APRIL 2023 TB MINUTES

TOWN OF DEERFIELD MONTHLY MEETING, MONDAY, APRIL 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 OFFICERS PRESENT. ON A MOTION BY RANDY BEHLKE, SECONDED BY KATIE MICHEL, THE BOARD ADOPTED THE MEETING AGENDA WITH ITEM “A” BEING PLACED FOR DISCUSSION AFTER ITEM 6. MOTION CARRIED. ON A MOTION BY RANDY BEHLKE, SECONDED BY DAN KELLY, THE BOARD ADOPTED THE MARCH MEETING MINUTES. MOTION CARRIED. ON A MOTION BY MIKE SCHLOBOHM, SECONDED BY KATIE MICHEL, THE BOARD PASSED ZONING PETITION #11937, TIM AND KIM SCHMITT, CREATING A 2.5 ACRE RESIDENTIAL LOT UTILIZING A TRANSFER OF DEVELOPMENT RIGHT FROM TOM SCHALLER. MR. SCHALLER’S PARCEL #0712-232-9500-8 WOULD THEN BE DEED RESTRICTED TO HAVING NO ADDITIONAL BUILDING RIGHTS. MOTION CARRIED. ON A MOTION BY KATIE MICHEL, SECONDED BY RANDY BEHLKE, THE BOARD PASSED A LOT LINES CSM CHANGE FOR FOUR LOTS OWNED BY BOB RIEGE, SECTION 24 OF THE TOWN. MOTION CARRIED. A DISCUSSION TOOK PLACE REGARDING THE UPCOMING START OF THE RURAL BROADBAND EXPANSION PROJECT.PARTS 1 & 2 WOULD BE STARTING SHORTLY AND THE PERMIT FEE OF $300.00 AND THE BOND FOR $190,000.00 WOULD BE IN PLACE FOR 19.03 MILES. PARTS 3 & 4 WOULD HOPEFULLY BE READY TO START BY THE FALL. UNITED UTILITY, STOUGHTON, WOULD BE HANDLING THE RESTORATION OF DISTURBED LANDS. ON A MOTION BY RANDY BEHLKE, SECONDED BY MIKE SCHLOBOHM, CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS WAS GRANTED PERMISSION TO PROCEED WITH SECTIONS 1 & 2 OF THE PROJECT. MOTION CARRIED. THE DEERFIELD FIRE DEPT. REPORTED THAT THE NEW RADIOS ARE IN AND ARE BEING SET UP AT THE PRESENT TIME. MR. ERIC LANG, DEER-GROVE EMS DIRECTOR, WAS PRESENT TO ANSWER QUESTIONS REGARDING THE PROPOSED NEW CONTRACT AVAILABLE TO THE TOWN STARTING JANUARY 1, 2024, AND RUNNING FOR A TERM OF 3-5 YEARS. THE INITIAL YEAR OF 2024 WOULD BE A CONTRACTED PRICE OF $69,059.86 WITH SUBSEQUENT PRICE INCREASES THE FOLLOWING YEARS. RANDY BEHLKE STATED THAT HE WOULD LIKE THE TOWN TO REMAIN WITH THE DEER-GROVE EMS. NO FURTHER ACTION WAS TAKEN. THE BOARD STATED THAT APPROXIMATELY $60,000.00 OF THE ARPA FUNDS WOULD BE USED BY THE TOWN TO PAY FOR THE FIRE DEPT. RADIOS. NO FURTHER ACTION ON ARPA FUNDS DISBURSEMENTS WERE MADE. THERE WERE NO NEW POINTS OF DISCUSSION TO BE MADE ON THE PROPOSAL FOR TOWN GARAGE RENOVATIONS OTHER THAN NO ENGINEERING FIRM HAD RETURNED RANDY BEHLKE’S CALLS FOR INTEREST IN ASSISTING WITH THE PROPOSAL. ON A MOTION BY NICK BRATTLIE, SECONDED BY DAN KELLY, THE BOARD APPROVED THE TREASURER’S REPORT AND A GENERAL FUND VOUCHER OF $101,397.83. MOTION CARRIED. CORRESPONDENCE INCLUDED THE NEED TO FORMULATE AN UPDATED EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLAN WITH DANE COUNTY AND HAVING DAN KELLY CERTIFIED FOR THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE 2023 BOARD OF REVIEW. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS: SOLAR FARM, CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN, ARPA FUNDS, 2023 ROADWORK, WAGES AND BENEFITS NEGOTIATIONS. ON A MOTION BY KATIE MICHEL, SECONDED BY MIKE SCHLOBOHM, THE BOARD ADJOURNED THE MEETING AT 8:20 P.M. MOTION CARRIED. BOB RIEGE-CLERK