Meeting Minutes

W2435 Old Peshtigo Road Marinette, WI 54143 715-582-4332 www.townofpeshtigo.org MEETING MINUTES Town of Peshtigo Monthly Board Meeting Tuesday July 18, 2023 at 7 p.m. 1) Call to order: 7:00pm 2) Pledge of allegiance 3) Roll call: All Present: Chairperson Friday, Supervisor Coble, Supervisor Wortner, Supervisor Furton, Supervisor Kowalski 4) Approve Agenda: Wortner motion to approve the agenda/Second by Coble. Motion carried with 5 yes votes. 5) Announcements: a. UW Green Bay, Marinette Campus is hosting Recycling event and flyers can be picked up in the Town Hall office. b. A Community Flood Preparedness Meeting is happening soon in our area. c. Town iPad update: 1 has been sold. 1 iPad still available, as well as 2 iPhones. d. Karen Sylvester sent an email thanking the board for allocating ARPA funds toward the new fire engine at the last meeting. e. Chairperson Friday updated that the 3M Settlement reached $10.3 billion. She emailed G&E asking what that looks like for the Town’s PFAS issue. They stated “The proposed 3M settlement is complex and I’d like to have a chance to more fully review the relevant documents before responding”, but has not yet received further response. 6) Minute Approval: 6/20/23 Special & Regular Board Meeting: Wortner motion to approve minutes/Second by Kowalski. Furton opposed. Motion carried with 4 yes votes. 7) Public Comment (State your name & address, limited to 3 minutes, limited to in-person attendees only) a. Carol Orwig stated that the PFAS signage is to notify people of known health issues, but are missing. She also stated that per the DNR, JCI/Tyco is responsible for advisory signs in affected areas. She asked- where are the signs and/or who took them? i. Judith Johnson: Leaf Road sign is still there, but there is foliage growing around it. ii. Cindy Baur stated John Kowalski has a document, from her when she was on the board, with sign locations. There should be one in her previous email as well. iii. Supervisor Kowalski knows where he helped install them, but does not believe he has a document stating the physical sign locations. iv. Supervisor Furton stated the prior Water Committee knows of the locations. b. Wendel Johnson encouraged the board to tighten up the public nuisance ordinance to include light pollution, as it greatly affects the health of humans and wildlife. c. Cindy Baur told the board that the PFAS sign locations may be in her old emails. She said if the removal of signs was authorized, please post it. If the removal was not, that is theft. Baur also notified that someone was on the Kowalski Walking Trail doing work and saying they were ‘hired by the Town’. She is concerned with why the Town Hall bid remodel was only noticed for 1 week. Baur questioned if a permit was obtained for rip rap placed at the Shore Drive Boat Launch property. W2435 Old Peshtigo Road Marinette, WI 54143 715-582-4332 www.townofpeshtigo.org i. Wendel Johnson is unaware of work being done at Kowalski Walking Trail, but does believe DNR will be doing work there next Spring. He also gave credit to Keith for doing a great job with the upkeep on the Trail. d. Mimi Schahczenski stated ‘Team Boyle’ lost in the election, showing that residents don’t want a water district. She also mentioned that Supervisor Furton says the board should ‘work together’ at the last meeting, but she feels as though Furton is undermining the other board members. Mimi believes Furton should use her own advice. e. Cindy Topel stated the ‘closed for safety’ sign is not up yet, but the other is lying on the ground She believes it should remain open and restored to usable for all to use. She also mentioned a petition from the 1980s with 250 signatures asking to keep it active. Her husband has helped with upkeep and it’s commonly used by snowmobiles, fishermen, etc. f. Peter Hass is the president of River Road Rider Snowmobile Club who use the launch in the winter to gain access to the Bay. He stated that he believes it was made unusable without notice and no permits to do so. He encouraged the board to return it to it’s condition and reopen it. g. Candy Buchenauer read an email from Trygve Rhude stating the boat launch has been around a long time and that the importance of public access for all residents cannot be understated. He knows of 1 commercial fisherman that uses that launch and hopes that it will remain and be maintained within the Town. h. Sherry Winter has a beautiful view of the park and launch and states it is often busy with a lot of winter use. She doesn’t believe parking is an issue and it is a pleasure to use. i. Judith Johnson stated that the launch is a safety issue closed as well, as it’s a great emergency access for those on out on the Bay. She would like to see it maintained. 8) Department Head Reports a. Fire Department: Chief Folgert gave Fire Department report. b. Constable: Chairperson Friday gave Constable report. 9) Treasurer Report/Investment Report/Budget YTD vs Actual/Budget Amendments: Coble motion to accept Treasurer Report/Second by Wortner. Motion carried with 5 yes. 10) Approve Vouchers & Payment of Bills: Motion to approve by Wortner/Second by Kowalski. Motion carried with 5 yes. 11) Approve alternate quote for Fire Department Accident & Sickness: Coble motion to approve the VFIS alternate quote, as long as the quote listed is still effective, with effective date as soon as possible (07/20/2023)/Second by Wortner. Motion carried with 5 yes votes. 12) Board of Appeals/Plan Commission Membership a. Accept Mike Hoard resignation from Board of Appeals b. Appoint Tom Lawson to Board of Appeals, fulfill term through 1/31/2025: Wortner motion to appoint Tom Lawson/Second by Coble. Motion carried with 5 yes. c. Vacancies: 1 Board of Appeals Alternate, 2 Plan Commission Alternates 13) Approve Adopt-a-Highway Application for Schaut Family to adopt Brosig Road: Wortner motion to approve/Second by Kowalski. Motion carried with 5 yes. 14) Approve Waiver of Potential Conflict of Interest re: Attorney Spangenberg representing the Town of Peshtigo and City of Peshtigo: Wortner motion to approve Spangenberg’s Waiver of Potential Conflict of Interest/Second by Coble. Furton opposed. Motion carried with 4 yes votes. W2435 Old Peshtigo Road Marinette, WI 54143 715-582-4332 www.townofpeshtigo.org 15) Purchase Algorithm as presented at 6/20/23 Board meeting, Chairperson Friday: Coble motion to approve Purchase Algorithm with presented edits at 07/18/2023 meeting/Second by Wortner. Furton opposed. Motion carried with 4 yes. a. Conflicting WTA Attorney opinions as presented at 6/20/23 Board meeting b. Definition of services 16) Approve Letter to Legislators re: Governor Evers’ Veto of General Transportation Aid, Chairperson Friday: Coble motion to approve letters/Second by Wortner. Motion carried with 5 yes. 17) UW grant-writing team proposal, Supervisor Furton: Furton motion to approve UW grant-writing team to apply for cost share waiver of the Baldwin earmarked $1.667 million and/or state fund matching on behalf of the Town of Peshtigo/Second by Friday. Wortner and Coble opposed. Motion carried with 3 yes votes. 18) Ad hoc Committee Updates: Former Chair Boyle has resigned from both Ad hoc committees. a. Capital Improvement Plan – Supervisor Furton: meeting will be scheduled soon b. CDBG-CV – Chairperson Friday, Treasurer Maney- Treasurer Maney transferred unused funds from the Peshtigo Food Pantry to our Town Hall remodel. i. Town Hall Remodel update – Supervisor Coble, Clerk Okins: remodel moving forward, secured an extension to project remodels 19) Standing Committee Updates: a. Buildings & Grounds: Chairperson Coble, Vice Chairperson Wortner i. Town of Peshtigo Shore Drive Boat Launch property, Supervisor Wortner: Chairperson Friday and Supervisor Wortner to follow-up with Niccole at DNR b. Recycling Center: Chairperson Coble, Vice Chairperson Furton i. Hiring of per diem worker: Coble motion to hire both Wayne Kamka and Dennis Czapewski as per diem workers at Recycling Center at rate of $14/hour/Second by Wortner. Motion carried with 5 yes. c. Roads & Ditches: Chairperson Wortner, Vice Chairperson Kowalski i. Approve Affordable Tree Service for work NTE $25K: Motion to approve by Wortner/Second by Coble. Motion carried with 5 yes. 20) Upcoming Meetings: a. Special Board Meeting Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 1 p.m.: Regarding CDBG-CV Town Hall remodel bid opening b. Regular Monthly Board Meeting Tuesday, August 15, 2023 at 7 p.m. 21) Motion to Adjourn: Wortner motion to adjourn at 8:26pm/Second by Kowalski. Motion carried with 5 yes votes. Kayla Okins, Clerk 7/20/2023