September 28, 2021

Village of Prairie du Sac Village Board Meeting Minutes of Regular Meeting September 28, 2021 1. CALL TO ORDER. The Prairie du Sac Village Board met for their regular meeting on September 28, 2021 at the Prairie du Sac Village Hall, 335 Galena Street. Village President, Cheryl Sherman, called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. 2. Roll Call. Present in person, Board Members: Nick Lester – Aye, Lauri Meixelsperger-Aye, Craig Bender- Aye, and Jim Witecha-Aye. Present via phone, Board Member: Lauri Meixelsperger-Aye. Present in person, Alan Wildman, Village Administrator; Niki Conway, Clerk/Treasurer; and Troy Murphy, Public Works Director. Strathman and Dinger-Zach Excused. 3. Public Notice of Agenda, deletions/corrections - (Lester/Bender) moved to approve agenda. Motion Carried. 4. Presentation of Minutes a. September 14, 2021 – (Witecha/Lester) moved to approve minutes. Motion Carried. 5. Public Comment (limited to 3 minutes) – None. 6. Communications a. Voucher Report – Recognized b. Sauk Prairie Airport, Inc. Minutes of August 18, 2021 - Recognized c. Library Board Minutes of August 18, 2021 – Recognized 7. Action Items: a. Consider Ordinance No. 5, Series 2021, Amending Official Zoning Map – 1.25 Acres Parcel #028-0566-00000 – (Lester/Meixelsperger) moved to approve ordinance. Motion Carried. b. Consider Resolution #09-28-2021(a), Adjusting Village Ward Designations – Every 10 years after the census we look at wards and redistricting. We are going from 4 to 7 wards. (Bender/Lester) moved to approve. Motion Carried. c. Consider Resolution #09-28-2021(b), Exemption from County Library Tax – Annual. (Bender/Witecha) moved to approve. Motion Carried. d. Consider Resolution #09-28-2021(c), Authorizing an Amendment to the License Agreement with Water 478, LLC – Amendment to have them landscape our property as 2/3rds of their back side is village property. (Bender/Witecha) moved to approve. Motion Carried. 8. Discussion Items: a. Budget Presentations to Village Board – Part 1 i. General Government (Village Hall, Elections, Legal, Consultants) – ii. Public Works (Streets, Machinery, Snow & Ice, Trees, Refuse) – Increases in staff salaries and benefits. Election staff salaries increase of $1. Assessor increase from 2020 is 31%. Cyber security included in computer maintenance. Chip sealing is something new in 2022 for Westwynde and Fieldstone. Using funds originally allocated for 21st Street for this. Increase in shop supplies due to taking possession of old shop; making improvements. iii. 5% sewer revenue increase. Impervious area increase in storm due to growth in village. Water increase of 14%; currently have a rate case submitted. Finalizing rate case in electric to be ready in 2022. iv. $2,048,000 new funding for capital works. Street projects include 8th, 14th, 9th, Street, Locust Lane, and Lueders Road. b. Ordinance No. 6, Series 2021, Adopting Amendments and Replacement Second Addendum to the 2017 Sauk Prairie Comprehensive Plan – Plan and IPC have looked at this. c. Joint Meeting & Regular Meeting – October 12, 2021, Sauk Prairie High School – High School at 6. 9. Reports: a. Committees – Rec – Looking to fill the Rec Supervisor position. Court – Still virtual. Ambulance- Discussion on service award program. Working on budget. Discussion of giving chamber bucks in place of having the annual picnic. b. Plan Commission – None. c. Engineer – Signage and painting on 21 st Street. d. Director of Public Works – Leaks on Broadway and Water Street to be dug up and fixed. e. Administrator’s Report- DOT looking at ramps for the pedestrian part of Water Street and 2 bump outs. f. President’s Report – Public Works be safe when trimming trees. 10. Adjourn – (Witecha/Bender) moved to adjourn at 8:02 p.m. Motion Carried. Respectfully Submitted, Niki Conway, Clerk/Treasurer