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May 20, 2010 Meeting Minutes
Mercer Town Board of Supervisors – May 20th 2010 – Minutes
BOARD OF REVIEW
Chairman Jim Kichak called the Board of Review to order at 6:30 pm Thursday the 20th of May 2010 at 6:30 pm in the Haines Civic Building.
Roll Call: Jim Kichak, Jim Lambert, Jeff Stenberg, Bonnie Banaszak, Charles Schroepfer, Christan Brandt, and Opal Roberts. Atty Schellgell arrived at 3:29 pm.
REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING
Chairman Jim Kichak called the meeting of the Mercer Town Board of Supervisors to order on Thursday the 20th of May 2010 at 6:32 pm in the Haines Civic Building.
Motion made by Banaszak, seconded by Lambert, to approve the minutes from the May 6th board meeting. Carried.
Open comment: Dianne Keefe informed the board that there are a number of items on the park grant punch list that need to be completed before June 30th.
Bill Altman asked the board’s permission to research costs of supplying water and sewer to the park pavilion. The Mercer Lions will be doing the work they are allowed to do and Altman will donate the excavating for the project. The board gave the Lions permission to research costs for the sewer and water for the pavilion and this will be placed on the next regular meeting agenda.
Michael Hittle, a resident on Kimmear Road, asked that the ATV route signs be removed from Kimmear Road since there is no record in the board meeting minutes that this road has ever been approved as an ATV route. Kichak said he will have the crew take the sign down as soon as possible.
A question was asked about when Old 51 will be placed on the Road plan. Kichak stated that he will keep that road in mind when working on the 5-year Road Plan.
Motion made by Schroepfer, seconded by Stenberg, to deviate from the agenda and go to item 3 (b). Carried.
New Business: b) Conditional Use permit for 30x45 building at 2901N County Road FF owned by Larry Kraus.
Motion made by Lambert, seconded by Stenberg, to approve the Conditional Use permit for a 30x45 building at 2901N County Road FF on property owned by Larry Kraus. Carried.
c) Conditional Use permit to operate a non-profit community art center on property owned by Francis Whitfield.
Motion made by Schroepfer, seconded by Lambert, to approve the Conditional Use for the operation of a non-profit community art center, classroom and gallery on property located at 678W US Highway 51 owned by Frances Whitfield. Carried.
d) Rezone from F-1 to RR-1 for property at 3538W County Road FF owned by Guy & Patricia Perna.
Banaszak said this would need to go before the Planning Commission.
Motion made by Banaszak, seconded by Lambert, to postpone the rezone application until the next regular board meeting. Carried.
e) Discuss/Approve Tourist Rooming House permit for 6432N County Road H owned by Laura Rosenfeld.
Motion made by Schroepfer, seconded by Bamaszak to approve the Tourist Rooming House application for 6432N County Road H owned by Laura Rosenfeld. Lambert abstained. Carried.
Lambert stated that the board may have to start setting a limit on Tourist Rooming House permits. The major portions of these rentals are owned by people who live out of the area and the money from the rentals is spent elsewhere. This will be placed on the agenda for the next regular meeting.
f) Discuss/Approve Tourist Rooming House permit for 3422N Tutt Road owned by John Adler.
Motion made by Banaszak, seconded by Stenberg, to approve the Tourist Rooming House permit for 3422N Tutt Road owned by John Adler. Carried.
Motion made by Banaszak, seconded by Schroepfer, to return to New Business a). Carried.
a) Discuss/Approve addition of Wilson Lake Road, Old Pioneer Road, Popko Circle (East & West) and intersecting roads to the ATV ordinance.
There were four property owners from Wilson Lake Road present and all of them recommended that this not be made an ATV route.
Motion made by Schroepfer, seconded by Lambert, to deny the request to add Wilson Lake Road to the ATV route system. Carried.
There had been no communications objecting to the addition of Old Pioneer Road to the ATV ordinance.
Motion made by Lambert, seconded by Stenberg, to add Old Pioneer Road to the ATV route system. Carried.
After much discussion by the people present and the town board it was the opinion of more than half those in attendance that allowing ATVs on the entire Popko Circle would create a safety hazard. Lambert stated that the parties interested in an ATV route in that area should work with the Iron County Forestry Department to create a trail from the Sanitary District treatment plant to Popko Circle. He had walked a possible trail route and the only problem is a swampy area that would need to be worked around. The board would then consider opening various sections of Popko to allow access to that trail. Steve Swalve said he lives on Crystal Lake Drive West and he has absolutely no way to get anywhere from his road. Banaszak asked what the time frame would be for creating this trail. These businesses are having a hard time now and could use the advantage of this trail as soon as possible.
Motion made by Schroepfer, seconded by Lambert, to deny the request to add Popko Circle to the ATV route system. Carried.
g) Discuss shop lights at garage.
Schroepfer explained that this would be a retrofit from T12 bulbs to T8 bulbs for 19 lights. This would improve the lighting in that area without installing more lights. The cost would be about $1,500. This will be placed on the next regular meeting agenda.
Old Business: none.
Legal: Kichak had called him with a question about going on private land to eliminate a beaver dam which was causing a water backup on or near a public road. WI Stats. 82.03 (5)(a) states that the town supervisors may enter any lands near any highway for the improvement or protection of the highway. He recommended that the next time the town is required to go on private land to fix a road problem that the owner be notified of this statute.
Schroepfer asked Schellgell if the board can give the chairman the authority to hire temporary personnel during an emergency situation. Schellgell answered “yes”. This will be placed on the next regular meeting agenda.
Banaszak asked Schellgell if he would check into how other towns were handling the collection of Accommodations taxes.
Officer Reports: Clerk’s Report - Roberts presented the receipts list, vouchers and Budget Report. The major item was the payment of $51,000 for the truck.
Motion made by Lambert, seconded by Schroepfer, to approve the vouchers and issue the checks. Carried.
Communications: the Sanitary District sent an invoice charging $40.00 for turning on the water at the cemetery. The invoice stated there would be no charge for water use. In reading the town’s emergency plan it states that the chairman needs to appoint an emergency director every two years. It has been four years since the director appointment. The newsletter from the Turtle Flambeau Flowage and Trude Lake Property owners is available for review. Public Service Commission of WI sent a notice of hearings for Wind Siting rules. Coupon worth $66.70 from Waste Management if we would sign a three year contract for the fire department. Letter from North Lakeland Discovery Center asking for a donation.
Treasurer’s Report –Brandt presented the Treasurer’s report. The General Account has a balance of $97,305.15. Total of all funds is $1,539,585.26.
Motion made by Stenberg, seconded by Lambert, to approve the Treasurer’s report. Carried.
Board Reports: Chair/Garage reports: the trees are cut on over half of Murray’s Landing Road and the town was given permission from the state to dig a hole to use for the disposal of about 90% of the stumps. We will need to fill and seed the area when the work is done. Patching will be done next week. The grading on a number of the gravel roads is complete. Bids for crack sealing and chip sealing will be placed in the paper. The crew is in the process of moving the west “Welcome to Mercer” sign from near Popko Circle West to near the Ashland County line. Lambert asked if Kichak had contacted an appraiser for the Malone property. Kichak will do that. Schroepfer asked if Kichak had a plan for how the intersection of Popko Circle W and Turtle Road would be paved. Currently it is “Y” shaped. Schroepfer also asked if the town should have Jay Knoke look at the drainage problem on Lakeshore Drive. The work done to alleviate the problem has not completely taken care of the water standing on the road. Stenberg said he has had calls about the condition of Crystal Lake Drive East. Some large rocks need to be removed from the roadbed.
Supervisors: Stenberg – The pieces of paving are still on the grass along Highway 51. The Post Office will not deliver to businesses in the Business Park even if they have a mailbox.
Lambert – there is poison ivy at the Mercer Lake boat landing. The ATVs have thrown gravel onto the curve on Arrowhead Drive again even though the curve has been paved.
Banaszak – the board had been given copies of the Community Development Block Grant income survey guide for non-housing CDBG programs. The income level for the town proper needs to be determined in order to apply for the CDBG grants. The survey will need an 80% response rate. Stephanie, from EMCS, needs to know about any additions of roads we might want. Is there any issue with drainage from the area along Margaret Street from the Lakeview Avenue intersection? Kichak said there should be a culvert just before the Sno-Goers barn. Schroepfer said this needs to be replaced. Schellgell said this does not need to be engineered by the DOT. Schellgell said he will handle the easement acquisitions for the towns portion of the Highway project. Knoke needs to talk to Kichak about the engineering for Beachway Drive. The Zoning Consistency meeting needs to be scheduled. She was called about Kimmear Road not being on the road plan for this year.
Schroepfer - the library has collected or been pledged approximately $130,000 for the building fund. The architect will be Sobek and he will charge about $20,000 for the plans. He called K&M Concrete and told them they will need to give the library advance notice of when they will be repairing the sidewalk.
For Consideration and Approval: a) Operator License for Catheryn Saarnio.
Motion made by Stenberg, seconded by Banaszak, to approve the temporary Operator License for Catheryn Saarnio. Carried.
Vouchers:
Payroll: #27300 J Hammond $1,115.56; #27301 C Hertel $1,023.50; #27302 K Brunell $1,076.46; #27303 J Hahn $895.71; #27304 D Keefe $246.22; #27305 R Vacca $99.40; #27306 G Ylvisaker $351.02; #27307 J Huffmaster $76.77; #23708 S Huffmaster $125.03; #27309 G Lawrence $650.97; #00015 Assoc. Bank $1,785.52; #27339 WI-DOR $1,032.40
Town: #27319 CWE Inc $2,495.00; #27321 J Hammond $44.65; #27323 Liberty Flag $72.95; #27327 San. Dist. $87.20; #27331 Operating Engineers $144.62; #27333 Price Electric $69.66; #27337 UW-Extension $40.00; #27340 Xcel Energy $1,818.12
Office: #27327 San. Dist. $67.46; #27330 Office Enterprises $62.16; #27336 Town Web Design $310.00; #27338 WE Energies $48.07; #27340 Xcel Energy $125.03
Garage: #27312 American Welding $45.50; #27313 Aramark $57.16; #27314 Assoc. Bank $205.90; #27315 AW Direct $204.00; #27317 Clerk’s Tree Service $150.00; #27324 NAPA $586.08; #27327 San. Dist. $39.81; #27328 Moore Oil $1,321.05; #27340 Xcel Energy $219.40
Fire Dept: #27322 Krist Oil $35.35; #27324 NAPA $8.47; #27327 San. Dist. $107.75; #27334 R Barbetti $90.55; #27338 WE Energies $202.67; #27340 Xcel Energy $138.56
Rescue Barn: #27338 WE Energies $21.26; #27340 Xcel Energy $195.96
Library: #27310 ADT Security $915.78; #27311 Amazon $432.68; #27316 Baker & Taylor $1,387.24; #27318 Clermont Supply $30.95; #27320 Eli Singer $43.00; #27325 Mercer Lumber $34.08; #27326 Mercer Library $65.99; #27329 NWLS $2,136.04; #27332 Penworthy $130.57; #27335 Snows Market $8.01; #27338 WE Energies $70.69
Community Center: #27327 San. Dist. $73.31; #27338 WE Energies $122.63; #27340 Xcel Energy $288.95
Park: #27327 San. Dist. $176.37; #27340 Xcel Energy $38.23
Cap. Outlay: #27299 Trux R Us Inc $51,000.00
The next regular meeting of the Mercer Town Board of Supervisors will be held on Thursday the 3rd of June 2009 at 6:30 pm in the Haines Civic Building.
Supervisor Banaszak asked to be excused from the remainder of the meeting due to a commitment elsewhere.
Motion made by Schroepfer, seconded by Lambert, to move into Closed Session per WI Stats. 19.85 (1)(e) to discuss purchase/Sale of town equipment at 7:46 pm. All yes. Carried.
Motion made by Lambert, seconded by Stenberg, to return to Open Session at 7:58 pm. All yes. Carried.
No action taken on Closed Session.
The Code of Ordinances meeting scheduled for last night had to be cancelled so the board set next Thursday, May 27th at 6:00 pm for the Code meeting.
Motion made by Lambert, seconded by Schroepfer, to adjourn the town board meeting at 7:59 pm. Carried.
Return to Board of Review meeting:
Due to the Assessment Roll not being completed at this time, the Board of Review is adjourned to August 17th 2010 at 9:00 am in the Town Hall (Haines Building).
Motion made by Lambert, seconded by Stenberg, to adjourn the Board of Review meeting at 8:02 pm. Carried.
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