September Board Minutes

VILLAGE OF NELSONVILLE VILLAGE BOARD MEETING MINUTES Via Zoom Meeting Tuesday 8/17/21 6pm UNAPPROVED MINUTES The meeting was called to order by President Josh Stolzenburg. Present at the meeting were: President Josh Stolzenburg, Trustee Mark Brueggeman, Trustee Walter Leppen and Clerk/Treasurer Daniel Bootz. Citizens present: Tarion O’Carroll, Gary Anderson Meeting was called to order. M/S, Bruggeman/Leppen move to approve the August Board minutes, all in favor, motion carried. Treasurer’s report submitted by Clerk/Treasurer Daniel Bootz. M/S, Leppen/Brueggeman, move to pay the bills as presented by Clerk/Treasurer Daniel Bootz, all in favor, motion carried. Correspondence was reviewed. Public Statements – None Updates 1. Tree Removal a. Leppen – Having difficulty finding a contractor to remove the tree. Will continue to look for providers. 2. Village Hall Next Steps a. Rendering of the proposed renovations have been received and were shared at the Celebrate Nelsonville event. b. Renderings will be emailed out for resident feedback and on display at the October Board meeting. The plan will also be to have the village hall open for residents to see the plans and provide feedback. Dates to be set. c. Possible vote on exterior options at the October Board Meeting d. Bid Package - May be difficult to get bids at this point and there is concern if the bids will be vague due to extraneous expenses such as well and septic. It is possible that there are grants available to install a new well. There is an existing well, but water quality has been tested at higher than EPA recommended levels. 3. Village Hall Internet update a. Purchase of computer has been made and internet will be installed. VILLAGE OF NELSONVILLE VILLAGE BOARD MEETING MINUTES Via Zoom Meeting Tuesday 8/17/21 6pm Discussion/Action – 1. Discussion regarding possible conditional use of 2971 County Rd. Q. a. Interested party would need to submit an application to rezone. This would involve providing information to the Zoning Inspector and then Planning commission on septic and intended use of the building. The rezoning would be conditional on the sale of the building. 2. Budget Plan a. Stolzenburg will be drafting an initial 2022 budget for the October meeting. Budget Workshop will be scheduled in October. b. Planning Commission will be meeting, possibly virtually, to discuss use of ARPA funds. 3. In-person/on-line meeting plan a. Village has purchased equipment to be able to hold in-person meeting with a virtual option. Plan will be to move to Village Hall in October depending on internet. b. Leppen asked about attendance capacity of the Village Hall due to the lack of space and following safe practices. Stolzenburg discussed encouraging individuals to use the virtual option and that online participants would still be allowed to make statements at the meeting. Stolzenburg also suggested that Patrick Casey be contacted to discuss ending the rental agreement at the Fire House so that Village can begin using it for storage and prepare for renovations. Mr. Casey will be contacted to discuss timeline for vacating the space. 4. LRIP a. Leppen will be attending the September Wisconsin Towns Association meeting which will start the LRIP conversation and elect the LRIP committee. Village is looking at work at the end of Jerome and 3rd Street as well as the entrance of Welton Drive. Information: GCAC – GCAC was able to meet in the last month after reaching a quorum. The Portage County Land and Water Conservation committee put out an RFP for monitoring wells in the Nelsonville area and REI will be putting together a plan to monitor ground water flowing to Nelsonville. Recent water tests have shown some properties in the Village being at historical highs for nitrates and the wells are capable of identifying where nitrate contaminants are originating from. The committee still needs to approve the plan and spending on the monitoring wells. Park – Work day this coming Saturday. Ad-Hoc Committee on Park Renovation – Gary Anderson presented the work of the ad -hoc committee. The committee is composed of six individuals who are working on renovation of the park. The committee has been researching the history and boundaries of the park. The current park is about 3 acres, however there are some private properties that are possibly encroaching on the land owned by the Village and which may require additional land surveys. Gary has developed a timeline with the hope of complet ing the renovation around September/October of 2022. The topography of the park will make renovations potentially difficult and renovations will have to take into account the proximity of private residences. The Committee met with CREATE Portage County and residents to discuss ideas for the future of the park. The Committee is working on the master plan for the park and cost estimates established so that grant programs can be applied to and fund raising can began. VILLAGE OF NELSONVILLE VILLAGE BOARD MEETING MINUTES Via Zoom Meeting Tuesday 8/17/21 6pm Fire – No updates Planning – Will be meeting to discuss ARPA fund usages. Future Business Budgeting Schedule M/S Brueggeman/Leppen Adjourned 7:15pm