Town Board Minutes for June 25, 2012

Posted: June 25, 2012

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

Statement of Public Notice. The chair directed that the minutes show notice of the meeting was posted on the three town bulletin boards on June 21, 2012.

Pledge of Allegiance: V Pogue led the pledge.

Approve Minutes of Prior Meetings: Moved by V Pogue, second by D Yelk to approve the minutes of the May11, 2012 Town Board Meeting as presented

Voting AYE: Updike Pogue and Yelk

Voting Nay: none

Absent: none

Motion carried

Moved by V Pogue, second by D Yelk to approve the minutes of the May30, 2012 Town Board Meeting as presented

Voting AYE: Updike Pogue and Yelk

Voting Nay: none

Absent: none

Motion carried

Road Report:  nothing new to report

Public Hearing – Fermented Malt Beverage and Liquor License.  No comments

Consider and Take Action re:  Applications for Class A and Class B Fermented Malt Beverages and Liquor Licenses – Board members reviewed the applications.  Moved by D Yelk, second by V Pogue to approve applications for Class A and Class B Fermented Malt Beverages and Liquor Licenses for The Oaks Golf Course; Chicken Lips and Crossroads BP.

Voting AYE:  Updike, Pogue, and Yelk

Voting Nay: none

Absent: none

Motion carried

Consider and Take Action re:  Applications for Operator Licenses.  The Board reviewed the applications and background history.  Moved by D Yelk, second by V Pogue to grant regular operator licenses to the applicants employed at: The Oaks Golf Course, Chicken Lips, and Crossroads BP with completed requirements as presented this evening.  Regular operator’s license will be issued to the two applicants upon completion of the required server’s class is completed.

Voting AYE:  Updike, Pogue, and Yelk

Voting Nay: none

Absent: none

Motion carried

Committee Updates:

  • EMS – V Pogue: the EMS roster is now at 42; they made 50 ambulance runs for the month of May 2012.  So far for 2012 there have been 177 runs; 17 more than 2011.  De Forest has an ambulance for sale; the EMS Advisory board will meet June 28 to discuss the pros & cons of purchasing the used ambulance.
  • DCTA – L Updike attended the Town Chairs of 20 Dane County Towns, June 13, 2012 at the Town of Dunn’s Town Hall to discuss reform and restructuring of the Capital Area Regional Planning Commission.  The Chairs generally agreed with the Dane County Towns Association’s Board of Directors that CARPC must be reformed.  The vote was unanimous to pursue reform and restructuring.

Audit/Pay Bills: Moved by V Pogue, second by D Yelk to approve bills as presented.

Voting AYE: Updike Pogue and Yelk

Voting Nay: none

Absent: none

Motion carried

Old Business:

  • Savannah Valley – D Yelk stated that the individuals affected by the broken tile have made the repair.  He proposed the board invite D Midthun to the next regular board meeting (7/23/12) to discuss repayment of town funds used to diagnose the problem area.  The board had initially approved funds up to $10,000 to get rid of the standing water.  The town funds have been exceeded by approximately $5800.
  • Cambridge Community Bike Ride – J Ramsfield presented to the board members the route map for the bike ride.  The board members gave permission for the bikers to use the portion on Ridge Road that the Town of Sun Prairie is responsible for.  The clerk was instructed to make the community deputy aware of the event.

Correspondence:

  • Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for the Madison Urban Area – vote request for nominees for the towns’ appointment to the Madison Area Transportation Planning Board. L Updike instructed the clerk to respond with his vote.

Set Next Meeting Date/Adjournment: The next board meetings will be July 23, 2012 at 7 pm. Moved by D Yelk, second by V Pogue to adjourn the meeting at 8:00 p.m.

Correctly Attested,

Jo Ann Ramsfield, Town Clerk

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