Meeting Minutes

Regular meeting of the Village Board- September 12, 2022 The Pledge of Allegiance was said. Meeting called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Kevin Yeske. Present: Lingford, Anderson, Curtin, Weiler, Marten, Stoflet, Schmutzer, Yeske and Marth. Absent: Atty. Dietrich. Minutes- Motion Stoflet/Marten to approve the minutes from 8/1/22. Carried. Steen pay application #4- They are asking for $16,940. Marth will email Mike Voss to determine the amount to be paid to Steen. Revaluation of property- will be on the next agenda. Shelter house driveway drainage- Mark Ledden submitted a proposal of $12,657.45. This would be installing 12” HDPE storm sewer pipe to the west towards the park entrance. Two inlets would be installed. Motion Weiler/Stoflet to accept the proposal. Carried. Police officer report- Edgard Gonzalez was present. He worked on two ordinances for garbage/recycling bins and background checks. He monitored the cemetery, schools and parks in August. Speeding on North Road seems to be an issue. He is working with Wood County to get access to the states ticketing system to start issuing citations. He ran background checks for operator licenses. He will start attending the Wednesday community coffee gathering. The background check ordinance was shared with the board. This will be on the next agenda. Operator licenses- Motion Anderson/Curtin to approve the operator licenses for Tanner Knudson, Krista Garbisch, Cari Swensen and Emma Haueuser. Carried. The garbage/recycling ordinance was shared with the board. This will be on the next agenda. Tractor/mower replacement- Tyler Grosskreutz presented information on the tractor/mower. This tractor is a 5075M John Deere Utility Tractor. Jason Strey from Tractor Central was present to answer any questions about this tractor. The estimated cost is $138,485. This would include a Frontier FM1015R rear discharge flex-wing grooming mower with light bar. This tractor will fit in the tunnel. Delivery estimate is March-April 2023. A 10% down-payment is required at the time of order placement. This will be on the next agenda. Purchase card for employees- Marth has contacted First State Bank. He has not received information yet. Marth will contact Chase Bank and other financial institutions to see if they can provide information on p-cards. Grosskreutz and Gibson would each need a card. This will be on the next agenda. Work shirts- Jon Empey provided some information on work shirts, hats, vests, jackets. The Village of Auburndale and first name would be on the item. Motion Marten/Weiler to order hats, polo shirts and high visible vests that are monogrammed. Carried. Softball lights- change to LED lights- cannot get ballasts and bulbs because of the age of the current lights. McMillan Electric estimated $41,750 to change to LED lights. 25% down-payment is required. New cross arms are needed because the current arms are wood and are rotten. Late fall or early spring could be the completion date. Motion Marten/Schmutzer to proceed with the LED change with the understanding of reimbursements from organizations (Park Association, Lions, School). Roll call- 5,0,2 with Yeske and Weiler abstaining. Carried. Bank account- Motion Stoflet/Marten to open two savings accounts for TID #2 and TID #3 at First State Bank. The clerk and treasurer will be authorized signers. Carried 7-0. License- Motion Schmutzer/Weiler to approve the alcohol license for WHRGOPS-NW-WI-NWI LLC, Jackie Willfahrt, agent. Issue date will be determined when the sale of The Store is final. The Store license would be surrendered at that time. Carried. Driveway to the new school shed and passage into the village park- Motion Weiler/Anderson to allow an easement for the Auburndale School District to access the Village land and the school to create a driveway and maintain it to access the shed. Roll call- 6,0,1 with Yeske abstaining. Carried. Expenses- Motion Marten/Stoflet to approve the expenses as listed and read. Carried. Financial reports- Motion Schmutzer/Anderson to approve the financial reports. Carried Motion Stoflet/Curtin to adjourn into closed session pursuant to Section 19.85 1 C for employee compensation. Roll call- all ayes. Carried. Motion Marten/Curtin to adjourn closed session. Roll call- all ayes. Carried. Motion Marten/Curtin to adjourn to open session. Roll call- all ayes. Carried. Motion Marten/Curtin to adjourn at 10:00 p.m. Carried. Lynn Lingford, clerk