Minutes

VILLAGE BOARD MEETING STOCKHOLM VILLAGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES TUESDAY, JULY 12, 2022 MEETING MINUTES Village President Harley Cochran called the Regular meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. Roll Call: Harley Cochran, Dennis Reichert, Jerry Larson, John Krumm, Cindy Fayerweather were present. No Additions or deletions to the agenda. Clerk’s Report: A Motion was made by Jerry, 2nd by John to approve the June 14, 2022 meeting minutes; carried. Treasurer’s Report: The June financial reports were sent out. Motion by Jerry, 2nd by John to approve the Treasurer’s reports; carried. Park Committee Report: Jerry Larson, Park Chair reported the Park Bee was a big success! The new tables were assembled and placed throughout the park. Thank you so much to everyone that helped to get this big job done! A special thank you to Dan Prokosh for picking up the tables at the Pepin County Highway Dept. shop. Jerry reported that the campground pay box was broken into, but no money was taken. Tree trimmers have removed ash trees and dead branches as needed. Some of the old picnic tables were donated for the threshing bee property, there are still 4 more tables to be given away. The Art Fair is this weekend, seems to be on track. Community Coffee will be held in the Park on Friday, July 22nd at 10:00. Zoning Administrator Report: Roy Forstromm was present via ZOOM and reported that he has been in contact with Charles Hencier and other contacts for projects coming up. Planning Commission Report: Colleen Larson, Planning Com. Chair, discussed the research she has done regarding compression braking or Jake braking as it is commonly known. Apparently it is a difficult process to go through and requires a local police force to enforce this type of Ordinance if it were to be passed. Discussion was held, Harley will speak to Sheriff Joel Wener as well. Premier Resort Area Tax (PRAT) Committee Report: No report. New Business: 1. Deputy Clerk/Treasurer Wages: Discussion was held on compensation for Deputy Clerk/Treasurer Cindy Fayerweather as she has assumed the Clerk/Treasurer duties while Heidi Krause has been ill and unable to perform the duties as Clerk/Treasurer. Harley recommended full Clerk/Treasurer wages to be paid. Discussion was held, a motion was made by Jerry, 2nd by John to approve payment to Cindy Fayerweather equivalent to the Clerk/Treasurer wages, all in favor; carried. 2. Rattlesnake concerns on the Zerby property: Harley gave a short background on the property. Brush piles were left on the property that are believed to be creating habitat for rodents and drawing the rattlesnakes down off the bluff. A DNR assessment has been set up for 1:00 PM on July 14, 2022 with Mr. Zerby attending. This is a public safety concern for property owners in the area. 3. Park Committee has requested the purchase of a small storage shed for the park to house tools and supplies. Discussion was held on purchasing a shed or purchasing the materials and volunteers build it. A building size of 8’ X 10’ or 8’ X 12’ with an estimated cost of $2100 to $4180 and sitework estimate of $500. The decision was made to table the discussion to the August meeting for more solid costs. Concerns were raised theft and the actual cost involved. 4. Chris Hines estimated cost of cleanup in the park: $350 estimated. Due to the timelines, the work has been completed and invoiced. 5. Garbage removal concerns in the park: Discussion was held regarding the garbage collection in the park. Durand Sanitation is unable to provide an additional dumpster or a 2nd stop for the week due to lack of containers and manpower. Chris Hines was contacted to provide an estimate of cost for the additional garbage removal and his costs were: $6.00 per 55 gallon bag and $55.00 per trip to the Pepin Collection Site as needed on a temporary basis. A motion was made by John, 2nd by Dennis to approve Chris Hines’ quote, all in favor; carried. 6. Wollschlager land swap update: Nothing new to report, this project is expected to be resolved by late summer. 7. Tuckpoint estimate for the Village Hall: No estimate has been received. John Krumm has made tremendous progress on the paint removal from the Village Hall building, thank you, John! 8. BIL Infrastructure funding: After looking into the funding, it doesn’t appear to be a type of funding we are able to apply for. John recommended local fund raising to be done instead. 9. ADA Park Grant project update: Leanna Bender and Maria Nelson, Pepin County have been actively working on this project. 25 ADA picnic tables have been received and are now in use in the park. Lewanna is asking to meet with the County HWY Dept., Land Management and Village representatives to review the additional ADA parking planned for the park. 10. Citizen concerns: Nothing was brought forward. 11. Smart Growth Compliance: No specific items were discussed. 12. Due to the Partisan Primary Election to be held on Tuesday, August 9th, the next regular Village Board meeting will be held at 6:00 PM on WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10TH, 2022. 13. A motion was made to adjourn the meeting by Jerry, 2nd by John. Motion carried, meeting adjourned. Cindy Fayerweather Deputy Clerk/Treasurer