June 10, 2024

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING VILLAGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IN THE VILLAGE COMMUNITY HALL JUNE 10, 2024 The regular board meeting of the Village Board, of the Village of Strum, Wisconsin, Trempealeau County, was held in the Village Community Room on Monday, June 10, 2024, at 6:30 p.m. Meeting called to order: The meeting was called to order by Village President Boehne at 6:00pm. Village Clerk, Tish Nelson, took the minutes of the meeting. The following board members were present: Bjerke, Rindal, Thompson, Hanson, Berge. Absent: Stendahl. Open meeting law requirements: President Boehne announced the open meeting law requirements have been met for the meeting. Appearances of citizens and others: a. Steve Ebert- Talked about fixing and using the mower & tractor that is sitting over at the golf course for mowing by the VFW park and the village could use for Crystal Lake Park area. The mower needs blades, tires, hydraulic fluid; will need to look into what is wrong with the tractor. Board gave Steve Ebert permission to take on the projects. Reports from OƯicers a. Zoning Commissioner i. Greg Libersky- 309 Hawthorne St W- Variance letter for the driveway to be expanded to approx. 28 ft was presented to the board. The Board decided a Public Safety Committee will need to meet to discuss the variance. ii. Erin & Mitchell Nielson- 215 W Fir St- Building Permit was submitted to put up fence – Board reviewed permit, motion made to approve was made by Rindal and seconded by Berge. Motion carried. b. Clerk i. Facebook page currently not in operation for Village ii. Board of Review- May 30, 2024, no disputes iii. Alcohol Licenses 1. Class “B”- Presented completed Class “B” Applications to the board, they were available for board members to look over. Grouped together without disputes motion made by Berge, seconded by Thompson to approve all 3 Class “B” Licenses a. Jeremy Shermo, d/b/a Foolish Pleasure Firehouse LLC- 114 5th Ave N b. Timothy Mitchell, d/b/a M&M Bar- 113 5th Ave N c. Melissa Evenson, d/b/a Viking Golf & Dine LLC: 828 W Balsam St 2. Class “A” – Presented completed Class “A” Applications to the board, they were available for board members to look over. Grouped together without disputes, motion made by Thompson, seconded by Rindal to approve both Class “A” Licenses. Motion Carried. a. Consumer’s Cooperative Oil Company, d/b/a Strum Cenex: 107 W Balsam St b. Robbe’s Store Inc, d/b/a Robbe’s Family Market: 207 5th Ave 3. Temp “B” License a. Strum Community Foundation – Brutus Fest (July 26-28, 2024)- Motion was made by Thompson and seconded by Rindal to approve the Temp “B” License. Motion Carried. iv. Operators Licenses- 1. Renewals- Presented completed operators’ applications to the Board. Grouped together without dispute, motion made by Berge to approve all Renewals. Seconded by Hanson, motion carried. a. Karla Knudtson- M&M Bar b. MaryAnne Rehberg – M&M Bar c. Dale Adomaitis- M&M Bar d. Taylor Rathke- Beef River Bullfrogs e. Paul Gullicksrud- Robbe’s Store Inc f. Jodi McElwaine- Robbe’s Store Inc g. Hailey Patterson- Viking Golf & Dine, LLC h. Martha Peterson- Foolish Pleasure Firehouse, LLC i. Michaela Anderson- Foolish Pleasure Firehouse, LLC j. Kendra Urness- Foolish Pleasure Firehouse, LLC k. Elizabeth Olson- Foolish Pleasure Firehouse, LLC l. Alison Gilbertson- Foolish Pleasure Firehouse, LLC m. Michelle Jacobson- Foolish Pleasure Firehouse, LLC n. Shawn Kalebic- Foolish Pleasure Firehouse, LLC o. Debra Prudlick- Foolish Pleasure Firehouse, LLC p. Jeanie Schwarz- Foolish Pleasure Firehouse, LLC q. Matthew Glasspole- Consumer’s Cooperative Oil Company r. Kathlene Nelson- Consumer’s Cooperative Oil Company s. Juan Mora Bates- Consumer’s Cooperative Oil Company t. Mary SteƯenson- Consumer’s Cooperative Oil Company u. Samantha Lamarche- Consumer’s Cooperative Oil Company v. Alexandra Hurlburt- Consumer’s Cooperative Oil Company w. Josh Moreno- Consumer’s Cooperative Oil Company x. Stephanie Austin- Consumer’s Cooperative Oil Company 2. New- Presented completed operators’ applications to the Board. Grouped together without dispute, motion made by Hanson to approve all New Licenses. Seconded by Thompson. Motion Carried. a. Ann Haas- Viking Golf & Dine, LLC b. Molly Sylla- Viking Golf & Dine, LLC c. Cody Fink- Foolish Pleasure Firehouse, LLC Reports from Committees a. Personnel i. Flexible Time OƯ, no discussion ii. Plan to set a meeting before next Board Meeting on July 8th to discuss the Deputy Clerk/Public Works part time position b. Finance i. Dock Bid(s) came in and the Finance committee reviewed, presented the board with the bid of $150.00 to sell the dock that is no longer used by the village to Tim Scheifelbein. Motion by Thompson, seconded by Berge to approve the sale of said dock. Motion carried. c. Public Works i. Water tower battery (UPS) will be purchased as a backup. d. Public Safety i. Updated Building Permit form was presented to the board, motion to approve updated building permit form with the eƯective date of 6/10/2024 was made by Thompson and seconded by Berge, motion carried. ii. Plans to set meeting to discuss how the village should proceed with Solar Panel installations. e. Public Welfare i. Woodland Dock estimate was provided to board members. Motion made to approve the purchase of said dock from Coulee Regien Docks, LLC was made by Thompson and seconded by Hanson. Motion carried. ii. “Music in the Park” on July 3rd, 2024 - Strum Business & Community Association has approval from the board to hang reserved signs on the newest pavilion as well as the one adjacent for the food/drinks and band. Miscellaneous a. Pickleball courts were discussed. Berge was waiting to hear from the county for the additional funding. Discussion tabled until next board meeting, July 8th, 2024. Approval of Vouchers & journal Entries Motion made by Thompson, seconded by Rindal to approve. Motion carried. Motion made by Thompson and seconded by Berge to adjourn meeting at 7:24p.m. Motion Carried.