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Village of Fall Creek Regular Board Meeting Minutes 11/11/19 Page 1 of 3 1. Call to Order: 6:30 p.m., Village Hall Meeting Room, 122 E. Lincoln Ave., Fall Creek 2. Pledge to Flag 3. Roll Call: Members Present: Village President Chester Goodman, Trustees Joyce Aldrich, Bob Jenkins, Matt Mattoon, Tim Raap, Karen Strasburg, Dane Zook. Members Absent: None. Staff Present: Police Chief Chad Dachel, Public Works Director Bryan Kaatz, Clerk- Treasurer Renee Roemhild. Also Present: 4 citizens. 4. Certify Open Meeting Law Requirements Have Been Met: A notice of the meeting and an agenda was posted in the three public places and local newspapers were notified. 5. Adopt Agenda:  MOTION (Mattoon/Aldrich) to adopt the agenda as printed. PASSED, without negative vote. 6. Act on Minutes:  MOTION (Strasburg/Aldrich) to approve the 10/2/19 Public Works & Streets/Sidewalk Committee meeting minutes. PASSED, without negative vote.  MOTION (Mattoon/Aldrich) to approve the 10/14/19 Regular Board meeting minutes. PASSED, without negative vote. 7. Citizen Input: None. 8. Correspondence: President Chester read the following: A letter from Wally & Betty Walter regarding the Village’s efforts to restore the pond, a thank you from the Fall Creek Booster Club for helping with the High School bonfire, an invitation to the Joint Cities Meeting in Cornell on November 20th, and a letter from Fritz Geske regarding Packerland Broadband cable service. 9. Budget Comparison Report/Financial Considerations:  MOTION (Mattoon/Aldrich) to approve the 10/31/19 Budget Comparison Report and the Clerk-Treasurer's monthly report. PASSED, roll call vote: Goodman-yes, Jenkins-yes, Mattoon-yes, Raap-yes, Strasburg-yes, Zook-yes, Aldrich-yes. 10. Consider Bills:  MOTION (Mattoon/Zook) to accept the Check Register Report for payment of bills #25105-25137, CC19072-19080, V19277-19304, RDW1001-1008, RDS1001-1008. PASSED, roll call vote: Jenkins-yes, Mattoon-yes, Raap-yes, Strasburg-yes, Zook-yes, Aldrich-yes, Goodman-yes. 11. Scheduled Speakers/Issues of Interest A. Brandon Schroeder, Request to Vary from Village Code §100-5.A. Number of Dogs: Mr. Schroeder was not present but his written request was read.  MOTION (Mattoon/Strasburg) to deny request to vary from the number of dogs allowed. PASSED, without negative vote. 12. Police Department A. Monthly Report: Police Chief Chad Dachel presented the monthly report of cases/calls for service. B. Consider Bartender Operator License Applications:  MOTION (Jenkins/Mattoon) granting a bartender operator license for the remainder of the 2019/2020 license year to Kylie Aldrich. PASSED, without negative vote, Joyce Aldrich-abstained. 13. Public Works Department Village of Fall Creek Minutes of Regular Village Board Meeting November 11, 2019 Village of Fall Creek Regular Board Meeting Minutes 11/11/19 Page 2 of 3 A. Monthly Report: Director Bryan Kaatz gave his monthly report on various matters concerning the public works and utility departments. B. Consider 2019/2020 RD Projects: McKinley Avenue Reconstruction Project, Including Contractor Pay Request, Change Order:  MOTION (Mattoon/Aldrich) approving change order #1 regarding storm sewer for an amount of $2,576. PASSED, roll call vote: Mattoon-yes, Raap-yes, Strasburg- yes, Zook-yes, Aldrich-yes, Goodman-yes, Jenkins-no.  MOTION (Mattoon/Zook) approving A-1 Excavating’s contractor pay request #1 in the amount of $163,771.45. PASSED, Raap-yes, Strasburg-yes, Zook-yes, Aldrich- yes, Goodman-yes, Jenkins-yes, Mattoon-yes. C. Consider Rental of Village Land (Water Tower, Industrial Park):  MOTION (Jenkins/Mattoon) accepting the bid of Aaron Wilhelm to rent the village land (2 parcels of land totaling 17.5 acres near the water tower and industrial park) for a total cost of $700. PASSED, without negative vote. 14. Committee Related A. Community & Economic Development a. Consider Real Estate/Developer Promotion Through Email: Committee Chairperson Dane Zook presented a proposed letter to email to local realtors/developers encouraging them to remember the many benefits Fall Creek has to offer prospective home buyers.  MOTION (Mattoon/Strasburg) approving above concept and directing emails to be sent semi-annually. PASSED, without negative vote. B. Finance & Personnel a. Authorize Placement of Delinquent Utility, Special Charges, and Special Assessments on Tax Roll:  MOTION (Jenkins/Mattoon) authorizing the Clerk-Treasurer to place the delinquent utility, special charges, and special assessment charges on the tax roll. PASSED, without negative vote b. Consider County Recycling Special Charges for Tax Roll:  MOTION (Jenkins/Mattoon) approving a recycling charge of $12.00 per single- family home, duplex, triplex, and four-plex, as requested by the Eau Claire County Planning & Development. PASSED, without negative vote. As Summer Rec Coordinator Brad Ceranski arrived, the Board skipped to item # 14.C.a. C. Parks & Recreation a. Consider Summer Rec Program: Committee Chairperson Matt Mattoon relayed the recommendations resulting from the 10/22/19 Parks meeting.  MOTION (Jenkins/Aldrich) approving request to manage the Summer Rec program through the Fall Creek Youth Sports Association with the stipulation that at least 50% of the games must be held at Keller Park. The Association will take ownership of all summer rec equipment. PASSED, without negative vote. B. Finance & Personnel c. Work on 2020 Budget: Recommendations from the Finance Committee meetings were discussed. Police Chief Chad Dachel requested consideration for a step-raise for Officer Tyler Geske.  MOTION (Mattoon/Raap) approving the draft proposal to be presented at the Public Hearing on November 25th, with the understanding that a decision regarding the step-raise could be made at that time. PASSED, without negative vote. d. Consider Water & Sewer Rates: Recommendations from the Finance Committee meeting were discussed. Village of Fall Creek Regular Board Meeting Minutes 11/11/19 Page 3 of 3  MOTION (Mattoon/Raap) to start the analysis necessary to better define the needs of the utilities. Upon further understanding of the rate needs, matter will be brought before the Board again for a final motion. PASSED, without negative vote. e. Consider Motion Regarding Health Insurance Renewal:  MOTION (Jenkins/Aldrich) approving the December 1 renewal of Silver #3 HDHP health insurance with Group Health Cooperative. PASSED, roll call vote: Strasburg-yes, Zook-yes, Aldrich-yes, Goodman-yes, Jenkins-yes, Mattoon-yes, Raap-yes. f. Consider Dog License Fees:  MOTION (Jenkins/Strasburg) to adopt RESOLUTION #2019-1111A regulating dog licenses. Basically, resolution amends the dog license fees to $10 for neutered males and spayed females and $20 for not neutered males and not spayed females. PASSED, roll call vote: Zook-yes, Aldrich-yes, Goodman- yes, Jenkins-yes, Mattoon-yes, Raap-yes, Strasburg-yes. C. Public Property & Health: No report. D. Public Safety: No report. E. Public Works & Streets/Sidewalks: There will be a meeting next Monday. 15. General Business A. Consider Request for Easement Rights, Conveyance of Rights in Land from Eau Claire County:  MOTION (Jenkins/Mattoon) authorizing President Goodman to sign the document granting the easement rights for the CTH K road project. PASSED, without negative vote. 16. Adjourn:  MOTION (Jenkins/Mattoon) @ 8:45 p.m. PASSED, without negative vote. Renee Roemhild, Clerk-Treasurer