Town Board — Minutes

MINUTES—TOWN BOARD MEETING JANUARY 20, 2025 1. CALL TO ORDER WITH ROLL CALL THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 6:00PM 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 2 INDIVIDUALS IN THE AUDIENCE. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 3. ADOPT THE AGENDA WIEGAND MOVED TO ADOPT THE AGENDA, SECOND BY GRAUPMAN, MOTION CARRIED. 4. APPROVE MINUTES DECEMBER 15, 2024 TOWN BOARD MEETING; GRAUPMAN MOVED TO APPROVE, SECOND BY WIEGAND, MOTION CARRIED. 5. APPROVE FINANCIAL REPORT KRAUEL REPORTED THAT SHE WILL BE CONDUCTING THE ANNUAL AUDIT WITH CLA NEXT MONDAY & TUESDAY . GRAUPMAN MOVED TO APPROVE THE FINANCIAL REPORT, SECOND BY GAUGER, MOTION CARRIED. 6. OPEN SESSION. CLARENCE SCHEER ADDRESSED BOARD FOR CLARIFICATION ON AT&T CONNECTION TO EACH INDIVIDUAL HOME. GRAUPMAN INDICATED THAT EVERY RESIDENT IN THE TOWN OF EGG HARBOR WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HOOK UP TO HIGH-SPEED FIBER INTERNET. 7. PROPOSED CHANGE OF USE LOCATED AT 4291 COUNTY ROAD EE. SET DATE FOR PUBLIC HEARING THE BOARD AND OWNER REPRESENTATIVE AGREED TO MARCH 4TH AT 6:00PM. 8. UPDATE WITH AT&T FIBER. GRAUPMAN GAVE AN UPDATE IN RESPECT TO AT&T IS CURRENTLY WORKING IN THE HORSESHOE BAY DEVELOPMENT AREA AND ON COUNTY G. 9. TOWN ORDINANCES ATTORNEY NESBITT IS LOOKING AT REVISIONS TO THE BUILDING CODE. 10. DATE FOR 2025 BOARD OF REVIEW AND UPCOMING VIRTUAL BOARD OF REVIEW TRAINING. KRAUEL REPORTED THE BOARD OF REVIEW HAS BEEN SET FOR SEPTEMBER 10TH. THE ASSESSOR IS ASKING THE BOARD TO SET A TIME. THE BOARD AGREED TO START AT 3:00PM KRAUEL ALSO WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW MANY MEMBERS WILL BE ATTENDING THE B.O.R. VIRTUAL TRAINING. ALL FIVE BOARD MEMBERS WILL ATTEND. 11. TOWN ROADS. SCHOPF MET WITH RANDY WITH THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT TO GO OVER ROADS THAT NEED BRUSHING THIS WINTER. THE BOARD DISCUSSED THE ATTACHED SURVEY SHOWING POTENTIAL CULT-DE-SAC AT THE END OF RAINBOW RIDGE COURT. DANNHAUSEN MOVED TO HAVE STANTEC DESIGN A CUL-DE-SAC AT THE END OF RAINBOW RIDGE COURT, SECOND BY GRAUPMAN, MOTION CARRIED. 12. TOWN HALL, BUILDINGS & GROUNDS, TOWN PROPERTY WIEGAND WOULD LIKE THE TOWN TO REPLACE THE CURRENT TELEVISION IN THE TOWN HALL TO BE LARGER. WIEGAND WILL LOOK INTO OPTIONS. KRAUEL REPORTED SHE WAS NOTIFIED LAST FRIDAY FIRE DEPARTMENT HOT WATER HEATER HAD TO BE REPLACED. KRAUEL ALSO STATED SHE WILL NOTIFY THE FIRE CHIEF THAT IN THE FUTURE ANY TYPE OF PERMANENT FIXTURE THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED IN STATION 2 THEY NEED TO NOTIFY THE TOWN CHAIRMAN FIRST BECAUSE THE TOWN IS THE OWNER OF FIRE STATION 2 BUILDING. 13. REPORTS A. PLANNING COMMISSION. DID NOT MEET IN JANUARY. B. LICENSE, BUILDING & SIGN PERMITS. NO REPORTS. C. COUNTY BOARD REPRESENTATIVE MONTHLY REPORT. GAUGER REPORTED SHE RECENTLY ATTENDED THE COUNTY HIGHWAY CONVENTION IN WI DELLS. MARIAH GOODE FROM LAND SERVICES HAS RESIGNED. THE COUNTY MUSEUM PROJECT, THE COMMITTEE APPROVED TO HIRE A CONSTRUCTION MANAGER TO REVIEW THE PROJECT. D. TOURISM COMMISSION REPRESENTATIVE & TRAILS INITIATIVE MONTHLY REPORT. DANNHAUSEN REPORTED REVENUES KEEP GOING UP . HE ALSO REACHED OUT TO ELEANOR CAUTHEN, NEW OPERATIONS COORDINATOR AT THE LANDMARK ABOUT FILLING THE SECOND TOWN REPRESENTATIVE VACANCY ON THE TOURISM COMMISSION WHICH SHE SHOWED INTEREST. DANNHAUSEN MOVED TO APPOINT ELEANOR CAUTHEN AS SECOND REPRESENTATIVE ON THE DOOR COUNTY TOURISM COMMISSION FOR THE TOWN OF EGG HARBOR, SECOND BY GRAUPMAN. MOTION CARRIED. DANNHAUSEN REPORTED ON THE RECENT ACQUIRED LAND IN GIBRALTAR WITH TRAILS AND POTENTIAL AREAS OF THE ALPINE. 14. JOINT TOWN AND VILLAGE MATTERS A. FIRE STATION/BALL FIELD/CEMETERY/RECYCLING. KRAUEL GAVE A REPORT ON THE RECENT SHORTFALL IN THE JOINT OPERATIONS ACCOUNT AND THE NEED FOR BOTH MUNICIPALITIES TO SUBMIT THE SECOND INSTALLMENT EARLY IN ORDER TO PAY FOR THE AIR PACKS. THAT INVOICE IS DUE BY END OF JANUARY . THIS WILL ALSO MAKE THE FINANCIAL SITUATION FOR THE JOINT OPERATIONS TIGHT BECAUSE THE THIRD AND FINAL INSTALLMENT IS NOT SUBMITTED UNTIL AUGUST. B. FIRE COMMISSION. SCHOPF REPORTED THE COMMISSION MET LAST THURSDAY HERE AT THE TOWN HALL. THE FIRE CHIEF GAVE HIS ANNUAL REPORT. THE VILLAGE STILL HAS TWO VACANCIES. NEXT MEETING IS SCHEDULED IN JUNE. 15. CORRESPONDENCE KRAUEL DISCUSSED SHE WILL NEED A HEAD COUNT OF THOSE THAT ANTICIPATE ATTENDING THE STATE CONVENTION IN OCTOBER. 16. APPROVE VOUCHERS DANNHAUSEN MOVED TO APPROVE THE VOUCHERS, SECOND BY GRAUPMAN, MOTION CARRIED. 17. ADJOURNMENT. DANNHAUSEN MOVED TO ADJOURN, SECOND BY GRAUPMAN, MOTION CARRIED. 7:25PM RESPECTFULLY: PAM KRAUEL, CLERK-TREASURER