At 6:30 p.m. the Board and those interested gathered inside the gate of the town property, 5640 Twin Lane Road and walked through the area to view and determine nature park and highway department use areas. Fourteen interested people met in the nature park.

The Town Board of the Town of Sun Prairie met on Monday, April 26, 2004 at 7:30 P.M. at the Town Hall, 5556 Twin Lane Road.

Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 7:30 P.M. by chairperson Lyle Updike. Supervisors Vernon Pogue and Doug Yelk, clerk Claudia Quick, deputy clerk Joan Rademacher and highway patrolman Dennis Farrell were present. Joe and Diane Powelka and Harold Buss also attended the meeting.

Pledge of Allegiance Joe Powelka led the Pledge of Allegiance.

Statement of Public Notice The chair directed that the minutes show that notice of the Town Board meeting was published in the April 22, 2004 issue of The Star. The agenda was also faxed to the Capital Times. Copies were posted on the three town bulletin boards on April 23, 2004.

Approve Minutes of Previous Meeting Moved by Vernon Pogue, second by Doug Yelk to approve the minutes of the April 12, 2004 meeting as presented. Motion carried

Presentation from the Public Joe Powelka asked if agenda item #7 regarding the Nature Park could be moved up. As H. Buss was not yet in attendance it was unanimous to move to agenda item #7 – Nature Park.

Consider and Take Action re: Nature Park and Highway Dept. uses on Town property located at 5640 Twin Lane Road Board members and others met at the Nature Park before the meeting. All viewed the Nature Park areas already completed and under construction. The town office received many telephone calls and e-mails regarding support for the Nature Park. There was considerable discussion regarding where to relocate highway materials such as ground asphalt, gravel, wood chips and brush that at this time are in the way of the Nature Park areas that have been developed. It was understood that no additional material will be added to the piles already there and new areas will be developed for this storage. Joe and Diane Powelka, who have put in a considerable amount of time developing this park and applying for and receiving grants, agreed with leaving the piles of materials where they are until used. Consensus was to develop a staging area for these materials as time permits and to build a road for the highway activities. There was also discussion on a name for the park. It was suggested that the newsletter be used to let everyone in the town know that suggestions for a name would be welcome. No formal action was taken.

Consider and Take Action re: Rezone request by H. Buss to rezone 29 acre parcel to A-2, for agricultural purposes, section 9 Harold Buss stated why he was requesting that the land he inherited needed to be rezoned. It was reported by Doug Yelk that the plan commission had approved this petition with the recommendation that a deed restriction be added that no residential development be allowed. Moved by Doug Yelk, second by Vernon Pogue to approve petition #8933 in section 9 to rezone a 29 acre parcel from A-1Ex to A-2 with a deed restriction to allow no residential development. Motion carried.

Consider and Take Action re: CSM for H. Buss, section 9 Moved by Doug Yelk, second by Vernon Pogue to approve the CSM for Harold Buss with the additional neighboring use language. Motion carried.

Consider and Take Action re: Line Painting Estimate Moved by Lyle Updike, second by Vernon Pogue to approve the bid for centerline painting for Bailey Road by the Dane County Highway and Transportation Department of $4600.00. Motion carried.

Consider and Take Action re: Operator License Applications Moved by Vernon Pogue, second by Doug Yelk to approve operator licenses for Julie Schmitt and Sherri Kurt. Motion carried.

Audit and Pay Bills Moved by Lyle Updike, second by Vernon Pogue to approve the bills as presented. Motion carried.

• Landscaping located in the right-of-way and a 2^nd access to be used for storage of a boat only and that the 2^nd access not impede the flow of water on property located at 2864 Bailey Road was discussed. Consensus of the board was to send a letter to the property owner giving a date of May 10 to have items out of the right-of-way and remove blockage from the 2^nd access. If material is not removed by May 11, the Town will remove the material and he will be billed for the work A copy will also be sent to the town’s attorney.
• Building inspector, Chris Butschke had informed clerk Claudia Quick that permits had expired on property located on Breeze Drive. October 13, 2003 board meeting minutes show that the owner has a deadline of June 1, 2004 to return to the board with a proposal. A letter will be sent reminding him of this agreement.
• Clerk Quick presented the board with annexation papers that were sent to the town. The annexations are:

1. Young, Curran and Dick – property located off of Town Hall Drive
2. ARG Matey – property located off of Schuster Road and Town Hall Dr.
3. Clarmar, LLC – property located off of Clarmar Drive

• Vernon Pogue reported that the EMS has hired a full-time director, John Erdmann.
• Lyle Updike reported on the Northwest Community Court. Lyle presented the 2004 budget and stated funding will be re-evaluated.

Correspondence Received a letter from the Sun Prairie Fire Department asking the Town to state a designee to the Fire Unit Advisory Board. Lyle Updike stated the purpose of this is to have Vernon Pogue and Doug Yelk listed as designees to attend and vote at these meetings in the event that Lyle is unable attend. Moved by Vernon Pogue, second by Doug Yelk to have Vernon Pogue and Doug Yelk as designees to the Fire Unit Advisory Board in the event of that Lyle Updike is unable to attend. Motion carried.

Set Next Meeting Date/Adjournment The next meeting date was set for Monday, May 10, 2004 at 7:30 P.M. Moved by Vernon Pogue, second by Doug Yelk to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried. The chairman declared the meeting adjourned at 9:45 p.m.

Correct Attest,

Joan M. Rademacher, Deputy Clerk