Town Board — Minutes

Minutes - Town of Weyauwega American Legion – 303 N Mill St, Weyauwega WI 54983 Oct 7, 2024 1. Call to Order a. Chairman/Dave Stelzner called to order the meeting of Town of Weyauwega at 6:00pm on Oct 7, 2024, at Town Hall/American Legion. 2. Pledge of Allegiance a. We stood and said the pledge of allegiance. 3. Roll call a. Clerk/Sonia Thede-Kramer conducted a roll call. The following persons were present: Chairman/Dave Stelzner, Supervisor/Terry Wilz, Supervisor/John Neuman, Treasurer/Jodi Wilz and Clerk/Sonia Thede- Kramer. b. Public – Bob Van Epps, Cindy Hardy and Dawn Hardy 4. Approval of Minutes a. Board reviewed the minutes for Sept meeting. Motion to approve the Sept minutes by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, seconded by Supervisor/John Neuman, all ayes, motion carried. 5. Treasurers Report a. Treasurer/Jodi Wilz reported the interest stayed the same at 4.91%. Treasurer/Jodi Wilz advised there are about 4 residents that have not paid their past Personal Property Tax. Board reviewed the Treasurer’s report. Motion to approve the Treasurer’s report by Supervisor/John Neuman, seconded by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, all ayes, motion carried. 6. Review of Vouchers & Authorize Payments a. Board reviewed the Vouchers & Payments report. Clerk/Sonia Thede-Kramer advised GLF Environmental has not applied a surcharge for garbage/recycling pickup. She also advised the updated totals that were paid for the construction on Evanswood and Galilee Rd. Motion to approve vouchers and authorized payments of $69,506.11 by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, seconded by Supervisor/John Neuman, all ayes, motion carried. 7. Zoning a. Rojas Aguilar, Kriese Rd, Animal Units: Clerk/Sonia Thede-Kramer reported to the board receiving a conditional use permit application from Waupaca Cty for the Rojoas Aguilar property. They are requesting to extend the allowable animal units. They currently only allowed 1.8 animal units, but they have 2.8 animal units. She also stated this property also received a violation letter for the exceeding of the animal units. This is going to be going in front of the Planning Commission board and Supervisor/John Neuman will set up meeting. Motion to table the issue till after the Planning Commission meeting by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, seconded by Supervisor/John Neuman, all ayes, motion carried. b. Weyauwega Lake Restoration: Bob Van Epps, President of Weyauwega Lake Restoration came to talk about the Weyauwega Lake and the habitat for an endangered bird, the Black Tern. He reported a section of the Lake is a good area for the Black Tern to nest from around Apr 5th to about Jul 5th. He is looking for help to protect the bird. He approached the neighbors that are surrounding the area the Black Tern nests and they suggested setting up a sanctuary. Getting a sanctuary is a tough task as it has to be Federally approved. He is asking the board to create an ordinance to protect the Black Tern by limiting access to the area during the time frame. The area is a marsh, and he would like boaters to only stay in the channel and not go in the marsh during the nesting time frame. He advised Weyauwega Lake Restoration would take care of signage and buoys. 8. Highway – Roads a. Evanswood & Lincoln Rd Corner Street Sign: Chairman/Dave Stelzner received a phone call regarding the street sign. The ambulance received an emergency call, and they didn’t know where to go as there was not a street sign at the corner of Evanswood and Lincoln Rd. Supervisor/Terry Wilz stated, need to coordinate with the City of Weyauwega. Also, need to coordinate with Hwy/Greg Flohr as they would know where the sign would go. Chairman/Dave Stelzner is going to talk with Hwy/Greg Flohr then with City of Weyauwega. 9. ANR Pipeline Update a. Chairman/Dave Stelzner updated the board that ANR started cutting trees and setting up for the project. 10. Dog Complaint, N2190 River Rd a. The board received an anonymous letter regarding a dog complaint. The letter states a dog, at resident N2190 River Rd, bit the author of the letter. The author of the letter states that they have reported to board several times. Chairman/Dave Stelzner reported the incident to the police. All board members have driven by the residence at different times, and none see a problem with the dog. The dogs are kept in a fence. 11. Behm Farms Mowing Quote a. Behm Farms provided a renewal quote for mowing the ditches. The board went over the quote and they have questions about how many passes vs width of each pass. The board would also like a quote from Gunderson. The quote is going to be tabled till we get answers to questions and receive another quote. 12. Fire District Report a. Supervisor/Terry Wilz attended the fire district meeting on Sept 24th. There have been 13 calls this past period and 73 year to date. Received the grant from Firehouse Subs for cordless extrication equipment. There are 3 grants still pending. They received 2 quotes to replace HVAC system, and sent quotes to Keller, who built the original structure for review. There was an error in length of hoses, so the cost was higher. There was a motion and approval to increase the building maintenance budget by $20,000. Firefighter experience will be held Oct 5th which is for High School age students. From the Manawa Flood event, the Emergency Government is encouraging elected officials to attend an ICS Training. Have to contact Dan Nehring if interested. 13. Ambulance Report a. Next meeting is on Oct 9th at Weyauwega City Hall from 6:00pm-7:00pm, Review of budget and contract. 14. Wolf River Preservation a. Supervisor/Terry Wilz attended the meeting on Oct 3rd. There was no true river clean up due to the Manawa Dam breaking. There was less damage to the buoys due to being equipped with solar lights. All buoys have lights. Town of Mukwa provided a storage unit for buoys which is saving about $900 per year. Fees are increasing by $25, and they will mail invoices in Dec, due Jan. b. Chairman/Dave Stelzner was asked if we have an upkeep of rafts ordinance. He is reviewing our ordinance. Town of Mukwa want to compare. Next meeting will be Mar 25th. 15. Miscellaneous Business before Board a. Chairman/Dave Stelzner received the new fire number and will install. A tree fell on Marsh Rd, and he cleaned it up. b. Clerk/Sonia Thede-Kramer mentioned the email we received from Dawn Nelson regarding the sand mine on the Iola Car Show grounds. The board received the email. Supervisor/Terry Wilz recommends we stay out of it and the other board members agreed. c. Supervisor/Terry Wilz stated when reading the sheriff’s report from the previous month, there were several calls at Gill’s Landing. It is possible the calls were due to the individual that board declined bartender’s license. d. Clerk/Sonia Thede-Kramer was approached about a food truck ordinance in the Town of Weyauwega. The City of Weyauwega adopted an ordinance for food trucks. She searched and our township does not have an ordinance, and she checked with Cty to see if there was something in the Comprehensive Plan. Zoning/Jason Snyder advised there is nothing in the Comprehensive Plan, but the Cty have regulations so need to tell him if there is interest. Supervisor/Terry Wilz stated they brought up this issue at the fire district meeting as fire department might need to inspect the food trucks. Clerk/Sonia Thede-Kramer is going to get copy of ordinance from City of Weyauwega. e. Clerk/Sonia Thede-Kramer advised the board of receiving the Waupaca Cty Municipal Recycling Assessment amount per capita has increased. Previous year paid around $450 now increased to $660. 16. Public Input a. Cindy Hardy and Dawn Hardy attended a Farm Bureau meeting as they received a card about the meeting. The Farm Bureau was voting on 3 resolutions. They support the digesters that bring in outside “products” to be used and it will be pushed to legislators to get passed by the state. Cindy and Dawn Hardy were asking questions, but the Farm Bureau stated to just trust them. They asked if there was a guarantee the products would be food only but there are no restrictions on what can be digested. Cindy & Dawn Hardy stated even pharmaceuticals can be used in the digestor. The public and board members agreed should ask Wisconsin Towns Association WTA about this. 17. Next meetings a. All board members plan to attend the Gold Cross Ambulance budget and contract meeting on Oct . b. General Election, Nov 5, 2024, 7:00am to 8:00pm. c. Budget Hearing, Budget Approval & Monthly Meeting is on Nov 11 at 6:00pm. 18. Adjournment a. Motion to adjourn the meeting at 7:41pm by Supervisor/John Neuman, seconded by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, all ayes, motion carried.