2026-02-09-Minutes-TB

02/09/2026 Minutes (02/17/2026) Minutes - TOWN OF RED CEDAR The monthly Town Board meeting was held at the Red Cedar Town Hall, E6591 627th Avenue, Menomonie, WI on Monday, February 9, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. 1. Call to order/roll call. At 6:09 p.m., the Chairman, Bob Cook, called the meeting to order. Present were Supervisor 1, Erik Hendrickson; Supervisor 2, Dennis Gotlibson; Supervisor 3, Don Hayden; and Supervisor 4, Nick Berends. Also present were the Clerk, Cheryl Miller, and the Treasurer, Deb Gotlibson, as well as two people in attendance. 2. Minutes. Motion by Nick Berends to approve the minutes of the January 19, 2026 town board meeting; motion seconded by Erik Hendrickson. None opposed. MC 3. Public Comments (agenda items only). None. 4. Financials. Motion by Nick Berends to approve the previous month’s Treasurer’s Report and current month’s claims; motion seconded by Don Hayden. None opposed. MC 5. Reports and Recommendations: (a) Patrolmen. The Patrolmen provided information on work performed since last board meeting. (b) Finance Committee (budget income and expenses to date) and solid waste/recycling. The Treasurer went over receipts for tax collections, dog licensing, solid waste payments. (c) Planning Commission. The next meeting is set for February 17, 2026. 6. Business: (a) Review, rate and score Statement of Qualification proposals received for FFY24 STP-Local Program. The board/committee reviewed submissions from four engineering firms (Corre, Auth Consulting & Associates, Cedar Corp., and CBS Squared) and rated same. (b) Revisit Senn proposals for 570th Street (05/02/2025 proposal). This is an LRIP project. The road borders the Town of Dunn, and they may also want to fix a part of their road. The shoulder has already been widened, crushed rock was added, and we should do some boring to see how much base course there is. This item was postponed. (c) Direction of EMS/fire shared services (Dunn Co. Unit WTA Innovation Grant). Discussion had, and the town board is not in favor of voting to move forward at the upcoming Unit meeting. (d) Boundary Agreement potential with Town of Spring Brook related to Emerald Ridge. This item was postponed. (e) City of Menomonie and Town of Red Cedar border roads and snow plowing plans. This item was postponed. (f) Updates on Park Rapids lot. The owner paid all back taxes. This item was postponed. (g) Other town issues, matters, and concerns. Our fire call ordinance will need to be reviewed after discussion at the March Rural Fire District meeting. We have a new billboard to replace the old one. We need another camera to cover the salt sheds and another surveillance sign. One or two more remotes are needed for the shop doors. 7. Communications. None 8. Set Next Meeting Date. The next town board meeting was set for Monday, March 9, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. Supervisor 1 will not be present. 9. Adjourn. Nick Berends made a motion to adjourn; second by Erik Hendrickson. The meeting was adjourned at 9:05 p.m. Cheryl Miller, Clerk February 17, 2026