Meeting Minutes

Regular meeting of the Village Board- September 11, 2023 The Pledge of Allegiance was said. Meeting called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Lynn Lingford. Present: Lingford, Marth, Curtin, Anderson, Schmutzer, Marten, Stoflet and Weiler. Absent: Atty. Dietrich. There was no public input. Minutes- Motion Stoflet/Curtin to approve the minutes from 8/7/23 as listed. Carried. Reports: Police officer- Gonzalez was not present. Park Association- The next meeting is September 20th. They will be discussing naming rights and grant applications. Fire Department- minutes not available. Shelter house- checking balance is $9,799.55. Someone is depositing garbage in the park dumpsters. Village President- Motion Schmutzer/Stoflet to appoint Tyson Weiler as president to fill the unexpired term vacated by Kevin Yeske. Carried. Parking citation/vehicle removal ordinance - Motion Stoflet/Curtin to approve this ordinance. Carried. Lingford will have the ordinance published. Work list projects-Gonzalez assisted with notifying residents affected by the sewer break that occurred recently. A cleaning supply tracking list will be created. This will assist with tracking Park, Village usage. The operators will get a price quote for hand air dryers for the park bathrooms. Agreement with Town of Auburndale- will be on the next agenda. SCADA alarm system- a quote was received from Flyght (Xylem) for the SCADA system $58,169.31 for the main lift station. Each additional lift station is $6,377.00. There is also an annual subscription fee of $2,800.00. Information about water flow would cost an additional $16,000.00. A panel would need to be changed, estimated at $19,000.00. This will be on the next agenda. Park concession stand upkeep- The Park Association, Lions, FFA and Softball Association use the building. All four groups need to get together to keep the building clean and free of clutter. The roll-up doors need to be sealed before winter closure. Deb Stoflet will organize a fall cleanup between the four organizations. Village-wide alert system - the village doesn’t currently have a way to notify village residents of an emergency, besides the sirens. There was a recent sewer break and some residents needed to be notified to limit water usage. This will be on the next agenda. Firetruck chassis- Todd Bores, Fire Chief, was present. The Town of Auburndale approved the purchase of the chassis. The cost is $128,000 and would be split 50/50. Motion Marten/Anderson to approve the purchase of the chassis for $64,000 village cost. Carried. Update fee schedule- this will be on the next agenda. Expenses- Motion Stoflet/Schmutzer to approve the expenses as listed and read. Carried. Financial Report- Motion Anderson/Marten to approve the financial report as listed. Carried. The next meeting will be October 2, 2023, at 7:00 p.m. Motion Marten/Curtin to adjourn at 9:08 p.m. Carried. Lynn Lingford, clerk