10-4-2022

TOWN BOARD MEETING, October 4, 2022 – 6:00 P.M. PRESENT: Town Chair David Pfeiffer, Supervisors Dick Green, Melanie Miller, and Eric Olson. ABSENT: Supervisor Dana Stadler. OTHERS PRESENT: Mike Wylesky and Diana Olson, 2048 Williams Dr., Marcia Tarrant, 1881 S. Brooklyn Dr. CALL TO ORDER Chair Pfeiffer called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. PUBLIC COMMENT No one registered to speak during the public comment period. CONSENT AGENDA: Items listed under consent agenda will be approved in one motion without discussion unless any Board member requests that an item(s) be removed for individual discussion. That item then can be considered at an appropriate time during the Board’s regular order of business. 1. Approval of the Town Board minutes of Sept. 20, 2022, and Special Budget Meeting minutes of Sept. 22, 2022. 2. Approval of the check register dated October 4, 2022. 3. Approval of a driveway damage deposit refund for: (Public Works inspected, no issues found) • Derrick Peters, 1733 Lunde Cir. Motion by Supervisor Green, second by Sup. Olson, to approve the consent agenda items as listed. Motion carried 4-0 BUSINESS. Discussion and possible action to set a public hearing date on a request for vacation of 20 ft. of the Williams Point Dr. right-of-way adjacent to the property located at 2229 Williams Point Dr., to allow the existing garage to meet current set back requirements, and review of proposed CSM for the property as listed above. (As information is available) Marcia Tarrant was in attendance. She explained the surveyor is working on the finalizing the maps. They will also need to be approved by Dane County Planning and Zoning. This will be on the next Town Board agenda. Discussion and possible action regarding Quad City Runners request to use ATV/UTV’s on Town Roads. April, with Quad City Runners was not able to be in attendance for tonight’s meeting. Supervisor Green asked if we had received any feedback from the Town Attorney or the Dane County Sheriffs. A discussion took place. The Town’s ordinance will need to be reviewed. There will be a notice in the newsletter notifying the public for input prior to taking any action. No action taken. Discussion and possible action regarding a joint municipal purchase with the Town on Dunn, Town of Dunkirk, Town of Oregon, and Town of Rutland, to purchase a CAT backhoe with the Town of Pleasant Springs portion in the amount of $48,000. Town Chair Pfeiffer, Supervisor Olson, and Superintendent Mesdjian met with the Town of Dunn Public Works Director to discuss the joint municipal purchase. Further discussion followed. They discussed scheduling, insurance, having an agreement, and other uses for this piece of equipment. This will come to $4800.00 for the period of ten years. Motion by Supervisor Olson, second by Sup. Miller, to approve the joint municipal purchase with the Towns of Dunn, Dunkirk, Oregon, Rutland, and Pleasant Springs to purchase a CAT backhoe with the Pleasant Springs portion to be $48,000 and budgeted for in the 2023 Budget. Friendly amendment made by Supervisor Green, to add owning the equipment for the period of 10 years to the motion. Friendly amendment accepted by Olson. Motion carried 4-0. Discussion and possible action regarding a joint municipal purchase with the Towns of Dunn, Dunkirk, Rutland and Oregon, of a trailer with the Town of Pleasant Springs portion in the amount of $5200.00. Chair Pfeiffer reported out a trailer will need to be purchased to haul the new backhoe. The Town of Dunn will be paying the Town of Pleasant Springs $9625.00 for the skid loader grader, which is 50% from the Town’s purchase price. There will need to be agreements in place. This will be added to the 2023 Budget. Dunn will cut Pleasant Springs a check for the amount of the skid loader grader, and Pleasant Springs will cut a check for the purchase of the Town’s portion of the trailer. Motion by Supervisor Olson, second by Sup. Green, to approve the joint municipal purchase of a trailer with the Pleasant Springs portion to be $5200.00. This will be budgeted for in the 2023 Budget. Motion carried 4-0. Discussion regarding Public Works projects and duties. Superintendent Mesdjian reported out on the projects DPW have been working on. Discussion and possible action regarding amending Town’s Ordinances Chapter 103: Regulation of Fireworks, Chapter 180: Solid Waste, Chapter 200: Vehicles, Abandoned, and 202 Vehicles and Traffic, to remove the words indicating “Police Department” and / or “Town Constable”. (2nd reading) This was a second reading. No action taken. Discussion and possible action regarding reinvesting of funds held in a Certificate of Deposit from DMB Community Bank in the amount of $113,874.79 maturing on October 15, 2023. The Board reviewed the current rate information included in the packet. Motion by Supervisor Miller, second by Sup. Olson, to table this agenda item until the Thursday, Oct. 6 Budget meeting, Motion carried 4-0. Discussion and possible action regarding Town policy for sale of surplus property. Chair Pfeiffer presented the policy. This will be brought back to the next Town Board meeting to allow the Board members time to review the policy. Motion by Supervisor Miller, second by Sup. Olson, to table to the next Town Board meeting. Motion carried 4-0. Clerk’s report of projects and duties. Clerk / Treasurer Hougan reported out on the projects, duties, and responsibilities the office has been working on. Discussion on items to be placed on the next / future agenda. • Williams Point Drive vacation • ATV/UTV • Surplus Policy • Track Skid Loader • UpNet entry door • Ordinance Amendments PLAN COMMISSION REPORT (Reports will generally only be reported upon after the Plan Commission has met between Town Board meetings; unless there is additional information to report) REPORTS The Board reviewed the reports included in the packet. CORRESPONDENCE The Board reviewed the correspondence included in the packet. ADJOURNMENT Motion by Supervisor Olson, second by Sup. Green, to adjourn at 7:15 p.m. Motion carried unanimously. Respectively Submitted, Maria “Pili” Hougan Clerk/Treasurer Note: These minutes are not considered official until acted upon at a future meeting, and, therefore, are subject to revision.