town 03.10.2012 minutes

 WESTBORO  TOWN  BOARD    Chair  Tim  Roiger  called  the  meeting  to  order  on  Saturday,  March  10,  2012  at  8:30  a.m.    Present  were  supervisors  Steve  Peterson  &  Eldred  Gumz;  Clerk  Julie  Scott,  and  Treasurer  Denise  Johnson.      Also  in  attendance  were  Road  &  Maintenance  Director  Jeff  Peterson;  Scott  Brehm,  Bryan  Strobach,  Marlene  Rymer,  Jerry  Clark,  Violet  Thums,  Rosemary  Rindt,  Harry  Stroik,  and  Duane  Rademacher.    Gene  Lucia  arrived  at  8:50  a.m.    S.  Peterson/Gumz  motioned  to  approve  the  minutes  of  the  February  11,  2012  meeting  noting  changes:  sign  ‘grant’  should  be  ‘program’  and  ‘verbal  bids’  should  be  ‘written  quotes  were  verbally  given’.    Motion  carried.    Jeff  reported  that  his  computer  has  been  received  with  problems  occurring  with  transferring  programs;  fire  dept.  computer  received;  back  up  storage  has  been  installed.    Dennis  Neumueller  is  upset  about  the  town  posting  Zimmerman  Road  South.    Roiger  read  a  newspaper  article  on  Frozen  Road  Declaration.    The  new  toweling  dispensers  and  cleaning  items  were  delivered  yesterday;  the  basement  doors  have  been  obtained  with  Craig  Polzin  installing  within  the  next  two  weeks.    Contractor  is  coming  to  re-­‐glue  the  baseboard  where  it  is  peeling  up  at  the  corners;  the  TRIP  project  was  approved  at  $13,060.24.    Clarification  was  given  on  the  sand/salt  cost  per  yard;  the  Park  Road  project  at  the  Mondeaux  Spring  has  begun  by  the  U.S.  Forest  Service.    Trees  were  cut  and  excavator  work  done  last  week,  culvert  must  be  installed  and  fill  obtained.        Smoke  detectors  are  being  shipped.    Craig  Polzin  will  investigate  the  acoustics  in  the  town  lobby/office  when  he  comes  to  install  the  basement  doors.    The  Motor  Fuel  tax  rebate  has  been  received.    The  library  computer  work  has  been  completed  by  Bryan  Wiese  under  the  town  remodeling  project  bid.    Discussion  was  held  on  the  snowstorm  problems,  dump  truck  broken  down  and  snow  extremely  difficult  to  plow.    Roiger/S.  Peterson  motioned  to  release  bids  for  blacktopping.    TRIP  funds  will  be  used  for  West,  Ruprich,  Grittner  Streets  and  the  little  portion  of  road  being  built  on  Grittner  South.    Motion  carried.    Estimate  will  be  obtained  from  American  Pavement  Solutions  for  crack  sealing.    Board  decided  to  not  do  any  chip  sealing  this  year.    The  town  currently  has  3315  yards  of  gravel  left  from  the  2011  accepted  contract  with  John  S.  Olynick.    Roiger/Gumz  motioned  to  purchase  approximately  1700  yards  of  gravel  at  the  2011  price  per  yard  –  ($7.18/yd.)  to  equal  5000  yards  needed  for  2012.      Motion  carried.          Explanations  were  given  on  the  repair  issues  on  the  dump  truck.    Jeff  is  to  pursue  receiving  warranty  credit  for  the  emission  controls.      The  new  shop  truck  was  picked  up  yesterday.    Payment  of  $28,175.50  was  withdrawn  from  the  Machinery  savings  account.    Roiger/S.  Peterson  directed  Jeff  to  check  for  the  best  price  for  a  fuel  tank  and  tool  box  for  the  shop  truck  and  make  the  purchase.    Motion  carried.    S.  Peterson/Roiger  motioned  to  sell  the  old  shop  truck,  with  or  without  the  fuel  tank/tool  box,  and  the  fire  department  equipment  van  on  the  Wisconsin  Surplus  Auction  site.    Motion  carried.    Roiger/S.  Peterson  motioned  to  approve  posting  town  roads  with  weight  limits  on  March  13th  at  noon  simultaneously  with  Taylor  County  and  publication  in  The  Star  News.      Motion  carried.                      Jeff  gave  his  maintenance  report  which  included  discussion  on  the  sidewalk  spray  which  was  not  as  anticipated;  company  will  now  send  a  free  sample  of  another  product  which  should  work  better.    There  are  bugs  in  the  town  office  and  Jeff’s  office,  wait  to  see  if  it  dissipates  or  will  have  to  check  with  an  exterminator.    The  basement  kitchen  sink  needs  a  new  faucet  which  will  allow  a  5  gallon  pail  to  be  placed  under  it.    Price  Electric  is  sponsoring  a  workshop  in  March;  a  demonstration  on  electrical  line  safety.      Roiger  listed  several  projects  anticipated  to  be  completed  this  year.    Jeff  stated  that  other  municipalities  as  well  as  Taylor  County  are  having  signs  stolen  or  vandalized.    S.  Peterson/Gumz  motioned  to  obtain  price  quotes  on  a  Recycling  Center  camera  system,  with  action  to  occur  at  the  April  meeting.    Motion  carried.    The  town  should  adopt  an  ordinance  allowing  some  forfeiture  to  be  retained  in  the  municipality  for  the  illegal  dumping.    Roiger/S.  Peterson  motioned  to  approve  the  request  by  Road  &  Maintenance  Director  to  attend  an  Asphalt  Road  Maintenance  workshop  in  Eau  Claire  on  March  21st  and  Gravel  Road  Maintenance  workshop  in  Marathon  on  April  25th  at  a  cost  of  $60  each.    Motion  carried.    Roiger/S.  Peterson  motioned  to  send  letters  to  residents  informing  them  of  the  enforcement  of  Wisconsin  Statute  346.94(5)  –  plowing  snow  across/on  town  roads  and  Wisconsin  Statute  66.0907(5)  –  snow  removal  on  public  sidewalks.      Subject  is  also  addressed  in  the  town’s  Winter  Maintenance  Policy.    Motion  carried.    Roiger/S.  Peterson  motioned  to  approve  the  request  from  Westboro  Pride  for  a  temporary  class  “B”  license  for  an  event  to  be  held  on  Saturday,  March  17th,  2012  at  the  VFW  Hall.      Motion  carried.    Gumz/S.  Peterson  motioned  to  direct  the  library  to  reimburse  the  wiring  costs  by  utilizing  Plum  Creek  grant  funds  of  $3,000.    Motion  carried.    Roiger/S.  Peterson  motioned  to  approve  the  Treasurer’s  Report,  with  notation  that  the  Bridge  Fund  balance  had  not  been  updated  showing  the  deposit  of  $18,000  in  February.    Motion  carried.    Roiger/Gumz  motioned  to  approve  payment  of  bills  #16637-­‐16691  in  the  amount  of  $40,025.93.    Motion  carried.    Copies  of  the  VFW  Hall  and  Grittner  Street  South  deeds  are  available  for  review.    The  final  draw  paperwork  for  the  CDBG  has  been  submitted  to  the  Dept.  of  Commerce  for  payment.    Update  on  the  mining  exploration  occurring  on  Yellow  River  Road.    Ordinances  can  be  adopted  to  maintain  the  integrity  of  the  roads.    The  silver  bridge  is  still  scheduled  for  replacement  in  2013.        Jeff  broached  the  subject  of  the  amount  of  overtime  hours  he  is  submitting.    He  stated  he  doesn’t  work  anymore  than  he  has  too.    Scott  Brehm  announced  that  Paul  LaBrec  who  has  been  a  fireman  since  1980  has  now  retired.      A  pot  luck  party  will  be  held  in  the  next  weeks.    Roland  LaBrec,  who  no  longer  is  chief  will  also  be  acknowledged.      The  new  equipment  van  is  now  in  operation.    The  town  forfeited  the  $1,000  down  payment  for  the  Rice  Lake  van.    The  next  meeting  was  set  for  Saturday,  April  14,  2012  at  8:30  a.m.    Roiger/S.  Peterson  motioned  to  adjourn  the  meeting  at  10:20  a.m.    Motion  carried.    Julie  Scott,  Town  Clerk