Regular Board — Minutes

VILLAGE OF CAMERON REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES March 10, 2025 | 6:00 P.M. 300 N 1st Street, Cameron, WI 54822 1. Meeting called to order by Village President Russ Hulback at 6:00 p.m. Answering roll call were: Village President Russell Hulback; Trustees Randy Hill; Dave Ebner; Kathy Krug; Denise Paddock; Steve Johnson; Jessica Larson. All present. Staff present: DPW-Ebert; C-T Story. Also present: Bill Koepp, Building Inspector. Guests present: Three citizens. 2. PUBLIC COMMENTS – Citizen Katie Hanson -Mizer spoke in favor of allowing chickens in the village limits. 3. CONSENT AGENDA a. Vouchers Feb 11, 2025 – March 10, 2025 $ 386,164.15 b. Minutes: 12/9/24; 1/3/25; 1/13/25; 1/27/25; 2/10/25 c. 2025 Assessment Year for William Koepp, Assessor in the total amount of $7,102.00; d. William Koepp, Building Inspector Fees for Dec-Jan-Feb totaling $3,840.00; e. Temporary Picnic License for Cameron Civic Club for Saturday, April 12, 2025 at the Cameron Fire Department; f. Operator’s License for Daniel Keith; g. Transfer of $886,802.15 from Ehlers MM to General Fund for Reimbursement of Public Works Truck $103,152.78 & $570,649.37 for Barron County Highway Street Work and $213,000 Storm Drainage; Motion by Trustees Hill/Ebner to approve consent agenda items A -G. All aye. None opposed. Motion carried. 7-0. 4. COMMITTEE / STAFF REPORTS a. Building Inspector Report: Bill spoke regarding business on Main Street getting a new face and the above apartment building remodeled, a possible duplex two blocks off SS in a brick masonry building, and Clayton Street project update. b. Public Works Report: DPW-Ebert reviewed door replacements at Village Hall and going out to bid for those; the 2025 blacktopping resurfacing priority list, and board members received a written report for departmental updates. c. Law Enforcement Report: None d. Clerk Report: Been receiving municipal court payments for the outstanding 600 letters that were sent out from past citations owed, another batch will be sent out as time allows, auditors were on site for their annual field data capture days and much work to do still getting them 2024 information; updates to board room and hall 5. OLD BUSINESS Consider/Act on Security Cameras [$1,425.81], Key Fobs, [$1,917.70] and Annual Cloud Access [$313.00] by CWS Security located at 506/512 W Main St.; Motion by Trustees Ebner/Paddock to approve $1,425.81 security cameras for the community center. All aye. None opposed. Motion carried. 7-0. Motion by Trustees Ebner/Krug to approve changing of locks to CWS Security for $1,917.70 and $313.00 for the community center. All aye. None opposed. Motion carried. 7-0. 6. NEW BUSINESS A. Discuss Written Request by Citizen for Developing an Ordinance to Allow for Chickens; Discussion of the possibility of allowing chickens in the village. A work meeting appointing Randy Hill, Russ Hulback, Kathy Krug, and Ardith Story to review chicken ordinances will be scheduled.. No action. Consensus of the Board to review a drafted ordinance at next meeting. B. Consider/Act on Resolution 2025-003 for Petition for the Closure of an At-Grade Railroad Crossing; Discussion of the South Limits railroad crossing. Crossing will not be closed. Traffic flow is not great here and the advantage is keeping traffic flowing better. Motion by Trustees Ebner/Paddock to appoint DPW-Ebert to authorize him to coordinate with the railroad on this crossing. All aye. None opposed. Motion carried. 7-0. C. Consider/Act on Ordinance 2025-001 Consent Agenda; Motion by Trustees Hill/Johnson to approve Ordinance 2025-001 Consent Agenda as presented. All aye. None opposed. Motion carried. 7-0. D. Consider/Act on Procurement Policy; Motion by Trustees Ebner/Krug to adopt a Procurement Policy for standard operating procedures for purchasing. All aye. None opposed. Motion carried. 7-0. E. Consider/Act on Transfer of Ownership for 12-1/2 Ave from the Town of Stanley Pending a Final Approval of a Quick Claim Deed; Motion by Trustees Ebner/Johnson to approve an ownership for 12-1/2 Street from Town of Stanley pending a final approval of a quick claim deed from the Township. All aye. None opposed. Motion carried. 7-0. F. Consider/Act on ARPA funds totaling $31,728.79 to be Applied to Lee Recreation, LLC for the Purchase of One Playground Set; C-T Story indicated fund monies are available from ARPA funds, fund money remaining after appointed projects from 2023-2024 were bid or cost less than originally expected. This resulted in money left over; however, due to specific ARPA guidelines this money can only be used for projects that were already bid by end of year in 2024. Motion by Trustee Hill/Paddock for using unused ARPA funds in the amount of $31,728.79 to apply to Lee Recreation for playground equipment. All aye. None opposed. Motion carried. 7-0. G. Consider/Act on Liquor License Class “A” Beer and “Class A” Liquor and Cigarette, Vaping, Tobacco License for Four Stores, LLC. (formerly Bob & Steve’s BP Amoco) with Agent: Amandeep Singh, 248 N Franklin St. #C, Oconto Falls, WI 54154, to be effective March 27, 2025; Motion by Trustees Hill/Ebner to accept Liquor License with proposed closing date of March 27, 2025. All aye. None opposed. Motion carried. 7-0. 7. ADJOURNMENT Motion by Trustees Hill/Larson to adjourn at 7:01 p.m. All aye. None opposed. Motion carried. 7-0.