2021 July 26 minutes

TOWN OF CROSS PLAINS BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MONTHLY MEETING JULY 2021 The Board of Supervisors of the Town of Cross Plains held their regular monthly meeting on Monday, July 26, 2021 in the Town Hall, 3734 County Road P, Cross Plains and Zoom. Notice of the meeting was posted at the Town Hall, the Town Garage and at the Town Website on July 22, 2021. Board Members Greg Hyer, Patty Mullins, Jeff Baylis, Greg Haack, Paul Correll, Town Treasurer Bonnie Krattiger and one citizen were present for the monthly meeting. The meeting was called to order at 7:03 pm by Chairman Greg Hyer. Nancy Meinholz led the Pledge ofAallegiance to our flag. Approval of the Minutes of the June 17, 2021 Town Board Meeting. Minutes of the June 17, 2021 meeting were reviewed. Motion to approve the minutes as corrected was made by Greg Hyer, seconded by Greg Haack. All Board Members approved. Motion carried. Review of Financial Report and Action on Payment of Bills. Motion to approve financial report was made by Paul Correll and seconded by Jeff Baylis. All Board Members approved. Motion carried. The list of invoices for July payment was reviewed. Motion to approve payments totaling $548,988.41 was made by Jeff Baylis, seconded by Patty Mullins. All Board Members approved. Motion carried. Chair/Clerk Announcements – Clerk- Permit for the Ironman Race was received in the office. Event is scheduled for September 12, 2021. Chair – Road signs are up on Old Sauk Pass. The new plow truck will not be available until April, 2022. The locking differential was not on this truck and Bruce is looking into getting that added. Bruce did some wedging on Timber Lane. The box scraper was ordered but has not yet arrived. No update on FEMA. Airport Road pre-construction meeting will be on August 10 at Town Hall at 9:00 am. The old mower was taken to the Mt. Horeb auction. There is a minimum reserve on it of $3,000. Right now it is at $900, and the bidding closes on Thursday, July 29. Mt. Horeb Fire Department also has a fire truck on auction. Public Participation for Three Minutes on Any Item. Jeff Baylis indicated that TDS laid optical cable on Hidden Valley Road recently. Discussion/Action on updating shelter and community center rentals. Motion was made by Paul Correll and seconded by Jeff Baylis to approve the increase of shelter only as follows: Shelter only rental; $20/hour for residents and $35/hour for non-residents with a minimum of 3 hours. All Board Members approved. Motion carried. Community Center rental costs will be reviewed next month. Discussion on contracting for web services. Patty Mullins gave an update on contracting for web services. The differences between companies is significant and Patty is working on getting details on the differences. Discussion/Action on Dane County Ordinance Amendment 2021-OA-002. Motion was made by Jeff Baylis and seconded by Patty Mullins to approve amendment to Dane County Ordinance 2021-OA-002. All Board Members approved. Motion carried. Discussion on traffic issues on Old Military Road. Norma from Call For Action has brought attention to possible unsafe traffic issues on Old Military Road in the town. Chairman Hyer outlined the process that would be needed in order to make any changes to help alleviate some of the issues. There is a request for a stop sign at Military and County Highway J. Because this is a County Road, it would involve approval from the County. Motion was made by Paul Correll and seconded by Jeff Baylis to approve a speed study on Old Military up to $5,000 to determine traffic use and then explore what options are available to address the issues. All Board Members approved, Motion carried. Discussion on use of federal local recovery funds for COVID payments. The federal local recovery funds have been received. The Town has received the first half of those payments recently. The Town has set up a separate money market account for these funds as it may be something that needs to be tracked specifically for use. The Board discussed what options there are on the eligible list that the Town can use the money on. Discussion on garbage recycling. Patty Mullins gave an update on garbage recycling. Connie Kane has been in touch with Town and Country and will have information on the recycling. It has been confirmed that the garbage trucks that have been picking up the recycling have been going to the recycling center. Discussion on Greater Madison Metro Planning Organization. Greg Hyer presented information on the Greater Madison Metro Planning Organization. They are looking for municipalities to support the organization. Motion was made by Jeff Baylis and seconded by Paul Correll to contribute $459 to the organization’s budget for 2022. Board Members Greg Hyer, Patty Mullins, Jeff Baylis and Paul Correll approved. Greg Haack objected. Motion carried. Motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Greg Haack, second by Paul Correll. All Board Members approved. The meeting was adjourned at 8:28 p.m. Nancy Meinholz, Clerk