March Board Minutes

DRAFT VILLAGE OF NELSONVILLEVILLAGE BOARD MEETING MINUTESTuesday 3.14.23 6pmUNAPPROVED MINUTESMeeting 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: Judah Haas, Patricia Gburek, Mark Pearson, Jay Gordon, Tom Stubinski, Lois Brueggeman, Lisa Anderson, Tor Anderson, Gary Anderson, Cheryl Hucke , Jordan Brost (Point of Beginning) M/S, Leppen/Bruggeman move to approve February 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. Public StatementsDiscussion Items: Extra-territorial Review of Certified Survey Map #10029M/S Stolzenburg/Leppen to approve extra-territorial review as presented by Point of Beginning, all in favor, motion carried. Village Hall Borrowing ResolutionM/S Stolzenburg/Brueggeman to approve the borrowing resolution as presented by the International Bank of Amherst with the scope of work described in Option 1 of the February 2023 advisory referendum.Leppen - Spoke on the referendum and that none of the options received a majority of the votes. He also questioned the current roof design of the intended project and its effects on the neighboring property. He believed that there were other options and plans that would reduce the cost of project. He agreed that there is a need for a new village hall, but did not want to move ahead with the project that is currently being considered.Brueggeman - Indicated that the referendum showed that village residents want a new village hall and there had been plenty of time for individuals to comment on the village hall design and address issues, including the roof design. Stolzenburg - Agreed that the referendum showed that residents want the new Village Hall. Yes - Stolzenburg/Brueggeman No - Leppen, motion carried. Portage County Easement Agreement M/S Stolzenburg/Brueggeman moved to approve both easements Groundwater Well and Access Easement agreements as presented by Portage County, all in favor, motion carries. DRAFT VILLAGE OF NELSONVILLEVILLAGE BOARD MEETING MINUTESTuesday 3.14.23 6pmLeppen - Mentioned the concerns brought up at the LAWCON Committee regarding changes to the location of the monitoring wells and that this might effect how the project moves forward. Brueggeman - Explained that the location of the wells were changed due to access and the presence of power lines and that the final placement does not change the nature of the study. The LAWCON Committee has approved six of the wells, but tabled the decision on only one location. Stolzenburg- Confirmed the easements would end automatically when the monitoring project was concluded. All in favor, motion carriesPortage County Animal Control – Leppen and Bootz have attempted to reach the County to move forward with the Animal Control Group with no response. Information – 1. GCAC Update – County wide well testing was completed and is available online and through Portage County2. Groundwater Committee – Lisa Anderson spoke on the recent issues at the LAWCON meeting3. Park Committee – No Updates 4. Fire Commission – No updates 5. Planning Committee – No Updates Adjourned 6:48pm.