Village Board and Staff — Minutes

MISHICOT VILLAGE BOARD Regular Meeting Minutes May 6, 2025 The Mishicot Village Board meeting was called to order by President Samz at 6:00 PM at the Mishicot Village Hall. Roll call indicated Trustees Becker, Beranek, Boettcher, Ferry, Franz, Rezek and Samz were present. Clerk Stiefvater, John Tulachka, Jim Sehloff, Allen Kliment, George Mueller, Brian Benzinger, Bryan Grunewald (CLA Village Auditor), and Eric Fowle from Cedar Corp were also present. Chief Granger was absent and excused. President Samz led everyone in attendance in the Pledge of Allegiance. A motion was made by Trustee Rezek to approve the April 10, 2025 & April 15, 2025 meeting minutes as presented, seconded by Trustee Beranek. All in favor, motion was carried. DPW John Tulachka informed the board that the contractor will be starting (pending approval of contract) the Mill Elm St on Monday May 12th and paving on Monday, May 19th. He also noted he will be removing the bump outs by the CBRF on S. State Street for traffic purposes. Trustee Becker noted the MAGIC banquet went well and the service and food were great at the Gray Fox. Trustee Beranek gave an update on the MCAC construction on the concession building. He also noted they received a lot of donations in the last few weeks. Discussion was held on playground equipment at the MCAC, further discussions will be continued around budget time. Trustee Boettcher noted that some people have had their sidewalks damaged due to the lines being put in. John noted that spoke with the foreman with the company doing the work and they are waiting for everything to dry out then they will come back to do all repairs at once. President Samz presented a Special Lifetime Achievement Award to Al Kliment in memory of his father, Melvin Kliment a cherished member of our community whose life was deeply dedicated to the Village of Mishicot. The award will be displayed at the village hall. Bryan Grunewald, auditor from CLA was present to discuss the 2024 audit. He reviewed the governance communications letter first and then reviewed the village’s fund balance, water & sewer utility, and debt service. A motion was made by Trustee Becker, seconded by Trustee Ferry to approve the 2024 audit as presented. Roll call indicated as follows: Ayes-7; Nays-0; Absent-0, motion carried. A motion was made by Trustee Becker to approve the operator’s license #2024-95 Kevin Stoer, seconded by Trustee Rezek. All in favor, motion carried. President Samz introduced general fund claims in the amount of $12,504.74, water utility fund claims in the amount of $25,394.56 and sewer utility fund claims in the amount of $313,731.29 for board action. A motion was made by Trustee Ferry to accept the claims as presented and posted, seconded by Trustee Becker that claims totaling $351,630.59 to be approved and the treasurer be authorized the same. Roll call indicated as follows: Ayes- 7; Nays-0; Absent-0, motion carried. Eric Fowle explained that a CSM was submitted showing a discontinuance of streets. He noted there is a statutory process to properly discontinue the streets which requires an introduction of a resolution, publication for 40 days, then a public hearing and adoption of the resolution; the public hearing and adopting the resolution will be on the June 17th village board meeting agenda. Once the street discontinuance has been approved, then the CSM can move on to the next steps of approval. A motion was made by Trustee Becker, seconded by Trustee Beranek to introduce Resolution 2025-02 A Resolution to Discontinue Kennedy Court and Trillium Court in the Village of Mishicot, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. All in favor, motion carried. A motion was made by Trustee Boettcher to approve the Certified Survey Map for Brett Becker (surveyor) on behalf of Rustic Fox Hills LLC, 250 W Church St, parcel #s: 035-005-009-012.00, 035-005-009-001.00, and 035- 005-014-001.00, seconded by Trustee Becker. All in favor, motion carried. A motion was made by Trustee Ferry to approve the contract documents for the Elm St Mill & Replace project manual, seconded by Trustee Rezek. Roll call indicated as follows: Ayes-7; Nays-0; Absent-0, motion carried. Clerk Stiefvater presented the health insurance renewal and she noted the options and the increase in the premium. A motion was made by Trustee Becker to renew the existing health insurance, Anthem, with an increase in premium of 4.65%, seconded by Trustee Beranek. Roll call indicated as follows: Ayes-7; Nays-0, Absent-0, motion carried. President Samz informed the board that he received a letter from Pat McCarthy about the hometown hero banners for vets to possibly purchase to put up on main street in the village. Brian Benzinger noted that it’s is not a simple process to do, he further explained that you have to first get nominations of vets, permission from families and then you also have to apply for the banner. It was also mentioned that there would need to be permission from WPS to be able to put anything on their poles. President Samz noted he will contact Pat about the discussion. Mishicot FFA Alumni donated 5 bleachers to the village park. Discussion was held on the Mishicot FFA Alumni Truck and Tractor Pull event on May 31, 2025. A motion was made by Trustee Boettcher to refund George Mueller for the rental fees, and any time the Mishicot FFA Alumni rents the Pull Track its at no charge and they also get to reserve the VFW at no charge for all future Truck and Tractor Pull events for the Mishicot FFA Alumni, seconded by Trustee Ferry. All in favor, motion carried. It was also noted that the vets will be having their Memorial Day celebration with the parade at noon. A motion was made by Trustee Boettcher, seconded by Trustee Rezek to adjourn at 7:08pm until the next meeting on May 20, 2025. All in favor, motion carried. Respectfully Submitted by: Stephanie Stiefvater, Clerk-Treasurer