Meeting Minutes

Town of Lind Monthly Board Meeting Minutes Lind Town Hall, N1315 County Road A, Waupaca, WI Monday, June 10, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. 1. Meeting called to order at 6:00 p.m. 2. Open Meeting Statement read. 3. Pledge of Allegiance was done. 4. Roll call: Kathy Nickel, Zoey Nelson, Cindy Hardy, Ken Barrows, Faye Neumann all present. Public attendance per sign in book. 5. Approved Agenda: Motion by Z. Nelson to approve agenda as presented; second by C. Hardy; motion passed unanimously by voice vote. 6. Public Comments: none 7. Opening and Reading of Sealed Bids for 2024 Road Projects: Bids received from Faulks; Scott’s; NE Asphalt; Farhrner; and Waupaca County Hwy Dept. All bids opened and read aloud. Discussion followed. Motion by K. Nickel to approve bids from Fahrner and Faulks for Pope Road from County EE north to #1478 and Schoohs Rd from Bags Hill Rd to County A; seconded by Z. Nelson; motion passed unanimously by voice vote. 8. Approve or Amend Minutes: • Monthly Board Meeting May 13, 2024 – Motion by Z. Nelson to approve as is; seconded by K. Nickel; motion passed unanimously by voice vote. 9. Treasurer’s report: K. Barrows reviewed balance sheet. This past month we received monies from Wis personal property tax aid. 10. Clerk’s Report: • April transaction list reviewed; includes Checks #4780-4797 totaling $15,127.33. Motion to approve transactions by K. Nickel; seconded by C. Hardy; motion passed unanimously by voice vote. • Liquor Licenses Renewals: Final approval of renewals for Chimney Inn, Rustic Woods, Landing Strip, and Camp Elsewhere. All taxes are paid in full. Motion by K. Nickel to approve the renewals for all four locations; seconded by Z. Nelson; motion passed unanimously by voice vote. 11. Land Planning Commission June meeting: A. Richardson, Chair, reported that recommendation of approval was made for Mrotek CUP application. Next meeting will be July 2, 2024. 12. Oral Report from County Board Supervisors meeting - no report. 13. Oral Reports from meetings attended by Lind board members: • WTA Qrtrly meeting 5/16: K. Barrows and F. Neumann attended; Redistricting for State is done so new representatives are now in place. Municipalities now have 5-year window to opt out of County Zoning if they desire. County switching to new software for tax collections; starting this fall we will incur a charge for our use of this new software. • Waupaca Regional Recycling Committee 5/20: K. Nickel attended. Approved slight increase in charge for compost and raised cost of per bag garbage from $4 to $5 per bag; looking for any ideas to sustain this service and generate revenue. R. Cook who works at site states public has voiced concerns with site closing at 2 p.m. on Saturdays-would like Fri and Sat hours to match. C. Hardy suggests that a $1 fee be charged for ea vehicle that enters the facility as a revenue maker. K. Nickel will take suggestions back to Committee. • Waupaca Fire District 5/28: K. Nickel attended. Election of Officers done; Fire Chief interviews done 6/10 with an offer being made to one candidate within the next week. • Weyauwega Fire Distrct 5/28: C. Hardy attended. Discussion was held on increase of funds from Municipalities for fire trucks; reevaluating building plans. 14. Update on Roads, Culverts, Fire Numbers • Presented WISLR map indicating DOT swap of two sections of S. Appletree Lane so Town of Waupaca takes ownership of section that lies in their Township border and keeps all sections of ownership for Lind and Town of Waupaca running consecutively. This change was approved and will be made by the DOT. • We have had 2 new fire number requests and approved. • Road name signs have been installed on Bags Hill/County X and Pope Rd/County EE. 15. New Business: 1. Conditional Use Permit for Mrotek: Place RV on tax parcel 12 25 22; application for 7 yrs for opportunity to build shed and residence in future. Received recommendation for approval from Lind Land Planning Commission. J. Mrotek presented application and information. Planning Commission’s conditions for CUP were read aloud. Supervisor I C. Hardy: Concerns over 7 yr length of CUP and would like to see timeline goals for having building plans in place; concerns that with 7 yr applications being approved we will see a large increase in these applications. Supervisor I, Z. Nelson: feels we cannot set conditions of a timeline when owner needs to have plans and/or building started; have option to not renew or approve add’l application if no construction occurs by expiration of this 7 yr application. Do not want to discourage landowners from utilizing their property and adding new construction that contributes to our tax base. Chairman K. Nickel: Agrees with conditions recommended by Planning Commission; a precedence has been set with past similar CUP applications that were granted for 7 years. Planning Commission has discussed that going forward they may make a recommendation of approval for less years, such as 4 or 5. After discussion, motion made by Z. Nelson for Board to recommend approval of CUP with the conditions recommended by Land Planning Commission; seconded by K. Nickel. Motion passed with Z. Nelson and K. Nickel voting Aye; C. Hardy voting Nay. Recommendation of approval will be indicated on application. 2. Register of Deeds Office – Jeremy Schoenike: Jeremy is currently Deputy Register of Deeds in Waupaca County and will be running for next Register of Deeds. Presentation given on his role and resources available at Register of Deeds office. 3. Snowplow Contract with Faulks Bros: Our contract is up for renewal starting with 2024 Fall/Winter snowplowing. New contract reviewed. A yearly set up and take down has been added. Discussion followed with concerns at the large increase in funds being charged versus budget. Will do further follow up and look at option of other companies or putting out for bids. 16. Old Business: • Voucher Program for Waupaca Parks and Rec: Continue to try to gather information on how many youth from Township utilize Weyauwega program. Will continue discussion at future meeting. • Tony’s Cemetery Service Contract: Reviewed; discussion held. K. Nickel will clarify cost breakdown for opening grave, monument marking/setting, etc and bring back to next meeting to determine cost effectiveness. • Updates on Ordinance No. 56 Establishing a Planning Commission: Correction will be made to clarify meeting frequency and bring to July meeting for approval. • Town Hall remodel: waiting on electrician to contact Chair for estimate and call back from Commercial Building Inspector. 17. Future agenda items & Upcoming meetings: • Joint meeting with Board, Planning Commission, and County Planning and Zoning on June 11, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. • Joint Public Hearing with Dayton re: Ordinance for Wake Device Restriction on June 25, 2024 • Discussion held and will move August Board Meeting from August 12 to August 19 due to Partisan Primary Election on August 13. • Next Board Meeting will be July 8, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. 18. Adjournment: Motion by K. Nickel to adjourn; seconded by Z. Nelson; motion passed unanimously by voice vote. Adjourned at 7:54 p.m. Submitted by Nickel, Chair; Neumann, Clerk