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February 14, 2006 Monthly Meeting
REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING – February 14, 2006 The Town Board of the Town of Cooperstown met on February 14, 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 Supervisor Fred Lemens and John Hager, Treasurer Bernie Duescher, and Clerk Sue Kornely. Eight others in attendance. Pledge of Allegiance. Motion to approve agenda. Sup. Lemens/ Sup. Hager. Carried 3/0. Minutes of January 10th- reviewed/motion to approve Sup. Hager/ Sup. Lemens. Carried 3/0. Minutes of January 30th- reviewed/motion to approve Sup. Hager/Sup. Lemens. Carried 3/0. Minutes of February 7th- reviewed/motion to approve Sup. Hager/Sup. Lemens. Carried 3/0. Minutes of February 7th- reviewed/motion to approve Sup. Hager/Sup. Lemens. Carried 3/0. Treasurers Report- reviewed/motion to approve Sup. Lemens/ Sup. Hager. Carried 3/0. Citizens Input- None. Sup. Hager stated there is a problem with having the Annual Meeting at the Maribel Sportsmen Club and we will have to put it on next month agenda. Logical place would be Denmark State Bank Maribel Branch. Complaint on the clean up from last year and they want to charge us, if we go to the bank it is free, better facility at the bank. Sup. Hager had it tabled. Chairman Enz wanted to know what was not cleaned up. Sup. Lemens would like to have known if there was a problem. Sup. Hager stated the body of the meeting opposed. The bank has more facilities for people and he has checked the date and it is open. Road and Equipment Report/Culvert Permits- no culvert permits, building permit issued for storage shed, Dan Kasten & John Rabenhorst were out patching, patching done in New Denmark, sign & post on Hickory Grove Rd damaged, dip on Herold Rd, Chairman Enz ordered two no truck signs- Remiker & Frelich Rd, pickup truck worked on, equipment is working well, sand & salt ordered, working on van/handicap area. Constable Report- Not present. Plan Commission- Sup. Lemens covered the February 6th meeting, future direction of P.C., definitions of terms, next meeting- March 6th @7 p.m. Building Inspector - none. County Hwy R curb and gutter project/Waterline from Manitowoc to Green Bay- Chairman Enz has not talked to Gary Kennedy, Sup. Hager covered the waivers signed-missing three. Nathan Schwann’s, Kevin Stencil’s and Robert Norman’s signed copies are still coming. Payment schedule by period or payment in full & letter will be sent. Sup. Lemens stated there are a few situations that need to be addressed with the County. WTRW Incorporated Rezoning for Radio Tower- waiting for FCC approval, Tabled. Speed Limit on CTH T through Greenstreet- Town Board attended meeting in Manitowoc, will put a squad out at primetimes to monitor, speed limit of 45 mph per County, 35 mph would require going to the State. County has not responded. Tabled. SVRS Voting Systems - Clerk Kornely gave an update on systems, one approved, 3 pending with systems up and running for September. Clark Dietz Engineers- Pleasant Road Bridge - Greg Jewell presented a short program on the proposed bridge and design, funded 80% State & 20% Town, this includes engineering fee, planned for 2007-2009, would like to do replacement at the same time as the Cty T bridge Rezoning Request- Barb Wake- motion to approve rezoning Sup. Hager/Sup. Lemens. 3/0. Carried. Animal Owner’s Responsibility & Liability- Tabled. Employment Compensation-Benefits & Salaries- none New Hire- Recapped the conversation with Tony Lensmire, no reason given, new hire was needed, Town Board approved the hire of Dan Kasten as temp, the Board interviewed seven applicants and hired Dan Kasten Viking Rescue Squad- Sup. Hager discussed the contract, he asked the Board for their opinion on going with a contract instead of working without one. VRS is working with the Village of Denmark on a contract. Sup. Lemens made motion that we would be looking for a contract with VRS after they work out a similar contact with the Village of Denmark, to be adjusted by the Town Board. Robert Remiker asked who are you making a contract with? The Board or the volunteers. Feb 22nd meeting is to address the proposed VRS Board makeup of eleven (11) members. Sup. Lemens would like to see the contract issue be resolved, before the Board alignment is addressed, Bob Remiker would like to see a Rep from Squad to stay on Board. Chairman Enz stated if the members at large are unknown to the Board, how do the rest of the electors know who they are? Chairman Enz wants a contract. Sup. Hager presented the proposed change to the eleven person board, 1 Squad Director, 2 from Village of Denmark, 2 from New Denmark, 1 from New Franklin, 2 from Town of Cooperstown, 1 from Village of Maribel, 1 from Denmark Fire Dept, and 1 Maribel Fire Dept. Motion not in favor of the proposed eleven person board change Sup. Lemens/Chairman Enz. 2/0 Sup. Hager abstains being that he is on the VRS Board. Denmark Press Calendar- Sup. Lemens will see that the P.C. meeting is placed on the 1st Monday Plan Commission Records- Sup. Lemens would like to see the 2004 typed, and would like a copy of the 2000 to present minutes in book or file form. Discussed the Ordinance book to match the County Ordinance Book. *Chairman Enz stated that he had Sup. Lemens post a meeting for VRS that was in violation of the posting statute, less than 24-hour notice, posted the morning of the meeting.**because of the VRS meeting Chairman Enz had planned on being out of town then was able to attend, this was for the betterment of the people, no action was taken. CenturyTel Application for Telephone Company Construction- Chairman Enz signed both agreements. Other Business- Sup. Lemens covered the trestles on Hostak, it is being looked at by the County and DNR Bills- motion approval Sup. Lemens/Chairman Enz. Carried 3/0. Correspondence- Chairman Enz has tried to contact DNR, but no returned calls have been received. Next Month's Agenda Items- CTHR/Waterline, WTRW, Speed Limit, SVRS, Animal Owner’s Responsibility & Liability, Viking Rescue Squad, Annual Meeting Ajournment- motion to adjourn Sup. Lemens/Sup. Hager. Carried 3/0. 9:00 p.m. Minutes approved March 14, 2006 Submitted by Susan Kornely, Clerk ** Amendment 3/14/06