JULY 2023 TB MINUTES

TOWN OF DEERFIELD MONTHLY MEETING, MONDAY, JULY 10, 2023, 7:00 P.M., DCC CENTER, 10 LIBERTY STREET MIKE SCHLOBOHM CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER AT 7:00 P.M. WITH ALL BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT EXCEPT DAN KELLY. ON A MOTION BY RANDY BEHLKE, SECONDED BY NICK BRATTLIE, THE JULY MEETING AGENDA WAS APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. ON A MOTION BY KATIE MICHEL, SECONDED BY MIKE SCHLOBOHM, THE JUNE MEETING MINUTES WERE APPROVED. MOTION CARRIED. THE FOLLOWING TOPICS WERE DISCUSSED UNDER THE PERIOD OF PUBLIC COMMENTS: 1. THE TOWN OF DEERFIELD’S NON-METALLIC MINING ORDINANCE IS NO LONGER VALID UNDER THE PASSAGE OF STATE BILL AB245. 2. THE DEER-GROVE EMS RADIO FUND REQUEST WOULD BE DECIDED ON WHEN THE FINAL VERSION OF THE UPCOMING FIVE YEAR SERVICES CONTRACT WOULD BE ACCEPTED BY THE TOWN. 3. MEMBERS OF THE DANE COUNTY BROADBAND COMMITTEE, INCLUDING SUPERVISOR KATE MCGINNITY, WERE PRESENT TO DISCUSS AND ANSWER QUESTIONS REGARDING THE PROGRESS OF BROADBAND EXPANSION IN THE TOWN. 4. THE BOARD WAS INFORMED THAT THE DEERFIELD FIRE DEPT. WOULD HAVE TO ALLOCATE $53,000.00 FOR EACH PIECE OF FIRE EXTRACTION EQUIPMENT AND THERE WERE THREE VEHICLES REQUIRING THE NEW EQUIPMENT. ON A MOTION BY RANDY BEHLKE, SECONDED BY NICK BRATTLIE, THE BOARD REQUIRED CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS TO MAINTAIN THE BOND AMOUNT OF $190,000.00 FOR THE PERMIT WHEN SECTIONS 3 & 4 OF THE BROADBAND EXPANSION BEGIN AND SECTIONS 1 & 2 FINISH. MOTION CARRIED. TREASURER KORBY HOLZHUETER STATED TO THE BOARD THAT MAJOR ROAD MAINTENANCE 2024 PROJECTS WHICH WOULD REQUIRE THE BORROWING OF FUNDS COULD BE AMORTIZED OVER A TWENTY YEAR PERIOD WITH AN INTEREST RATE OF 5.5% LOCKED FOR TEN YEARS. ON A MOTION BY NICK BRATTLIE, SECONDED BY RANDY BEHLKE, THE BOARD DECIDED TO WEDGE ZANDER LANE IN THE REQUIRED ROAD SECTIONS AT A COST OF $5500.00 AND THEN TO SEALCOAT THE ROAD. THE WORK WOULD BE COMPLETED BY THUNDER ROAD CONTRACTING SERVICES. MOTION CARRIED. DISCUSSION WAS HELD ON THE NEED FOR REPAIRS TO LARS VALE ROAD. THE BOARD QUESTIONED THE LEGAL STATUS OF THE ROAD IN THAT THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE ROAD WAS DONE WITH THE ROAD NOT BEING COMPLETED ACCORDING TO TOWN STANDARDS IN 2001. THE MATTER WOULD BE FURTHER INVESTIGATED. ON A MOTION BY NICK BRATTLIE, SECONDED BY RANDY BEHLKE, THE BOARD APPROVED THE TREASURER’S REPORT AND A GENERAL FUND VOUCHER OF $77,509.83. MOTION CARRIED. ON A MOTION BY RANDY BEHLKE, SECONDED BY KATIE MICHEL, THE BOARD APPROVED RESOLUTION 2023-04 TOWN OF DEERFIELD EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN. MOTION CARRIED. THE BOARD APPROVED THE ADDITION OF GRAVEL FOR A TOWN DRIVE OFF WEDVICK ROAD ON THE GEORGE KENNEDY JR. PROPERTY. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS: TOWN GARAGE RENOVATIONS, DEERFIELD FIRE DEPT., DEER-GROVE EMS, CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, LARS VALE ROAD REPAIRS. ON A MOTION BY RANDY BEHLKE, SECONDED BY KATIE MICHEL, THE MONTHLY MEETING ADJOURNED AT 8:30 P.M. MOTION CARRIED. BOB RIEGE-CLERK .