Meeting Minutes

Regular meeting of the Village Board- June 5, 2023 The Pledge of Allegiance was said. Meeting called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Kevin Yeske. Present: Schmutzer, Lingford, Marten, Marth, Curtin, Anderson, Yeske, Stoflet and Weiler. Absent: Atty. Dietrich. There was no public input. Minutes- Motion Marten/Schmutzer to approve the minutes from 5/1/23 as listed. Carried. Reports: Police officer- Gonzalez has monitored the cemetery, schools, and park. The new speed limit signs seem to be working as traffic speed has been reduced. One tire was dumped illegally. He has dealt with a property line concern. He issued parking and grass warnings. He ran background checks. Auburndale Park Association-the light replacement is completed, they are gearing up for Music Fest, park clean-up was completed, a lower fence was installed. Fire Department- the fire truck price could increase by 60% if we wait until 2025 to purchase. The fire department is contacting the Town of Auburndale to discuss purchasing a new truck. Auburndale Shelter House - there were three bookings in May. The checking account balance is $9,458.98. A floor fan is missing, confetti was used, there was broken glass and doors were left unlocked. Pickle ball court - the existing basketball court would be used. There would be two courts, removable nets. Security Health has donated $1000 toward the project. Motion Marten/Anderson to approve the painting of the lines and usage of the court in the village park. Carried. TID services contract- the contract is with MSA to complete the annual TID reports. Mike Voss will set up a meeting date for the board to discuss the TIDs. MSA fees would be paid by the TID fees. Motion Marten/Stoflet to enter into the 3-year contract with MSA at $2000 per year. Carried. Services to Auburndale Schools and Town of Auburndale- we will set a date for a joint meeting to discuss any service provided by the Village to these entities. Licenses- Motion Stoflet/Schmutzer to approve the list of licenses for cigarette, alcohol and operator licenses. Carried. Sewer pumps- two grinder pumps from Staab Construction $44,500. A SCADA monitoring system quote is $77,600, for the sewer alarm system. TIF funds- Mike Voss will ask Dave Rasmussen if TIF funds could be used to pay for these costs. Motion Weiler/Marten to purchase two pumps and installation from Staab Construction. Carried. We will review any invoices from Staab Construction for costs to repair recent issues. The unions failed. We will contest these invoices. We paid $14,000 in April to Staab, which should have prevented these issues. Chip/crack sealing- Motion Schmutzer/Stoflet to allocate $12,000 from CIP for crack filling streets at the discretion of Dan and Tyler. Carried. Building permit ordinance- no action needed. Dumpster for clean sweep - Motion Weiler/Marten to get a dumpster for the village clean sweep. The date will be determined later. Carried. Insurance- Motion Stoflet/Marten to renew the insurance policy with Spectrum $16,923. Carried. Work-list projects- park water hydrant by concession stand, trim park pine trees, storm sewer repair by W. Kieffer, straighten cemetery headstones, fix fence, replace signs, ditching, repair welcome signs, replace cemetery markers, replace voting booths, add gravel to compost road. Motion Weiler/Anderson to adjourn into closed session under Section 19.85 1C - employee compensation. Roll call- all ayes. Carried. Motion Weiler/Curtin to adjourn closed session. Roll call- all ayes. Carried. Motion Weiler/Curtin to adjourn to open session. Roll call- all ayes. Carried. Motion Marten/Weiler to approve a 5% wage increase for village employees effective July 1, 2023. Carried. Motion Stoflet/Marten to approve the expenses as listed and read. Carried. Motion Stoflet/Marten to approve the financial report as listed. Carried. Kevin Yeske read a letter from John Spiros regarding an increase in shared revenue. The village portion of shared revenue increase is approximately $41,000 per year. The next meeting will be on July 10th at 7:00 p.m. Motion Marten/Curtin to adjourn at 9:20 p.m. Carried. Lynn Lingford, clerk