Town Board — Minutes

Town of Little Falls Regular Monthly Board Meeting January 11, 2023 Board members in attendance: Ginnie Follendorf, Treasurer; Tom Stuessel, Supervisor; Alan McCoy, Supervisor; Bryan Olsen, Chair; Cassie Schober, Clerk; Chairman Olsen called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Then read the agenda. It was asked if everyone had a chance to review the minutes from the December meeting. Tom Stuessel made a motion to accept the minutes from the December meeting. Second by Alan McCoy. Motion carried. Ginnie Follendorf gave the treasurer’s report. Beginning Balance $ 537,222.52 Monthly Income $ 375,152.81 Monthly Expenses $ 30,698.95 Ending Balance $ 881,676.38 Funds for ARPA are: $ 140,898.34 which is included in the ending balance. Tom Stuessel made a motion to accept the treasurer’s report. Second by Alan McCoy. Motion carried. First item on the agenda is George Praeger-Aaron Ave. Mr. Praeger is not present. Will come back to this topic if Mr. Praeger shows before the meeting is adjourned. Next Agenda Item: Community ATV Sign Balance. Clerk reviewed the costs and payments and gave a history of the community ATV sign balance. The Balance is $1,132.55. Ken Arendt stated he has spoken with people to try to raise money for this. He will pursue those that signed the agreement. If he does not get anywhere the town will push the issue. 12 people signed the agreement to repay the town for the sign purchase, so he estimated each person would owe $94.38 Next Agenda Item: Old Town Hall. A motion was made at the 2022 annual meeting to restore the old town hall. This has been discussed on occasion during the year and pricing reviewed. Chairman Olsen thinks the best course of action would be to get ahold of the building inspector and find out what exactly would be needed to have this updated since it is not used by the public. Discussion on occurred on possible solutions and uses for the old town hall. It is decided that at this point it will start with Randy Sullivan and this will be ready for further discussion at the 2023 annual meeting. Next Agenda Item: Grader update. Kevin Schober called Titan Machinery yesterday and they thought they should be about done. The original quote was $12,000- $14,000, but other things have been added on since then. Chairman Olsen addressed Erin Johnson and asked if she had an update on the Cataract School. Erin states that last she knew they were moving forward with the proposal. It was waiting for signature on the offer to purchase. The plan is to have this completed by Jan 31. They will start a fundraising campaign after the offer to purchase has been signed. Chairman Olsen stated he spoke with Gordy Isensee, Lafayette Town Chair and he was in agreement to purchase lights and cameras for the landfill. Town patrolman instructed to go ahead with this. Chairman Olsen also states he talked to Steve Pedersen, he is still off and is currently unsure of his return to work date. Madisyn Hintz expressed interest in working at the landfill. Chairman Olsen and the patrolman stated that the county highway department broke a 6 foot 2 x 6 crosspiece off the salt/sand shed. Kevin will discuss either repair or billing with Bill Peper. Chairman Olsen then addressed Cedric Schnitzler and asked if there was any updates from the county. Cedric stated they received a bid from Gerke to tear down the old Human Serives building. The air permit for the Landfill has been approved. Town of Little Falls Regular Monthly Board Meeting January 11, 2023 The clerk stated there would be a primary held on February 21. Alan McCoy brought up a request to have an appreciation dinner for all employees and their spouses, included to landfill employees and election workers. The clerk had composed a list of all possible attendees. Which was of 31 people. This list was reviewed. It is decided that Feb 11 or Jan 28 are the possible dates to have this. Clerk will contact Monkey’s Roost to make arrangements and send out information to possible attendees. Ken Arendt stated that the bridge over the Mill Pond is scheduled to be redone. The county is submitting requests for bids to have this refurbished this spring. Bills were presented. Review of Bills. A motion was made to approve the bill listing by Tom Stussel. Second by Alan McCoy. Motion carried. Next regular board meeting will be February 8, 2023 at 7 p.m. Alan McCoy then made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Second by Tom Stuessel. Motion carried. Respectfully Submitted, Cassie Schober Town of Little Falls Clerk Attendance: Erin Johnson, Cedric Schnitzler, William Wadyt, Kevin Schober, Josh Konze, Ken Arendt