Town Board Meeting August 13, 2009
Vice Chairperson Dan Pearson convened the Regular Town
Board meeting on Thursday August 13, 2009, at 7:00 pm. Jan Cuccia, Gloria WahrenBrock and Brian
Schwab were present.
The following people signed the attendance sheet: Jill Berke, Neil Vegsund, Charlie Macdonell and Wally Riedel. Others were present who did not sign in.
D. Pearson invited those present to join in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
APPROVE MINUTES - Minutes of the July 09, 2009 Town Board meeting had been distributed to the board. J. Cuccia recommended adding “and/or the town’s right-of-way” to the last line of the fourth paragraph on page two. There is also a typo under Correspondence, had is spelled haad. G. WahrenBrock moved to approve the minutes of the July meeting, seconded by J. Cuccia. Motion passed, all in favor.
CITIZEN INPUT – Neil Vegsund, 1219 Emily Circle stated that he had received 2 tickets at the boat launch on July 12, 2009. He had paid the launch fee and launched his boat on July 11th. His daughter picked up his vehicle that night because overnight parking is not allowed at the boat launch. When his daughter returned the next day to pick him and the boat up, she received the tickets while she and a friend were waiting for N. Vegsund to arrive. D. Pearson will talk to R. Knapp and the Park Ranger about the tickets. He will contact N. Vegsund regarding their decision.
PARK BOARD REPORT – Copies of the July Park Board Report and the June and July Park Board minutes had been distributed to the board. Jill Berke stated that a small recognition plaque will be placed at Glover Park acknowledging volunteer Randy Lau, the Hudson Boosters and the River Falls Youth Association for their work on the North Ball Field. A section of the spiral slide has been replaced at Glover and the appropriate signage has been posted by the playground equipment. Five proposals have been received by the Park Board for new playground equipment. They hope to make a final decision in August. The Park Board would like to have the equipment professionally installed which they haven’t specifically budgeted for. They have enough money budgeted overall within capital expenditures to cover the cost of the installation, but they would have to move funds between specific capital expenditure line items. This budget amendment will be put on next month’s Town Board agenda for official approval. The Town Board consensus was that it is ok for the Park Board to move ahead with the project. J. Cuccia asked if the Letter of Understanding between the town and the ball organizations has been completed. B. Schwab stated that it is still in process, but should be in place before next season.
PARK BOARD
APPOINTMENTS: The Park Board
recommended the reappointment of Jill Berke and temporary reappointment of Mark
Daun. M. Daun is willing to serve until
a replacement for him is found. J. Cuccia moved to reappoint Jill Berke to Park
Board position #5 for another 3 year term and reappoint Mark Daun to Park Board
position #6 for another 3 year term, expiring July 31, 2012. Seconded by B. Schwab. Motion passed, all in favor.
PLAN COMMISSION REPORT – Copies of the Plan Commission minutes had been distributed to the board. J. Cuccia summarized that the Plan Commission reviewed a concept application for a CSM and two Riverway Concept applications.
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
UTILITY PERMITS: None
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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09-135 |
Nick Hackworthy |
Raze |
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09-136 |
Doug Dye |
Alteration |
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09-137 |
Bob Vince |
Addition |
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09-138 |
Gregory Anderson |
HVAC |
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09-139 |
Paul St. Ores |
Electrical-Hot Tub |
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09-140 |
Brent Lother |
Storage Shed |
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DRIVEWAY PERMITS – None
DISCUSS & CONSIDER CLASS B RETAILER’S
LICENSE & OPERATOR LICENSE – KINNICKINNIC HEALTH FOUNDATION – S. Provos stated that an operator licensed in
the Town of Troy must be present at the Harvest Moon Barn Dance. This has been explained to the Health
Foundation, but they have not submitted an operator’s application to the town
yet. She recommended tabling this until
next month. G. WahrenBrock moved to
table item #8, the request from the Kinnickinnic Health Foundation for the
fourth annual Harvest Moon Barn Dance, seconded by J. Cuccia. Motion passed,
all in favor.
DISCUSS & CONSIDER CONTRACT REVIEWS
(ASSESSOR BUILDING INSPECTOR, AUDITOR, ATTORNEY, HUMANE ASSOCATION, HUMANE
OFFICER, ETC.) – After a
brief discussion, the board decided that a committee comprised of J. Cuccia, R.
Knapp, C. Macdonell and J. Berke would review the contract for engineering
services. Review of the assessor’s
contract will be done after the current revaluation is complete. No other contract reviews were proposed at
this time.
DISCUSS & CONSIDER INSURANCE CONTRACT
REVIEW – The board decided
to wait until after the pending claim has been processed to determine whether
or not to review the insurance contract.
B. Schwab suggested finding out how much the town could save on
insurance premiums if the town’s deductible is increased from $250.
DISCUSS PLAN TO STAFF RECYCLING CENTER – D. Pearson reported that Marv Nelson has submitted his resignation from the town’s Recycling Center. D. Pearson officially accepted the resignation. Currently, a college student is covering the hours previously staffed by M. Nelson. The student will be starting classes this fall and will be unable to work on Tuesdays and Thursdays. D. Pearson is in the process of looking for someone to fill the position.
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 explained that the Town Hall took a lightening strike sometime last Friday night. It took out the phones, security system, the fax, her computer, a tape deck and the computer monitor in the shop. She is working with the insurance company regarding the claim. She asked the board’s opinion on trying to repair the office computer or to replace it. Board consensus was to replace the computer. She also asked permission to replace her printer, because the cost of the cable to run from a parallel printer port to a usb port would cost about half as much as a new printer. Board consensus was to replace the printer.
She notified the board that she received a verbal request from Kernon Bast for a refund on his development fee deposit for Cottonwood Subdivision. He does not see moving forward with this development within the next few years. Per the board, S. Provos will contact K. Bast and ask him to put his request in writing. It will also be a topic at the next staff meeting and an agenda item at the September Town Board meeting.
BILLS: Checks numbered 021967 – 022021 were presented in the amount of $245,826.37. G. WahrenBrock moved to approve payment of checks from 021967 to 022021 for a total of $245,826.37, seconded by J. Cuccia. Motion passed, all in favor.
D. Pearson received an anonymous complaint regarding a rental house near Hilltop Mobile Home Court. He will call the county to see who has inspection authority.
R. Knapp and J. Cuccia attended an Intergovernmental Advisory meeting on August 27th. High speed rail was discussed. She also stated that the Wheeler Report is a free email report giving legislative updates to public officials.
J. Cuccia is in the process of putting together the fall newsletter. She reviewed possible articles with the board. She needs the articles to be submitted to her within the next 10 days.
R. Knapp, B. Schwab, C. Macdonell, Bob Setzer and the Town Road Crew met at the Cove intersection to discuss vegetation removal. The road crew will remove some vegetation and will move a school bus stop sign.
G. WahrenBrock moved to adjourn, seconded by B. Schwab. Motion passed, all in favor.
The meeting adjourned at 8:29 p.m.
These minutes were taken at a meeting
of the Troy Town Board held on the
13th day of August, 2009.
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Sharon Provos, Clerk/Treasurer