OCTOBER 2024 TB MINUTES

TOWN OF DEERFIELD MONTHLY MEETING, MONDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2024, 7:00 P.M., DCC CENTER, 10 LIBERTY ST. MIKE SCHLOBOHM CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER AT 7:00 P.M. WITH ALL OFFICERS PRESENT. ON A MOTION BY RANDY BEHLKE, SECONDED BY DAN KELLY, THE OCTOBER MEETING AGENDA WAS APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. ON A MOTION BY RANDY BEHLKE, SECONDED BY KATIE MICHEL, THE SEPTEMBER MEETING MINUTES WERE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. SALLI MORGAN, REPRESENTING U.S. CONGRESSMAN MARC POCAN, WAS PRESENT TO INFORM THE TOWN BOARD AND RESIDENTS OF THE SERVICES OFFERED BY THE U.S. CONGRESSMAN’S OFFICE. ON A MOTION BY KATIE MICHEL, SECONDED BY MIKE SCHLOBOHM, THE BOARD AGREED TO REQUIRE A $300.00 PERMIT FEE, $100,000.00 BOND, AND $7,000.00 PRIOR DAMAGE COSTS FROM FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS FOR A PROJECT EXTENDING NORTH OF COUNTY ROAD BB ON OAK PARK ROAD TO INTERSTATE 94. MOTION CARRIED. ON A MOTION BY KATIE MICHEL, SECONDED BY RANDY BEHLKE, THE BOARD DECIDED TO REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT OF APPROXIMATELY $1000.00 FOR LEGAL FEES FROM WE ENERGIES. MOTION CARRIED. ON A MOTION BY RANDY BEHLKE, SECONDED BY DAN KELLY, THE BOARD ADOPTED ORDINANCE 2024- 02 SPEED LIMIT FOR ALL OF DEERFIELD ROAD WITHIN THE TOWNSHIP. MOTION CARRIED WITH ALL AYES. ON A MOTION BY KATIE MICHEL, SECONDED BY RANDY BEHLKE, THE BOARD ADOPTED ORDINANCE 2024-01 TREE TRIMMING. MOTION CARRIED WITH ALL AYES. DISCUSSION CENTERED ON THE POSSIBLE VACATION OF A PORTION OF TOWN ROAD LOCATED IN SECTION 23 AT THE JUNCTION OF NORTH FAIR OAK ROAD AND FAIR OAK ROAD. THE BOARD DECIDED TO HAVE DANE COUNTY ZONING INVOLVED WITH THE OPINIONS OF ROGER LANE AND DANIEL FRICK, COUNTY SURVEYOR AS THERE WERE AT LEAST FOUR PARTIES INVOLVED. ON A MOTION BY RANDY BEHLKE, SECONDED BY NICK BRATTLIE, THE BOARD APPROVED THE 2025 BUDGET REQUEST OF $216,910.00 FROM THE DEERFIELD VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPT. OF WHICH THE TOWN WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR $99,723.91. MOTION CARRIED WITH ALL AYES. ON A MOTION BY NICK BRATTLIE, SECONDED BY RANDY BEHLKE, THE TREASURER’S REPORT AND A GENERAL FUND VOUCHER OF $525,806.70 WAS APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS: TOWN ROAD VACATION, TOWN LAND PURCHASE, TOWN HALL, PRELIMINARY BUDGET, WE ENERGIES, CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, 2024 ROAD WORK MOTION. ON A MOTION BY KATIE MICHEL, SECONDED BY DAN KELLY, THE MEETING ADJOURNED AT 8:15 P.M. BOB RIEGE-CLERK