May Minutes

FREDERIC VILLAGE BOARD ORGANIZATIONAL AND REGULAR MEETING MINUTES Frederic Village Hall ∙110 Oak Street E Monday, May 11, 2026 ∙ 7:00 PM Call to Order Organizational Meeting by President Amanda Blackmon at 7:00 pm at the Frederic Village Hall Roll Call: Amanda Blackmon, Brad Harlander, Randy Crandell, Jackie Peterson, Ben Morris. Zach Anderson and Rob Lillehaug, absent. Committee Appointments Ben Morris-Personnel and Finance Committee, Zach Anderson-Public Works Committee, Ken Roettger-Housing Board and Kris Thompson-Planning Commission. Motion to approve appointments as presented by B Harlander/R Crandell. Vote: Carried Annual Designations Motion to approve designations as presents by J Peterson/B Harlander. Vote: Carried. Adjourn Motion to adjourn at 7:05 pm by R Crandell/B Harlander. Vote: Carried. Call to Order Regular Board Meeting by President Amanda Blackmon at 7:05 pm at the Frederic Village Hall Agenda Approval Motion to approve the agenda by B Harlander/J Peterson. Vote: Carried Approve Previous Meeting Minutes Motion to approve April 13 and April 21, 2026 minutes as presented by R Crandell/J Peterson. Vote: Carried Public Comments – Rose, Rose’s Garden, requested a chance to put a bid in for the boulevard flowers next year. William Johnson, Frederic Historical Society, shared an ad that was placed in Trains magazine for the Depot. Review of WI Avenue Financing A Blackmon stated the loan amount for the WI Avenue project was reduced after the April Board meeting. The final amount was $1,187,407.43. Lakeland Communications – Fiber Project Representatives from Lakeland were present to share information regarding the fiber project Lakeland will be working on this year into next spring. Lakeland will extend fiber to homes and businesses for free during the project. The Board was also assured that the cleanup after the project would be completed promptly. Friendly Tavern Extend Liquor License for Street Dance Jeremy, Friendly Tavern, was present to request extension of liquor license to include the sidewalk outside the Friendly Tavern, Traffic Avenue and directly across the street from the Friendly Tavern during the Family Days, street dance. Motion to approve license extension as requested by B Harlander/J Peterson. Vote: Carried Friendly Tavern Traffic Avenue Closure Request Request to close Traffic Avenue during Family Days from Friday at 6 pm to Sunday at 12 pm. Motion to approve request B Harlander/R Crandell. Vote: Carried Car Show – Street Closure Request Request to close Oak Street E on Saturday during Family Days from Wisconsin Avenue to Lake Avenue. B Struck will coordinate with Stephanie from Chamber for barricades. Motion to approve request by B Harlander/J Peterson. Vote: Carried Frederic Area Chamber Requests – Family Days Erin Hornbeak, Chamber, discussed signs for the bathrooms, porta-potties and the sawdust pile. The Board stated the Chamber should be responsible for those things. Chamber will coordinate with Public Works for other things they need. Friendly Tavern One Way Street Closure Requests Jeremy, manager, was present and requested permission to close the one-way section of Traffic Avenue from 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm, on 8 Thursday evenings during the summer for a Corn Hole League. Chief Sams said he would coordinate with Jeremy. Motion to approve the street closure request by B Harlander/R Crandell. Vote: Carried Squad Car Replacement Chief Sams discussed the 2014 Tahoe and possible replacements. J Schott stated the police department should have $25,000 to $29,000 left in the 2026 budget to go toward a replacement squad. The remainder will have to come from the contingency fund. Motion to approve Chief Sams spending up to $60,000 for the purchase and equipping of a new squad by B Morris/R Crandell. Vote: Carried Committee and Department Head Report B Struck informed the Board that he has placed ads for bids for street work. Chief Sams stated he has purchased badge stickers, pens and pencils for upcoming events. A Blackmon asked about Textmygov, J Schott informed the Board that she has been training to use the program and everything is moving forward. Approval of Check Register – Check #194425-194470 Motion to approve checks 194425-194470 by R Harlander/R Crandell. Vote: Carried Items for Future Agendas None Adjourn Motion to adjourn at 7:40 pm by J Peterson/B Harlander. Vote: Carried