Town Board — Minutes

Minutes - Town of Weyauwega American Legion – 303 N Mill St, Weyauwega WI 54983 June 5th, 2023 1. Call to order a. Chairman/Dave Stelzner called to order the meeting of Town of Weyauwega 6:00pm on June, 2023, 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 – Carrier Hofferber, Tristan Brock of ANR Pipelines & A.P. Wauchulailes 4. Approval of Minutes a. Board reviewed the minutes for May. Motion to approve the May minutes by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, seconded by Supervisor/John Neuman, all ayes, motion carried. b. Board reviewed the minutes for the Board of Review (BOR) meeting. Motion to approve the BOR minutes by Supervisor/John Neuman, seconded by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, all ayes, motion carried. 5. Treasurers Report a. Board reviewed the Treasurer’s report. Treasurer/Jodi Wilz reported the interest increased to 4.3%. Motion to approve the Treasurer’s report by Supervisor/John Neuman, seconded by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, all ayes, motion carried. b. Bank Accounts: Treasurer/Jodi Wilz spoke with Bank First and reported they will collateralize our funds. They confirmed the Townships funds are fully insured and we don’t need to move any funds to be fully insured. All funds will stay with Bank First and there will be no penalties. 6. Review of Vouchers & Authorize Payments a. Board reviewed the Vouchers & Payments. Motion to approve vouchers and authorized payments of $13,606.89 by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, seconded by Supervisor/John Neuman, all ayes, motion carried. 7. Zoning a. Mike Kempf, Little River Rd Survey: Clerk/Sonia Thede-Kramer reported receiving paperwork of a certified survey for resident Mike Kempf to combine 2 parcels and merge to 1 parcel. Motion to sign the certified survey to combine the 2 parcels to 1 parcel by Supervisor/John Neuman, seconded by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, all ayes, motion carried. 8. Highway – Roads a. Road Inspections: Chairman/Dave Stelzner reported the board conducted the road inspections with Hwy Dept/Greg Flohr on 5/10/23. Hwy Dept/Greg Flohr provided a list of repairs to be done to the roads, for example gravel to Koplien Rd, Kriese Rd and Railroad Grade Rd. Chairman/Dave Stelzner is going to go over the list and prioritize the list. b. Chairman/Dave Stelzner reported of filling in potholes on several roads. He used 1.4 tons of blacktop to fill in the potholes. c. Koplien Rd: Chairman/Dave Stelzner recognized Public/Carrie Hofferber. Public/Carrie presented the board examples of gravel from different roads in the township and sprayed them with water to show the difference on how water reacts to each. She advised the board with different information and the board advised, is aware of several of the items she is presenting. Board advised we rely on the Waupaca Cty Highway department for our roads repairs and the board advised reviewing all the roads each year to see how the roads are doing then discuss with Hwy department on how to handle the roads. Chairman/Dave Stelzner stated we have 30 miles of roads to take care of and the board is looking at Koplien Rd for repairs. He also advised the past winter was very hard on the roads due to the weather warming up then cooling down quickly. Supervisor/Terry Wilz advised Koplien Rd will take years. Public/A.P. cleans Public/Carrie’s vehicles and stated he cleans a lot of mud from the vehicles. Public/Carrie said she contacted Faulks Bros and asked for an estimate to blacktop Koplien Rd. They estimate $60,000 to blacktop. If they did ground up blacktop it would be an estimate of $29,000. Chairman/Dave Stelzner is contacting Hwy Dept/Greg Flohr for an estimate. 9. Fire District Report a. Building Construction: Supervisor/Terry Wilz attended the fire district meeting on 5/23/23. Fire district is going to inform the public at the chicken BBQ about the new construction they are proposing. There was an election for board members of the Fire District; Dewey Stelzner was elected as President, Bruce Goetsch as Vice President, Robert Ehrenberg as Treasurer and Debra Buchholz as Secretary. Fire Department requested emergency scene signs. Chicken BBQ is scheduled for 6/4/23. Chairman/Dave Stelzner added of pamphlets were handed out at the Chicken BBQ. 10. Ambulance Report a. No Report 11. Boarding Stray Dogs a. Picking up Dogs: Chairman/Dave Stelzner reported of picking up the same dog owner Doug Duxbury 8 times. He gets paid $40 per time a dog, or any animal is picked up. For this dog the salary paid to Chairman/Dave Stelzner is $320 ($40 x 8). The board discussed the situation and Clerk/Sonia Thede- Kramer stated the first invoice was not paid. Motion to send a 2nd invoice to Doug Duxbury for $320 plus the original amount $50 totaling $370 and mail it by certified mail by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, seconded by Supervisor/John Neuman, all ayes, motion carried. b. Wolf River Veterinary Clinic: Supervisor/Terry Wilz reported of an option to take stray dogs, Wolf River Veterinary Clinic. He went over the contract the clinic provided. The contract is an annual contract. They have a daily boarding fee if a stray is taken in. At 7:40pm Public Carrie and A.P. left the meeting. Motion to sign contract with Wolf River Veterinary Clinic for stray dogs by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, seconded by Supervisor/John Neuman, all ayes, motion carried. 12. Wisconsin Towns Association a. Chairman/Dave Stelzner and Supervisor/John Neuman attended the meeting. They had elections for the board positions. There were several speakers, District Attorney Kat Turner, Mark Suetter, Andy Karlin and others. Mark Suetter talked about back taxes. There are 42,000 parcels in the county. There are not as many delinquents this year, more in the past. Treasurer/Jodi Wilz stated our township has 8 parcels delinquent from 2019 to 2021. There is grant for Catch A Ride/Ride Share program. This is set up to help people get to work, grocery shopping and other errands a person may need to do. They stated there are 40 to over 50 people a day that request rides. This is available 24/7. The next meeting is 8/17/23 hosted by City of Waupaca. 13. ANR Pipeline a. Tristen Brock from ANR Pipeline presented the pipeline project to the board in more detail than the last time ANR presented the project. He presented a video of the areas they will be working on. He documented the roads in the current state as when the do the work they will get damaged. Roads that will get damaged are Slough Rd and River Rd. Slough Rd will get the most damage. Due to the big equipment, they will need to have bigger driveways. Motion to allow 95’ temporary driveway for Slough Rd and River Rd with minimum 18” diameter culvert for the project up to completion by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, seconded by Supervisor/John Neuman, all ayes, motion carried. Tristan stated they will fill out applications and pay fees for this. Goal is to start 2025. Tristen Brock left meeting at 8:00pm. 14. Mowing a. Clerk/Sonia Thede-Kramer stated have not received correct insurance from Behm’s for mowing. Chairman/Dave Stelzner spoke with Behm and he is finalizing insurance this week. 15. Liquor & Bartender’s Licenses a. Clerk/Sonia Thede-Kramer went through each liquor license and bartender’s applications with board. b. Gill’s of Weyauwega LLC: Received the application and fee. Motion to approve liquor license for Gill’s of Weyauwega LLC by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, seconded by Supervisor/John Neuman, all ayes, motion carried. Received 5 bartender’s applications, fees and did background checks. Motion to approve bartender’s license for Keith Najdowski, Nichole Garcia and Brenda Lunde by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, seconded by Supervisor/John Neuman, all ayes, motion carried. c. Hitching Post Grill & Sports Bar Inc: 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. d. Rio Lobo LLC: Received the application and fee. Motion to approve liquor license for Rio Lobo LLC by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, seconded by Supervisor/John Neuman, all ayes, motion carried. Received 3 bartender’s applications, fees and did background checks. Motion to approve bartender’s licenses for Jordana Umnus, Jane Beyer and Jacqueline Wilz by Supervisor/John Neuman, seconded by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, all ayes, motion carried. e. Troy Anderson dba The Wild Grape Wine Company: Received the application and fee. Motion to approve liquor license by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, seconded by Supervisor/John Neuman, all ayes, motion carried. Received 4 bartender’s applications, fees and did background checks. Motion to approve bartender’s licenses for Troy Anderson, Dawn Anderson, Tara Rossman and Brenda Plum by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, seconded by Supervisor/John Neuman, all ayes, motion carried. f. Weymont Run Country Club Inc: Received the application and fee. Motion to approve liquor license for Weymont Run Country Club by Supervisor/John Neuman, seconded by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, all ayes, motion carried. Received 5 bartender’s applications, fees and did background checks. Motion to approve bartender’s licenses for Jennifer Falke, Elizabeth Abhold, Hailey Krause, Stephanie Dormady and Christopher Brace by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, seconded by Supervisor/John Neuman, all ayes, motion carried. 16. Miscellaneous Business before Board a. Chairman/Dave Stelzner received 2 bids for the tree service to trim and clean trees. The 2 bids are from Midstate and Beck. He went over the 2 bids with the board. Motion to sign contract with Beck Tree Service for the tree trimming and clean up on Lakeshore Dr by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, seconded by Supervisor/John Neuman, all ayes, motion carried. 17. Public Input a. No Public input. Public left during meeting. 18. Next meetings a. Monthly Meeting, July 3rd at 6pm. All are ok with this date. 19. Adjournment a. Motion to adjourn the meeting at 8:15pm by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, seconded by Supervisor/John Neuman, all ayes, motion carried.