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Village of Fall Creek Regular Board Meeting Minutes 12/9/19 Page 1 of 2 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: 6 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 (Raap/Strasburg) to approve the 11/11/19 Regular Board and 11/18/19 Public Works & Streets/Sidewalk Committee meeting minutes. PASSED, without negative vote. 7. Citizen Input: Richard Ziemann suggested that changing the speed limit will not deter speeding, but maybe enforcing the current speed limit by issuing citations will make a difference. 8. Correspondence: President Chester Goodman read the following: A letter from a concerned citizen on McKinley Avenue suggesting the placement of a “bump” sign to warn drivers of the difference in road surfaces. A notice from the League of Wisconsin Municipalities that an informative pamphlet entitled So You Want to Be An Elected Official… is available to hand out to potential elected officials. 9. Budget Comparison Report/Financial Considerations: ▪ MOTION (Mattoon/Zook) to approve the 11/30/19 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/Strasburg) to accept the Check Register Report for payment of bills #25138-25178, CC19081-19092, RDW1008-1011, RDS1008-1012, V19305-19334. 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. FC Area Fire District Chief Jamie Kaeding, Request to Purchase Generator for Building: Fire District Chief Jamie Kaeding reported that when the fire station building was constructed it was set up for an outside generator. They would like to consider that now. The purpose would be to have a shelter if there was a power outage. They would like to move forward with getting a generator. He asked if the Village would be in favor of cost sharing and getting one large enough for the public works and police department as well. ▪ MOTION (Mattoon/Strasburg) authorizing FC Area Fire District to investigate cost of generator for the fire station/public works/police department building. 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: Village of Fall Creek Minutes of Regular Village Board Meeting December 9, 2019 Village of Fall Creek Regular Board Meeting Minutes 12/9/19 Page 2 of 2 ▪ MOTION (Jenkins/Mattoon) granting a bartender operator license for the remainder of the 2019/2020 license year to Abigayle Wuebben. PASSED, without negative vote. 13. Public Works Department A. Monthly Report: Public Works Director Bryan Kaatz gave his monthly report, announcing his resignation as PWD with his last day as January 8th. B. Consider 2019/2020 RD Projects: McKinley Avenue Reconstruction Project, Including Contractor Pay Request: ▪ MOTION (Mattoon/Aldrich) approving contractor’s pay request for A-1 Excavating in the amount of $224,782.51 contingent upon Rural Development’s approval. PASSED, roll call vote: Mattoon-yes, Raap-yes, Strasburg-yes, Zook-yes, Aldrich- yes, Goodman-yes, Jenkins-yes. C. Consider Well #3 & #4 Project, Including Funding Closeout Documents: ▪ MOTION (Jenkins/Mattoon) approving all closeout documents for the Village’s Safe Drinking Water Loan to construct wells #3 & #4, abandon well #2, demo pumphouse #2, SCADA. PASSED, roll call vote: Raap-yes, Strasburg-yes, Zook-yes, Aldrich- yes, Goodman-yes, Jenkins-yes, Mattoon-yes. D. Consider Contract for Lease of Village Land (Water Tower, Industrial Park): ▪ MOTION (Jenkins/Mattoon) to accept the agricultural lease with Aaron Wilhelm for rental of Village land as written for this year; will look into having a minimum bid established next year. PASSED, without negative vote. 14. Committee Related A. Community & Economic Development a. Deadline for Newsletter Articles Deadline is December 16. B. Finance & Personnel: No report. C. Parks & Recreation: No report. D. Public Property & Health: No report. E. Public Safety: No report. F. Public Works & Streets/Sidewalks a. Construction of Bike Path in Crystal Creek: Committee Chairperson Joyce Aldrich reported the committee is researching options for the bike path and will keep in contact with Developer Michael Benrud as more gets figured out. b. Consider Speed Limits on State Street: ▪ MOTION (Aldrich/Raap) to send letter to EC Co Highway Commissioner requesting a change in the speed limit on State Street to be lowered to 35 mph from Kopplin Road south to the bridge on CTH K; 25 mph from the bridge on CTH K south to Randall Road; 35 mph from Randall Road to the end of the Village limits. PASSED, without negative vote. c. Update re: McKinley Ave Project, Specifically Mail Delivery Options: The mail is now being delivered to mailboxes again. 15. General Business A. Consider Agreement with REALiving for EAP program: ▪ MOTION (Jenkins/Mattoon) to renew agreement with REALiving for 2020 for an annual cost of $2,000 and to make sure all employees are aware of the program. PASSED, roll call vote: Strasburg-yes, Zook-yes, Aldrich-yes, Goodman-yes, Jenkins-yes, Mattoon-yes, Raap-yes. 16. Adjourn: ▪ MOTION (Jenkins/Raap) @ 7:23 p.m. PASSED, without negative vote. Renee Roemhild, Clerk-Treasurer