Town Board — Minutes

TOWN OF SEYMOUR BOARD MEETING Vol. 36 Page 26 A meeting of the Seymour Town Board was held Monday, December 11, 2023, at 7:00 p.m. Notice was posted at the Seymour Town Hall, Township Fire Dept. Station 1- and at www.townofseymour.org under “Agendas”. Board members present were Chair Jessica Janssen, Supervisor Kerry Parker, and Supervisor Ken Schick. Also present were Clerk/Treasurer Jean Eisold and two Town residents. Chair Janssen called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. MINUTES APPROVAL: Motion from Supervisor Schick to approve the 11/13/2023 meeting minutes as presented, seconded by Supervisor Parker. Motion carried. GENERAL COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC: January 8th, Town of Garfield – wind and solar teleconference. FINANCIAL REPORT: Reviewed and discussed. Will hold a meeting to amend the budget for 2023. ROADS & BUILDINGS SUPERVISOR REPORT: Bill Hallie for plowing/sanding their portion of 10th Avenue, brushing, motor bearing out, cleaned out beaver dam, installed security system, boom mower done. BUILDING INSPECTOR REPORT: None DISCUSSION ITEMS A. BRIDGE PROJECT ON 140TH: John Beckfield of CBS Squared, Inc. attended. Went over timeline; tall poles – bridge will be 2 feet higher due to flood zone; 1) Geotechnical ordered to see how far bore goes – contract to remove material or blast? Foundation type. Seymour can provide temporary traffic control which would save $1800. 2) Bid process March/April. John pull everything together and provide a revised plan. 3) Obtain land, work with Laura – follow eminent domain if needed, and start by June at the latest. B. ZONING UPDATE: Rod Eslinger and Ben Bublitz attended. Discussed changes. Towns need to adopt within one year, which would be 7/18/2024, file approval with County Clerk and their office. 1. Zoning is not customized. Have discussion and propose code change (Towns) if something is identified, 5 towns have accepted the new code. 2. Conditional Use Permit (CUP) required with Town objections. Rezoning: not on County schedule until brought before Seymour Board, Substation – Rod to get back to Chair Janssen (Utilities don’t have to rezone). 3. Updates to special events could affect Fever Fest and Nashville North. One-time event requires conditional contract, four events per year would require CUP. Nashville North should come before the Seymour Board in January or February. 4. Bigger changes with AC-R zoning, Planned Unit Development (PUD), larger accessory structurer, access dwelling units. 5. Solar – PSC standards being followed 6. Complaints – can forward to Zoning (Ben and Hannah) 7. Road setbacks to align with DOT C. RESTRICTED HUNTING AREA FUTURE UPDATES: Schedule Public Hearing to be held 3/07/24 at 6:30 p.m. with residents in the area of Peterson, 50th, and P for those with 40+ acres, Town of Hallie, Jacob’s Well and those that butt up to the 40 acres. Determine what’s working or not working, issues, etc. D. UPDATE ON PLAT 8: Notices posted in Leader-Telegram Newspaper December 8, 15, and 22, 2023. Thirty-day notice started December 11, 2023, with map posted at Town Hall. If no objections filed, can be approved at the February Board Meeting. ACTION ITEMS A. 2023 BUDGET AMENDMENT: Meet later in December B. APPOINT 2024 & 2025 ELECTION WORKERS: 1. Motion made by Chair Janssen to approve all Election Poll workers on report listing. Motion seconded by Supervisor Schick. Motion Carried 2. Motion made by Chair Janssen to appoint Judy Dekan as Chief Inspector and Carol Accola as Back-Up Chief Inspector. Motion seconded by Supervisor Schick. Motion Carried C. GARBAGE HAULER’S PERMIT: Motion made by Chair Janssen to approve to permits pending payments for Gorilla Dumpster Bag, GFL Solid Waste Midwest LLC, Johnson Roll-Off, Fing LLC dba Trash on Trucks, RightAway RollOff and for Waste Management and Northern Metal Recycling (Toys) pending follow-up. Motion seconded by Supervisor Schick. Motion Carried BOARD MEMBERS COMMUNICATIONS A. The next Board Meeting will be January 8, 2024 B. Back-Up generators, portable and fire station, Pleasant Valley installed at approximate cost of $10,000. SIGN CHECKS AND FORMS: Chair Janssen signed A/P checks. Board approved cash disbursements and payroll for November 14 through December 11, 2023. ADJOURNMENT: Motion by Chair Janssen to adjourn meeting. Motion seconded by Supervisor Parker. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 9:50 p.m. Respectfully submitted by: Jean Eisold, Clerk/Treasurer