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December 17, 2009 Meeting Minutes
Mercer Town Board of Supervisors – December 17th 2009 – Minutes
In the absence of Chairman Jim Kichak, Jim Lambert called the meeting of the Mercer Town Board of Supervisors to order on Thursday the 17th of December 2009 at 6:30 pm in the Haines Civic Building.
Roll Call: Jim Lambert, Jeff Stenberg, Bonnie Banaszak, Toni Sendra, Opal Roberts and Atty Schellgell. Absent: Jim Kichak and Christan Brandt. Kichak arrived at 6:39 pm.
Motion made by Sendra, seconded by Banaszak, to approve the minutes from the December 3rd 2009 town board meeting. Carried.
Open comment: none
New Business: a) Discuss/Approve amendment to ATV Ordinance to include County Road FF from Swamp Creek to Kimmear Road, and County Road J from Beaver Road to Beaver Lodge Circle.
Iron County has approved portions of County Roads in Mercer Township as ATV routes. The Town of Mercer needs to include these in our ATV ordinance. Sendra asked who would be responsible for the repair to these roads and ditches. Lambert answered the town would be responsible for town roads and the county for county roads. If someone is caught damaging the roads then they will be held responsible.
Motion made by Stenberg, seconded by Banaszak, to amend the ATV Ordinance to include County Road FF from Swamp Creek to Kimmear Road, and County Road J from Beaver Road to Beaver Lodge Circle. Carried.
b) Discuss/Approve change of insurance carrier for ancillary insurance.
Two garage crew had approved the change but had not heard from the other two as of today.
Motion made by Sendra, seconded by Stenberg, to approve the change of insurance carrier for ancillary insurance on the condition the clerk receives a signed letter stating their consent from the garage crew. Carried.
c) Reappoint Marge Pemble to Library Board.
Marge Pemble’s current term expires December 31, 2009.
Motion made by Banaszak, seconded by Sendra, to reappoint Marge Pemble to the Library Board of Trustees for a three year term. Carried.
d) Discuss Dave McNutt building construction plan.
Mr McNutt presented the construction timetable for his building in the Business Park. Atty Schellgell pointed out that the timeline states the office and display area will be finished after the shop is in operation. McNutt said the office will be in operation in the winter. No motion needed on this item.
Kichak arrived and chaired the remainder of the meeting.
e) Discuss possible sale of Business Park property.
The prospective purchaser asked that this be postponed until the meeting on January 21st 2010.
f) Resolution to abandon Moricoli Road.
Clifford De Cherrie owns the 6.67 acres surrounding Moricoli Road and agreed to the town beginning abandonment procedures to vacate the road. Atty Schellgell will serve papers to the owners of the property surrounding Moricoli Road.
Motion made by Lambert, seconded by Stenberg, to adopt Resolution #2009-8 to abandon Moricoli Road located in Section 29, Township 43 N, Range 4 East. (see attached) Carried.
Old Business: a) Discuss South Side design review.
Stenberg had talked to the owner of South Side Auto and told him the design review should have been done before the issuance of the building permit. The Deputy Clerk was not aware of this until after the permit had been issued. The Clerk immediately sent a letter to Mr Peter asking for building plans to be presented to the Planning Commission. Mr Peter did not reply to the letter. Stenberg stated that he and Mr Peter talked about the design review. Mr Peter told Stenberg that he had been told by the Iron County Zoning Administrator that he did not need to build the fence to conceal the junk cars parked on his property. Kichak will contact Tom Bergman tomorrow to see if this statement was correct.
Legal: The agreement between the Town and the DOT has not been approved by Atty Schellgell and sent on to the DOT due to several issues he had with the contract. The town should be involved in the negotiating process in regards to the engineering costs and the construction cost be capped at 5% of budget. Anything over that the DOT has to get town approval. Mr Chidley of the Mercer Lake Association would like to have a statement included in the agreement that the outlets now draining into Mercer Lake will be terminated. Banaszak reported that Jay Knoke thinks the DOT is not consistent with the way they are charging the town for the widening of the highway in terms of what their costs are in relation to ours.
Lambert stated that the Sanitary District received a 154 grant for $213,000 for their costs of relocating water and sewer lines for the Highway 51 project.
Officer Reports: Clerk’s Report - Roberts presented the receipts list, vouchers, and budget report.
Motion made by Lambert, seconded by Sendra, to approve the vouchers and issue the checks. Carried.
Motion made by Banaszak, seconded by Sendra, to approve the payment by the clerk of any bills that need to be paid before the next town board meeting. Carried.
Communications: the Clerk had a question of Atty Schellgell about what is exempt for payment in 2010 under the Accommodations Tax. Schellgell explained that only reservations with valid contracts that were made before the ordinance went into effect will not be subject to the tax in 2010. This list needs to be given to the town treasurer before the end of the year. The contract has to state which cabin, when rented, and be signed by the renter.
An email from Dennis Brock, a retired DOT Tech Services Manager, who offered his services if the town needed to purchase land for the Hwy 51 project.
Letter from Price Electric Cooperative stating the Town of Mercer has $914.67 Capital Credits which may, or may not, be refunded to the town.
Treasurer’s Report – Roberts presented the Treasurer’s report. The General Account has a balance of $86,213.85. Total of all funds is $1,121,414.98.
Motion made by Stenberg, seconded by Sendra, to approve the Treasurer’s report. Carried.
Board Reports: Chair/Garage reports: he had a call from Scott Klein offering to check the ceiling insulation in the library and he and several volunteers will install more if it is required if the town will pay for the materials.
The crew had been working on snow removal this week due to several snowfalls. Brunell had attached a winch to the chipper to enable easier removal of trees. Works well. The loggers have left several trees standing on Beaver Lodge Circle and he will contact the county to have them removed. Due to large rocks in the Swamp Creek Road from Moose Lake Road going north, that section will not be plowed unless it is required for logging operations.
Stenberg asked if he would tell the crew to not push snow onto Echo Lake. Kichak said he will tell the crew to clean up the area occasionally to prevent debris from being pushed onto the ice.
Supervisors: Sendra – the library fund raising committee will start their campaign in April. She reported problems with several street lights which may be due to snow or ice buildup on the lights. She reported on the Manitowish Waters bike trail public information meeting she had attended in Manitowish Waters on December 7th. At the follow up meeting on December 14th time tables for public information meetings are being scheduled by the various entities involved in the project. The name for the regional trail system is Northern Highlands Regional Alternate Transportation Plan.
Banaszak – she stated that the Sign Ordinance does need to be amended to clarify the procedure for obtaining the permit. This will be placed on the next board meeting agenda. She and Sendra had attended the seminar held on December 4th in Stevens Point. A number of subjects were discussed including biofuel facilities and the expansion of broadband in WI. Jay Knoke, the town’s engineer, will be attending the January 7th meeting to discuss the Hwy 51 project.
Lambert – none
Stenberg – can something be done about the Christmas decorations when the downtown improvements are made during the highway project in 2011. Several people have commented on how they would like more attractive decorations since this is representative of the town to people who drive through on Highway 51.
For Consideration and Approval: a) Temporary Beer Permit -
Motion made by Lambert, seconded by Stenberg, to approve the Temporary Beer/Wine permits for the Mercer Sno-Goers Winter Blast to be held on January 16th 2010 at the Sno-Goers Barn on Margaret Street; and the Justin Donner Memorial Jamboree to be held on January 30th 2010 at Donner’s Bay Resort. Carried.
Operator’s Licenses to approve: none Cemetery Deeds: none
Vouchers:
Payroll: (Fire Dept payroll #26723 S Altman $1,472.98; #26724 R Leibach $152.38; #26725 K Brunell $1,445.28; #26726 M Dierbeck $1,442.19; #26727 T Engler $1,496.07; #26728 W Gust $1,311.37; #26829 S Hiller $1,163.61; #26730 D Pelkowski $73.88; #26731 J Schmidt $1,486.83; #26732 R Schmidt $1,362.16; #26733 D Swearingen $1,025.08; #26734 A Kussard $1,427.60; #26735 D Plattner $350.93; #26736 A Hahn $124.67; #26737 W Lutz $369.40; #26738 J Stipanovic $369.40; #26739 D Polczinski $313.99; #26740 S Kenneth $203.17; #26741 S Tomek $443.28; #26742 L Murphy $350.93; #26743 R Barbetti $1,477.60; #26744 A Huffmaster $1,006.61; #26745 V Minisan $1,140.52; #26746 Jos Schmidt $1,431.42; #26747 A Pemble $221.64; #26748 J Bianga $1,066.64; #26749 D Fohr $221.64; #26750 T Thompson $951.20; #26751 H Joustra $784.97; #26752 S Spencer $923.50; #26753 J Rhey $387.87)
#00038 Assoc. Bank $4,362.38; #26754 J Hammond $1,096.52; #26755 C Hertel $999.62; #26756 C Schroepfer $1,101.05; #26757 C Schroepfer $131.64; #26758 K Brunell $1,077.44; #26759 J Hahn $972.64; #26760 D Keefe $144.39; #26761 J Huffmaster $75.15; #26762 S Huffmaster $115.95; #26763 G Lawrence $632.65; #26764 J Hammond #912.22; #26765 C Hertel $742.77; #26766 K Brunell $567.19; #00039 Assoc. Bank $2,190.58; #00040 Assoc. Bank $614.29; #26806 WI-DOR $1,181.56
Town: #26775 CWE Inc $2,378.54; #26778 DWD-UI $16.31; #216789 San. Dist. $87.20; #26791 Operating Engineers $178.68; #26795 Price Electric $75.70; #26800 Thompsons Heating $75.00; #268.01 T Sendra $126.50; #26807 Xcel Energy $1,818.32
Office: #26782 Iron County Miner $328.00; #26783 Iron Co Treasurer $220.00; #26789 San. Dist. $62.24; #26802 Townhall Software $238.00; #26803 Treasurer, Town of Mercer $144.12; #26805 WE Energies $82.26; #26807 Xcel Energy $129.07
Garage: #26768 Aramark $57.79; #26770 AW Direct $36.07; #26773 CarQuest $29.16; #26776 Dave & Deans Tire $600.92; #26781 HSBC Business Solutions $71.57; #26785 L Murphy $60.00; #26789 San. Dist. $87.28; #26790 Newman Signs $104.29; #26793 Pitlik & Wick $12,619.80; #26797 Ritchie Oil $1,539.61; #26798 Ritchie Propane $1,537.20; #26807 Xcel Energy $210.40
Fire Dept: #26784 J Schmidt 39.22; #26787 Mercer Lumber $78.05; #26789 San. Dist. $95.02; #26794 Pomasl Equip. $4,662.34; #26799 Snows Market $240.29; #26804 Warehouse $28.33; #26805 WE Energies $607.13; #26807 Xcel Energy $154.45
Rescue Barn: #26805 WE Energies $20.30; #26807 Xcel Energy $306.49
Library: #26767 Amazon $193.91; #26769 Audio Editions $310.92; #26771 Baker & Taylor $605.47; #26772 Cabin Life $39.95; #26774 Clermont Supply $382.19; #26777 Demco $88.28; #26779 Gardner Publishing $138.93; #26780 Gaylord Bros. $419.95; #26786 Marquette Univ. $58.00; #26788 Mercer Library $305.80; #26789 San. Dist. $75.30; #26792 Penworthy $88.10; #26796 Pumpkin Books $152.34; #26805 WE Energies $342.11; #26807 Xcel Energy $492.07
Park: #26789 San. Dist. $78.72; #26807 Xcel Energy $40.00
The next regular meeting of the Mercer Town Board of Supervisors will be held on Thursday the 7th of January 2010 at 6:30 pm in the Haines Civic Building.
Motion made by Lambert, seconded by Sendra, to adjourn the board meeting at 7:16 pm. Carried.
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