Town Board — Minutes

Minutes - Town of Weyauwega American Legion – 303 N Mill St, Weyauwega WI 54983 Jun 3, 2024 1. Call to Order a. Chairman/Dave Stelzner called to order the meeting of Town of Weyauwega at 6:00pm on Jun 3, 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 – Zach Thiem 4. Approval of Minutes a. Board reviewed the minutes for May meeting. Motion to approve the May minutes by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, seconded by Supervisor/John Neuman, all ayes, motion carried. 5. Treasurers Report a. Board reviewed the Treasurer’s report and Treasurer/Jodi Wilz stated interest decreased to 4.88%. 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. Motion to approve vouchers and authorized payments of $11,924.91 by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, seconded by Supervisor/John Neuman, all ayes, motion carried. 7. Zoning a. Certified Survey Map Approval: Zach Thiem presented the plans for the certified survey map to the board. He explained the property is owned by Tony and Pam Beyer’s and there is a smaller parcel next to a larger parcel. They are combining the 2 parcels to 1 parcel. They are looking at building on the property. If they are able to build, then there will be 2 houses on the 1 parcel. Board reviewed the plans and map. Motion to sign and approve the Certified Survey Map by Supervisor/John Neuman, seconded by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, all ayes, motion carried. Public/Zach Thiem left the meeting. b. We Energies – Jered Wilson Kriese Rd: Clerk/Sonia Thede-Kramer presented the We Energies request to approve underground electrical service work for the new house Jered Wilson is building on Kriese Rd. Motion to sign and approve the request for We Energies to perform the underground electrical service work for Jered Wilson’s Property by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, seconded by Supervisor/John Neuman, all ayes, motion carried. 8. Highway – Roads a. Chairman/Dave Stelzner reported of dropping off the signed road work quotes to Hwy. Supervisor/Terry Wilz reported of seeing the start of the culverts on Evanswood Rd. 9. Fire District Report a. Supervisor/Terry Wilz reported on the meeting that was on May 28th. There were 18 emergency calls for this period and 45 year to date. Last year at this time there were 78 calls year to date. They are looking to update the long range plan for the building maintenance/construction. Grant for the Firehouse Subs will be resubmitted again for $35,000. FEMA grant applied for $550,000 which will be for 919 Tender and $91,000 for exhaust system. It will not be till fall when they hear if they receive the grant. Designations of Commissioners for municipalities were set. There was a new board elected to office, Pat Gorchals is President, Terry Wilz for Vice President, Bob Ehrenberg for Treasurer and Deb Buchholz for Secretary. District handbooks were distributed. Fire district discussed about future purchased and monies need to be set aside. Supervisor/Terry Wilz stated municipalities should put money aside for the projects to come. Firefighters experience will be held in fall. Chicken BBQ is on Jun 2nd. Chairman/Dave Stelzner stated CD expiration date is Oct and they might not renew. Supervisor/Terry Wilz stated he thinks Pat Gorchals will do a good job. He is fiscally conservative; he understands the needs not just the wants. Chairman/Dave Stelner stated there was a discussion on tanker and needing to be replaced. The fire department would like a backup tanker. Supervisor/Terry Wilz stated this raised questions. 10. Ambulance Report a. No Report. 11. WI Towns Association Report a. Supervisor/John Neuman reported on the meeting that was held on May 16th. He advised there were several presenters. It was advised the legislation was re-districting sections and Kevin Peterson still represents our area. There will be a 2% to 3% increase in shared revenue. Amy from Ron Johnson’s office gave a report. The Honor Guard presented. TAC would like more members to join. EMS showed a mock-up contract. There was talk about water testing and where you can get a water test. It is recommended to conduct a water test every year. Mike Mazemke and Jeremy Schoenike from Register of Deeds presented, and Mike Mazemke encouraged to vote for Jeremy Schoenike for the next Deputy for Register of Deeds. Personal property tax is being eliminated and this could be an issue on Spencer Lake. Ryan from Zoning spoke about Farm preservation. Supervisor/Terry Wilz reported talking about towers for WIFI in municipalities. He asked if they contacted Chairman/Dave Stelzner or Clerk/Sonia Thede- Kramer regarding WIFI, they both advised no. Chairman/Dave Stelzner stated there was talk about the LRIP. 12. Liquor & Bartender Licenses a. Clerk/Sonia Thede-Kramer reported of a new ruling called WI Act 73 which updated some items for liquor licenses. The biggest update was to wineries, breweries and distilleries. They no longer would receive their liquor licenses from the municipalities, they would obtain the licenses from the state. Also, if they produce enough of their own product, they would be able to sell other products, like mixed drinks, just like a “regular” bar does. Rio Lobo LLC falls under this new rule, and they have received their liquor license from the state. They also produce enough wine, so they now will be able to serve other items such as mixed drinks. They still need to obtain bartenders licenses from the municipality. The other item that was updated was the liquor license applications. b. Clerk/Sonia Thede-Kramer went through each liquor license and bartender’s applications with board. c. Gill’s Landing LLC: Received the applications and fee. Motion to approve the liquor license for Gill’s Landing LLC by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, seconded by Supervisor/John Neuman, all ayes, motion carried. No bartender’s applications were received. d. Hitching Post Grill & Sports Bar: Received the application and fee. Motion to approve liquor license for Hitching Post Grill & Sports Bar by Supervisor/John Neuman, seconded by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, all ayes, motion carried. e. Weymont Run Country Club Inc: Received the application and fee. Motion to approve liquor license for Weymont Run Country Club Inc by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, seconded by Supervisor/John Neuman, all ayes, motion carried. Received 4 bartender’s applications, fees and completed background checks. Motion to approve bartender’s licenses for Jennifer Falke, Elizabeth Abhold, Stephanie Dormady and Christopher Brace by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, seconded by Supervisor/John Neuman, all ayes, motion carried. f. The Wild Grape Wine Company: Received the application and fee. Motion to approve liquor license for Troy Anderson dba The Wild Grape Wine Company by Supervisor/John Neuman, seconded by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, all ayes, motion carried. Received 5 bartender’s applications, fees and completed background checks. Motion to approve bartender’s licenses for Troy Anderson, Dawn Anderson, Tara Rossman, Brenda Plum and Nicolas Suprise by Supervisor/John Neuman, seconded by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, all ayes, motion carried. g. Rio Lobo LLC Bartender’s: Received 3 bartender’s applications, fees and did background checks. Motion to approve bartender’s licenses for Jordana Umnus, Jane Thiem and Jacqueline Wilz by Supervisor/John Neuman, seconded by Chairman/Dave Stelzner, all ayes, motion carried. 13. Miscellaneous Business before Board a. Chairman/Dave Stelzner and Supervisor/Terry Wilz stated the county mowed the ditches. Chairman/Dave Stelzner cleaned up tree on Anklam Rd. b. Treasurer/Jodi Wilz asked if she should send letters to residents that have not paid their personal property taxes. All board members said yes to send letters out. Supervisor/John Neuman asked if Treasurer/Jodi Wilz can provide a list of who has not paid, she said she will bring to the next meeting. 14. Public Input a. No Public input. Public/Zach Thiem left after Zoning section. 15. Next meetings a. All board members are ok with the Jul meeting on Jul 1st at 6pm. 16. Adjournment a. Motion to adjourn the meeting at 6:51pm by Supervisor/John Neuman, seconded by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, all ayes, motion carried.