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July 3, 2008 Meeting Minutes

Mercer Town Board of Supervisors – July 3rd 2008 – Minutes

Chairman Jim Kichak called the meeting of the Mercer Town Board of Supervisors to order on Thursday the 3rd of
July 2008 at 6:30 pm in the Haines Civic Building.

Roll Call: Jim Kichak, Jim Lambert, Jeff Stenberg, Bonnie Banaszak, Toni Sendra, Christan Manners, and Opal Roberts. Atty Schellgell was absent.

Motion made by Banaszak, seconded by Sendra, to approve the minutes from the June 19th 2008 Public Hearing and board meeting with the correction on page two under legal to change April 12th to April 8th. Carried.

Open comment: Jim Schmitt had a complaint about construction trucks damaging the entrance to his lane. He had pictures for the board. Kichak said he would check so see if damage had been done to the town road.

New Business: a) Tourist Rooming House application for Craig Trenkamp.
John Mette was present to object due to the small lot and the number of docks in that area already. He also stated that the lot does not have enough parking spaces for vehicles and snowmobile trailers.
Motion made by Banaszak, seconded by Toni Sendra, to approve postpone this item until the next meeting and ask that a representative for Trenkamp be present. Lambert abstained. Carried.

b) Application to abandon alley, Gene Organist.
Gene Organist presented a petition signed by the property owners adjacent to the alley. The board had no objection to the abandonment of this alley but would need a recent survey of the alley. When Mr Organist provides a survey, the board will again consider this petition.
Motion made by Lambert, seconded by Banaszak, to postpone this item until a survey can be presented to the board. Carried.

c) Resolution to transfer the Business Park sewer & water to Sanitary District.
The board had a question about the “bill of sale” attached to this resolution. Atty Schellgell not being present to answer questions about this, it was decided to postpone this item.
Motion made by Banaszak, seconded by Sendra, to postpone this item until Atty Schellgell can be present . Carried.

d) Approval for street dance on July 4th on Lakeview Avenue.
There had been problems with the band for the street dance scheduled for June 28th and this was a request to hold this dance tomorrow instead.
Motion made by Banaszak, seconded by Sendra, to approve street dance to be held July 4th on Lakeview Avenue in from Highway 51 to Railroad Street, and to suspend the liquor ordinance for this event. Carried.

e) Discuss/Comment on Jack Schuett proposed property division.
After reviewing copies of the proposed two-lot subdivision of this land, the board discussed the size of Lot 1 and the restricted land use caused by zoning regulations. The Clerk was instructed to send a letter to the Zoning Administrator stating their objection to this subdivision due to the size of Lot 1.

f) Award Loader bid.
Aring Equipment bid $121,100 for s 2008 Volvo L70F Wheel Loader with $18,000 for the three attachments. Fabco Cat bid $122,065 for a 2008 928Hz Caterpillar Wheel Loader with $29,567 for the three attachments. The Garage crew recommended the town accept the bid for the Caterpillar because they felt it was the best machine.
Motion made by Lambert, seconded by Stenberg, to award the Loader bid to Fabco Cat for the 2008 928Hz Caterpillar Wheel Loader. Carried.

g) Conditional Use permit for accessory building for Jeffery Berg.
Banaszak asked about the legality of having this item on the agenda since there was not time for publication in the newspaper on this item. There was concern about what this building may be used for in the future. This 30’ x 40’ building is situated in the center of the lot and there were questions as to where a house might be located eventually.
Motion made by Stenberg, seconded by Banaszak, to postpone this item until a representative for Mr Berg can be present to answer questions from the board. Carried.

Old Business: none.

Legal: none.

Officer Reports: Clerk’s Report - Roberts presented the receipts list and the vouchers
Motion made by Stenberg, seconded by Lambert, to approve the vouchers and issue the checks. Carried.

Communications: Northland Recycling of Butternut WI asked if the town had an objection to his company collecting aluminum cans on the railroad grade once a month.

Treasurer’s Report – Manners presented the Treasurer’s Report.
The General Account has a balance of $73,476.22. Total of all funds is $1,157,868.10.
Motion made by Lambert, seconded by Banaszak, to approve the Treasurer’s report. Carried.

Board Reports: Chair Report – Jeff Roth of the DNR came into the office to recommend the beginning and end dates for the Echo Lake boat landing project. The concrete planks have been ordered.

Garage Report: the manhole in the alley behind Tom’s Café is repaired. The crew is still working on Weber Road. The gravel roads north of town have been graded. The loader is not running properly so that has slowed the roadwork. The streets have been cleaned for the holiday. The roads are patched. The county will mark County J for the walking path. Hickey asked if the town will prohibit parking on US 51 during the parade. Kichak will see if this can be done for tomorrow. Banaszka asked if Kichak had asked the county about the School Zone signs along County J. He hadn’t but he will. The borings on the site location for the salt shed are done but the survey has not been sent to the town as of today. There are areas of Arrowhead that need to have the curves paved because the vehicles are cutting the corners and running in the gravel, which creates a dangerous situation.

Supervisors: Sendra – The library has received a proposal from an architect for the library expansion. She has almost completed the street light survey.

Banaszak – The committee members for the 2008 Enhancement Project have been selected and a copy of this information is in the board packets. The next meeting will be July 11th at 1:00 pm in the Town Hall. A letter from the town needs to be sent to each member of this committee. She will draft this and bring it to the clerk on Monday.
Has anything been done about the junk yard south of town? The Clerk has sent a letter to the Zoning Administrator with copies of correspondence with this business and recent photos of the property.
The final map for the White subdivision was delivered to the office and before Kichak signs it, the board would like a copy of the declarations and covenants.

Lambert – he had a complaint about a property on Statehouse Circle with lots of junk in the yard. Kichak will take a look at it and a letter will be sent to the owner.

Stenberg – he will talk to Dan Johnson about the paving of the cemetery. No other donations for this project have come in.

For Consideration and Approval: a) Liquor/Operators Licenses: Michael Chamberlain, Charles Zradicka, Linda Anderson, Catherine Davis, Carmen Miljevich, Kathleen Teague, Keith Wesolowski, Donna Hertel, Christine Lawrence, Stephanie Lawrence.
Motion made by Lambert, seconded by Sendra to approve the Operators Licenses for the above listed applicants. Carried.

b) Cemetery Deeds: none.

Vouchers:
Payroll: #00205 WI Retirement $2,321.66, #00019 Assoc Bank $2,392.54; #24625 J Hammond $999.24; #24626 C Hertel $957.85; #24627 C Schroepfer $1,055.74; #24628 C Schroepfer $151.64; #24629 K Brunell $1,030.31; #24630 J Hahn $900.12; #24631 D Keefe $284.36; #24632 R Vacca $502.83; #24633 D Hagamon $131.80; #24634 J Huffmaster $117.65; #24635 S Huffmaster $105.05; #24636 G Lawrence $598.06; #24638 O Roberts $1,660.14; #24639 C Manners $598.79; #24640 J Kichak $202.33; #24641 J Lambert $346.31; #24642 J Stenberg $288.98; #24643 B Banaszak $310.89; 24644 T Sendra $346.31; #24645 A Kussard $245.52; #24646 J Roberts $295.52; #00020 Assoc Bank $1,667.19
Town: #24637 WPS Insurance $3,735.85; #24647 ADT Security $2,017.26; #24653 DWD-UI $24.94; #24656 J Hammond $364.43; #24659 Chamber of Comm. $1,250.00; #24660 Mercer Lumber $96.96; #24663 Northwoods Senior Center $300.00; #24669 Xcel Energy $16.44
Office: #24651 CenturyTel $315.20; #24652 Clermont Supplies $67.34; #24670 Xerox Corp $77.33
Garage: #24648 AmeriPride $73.90; #24649 AT&T Mobility $42.86; #24650 Central WI Body $330.80; #24651 CenturyTel $129.11; #24654 Fabco Equip. $212.03; #24655 HSBC Solutions $137.19; #24657 Little Falls Machine $282.96; #24661 Newman Traffic Signs $1,468.10; #24665 Power Plan $171.00; #24667 M Ursin $25.00; #24668 Waste Management $79.65
Fire Dept: #24651 CenturyTel $51.55; #24664 Pomasl Equip. $32.76; #24668 Waste Management $79.02
Rescue Barn: #24658 Mercer Ambulance $1,750.00
Cemetery: #24662 Northwoods Lawn $1,000.00
Park: #24660 Mercer Lumber $110.97
Business Park: #24666 QuickSilver Broadcasting $320.00
Debt Service: #00708 Assoc Bank $6,208.51

The next regular meeting of the Mercer Town Board of Supervisors will be held on Thursday, the 17th of July 2008 at 6:30 pm in the Haines Civic Building.

Motion made by Lambert, seconded by Stenberg, to adjourn the meeting at 7:35 pm. Carried.

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