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Village of Fall Creek Regular Board Meeting Minutes 1/8/18 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, Karen Strasburg, Dane Zook. Members Absent: Trustee Tina Jacobson, Wayne Steinke. Staff Present: Police Chief Chad Dachel, Public Works Director Bryan Kaatz, Clerk-Treasurer Renee Roemhild. Also Present: 7 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 (Mattoon/Strasburg) to adopt the agenda as printed. PASSED, without negative vote. 6. Act on Minutes:  MOTION (Mattoon/Zook) to approve the 12/11/17 Regular Board meeting minutes, as printed. PASSED, without negative vote. 7. Citizen Input: Sarah Harless, candidate for Eau Claire county circuit court judge, introduced herself to the Board. 8. Correspondence: President Goodman read an invitation to a Legislative Breakfast to be held on January 22 at the EC County Government Center. 9. Budget Comparison Report/Financial Considerations:  MOTION (Mattoon/Zook) to approve the 12/31/17 Before Audit Budget Comparison Report and the Clerk-Treasurer's Monthly Report. PASSED, roll call vote: Jenkins-yes, Mattoon-yes, Strasburg-yes, Zook-yes, Goodman-yes. 10. Consider Bills:  MOTION (Mattoon/Zook) to approve bills #23959-24007, V17424-17457. PASSED, roll call vote: Mattoon-yes, Strasburg-yes, Zook-yes, Goodman-yes, Jenkins-yes. 11. Scheduled Speakers/Issues of Interest A. Duane Cance, Request for Payment of Additional Cost for Sewer/Water Lateral/Hookup for Historical Society's Addition: Duane Cance addressed the Board stating the cost for lateral hookup was higher than expected due to an underground concrete foundation from the old church.  MOTION (Jenkins/Mattoon) increasing the approval from the 7/11/16 motion to allow for payment of $2,000. PASSED, roll call vote: Strasburg-yes, Zook-yes, Goodman-yes, Jenkins-yes, Mattoon-yes. 12. Police Department A. Monthly Report: Police Chief Dachel presented the monthly report of cases/calls for service. Dachel also reviewed the annual cases, stating the number of cases was up a little from last year. B. Consider Bartender Operator License Applications:  MOTION (Jenkins/Mattoon) granting a bartender operator license application for the remainder of the 2017/2018 license year to Sierra Sanders. PASSED, without negative vote. C. Consider Memorandum of Understanding with Town of Ludington for Use of FC Police Services: Village of Fall Creek Minutes of Regular Village Board Meeting January 8, 2018 Village of Fall Creek Regular Board Meeting Minutes 1/8/18 Page 2 of 2  MOTION (Jenkins/Mattoon) approving the Memorandum of Understanding with the Town of Lincoln for calendar year 2018. PASSED, roll call vote: Zook-yes, Goodman-yes, Jenkins-yes, Mattoon-yes, Strasburg-yes. 13. 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 & #4 Project: PWD Kaatz updated the Board on the project, stating they hit bedrock at 82 feet when drilling for Well #3, but they were able to achieve 100 gpm. The recovery time was pretty good and the nitrate sample came in at a good low level of 3.1. All testing results are not back yet. C. Consider Quote for Village Hall Roof Repair: Tabled. 14. Committee Related A. Community & Economic Development: No report. B. Finance & Personnel: Village President Chester Goodman reported all employee reviews have been completed for 2017. Goodman also requested research be done on state funding for high speed internet to be brought to the Village. Trustee Matt Mattoon volunteered. 1. Consider Village's Policy re: Employee Maternity Leave: Board reviewed correspondence from Village Attorney.  MOTION (Mattoon/Zook) to send the matter back to committee for more review. PASSED, without negative vote. C. Parks & Recreation 1. Consider Summer Rec Program: Committee Chairperson Matt Mattoon reported on the committee meeting held today.  MOTION (Jenkins/Strasburg) approving the Parks Committee recommendation and appointing Brad Ceranski, Don Burghardt, Terry Wright, and Mike Johnson as a Youth Baseball/Softball Group to fulfill the role of Summer Rec Coordinator for the 2018 season. PASSED, without negative vote. D. Public Property & Health 1. Consider Directional Signage for Park & School: Discussion took place that the State owns the highway corridor, but we could have an informational sign. If local businesses would be in agreement, we could put up a sign by Fall Mart and by the bank parking lot. Trustee Dane Zook will talk with businesses. 2. Consider Signage for Keller Park Pavilions: No action taken. 15. General Business A. Set Date for Open Book & Board of Review:  MOTION (Zook/Strasburg) setting the date for Open Book as April 23 from 4-6 p.m. and the date for Board of Review as April 30 from 6-8 p.m. PASSED, without negative vote. 16. Adjourn:  MOTION (Jenkins/Mattoon) @ 8:00 p.m. PASSED, without negative vote. Renee Roemhild, Clerk-Treasurer