Town Board — Minutes

TOWN OF ROYALTON TOWN BOARD MEETING Thursday, April 13, 2023 At the Town Hall at 6:00 p.m. E6132 State Hwy 54 New London AGENDA This meeting Agenda has been posted at the Town Hall; E5406 N. Shore Rd; N4715 St Hwy 22/110 posting places. 1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m. 2. OPENING STATEMENT BY CHAIRMAN: This meeting and all other meetings of the Town Board are open to the public. Proper notice has been posted and g iven to the press in accordance with WI Statutes so that the townspeople may be aware of the time, place, and agenda of this meeting. 3. ROLL CALL: Gerald Roen, Marlyn Ebert, Mike Wieters, Lori Rodencal, & Sheri Wieters. Visitors: Judy Doud, Pat Roen, Pat Craig, Steve Motiff, Julie Motiff, Nathan Togstad, Rick Togstad, Tristan Brock 4. VISITOR INPUT: Pat Craig commended and thanked the Board for the excellent job that has been done. Also reported dates of training for the new Board. 5. CLERK ’S REPORT: Motion by M Wieters, second by Ebert to approve minutes. Motion carried. 6. TREASURERS REPORT: Trial balance of accounts. Motion by Ebert, second by M Wieters to approve the treasurer and clerk reconciled to the bank statement and the treasurer’s report. Motion carried. 7. BUSINESS: a. Cemetery mowing – J & H Lawn Care and Landscaping 2 bids were submitted – one bid for 26 weeks mowing every week for $14,452.50 and one bid for 13 weeks every 2 weeks $9764.88. Motion by M Wieters, second by Ebert to decline the bids for mowing. Motion carried. b. ANR Pipeline – Tristan – ANR pipeline is doing a parrel lay of pipeline with the existing pipeline approximately 1 mile through the Town on Slough Road. Will be driving the road with large trucks overweight. ANR will completely repair roads that may be damaged. A motion by Ebert, second by M Wieters to have ANR come back in May to be discussed with the new Board. Motion carried. c. Bear Lake boat landing – Mid-State tree trimming – large limbs were hanging blocking the edges of the boat landing. The Bear Lake Association hired Mid- State to trim. Motion by Ebert, second by M Wieters to pay Bear Lake Association $500 towards the tree trimming. Motion carried. (send check to Judy Doud) d. Ditch mowing contract – Lind Construction previously cut the ditches. The County would only be able to do 1 cut in the middle of the summer at $155 per hour. Motion by M Wieters, second by Ebert to approve the Behm Farm contract to mow the ditches at $155 per hour for 2023 and $165 per hour for 2024. Motion carried. e . Cell phone info for Clerk – Motion by M Wieters, second by Ebert to table the cell phone to be decided by the new Board. Motion carried. f. Town Website – the website is currently cannot be updated as the site has been purchased by another party. The website needs to be rebuilt. g. Operator License – Operator license applied for by Shelby Day for use at Willow Pond. Motion by Ebert, second by M Wieters to approve Operator license. Motion carried. h . Annual Meeting – The Annual Meeting will be taking place on Tuesday, April 18, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. i. Road Reports – the Spring road trip has not been done, needs to be done by the new Board. Marsh Road is looking good at this point. The weight limit signs will be removed Monday morning. A couple of road signs were reported down and the Highway Dept was notified. j. Fire and Ambulance reports – M Wieters reported that Weyauwega Fire Department will be having a referendum in April 2024 in regards to adding/updating the Fire Station. A new compressor system has been installed through a grant. More grants are being looked at for additional equipment. Ebert reported on Manawa Fire/Ambulance. Currently running a fundraising raffle. Runs reported for the month. Ambulance runs were reported. Ambulance personnel was also discussed. k. Meetings attended – Roen and Ebert attended Highway Dept meeting. l. Correspondence – Info received from County Clerk’s office to update new directory, Highway Dept inquiring if any plans for major road work to be done in the Town, Zoning violation letter, wood cutting permit, Sheriff’s report, Wisconsin Elections subgrant for election email, Highway Dept lifting weight restrictions, Board of Review training dates, Fire number in question on Deer Haven Rd, Public Land Survey Monuments, Zoning violations. 8. LAND USE PERMITS – Shoreland – Mark & Linda Egan – dwelling addition, Land Use – Peter & Barbara Claussen – replace deck, accessory structure. 9. AUDIT OF BILLS: Motion by M Wieters, second by Ebert to approve paying t he bills. Motion carried. Explanation of past due bill from WE Energies. 10. SET AGENDA FOR NEXT MEETING: Road reports; Fire and Ambulance reports, ANR pipeline, Board of Review, Cell phone, Website, Cemetery mowing, roof repair, Bryan Stelzner – town labor 11. SET DATE & TIME for next TOWN BOARD MEETING - Town Board Meeting: Thursday, May 11, 2023 at the Town Hall at 6:00 pm. 12. SIGN TOWN & CEMETERY CHECKS 13. MOTION TO ADJOURN – Motion by M Wieters, second by Ebert to adjourn at 8:12 p.m. Motion carried. The Town Board requests persons requiring assistance to enable attendance and participation to provide 24 hour notice. Persons wishing to be on the agenda should notify the clerk or chairman ten days before the meeting