JANUARY 2024 MINUTES

TOWN OF DEERFIELD MONTHLY MEETING, MONDAY, JANUARY 8, 2024, 7:00 P.M., DCC CENTER, 10 LIBERTY ST. MIKE SCHLOBOHM CALLED THE JANUARY MEETING TO ORDER AT 7:00 P.M. WITH ALL OFFICERS IN ATTENDENCE. ON A MOTION BY RANDY BEHLKE, SECONDED BY DAN KELLY, THE JANUARY MEETING AGENDA WAS APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. ON A MOTION BY RANDY BEHLKE, SECONDED BY NICK BRATTLIE, THE DECEMBER MEETING MINUTES WERE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. A SHORT REPORT WAS GIVEN BY DAN KELLY REGARDING THE KOSHKONONG CREEK PROJECT. SOME UW STUDENTS WERE MAKING A STUDY OF THE CREEK FROM BAILEY ROAD TO OAK PARK ROAD INCLUDING CREEK CHARTERISTICS, PLANTS, AND ANIMAL SPECIES. DISCUSSION TOOK PLACE REGARDING THE POWER OUTAGE IN DECEMBER BY WE ENERGIES. THE TOWN HAD PRESENTED A WRITTEN RESPONSE OF CONCERNS TO THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION AND WOULD BE WAITING FOR A RESPONSE OF THEIR INVESTIGATION INTO THE MATTER. THERE WERE NO FURTHER RECOMMENDATIONS BY THE QUAD CITY RUNNERS OR DANE COUNTY ON THE EXPANSION OF ROADS TO BE UTILIZED BY ATV OR UTV ENTHUSIASTS. THE TOWN WOULD BE CONTINUEING TO STUDY THE POSSIBILITY OF ALLOWING THE UNITED COOPERATIVE, DEERFIELD, THE OPTION OF LEASING SOME PART OF THE TOWN DUMP PARCEL FOR MACHINERY PARKING. ON A MOTION BY KATIE MICHEL, SECONDED BY RANDY BEHLKE, THE TOWN WOULD ATTEMPT TP FORMULATE A FINAL PRICE NOT TO EXCEED $500,000.00 FOR A NEW SEPARATE TOWN HALL, INCLUDING MEETING ROOM, BATHROOMS, AND OFFICES INCLUDING ELECTION STORAGE SPACE. THE BUILDING WOULD BE 64 FT. BY 42 FT. OR APPROXIMATELY 2600 SQ. FT. MOTION CARRIED. THE BOARD WOULD OBTAIN BUDGET NUMBERS FOR 2024 TOWN ROAD MAINTENANCE PROJECTS TO BE PRESENTED DURING THE FEBRUARY MONTHLY MEETING. THE TOWN BOARD DECIDED TO CONDUCT A JOINT MEETING WITH THE VILLAGE OF DEERFIELD AND THE DEERFIELD FIRE DEPT. THE PURPOSE OF THE MEETING WOULD BE ATTEMPTING TO ARRIVE AT A CONCENSUS BETWEEN THE BOARDS AND THE DEPT. IN THE REPLACEMENT OF FIRE TRUCKS OVER THE NEXT SEVEN YEAR PERIOD. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS: ATV/UTV ROADS, CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, WE ENERGIES, ROAD PROJECTS 2024, TOWN HALL BUILDING, DEERFIELD FIRE DEPT., LEASING OF TOWN DUMP. ON A MOTION BY NICK BRATTLIE, SECONDED BY RANDY BEHLKE, THE JANUARY MEETING ADJOURNED AT 7:50 P.M. MOTION CARRIED. BOB RIEGE-CLERK