeting June 10, 2008 – 7:00 P.M. E-mail: townofbrooklyn@centurytel.net www.townofbrooklyn.com Minutes 1. Call Meeting to order – by Mike Wuest at 7:00 p.m. Present: Mike Wuest, Chair; Susan McConnell, Supervisor; Sydney Rouse, Supervisor; Marian Mildebrandt, Clerk. Absent: Kathleen Morris, Treasurer 2. Pledge of Allegiance – said by all in attendance 3. Approve Minutes of May 13, 2008 meeting. M/S McConnell/Wuest to approval as presented second set. Motion carried 3-0. 4. Monthly Financial Review: a. Treasurer’s report - M/S to Rouse/Wuest to approve as presented. Motion carried. b. Clerk’s report i. Consideration & action of licenses: Liquor-beer: Bloch’s Greenhouses, Inc; .A Little Red Schoolhouse Restaurant; Howe’s Green Meadow Lanes. M/S Wuest/Rouse to approve: Roll Call: Wuest, Yes; McConnell, Yes; Rouse, Yes. Motion Carried 3-0 Wine Class C – Bloch’s Greenhouses; M/S Wuest/McConnell to approve: Roll Call: Wuest, Yes; McConnell, Yes; Rouse, Yes. Motion carried 3-0 Operator’s Licenses: Shelley Keyport, Vera Soda, Patricia May; Karla Sergo; Tina Cuskay; Cody Disterhoft, Sue Ellen Bloch; M/S Rouse/Wuest to approve subject to background check: Roll Call: Wuest, Yes; McConnell, Yes; Rouse, Yes. Motion 3-0 Cigarette: Lawsonia, Inc.; Howie’s Green Meadow Lanes; M/S Wuest/McConnell to approve: Roll Call: Wuest, Yes; McConnell, Yes; Rouse, Abstained: Motion carried 2 Abstained 1 Soda – Bloch’s Greenhouse, Dartford Inn, GL Conference Center Grounds, Lawsonia Inc., A Little Red Schoolhouse Restaurant, Green Lake Campground, Classic Auto Service, Far View Properties, Howie’s Green Meadow Lanes; M/S Wuest/Rouse to approve: Roll Call: Wuest, Yes; McConnell, Yes; Rouse, Yes. Motion carried 3-0 Manufactured, Mobile & Recreational Mobile Home Community License – Sadie Hawk, Lamplighter Village, Coachlite Mobile Park, GL Campground, American Baptist Assembly. M/S Wuest/McConnell to approve: Roll Call: Wuest, Yes; McConnell, Yes; Rouse, Yes. Motion carried 3-0 ii. Consideration & action of Amendment to Fee Schedule – Resolution 2008-04 Add: “Temporary CLASS “B”/”CLASS B” Retailer’s License Fee of $10.00. M/S Wuest /Rouse to 5. Assessor report –– Elizabeth Rowley - Assessment has been completed, and results mailed to property owners. Average property values increased 28%. With an address or parcel number, you can look up any property in the town. She is in process of proofing the assessments. If she has problems she will contact Grota to see if they can answer her questions. Rowley will be present at Open Book, but Grota will handle Open Book. Open Book June 17 and 18. 6. Library report – Linda DeNell – See report on file. 7. Building Inspector report – Jerry Buhrow, Jr. – Report on file 8. Fire Commission report (Including Fire Dept. & 1st Responder Dept.) At May 28th meeting. 1st responders are weak on day calls. That should change in the next month as several have completed training. They are getting ready for the golf outing. June 4th they had special meeting to elected new Director: Ryan Stobbe. And Jackie Ewert Treasurer. Fire Dept. investigating the purchase new truck. Bierman attended a meeting at Madison and the training session was very interesting. – Fire commission will probably be asking for funds in Commission for training in the next budget cycle. 9. City Affairs report – Sydney Rouse – Report on file. 10. County Board report – Susan McConnell – Report on file. The town has come forward to state that they will come forward to make them public roads. (This will be discussed under developer’s agreement after Wuest gets answer from counsel.) Question: removal of trash containers at parks. Rouse – thinks it will be a problem. 11. Chairperson report – Mike Wuest 12. Plan Commission report – Discussion on Land Subdivision Ordinance – At last meeting our Town Attorney was present and answered some of the questions. Al Schute will be invited to attend the July 3rd meeting – to answer questions. 13. Consideration & action: Developer’s agreement between Town of Brooklyn and Lindenwood Development, LLC. Wuest; Legal counsel has advised that we do not act on this tonight. M/S Wuest/Rouse to table this item until further information is received from legal counsel to put back on agenda. Motion carried 3 -0 14. Consideration & action on proposals and bids on 2008 roadwork. a. For Crack filling and spot repair work on town roads. - Dodge Construction - Ixonia; $4,950. Crack filling Service - (Townline, Sunnyside, Princeton Road, St. Marie) $19.250. – Does not have to be lowest bid as it’s under $25,000. M/S McConnell/Rouse that we use Crack-filling service. Roll call: Wuest, Yes, McConnell, Yes, Rouse, Yes, Motion carries. 3-0 b. Slag seal St. Marie Road 2.17 miles – Scott Construction - $24,967.85. M/S McConnell/Wuest to accept bid Roll Call: Wuest, Yes; McConnell, Yes; Rouse, Yes. Motion carried 3-0 c. Skunk Hollow Road – ditch work. Kopplin & Kinas - $11,260. M/S McConnell/Wuest to do Skunk Hollow Work: Roll Call: Wuest, Yes; McConnell, Yes; Rouse, Yes. Motion 3-0 d. McConnell Road work: stump removal & repair box culvert – Kopplin & Kinas $535.00 M/S McConnellWuest to approve Wuest, Yes, McConnell, Yes, Rouse, Yes. Motion carried 3-0 e. Town Line Road – Ditching - Kopplin & Kinas $440 M/S McConnell/Wuest, Roll Call: Wuest, Yes; Rouse, Yes; McConnell, Yes. Motion carried. 3 -0 15. Presentation by Green Lake Chamber on their Ad Hoc Committee: Did slide presentation. A requrest for a donation for 4th of July fireworks was given by Dusty Walker. The money goes into “the Green Lake Fund” it’s not part of the Chamber. 16. Presentation by Linda DeNell on renovation and expansion of Library. – Library Board is reviewing their long-range plan. The board will be hiring Bors Frank community needs & assessment report. Make the library more energy efficient and “green”. Library Board is paying out of their funds. It will be a 4-phase plan. If it doesn’t seem to be working, it can be ended at any of the 4 phases. He will be up here in July & August, interviewing several different groups. 17. Suggested items for possible future agendas. Donation for 4th of July fireworks. Set Sept. Board Meeting the 9th is Election. 18. Public Comments (15 Minutes) Wuest; Water at Dartford Cemetery will be done by volunteers. Mark Pettack has volunteered to let us hook into his water system from Lakeway Mgnt. Steve Stahl has volunteered to do the plumbing work and Wuest has put together a group of volunteers to do the digging. McConnell – about trees – Ron Triemstra- set up for 16 trees. Pettack will buy at his cost and we will have volunteers to plant them. Ward Kinas has volunteered to cut the weeds. McConnell – has the ETJ Ad-Hoc committee made plans to meet yet? Wuest: He and Mirr have discussed the boundary agreement that was under consideration last fall. They both agree that it should be activated again. The City and town both want to pursue the boundary agreement again. Larry McIntyre – It may be on next month’s City Council agenda. The town approved it at their last meeting in the Library, to move forward and get it completed. Rouse – would like to thank Ron Triemstra, Harley Reabe, Mark Pettack and Ward Kinas for their work on the landscaping of the trees. 19. Next Board meeting July 8, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. 20. Adjournment M/S Wuest, Rouse to adjourn Motion carried 8:50 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 July 8, 2008