Town Board Minutes for July 12, 2010

Posted: July 12, 2010

Regular Town Board Meeting

Call to Order. Chairperson L Updike called the regular semi-monthly meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. at the Town Hall, 5556 Twin Lane Road.  Supervisors V Pogue and D Yelk, Clerk C Quick, Office Assistant J Ramsfield, and Road Patrolman D Farrell were present.

Statement of Public Notice. The chair directed that the minutes show notice of the meeting was published in the July 8, 2010 issue of The Star and posted on the three town bulletin boards July 9, 2010.

Pledge of Allegiance.  J Ramsfield led the pledge.

Approve Minutes of Prior Meetings: Moved by V Pogue second by D Yelk, to approve the minutes of the June 28, 2010 Town Board Meeting as presented.

Voting AYE: Updike, Pogue, and Yelk

Voting Nay: none

Absent: none

Motion carried

Public Comment: None

Town Road Report:  D. Farrell reported that the bridge replacement on Town Hall Drive has been completed.  Madison Crushing will pave the area at a later date.  The Town Patrolmen has started replacing road signs with the new state mandated reflective signs.  All warning signs need to be replaced by December 31, 2010 and all other signs by December 31, 2011.  The town pickup had mechanical trouble this past week; it lost power and would not go over 30 miles per hour.  It is scheduled for a checkup.  The board members reviewed the Bailey Road Survey submitted D Farrell that was conducted by Klais Engineering, LLC.  The Bailey Road Survey will be discussed at the July 26th meeting.

Consider Appeal of Denial of Provisional Operator License G Singh: no action taken – no representation present.

Consider and Take Action re:  Amendment to Ordinance Regulating Weight Limits on Town Roads concerning permit process.  Moved by D Yelk second by V Pogue, to amend the language of 2003-1 Ordinance Regulation of Weight Limits on Town of Sun Prairie Roads; Section 4.C. and Section 7 along with changing Special Use Permit to Exceptional Use Permit in the entire document.

Voting AYE:  Updike, Pogue, and Yelk

Voting Nay: none

Absent:  none

Motion carried

Consider and Take Action re:  Application for Operator License for A Ranzen.  The Board reviewed the application and history check.  Moved by Doug Yelk, second by Vernon Pogue to grant regular operator license to the applicant A Ranzen employed at The Oaks Golf Course.

Voting AYE:  Updike, Pogue, and Yelk

Voting Nay: none

Absent:  none

Motion carried

Discuss and Consider Action re: Compliance with Smoking Ban.  No action taken.

Audit and Pay Bills.  The Board reviewed the invoices.  Moved by V Pogue, second by D Yelk to pay bills along with the handwritten on the bottom with the addition of payment to the Pierceville Cemetery Association.

Voting AYE:  Updike, Pogue, and Yelk

Voting Nay: none

Absent:  none

Motion carried

Agenda items for next meeting:

  • Bailey Road Survey

Set Next Meeting Date/Business/Adjournment. The next board meeting was set for July 26, 2010, at 7:00 p.m.  Moved by V Pogue, second by D Yelk to adjourn the meeting at 8:10 p.m.

Voting AYE:  Updike, Pogue, and Yelk

Voting Nay:  none

Absent:  none

Motion carried

Correct Attest,

Claudia J. Quick, Town Clerk

Jo Ann Ramsfield, Office Assistant