Town Board — Minutes

1 REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES DATE: January 9, 2023 Chairman Fred Stoll called the meeting to order at 6:30 PM. Supervisors Myron Olson and Kevin Mackie, Diane Nelson, Clerk, Amy Eliot, Treasurer, Mark Johnson, Streets Dept, Keith Kesler, Fire Chief, and Jessica Z from the Superior/Douglas County Leadership Group, and some new residents to Brule. Minutes: Myron motioned, seconded by Kevin to approve the minutes of last month’s board meeting, motion passed. Financial Report: The financial report showed: $10,681.30 in checking, $275,300.73 in the general money market account which includes $196,112.92 in a sub-account dedicated to the town garage, $12,836.04 in real estate tax account, $ 20,377.05 in personal property tax account, $51,761.45 in equipment account, and $69,956.09 in the ARPA Grant account. Kevin motioned, seconded by Myron to accept the financial report, and authorize paying the bills as presented, motion passed. County Supervisor’s Report: Scott emailed that the county website has an address change from .org to .gov. It is a quite time as most committees don’t meet in Jan or Feb. Town Officers Reports: Myron reported he and Kevin met with Keith and Keith to discuss a possible pond. He is trying to get someone to chip the tops and stuff on the old dump parcel, maybe this spring. Road Report: tree was cleaned up by hall, road work is being done and they are ready to plow when we get snow. Fire Chief Report: They have had 7 medical calls and one landing zone call since the last meeting. Grant paperwork is being wrapped up. Enbridge grant for $7500 will cover the $12,000 demo unit after Keith pointed out they were also spending ~100K using a FEMA grant for new turnout gear for the crew. New Business: Zoning: No objection was filed to the non-metallic mine conditional use permit for Olson Bros. Playground discussion: Jessica Z from the Superior/Douglas County Leadership Group requested the board approve the ir efforts to make enhancements at the playground, including a book shelter, a structure for holding basketballs, etc., a GaGa ball pit , new playground equipment, etc. They hope to fund- raise local businesses and apply for grant opportunities. The board encouraged their efforts and looks forward to working with her team. Old Business: Fire Dept. Water Source: The board will need to know the cost of any land before moving forward with a pond. Fred mentioned we are not a water poor town and he’d like to see 2 more water points at available road/stream crossings. Keith mentioned the members of the fire dept. are still interested in a well based on the time factor involved in filling the rigs after an incident and the convenience of being able to do it indoors vs outside for a couple of hours. Town correspondence was reviewed. The meeting was adjourned at 7:15 PM. Respectfully submitted, Diane Nelson, Clerk