February

1 Town of Blue Mounds, Board Meeting 7:00p.m. Tuesday, February 10th, 2026, minutes Present: Rick VanDomelen -Town Chair, Mary Ann Bellazzini-Town Supervisor, Kevin Depies-Town Supervisor, Amanda Burghy-Clerk, Curt Winter-Deputy Clerk/Treasurer; Ross Powers-Patrolman. Approved BOARD OF SUPERVISOR MEETING 7pm Meeting called to order; Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Mary Ann Bellazzini made a motion to approve the minutes of our January 13, 2026, Regular Board Meeting with two corrections: • “data” center, not “date” center under Land Use Committee. • Change “will” present to “presented” under Republic Services/Town & County Sanitation discussion. Kevin Depies seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0. PUBLIC COMMENTS • Resident Bill Holder addressed the Board about some concerns/comments regarding Republic Services, formerly Town and Country Sanitation. Discussion followed. No action was taken. • Nathan McGree – Candidate for Dane County Supervisor – District 28. Mr. McGree encouraged everyone to get out and vote on February 17th and left behind a flyer. REPUBLIC SERVICES/TOWN & COUNTRY SANITATION Contract renewal terms for 2026 forward. Item brought forward from our January 13, 2026, meeting for discussion and possible action. Discussion followed. Mary Ann Bellazzini made a motion to approve the 5-year contract with Republic Services from years 2026-2030 with an annual increase of a maximum 5%. Kevin Depies seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0. DANE COUNTY UCC Representatives Joanna Cervantes and Baltazar De Anda Santana presented a PowerPoint presentation regarding the Dane County Urban County Consortium. Discussion followed. Business cards and a flyer were left behind for anyone interested in seeing what they have to offer. No action was taken. FINAL DISPOSITION Discussion and action on establishing loan structure (number of payments annually), payment amount and designation of authorized signers to the agreement. Rick VanDomelen made a motion that the Town pay down the loan with semi annual payments of $20,000 leaving $30,000 left for debt service. Signatories for the loan will be Kevin Depies, Richard VanDomelen, and Mary Ann Bellazzini. Mary Ann Bellazzini seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0. ZONING AND RELATED MATTERS 1. Andrew Sopher, Hart DeNoble Builders, PIN #010-0606-291-4023-0 (CSM 16583), Rowley Road – Concept meeting for new home build. Jason Franzen with Hart DeNoble Builders was in attendance to discuss. Mr. Franzen provided site and house plans to the Board. Discussion followed. No action was taken. 2 2. Dillon Kieffer, PIN #0606-273-4001-0, Blue Rock Rd – Submission of driveway construction application. Dillon Kieffer provided an engineered driveway plan and fee. Discussion followed. Mary Ann Bellazzini made a motion to approve the driveway permit application for Dillon Kieffer; Blue Rock Rd. Kevin Depies seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0. 3. JAR Storage, Corey Wipperfurth, PIN #0606-094-9580-0, 10342 High Ridge Rd. Follow up concept meeting regarding relocatable self-storage units, portable storage containers. Discussion followed. Curt will follow up with Town Board with an example ordinance we received from the Town of Chilton. No action was taken. Tabled until our March 10, 2026, Regular Board Meeting. 4. Good News Lutheran Church, PIN #0606-113-9030-0, 9975 Pepper Dr.- Sign manufacturer requesting Board input on sign base clearance parameters. Discussion followed. Kevin Depies made a motion to approve the sign as submitted for Good News Lutheran Church. Mary Ann Bellazzini seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0. LEGISLATIVE REPORT Mary Ann Bellazzini reported that some good stuff came out of the meetings she attended. • Mary Ann Bellazzini would like the Transportation Resolution added to our future agenda items. • Mary Ann also attended the Dane County Towns Association Membership Meeting on January 21, 2026. o No discussion on “data center committee” at this time. • County Executive Melissa Agard highlighted the 2026 Budget and current County challenges o Big push to encourage people in rural townships to get involved in County government. • Mary Ann Bellazzini and Kevin Depies also attended the 2026 Board of Review training and WTA District meeting. • 6’-20’ bridges were part of the discussion. $30 million has been set aside for grants to repair. o The money will likely only cover bridges that are scored a 1 or 2. PUBLIC WORKS/ROAD MAINTENANCE Patrolman Ross Powers reported: • Snow, snow, and more snow. • 8 loads of chips arrived. Mixed in salt shed with salt. • Ordered and picked up new road signs • Ordered and received new plow blades • Plowing – Maintaining the large plow trucks • Taking tractor to take care of drifting snow and making sure snow is pushed back • Ross lucked out and got some free office furniture. Was able to add to his office and front office. • Kevin Depies questioned whether we should contact the company who inspected our 6’20’ bridges and ask them to re-assess. • Kevin Depies would also like to put together an equipment replacement schedule. LAND USE COMMITTEE Land Use Committee Chairman, Kevin Depies stated: 3 • No new site visits since our January meeting. • Kevin Depies and the Town Board agreed that a site visit is not required if we have already been there recently. • Land Use Committee will have to get things together to move the Driveway Ordinance forward. • Kevin Depies has agreed to stay on the Land Use Committee but will step down as the Chairman of Land Use. o Notice of open Land Use Committee seat will go out to residents to submit their information if interested. FIRE DISTRICT Due to unforeseen circumstances, Fire District liaison, Dennis Jelle was unable to attend tonight’s meeting with a Fire District update. Dennis intends to be at our March 10, 2026, Regular Board Meeting. CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED No new correspondence at this time. APPROVAL OF BILLS Mary Ann Bellazzini made a motion to approve the bills dated January 31, 2026, in the amount of $1,411,867.00. Kevin Depies seconded the motion. Motion carried. 3-0. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS • Transportation Resolution • Discussion/Action Spring Clean-up • Driveway Ordinance Review • Relocatable Storage Unit – example from Chilton • Discussion/Action – Town retaining an Attorney to help review resolutions, ordinances, etc. MOTION TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION – Pursuant to Sections 19.85(1)(c) of the Wisconsin Statutes, for the purpose of considering compensation of Town Employees, and may reconvene in open session for possible action and/or adjournment. Roll Call Vote. Kevin Depies-yes, Mary Ann Bellazzini- yes, and Rick VanDomelen-yes. Board convened in Closed Session 3-0. MOTION TO RETURN TO OPEN SESSION - Rick VanDomelen made a motion to return to open session. Roll call vote, Kevin Depies-yes, Mary Ann Bellazzini-yes, Rick VanDomelen-yes. Town Board reconvened in Open Session 3-0. Following the closed session, Chairman Rick VanDomelen made a motion to approve a 7.5% raise for Clerk, Amanda Burghy from her current rate of pay. Effective immediately. Kevin Depies seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0. Rick VanDomelen made a motion to approve a $1.50 hourly raise for Patrolman Ross Powers from his current rate of pay. Effective immediately. Mary Ann Bellazzini seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0. 4 Rick VanDomelen made a motion to approve a $1.50 hourly raise for Deputy Clerk, Curt Winter. As well as payment of 4 weeks of vacation owed. Effective immediately. Mary Ann Bellazzini seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0. ADJOURN MEETING Mary Ann Bellazzini made a motion to adjourn the February 10th Regular Board Meeting at 9:44pm. Kevin Depies seconded the motion. Motion carried. 3-0. Respectfully, Amanda Burghy - Clerk This meeting is open to the public. Additional Agenda Items will be posted at least 24 hours before the meeting at Town Hall and Online at http://townofbluemounds.com.