Town Board — Minutes

Blooming Grove Town Board Meeting Minutes for June 11, 2025 Chair Bristol called the meeting to order at 5:30 PM. Other Town Board members in attendance were Supervisor Teuscher, Supervisor Woznick, and Supervisor Young. No one recalled speaking with Supervisor Schroeder about a planned absence. Also in attendance were Clerk/Treasurer/Administrator Wright and Deborah Sellers. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited by those present. Chair Bristol confirmed proper proof of posting with the Clerk/Treasurer/Administrator. There were no changes to the agenda. 2a. 2025-26 Class B Beer License & Class B Liquor License for Jerry’s Place, 601 N. Fair Oaks Ave: Clerk/Treasurer/Administrator Wright reported that he received the completed application and fee on May 27, 2025 and recommends approval. Chair Bristol moved to approve the renewal of the combination Class “B” retail fermented malt beverage and “Class B” retail intoxicating liquor license for the interior of Jerry’s Place, 601 N. Fair Oaks Avenue; 2 nd by Supervisor Teuscher. Motion carried, 4-0. 2b. 2025-26 Cigarette License for Jerry’s Place, 601 N Fair Oaks Ave: Wright stated the application is complete and fee paid; he recommends approval. Chair Bristol moved to approve the cigarette and tobacco products retail license for Jerry’s Place, 601 N. Fair Oaks Avenue; 2nd by Supervisor Teuscher. Motion carried, 4-0. 2c. 2025-26 Restaurant Permit for Jerry’s Place, 601 N. Fair Oaks Ave: Wright reported that he has received the application materials and payment. He recommends approval. Chair Bristol moved to approve a restaurant permit for Jerry’s Place, 601 N. Fair Oaks Avenue; 2nd by Supervisor Young. Motion carried, 4-0. 2d. Appointment of Liquor License Agent for Jerry’s Place, 601 N. Fair Oaks Ave: Wright stated that the application is complete for Abbey Bailey and covers liquor and tobacco products. Supervisor Woznick moved to approve Abbey Bailey as the liquor and tobacco agent for Jerry’s Place, 601 N. Fair Oaks Avenue; from July 1, 2025 until June 30, 2026; 2nd by Supervisor Young. Motion carried, 4-0. 2e. 2025-26 Operator’s Licenses for Abbey Bailey, Carolyn Benson, Kristie Derra, Kathy Frentzel, Dawn Guess, Todd Killerlain, Joshua Vix, Sarah Woodruff, and Todd Zintz: Wright reported that Kristin Soper and Emily Alvarez have been issued licenses by the State of Wisconsin and thereby those do not require the approval of this body. The background checks were circulated among the Board members present. After review, Supervisor Teuscher stated his concerns regarding the findings for one applicant that are directly related to serving alcohol to the public; his unease was shared by other members of the Board. Supervisor Teuscher moved to approve the operator licenses for Abbey Bailey, Carolyn Benson, Kristie Derra, Kathy Frentzel, Dawn Guess, Todd Killerlain, Joshua Vix, and Sarah Woodruff and to deny approval for Todd Zintz; 2 nd by Supervisor Woznick. Motion carried, 4-0. 2f. Appointment of Liquor License Agent for Kwik Trip: Wright noted that Gavin Pinnow had previously been approved as the agent for Kwik Trip, 4112 Milwaukee Street at the May 28, 2025 meeting. Wright recently received a request from Kwik Trip to appoint Heather Falkenstein instead. The applications are complete for tobacco products and liquor and her background check is without incident. Wright recommended approval. Supervisor Young moved to approve Heather Falkenstein as the appointed liquor, cigarette, tobacco, and electronic vaping device agent for Kwik Trip, 4112 Milwaukee Street for 2025-2026; 2 nd by Chair Bristol. Motion carried 4-0. 2g. Cyber insurance policy renewal and cloud storage: The packet materials from the Board included information on coverage from AIG as provided by The Horton Group. Chair Bristol stated that he had authorized C/T/A Wright to ask Attorney Hughes for advice. Wright reported that Hughes and Pahua Thao (a cyber security expert) recommended continuing the coverage in the event of a ransomware event or breach of privileged data on any office or portable device. Supervisor Woznick moved to approve renewal of the cyber insurance policy at the rate of $664.35 for $10,000 in coverage; 2nd by Chair Bristol. Motion carried 4-0. Without objection, Wright should set up cloud storage through Carbonite at an approximate cost of $24 a month. 2h. Appointment to Town of Blooming Grove Plan Commission to fill vacancy: Town Plan Commission Chair Dave Young reported that the Plan Commission received two letters of interest to fill the vacancy created by the lapse of Mike Meyers’ term that ended on April 30, 2025. The recommendation from the Commission on a 2-1 vote was in favor of the appointment of David Braga. Supervisor Young moved to approve the appointment of David Braga to fill the vacancy on the Town Plan Commission for a term that will end on October 31, 2027; 2 nd by Supervisor Woznick. Motion carried 4-0. 2i. Rambling Acres Paving: Chair Bristol reported that he and Public Works Supervisor Cory Buske reviewed the roads in Rambling Acres at the conclusion of the paving of selected roads and repair along the curve of Palace. Isolated sections of the pavement are now below the road shoulders. Wolf Paving assumes the problem was created when the subcontractor Tri-County Paving milled to a uniform depth of 2.5” rather than planing the existing pavement to flat surface to an average depth of 2.5” (i.e., profile milling). Wolf Paving will address the low spots to the paving and high spots of the shouldering to mitigate the issues identified above. Chair Bristol recommended that future requests for proposal that involve milling should state that the asphaltic surface will be planed to a flat surface; without objection. 3a. Minutes of May 28, 2025 Town Board Meeting: Supervisor Young moved to approve the minutes of the May 28, 2025 Town Board meeting, as presented; 2 nd by Supervisor Teuscher. Motion carried 4-0. 3b. Minutes of June 4, 2025 Board of Review: Supervisor Young moved to approve the June 4, 2025 Board of Review minutes, as presented; 2nd Chair Bristol. Motion carried 4-0. 3c. Approval of Vouchers: Supervisor Young made a motion to approve vouchers, as presented; 2nd by Supervisor Chair Bristol. Motion carried 4-0. 4. Public Comment: Wright stated that the Municipal Assessment Report has been filed by the assessor following the adjournment of this year’s Board of Review. He will share that with the group. The Statement of Assessment will be filed online by the Dane County land lister once they balance with the assessor and the C/T/A agrees with the totals. 5. Adjournment: Chair Bristol moved to adjourn the meeting; 2 nd by Supervisor Young. Motion carried 4-0 at 6:00 PM. Minutes written and submitted by John Wright Town Clerk/Treasurer/Administrator Approved: June 25, 2025