Town Board — Minutes

Town Board Meeting Minutes November 11, 2024 1. Call to Order, Roll Call and Pledge of Allegiance: Chairman Perry Goetsch called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm. Supervisors present included Dave Kester, Rick Ziegler, Amy Rinard, and Daniel Rupnow. 2. Proof of Posting and Notice: Clerk/Treasurer Lesser confirmed the posting of the meeting. 3. Approval of Minutes – October 14, 2024 & October 29, 2024: Kester made a motion to approve the minutes as presented. Rinard seconded the motion. Motin carried, 5-0. 4. Public Comment (Agenda Items) – Persons wishing to speak must sign in and will be allowed three (3) minutes to address the board: None 5. Treasurer’s Report – Financial Reports: October 2024: Rinard made a motion to accept the October financials as submitted. Rupnow seconded the motion. Motion carried, 5-0. It was decided that payroll reports will be distributed to Board members. 6. Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department Report and/or Jefferson County Supervisor Report: County Supervisor Bruce Degner explained that the County Board meets on November 12th to discuss a property that was approved for a zone change of A1 to A3 and that this property was no longer allowed splits so there will be a resolution to deny the request. Degner also stated that there will be a public informational meeting on November 26th at 7 pm here at Town Hall, the meeting will be with the Deputy County Administrator, the Sheriff, himself and Chairman Perry Goetsch to discuss how the county can help or options available to the town with regards to policing. Degner confirmed that this meeting is not about bashing the county but looking to brainstorm ideas. Degner reported that on November 21st the County will be holding a public hearing for zoning with regards to a solar ordinance. Large scale solar farms are ruled by the PSC whereas small solar farms are somewhat regulated by local/county ordinance. Unfinished Business: 7. Payment request #19 Staab Construction Corporation in the amount of $877,647.78: Ziegler made a motion to approve payment #19 to Staab Construction in the amount of $877,647.78. Rinard seconded the motion. Motion carried, 5-0. 8. Payment request from Donohue for work completed 9/22/24 to 10/19/24 in the amount of $58,710.76: Ziegler made a motion to approve the payment to Donohue in the amount of $58,710.76. Rinard seconded the motion. Motion carried, 5-0. New Business: 1. Discussion and Action regarding a request by Ski Slide Storage LLC for outside parking expansion of additional 33 outside storage sites at N7777 Ski Slide Road, PIN #012-0816-2534-004: Mike Herro explained that there are currently 23 outside storages spots and they want to increase the spots with 33 additional outdoor parking spaces. Herro also submitted paperwork regarding their plan to help conceal the parking with vegetation. Chairman Goetsch explained that the Plan Commission recommended approval of the plan. Rupnow made a motion to accept the plan as submitted. Kester seconded the motion. Motion carried, 5-0. 2. Discussion and Action regarding a request by Chad Coomer to allow for a 1500 sq ft, 24 ft height extensive on-site storage structure for personal use in a C-zone at W230 Madison Ave, parcel #012-0816-2513-015. Property is owned by Chad Coomer and Kasey Dieter: Coomer explained that the building is strictly for personal use, he has a lot of stuff and needs a place to store it all. The building size is 30X50 and will be large enough to suit his purpose. The building itself will be lower than the house as the property slopes downward and there are a lot of mature trees that he has no intention of removing. Chairman Goetsch explained that the Plan Commission recommended approval of the plan. Ziegler made a motion to accept the plan as submitted. Rinard seconded the motion. Motion carried, 5-0. 3. Discussion and Action regarding a request by Station Ixonia LLC for conditional use to allow an eating and drinking place to be added to the gas station located at W1168 American St., pin #012-0816-2224-000: Kurt Semenas the contractor for the project explained that the State of Wisconsin approved the plans. There will be a separate entrance from the convenience store, separate workers. Operating hours will be 6 am to 9 pm. Chairman Goetsch stated that the Plan Commission recommended approval. Ziegler made a motion to approve the conditional use request as submitted. Rinard seconded the motion. Motion carried, 5-0. 4. Discussion and Action on Class B Beer license application for Pub 16, LLC; N6863 Trade Wind Cr.-Himmat Dhillion, Agent: Kester made a motion to approve the Class B Beer license for Pub 16, LLC. Rupnow seconded the motion. Motion carried, 5-0. 5. Discussion and Possible Action accepting bids for town owned agricultural land: Kester made a motion to approve listing the town owned agricultural land for bids for 2025. Rinard seconded the motion. Motion carried, 5-0. 6. Staff Updates Fire & EMS Monthly report – October 2024: Assistant Chief Sauer explained that the month is consistent with previous months. Discussion and possible action on the hiring of Eric Posner as a new paid on call member of the Ixonia Fire Department. Discussion and possible action on the hiring of Katelin Bergum as a new paid on call member of the Ixonia Fire Department. Rinard made a motion to approve the hiring of Eric Posner and Katelin Bergum. Rupnow seconded the motion. Motion carried, 5-0. Announcement: resignation of paid on call Firefighter/EMT Mike Gartzke: The Board accepted the resignation. Public Works Update on sale of Truck 6: Degner reported that truck #6 sold at auction for $16,400. Updates to Winter Road Maintenance Policy: Degner indicated that grammatical errors were fixed, and some updates were done to the road miles, snow & ice control, a punch list was added, contact list was updated, and appendix D was added. Degner also indicated that the policy was updated with the brine process and procedure. Kester made a motion to approve the revised winter road maintenance policy. Ziegler seconded the motion. Motion carried, 5-0. 7. Public Comments (General) – Persons wishing to speak must sign in and will be allowed three (3) minutes to address the board: None 8. Upcoming Meetings: Plan Commission – November 20, 2024 @ 7:00 pm Ixonia Fire Dept. Officer’s Meeting – December 4, 2024 @ 6:30 pm Town Board Meeting – December 9, 2024 @ 7:00 pm Park & Recreation Meeting – December 9th has been canceled Special Town Board meeting – November 25th @ 7pm Elector meeting – November 25th at 7pm These dates were reviewed. 9. Adjourn: Rinard made a motion to adjourn at 7:58 pm and seconded by Rupnow. Motion carried, 5-0. Jo Ann Lesser, CMC, WCMC Clerk/Treasurer