Town Board and Plan Commission — Agenda packet

Town of River Falls Town Board 3/2/2026 Meeting Materials TOWN OF RIVER FALLS The following River Falls Town Meetings will meet on Monday, March 2, 2026, beginning at 6:00 P.M. at the River Falls Town Hall, W9015 770th Ave. 6:00 P.M. – Plan Commission Agenda: Minutes from 2/16/26 Plan Commission Meeting; Zoning Administrator Report; Review and Update Town Code Chapter 1; Discuss Plan Commission Roles and Responsibilities; Updates from Planning Commission Sub- Committees; Discuss Multi-Family Dwelling Sub-Committee; Discuss Definition of “Ag-Related” as it Pertains to Zoning and Town Business; Public Comments & Requests; A quorum of Town Board members may be present. 7:00 P.M. – Town Board Call to order Consider for approval or other action: 1. Approve Agenda 2. Minutes from February 16, 2026, Regular Board Meeting 3. Financial/Fire Call Report 4. Public Comments and Requests 5. Zoning Administrator Report 6. Plan Commission Report 7. Guest Speaker: Tom Jenkins, Rural Mutual Insurance 8. Discuss Spring 2026 Newsletter 9. Finalize Open Book and Board of Review Dates 10. Approve Recycling Committee Appointments 11. Discuss Possibility of a Data Center Moratorium 12. Discuss Committee Code Language 13. Discuss and Take Action on Licensing and Permitting Processes 14. Board and Staff Communications 15. Audit and Pay Bills 16. Future Agenda Items 17. Closed Session to Discuss Roads Department Employees. The Board will immediately move to go into Closed Session under State Statute 19.85(1)(c) to consider employment, promotion, compensation or performance evaluation, data of any employee over which the governmental body has jurisdiction or exercises respo nsibility. The Board will immediately return to open session for additional matters related to the closed session. 18. Adjourn Action may be taken on any agenda item. This agenda is subject to change. Some agenda items may be taken up earlier in the meeting, or in a different order than listed. The posted notice at the Town Hall is the primary notice. Meeting notice posted on the Town’s website www.riverfallstown.com, and at the River Falls Town Hall, W9015 770th Avenue, River Falls, WI. Anyone wishing to attend the meeting who requires special accommodation because of a disability should contact the Clerk’s office, at 715 -629-8240 or email clerk@riverfallstown.com, at least 72 hours before the meeting begins so that appropriate accommodations can be made. Sarah Meyer, Clerk TOWN OF RIVER FALLS – REGULAR BOARD MEETING Monday, February 16, 2026, River Falls Town Hall Elected officials and staff present: Terry Kusilek, Chair; Mary Foster, Siri Smith, Joe Mahoney, Brad Mogen Supervisors; Rita Kozak, Treasurer; Sarah Meyer, Clerk; Don Rodewald, Zoning Administrator; Guests present: Wendy DiPeso, Maureen Ash, Kristin Nyquist, Jerome Rodewald, Mary Merta, Bob Ebert, Frank During The meeting was called to order by Chair Terry Kusilek at 7:01pm. Brad made a motion that the agenda be approved as posted. Joe seconded. M.C. Siri moved to approve the minutes of the February 2, 2026, Regular Board meeting. Mary seconded. M.C. Financial Report/Fire Call Report: Treasurer Rita provided the Treasurer’s Report. The current available balance is $986, 552.67. Joe moved, and Brad seconded to approve the financial and fire call reports. M.C. Public Comments & Requests: Bob Ebert made a request to hold debate/discussion nights with the County Board candidates, possibly one a month through the year. Bob and Sarah will work together to find a time that the town hall is available. Zoning Administrator Report: Zoning Administrator Don Rodewald provided the zoning report (attached). Joe made a motion to accept the Zoning Administrator’s report. Brad seconded. M.C. Plan Commission Report: Recommendation of approval of the dwelling site review on 830th Avenue for Grant Varo. The approved site will be an alternative site than first proposed to reduce the length of the driveway across Exclusive Ag land. Approve Non-Resident Fees for Recycling Center: Joe moved to approve new fee schedule for residents and non-residents using the Recycling Center in effect May 1. Mary seconded. M.C. Discuss and Take Action on Ordinance 2026-1: Impact Fees: Mary move to adopt Ordinance 2026-1 Impact Fees. Siri seconded. M.C. Discuss Possibility of a Data Center Moratorium: Don stated that the only location a data center could go would be the Moody property which is zoned industrial. Don will do more research on enacting a moratorium and the topic will be on the March 2 agenda for more discussion. Discuss and Take Action on Committee Definitions and Details: Most committees have started working on drafting language to add to Town Code regarding their committee’s roles and responsibilities. Four committees, Parks, Roads, Cemetery and Recycling will all have Code language defining information about them. Committees should be prepared to bring their information to the March 30, 2026, meeting for additional review. Discuss and Take Action on Licensing and Permitting Processes: What triggers a permit or project to come to the Board rather than just approval by the Plan Commission? Siri and Terry will discuss with Plan Commission their roles and responsibilities. Don will put together a chart of who approves what. Board and Staff Communications: Rita shared that the state of Wisconsin updated the requirements for a recycling ordinance so the Town will now need to update ours. Sarah and Rita will work together to get it updated by the town attorney. Joe stated that the Recycling Center will close at noon on July 4. Sarah said that there will be several sessions of election worker training over the next few weeks. She would like to provide food options for the workers at training. The assessor has reached out to schedule Open Book and Board of Review sessions. Sarah will work with the Assessor to get them scheduled. On March 1, Sarah will pay the 2026 loan payment to the Board of Commissioners of Public Lands. This payment will pay off the grader loan and will be the first payment for the tractor and truck loan. Brad may attend the AI workshop put on by UW Extension in March. The time clock at the shop broke and so Terry installed a new one. Audit and Pay Bills Siri moved to audit and pay bills, Mary seconded. M.C. Future Agenda items: • Approve Agenda • Minutes from February 16, 2025, Regular Board Meeting • Financial/Fire Call Report • Public Comments and Requests • Zoning Administrator Report • Plan Commission Report • Guest Speaker: Tom Jenkins, Rural Mutual Insurance • Discuss Spring 2026 Newsletter • Finalize Open Book and Board of Review Dates • Approve Recycling Committee Appointments • Discuss Possibility of a Data Center Moratorium • Discuss Committee Code Language • Discuss and Take Action on Licensing and Permitting Processes • Board and Staff Communications • Future Agenda Items • Audit and Pay Bills • Closed Session: Employee Performance and Pay • Adjourn Joe moved to adjourn. Siri seconded. M.C. Meeting adjourned at 8:59pm Type DateNum Name Memo Clr Split Amount Balance Ordinary Income/Expense Income Fire Protection Fire Calls Deposit 02/19/26C524887Rural Mutual InsuranceFC Rixmann 5498Money Market Acc...500.00 500.00 Total Fire Calls 500.00 500.00 Total Fire Protection 500.00 500.00 Interest Earned MM, CDs, Ck Public Equity Account Deposit 02/27/26CashRCU Feb Interest Entit...Royal Credit Union1,222.28 1,222.28 Total Public Equity Account 1,222.28 1,222.28 Interest Earned Money Market Deposit 02/27/26Cashfnbrf MM Interest 5517Money Market Acc...1,851.40 1,851.40 Total Interest Earned Money Market 1,851.40 1,851.40 Total Interest Earned MM, CDs, Ck 3,073.68 3,073.68 Licenses and Permits Dog License Fees/Kennel Deposit 02/17/261333Jodi Tracy DL 5488 Money Market Acc...19.00 19.00 Deposit 02/17/263117Becky pribnow DL 5489 Money Market Acc...14.00 33.00 Deposit 02/17/268639Linda Vesta DL 5490 Money Market Acc...14.00 47.00 Deposit 02/19/2611106Kristin Nyquist DL 5499 Money Market Acc... 7.00 54.00 Deposit 02/19/265572Diandra Viner DL 5500 Money Market Acc...29.00 83.00 Deposit 02/19/263016Fran Wayne DL 5501 Money Market Acc... 7.00 90.00 Deposit 02/26/263029Carey Paulson DL 5508 Money Market Acc... 7.00 97.00 Deposit 02/26/264473Ruth Cain DL 5509 Money Market Acc...14.00 111.00 Deposit 02/26/261227Barbara JohnsonKennel License 5...Money Market Acc...40.00 151.00 Total Dog License Fees/Kennel 151.00 151.00 Total Licenses and Permits 151.00 151.00 Other Revenue Donations Deposit 02/17/2699187...Prairie EnthusiastsDonation 5491Money Market Acc...250.00 250.00 Town of River Falls 03/02/26 Profit and Loss Detail February 17 through March 2, 2026 Page 1 Type DateNum Name Memo Clr Split Amount Balance Total Donations 250.00 250.00 Total Other Revenue 250.00 250.00 Public Charges for Services Recycling Center Deposit 02/19/263384Jodie Wurdell Recycling 5492Money Market Acc...64.00 64.00 Deposit 02/19/265006True Source Recycling 5493Money Market Acc...50.00 114.00 Deposit 02/19/26131Sara Schilling Recycling 5494Money Market Acc...10.00 124.00 Deposit 02/19/26483Lukas Nelson Recycling 5495Money Market Acc... 9.00 133.00 Deposit 02/19/26CashJoe Mahoney Recycling 5496Money Market Acc...912.00 1,045.00 Deposit 02/23/261128Eric Deaton Recycling 5502Money Market Acc...75.00 1,120.00 Deposit 02/23/262866Jerry Waller Recycling 5503Money Market Acc...30.00 1,150.00 Deposit 02/23/261154Randall Mittag Recyclng 5504Money Market Acc...15.00 1,165.00 Deposit 02/23/265678Thomas KramolisRecycling 5505Money Market Acc... 9.00 1,174.00 Deposit 02/23/26484Lukas Nelson Recycling 5506Money Market Acc... 9.00 1,183.00 Deposit 02/23/26CashJoe Mahoney Recycling 5507Money Market Acc...650.55 1,833.55 Deposit 03/02/2624122Kelly Bopray Recycling 5511Money Market Acc...60.00 1,893.55 Deposit 03/02/261049Mark Dolan Recycling 5512Money Market Acc...30.00 1,923.55 Deposit 03/02/262484Kris Torkelson Recycling 5513Money Market Acc...10.00 1,933.55 Deposit 03/02/262345Donna GilbertsonRecycling 5514Money Market Acc... 9.00 1,942.55 Deposit 03/02/26485Lukas Nelson Recycling 5515Money Market Acc... 9.00 1,951.55 Deposit 03/02/26CashGarrett Gill Recycling 5516Money Market Acc...793.40 2,744.95 Total Recycling Center 2,744.95 2,744.95 Zoning Fee Deposit 02/19/26106727Lindus ConstructionSuydam 5497 Money Market Acc...120.00 120.00 Total Zoning Fee 120.00 120.00 Total Public Charges for Services 2,864.95 2,864.95 Total Income 6,839.63 6,839.63 Net Ordinary Income 6,839.63 6,839.63 Net Income 6,839.63 6,839.63 Town of River Falls 03/02/26 Profit and Loss Detail February 17 through March 2, 2026 Page 2 TOWN OF RIVER FALLS TREASURER’S REPORT February 16, 2026 FNBRF MM TRANSFERS $ 2,360,000.00 2/12/26 FNBRF BALANCE $ 1,121,556.74 2/16/26 ROYAL CREDIT UNION $ 25.26 Business Savings $ 466,249.11 Entity Account $ -30,688.44 Revaluation $ -40,000.00 2025 Transfer for Reval $ -44,937.00 Highway Equipment $ -40,000.00 Capital Outlay Impact Fees RCU AVAILABLE $ 310,648.93 New Acct TOTAL AT BOTH BANKS $ 1,432,205.67 RECOMMENDED RESERVE $ 445,653.00 AVAILABLE FUNDS $ 986,552.67 Prairie Enthusiast donation-$250 Dog License refund 2025 received from County Property Tax payments—received six payments, one will be sent in mid-August 2026 Dog License payment sent to County Implementation schedule—non-resident fees at recycling; newsletter Zoning Report Feb 16 – Mar 2, 2026 2/24 State Hwy 65 – Reviewed site plan for proposed equipment rental facility. High Quality Equipment Rental submitted a proposal to the City of River Falls for an equipment and trailer rental facility on the property south of Cemstone. The City reviewed the proposal for conformity to the ETZ requirements and forwarded the applicant to the Town of River Falls. 2/24 N8260 Cty Rd W. – Reviewed a CSM for Jared Nelson. Jared farms approximately 100 acres of land with his brother. All 100 acres is in the A-1 zoning district. Jared has submitted a CSM for a 5.5 acre lot, and is planning to build a house for his family. The proposed CSM meets the requirements for a minor subdivision. The existing farm house is currently uninhabitable, but the Nelsons intend to keep it while Jared’s brother investigates renovating it. There is no plan to rent or separate the existing dwelling from the balance of the farm. Spring 2026 Newsletter Topics and Timeline Timeline: April 7 - Articles due to Sarah April 21 – send out newsletter via email Topics/Article Ideas: • Elections: o Spring 2026 results o Welcome/Intro if someone new o August and November Dates o Badger Books • Road work o Planned projects for 2026 ▪ mowing ▪ Roads ▪ Trees ▪ Other? • Recycling Center Changes o New prices o Important Dates: Summer Recycling Center Hours: Saturdays & Wednesdays, May – August Open Book & Board of Review: May 1, 10am – 12pm; May 18, 3pm – 5pm Updated 2/2/26 Town of River Falls Committees, Commissions and Boards Plan Commission Meets 1st and 3rd Mondays at 6:30pm Town Code 1.20, 3-year terms for citizen members Terry Kusilek (Town Chair is Presiding Officer) Kristin Nyquist (2028) Kurt Leichtle (2026) John Oliver (2028) Marty Ruemmele (2026) Patrick Singel (2026) Siri Smith (2026, Board member elected yearly) Don Rodewald (Zoning Administrator, Advisory role) Parks & Recreation Committee Meets 4th Thursday 3-year terms for citizen members Garrett Gill (Chair, 2028) Sue Bushard (2027) Greg Elliott (2028) Maureen Ash (2028) John Kucinski (2027) Brad LaBadie (2027) Mary Foster (2026, Board member elected yearly) Cemetery Committee Meets 3rd Thursday as needed 3-year terms for citizen members Jerome Rodewald (Chair, 2025) Garrett Gill, (2027) Peggy Jensen (2026) Scott Jensen (2026) Kurt Leichtle (2027) Elizabeth Terlinden (2028) Brad Mogen (2026, Board member elected yearly) Recycling Committee Meets 1st Thursday Joe Mahoney (Chair), (2026, Board member elected yearly) John Stark (Vice-Chair) (2026) Rita Kozak (Recorder) (2026) Kristin Nyquist (2028) Mary Merta (2029) Chris Fristad (2029) Facilities Planning Committee Meets as Needed Formed on 11/21/16, Added Impact Fee Responsibilities 4/23/18 Brad Mogen (Chair, 2026, Board member elected yearly)) Terry Kusilek Jerome Rodewald Peter Stern Comprehensive Plan Review Committee Meets as Needed 3-year terms for citizen members Siri Smith (Chair, 2026, Board member elected yearly) Maureen Ash (2027) Tim Bylander (2026) Kurt Leichtle (2028) Jerome Rodewald (2026) Mary Foster (2028) Sarah Meyer (2027) Roads Committee Meets 2nd Thursday 3-year terms for citizen members Brad Mogen (Chair, Board member elected yearly) Terry Kusilek (Vice-Chair) Don Rodewald (2026) Peter Stern (2027) Cole Hanson (2028) Rob Schaar (Roads Staff, Advisory role) Dalton Flick (Roads Staff, Advisory role) Extra Territorial Zoning Committee Meets as Needed ETZ Ord. 20.17 Kurt Leichtle Patrick Singel Wayne Svoboda John Kucinski (First Alternate) Terry Kusilek (Town Chair) Brad Mogen (2025, Board member elected yearly) Board of Appeals Meets as Needed 3-year terms Town Code Town Code 17.09 & ETZ Ordinance 20.18 Sheila Schils (Chair, 2028) Mike Cobian (2026) David Gregg (2026) Mike Yde (2026) Shana Colburn (Alternate) Register: 1st Nat. 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General Government:T... 209.75 114,469.16 02/25/2026 29064 LaVern's Small Engi... Public Works - Roads:... 190.00 114,279.16 02/25/2026 29065 Board of Commissio... -split- 78,461.17 35,817.99 02/25/2026 29066 Rural Mutual Insuran... General Government:In... 15,413.00 20,404.99 02/25/2026 29067 Loffler General Government:B... 227.23 20,177.76 02/26/2026 1350 EFTPS -split- 39-6006086 22.38 20,155.38 02/26/2026 1351 EFTPS -split- 39-6006086 1,488.18 18,667.20 02/26/2026 29058 Dohrer, Albert S. -split- 296.48 18,370.72 02/26/2026 29059 Flick, Dalton -split- 2,369.14 16,001.58 02/26/2026 29060 Fristad, Christopher -split- 250.98 15,750.60 02/26/2026 29061 Johnson, Kaleb LG -split- 113.86 15,636.74 02/26/2026 29062 Merta (employee), M... -split- 105.44 15,531.30 02/26/2026 29063 Schaar Jr., Robert A-split- 1,776.07 13,755.23 03/02/2026 29068 Foster, Mary J -split- 523.32 13,231.91 03/02/2026 29069 Kozak, Rita M -split- 1,010.29 12,221.62 03/02/2026 29070 Kusilek (employee), ... -split- 788.64 11,432.98 03/02/2026 29071 Mahoney, Joseph M -split- 669.54 10,763.44 03/02/2026 29072 Meyer, Sarah K -split- 3,045.94 7,717.50 03/02/2026 29073 Mogen (supervisor), ... -split- 329.84 7,387.66 03/02/2026 29074 Smith (supervisor), Siri -split- 454.57 6,933.09 03/02/2026 29075 Rita Kozak General Government:T... 7.30 6,925.79 Town of River Falls 3/2/2026 10:37 AM Page 1