Town Board Meeting — Minutes

1 TOWN OF PLEASANT VALLEY May 8, 2023 TOWN BOARD MEETING CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER Chairman Dan Hanson called a Town Board Meeting of the Town of Pleasant Valley to order on Monday, May 8, 2023, in the Pleasant Valley Town Hall in Cleghorn at 7:00 p.m. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Chairman Hanson called for the honoring of our flag with the Pledge of Allegiance. INTRODUCTION OF TOWN OFFICIALS Board members present: Chairman Dan Hanson, Supervisor Dan Green, and Supervisor Doug Nelson. Staff members present: Jen Meyer, Clerk/Treasurer and Hwy Foreman, Wyatt Wathke. PROCEDURES Motion (Green/Nelson) to dispense with the reading of the April 10 and 18 2023, Town Board Meeting minutes. Chairman announced the ayes carry 3-0 and the motion is carried. Motion (Nelson/Green) to approve the Treasurers report for the month of April 2023 as presented and printed. Chairman announced the ayes carry 3-0 and the motion is carried. LETTERS & REPORTS Town Chairman -Dan Hanson attended the Metropolitan Planning Organization meeting on May 3rd. A vote to recommend amending the Sewer Service Area, presented by the City of Eau Claire was denied by a vote of 3-8. The DNR will take the recommendations into account for their final approval or denial of the application. -There is discussion of forming a 5-town alliance to help support each other with on-going issues. Most urgent needs are supporting the Town of Washington with legal issues that will set precedence for all of us as well as EMS agreements. Town Supervisors -Doug recently attended BOR training. Town Highway Supervisor -sweeping is complete -the chipper is in for repairs; clean-up will continue after it is returned. -The chip seal on Redwood Dr and Kirk Ct have started to peel. Work was done thru EC Cty via a contractor. We will have the areas spray patched this summer. -Wyatt will meet with Jon Johnson regarding the peeling chip seal. -We have items on the surplus auction. The auction closes on Thursday. Town Clerk/Treasurer -Jen shared a pie chart of the road construction budget for the last 6 years, showing how vehicle expenses have declined. May 8, 2023 meeting minutes con’t 2 Park Committee/Lions Club/TFD -Frank Neibauer was unable to attend. Jen presented the updated Memorandum of Understanding between the Cleghorn Lions, Park Committee and the Town for Harvest Fest. Motion (Green/Nelson) to approve the MOU as written. Frank will take the MOU to the Lions board. Pending no changes, the MOU will be signed by all parties involved. Chairman announced the ayes carry 3-0 and the motion is carried. CITIZEN INPUT COMPLAINTS OLD BUSINESS NEW BUSINESS Ordinance No. 23-15-02 – ATVUTV Routes Travis Hagen, representing Big Creek ATVUTV Club, presented applications to have Popple, Pine and Oak Roads located in the Town of Pleasant Valley be added to the Ordinance allowing certain roads to be open for ATVUTV usage. Said roads are in the Southwest corner of the Town. Motion (Nelson/Green) to approve Ordinance No. 23-15-02 which adds the opening of said roads. Chairman announced the ayes carry 3-0 and the motion carries. For the three added roads to connect with roads in Trempealeau County and our existing routes, there will be applications presented to the Eau Claire County Highway Department to open portions of WW, F and FF. The Club would also like support from the Town to open Cty I from Hickory Rd to Cty V. The Town is supportive of opening all 4 sections of said County Highways. Motion (Green/Nelson) to support the County Roads listed above. The prepared applications were signed by Chairman Dan Hanson. Travis Hagen will deliver the applications and payment to the County. Chairman announced the ayes carry 3-0 and the motion carries. Schedule Road Review Road Review, which is statutorily required every odd year, will be held on June 6th beginning at 8am. 2023 Budget Review The budget as of May 8, 2023 was presented and reviewed. REVIEW/APPROVE ORDERS The bills /orders for the month of April 2023 and the alternative of claims paid report were presented by the clerk and approved by the town board for payment. ADJOURNMENT Motion (Hanson/Nelson) to move this meeting is adjourned. Chairman announced the ayes carry 3-0 and the motion is adopted. Adjourned at 9:00pm Respectfully submitted, Posted at town hall 6-1-2023 Jen Meyer, Clerk / Treasurer Placed on Website 6-1-2023