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Village of Fall Creek Regular Board Meeting Minutes 8/14/17 Page 1 of 2 1. Call to Order: 6:30 p.m., Village Hall Meeting Room, 122 E. Lincoln Ave., Fall Creek 2. Pledge to Flag 3. Roll Call: Members Present: Village President Chester Goodman, Trustees Bob Jenkins, Matt Mattoon via telephone, Wayne Steinke, Karen Strasburg, Dane Zook. Members Absent: Trustee Tina Jacobson. Staff Present: Police Chief Chad Dachel, Public Works Director Bryan Kaatz, Clerk-Treasurer Renee Roemhild. Also Present: 5 citizens. 4. Certify Open Meeting Law Requirements Have Been Met: A notice of the meeting and an agenda was posted in the three public places and newspapers were notified. 5. Adopt Agenda:  MOTION (Steinke/Mattoon) to adopt the agenda as printed. PASSED, without negative vote. 6. Act on Minutes  MOTION (Mattoon/Steinke) to approve the 7/10/17 Parks & Recreation Committee and 7/10/17 Regular Board meeting minutes. PASSED, without negative vote. 7. Citizen Input: Jodee & Travis Moss addressed the Board regarding people living in a camper for an extended period of time. The Police Department will check into it. Richard Ziemann gave the Board the publication Municipal Facts for 2017 listing financial information of various Wisconsin municipalities. 8. Correspondence: A message from David Wuebben was read regarding smoke issues from outdoor burning. 9. Budget Comparison Report/Financial Considerations:  MOTION (Mattoon/Steinke) to approve the 7/31/17 Budget Comparison Report and the Clerk-Treasurer's Monthly Report. PASSED, roll call vote: Jenkins-yes, Mattoon-yes, Steinke-yes, Strasburg-yes, Zook-yes, Goodman-yes. 10. Consider Bills:  MOTION (Steinke/Zook) to approve bills #23697-23766, including #23688 from the July bills,V17235-17284. PASSED, roll call vote: Mattoon-yes, Steinke-yes, Strasburg-yes, Zook-yes, Goodman-yes, Jenkins-yes. 11. Police Department A. Monthly Report: Police Chief Dachel presented the monthly report of cases/calls for service. He also reported on the hiring of Amanda Runnels on 7/31/17 as a full-time officer. B. Consider Request for Use of Village Hall Parking Lot for Fall Merchant Festival:  MOTION (Strasburg/Mattoon) approving request for use of Village Hall Parking Lot for Fall Merchant Festival on 10/13/17 (set-up @ noon) and 10/14/17. PASSED, without negative vote. 12. Public Works Department A. Monthly Report: Public Works Director Kaatz gave his monthly report on various matters concerning the public works and utility departments. B. Consider Well #3 Project, Including Possible Funding: Kaatz reported it looks like the Village will qualify for a loan and some principal forgiveness through the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program. One stipulation is the DNR would require Well #2 be abandoned. We should receive a final notification letter from the DNR in the near future. C. Consider Schedule for Sweeping Streets: The desire to have a schedule for sweeping streets was discussed, as well as possible needed equipment to do it. No action taken. Village of Fall Creek Notice of Regular Village Board Meeting August 14, 2017 Village of Fall Creek Regular Board Meeting Minutes 8/14/17 Page 2 of 2 13. Committee Related A. Community & Economic Development 1. Consider Holding Town Hall/Open Forum Meetings:  MOTION (Mattoon/Steinke) approving the concept of an Open Forum Listening Session, and authorizing the committee to schedule it. PASSED, without negative vote. 2. Consider Signage in the Village:  MOTION (Mattoon/Steinke) authorizing the committee to put together a study on needed signage in the village and to research what is allowed on Lincoln Avenue/Highway 12. PASSED, without negative vote. B. Finance & Personnel: Committee Chair Chester Goodman reported we are still working on the details for the personnel review process. C. Parks & Recreation: Committee Chair Matt Mattoon reported he is researching local nurseries for the tree replacement program. Also, the new bleachers worked well for the Fun Fest Softball Tournament and will be used for the Lions Tractor Pull in September. D. Public Property & Health: 1. Consider Isometric Barrier for Village Hall Roof:  MOTION (Steinke/Zook) to table decision on roof until more information is available. PASSED, without negative vote. 15. General Business A. Consider Alcohol Beverage License Application:  MOTION (Zook/Steinke) approving Fall Creek Lions Club request for Temporary Class B Fermented Malt or Alcoholic Beverage License for Tractor Pull Event on 9/9/17. PASSED, without negative vote. 16. Adjourn:  MOTION (Steinke/Zook) @ 8:07 p.m. PASSED, without negative vote. Renee Roemhild, Clerk-Treasurer