Town Board — Minutes

MINUTES—TOWN BOARD MEETING MAY 19, 2025 1. CALL TO ORDER WITH ROLL CALL THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 6:OOPM BY CHAIRMAN SCHOPF WITH THE FOLLOWING BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT; DALE WIEGAND, MARK GRAUPMAN, ELIZABETH GAUGER, MYLES DANNHAUSEN, STEVE SCHOPF AND CLERK-TREASURER PAM KRAUEL ALONG WITH 4 INDIVIDUALS IN THE AUDIENCE. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 3. ADOPT THE AGENDA GAUGER MOVED TO ADOPT THE AGENDA, SECOND BY DANNHAUSEN, MOTION CARRIED. 4. APPROVE MINUTES APRIL 21, 2025 TOWN BOARD MEETING—GRAUPMAN MOVED TO APPROVE THE MINUTES, SECOND BY WIEGAND, MOTION CARRIED. 5. APPROVE FINANCIAL REPORT GRAUPMAN MOVED TO APPROVE THE FINANCIAL REPORT, SECOND BY WIEGAND, MOTION CARRIED. 6. OPEN SESSION NO DISCUSSION 7. PRESENTATION FROM DOOR COUNTY TOURISM COMMISSION & DESTINATION DOOR COUNTY . IN ATTENDANCE WAS JULIE GILBERT, PRESIDENT/CEO OF DESTINATION DOOR COUNTY AND JULIANA BEHM, ADMINISTRATOR OF THE DOOR COUNTY TOURISM COMMISSION. BEHM GAVE AN OVERALL REVIEW OF THE TOURISM COMMISSION AND THEIR RESPONSIBIILITIES. ONE OF THEIR DUTIES IS TO TRACK DOWN THOSE THAT HAVE NOT OBTAINED THEIR PERMITS. CURRENTLY THEY ARE WORKING ON THEIR AUDIT AND RECENTLY GENERATED THEIR BI-ANNUAL REPORT. NEXT MONTH WILL BE THEIR ANNUAL MEETING. JULIE GILBERT ADDRESSED THE TOWN BOARD IN RESPECT TO DESTINATION DOOR COUNTY AND THEIR GOALS. SHE PROVIDED A HANDOUT THAT OUTLINES THEIR GOALS AND RESPONSIBILITIES WHICH INCLUDED AN OUTLINE AS TO WHERE THE ROOM TAX GOES IN DOOR COUNTY . IT ALSO INCLUDED THE COMMNITY INVESTMENT FUND, AND STEWARDSHIP PLAN. 8. REVIEW REQUEST FROM OPEN DOOR PRIDE. THE BOARD HAS RECEIVED A REQUEST FROM CATHY GRIER, CHAIR OF OPEN DOOR PRIDE ASKING THEM TO CONSIDER PRESENTING THEIR ORGANIZTION WITH A 2025 OPEN DOOR PRIDE MONTH PROCLAMATION FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE. GAUGER INDICATED THE COUNTY BOARD IS ALSO CURRENTLY DEALING WITH THIS ISSUE FROM OTHER ORGINIZATIONS AND TO BE FAIR TO ALL REQUESTS HAVE IMPLIMENTED RULES OF ORDER GUIDELINE WHICH SHE EXPLAINED. WIEGAND MOVED TO DENY THE REQUEST FROM OPEN DOOR PRIDE, SECOND BY GAUGER, MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY . 9. RE-ADDRESS CURB-SIDE GARBAGE PICK-UP per request at the Annual Town Meeting. AT THE ANNUAL TOWN MEETING A RESIDENT ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED TO OFFERING CURB-SIDE GARBAGE PICK-UP . AT THAT TIME CHAIRMAN SCHOPF INDICATED HE WOULD HAVE THE BOARD ADDRESS IT AT THE NEXT TOWN BOARD MEETING. THE BOARD RECEIVED A COPY OF THE TOWN BOARD MEETING MINUTES FROM JULY 2023 AT WHICH TIME MOTION WAS MADE TO DEFER CURB-SIDE GARBAGE PICK-UP FOR THE TIME BEING. WIEGAND ASKED TO PUT THIS BACK ON THE JULY AGENDA TO GIVE HIM MORE TIME TO GATHER MORE INFORMATION. 10. TOWN BOARD MEETING IN SEPTEMBER IT WAS BROUGHT TO THE BOARD’S ATTENTION THAT KRAUEL WILL BE ON VACATION IN SEPTEMBER BEFORE AND AFTER THE TIME OF THE TOWN BOARD MEETING. GRAUPMAN MOVED THAT THERE NOT BE A MEETING IN SEPTEMBER, SECOND BY GAUGER, MOTION CARRIED. 11. CONTRIBUTION ON BEHALF OF LIBERTY GROVE FIRE CHIEF. DANNHAUSEN MOVED TO CONTRIBUTE $500 TO LIBERTY GROVE FIRE CHIEF HECHT FAMILY , SECOND BY GRAUPMAN, MOTION CARRIED. THE TOWN AND VILLAGE WILL EACH BE CONTRIBUTING $500 TO BE DEPOSITED IN THE JOINT ACCOUNT AND THERE WILL THEN BE A $1000 CHECK CUT TO THE FAMILY FROM THE JOINT FIRE DEPARTMENT TO HELP WITH THE FAMILIES MEDICAL AND TRAVEL EXPENSES FOR FIRE CHIEF CHRIS HECHT. 12. UPDATES WITH AT&T FIBER. REMINDER OF THE RIBBON CUTTING ON JUNE 5TH. 13. TOWN ROADS RECEIVED ESTIMATE/QUOTE FROM DOOR COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT TO PULVERIZE AND BLACKTOP ALL ROADS IN CHERRY BLUFF ESTATE. GRAUPMAN MOVED TO APPROVE REDOING CHERRY BLUFF ESTATES FOR $245,761.00, SECOND BY DANNHASEN, MOTION CARRIED. DANNHASUEN MOVED TO HIRE STANTEC TO ENGINEER, SURVEY AND DESIGN CUL-DE-SAC AT THE END OF RAINBOW RIDGE COURT IN THE AMOUNT OF $5000, SECOND BY GRAUPMAN, MOTION CARRIED. 14. TOWN ORDINANCES. NO DISCUSSION. 15. TOWN HALL, BUILDINGS & GROUNDS, TOWN PROPERTY—PA SYSTEM IT WAS THE CONCENSUS OF THE BOARD TO HAVE QUANTUM TECHNOLOGIES COME TO A BOARD MEETING TO ADDRESS THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS TO THE PA SYSTEM AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT THE TOWN BOARD MAY HAVE. 16. REPORTS A. PLANNING COMMISSON. DID NOT MEET IN MAY . B. LICENSES, BUILDING & SIGN PERMITS. CONTINUE TO ISSUE PERMITS. C. COUNTY BOARD REPRESENTATIVE MONTHLY REPORT NOTHING TO REPORT. D. TOURISM COMMISSION REPRESENTATIVE & TRAILS INITIATIVE MONTHLY REPORT. DANNHAUSEN REPORTED THE COUNTY AS A WHOLE IS UP 4.5% FOR THE QUARTER. 17. JOINT TOWN AND VILLAGE MATTERS A. FIRE STATION/BALL FIELD/ CEMETERY/RECYCLING BRIEF DISCUSSION OF CEMETERY FEES AND RECAP OF RECENT JOINT MEETING. B. FIRE COMMISSION. DID NOT MEET. 18. CORRESPONDENCE EVERYONE RECEIVED COPIES OF TWO OF THE RECENT SPECIAL EVENT REQUESTS. 19. APPROVE VOUCHERS DANNHAUSEN MOVED TO APPROVE THE VOUCHERS, SECOND BY GRAUPMAN, MOTION CARRIED. 20. ADJOURNMENT GRAUPMAN MOVED TO ADJOUN, SECOND BY WIEGNAD, MOTION CARRIED. 745PM RESPECTFULLY; PAM KRAUEL, CLERK-TREASURER