Meeting Minutes

Regular meeting of the Village Board- August 7, 2023 The Pledge of Allegiance was said. Meeting called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Kevin Yeske. Present: Lingford, Marth, Curtin, Anderson, Yeske, Stoflet and Weiler. Absent: Atty. Dietrich, Schmutzer and Marten. There was no public input. Minutes- Motion Stoflet/Anderson to approve the minutes from 7/10/23 as listed. Carried. Reports: Police officer- Gonzalez was present. He monitors the cemetery, North Road, Park and Schools. He ran traffic reports. He addressed stray animals and two fights and retrieved two illegally dumped tires. He wrote warnings related to parking and grass removal and expired registra tions. He ran a background check. Park Association- Next meeting is August 30th. Fire Department- minutes were in packet. Shelter house- checking balance is $8,849.55. Ordinances-Tyler and Edgar are reviewing the current ordinances. They have found areas of concern for missing ordinances or ordinances needing changes. This will be on the next agenda or an agenda for a special meeting. Work list projects-There was a DNR meeting for phosphorus. We are under the limit for the year but high for the spring due to infiltration. Flyght will be here next week for pump maintenance. Some of the sewer lines were videoed. O ne more year and the whole village will be completed for televising the sewer lines. Green Bay Pipe and TV is doing the work. Operator licenses- Motion Weiler/Curtin to approve the operator license for Melladee Allard. Carried. No parking sign by Anne Auburn building- People have concerns about the lack of parking for visitors to that building. There is some parking on the south side of the street. The no parking area “curb” by Mike Paul’s house will be painted yellow. Playground equipment - Wood County grant was received for $50,000. The Park Association will be updating playground equipment to handicap accessible. They would like to put a plan together to apply for more grant funds. Motion Anderson/Stoflet to authorize the Park Association to create the plan and apply for grant funds. Carried. Services provided to the Town of Auburndale- this will be on the next agenda. Sewer line repairs - quotes were received from Green Bay Pipe and TV for spot repair liners. The DNR requires every 10 years that pipes are televised and cleaned. Motion Weiler/Stoflet to accept the 3 bids as quoted from Green Bay Pipe and TV. Carried. TID #3 payment- Lingford will contact Greg Schmidt to get a value of assessment. Mike Voss will contact Dave Rasmussen to see if any other items are needed before payment is made. Motion Anderson/Weiler to approve the payment upon receipt of the assessed value if it equals or exceeds $1.3M value. Carried. Joint meeting with Town of Auburndale, Village of Auburndale, Fire Department 8:05 p.m. Village members- same. Town- Jan Kaiser, Steve Seidl, Steve Becker Fire Department- Todd Bores Discussion was held on the purchase of a new fire truck. 2026 models are expected to increase significantly in cost. Estimated cost for a new truck model 2025 built in 2024 – chassis $128,000 and total cost around $528,000. The truck looking to be repla ced is 1989. The fire department is applying for a DNR grant for wild land fighting gear- approximately $6000. This would be a 50/50 matching grant. The chassis could be ordered now. Brian Hafermann said we need to get the order in August to get a 2025 model. The Town will put the purchase of a chassis and or tanker on their next agenda on August 14th. Audit- Jan Kaiser and Lynn Lingford met with Michelle Quinlan to review books and practices. Several suggestions were made to increase charges for section fees, fee schedule for chimney cleaning and pool filling, ordinances for billing authorization with Town and Village. Village president - Kevin Yeske submitted his resignation. Motion Weiler/Curtin to accept Kevin’s resignation. Appointing someone to the position will be on the next agenda. Carried. Expenses- Motion Stoflet/Curtin to approve the expenses listed and read. Carried. Financial report- Motion Anderson/Weiler to approve the financial report as listed and read. Carried. Next meeting September 11th at 7:00 p.m. Motion Curtin/Weiler to adjourn at 9:20 p.m. Carried. Lynn Lingford, clerk