Town Board Meeting — Minutes

MEETING MINUTES TOWN OF LAFAYETTE APRIL 7, 2025 5765 197TH ST. CHIPPEWA FALLS WI 54726 Call To Order / Roll Call - The meeting was called to order at 7:00 PM. A roll call was conducted confirming the presence of Supervisors Brennan, Larson, McIlquham, Mathwig, Chair Staber, Deputy Clerk Kurshinsky and residents. Approval of Town Board Minutes - Supervisor Larson made a motion to approve the town board minutes from March 17th, 2025, and the consent agenda for tonight's meeting. Mathwig seconded the motion. Financial Report – No Financial. Public Comments were heard. Old Business: Purchase of Bunker & Field Rake: The quote for the 2019 John Deere 1200A Bunker and Field Rake was discussed. Supervisor Larson made the motion to purchase Bunker and Field Rake for $ 12,000.00, seconded by Supervisor McIlquham. Roll taken and motion approved. Open and Record Road Bids for 2025 Road Work: Road bids were received from Senn Black ; 447,405.72 , Chippewa County Highway Department; 431,243.95 and Monarch Paving ; $ 451,615.42 . Chair Staber opened the bids and by street/avenue quoted the bids from each proposed bid. Chair Staber will verify bid amounts and create a spreadsheet of the bids for the Board members. The Road Work bids will be reviewed and approved at the April 21 st, 2025, Town Board Meeting. Open and Record Chip Sealing Bids for 2025: A chip sealing bid was received from Chippewa County Highway Department in the amount of $ $ 58,922.00. No other bids were received. The chip seal bid will be reviewed and approved at the April 21 st, 2025, Town Board Meeting. Gibson Water Care Bids: Bids for the purchase of water treatment were presented. Lafayette Fire Station #3 would have a CareClear Pro Acid 10x54 unit installed for the price of $ 2,500.00. The Town Hall bid was for the same unit at the Fire Station. After discussion Supervisor McIlquham made the motion to purchase the water filter unit for the Lafayette Fire Station # 3 in the amount of $ 2500.00, seconded by Supervisor Brennan. Roll call taken and purchase approved. CSM for James Lippe : A motion by Supervisor Mathwig to combine fractional portions of Lots 13 and 14, 189 th Street was made. Supervisor Brennan seconded. Approved. Town of Lafayette & Lake Wissota Lions Club: Property lot lines and previous information regarding the area were discussed by the Board and Jerry Zais, Lake Wissota Lions Club. Records regarding the agreement will be researched. Tabled. Room Tax Funds: Supervisor Larson noted that funds have continued to rise each year. We can use the funds for approved maintenance on Town Parks and Recreation properties, as well as develop parks and other amenities that enhance our township for recreatio nal use. Purchases pertaining to the room tax funds must be specified. CSM for Terry Knutson: A preliminary CSM on County Road “OO” regarding 2 lots was presented by Terry Knutson and discussed. Supervisor Brennan made the motion to accept the CSM, seconded by Supervisor Larson. Approved. Town Communications from Board and Road Supervisors, Town Clerk and Town Chair – Board members and supervisors provided updated regarding the disc golf course, paving/parking at the recreation building, First Choice providing electronic recycling, the Town Annual meeting schedule at 6:30, Monday, April 21, 2025, and Clean up Day, Sa turday, April 26, 2025. Motion to Adjourn at 8:30pm by Supervisor Larson, seconded by Supervisor Brennan. Adjourned. Respectfully submitted by Kathleen Kurshinsky, Deputy Clerk