Town Board Meeting June 10, 2010

Chairperson Ray Knapp convened the Regular Town Board meeting on Thursday June 10, 2010, at 7:40 pm. following the Board of Review.  Jan Cuccia, Gloria WahrenBrock, Jason Kjos and Brian Schwab were present. 

 

The following people signed the attendance sheet:  Ron Avery, David Bergland, Joy Marchett, Mary Joan Sutton, Mel Hermansen, Carol Williams, Jill Berke, Johnny Manche, Suzanne Van Mele, Richard Fox and Charlie Macdonell.   Others were present who did not sign in.

 

R. Knapp invited those present to join in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.

 

APPROVE MINUTES - Minutes of the May 13, 2010 Town Board meeting had been distributed to the board.  A typo was noted in the Park Board Report paragraph, complain should be complaint.  G. WahrenBrock moved to approve the minutes of the last Town Board meeting, seconded by J. Cuccia.  Motion passed, all in favor.

 

CITIZEN INPUT – Resident Ron Avery presented a Fox Mobile Home Park Tenants Report to the board.  The Fox Mobile Home Park Neighborhood watch is requesting that the Town Board consider applying Chapter 92 of the Town Code to the property known as Fox Mobile Home Park.  They would also like the town to request that the owner of Fox Mobile Home Park test the well piping, supplying water to the trailers at the park, for lead.  This test should be done on 6 to 8 trailers within the park.

 

Johnny Manche was issued a citation at the boat launch on May 29, 2010 for failure to pay the parking/launch fee.  He had purchased an annual permit on May 8th, but forgot to put it on his trailer.  He is asking the town to dismiss the citation.  R. Knapp will follow-up. 

 

Richard Fox, one of the owners of Fox Court, addressed some of the concerns of his tenants.  He stated that he has the water tested as required and has never had a negative test at the park.  He commented that he might not be keeping the tenants as informed of the testing being done, as he could be.  He’s not sure why his tenants want him to perform additional testing, beyond what the state requires, but would be willing to split the cost of the additional testing with the tenants.  He also stated that the pipes from the well are not metal, but pvc.  

 

Carol Williams received a $700 bill for a fire call.  She had called the regular, non-emergency number for the fire department to ask some questions (Not 911).  She had arrived home to find the power out and the CO2 alarm going off.  The dog in the home was fine.  She wanted to advise.  The lady on the phone told her she was going to send someone out.  C. Williams said she didn’t think it was necessary.  The lady said it was no problem.  Next thing C. Williams knew, the fire trucks and ambulance were pulling into her driveway.  She doesn’t think she or the Town of Troy should have to pay for this fire call.  It was not an emergency and shouldn’t have been treated as such.  G. WahrenBrock will follow-up.

 

PARK BOARD REPORT – The June Park Board report and minutes of the May Park Board meeting were distributed to the board.  Jill Berke reported that the concrete slabs at the boat launch should be re-aligned late June or early July, sand was added under all of the play events at Glover Park and additional bleachers will be added to the north field at Glover later this week.  She also requested that the Town Board consider approving all of the revisions to the Parks Ordinance.  The board has approved only parts of it to date.  The board agreed to put the adoption of the ordinance on the August Town Board agenda.  J. Cuccia agreed to lead this discussion in August.

 

Suzanne Van Mele gave a presentation on the proposed changes she’s made to the town park web page.  She will send a link to the Town Board members so they can review it for grammatical errors, etc.  There is some concern about the time/ability to upload and maintain the web page.  S. Van Mele is to work with town clerk S. Provos on those issues. 

 

PLAN COMMISSION REPORT – The Plan Commission did not meet in June.

 

CONSTABLE & SHERIFF REPORTS – Copies of the Constable report, the Sheriff’s report and the Animal Control report were distributed to and reviewed by the board.  Constable Mel Hermansen, stated that it has been steady at both Pembles Access and at the boat launch.  He has been reminding people at Glover Park to keep their dogs on leashes. 

 

The board noted that the sheriff’s department has been focusing on North Glover Road and Pembles Access, as requested.

 

RENTAL PROPERTY UPDATE – B. Schwab explained that he has talked to the owners and tenants of Fox Court.  He would like to provide the tenants with as much information as possible.  He has been talking to the Tenant Resource Center in Madison and found out that they put on seminars a couple of times a year.  He would like to attend the next one, depending on the location and time, before developing the informational packet for residents.  B. Schwab has not found anybody yet that would be willing to come here to do as informational session with residents.  Most of the agencies he’s talked to just don’t have the manpower.  B. Schwab is committed to putting together an informational packet to provide to residents by August.  R. Fox mentioned that he calls a tenant/landlord rights hotline when he has questions.  He also stated that the City of River Falls has some brochures that tenants may find helpful.   

 

In follow-up to R. Avery’s comments during citizen input, R. Knapp asked R. Fox if the definition of a mobile home park applied to his property.  R. Fox stated that he has partners and they are dba Fox Partnership.  They don’t rent out “spaces” on their property, like a mobile home park, they rent out the whole unit.  Most would have to have the roofs and siding removed before they could be considered mobile.  He considers the units to be permanently fixed.  R. Knapp noted the septic system concerns of the tenants. R. Fox stated it would be pumped this summer as required.  R. Knapp asked if he was amendable to sharing in the costs of the extra water testing requested by the tenants.  R. Fox stated he would be willing to share in the costs.  R. Avery requested that the tests be performed by someone other than R. Fox.  R. Knapp asked that they work together.  R. Avery asked the board about the definition of the Fox Mobile Home Park.  R. Knapp stated that the town would be following up on that issue with the town attorney.

 

DISCUSS & CONSIDER SEAL COATING BID – B. Schwab explained that the town received one bid for seal coating. It was from Scott Construction, Inc. in the amount of $46,784.  The town road crew considered it a fair bid and recommended accepting it.  B. Schwab moved to accept the bid from Scott Construction, Inc. for seal coating for a total amount of $46,784.00, seconded by G. WahrenBrock.  Motion passed, all in favor.

 

UTILITY PERMITS: None

 

BUILDING PERMITS:  The following permits were submitted by the building inspector and reviewed by the Town Board.

PERMIT #

APPLICANT

ADDRESS

PROJECT

10-116

Dean Albert

296 State Rd 35

Deck

10-121

Kent Christensen

92A West Woodridge Dr

Alteration

10-122

Heather Madigan

436 Coulee Tr

Fireplace

10-123

Dave Pritchard

636 Deerwood Dr

Deck

10-124

Tanner Turnquist

578 Boundary Rd

New Home

10-125

Jim Harrington

415 Jordyn Ln

Addition- Shed

10-127

Matt Hieb

178 Bjerstedt Ln

Pool

 

DRIVEWAY PERMITS – None.

 

DISCUSS & CONSIDER FIREWORKS PERMIT – HOLLYWOOD PYROTECHNICS, INC. – Hollywood Pyrotechnics, Inc has submitted an application for a fireworks display on June 19 at Kilkarney Hills Golf Course.  They have provided all of the information required by the town.  R. Knapp asked if the board members saw any reason not to approve the permit.  Board consensus was to issue the permit.  S. Provos will fax it to the River Falls fire department. 

 

DISCUSS & CONSIDER RECYCLING FEES AND CONTRACTS – Copies of the fee schedule were distributed to the board. B. Schwab explained he has met with the recycling employees and has talked to three of the vendors providing recycling services to the town.  The employees would like to see the town deal with just one vendor to streamline the process.  J. Cuccia asked how the revenue from the recycling center compares to the costs of running it.  She doesn’t want the taxpayers to have to subsidize the center, but be budget neutral as intended.  She also isn’t sure that the town needs to accept electronics, since there are other options available to residents.  The rest of the board concurred.  B. Schwab said that the fee schedule just needs some minor changes.  The board directed him to work with the recycling employees and the recycling contractors to recommend which vendor the town should contract with.  B. Schwab will develop a contract to be reviewed/approved at the next board meeting.  He will also make suggested changes to the fee schedule. 

 

APPROVE LIQUOR & OPERATORS LICENSES – The following licenses were submitted for approval:

 

Class B liquor and Class B Beer license:

Kilkarney Hills Golf Course

163 Radio Road

River Falls, WI

Class B liquor, Class B Beer & Tobacco license:

Troy Burne Golf Club

295 Lindsay Road

Hudson, WI

 

Operator Licenses:

Anderson, Michaelanne

Funk, Tammy

Funk, Travis

Gilmore, Bridget

Huftel, Noelle

Klund, Alyssa

Meyer, Brady

Miesen, Kaitlin

Pirius, Benjamin

Roatch, Lisa

Skidmore, Jenna

Yanish, Darcy

 

Jan Cuccia moved to approve the Class B liquor and Class B Beer license for Kilkarney Hills Golf Course at 163 Road Road, River Falls, WI and the  Class B liquor, Class B Beer & Tobacco license for Troy Burne Golf Club at 295 Lindsay Road, Hudson, WI, seconded by J. Kjos.  Motion passed, all in favor.

 

J. Kjos moved to accept operators licenses for Michaelanne Anderson, Tammy Funk, Travis Funk, Bridget Gilmore, Noelle Huftel, Alyssa Klund, Brady Meyer, Kaitlin Miesen, Benjamin Pirius,

Lisa Roatch, Jenna Skidmore, and Yanish, Darcy, seconded by J. Cuccia.  Motion passed, all in favor.

 

CLERK/TREASURER REPORT – Copies of the cash reconciliation, impact fee summary, legal and engineering fee summary and budget summary were distributed to the board.  S. Provos is working on the Impact fee time limit summary as requested by the board. 

 

BILLS: Checks numbered 022594 – 022661 and the Elan bill were presented in the amount of $64,904.37.  G. WahrenBrock moved to approve checks starting with 022594 – 022661 and including the Elan bill which is $49.92 for total of $64,904.37, seconded by B. Schwab. Motion passed, all in favor.

 

CORRESPONDENCE –

The town has received a letter from the county regarding the sale of fireworks at 314 State Hwy 35.

 

R. Knapp & J. Kjos will meet with representatives from the City of River Falls at noon on June 29th to discuss the conditions for opening discussions for a cooperative boundary agreement.

 

COMMITTEE REPORTS –

R. Knapp & J. Kjos will meet with Cedar Corp. at 11:00 on June 15th, to discuss dual driveways on Townsvalley Road.

 

 

J. Cuccia moved to adjourn, seconded by G. WahrenBrock.  Motion passed, all in favor.

 

The meeting adjourned at 9:30 p.m.

 

These minutes were taken at a meeting

of the Troy Town Board held on the

10th day of June 2010.

 

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Sharon Provos, Clerk/Treasurer