Town Board Minutes, 7/24/17

Posted: August 24, 2017

Call to Order: Chairman L Updike called the regular meeting to order at 6:02 p.m. at the Town Hall, 5556 Twin Lane Road. Supervisor D Yelk, Supervisor J Seltzner, Clerk C Yelk, Treasurer K Weisensel, Patrolman W Dorshorst, and Mark & Denise Strohmenger were present.   

Statement of Public Notice: Record in the minutes that the notice of this meeting was posted on the three Town bulletin boards and website on July 20, 2017.

Pledge of Allegiance: D Yelk led the pledge.

Approve Minutes from prior meeting:  Moved by D Yelk, second by J Seltzner to approve minutes from the 7/10/17 Town Board meeting as presented.Voting AYE: Updike, Yelk & Seltzner
Voting NAY: none
Absent: none
Motion carried. 

Public Comment: None presented. 

Consider/take action:  Strohmenger Lane hammerhead/cul de sac completion.  Mark Strohmenger stated that he did not want to complete the project at this time.  The Board reminded him that completion of the project was a condition of the rezone when the house was separated off the original farm parcel.  The Board then gave Mark 2 different options to consider.  No action taken 

Consider/take action:  Crossroads BP operator licenses:  Moved by D Yelk, second by J Seltzner to approve operator licenses as presented.
Voting AYE: Updike, Yelk & Seltzner
Voting NAY: none
Absent: none
Motion carried.

Consider/take action: To authorize the recruitment of two full time EMS employees not to exceed $140,000 total. Moved by J Seltzner, second by D Yelk to reaffirm the motion at the District 14 EMS meeting 7/18/17.
Voting AYE: Updike, Yelk, & Seltzner
Voting NAY: none:
Absent: none
Motion carried.

Consider/take action: To formally invite the Village of Marshall to be reinstated as a member of the Marshall Area EMS District 14 by August 15, 2017.  Moved by J Seltzner, second by D Yelk to reinstate the Village of Marshall.
Voting AYE: Updike, Yelk & Seltzner
Voting NAY: none
Absent: none
Motion carried. 

Committee Updates
Plan Commission  Commission reviewed plans for a replacement storage unit at 2425 State Hwy 19.  No rezone is required, already zoned C – 1.
EMS   See motions above.
Fire   Meeting 7/25/17 to renew ordinance for the Fire Advisory committee.  NEDCFU to meet 8/1/17.
Parks  No meeting or work day in July.Town Zoning   L Updike reported that October 1, 2017 there will be a meeting with the County to submit paperwork to the county.  The next work meeting between the 6 Towns opting out and Renee Lauber of WTA will be 8/9/17. 

Audit/Pay Bills: Moved by D Yelk, second by J Seltzner to approve the bills as presented with the hand written addition.
Voting AYE: Updike, Yelk & Seltzner
Voting Nay: none
Absent: none
Motion carried.

Old business/new business/correspondence: Julie Voss has left 2 message with the Treasurer relaying concerns over the recent accidents at the intersection of Burke and Bailey Rd.  K Weisensel has been asked to contact Community Deputy John Nelson and Julie Voss and invite then to the Board meeting 8/14/17. 

Items for next meeting agenda:  Committee updates, audit/pay bills, old business/new business/correspondence, Deputy Nelson report on Burke/Bailey intersection, Strohmenger hammerhead/cul de sac.

Set Next Meeting Date/Adjournment Next Meeting Dates will be 8/14/17 and 8/28/17.  Meeting adjourned at 8:07 pm.

Cindy L Yelk, Clerk
Town of Sun Prairie