Town Board — Minutes

TOWN BOARD MEETING MINUTES April 14, 2025 1. Call to Order, Roll Call and Pledge of Allegiance: Chairman Goetsch called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm. Supervisors present included David Kester, Rick Ziegler, Amy Rinard and Daniel Rupnow entered the meeting at 7:01 pm. 2. Proof of Posting and Notice: Clerk/Treasure Lesser confirmed that the postings were completed on April 11, 2025. 3. Awards presentation by the American Legion Post 91 for Firefighter and EMT of the year - Ethan Brockway and Trevor Seidl: Representatives from the American Legion Post 91 presented Ethan Brockway and Trevor Seidl their respective awards. 4. Approval of Minutes: March 10, 2025: Rinard made a motion to approve the March 10, 2025 minutes as presented. Ziegler second the motion. Motion carried, 5-0. 5. Public Comment (Agenda Items) – Persons wishing to speak must sign in and will be allowed three (3) minutes to address the board: Brian Derge requested that the fire house study be delayed for further discussions. 6. Treasurer’s Financial Report: March 2025: Kester made a motion to approve the reports as presented. Rupnow seconded the motion. Motion carried, 5-0. 7. Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department and/or Jefferson County Supervisor Report: Bruce Degner reported that the Jefferson County Economic Development Consortium Committee member Deb Reinbold sent an article to him listing that the Town of Ixonia is a good place to live because of its proximity to Milwaukee and Madison. He cautioned that development could be coming to Ixonia. Degner mentioned that the County Board meeting will not be on April 15th to accommodate the Town’s annual meetings. The last of the bike trail bids will be reviewed and approved, committee appointments will be made. Degner also reported that Jefferson County Emergency Management is working with Dodge County to create a HazMat team, and the first EMS group meeting will be on May 14th. 8. Unfinished Business: a. Amendment #3 to the Donohue & Associates contract for engineering services regarding the water reclamation facility b. Change order #5 from Staab Construction in the amount of $28,712 for additional work at the water reclamation facility The Town Board discussed item a & b at the same time because it works together, Donohue & Associates will reduce their contract amount because of a miscalculation on their part that caused Staab Construction to incur more expense and labor costs. Kester made a motion to approve amendment #3 of the Donohue & Associates contract and change order #5 of the Staab Construction contract in the amount of $28,712. Ziegler seconded the motion. Motion carried, 5-0. c. Payment request from Donohue & Associates in the amount of $36,291.07 for work completed at the WWTP: Kester made a motion to approve Donohue & Associates invoice in the amount of $36,291.07. Rupnow seconded the motion. Motion carried, 5-0. 9. New Business: a. Consider and act on scoreboard donation from Ixonia Youth Baseball for Ski Slide Park b. Consider and act on dugout donation from Ixonia Youth Baseball for Ski Slide Park: The Town Board agreed to discuss item a & b together. Peter Mark explained that the Ixonia Youth Baseball team wishes to purchase a new scoreboard at Ski Slide Park diamond #2, it will run on solar power, and a new dugout for diamond #3, these items will be donated by the organization to the town park. The Park and Recreation Committee recommended approval of this donation. Kester made a motion to approve and accept the donation. Ziegler seconded the motion. Motion carried, 5-0. c. Consider and act on request to farm 3 acres of town owned land on Elmwood Lane next to the transfer site by Alex Jeager: It was noted that Alex Jeager missed the bid advertisement that was published in the paper and therefore the reason for the late submittal. Chairman Goetsch reported that the Town did not receive any bids for farming this parcel and therefore is presenting the bid from Alex Jeager. The bid is $50 an acre for the 3- acre parcel. Rinard motions to accept the bid from Alex Jeager for $50 an acre for the 3-acre parcel. Rupnow seconded the motion. Motion carried, 5-0. d. Consider and act on Class “B” fermented malt beverage license application for Ixonia Knights Baseball; N8345 Park Street-Ryan Lipovsek, Agent: Clerk/Treasurer Lesser stated that background checks were completed and came back satisfactory. Ziegler made a motion to approve the Class B fermented malt beverage license for Ixonia Knights Baseball. Rinard seconded the motion. Motion carried, 5-0. 10. Staff Updates a. Fire & EMS 1. Monthly report – March 2025: There were no comments regarding the report. 2. Discussion and action on Wendel Group invoice for space needs analysis study for the department: Chief Meints reported that this is a space needs analysis and that 6 hours have already been spent producing the report and they are ready to move forward with it. Rupnow made a motion to approve the Wendel Group invoice in the amount of $14,000. Ziegler seconded the motion. Motion carried, 4-1. 11. Public Comments (General) – Persons wishing to speak must sign in and will be allowed three (3) minutes to address the board: Brian Derge stood to congratulate Perry Goetsch for his years on the Town Board, 36 years on the plan commission and 20 years o the town board. Derge said he was proud to have served with him for 19 of those years. Heather Harris commented on the space needs analysis for the fire department, indicating that she supports the department but wonders where the funds will come from. Jodi Jeager wanted to thank Perry Goetsch for his years of service and noted that during his tenure he never took one meeting per diem or mileage reimbursement. Perry Goetsch spoke and thanked his mom for taking him to 4H and FFA meetings, to his wife for putting up with his goofy schedule and to his brother for covering for him at the farm. He also thanked everyone for their support. 12. Upcoming Meetings: Plan Commission – May 28, 2025 @ 7 pm (if needed) Ixonia Fire Dept. Officer’s Meeting – May 7, 2025 Park and Recreation Meeting – May 12, 2025 @ 5 pm Town Board Meeting – May 12, 2025 @ 7 pm Clerk/Treasurer Lesser reviewed the upcoming meeting schedule. 13. Adjourn: Kester made a motion to adjourn at 8:06 pm and Rinard seconded the motion. Motion carried, 5-0. Jo Ann Lesser, CMC, WCMC Clerk/Treasurer