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August 3, 2009 Town Board Meeting
Minutes of the August 3, 2009 Monthly Town Board Meeting
Chairman Sturgeon called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM. Those attending were Chairman Sturgeon, Supervisor Osfar, Supervisor Misiak, Clerk Allis and Treasurer Sell. There were 19 people in the audience.Supervisor Osfar made a motion to approve the agenda at the discretion of the Chairman. Supervisor Misiak seconded and the motion carried.Supervisor Osfar made a motion to approve the minutes of the June 1, 2009 Board of Review Meeting and the June 26, 2009 Board of Review Meeting. Supervisor Misiak seconded and the motion carried. Supervisor Misiak made a motion to approve the minutes of the July 6, 2009 Monthly Town Board Meeting, July 26, 2009 Public Hearing and the July 26, 2009 Special Town Board Meeting. Supervisor Osfar seconded and the motion carried.Supervisor Osfar made a motion to approve the Treasurer’s report as read. Supervisor Misiak seconded and the motion carried.Supervisor Osfar gave an update on the Harris Lake Invasive Specie Study. Onterra completed the Curley Leaf Pond Weed study and found 4.1 acres of CLP. It was found in 2 places in the basin which was approximately 2 acres. There were three other areas that had small amounts of CLP. None of the areas were connected. Greater than 10 acres is considered serious and requires action. They will continue to monitor for CLP, no action is required at this time. On July 8th the Point Intercept Study was started by the DNR – 200-400 points will be determined. Papoose Lake was monitored for AIS and no species were found. The Town Lakes Committee had a Forum at the Town Hall and 32 people attended. Multiple topics were discussed by the University of Wisconsin Extension Center Lakes Specialist speaker. Supervisor Osfar, Supervisor Misiak and Chairman Sturgeon attended a seminar on low lake levels. Anyone interested to be on a Terrestrial Invasive Specie Committee contact Supervisor Osfar. We have some Japanese Knot Weed growing on Papoose Lake Road which is an invasive weed. Supervisor Misiak reported the Fire Dept. participated in the July 4th activities. They displayed the new rescue truck at the Boat Parade. They had beverage sales, T-shirts and other items for sale and generated $1000.00 in donations for the department. The department plans to use the money towards a new trailer for the off road ranger. They will also be auctioning the old rescue truck and those monies will also go towards the purchase of the trailer. Five to six volunteer fire fighters are enrolled in the Fire Fighting Fire Classes at Nicolet College this fall. The Fire Dept. is planning an open house, fire extinguisher sale and a demonstration the first week in October. This will be in coordination with the National Fire Prevention Week. The Fire Dept. moved their equipment out of the fire barn and cleaned the fire barn for the Winchester Women’s Civic Club annual bazaar/rummage sale in July. The bazaar/rummage sale was a success and the Women’s Club sends their thanks and appreciation to the Fire Department. In August the Fire Dept. plans to repair the dry fire hydrant at Papoose Lake and install a new hydrant at the park and install a second new hydrant either at the Birch Lake landing or between North Turtle and Rock Lake. The Ambulance Dept. has 4-5 volunteers (new recruits) taking the EMT training. At the Transfer Station we placed a 30 yard container for scrap metal which was filled up quickly and replaced with another container. This will continue through the summer months. Presque Isle might be interested in some kind of cooperative arrangement with us relative to scrap metal. Supervisor Misiak will investigate this matter. As of now, we are giving the vendor the scrap metal and he is charging us $100 for the haul. We have located a recycler that will pickup and compensate the town for the batteries that are accumulating at the Transfer Station. There are two people that have the forms for naming their private drives; we are waiting for them to return their forms. Mr. Olig requested a fire number on East Circle Lily Rd and that resulted in 12 fire number changes. Mark Schuelke had an incident where the county officials did not know where he was located. His new address was supposed to have been entered into the new grid. Supervisor Misiak is looking into this problem with the county.Chairman Sturgeon reported the town crew is 80% done with getting the roads ready for Scott Construction Co. to work on them. Everything should be done by next week. Sand and chips will be delivered to the Community Building for the Memory Garden and Ed Fairbanks is putting in a sprinkler system for the garden. There was some vandalism at the town gravel pit; windows were broken on the loader. The windows will be replaced and the parents of the vandals will pay the cost. The Library Board met – the libraian went to a meeting in Boulder Junction regarding web training. There will be a second session on August 15, 2009. Northern Waters will host the website and all libraries will have space on it. It may be up and running in October. Rob Schmidt, Jr. did not have anything to report on the new library project. Correspondence – 1) Rick Clem did an audit on UDC Erosion & Sediment Control. We received the report from the Wisconsin Department of Commerce. 2) Supervisor Misiak received a letter from the Wisconsin Geographic Names Council regarding the spelling of Adelaide Lake. We must confirm the name and they need a verification of the name within four months. There were no road/lane name changes.There was no discussion regarding roads, equipment or maintenance.The Board discussed dates for the planning of the 5 year road plan. They would like to see this year’s road projects completed before starting the plan. The Board will work on the plan the latter part of October. Discussion was held regarding dates for starting the 2010 Budget. The first meeting will be Tuesday, August 25, 2009 at 9:00 AM.Discussion held regarding the town website. Supervisor Osfar will get quotes on the cost of the website and maintaining it. Supervisor Osfar made a motion to table any further discussion regarding the website until the next month. Supervisor Misiak seconded and the motion carried. Discussion held regarding the Uniform Addressing Plan for the Town of Winchester. The town had one year to reply to the letter Barb Gibson, Vilas County Mapping Department, sent to the town last August. The town is to send Ms. Gibson a plan of compliance. Supervisor Osfar made a motion to approve the plan of compliance as printed and have a follow-up meeting in the future. Supervisor Misiak seconded and the motion carried. Supervisor Osfar made a motion to approve Chairman Sturgeon and Supervisor Misiak to attend the Sign Retroreflectivity Workshop on September 16, 2009 in Tomahawk. Supervisor Misiak seconded and the motion carried.Supervisor Osfar stated we will be ordering two swing seats for the park swing set. He also discussed ordering more picnic tables for the park. He stated Sam’s Club has the identical tables, only in green, that we have at the park. The price is $1616.00 for ten tables with free shipping. Also discussed, was the purchasing of 1-2 grills for the Municipal Building. The grills are $269.00 each at Home Depot. Supervisor Misiak made a motion to buy 10 green picnic tables and two stainless steel grills. Chairman Sturgeon seconded and the motion carried.Rick Clem, from the Lions Club, discussed the beverage building the Lions Club would like to build at the park. Discussion was held regarding where to place the building. The building would be 20’ x 20’ and have a bar area and a walk-in cooler area. Also discussed was paving the area between the grill and pavilion. Supervisor Osfar made a motion to approve the plan for the Lions Club beverage building. The building will be placed northeast of the grill area. The Lions Club will incur the cost for the beverage building at the park. Supervisor Misiak seconded and the motion carried.Supervisor Osfar made a motion to pave the large area from the grill and new beverage building to the end of the pavilion at the same level. Chairman Sturgeon seconded and the motion carried.Chairman Sturgeon made a motion to make a parking area on the north side of the park gate. Supervisor Osfar seconded and the motion carried.Supervisor Misiak discussed the recycling of computers. Continental Computer Recycling is offering to place recycling bins for unwanted computers, video games, satellite receivers, cell phones, laptops, cable boxes, routers and any computer related electronics at our Recycling Center and schedule free pick-ups. Supervisor Misiak made a motion to call Continental Computer Recycling for the bins and free pick-ups. Supervisor Osfar seconded and the motion carried.Chairman Sturgeon made a motion to adjourn to public participation items in compliance with the open meeting law; all comments must pertain to agenda items of what the Chairman considers town business. Supervisor Osfar seconded and the motion carried.Supervisor Osfar made a motion to reconvene into open session. Supervisor Misiak seconded and the motion carried.Chairman Sturgeon made a motion to approve vouchers #21836 through #21899 for a total of $45,834.41. Supervisor Misiak seconded and the motion carried.Supervisor Osfar made a motion to go into closed session under SS19.85 © considering employment, promotion, compensation or performance valuation of any public employee. Supervisor Misiak seconded and the motion carried. Roll call vote – Chairman Sturgeon, aye; Supervisor Osfar, aye; Supervisor Misiak, aye. Those attending closed session were Chairman Sturgeon, Supervisor Osfar, Supervisor Misiak, Clerk Allis and Eric Turner.Supervisor Osfar made a motion to reconvene into open session. Supervisor Misiak seconded and the motion carried. Discussed in closed session was a specific work guideline rule that was broken – only town employees or Town Board members are allowed to ride in town vehicles unless approved by the board. Supervisor Misiak made a motion that a written reprimand be added to Eric Turner’s file regarding failure to follow instructions. A complete performance review be conducted within 30 days. Supervisor Osfar seconded and the motion carried. Chairman Sturgeon made a motion to adjourn. Supervisor Misiak seconded and the motion carried. The meeting adjourned at 9:35 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Ruth Allis
Town Clerk
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