Regular Board — Minutes

VILLAGE OF CAMERON REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES May 12, 2025 | 6:00 P.M. 300 N 1st Street, Cameron, WI 54822 1. CALL TO ORDER/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE/ROLL CALL Meeting called to order at 6:00 p.m. Answering roll call were Village President, Russ Hulback; Board of Trustees: Dave Ebner; Kathy Krug; Randy Hill; Denise Paddock; Steve Johnson; Jessica Larson. Staff present: C- T Story; DPW Ebert; Chief Engel. Others present included: Mark Erickson, Everyday Engineering; Jason Gri epentrog, GRIP Development; Mary Proznik, GRIP Builders; Bill Koepp, Building Inspector; and six citizens. 2. PUBLIC COMMENTS a. Public Comments: Terri Richie is a Red Cross Volunteer and Disaster Relief Associate for tornado, fire, storms and Terri is seeking volunteers. 3. CONSENT AGENDA a. Treasurer’s Report; b. Minutes: April 14, 2025 Regular Board & c. Committee Members Appointments for May 2025 – April 2026; d. Temporary Class “B” Retail License for Cameron Civic Club for June 1, 2025 at Cameron Fire Dept., 211 W Poplar Ave, Cameron for Outdoor Event; e. Police Department purchase of body cams thru Motorola using the Capital Outlay Technology Fund in the amount of $8,500/year; Board discussed item e with chief engel. Engel’s intent is to find the most appropriate and least expensive item. Motion by Trustee Johnson/Larson to accept consent agenda items A through E. All aye. None opposed. Motion carried. 7-0. 4. STAFF REPORTS & COMMITTEE UPDATES a. Building Inspector Report: March/April Building Permit Activity provided with fees charged to village of $2,712.00; b. Public Works Report: PW report provided; spring cleanup was very busy this year filling four 20-yard dumpsters; two dump trailers with white goods and electronics; and three dump truck loads of scrap metal. c. Law Enforcement Report : PD report provided; docking stations were ordered and set up; Officer Bates and Chief Engel attented EVOC training and are now certified for two years; attended an open records conference in Altoona; GPS of squads a concern; update on applicants for the patrol officer position; Officer Bates and Chief Engel attended a firearms training that Chetek PD hosted; Haley’s Comet Run scheduled for May 31, 2025; d. Clerk Report: None e. Law Enforcement Committee: Committee Chair updated the board, committee met on May 7th and reviewed body cams and applications for the patrol officer position; f. Street Committee: The Committee Chair updated the board, committee met on May 8th and a land swap with the Bayer/Olson property and Village property at 12-1/2 Ave was reviewed and the title company is drafting the paperwork; the purchase of a J ohn Deere Mower for $9,600 was reviewed and the committee will be recommending the purchase of such at the May 19th special board meeting; g. Water/Sewer Committee: Committee Chair reported that Cooper Engineering will be conducting the Income Survey for the CDBG Block Grant for Sunnyside project; 5. OLD BUSINESS a. Consider/Act on SEH Engineering Contractual Agreement for USH 8 DOT Project in 2029- 2030; Mike VanGilder, SEH, reviewed the agreement in full with the board for the USH 8 project. SEH will bill the village monthly, WisDot administers fees, WisDot will have their own inspector, our water/sewer mains will be inspected by SEH, WisDot has mix of laborers but SEH has its own workers. Motion by Trustee Paddock/Johnson on SEH contractual agreement for the USH 8 project. All aye. None opposed. Motion carried. 7-0. b. Discuss/Consider/Act on Cooper Engineering Income Study Proposal on Sunnyside Project and Invoice #37736 Sunnyside Project Design Work $2,500; The CDBG block grant application deadline is May 2026. Motion by Trustee Hill/Krug to approve Cooper Engineering Invoice#37736 for $2,500. Six aye. None opposed. Trustee Paddock abstained. Motion carried. 6-1. Motion by Trustee Johnson/Larson to approve the contractual agreement with Cooper Engineering for Sunnyside Project . Six aye. None opposed. Trustee Paddock abstained. Motion carried. 6-1. c. Consider/Act on Amendment to Purchase Price for Lot 2 of Certified Survey Map No. 7065 Document No. 896977, Parcel ID 111- 5001-27-000 from J. Kauffman Builders, LLC., a Vacant Lot, on Romsos Avenue to include Closing Costs of $1,272.90; Motion by Trustee Johnson/Paddock to amend the amount of the purchase price to reflect $20,497.90. All aye. None opposed. Motion carried. 7-0. 6. NEW BUSINESS a. Guest Speaker with Dave Armstrong, Barron County Economic Development presenting with county updates; No action. No presentation. Armstrong couldn’t attend. b. Presentation/Consider/Act for Maintenance of Agreement with Drew Rieder, Marshfield Clinic Ambulance; Drew provided reports on the EMS overview, crews, and their commitment . There is no fee for the annual maintenance agreement and the agreement is currently at the clinic ’s legal department. Once it has been reviewed it will be given to the clerk to put before the board for approval. A discussion with respect to the Cameron Area Fire Department was brought up by Trustee Ebner regarding lift -assists and being reimbursed for this . It was discussed this would best be reviewed by the Fire Board. [Clerk Note: The Cameron Area Fire Department is a separate entity from the Village of Cameron]. No action. c. Consider/Act on Permit Application Received from 90th Street Hideway, LLC for Parcel #111-8022-02-070 for Request to Re -Zone from Commercial to PUD (Planned Unit Development). The acting Plan Commission Chair, Stev e Johnson, reviewed the Plan Commission recommendation with respect to the public hearing and re -zone. The Plan Commission recommends approval f or the re -zone. There were no objections at the public hearing. Mark Erickson reviewed the planned housing development and a question / answer ensued for which Mark Erickson, Jason Griepentrog, and Mary Proznik answered. Trustee Hill requested whether the private drive will remain a private drive and it was confirmed that it will always remain a private drive. The development would be responsible for all plowing, salting, sanding the drives. The Board expressed concern over starting the building project and not finishing it and GRIP Builders has been hired by the owner of the property and has multiple other developments throughout Barron County and has always finished his projects. There will be 40 units total when complete. Motion by Trustee Johnson/Krug to approve the re-zone for parcel #111-8022-02-070 from Commercial to PUD. All aye. None opposed. Motion carried. 7-0. d. Consider/Act on Land Swap for Parcel # 044-3200-26-000 & 111-8088-05-000; Motion by Trustee Ebner/Johnson to act on land s wap for parcel # ’s 044-3200-26-000 & 111-8088-05-000 and pay the title company $510 for the deed completion. All aye. None opposed. Motion carried. 7-0. e. Consider/Act on Letter Report for Raze Order on Parcel #111-1089-15-000 1103 W Main St., Cameron, WI and Parcel #111-1067-31-000 301 N 10th St., Cameron, WI; Motion by Trustee Ebner/Paddock to move forward with the raze order on parcel #111 - 1089-15-000 at 1103 W Main St and also, in the same motion, act on parcel #111-1067-31- 000 at 301 N 10th St and deemed by our assessor that it is 50 percent of the assessed value. All aye. None opposed. Motion carried. 7-0. f. Consider/Act on Resolution 2025 -007 Fee Schedule Amendment ( to include Police Department record fees and Poultry Permit Application Fee); Motion by Trustees Johnson/Ebner to approve Resolution 2025-007 to amend the current Fee Schedule. All aye. None opposed. Motion carried. 7-0. g. Consider/Act on Budget Amendments for Police Department; No action. 7. ADJOURNMENT Motion by Trustee Hill/Krug to adjourn the meeting at 7:45 p.m. All aye. None opposed. Motion carried. 7-0. Submitted by, Ardith Story, Clerk-Treasurer