Town Board — Minutes

MINUTES—TOWN BOARD MEETING MARCH 18, 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; MYLES DANNHAUSEN, DALE WIEGAND, ELIZABETH GAUGER, MARK GRAUPMAN, STEVE SCHOPF, CLERK-TREASURER PAM KRAUEL ALONG WITH 5 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 FEBRUARY 19, 2024 TOWN BOARD MEETING—WIEGAND MOVED TO APPROVE, SECOND BY GRAUPMAN, MOTION CARRIED. FEBRUARY 28, 2024 SPECIAL TOWN BOARD MEETING—GRAUPMAN MOVED TO APPROVE, SECOND BY WIEGAND, MOTION CARRIED. MARCH 6, 2024 SPECIAL TOWN BOARD MEETING—WIEGAND MOVED TO APPROVE, SECOND BY DANNHAUSEN, MOTION CARRIED. 5. APPROVE FINANCIAL REPORT GRAUPMAN MOVED TO APPROVE THE FINANCIAL REPORT , SECOND BY GAUGER, MOTION CARRIED. 6. OPEN SESSION. CLARANCE SCHEER ASKED ABOUT POSSIBLE GRANTS WITH DESTINATION DOOR COUNTY TO SUPPORT THE EMR AND OR FIRE DEPARTMENT. PEGGY MARTIN STRESSED HER CONCERNS FROM LAST MONTHS MEETING ON TREES THAT WERE TRIMMED IN FRONT OF HER PROPERTY BY THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT. KRAUEL SHARED WITH THE TOWN BOARD AN EMAIL ALL CLERKS RECEIVED LAST FRIDAY FROM THE COUNTY CLERK THAT THEY HAVE SET-UP TRAINING WITH THE SHERRIFS DEPARTMENT AND PUBLIC HEALTH THE NEXT TWO THURSDAYS ON HOW TO ADMINISTER NARCAN DURING THE ELECTIONS IF AN EMERGENCY ARISES. 7. BROADBAND SERVICES, AGREEMENT WITH AT&T UPDATE. SCOTT DAVIS, CHAIRMAN OF THE BROADBAND COMMITTEE ADDRESSED THE TOWN BOARD ON THE GRANT THAT WAS AWARDED TO THE TOWN OF EGG HARBOR FROM WI PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION IN THE AMOUNT OF $960,000.00 FOR INSTALLATION OF FIBER INTERNET SERVICE WITH AT&T. HE ALSO REPORTED 19 OUT OF 124 APPLICANTS WERE AWARDED THE GRANT, THREE IN DOOR COUNTY. ALSO $50,200.00 GRANT MONEY FROM DOOR COUNTY . HE PROVIDED THE BREAKDOWN AND THE FINAL DRAW DOWN OF THE PAYMENT PLAN. THE COMMITTEE MET WITH AT&T ON MARCH 8TH AT THE TOWN HALL WITH APPROXIMATELY 12 MEMBERS FROM AT&T IN ATTENDANCE AND RESIDENTS WITHIN THE TOWN. THE BOARD RECEIVED A COPY OF THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING. 8. TOWN ORDINANCES. THE BOARD MET ON MARCH 6TH DO REVIEW CHANGES TO THE CODE OF ORDINANCES. THE BOARD SET THE NEXT MEETING FOR APRIL 10TH AND AT THAT TIME THE ATTORNEY WILL HAVE A DRAFT ORDINANCE WITH CHANGES FROM THE PREVIOUS MEETING. 9. TOWN ROADS BRUSHING ON WEST CARLSVILLE ROAD. THE BOARD DID REVIEW THE PREVIOUS BRUSHING, ESPECIALLY THE MARTIN PROPERTY ON CARLSVILLE ROAD PER HER COMPLAINT AT LAST MONTH’S MEETING. DISCUSSION TOOK PLACE HOW TO HANDLE THIS MOVING FORWARD. MARTINS PRESENTED AN ESTIMATE THAT SHE OBTAINED FROM DOOR LANDSCAPE FOR BLUE SPRUCE AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $3,000.00. THE BOARD AGREED THAT WIEGAND BRING BACK SOME INFORATION AND OPTIONS AT NEXT MONTH’S MEETING. REMINDER THAT THE ROAD TOUR WILL BE ON APRIL 6TH AT 7AM. 10. TOWN HALL, BUILDINGS & GROUNDS, TOWN PROPERTY. KRAUEL REPORTED THAT ALLIANCE CONSTRUCTION WILL BE HERE THIS WEDNESDAY TO INSTALL THE NEW DOOR AND HANDICAP LOCK AT THE SOUTH ENTRANCE. GRAUPMAN HAS BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH COMPANIES GETTING BACK TO HIM TO DISCUSS THE IMPROVEMENTS OF THE PLAYGROUND AREA. 11. REPORTS A. PLANNING COMMISSION—DID NOT MEET THIS MONTH. B. LICENSE, BUILDING & SIGN PERMITS ADDRESSED SIGN LETTER THAT WAS SUBMITTED TO TERENCE THOMPSON, OWNER OF BAY TRADING ANTIQUE MALL. HE DID CALL THE TOWN OFFICE ON THE MATTER OF THE SIGN IN FRONT OF HIS BUILDING; HOWEVER, IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN REFERENCE TO THE SIGN THAT IS ON THE SOUTH END OF HIS PROPERTY . SCHOPF WILL FOLLOW UP FURTHER AND GO LOOK AT THE SIGN IN QUESITON. C. COUNTY BOARD REPRESENTATIVE MONTHLY REPORT. GAUGER REPORTED THE COUNTY WAS WORKING ON REMODELING THE HISTORICAL MUSEUM ON FOURTH AVE. AND THE RECENT BIDS CAME BACK WAY OVER THE ESTIMATED COSTS. D. TOURISM COMMISSION REPRESENTATIVE & TRAILS INITIATIVE MONTHLY REPORT. DANNHAUSEN REPORTED HE HAS BEEN ASKED TO BE A BOARD MEMBER ON THE DOOR COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY . 12. JOINT TOWN AND VILLAGE MATTERS A. FIRE STATION/BALL FIELD/CEMETERY/RECYCLING WIEGAND HAD CONCERNS ABOUT DRAINAGE OF THE DITCHES IN FRONT OF THE CEMETERY AND WILL BE MEETING WITH ONE OF THE ENGINEERS ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF IT. HE’S CONCERNED ABOUT FUTURE STANDING WATER. SCHOPF REPORTED ON THE RECENT HIGHWAY AND SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING IN REGARD TO A CENTRAL LOCATION OF A FIRE STATION POSSIBLY IN JACKSONPORT AND OR EGG HARBOR. THE MAJORITY OF THE BOARD AGREED TO GETTING TOGETHER WITH THE VILLAGE TO SUBMITT A LETTER OF SUPPORT. SCHOPF WILL FOLLOW UP WITH JOHN HELLER. B. FIRE COMMISSION. SCHOPF REPORTED THE COMMISSION WILL BE MEETING ON THE 28 TH OF THIS MONTH. 13. CORRESPONDENCE. ADDRESSED THE LETTER THAT WAS RECEIVED FROM THE D.O.T. OF THE MEETING BEING HELD AT SEVASTOPOL TOWN HALL TOMORROW IN REGARD TO THE HIGHWAY 42 CLOSURE. A COUPLE BOARD MEMBERS HOPE TO ATTEND THE MEETING. 14. APPROVE VOUCHERS. DANNHAUSEN MOVED TO APPROVE THE VOUCHERS, SECOND BY GRAUPMAN, MOTION CARRIED. 15. ADJOURNMENT. WIEGAND MOVED TO ADJOURN, SECOND BY DANNHAUSEN, MOTION CARRIED. 7:20PM. RESPECTFULLY; PAM KRAUEL CLERK-TREASURER