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April 17, 2006 Monthly Meeting
REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING – April 17, 2006 The Town Board of the Town of Cooperstown met on April17, 2006 at 7:00 PM at the Town Hall for the regular monthly meeting. Meeting called to order by Chairman Bill Enz at 7:00 p.m. Present other than Chairman Enz were Supervisors John Hager, Joe Havlovitz, Fred Lemens and Mike Albers, Treasurer Bernie Duescher, Constable Nancy Weber and Clerk Sue Kornely. Seven others in attendance. Pledge of Allegiance. Motion to approve agenda with changes. Sup. Hager/ Sup. Albers. Carried 5/0. Minutes of March 14th- reviewed/motion to approve with amendments Sup. Lemens/Sup. Hager. Carried 5/0. Treasurers Report- reviewed/motion to approve Sup. Hager/Sup. Lemens. Carried 5/0. Discussion of Ethic Charges from Annual Meeting- Sup. Lemens presented a letter received from the WTA approving his abstaining from the vote as a Town Board member and they apologized for the confusion. The procedures for abstention found in the WTA Handbook pg51 was not violated in this occurrence. Citizens Input- Nancy Weber as a citizen has a right to express her opinion. Nancy wanted to know if Mr. Stadelman was aware the Sup. Lemens presented himself at Plan and Park Meeting and the County Board Meeting as Town of Cooperstown Supervisor not a town citizen and speaking on behalf of a non-resident and against a town resident. Road and Equipment Report/Culvert Permits- Chairman Enz presented Dan Kasten. Dan Kasten introduced himself to the electors, Dan & John has *have* been working on Herold Rd, blacktop patching, road limit signs coming down. Chairman Enz stated he had done a road check- spot on Hidden Valley Rd that needs fixing, Zander Rd pipe need to be looked at, the pipe was put in by Gulseth- no warranty, installed culvert on Hidden Valley, culvert on Herold (Hickory Grove & Zander) was filled in and was cleaned out Constable Report- Constable Weber reported on April 1st to pick up a dog in a ladies yard, the next day the dog was back and was disturbed with the dog owner’s attitude when he came to get the dog. On April 4th, a dog call on Radtke Rd, dog was attacked by a Village of Maribel resident’s dog. The two parties were going to work it out. Plan Commission- Sup. Lemens covered the April meeting, went through an outline of procedures to mirror the County guidelines, Jim VanLanen from Bay Lakes & Matt Gade from Park & Planning were presenting. Building Inspector - none. Chairman Enz would like Mr. Angoli to attend next months meeting, Sup. Hager would like Bldg Inspector put on next month agenda- the residents should be able to get any approved State building inspector. This would be consistent with other towns, what we have is not consistent and this is what the residents of the town want. County Hwy R curb and gutter project/Waterline from Manitowoc to Green Bay- Chairman Enz received a letter from Brown Cty Water Division stating had we gotten any complaints. The Clerk stated she was not happy with the garbage left behind. Sup. Lemens stated Pat Bradley does not want the road pushed out. WTRW Incorporated Rezoning for Radio Tower- no communication, the new Board members were given information of the subject. Tabled. Speed Limit on CTH T through Greenstreet- no communication, Tabled. SVRS Voting Systems - Clerk Kornely gave a recap. Election Results- Justice of Supreme Court- Pat Crooks 197; Court of Appeals Judge- Richard Brown 192; County Executive Michael Thomas 113-Bob Ziegelbauer 101-Davis Wakefield 1-Scott Weigand 1; County Supervisor #19 Robert Rasmussen 183-Ross Johnson 2-Richard Duckett 2-Duffy Duck 1-Tim Driscoll 1; Denmark School Board: James Crawford 154-Garry Roberts 126-Mary Gillespie 130; Mishicot School Board: Alan Zarbow 1-Carol Lambert 1; Reedsville School District: Connie Gilson 2-Randall Geiger 2-Andrew Maertz 0- Dean Fischer 4; Town of Cooperstown Supervisor: * Michael Albers 120-David Blaskeslee 60-* Joe Havlovitz 99-Richard Duckett 57-Joy Rich 1-Tom Kapinos 2-Jerry Brantmeier 1-Hank Kouba 3-Jerry Skarda 8-John Heiser 1-Sid Kittelson 3-Gary Jaeger 1-Leroy Kane 4-Ross Johnson 2-Davies Wakefield 2-Mary Gilespie 1-Kathy Herlache 1 Viking Rescue Squad Contract- Chairman Enz stated the lawyer for the Village of Denmark will not be signing the contract as the wording was not right, the contract read 24 hour basis, the contract did not say 7 days a week, Chairman Enz did not see anything else adversary to anyone. One contract will be signed by all. Sup. Hager spoke with the State Inspector, he recommended they want a person from each municipality to assist with working on the negotiation of the contract as in the 24/7. Chairman Enz suggested Leroy Meles; he will contact him to represent the town. Sup. Albers motion to give Chairman Enz the consent to speak to a person for the position of contract negotiation for the town/Sup. Havlovitz 4/0. Sup. Hager abstained. C. Motion to have Sup. Hager represent the Town of Cooperstown on the VRSB. Sup. Albers/Sup. Havlovitz. 4/0. C. Supervisor Hager abstained. Ayres Association- Pleasant Rd Bridge Presentation & Proposal- local bridge aid rated the bridge 51, John Kropp inspected the bridge again, bridge on the 2007-2009 cycle, sign up July 2007, Built 2009, different types of bridges were shown- 16’ to 24’, two span I-beam Sixty Day Review-Dan Kasten- Chairman Enz stated that he has discussed with Dan the call in sick rules per the Handbook, motion for a $.50 increase Sup. Lemens/Sup. Hager. 5/0. C. Contact signed. Operator License- Crazy Dave’s Lucky Lady- Kristi Habeck-motion for denial Sup. Hager/ no second, motion for approval Sup. Lemens/Sup. Lemens. 5/0. C.; Samantha Rahmlow- motion for denial Sup. Havlovitz/Sup. Hager. 5/0. C. Discussion of Roads for bidding- Herold Rd (between Hickory Grove Rd & Zander Rd), Schley Rd (between T & Pleasant Rd), Hickory Grove (between NN & Rosecrans Rd), Dan Kasten questioned the patching on Devils River Dr, Chairman Enz stated there were 2 patches put down one on the bend and one on the cul-de-sac, he will look at again. Sup. Albers questioned if the Board is keeping to the 2006 plan, Sup. Albers would like to set a meeting date to tour the roads, motion for Chairman Enz, Sup. Albers, Hager to review the road for work on April 25th @ 6 pm Sup. Lemens/Sup. Havlovitz. 5/0. C. Dan Kasten will also attend. Shouldering will be looked at also. Memorandum of Understanding Relating to the ADA Handicapped-Accessible Voting Equipment Resolution- discussion/motion for approval Sup. Albers/Sup. Lemens 5/0. C. Memorandum signed. Funding for Accessible Voting Equipment- Clerk Kornely explained the ordering information once a system is chosen. Recycling Efficiency Incentive Resolution- discussion/motion for approval Sup. Hager/Sup. Havlovitz 5/0. C. Resolution signed. Cooperative Agreement for Home Composting Program- discussed/signed by Clerk. Plan Commission Appointment- David Blakeslee’s application was reviewed, Sup. Hager stated that Andy Pantzloff was interested- no application was turned in, Mr. Blakeslee’s credentials were read, Constable Weber reported that Mr. Pantzloff was no longer interested, motion to table Sup. Hager/ no second, Clerk Kornely stated that Ross Johnson was interested-but no application was received, motion to deny *David Blakeslee* Sup. Hager/ no second, motion to approve David Blakeslee as Planning Commission Member Sup. Lemens/Sup. Havlovitz 3/1. For Sup. Havlovitz, Sup. Albers, Sup. Lemens, Against Sup. Hager, abstained Chairman Enz Chief Election Inspector- motion to run ad looking for applicants Sup. Albers/Sup. Lemens 5/0. C. Mtwc Cty Hwy Comm. Annual Towns & Village Meeting- April 24th- Board members will be attending- post meeting Chairman Enz, Sup. Hager, Sup. Lemens, Sup. Albers, Clerk Kornely, Treasurer Duescher, Constable Weber Open Record Law Discussion- copy of Plan Commission minutes from 2000-2003, copy of ordinances, copy of rezoning request for the Town Hall Fire Numbers Discussion- Chairman Enz spoke on putting the house numbers near the road for fire number. Clerk Kornely spoke of the 2005 MTA meeting speaker on numbers being placed on the end of the road for homes that have long driveways, the question of funding was discussed, the Board asked if we could start- but they requested we wait. Sup. Havlovitz questioned the use of GPS. Sup. Havlovitz will contact Nancy Crowley. Other Business- Dan Kasten stated that Paul Rabas was looking for Fire Permits, Treasurer Duescher had already got them to him. Bills- motion to pay bills Sup. Lemens/Sup. Havlovitz 5/0. C. Sup. Hager stated he would not support the paying of Allison Kornely, Joy Rich, Kaye Kane & Laverne Kane based on the SEB. Correspondence- reviewed April 18th Cty Board Meeting, Resolution Supporting Bills 591 & 295 Regarding Placement of Violent & Child Sex Offenders, Charter Communications Resolution Suggestion- In Support of Video Competition, Resolution for Registration Deputies, Mary House, Holy Family Memorial Work Health Options, Memo on Livestock Facilities copy of Resolution, May 2nd Workshop at Bil-Mar: John will attend, no address to bill Zander Rd sign, Large & Small Wind Energy Systems Ordinances, Cty will be lifting Weight Limits, copy of letter from Gordon Ellis, letter reserving the Denmark State Bank for next year’s Annual Meeting, Olson Trailer and Body bill has not been paid- Phals Plow issues- Peter has been out to check, it is a 3 step procedure, the plow is on the Peterbilt (was not in an accident), Olson charged shipping of $45- no charge for shipping was to incur, letter from Tom Petri, Bay Lakes conference flier, may need to put some asphalt down in the sand and salt mixture area, discussion on abandon wells Next Month's Agenda Items- Resolution Supporting Bills 591 & 295 Regarding Placement of Violent & Child Sex Offenders, Charter Communications Resolution Suggestion- In Support of Video Competition, Resolution for Registration Deputies, Resolution Authorizing the Ability to Utilize the 6 Month Ordinance Implementation Extension Granted By Administration Rule ATCP 51, Ordinance for Large Wind Energy Systems & Small Wind Energy Systems, CTHR/Waterline, WTRW, Speed Limit, SVRS, VRS, Pending Road Bids, *Board of Review Date*, Chairman Enz stated that he would like to see the Board work for the best interest of the town. Adjournment- motion to adjourn Sup. Albers/Sup. Lemens. Carried 5/0. 10:20 p.m. Minutes approved May 9, 2006 Submitted by Susan Kornely, Clerk ** corrections