Town
Board Meeting April 14, 2011
Chair Ray Knapp convened the Regular Town Board meeting on
Thursday April 14, 2011, at 6:54 pm. , immediately following the Board of
Appeals meeting, as noticed. Supervisors
Jan Cuccia, Sue Warren, and
The following people signed the attendance sheet: Kristen Sailer, Bridget Call, Jill Berke, Denise Stalker, Ray Stalker, Mark Mitchell, Charlie Macdonell and Darla Roeker. 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 March 10, 2011 Town Board meeting had been distributed to the
board. J. Cuccia moved to approve the March
10, 2011 Town Board minutes, seconded by
CITIZEN INPUT – None.
PARK
BOARD REPORT – The March Park Board report and Park Board
minutes were distributed to the board.
PLAN COMMISSION REPORT – Minutes of the Plan Commission meeting had been distributed to the board. J. Cuccia stated that the 2 riverway applications heard by the Plan Commission were approved by the Board of Appeals earlier tonight. The Plan Commission tabled a riverway concept application, discussed the expedited process for replacement of riverway POWTS, reviewed the status of the Cooperative Boundary Agreement and discussed the next steps in the Comprehensive Zoning process.
CONSTABLE & SHERIFF REPORTS – Copies of the Constable report and Sheriff report were distributed to and reviewed by the board. Park Ranger Roen was available for questions.
REVIEW AND DISCUSS
EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN – Kristen Sailer,
DISCUSS & CONSIDER FIRE CALL APPEAL – BRIDGET CALL – Bridget Call explained that she was in an accident on December 7, 2010. She was billed $700 for the fire department and she claimed she didn’t call them, she is a college student and doesn’t have any money, the accident was dismissed in court, so there aren’t any reports against her driving record and the other person involved in the accident was also billed. B. Call did admit that she had called 911, but didn’t realize that the fire department responds when 911 is called for an accident. She was treated at the scene and transported in an ambulance from the scene. Her mother has paid $200 of the $700 fire call, but she would like it back. Her insurance company denied the claim.
Brian Schwab arrived.
J. Cuccia stated that she didn’t see any compelling evidence
for forgiveness. The town’s policy is to
charge for an accident, if that isn’t what the town wants to do, maybe the board
should be looking at changing the policy.
R. Knapp understood where J. Cuccia was coming from, and suggested that
reviewing the policy be place on the July town board agenda. R Knapp also was concerned with trying to
figure out what’s fair.
R. Knapp moved that the town board accept the partial payment of $200 on the public safety call for Bridget Call for fire services as presented tonight, seconded by J. Kjos. Motion passed 3 – 0. (J. Cuccia and B. Schwab abstained. B. Schwab had arrived after B. Call made her appeal.)
DISCUSS &
CONSIDER EXPEDITED PROCESS FOR REPLACEMENT OF RIVERWAY POWTS – R. Knapp
distributed copies of a memo from St.
Croix Planning & Zoning Director, Dave Fodroczi, dated February 15,, 2011,
regarding Replacement of Private On-site Wastewater Treatment Systems (POWTS)
in the Lower St. Croix Riverway Overlay District. R. Knapp explained that the Plan Commission
made a recommendation for the Town Board to adopt this policy.
R. Knapp moved that
the Town Board authorize the town chairperson to work with the town attorney on
developing an intergovernmental cooperative agreement with the county to put in
place an expedited system for the replacement of private onsite wastewater
treatment systems (POWTS) for existing systems in the riverway as outlined in
Dave Fodroczi’s memo of February 15, 2011, seconded by J. Cuccia. Friendly Amendment: “this pertains to
variances related to filling and grading in the riverway for POWTS.” Amended motion passed, all in favor.
DISCUSS & CONSIDER POSSIBLE DRY HYDRANT
IN
DISCUSS & CONSIDER TEMPORARY CLASS B
RETAILER’S LICENSE – HEARTSTRINGS PARENT ASSOCIATION, INC – Lisa Peterson from HeartStrings Parent
Association explained that the group wants to serve beer and wine coolers at a
barn dance on May 7th at
DISCUSS NEXT STEPS IN COMPREHENSIVE ZONING – R. Knapp distributed a draft letter written
to
UTILITY PERMITS: The following permit was submitted by Cedar Corp.:
U11-002 Baldwin-Telecom Underground construct telephone lines $500.00
R. Jones, Cedar Corp., explained that this is the permit that would cover all work Baldwin-Telecom is going to be doing in the town for the rest of this calendar year. The town has already agreed, in an earlier Memo of Understanding during the grant application, to issue a one time permit to cover this project. Feedback from the town attorney has been included in the permit. J. Cuccia moved to approve the permit for underground construction of telephone lines from Baldwin-Telecom, Inc., permit# U11-002 in order to proceed with the installation of fiber optic throughout the town, seconded by J. Kjos. Motion passed, all in favor.
BUILDING PERMITS: The following permits were submitted by the building inspector and reviewed by the Town Board.
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PERMIT # |
APPLICANT |
ADDRESS |
PROJECT |
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11-106 |
|
New home |
|
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11-107 |
Gary Duclos |
Storage shed |
|
|
11-108 |
Randy Strong |
Alteration |
|
|
11-109 |
Evan Carstedt |
Addition/Alteration |
|
|
11-110 |
Gary Griswold |
Alteration |
DRIVEWAY PERMITS – The following permit was submitted by the Building Inspector and reviewed by the Town Board.
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11-101 |
|
DISCUSS PROPOSED
COOPERATIVE BOUNDARY PLAN AND AGREEMENT – J. Kjos summarized the meeting he
and R. Knapp had with the City of
DISCUSS &
CONSIDER MAILBOX DAMAGE PROCESS/PROCEDURE – Moved to
TOWN BOARD APPOINTMENTS – The following is a list of Town Board Appointments:
Vice
Park Board…………………….Jason Kjos
Park Rangers…………………..Jason Kjos
Intergovernmental Advisory…..Ray Knapp
Intergovernmental Advisory…..Jan Cuccia
Road Crew & Recycling………Brian Schwab
Newsletter Coordinator………..Jan Cuccia
SCEDC Contact……………….Brian Schwab & Ray Knapp
UTA Contact………………….Jan Cuccia
PLAN COMMISSION APPOINTMENTS – The Plan Commission appointments are: Ray Knapp, Chair, Jan Cuccia, Vice Chair, Paul Mahler, additional three year term and Dave Wolf, additional 3 year term.
BOARD OF APPEALS APPOINTMENTS – R. Knapp moved to reappoint Ray Knapp as a Board of Appeals member, appoint Sue Warren as a replacement to finish out Gloria WahrenBrock’s term and reappoint Brian Schwab as the alternate, seconded by J. Cuccia. Motion passed, all in favor.
BOARD OF REVIEW –
ALTERNATE MEMBERS - Moved to
WEED NOTICE – J. Cuccia moved to publish the weed notice as presented tonight, seconded by B. Schwab. Motion passed, all in favor.
CLERK/TREASURER AND
DEPUTY CLERK/TREASURER PERFORMANCE REVIEW – B. Schwab and R. Knapp met with
J. Cuccia moved to grant an additional week of paid time off
for Sharon Provos, effective April 1, 2011, seconded by
CLERK/TREASURER
REPORT – Copies of the cash
reconciliation, impact fee summary, legal and engineering fee summary and
budget summary were distributed to the board.
BILLS: Checks
numbered 023204 - 023273 –and the Elan bill were presented in the amount of $53,011.78.
B. Schwab moved to approve checks 023204
- 023273 and the Elan bill of $42.79 for a grand total of $53,011.78, seconded
by
There will be a St. Croix County Recycling meeting on Tuesday April 19th at 7:30. B. Schwab plans on attending.
J. Cuccia encouraged board members to attend one of the
training sessions put on by the WTA for town officials.
R. Knapp will follow-up with R. Jones about the proposed changes to CTH U that could be implemented after reconstruction of the Radio Road/Hwy 35 interchange.
B. Schwab explained that the town had received a variance
for the
J. Cuccia moved to adjourn, seconded by J. Kjos. Motion passed, all in favor.
The meeting adjourned at 10:55 p.m.
These minutes were taken at a meeting
of the Troy Town Board held on the
14th day of April 2011.
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