Meeting Minutes

Town of Rock Board Meeting April 9, 2026 Town Hall CALL TO ORDER: The April 2026 Board meeting was called to order by Chairman, Pete Winistorfer, at 7:00 p.m. and the Pledge of Allegiance was recited. BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Pete Winistorfer; Mark Katzenberger; John Zahradka; Louis Krainz; Jason Krenn; Jill Wrensch, Clerk; Lisa Anderson, Treasurer; Lori Zahradka, Deputy Clerk/Treasurer MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC PRESENT:, An attendance list is on file in the Clerk’s office. MINUTES: The minutes of the March 12, 2026 Board Meeting were read by the clerk. Motion by Mark Katzenberger; Second by John Zahradka to approve the minutes of the March 12, 2026 board meeting as presented. Motion Carried. Bob Reed commented that the Keep the Tree Green campaign had one red tree and not a bulb as mentioned in the minutes. OPENING OF BIDS DECOMPOSED GRANITE 1. Pankratz Excavating LLC: $17.14 per cubic yard delivered anywhere. 2. Paul Bugar Trucking: $17.63 per cubic yard delivered anywhere. 3. Phoenix Express: $16.25 per cubic yard delivered anywhere. 4. Wordon Enterprises: $17.80 per cubic yard delivered anywhere. 5. Earth Inc.: $22.28 per cubic yard delivered anywhere. Motion by John Zahradka; Second by Mark Katzenberger to accept the Phoenix Express bid of $16.25 per cubic yard delivered anywhere. Pete Winistorfer asked if the motion should include using Pankratz Excavating as a secondary if Phoenix Express is unable to fulfill the contract for any reason. Motion was revised to include the additional verbiage and motion carried. DUST CONTROL 1. Kafka Dustbusters Plus: $1.60/gallon for 38% Calcium Chloride Motion by Mark Katzenberger; Second by Louis Krainz to accept the Kafka Dustbusters bid of $1.60/gallon for 38% Calcium Chloride for dust control. Motion Carried. PUBLIC COMMENT:  Dave Cattanach asked if there had been any complaints about fire numbers because his and some of his neighbors are getting bad. Pete Winistorfer said that, yes, there’s been several calls and he’d been keeping a list.  Pete Winistorfer wanted to personally thank Pankratz Excavating and their workers for the job they did on the record breaking snow storm. Cole Pankratz said he appreciated the support of the Board. CONSTABLE: Bob Reed said a cat had showed up at a resident’s home a few months ago, but now has started destroying screens so Bob took it to MAPS. There was also one noise complaint and Bob is working with both parties on a compromise. PLANNING: Larry Gilbertson mentioned another inquiry on the status of the zoning. There was also an inquiry on a land sale. He issued a permit for a house and one for a house addition. Lori Zahradka gave an update on the zoning ordinance. There will be a public hearing on May 7th for the Comprehensive Plan, which must be adopted before the Zoning Ordinance. The Comprehensive Plan could be approved at the May Board meeting and then a 30-day notice could be issued for a public hearing on the Zoning Ordinance. FIRE DEPARTMENT: Bob Reed reported that the Keep the Tree Green campaign only had two red trees until today and then a train went through the Rudolph area and started a bunch of fires. The Department has lost two personnel so far this year. Bob also gave reminders for the upcoming fundraisers with Arby’s and Papa Murphy’s. LINDSEY PARK: Rob Zahradka reported opening the restrooms this week for the season. TREASURER’S REPORT: The March 2026 Treasurer’s Report was presented by Lisa Anderson. Motion by Mark Katzenberger; Second by Jason Krenn to approve the March 2026 Treasurer’s Report as presented. Motion Carried. Lisa also presented the draft annual report for review and all looked good. NEW BUSINESS: Annual Meeting Agenda – The Town of Rock annual meeting will be held Tuesday, April 21, 2026 at 7pm with an agenda like last year. Road Tour – The Town of Rock Board will hold its annual road tour and meeting on Wednesday, April 22, 2026. They will meet at 3pm at the Town Hall and depart at 3:30pm. A follow-up meeting will be held upon their return to discuss results. Treasurer Reappointment – Motion by Mark Katzenberger; Second by Jason Krenn to reappoint Lisa Anderson as Town of Rock Treasurer for a 3-year term. Motion Carried. Salary adjustment will be discussed at the next meeting. OLD BUSINESS:  John Zahradka attended the last meeting of the Northwest Recycling Board. The group will be holding another meeting on April 23rd for purposes of putting together a proposal request for service providers. As a reminder, the annual tire collection will be held on Saturday, April 24th.  The Lincoln Avenue Bridge project will be starting the week of April 19th and will take approximately three weeks to complete. CORRESPONDENCE AND OTHER:  Pete Winistorfer wanted to thank Phil Barlow for his help with the cold patch used on a pothole. It worked well and has held up.  The ditch at Lindsey Park is always wet, but we can’t fix it because it’s along County Highway V. Wood County sent a quote to complete it at a cost of around $50,000 which would include expanding the parking lot. Four neighboring residences would have to buy culverts. There are some potential funds available for this project.  An unsolicited quote was received from J&J Brush Cutting for ditch mowing, but the Town already has a service contract with Pankratz Excavating.  Pete Winistofer said there is a 36x36 Town Map available for $199 and any additional maps would be $50 each if anyone is interested.  Some trees went down during the ice storm and Pete took care of them.  The next WTA meeting is on April 17th and hosted by the Town of Cranmoor. Guest speaker is Wood County Clerk, Trent Miner.  Pete Winistorfer acknowledged the recent passing of Town of Cary supervisor, Dennis Brunner and long-time Town of Rock resident, Ray Fait. ACCOUNTS PAYABLE: Motion by John Zahradka; Second by Mark Katzenberger to certify the bills for payment. Motion Carried. ADJOURNMENT: Motion by Mark Katzenberger; Second by Louis Krainz to adjourn the meeting at 8:11 pm. Motion Carried. Jill Wrensch, Town Clerk