Meeting Minutes

1 Board Meeting June 11, 2024 The meeting was called to order by Chair Jennifer Meyer. Flag Salute Attendance: Chair Jennifer Meyer, Supervisor Mona Mathews, Supervisor Jeff Whyte, Supervisor Paul Travis and Supervisor Megan Bischel all in attendance. Adopt Agenda: Chair Jennifer Meyer made a motion to adopt agenda with the ability to move some of the agenda items up for those that have to leave. Supervisor Mona Mathews seconded with the change in order. All voted yes, motion carried. Approve Minutes: May 14 th meeting minutes: A. Supervisor Mona Mathews made a motion to approve May 14, 2024 Town Board meeting minutes. Supervisor Jeff Whyte seconded the motion. All voted yes, motion carried. Visit Eau Claire: A. Dana Crosson from Visit Eau Claire was not in attendance. Report was sent electronically. Comp Plan: A. June 6 th meeting update: No applications received this month. Comp Plan Board went through municipal code to go over and update. Park Commission: A. June meeting update: Tony Bischel from the Park Commission was here to give the update. New Officers were elected and need to be approved by Union Board. Barb Kleist is Chair, Fred Belay is Vice Chair, and Kathy Alf is Secretary. Supervisor Mona Mathews made a motion to approve. Supervisor Paul Travis seconded the motion. All voted yes, motion carries. Also talked about the memorial at Sherman Creek. So far $2,500 has been raised for the memorial and money will be used to memorialize trails in Sherman Creek Park. Fire Station #3: A. Battalion Chief Eddy Yates was in attendance. He mentioned the station had some car accidents, garage fire, structure fire, and grass fire. Dive team was in Menomonie for a car in the water. B. Insurance Services Office (ISO) Audit update: Suggested Township Fire get a ladder truck. C. TFD Rental unit has tenants as of Tuesday, May 21, 2024, and the rent is $1,850.00/month. Township Fire sold the skid steer and mower. 2 Roads: A. CTH T project; monthly meeting update / public meeting in August B. County Line Road Project update: Cedar Corp. was not at meeting, has been posted for bids. C. Railroad update: Railroad is doing investigating into cost. D. Spray Patching quotes E. Birchwood Dr. turnaround / garbage truck turn-around issues: Waste management is having issues turning around. Chair Jennifer Meyer hired a surveyor to check lots to see if room for a turn around. Cost for surveyor is around $1,000.00 F. Bridge Cleaning, by July for Aug-Oct inspections – Only 1 Bridge on County Line. G. Contech Lunch and Learn; Pipe Drainage Structure Solutions/EC CTY HWY DEPT on June 19, 2024, 12-1pm H. Any other road business - None Metropolitan Planning Organization: A. Water Quality Management Technical Advisory Committee (WQM-TAC) first meeting is set for Monday, July 22 nd from 5:30 – 8:00 PM, Gillette Room, 4th Floor, Building D2, Banbury Place, 800 Wisconsin St., Eau Claire (near the WCWRPC’s offices) Music Events: A. Blue Ox: June 27 – 29: Tony Bischel was present and mentioned that attendance will about the same as last year. Main stage is scheduled to be done at 11pm, which is 1 hour earlier. Side Stage will be done at 2am and campers move in on Wednesday. B. Country Jam at the Eau Claire Event District: Traffic/roads contact: Jake Lynch site superintendent: Jake Lynch was in attendance and mentioned that 10th Ave. and County Line Road will not be closing but will not be advertised as open to traffic. The Eau Claire County Sheriff’s department is comfortable with them open. Public Comment The purpose of public comment is to provide members of the public with an opportunity to present information to the Board. It is not intended for interactive debate. There will be no response or comment from Town of Union Board Supervisors. Wis Stat.§19.84(2) NONE Utility Applications: A. Charter Cable; replace a failing coaxial cable from 5120 Star Ridge Rd south to 5024 Vesta Ct. . Review/Approval Bills: A. Monthly Payables: Report was distributed by Clerk. Supervisor Mona Mathews made a motion to approve payables as presented to the Board. Seconded by Chair Jennifer Meyer. All voted yes, motion carried. 3 Treasurer Report – A. Treasurer John Mclaughlin’s report was not distributed to the Board as we did not receive any bank statements. Treasurer John McLaughlin not in attendance. Licenses: A. Operators: Supervisor Paul Travis made a motion to approve operators licenses as presented to the Town Board. Supervisor Jeff Whyte seconded the motion. All voted yes, motion carried. B. Liquor/Tobacco Licenses: Supervisor Paul Travis made a motion to approve Liquor/Tobacco Licenses as presented to the Town Board. Supervisor Mona Mathews seconded the motion. All voted yes, motion carried. Town Properties: A. Street Light Inventory – Chair Jennifer Meyer received a print out from Xcel Energy for street lights Town is billed for. Jennifer Meyer was able to find most of them. B. Town Hall Fire Inspection Complete 6-6-24/new defibrillator pads needed for Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Unit. Clerk ordered new ones, backordered. C. Dog issue on Remington Rd. D. Any other Town Property issues: None Scheduled Town Meetings/Events: • June 27 – 29 Blue Ox Music Festival • Wednesday, July 3, 2024, Park Commission meeting 9:30am; Union Town Hall • Thursday, July 4, 2024, Comp Plan meeting 6:30pm; Union Town Hall • Tuesday, July 9, 2024, Town Board Meeting 6:30pm; Union Town Hall Adjourn This Board meeting was adjourned at 7:50pm. Chair Jennifer Meyer made a motion to adjourn, and Supervisor Paul Travis seconded the motion.