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1 Town of Verona Town Board Meeting Minutes Tuesday, May 5, 2026 – 6:30 pm Town Board Members Present: Chair Mark Geller, Tom Mathies, Dave Lonsdorf and Deb Paul Town Board Members Absent: Mike Duerst Staff Present: Administrator/Planner Sarah Gaskell, Clerk/Treasurer Teresa Withee, Public Works Director Chris Barnes and Road Patrol Supervisor Mark Judd Others Present: 1. Call to Order/Approval of the Agenda – Chair Geller called the meeting to order at 6:30 pm. Motion by Lonsdorf to approve the agenda, second by Mathies. Motion carried by voice vote. 2. Pledge of Allegiance 3. Public Comment 4. Approval of minutes from April 8, 2026, and April 21, 2026. Motion by Mathies to approve the minutes from April 8, 2026, second by Paul. Motion carried by voice vote. Motion by Paul to approve the minutes from April 21, 2026, second by Lonsdorf. Motion carried by voice vote. 5. Committee Reports A. Plan Commission i. Discussion and Possible Action: Land Use Application 2026-03 submitted by R & J Acres for a CSM and rezone for parcel numbers 062/0608-302-9001-0 located at 2109 Schmid Lane. Gaskell updated the board. Plan Commission recommended approval. Motion by Geller to approve Land Use Application 2026-03 submitted by R & J Acres for a CSM and rezone for parcel numbers 062/0608-302-9001-0 located at 2109 Schmid Lane, second by Mathies. Discussion by board. Motion carried by voice vote. ii. Discussion and Possible Action: Land Use Application 2026-04 submitted by Carissa Waldo for a CSM for parcel number 062/0608-252-9695-1 located at 2157 Davis Hills Drive. Gaskell updated the board. Plan Commission recommended approval with conditions. Motion by Geller to approve Land Use Application 2026-04 submitted by Carissa Waldo for a CSM for parcel number 062/0608-252-9695-1 located at 2157 Davis Hills Drive with conditions listed below, second by Lonsdorf. Discussion by board. Motion carried by voice vote. • Town approval of the driveway variance • Approval of the Joint City/Town Planning Committee, if required iii. Discussion and Possible Action: Dane County Towns Association Conditional Use Permit (CUP) Working Group proposal. Discussion by board. 2 B. Public Works – no action C. Finance Committee – no meeting D. Natural and Recreational Areas – Lonsdorf stated they are working on prairie signage. E. EMS Commission – Lonsdorf stated they discussed the Capital Budget and there was a grievance filed. F. Senior Services Committee – no meeting G. Town Chair’s Business i. Discussion and Possible Action: Town of Verona Committee Appointments. Motion by Geller to approve the list of committee appointments, second by Mathies. Motion carried by voice vote. ii. Geller stated that the Joint City/Town Planning Committee met to discuss the town board approved rezone/CSM for 2000 Range Trail and the motion failed. H. Supervisor Announcements – Mathies stated that the Dane County Towns Association annual meeting will be held on May 20th at the Town of Westport at 7:00 pm, doors open at 6:30 pm. 6. Staff Reports A. Administrator/Planner Report was included in the packet. B. Public Works Director Report was included in the packet. C. Clerk/Treasurer Report was included in the packet. 7. Old Business 8. New Business A. Discussion and Possible Action: Town of Verona 2026 Annual Meeting Advisory Motions. No motions were made for board consideration. B. Discussion and Possible Action: Verona Press Publications. Gaskell updated the board regarding increased costs to publish agendas and notices. The consensus of the board is to no longer publish agendas and notices that are not statutorily required to be published. C. Discussion: Check Register Review D. Motion to convene into closed session pursuant to sec. §19.85(1)(e) of the Wisconsin Statutes for purposes of deliberating or negotiating the purchasing of public properties, the investing of public funds, or conducting other specified public business, whenever 3 competitive or bargaining reasons require a closed session (Discussion regarding negotiation of new or extended Boundary Agreement with the City of Verona). Motion by Geller to enter closed session at 7:35 pm, second by Lonsdorf. Roll call: Mathies; aye, Lonsdorf; aye, Paul; aye, Geller; aye. Motion carried. E. Motion by Paul to return to Open Session, second by Lonsdorf. Board returned to open session at 8:35 pm F. Discussion and Possible Action: Issues discussed in Closed Session - none 9. Motion by Lonsdorf to adjourn, second by Paul, meeting adjourned without objection at 8:38 pm. Prepared by: Teresa Withee, Town Clerk Approved: June 2, 2026