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November 3, 2008 Town Board Meeting
Minutes of the November 3, 2008 Monthly Town Board MeetingChairman Schmidt called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM. Those attending were Chairman Schmidt, Supervisor Williams, Supervisor Osfar, Clerk Allis and Treasurer Sell. There were 21 in the audience.Supervisor Williams made a motion to approve the agenda at the discretion of the Chairman. Supervisor Osfar seconded and the motion carried.Supervisor Osfar made a motion to approve the minutes of the October 6, 2008 Special Town Meeting, October 6, 2008 Monthly Town Board Meeting and the October 27, 2008 Special Town Board Meeting. Supervisor Williams seconded and the motion carried.Supervisor Williams made a motion to approve the Treasurer’s report as read. Supervisor Osfar seconded and the motion carried.Supervisor Osfar reported the docks at the boat landings will be pulled tomorrow, November 4, 2008. There is damage on one of the docks, Harris Lake, and the pole will be replaced. The wheels on the docks will be pulled and stored at the town garage. The Birch Lake dock will have an additional 8 ft. section added to it. The patching done at the Harris Lake and Birch Lake boat landings is holding up. Supervisor Osfar stated he will be talking to Mercer Rentals to check on the price for taking out and putting in the South Turtle Lake dock; that is the longest dock and is difficult for two persons to handle. There was a gas spill from a gas can on East Birch Lake Road; Supervisor Osfar cleaned it up. Supervisor Williams reported the Library Board met October 27, 2008. Mapping sent the address for the residence on Village Point Lane. Eagle Waste brought three dumpsters for the metal recycling; the town crew filled 2 _ dumpsters. The town received a check for $776.50 ($50 per ton) for the metal. The town trailer was hauled to the paper mill in Green Bay with our recycling bundles. The World Championship Musky Classic Board met October 22, 2008. Out of the 659 fishermen, 71 fish were caught and 70 fish were released. The monies raised are used for scholarships for local students. Chairman Schmidt reports last month the Fire Dept. had two practices. The first practice was vehicles and the second practice was ladder training and chimney fire training. The EMT’s were also doing some training on the new medical equipment they purchased. We should receive the rescue sled the second week in November. The Winchester EMT’s and Fire Dept. were part of the search and rescue that occurred last Friday. The town crew last month – Eric has been trying to finish the shouldering, it will be done in a couple days. We have salt and sand piled and mixed; the County will be storing sand next to our pile to make it easier for them, instead of having to drive back and forth to Boulder Junction to reload. Joe regraveled the turn-a-rounds to prepare them for the winter and did some patch work also. The park has been closed for the winter. The furnaces in the town buildings have been checked in preparation for winter. Meverden is setup to start crushing gravel; it should take them approximately 5-6 days to crush 10,000 yards. For the month of November, depending on the weather, the town crew will be doing snowplowing and sanding. The Plan Commission did not meet last month and neither did the EMS Board. The next EMS Board Meeting will be the first Saturday in December. Chairman Schmidt gave an update on the new library. Chairman Schmidt met with Cela, librarian, Bob Bell, architect, and B..J. Bauers to go over the latest set of plans. The heating plan was discussed – there will be a furnace for the addition, director’s office and the library, for the two storage rooms (chairs & quilting) we will tap off the existing duct work in this building, and for the town office and conference room a small furnace will be installed in the corner of the town office. They also looked over the electrical plan, plumbing, counters, cabinets, desks, etc. The goal is to have bid documents ready for January. Bob Bell should have everything done and ready for a December meeting. We did not have any new requests for lane/road changes. Discussion held regarding response from county to town’s letter regarding Vilas County Uniform Addressing System. Supervisor Williams wrote a response letter from the Town Board and it was sent to all the County Board members and the Mapping Department. Chairman Schmidt received a phone call from one County Board member in regards to the town’s letter. Lt. Peske and Barb and Becky from Mapping would like to be here at our December Town Board Meeting to go through the letter on what it is , what the town is required to do and what we should be doing. They wanted us to understand that the letter was written in such a way to get our attention, so that Mapping does not have the same problem that Land Use is having. They do not want the town boards to push the changes for the roads and fire numbers off until they are under the gun because of state regulations. Supervisor Osfar stated our letter was written because of the tone of the letter received from Mapping, not because of the changes we have to make. Supervisor Williams stated he feels the same regarding the letter received. Supervisor Williams stated in our letter to the County Board, we requested to meet with the Land Records Committee in Winchester. Supervisor Williams made a motion that we do not meet with Mapping until we meet with the Land Records Committee. There was no second to the motion. The motion died.Chairman Schmidt did not receive any letters for Emergency Service Board members. The board is at seven members. At the last meeting a motion was made to have Louise Eifert on the ES Board which makes her the seventh member. Chairman Schmidt received six letters for Library Board members. The letters were from: Bob Bridges, Felicia Gorman, Judy Habermann, Steve Steiner, Katie Felker and Amy Balas. Discussion was held – there are three openings for new members and the board currently has five members. Chairman Schmidt made a motion as of December 1, 2008 we place Judy Habermann, Felicia Gorman, Amy Balas as the three board members for the Library Board to replace the three members that are leaving and have Katie Felker as the alternate. There was no second to the motion. The motion died. Supervisor Williams made a motion that the letters from the Library Board candidates be forwarded to the Library Board and let the Library Board make a recommendation to the Town Board. Supervisor Osfar seconded and the motion carried. Supervisor Williams – aye, Supervisor Osfar – aye, Chairman Schmidt – opposed. One bid for UDC Inspector from RC Construction Inspection Agency, LLC was received. There were some changes in the fee schedule. Supervisor Osfar made a motion to approve RC Construction Inspection Agency, LLC as UDC Inspector from January 1, 2009 to December 31, 2010. Supervisor Williams seconded and the motion carried. Supervisor Osfar made a motion to approve the clerk’s mileage to Eagle River with the ballots according to Resolution 2004 – 02. Supervisor Williams seconded and the motion carried.Discussion held regarding the letter from the Library Board, requesting donations for the new library, that will be included with the town’s tax bills. Chairman Schmidt read the letter to the Board. Supervisor Osfar made a motion to approve placement of the Library Board’s letter in the tax bill. Supervisor Williams seconded and the motion carried. Supervisor Osfar would like to have a notice included with the tax bill that an advisory referendum regarding the new library will be on the ballot for the April 7, 2009 Spring Election. Chairman Schmidt stated we have not legally set any referendum. Supervisor Osfar requested the referendum be put on the town agenda for the November 17, 2008 Special Town Meeting. Discussion held regarding the town representative to the Vilas County Land Use Committee. Rick Clem has volunteered to be the town representative. Supervisor Osfar made a motion to appoint Rick Clem as the town’s representative to the Vilas County Land Use Committee. Supervisor Williams seconded and the motion carried.Chairman Schmidt read the preamble and resolution for the $75,000 loan from the Board of Commissioners of Public Lands for the purchase of the Plum Creek property (see attached). Chairman Schmidt made a motion that we approve signing of the Form of Record and documents for the loan of $75,000 for the purchase of 40 acres from Plum Creek. Supervisor Osfar seconded and the motion carried. Chairman Schmidt – aye, Supervisor Williams – aye, Supervisor Osfar – aye. Chairman Schmidt 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.Chairman Schmidt made a motion to reconvene into open session. Supervisor Osfar seconded and the motion carried.Chairman Schmidt made a motion to approve vouchers #21231 through #21286 for a total of $51,723.64. Supervisor Williams seconded and the motion carried.Chairman Schmidt made a motion to adjourn. Supervisor Osfar seconded and the motion carried. The meeting adjourned at 8:30 PM.Respectfully submitted,Ruth AllisTown Clerk
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