Minutes

VILLAGE BOARD MINUTES – APRIL 2ND 2025 - Page 1 of 2   Village of Hobart Village Office 2990 S. Pine Tree Rd, Hobart, WI www.hobartwi.gov - www.buildinhobart.com MEETING MINUTES – VILLAGE BOARD (Regular) Date/Time: Wednesday April 2nd 2025 (6:00 P.M.) Location: Hobart Village Office (2990 South Pine Tree Road) ROUTINE ITEMS TO BE ACTED UPON: 1. Call to order/Roll Call. The meeting was called to order by Rich Heidel at 6:01 pm. Dave Dillenburg, Vanya Koepke, Melissa T anke, Tammy Zittlow, and Rich Heidel were present. 2. Certification of the open meeting law agenda requirements a nd approval of the agenda - ACTION: To certify the open meeting l aw agenda requirements and approve the agenda. MOTION: Dillenburg SECOND: Tanke. VOICE VOTE: 5-0. 3. Pledge of Allegiance - Those present recited the Pledge of Allegiance. 4. PUBLIC HEARINGS – None. 5. CONSENT AGENDA (These items may be approved on a single motion and vote due to their routine nature or previous discussion. Please indicate to the Board President if you would prefer separate discussion and action.) A. Payment of Invoices; B. VILLAGE BOARD: Minutes of March 18th 2025 (Regular); C. PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION: Minutes of February 12th 2025 ACTION: To approve the Consent Agenda as presented to include all manual checks. MOTION: Dillenburg SECOND: Zittlow. VOICE VOTE: 5-0. 6. ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA – None. 7. CITIZENS’ COMMENTS, RESOLUTIONS AND PRESENTATIONS (NOTE: Please limit citizens’ comments to no more than three minutes) - None. 8. VILLAGE ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT/COMMUNICATIONS A. INFORMATION 1. Staff Updates- The April Election went well. There was a greater than expected turnout of voters at the polls. Clerk Vanden Heuvel has earned the WMCA Wisconsin Certified Municipal Clerk designation. Three firms have turned in RFPs for garbage/recycle collection. The current contract runs out in August. The Parks and Recreation Committee is meeting April 14. Items on t he agenda are Park and Recreation Ordinance, pickleball court s, bike rack installation at Jan Wos Park, and shelter cancellation policy. Public Works and Utility is meeting on April 14. This meeting will be held at the Golden Lane building. The Audit is not back yet, there will be a presentation once it is finished. Book drive went well. The books will be picked up on Friday. The May 6 Village Board meeting begins at Tim Carpenter memorial park where no action will be taken. Then reconvenes at the Village Office. 2. Stephenson National Bank and Trust Investment Report – Tax Increment District - March 2025. Administrator Kramer reviewed the investment report. 9. COMMITTEE REPORTS AND ACTIONS The next HALOs meeting will be held by Hobart at Fire Station 1 on April 15. 10. OLD BUSINESS – None. VILLAGE BOARD MINUTES – APRIL 2ND 2025 - Page 2 of 2   A. DISCUSSION AND ACTION - Ordinance 2025-02 (AN O RDINANCE TO REPEAL AND RECREATE SECTION 17 (SWIMMING POOLS) OF ARTICLE IV (GENERAL PROVISIONS) OF CHAPTER 295 (ZONING) OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE VILLAGE OF HOBART, BROWN COUNTY, WISCONSIN) The purpose of this Ordinance is to amend the current Ordinance relating to the regulations of swimming pools permitting automa ted pool covers as an exemption to the fence barrier requirement. T he Board held a Public Hearing on the proposed ordinance at its March 18th meeting but postponed any action until tonight’s meeting. The Board had much debate about the Ordinance taking into consideration safety, neighbors, lot sizes, insurance, esthetics, etc. ACTION: To approve Ordinance 2025-02 (AN ORDINANCE TO REPEAL AND RECREATE SECTION 17 (SWIMMING POOLS) OF ARTICLE IV (GENERAL PROVISIONS) OF CHAPTER 295 (ZONIN G) OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE VILLAGE OF HOBART, BROWN COUNTY, WISCONSIN) as presented. MOTION: Heidel SECOND: Zittlow. VOICE VOTE: 3-2; Koepke, Tanke. 11. NEW BUSINESS A. DISCUSSION AND ACTION – Purchase of Fire Department UTV The 2025 Capital Budget included $20,000 to replace the current 2011 Polaris UTV. The suggested purchase is a Can Am Defender XP Pro ($22,085). The funding would be from the Capital Budget, with the additional $2,085 coming from the Fire Department Donatio n Fund. Troy Wood, Hobart Fire Department, was present to provide information on the purchase of the new UTV. ACTION: To approve the purchase of the Can AM model UTV from Kens Sports of Suamico for the Fire Department using $20,000 of the funding from the Fire Department Capital Fund and an additional $2085 would come from the Fire Department Donation Fund. MOTION: Heidel SECOND: Koepke. ROLL CALL VOTE: 5-0. Upon approval, Troy advised that Kens Sports requires a $500 downpayment to place the order this UTV. B. DISCUSSION AND ACTION – Authorization to Bid Out Extension of Founders Terrace This extension would be north of the current unpaved addition coming off Centerline Drive. The project would likely be funded with excess bond proceeds in Tax Increment District #1 and would open up additional land to development in that area of the Highway 29 Busi ness Park. ACTION: To authorize staff to Bid Out the Extension of Founders Terrace. MOTION: Dillenburg SECOND: Tanke VOICE VOTE: 5-0. C. DISCUSSION - Items for future agenda consideration or Committee assignment There will be 3 public hearings held at the next board meeting. Our new police officer will be sworn in at the next board meeting. Recommendations from Park & Recreation meeting on April 14 will be brough to the next board meeting. ACTION: To recess prior to going into closed session (7:03 PM). MOTION: Heidel SECOND: Zittlow VOICE VOTE: 5-0. D. ADJOURN to CLOSED SESSION (7:25 PM) - ACTION : To go into closed session 1)Under Wisconsin State Statute 19.85 (1) (e): Deliberating or negotiating the purchasing of public properties, the investing of public funds, or conducting other specified public business, whenever competitive or bargaining reasons require a closed session RE: Sale or Purchase of Property/TID Projects/Development Agreements, and 2) Under Wisconsin State Statute 19.85 (1) (g): Co nferring with legal counsel for the governmental body who is rendering oral or written advice concerning strategy to be adopted by the body with respect to litigation in which it is or is likely to become involved. RE: Tribal Affairs; Potential Litigation MOTION: Heidel SECOND: Dillenburg ROLL CALL VOTE: 5-0. E. CONVENE into open session (8:42 PM) – MOTION: Dillenburg SECOND: Zittlow ROLL CALL VOTE: 5-0. F. ACTION from closed session – None. 12. ADJOURN (8:43 PM) – MOTION: Heidel SECOND: Koepke VOICE VOTE: 5-0. Respectfully submitted by Lisa Vanden Heuvel, Village Clerk