2018 June 11 minutes

TOWN OF CROSS PLAINS BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MONTHLY MEETING JUNE 2018 The Board of Supervisors of the Town of Cross Plains held their regular monthly meeting on Monday, June 11, 2018 in the Community Center, 3734 County Road P, Cross Plains. Notice of the meeting was published in the June 7, 2018 issues of the Mt. Horeb Mail and the Middleton Times-Tribune. The Agenda was posted at the Community Center, the Town Garage and on the Town Website on May 31, 2018. Board Members Greg Hyer, Jeff Baylis, Greg Haack, Paul Correll, and Town Treasurer, Bonnie Krattiger was present. 14 citizens were present. The meeting was called to order at 7:30 pm by Chairman Greg Hyer. Paul Correll led the pledge of allegiance to our flag. Discussion/Action/video presentation from Appraiser on eminent domain issues with regards to ATC line. Video presentation regarding eminent domain issues regarding the ATC line going through the Town of Cross Plains was viewed. Discussion followed as to what citizens can do to become involved. A petition will be circulated by the citizens as well as the Town Board will do a resolution next month and decide whether or not to become a member of the Inter-municipal Energy Planning Committee. Approval of Minutes of the May 14 Town Board Meeting. Minutes of the May 14, 2018 meeting were reviewed. Motion was made by Greg Hyer and seconded by Jeff Baylis to approve the minutes with corrections. All Board Members approved. Motion carried. Approval of Minutes of the May 18 Special Town Board Meeting. Minutes of the May 18, 2018 meeting were reviewed. Motion was made by Greg Haack and seconded by Paul Correll to approve the minutes. Board Members Greg Hyer, Greg Haack, and Paul Correll approved. Motion carried. Jeff Baylis abstained. Review of Financial Report and Action on Payment of Bills. Motion was made by Paul Correll and seconded by Jeff Baylis to accept the May 31 Financial Report. All Board Members approved. Motion carried. The list of invoices for payment was reviewed. Motion was made by Jeff Baylis and seconded by Paul Correll to approve payment of invoices totaling $187,979.80. All Board Members approved. Motion carried. Chair/Clerk Announcements – Clerk. None Chair – TDR bonus land use amendment was on the County Board meeting last Tuesday and we are assuming it has passed. The Town will connect with land owners. County wants to send postcards regarding the zoning changes to owners and then would like a date for a public hearing which would be August 13 at 7:00 before the Board meeting for objections. The Sand Shed has been moving ahead as well as moving the fuel tank. The bid did not include leveling the site for the foundation. There will be an additional cost to do the leveling either by Boehnen Inc. or some other entity. There is a pile of debris in Oak Valley at a particular property for about a year. Town Chairman sent a letter to the owner to clean up by the end of July or County will be involved. There was a request by an appraiser regarding the Zander farm. The appraiser wanted to know if it was a historical site and whether there were any legal restrictions. There are none at this time. They also wanted to know if it is possible for mineral extraction to be approved as a conditional use and Town Chairman indicated that at the Town level there is no support for mineral extraction. Road work issues: Vermont Township will be finishing Howery Road for road repairs. Swiggum Road will need a little bit of patching work that the patrolman will take care of. Jeff Baylis wanted to thank Veronica DelCourt for all the work on the data entry for the TDS survey. Veronica weighed in on what she saw the average of around 4 mbps. Playground looks great. Equipment was painted. Mowing of Township has been happening as well as shouldering before mowing. There was some washout along the roads due to rain and tree trimming is also happening due to one tree down. Patrolman will buy a heavy duty weedwacker for trimming around utility boxes in right of ways. Public Participation for three minutes on any item. Mary Ver Voort informed the Board about a website called Nextdoor that connects neighbors allowing them to share Information such as services, garage sale items, events coming up like ATC meetings. She is working with Nikki Jones to expand the website to include all of Cross Plains. Action on using Town surplus for shed building. Motion was made by Paul Correll and seconded by Jeff Baylis to approve the use of surplus funds to pay for new shed building and moving fuel tank and excavation of site up to $70,000. All Board Members approved. Motion carried. Action on purchasing computer laptop for Town Garage. Motion was made by Greg Haack and seconded by Paul Correll to approve the purchase of laptop computer for Town Garage use. All Board Members approved. Motion carried. Discussion on options/process for filing vacancy of Town Supervisor 1 position. Vera Riley has sent the Board a letter of resignation for her position as Supervisor #1 due to health concerns. Board discussed what options they have for filing the seat or not. Vera’s term would end April 2, 2019. The Board will accept letters from citizens who may be interested in the position either as temporary or to run for the position in the next election. The Board will put an ad in the paper to let people know the position is open. Jeff Baylis move to appoint the Chairman to come up with a process to decide whether to fill the position. Greg Haack seconded. All Board Members approved. Motion carried. The Board would like to do a reception before a Board meeting to thank Vera Riley for her service on the Board. Action on David Ellestad request a rezone for a parcel located at 8181 Coyle Lane in order to move property lines. Tabled until next meeting. Motion to adjourn was made by Greg Haack, seconded by Jeff Baylis. All Board Members approved. Motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 9:53 pm. Nancy Meinholz, Clerk.