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June 3, 2010 Meeting Minutes
Mercer Town Board of Supervisors – June 3rd 2010 – Minutes
Chairman Kichak called the meeting of the Town of Mercer Board of Supervisors to order Thursday June 3rd 2010 at 6:30 pm in the Haines Civic Building (Town Hall).
Roll Call: Jim Kichak, Jim Lambert, Jeff Stenberg, Bonnie Banaszak, Charles Schroepfer, Opal Roberts, Christan Brandt, and Atty Schellgell.
Motion made by Banaszak, seconded by Stenberg, to approve the minutes from the May 20th 2010 Town Board meeting. Carried.
At the request of the Treasurer, Chairman Kichak moved to agenda item “Treasurer’s Report”.
Treasurer’s Report – Brandt presented the Treasurer’s report. The General Account has a balance of $52,474.89. Total of all funds is $1,494,75.00.
Motion made by Lambert, seconded by Schroepfer, to approve the Treasurer’s report. Carried.
Open comment: Joe Aski, a resident on Kimmear Road asked when the road will be rebuilt and paved. Kichak stated the entire road is on the plan for 2012. Aski asked for a definite commitment to that plan. Kichak said it will be in the budget for 2012 and will definitely be done then.
New Business: a) Discuss/approve Zoning inconsistencies.
The Plan Commission recommended to the town board to: 1) Minimize lot size of 2 to 5 acres for Rural Residential (same as Forest Residential); 2) Lot size for Agricultural zoning should be 35+ acres; 3) Year round homes should not be allowed on F-1 properties.
Motion made by Banaszak, seconded by Stenberg, to follow the recommendations of the Plan Commission. Carried.
b) Conditional Use permit to operate a Tourist Rooming House at 3425N Siegerts Blvd owned by Nick Jongebloed; and town Tourist Rooming House permit for same.
Motion made by Stenberg, seconded by Schroepfer, to approve the Conditional Use for a Tourist Rooming House at 3425N Siegerts Blvd owned by Nick Jongebloed; and the town Tourist Rooming House permit for same. Carried.
c) Conditional Use permit to operate a Tourist Rooming House at 3409N Popko Circle W owned by Andrew Wolf.
Motion made by Banaszak, seconded by Stenberg, to approve the Conditional Use permit to operate a Tourist Rooming House at 3409N Popko Circle W owned by Andrew and Candace Wolf. Lambert abstained. Carried.
d) Discuss placing limits on Tourist Rooming House permits.
Atty Schellgell informed the board that this can be done but this would have to be done at the county level first. Lambert explained that all these TRHs are taking business away from the motels and resorts. The money earned by the owners of these properties are not spending their earnings in Mercer. Banaszak asked how limits could be placed and the reasons for giving or not giving a permit. This would be hard to control. They would still rent out even if they have no permit. The board ended the discussion with no plans to limit the number of Tourist Rooming House permits.
e) Add Wilson Lake Road as route to ATV ordinance.
Motion made by Lambert, seconded by Schroepfer, to postpone this item until the residents who originally objected agreed to this road as an ATV route. Carried.
f) Approve authority of town chairman to hire temporary personnel during emergencies.
Motion made by Schroepfer, seconded by Lambert, to approve the authority of town chairman to hire temporary personnel, to work for no longer than 72 hours, during emergencies. Carried.
g) Discuss/Approve the paving in Carow Park.
Motion made by Schroepfer, seconded by Stenberg, to approve the expenditure of no more than $4,999.00 for the paving of the path in Carow Park as required by the DNR grant. Carried.
h) Discuss/Approve supplying water and sewer to park pavilion by.
Motion made by Banaszak, seconded by Stenberg, to approve the supplying of water and sewer to the park pavilion by the Lions Club based on being able to connect from the restroom building. Carried.
i) Discuss waste contract for fire department.
The town has no signed contract with Waste Management for the waste pickup at the fire station. WM is now charging the town $97.79 per month. Lambert presented a letter form a resident asking why Mercer residents have to pay $1.90 per yellow bag and the Hurley Cary Mine sells them 10 for $10.00. There was discussion and no one could determine a reason for the difference in the charge. Kichak will inquire about this.
Motion made by Stenberg, seconded by Banaszak, to check into rates from Veolia for the Fire Department. Carried.
j) Discuss/approve purchase of plow truck.
Kichak had requested information for the purchase of a new International plow truck from Mid-State Truck. The quote for a 2011 7400 SFA 4x2 310 HP is $78,000. There was discussion as to how much it will cost to equip the truck because this is just the chassis. Since this is road equipment no publishing of bids are required.
Motion made by Lambert, seconded by Schroepfer, to approve the purchase of the 2011 International plow truck from Mid-State Truck. Carried.
k) Discuss fees for small groups at Community Center.
The Clerk explained that the town has not been charging fees for small groups holding meetings at the Community Center. It was decided that if there is a charge for attending the event then a fee of $50.00 will be charged.
l) Appoint Emergency director.
Kichak appointed Lambert as the Emergency director for the town’s Emergency Operations.
Motion made by Schroepfer, seconded by Stenberg, to approve the appointment of Jim Lambert as Emergency Operations Director. Carried.
m) Appoint highway superintendent.
Kichak had contacted the WI Towns Association to ask when re-organization appointments were required. He was told that there is no specific statute mandating reorganization appointments. Schroepfer said the board would have to change the town ordinance which states that a reorganization has to be done whenever any new officers are elected.
Motion made by Stenberg, seconded by Lambert, to postpone this item and to make an amendment to the town ordinance concerning this procedure. Carried.
Old Business: a) Discuss/Approve rezone from FF-1 to RR-1 property located at 3538W County Road FF.
Motion made by Lambert, seconded by Banaszak, to approve the rezone of property located at 3538W County Road FF owned by Guy and Patricia Perna, to bring an existing year round residence into compliance with the proper zoning district. Carried.
b) Discuss replacing shop lights at garage.
Schroepfer had contacted the building inspector for Iron County and was told that the town custodian can refit the lights in the garage. The board approved the proposed work and asked Schroepfer to ask for quotes.
Legal: Banaszak had asked at a previous meeting about how other towns handled non-payment of room taxes. Atty Schellgell informed the board that enforcement starts with a letter from the Town Treasurer. If that does not produce a response then the town’s attorney sends a letter. That generally takes care of the problem. The City of Hurley has never had to go in and inspect anyone’s books.
Officer Reports: Clerk’s Report - Roberts presented the receipts list, and vouchers.
Motion made by Lambert, seconded by Stenberg, to approve the vouchers and issue the checks. Carried.
Communications: Letter from DNR about the new requirement of the town having to hire a professional engineer registered in Wisconsin for the regular inspection of Shay Dam. The prevailing wage rate determination by the state for the seal coating project has already been sent to the town. Local Government Insurance Fund gave the town a credit of $3,117, so the annual premium is reduced to $2,290. The Assessor will hold the Open book for the Board of Review on Friday August 13th between 9:00 am to 11:00 am in the Town Hall.
Board Reports: Chair/Garage reports: The crew is working on the gravel roads. Trees are cut on Murray’s Landing Road and stumps are being removed. Patching has been done on the streets and curbs in town. He also had the crew rake the pieces of paving out of the grassy area along Highway 51. He talked to Jay Knoke about the work on Beachway Drive to be done in conjunction with the highway project. The town should sell the brush rake so that will need to be placed on the next agenda. Bruce Brunell had donated a trailer for hauling the wobble wheel and would like to give a three yard dump box as trade for the 1998 Husqvarna lawn mover. The board agreed to this on the recommendation of Schroepfer. He presented a photo to the board of the new decals for the town trucks. The new design includes a loon. The board agreed to this. Lambert asked about placing new locks on the garage doors. Stenberg said they are at the lumber yard and ready to be picked up and installed. Kichak has contacted Williams in Ironwood about the appraisal of the Malone property next to the Business Park. He also made some inquiries about repainting the crosswalks on Highway 51. Several trees had to be removed from the roads after garage hours last week.
Supervisors: Stenberg – Mail drop off is now set up for the Business Park. He asked if Vacca could mow around the entrance to the Business Park and some of the curbs.
Lambert – a property owner on Russell’s Road had complained about the harvesting of the trees in the Guy White subdivision. White did have a cutting permit and had cut some of the trees on the town road right of way. Kichak had informed the loggers that they were cutting town trees. A county forester will survey the area cut and a bill will be sent to White for the value of the trees. Lambert reported that there was an emergency call down by the Flowage and our First Responders were at the address within four minutes.
Banaszak – preliminary design plans by EMCS should be done by June 18th. The town needs to take a very close look at these plans because any changes after that will be expensive. The conceptual plan for the landscaping have been sent to EMCS. We were given a budget of $48,000 and the town claimed this was not enough. A much higher estimate of $145,000 was asked for from EMCS and will be sent to Wisner. The street lighting type has been selected but will need to be approved by the Plan Commission and the town board. She has two grants in progress for the fire department. One for the bush attach grant and the other one for the emissions.
Schroepfer – the library will hold their first fund raising meat raffle at Around the Corner Pub on the 13th of June. CenturyLink moved the phone pedestal on Gade Road. The poison ivy by the boat landing needs a stronger chemical. He will ask the county for help with applying the chemical.
Public Comment: none
For Consideration and Approval: Temporary Beer permits for: Lupine Junefest to be held at Carow Park on June 12th 2010; and for the Library’s Auction Fundraiser to be held July 18th 2010 at the Community Center.
Motion made by Stenberg, seconded by Banaszak, to approve the above named Temporary Beer permits. Carried.
Vouchers:
Payroll: #27344 J Hammond $1,115.56; #27345 C Hertel $1,023.50; #27346 K Brunell $1,174.96; #27347 J Hahn $994.40; #27348 D Keefe $222.41; 27349 R Vacca $173.47; #27350 G Ylvisaker $129.55; #27351 J Huffmaster $85.55; #27352 S Huffmaster $81.16; #27353 G Lawrence $650.97; #00016 Assoc. Bank $1,837.02; #27357 O Roberts $1,791.55; #27358 C Brandt $606.53; #27359 J Kichak $231.59; #27360 J Lambert $288.13; #27361 J Stenberg $317.55; #27362 B Banaszak $340.16; #27363 C Schroepfer $210.16; #27364 A Kussard $537.59; #27365 J Roberts $560.75; #27366 T Schmidt $1,810.59; #00017 Assoc. Bank $2,451.18
Town: #00405 WI Retirement System $2,266.50; #27341 Delta Dental $85.10; #27343 WPS Health Ins $5,847.71; #27354 Brick & Supply $1,075.00; #27355 M Pemble $873.77; #27356 Mercer Chamber $5,547.08; #27373 F Schellgell $644.00; #27374 Horton Group $6,029.00; #27378 Klopatek Plumbing $1,325.00; #27380 Marshfield Clinic $72.03; #27382 Mercer Chamber $1,250.00; #27384 Newman Signs $184.02; #27388 P Carlson $2,500.00; #27395 Xcel Energy $16.37
Office: #27370 CenturyLink $319.52; #27371 Clermont Supply $27.89; #27375 Iron Co. Miner $172.00; #27376 Iron Co. Register of Deeds $180.00; #27393 WI-DOA $6.50
Garage: #27342 WT-DOT $74.50; #27367 Aramark $57.16; #27368 AT&T Mobility $45.26; #27369 Bobcat Plus $213.75; #27370 CenturyLink $117.91; #27377 J Kichak $213.12; #27379 L Murphy $110.00; #27381 Mercer BP $504.58; #27389 Power Plan $535.37; #27390 R Vacca $12.50; #27391 Ritchie Oil $1,493.80; #27392 Signature Graphics $155.00; #27394 Waste Management $100.56
Fire Dept: #27370 CenturyLink $57.38; #27372 Donner’s Bay $146.85; #27381 Mercer BP $127.65; #27385 Nicolet College $380.00; #27387 Northway Comm. $196.03; #27394 Waste Management $97.79
Cemetery: #27383 San. Dist. $40.00; # 27386 N Brandt $3,000.00
Debt Service: #01006 Assoc. Bank $6,208.51
The next regular meeting of the Mercer Town Board of Supervisors will be held on Thursday the 17th of June 2010 at 6:30 pm in the Haines Civic Building.
Motion made by Lambert, seconded by Schroepfer, to adjourn the board meeting at 7:41 pm. Carried.
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