Town Board — Minutes

1 MINUTES—TOWN BOARD MEETING APRIL 15, 2024 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, MYLES DANNHAUSEN, ELIZABETH GAUGER, STEVE SCHOPF, CLERK-TREASUERER PAM KRAUEL ALONG WITH 2 INDIVIDUALS IN THE AUDIIENCE. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 3. ADOPT THE AGENDA GRAUPMAN MOVED TO ADOPT THE AGENDA, SECOND BY DANNHAUSEN, MOTION CARRIED. 4. APPROVE MINUTES MARCH 18, 2024 TOWN BOARD MEETING—WIEGAND MOVED TO APPROVE, SECOND BY DANNHAUSEN, MOTION CARRIED. APRIL 6, 2024 ROAD INSPECTION—GRAUPMAN MOVED TO APPROVE, SECOND BY GAUGER, MOTION CARRIED. APRIL 10, 2024 SPECIAL TOWN BOARD MEETING—WIEGAND MOVED TO APPROVE, SECOND BY GRAUPMAN, MOTION CARRIED. 5. APPROVE FINANCIAL REPORT. GRAUPMAN MOVED TO APPROVE, SECOND BY GAUGER, MOTION CARRIED. 6. OPEN SESSION POLLY KUEHN ADDRESSED THE INCREASED TRAFFIC ON MATHEY ROAD WITH THE DETOUR OF HIGHWAY 42 PROJECT AND IF THERE WAS A POSSIBLILITY OF REDUCING THE SPEED LIMIT? SCHOPF GAVE A BRIEF EXPLANATION AS TO WHAT IS INVOLVED WITH REDUCING SPEED LIMITS AND NOT ABLE TO MAKE A TEMPORARY REDUCTION IN SPEED LIMITS. 7. BRUSHING OF TOWN ROADS THE BOARD ADDRESSED THE WEST CARLSVILLE ROAD BRUSHING AND THE PREVIOUS COMPLAINT FROM A RESIDENT OF TRIMMING OF HER TREES. WIEGAND DID A SECOND FOLLOW UP AND MET WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER AND DISCUSSED POSSIBLY PLANTING APPROXIMATELY 6 CEDAR TREES AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $450.00. THERE WAS DISCUSSION AMONG THE BOARD MEMBERS ON DIFFERENT OPTIONS. DANNHAUSEN MOVED TO AWARD $500 IN DAMAGES TO THE PROPERTY OWNER, MOTION DIED FOR A LACK OF A SECOND. GAUGER MOVED TO TAKE NO ACTION, SECOND BY WIEGAND, VOICE VOTE; FOR, SCHOPF, GAUGER, AND WIEGAND, OPPOSED—DANNHAUSEN AND GRAUPMAN. MOTION CARRIED. 2 8. BROADBAND SERVICES, AGREEMENT WITH AT&T UPDATE. SCOTT DAVIS, CHAIRMAN OF THE BROADBAND COMMITTEE WAS IN ATTENDANCE AND GAVE AN UPDATED REPORT. AT&T CONTINUES TO WORK WITH THE PSC IN REGARD TO THE AWARDING OF THE GRANT. AT&T CONTINUES TO WORK ON THE PROJECT LAYOUT. DAVIS WILL GIVE A PRESENTATION AT THE ANNUAL TOWN MEETING. 9. TOWN ORDINANCES TO INCLUDE ORDINANCE #205, AMENDMENTS TO MUNICIPAL CODE. DANNHAUSEN MOVED TO APPROVE ORDINANCE #205, SECOND BY GRAUPMAN, MOTION CARRIED. THE BOARD DID ADDRESS THE CURRENT UTILITY RIGHT AWAY SPECIAL PERMIT ORDINANCE RECEIVED FROM JESSICA HATCH. THE CONCENSUS OF THE TOWN BOARD IS THEY ARE COMFORTABLE WITH THE CURRENT LANGUAGE THAT HAS BEEN IN PLACE IN THE TOWN’S CODE OR ORDINANCES FOR YEARS REQUIRING PERMITTING AND BONDING FOR WORK IN TOWN RIGHT AWAYS. 10. TOWN ROADS—OUTCOME OF ROAD TOUR. THE BOARD REVIEWED THE ESTIMATE THAT WAS RECEIVED FROM THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT FOR MONUMENT POINT LANE AND THE REMAINDER OF PLUM BOTTOM ROAD. GRAUPMAN MOVED TO ACCEPT THE DOOR COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT’S ESTIMATED COST FOR COMPLETING PLUM BOTTOM ROAD AND PULVERIZING AND PAVING MONUMENT POINT LANE, SECOND BY DANNHAUSEN, MOTION CARRIED. SCHOPF WILL GET AN ESTIMATE FROM THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT FOR WAYSIDE ROAD FROM HWY 42 TO HOLIDAY DRIVE AND HOLIDAY DRIVE FROM WAYSIDE ROAD TO COUNTY G. AS PART OF THE ROAD TOUR POTHOLES WERE FOUND BY THE INTERSECTION OF DIVISION AND HILLSIDE, MAPLE TREE TO HERITAGE LAKE ROAD AND ALL OF CHERRY BLUFF. SCHOPF WILL CONTACT THE COUNTY TO FILL THESE POTHOLES. SCHOPF WILL MEET WITH THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT IN REGARD TO SIGNS THAT NEED REPLACING ALONG WITH ARROW SIGN ON SPRING LANE. BROKEN SHOULDERS---THE BOARD WENT OVER THE LIST FROM THE MINUTES OF THE ROAD TOUR. SCHOPF WILL MEET WITH THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT TO RE-DRIVE SOME OF THE ROADS IN REGARD TO SHOULDERING AND BRUSHING. THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSION AS TO THE BEST MEANS OF LETTING PROPERTY OWNER’S KNOW OF UPCOMING ROAD WORK. 11. TOWN HALL, BUILDINGS & GROUNDS, TOWN PROPERTY . KRAUEL REPORTED THE EAST SERVICE DOOR BY THE FIRE STATION HAS BEEN REPLACED AND WEATHER PERMITING THEY WILL BE BACK TO PAINT IT. SHE ALSO GAVE A REPORT ON THE INSURANCE COST FOR THE APRIL 2024 RENEWAL YEAR. OVERALL INCREASE OF APPROXIMATELY 6% WITH A PROPERTY VALUE INCREASE OF 9%. 3 REPORT ON PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT. DANNHAUSEN AND GRAUPMAN MET WITH A COMPANY THAT PROVIDED DIFFERENT TYPES OF IDEAS FOR THE PLAYGROUND AREA. GRAUPMAN AND DANNHAUSEN WOULD LIKE TO USE THE $11,000 GRANT MONEY TO CREATE A GRAVEL PATH TO THE PLAYGROUND AREA ALONG WITH POSSIBLY SOME OTHER SUGGESTED EQUIPMENT. DANNHAUSEN WILL CHECK WITH DESTINATION DOOR COUNTY IF THEY CAN DEVIATE FROM THE GRANT MONEY APPLICATION REQUEST WHICH WAS TO BE FOR A MERRY GO ROUND AND IF IT CAN BE USED FOR A WALKING PATH. SCHOPF IS WORKING WITH TOM DAUBNER AND A SIGN COMPANY TO REPAIR THE CONCRETE COVER ON THE BASE OF THE SIGN WHICH HAS A LARGE CRACK IN IT AND THE SIGN WILL HAVE TO BE REMOVED FIRST IN ORDER TO REPLACE THE CONCRETE COVER. 12. REPORTS. A. PLANNING COMMISSION—UPDATE ON COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. SCHOPF REPORTED THE COMMISSION IS WRAPPING UP ON FINISHING THE COMPRESENSIVE PLAN. B. LICENSES, BUILDING & SIGN PERMITS. DISCUSSED A FEW SIGNS THAT WERE EITHER PUT UP OR INCREASED WITHOUT A PERMIT. C. COUNTY BOARD REPRESENTATIVE MONTHLY REPORT GAUGER REPORTED EVERYTHING CHANGES OVER TOMORROW AS TO WHAT COMMITTEES SHE WILL BE ON FOR COUNTY BOARD AND A NEW CHAIRPERSON AND VICE CHAIRPERSON WILL BE VOTED ON. D. TOURISM COMMISSION REPRESENTATIVE & TRAILS INITIATIVE MONTHLY REPORT NO REPORT ON THE TRAILS INITIATIVE. DANNHAUSEN REPORTED THAT ON APRIL 24TH THERE WILL BE A PRESENTATION OF TOURISM AND STRATEGIC PLANNING AT THE TOURISM COMMISSION MEETING. E. CLERK REPORT ON THE APRIL 2ND ELECTION ALONG WITH AUDIT REPORT. KRAUEL REPORTED THAT THE APRIL 2ND ELECTION HAD A TURN OUT OF 413 VOTERS ON ELECTION DAY AND 90 ABSENTEE VOTERS FOR A TOTAL OF 513 VOTERS OUT OF 1205 REGISTERED VOTERS IN THE TOWN. THE END OF THE NIGHT, HOWEVER, ENDED UP VERY CHALLENGING WITH THE SNOWSTORM. KRAUEL HAD THE CONSERN OF HER 7 POLL WORKERS GETTING HOME SAFELY AFTER WE WERE NOTIFIED THAT ALL THE COUNTY PLOWS WERE PULLED OFF THE ROADS AROUND 7:30PM. WHEN IT WAS TIME FOR KRAUEL TO MODEM THE RESULTS AFTER MANY ATTEMPTS FOUND OUT THE COUNTY WAS UNABLE TO RECEIVE ANYONES RESULTS. IT BECAME THE MUNICIPAL CLERKS RESPONSIBILITIY TO DRIVE THE RESULTS TO THE COURT HOUSE DURING THE STORM. FORTUNATELY , LYNN OHNESORGE FROM THE VILLAGE OF EGG HARBOR OFFERED TO TAKE MINE IN WITH HER BECAUSE SHE LIVES IN STURGEON BAY . KRAUEL WAITED FOR HER AT THE INTERSECTION OF COUNTY I AND HIGHWAY 42. IN THE FUTURE KRAUEL FEELS THERE SHOULD BE OPEN COMMUNICATION WITH THE COUNTY CLERK AND HIGHWAY COMMISSIONER IF THERE IS A WEATHER EVENT ON ELECTION DAY . KRAUEL REPORTED THE AUDIT IS COMPLETE AND DOCUMENTS FOR ANYONE TO REVIEW IN HER OFFICE HERE AT THE TOWN HALL. 4 13. JOINT TOWN AND VILLAGE MATTERS A. FIRE STATION/BALL FIELD/CEMETERY/RECYCLING WIEGAND GAVE A REPORT ON CLEAN-UP OF THE BALL FIELD ALONG WITH AN ERN BURIAL THAT HE IS WORKING WITH THE FAMILY ON. B. FIRE COMMISSION SCHOPF REPORTED THE COMMISSION MET IN MARCH AND WAS SHOWED THE NEW DRONE. THEY VOTED TO PUT A LETTER OF ACCOMMODATION IN CHIEF MCDONALDS FILE. 14. CORRESPONDANCE NOTHING TO REPORT. 15. APPROUVE VOUCHERS DANNHAUSEN MOVED TO APPROVE THE VOUCHERS, SECOND BY GAUGER, MOTION CARRIED. 16. AJOURNEMENT GRAUPMAN MOVED TO ADJOURN, SECOND BY GAUGER, MOTION CARRIED. 8:20PM. RESPECTFULLY PAM KRAUEL CLERK-TREASURER