Meeting Minutes

Regular meeting of the Village Board- January 6, 2020 The Pledge of Allegiance was said. Meeting called to order at 7:00 p.m. by David Haupt. Present: Haupt, Lingford, Marten, Yeske, Anderson, Marth, Stoflet, Curtin and Schmutzer. Absent: Atty. Dietrich. Minutes- Motion Marten/Stoflet to approve the minutes from 12-2-19 as listed. Carried. Connor Street- no action. Veterans flags- representatives from Auburndale High School were present to discuss the possibility of adding veteran flags to the streetlight poles along Main Street. There are 29 poles on Main Street. The Leadership group is looking for sponsors for the flags. The cost is $350.00 per flag. The flag would be up before Memorial Day and taken down after Veteran’s Day. There is another possibility of creating a memorial area in the village park or by the tank on Main Street. Heinzen Printing would creat e the banners. Motion Yeske/Stoflet to approve the Leadership group to use the poles to hang veteran flags, up to 29 poles, on Main Street. Carried. Pollinator grant- the Leadership group received a $1,500.00 grant. The group would like to replace the grass and clover near the underpass and replace it with perennials. The area would be 600 lineal feet x 8 feet wide possibly. Motion Curtin/Yeske to approve the planting on the north side of the underpass. Carried. Municode- Motion Stoflet/Yeske to authorize Municode to update our code of ordinances for a cost not to exceed $10,000.00. Carried. Generator- Dave Draxler has the parts to repair the old generator. Motion Yeske/Marten to purchase the 60KW Generac generator for $57,560.00. Carried. Police report- Edgar Gonzalez was present. He provided the monthly law report. The Christmas parade was a success. He contacted the owners of an old trailer house. He will get an update on January 15, 2020 on the status of removing the burnt trailer. He has also been following up on snow removal concerns. Operator license- Motion Marten/Curtin to approve the operator license for Michelle Quinlan. Carried. Shelter house review- there were 39 bookings. 2019 improvements included a new vacuum, microwave, stove, printer, rugs and phone. Future improvements needed are to replace the folding chairs. Current wages are $1,000.00 each for Deb Stoflet and D iane Anderson for cleaning the shelter house. Motion Yeske/Anderson to increase the wages to $1,050.00 each. Carried. Draw names by lot- the placement on the April 7, 2020 ballot for trustees will be Terry Marten, R. J. Curtin, Deb Stoflet. Sewer user fees- currently $80.00 sewer and $39.00 garbage for total of $119.00 per quarter. Motion Yeske/Anderson to increase the rate by $5.00 per quarter to $124.00 total per quarter. Notification to village residents will be sent in the next sewer bill. Carried. Financial report- Motion Marten/Curtin to approve the financial report as listed. Carried. Expenses- Motion Stoflet/Marten to approve the expenses as listed and read. Carried. Motion Marten/Stoflet to adjourn at 8:55 p.m. Carried. Lynn Lingford, clerk