Town
Board Meeting January 14, 2010
Chairperson Ray Knapp
convened the Regular Town Board meeting on Thursday January 14, 2010, at 6:40
pm, immediately following the Town Caucus as noticed. Jan Cuccia, Gloria WahrenBrock, and Brian
Schwab were present. Dan Pearson arrived
later.
The following people signed the attendance sheet: Charlie Macdonell, Mel Hermansen, Louise
Hermansen, Al Hanson, Ron Schock, Colleen Loughney and Jason Kjos. 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 December 10, 2009 Town Board meeting had been distributed to the
board. J. Cuccia moved that we approve
the Town Board minutes from Deember 12, 2009, seconded by G. WahrenBrock. Motion passed, all in favor.
CITIZEN INPUT –None.
PARK BOARD REPORT – Copies
of the Park Board Report had been distributed to the board. B. Schwab gave a brief summary of the Park
Board activities. The Park Board did not
meet at the end of December.
PLAN COMMISSION
REPORT – The Plan Commission did not meet in January because no
applications had been submitted to the town for review.
CONSTABLE &
SHERIFF REPORTS – Copies of the Constable report, Sheriff’s Report and the
Animal Control report were distributed to and reviewed by the board. Constable Ron Schock stated that things have
been quiet.
In reviewing the sheriff’s report, R. Knapp explained that
he has received a request from residents to step up the patrol on Old Highway
35 once the overpass at Coulee Trail is completed and access onto Highway 35 is
closed
DISCUSS &
CONSIDER FIRE CALL – ERIC LOKKEN –Eric Lokken submitted an appeal to a fire
call charge for an accident on July 26, 2009.
He was not involved in the accident, Joe Lorenz was driving E. Lokken’s
truck. Both were present to answer
questions from the board. J. Lorenz
summarized that a vehicle operated by a drunk driver rolled into the truck he
was driving on July 26. The driver of
the other vehicle appeared to be passed out, so he called 911 because he was
concerned for her safety. As is town
policy, the owners of both vehicles were charged the fire call fee. E. Lokken would like to see the fire charge
to him dismissed. Because J. Lorenz was
acting in good faith when he called to get help for the other driver and J.
Lorenz was not at fault, R. Knapp suggested that the town should forgive the
charge. R. Knapp moved that the town
forgive the fee of $500 and any interest for the accident that occurred on July
26, 2009 for Eric Lokken, seconded by G. WahrenBrock. Motion passed, all in favor.
DISCUSS &
CONSIDER BOWMAR APPRAISAL CONTRACT – R. Knapp directed the board’s
attention to the addenda to the contract which lists the services that will be
provided. He explained to the board that
the town paid almost $8,700 in 2009 for
overages on the current contract. S. Provos commented that these overages were primarily
due to the number of parcels assessed as part of the revaluation. After a brief discussion, R. Knapp moved that
the town enter into an Assessment Maintenance Contract with Bowmar Appraisal
for the years of 2010 and 2011 per the contract submitted by Roger Koski, dated
November 24, 2009 in the amounts of $26,800 for 2010 and $27,600 for 2011,
seconded by J. Cuccia. 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.
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PERMIT #
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APPLICANT
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ADDRESS
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PROJECT
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09-174
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Eric Ross
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New Home
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09-175
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Craig Shirley
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HVAC
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09-176
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Steve Weekes
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Studio
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DRIVEWAY PERMITS –
The following permit was submitted by the building inspector and reviewed by
the Town Board.
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PERMIT #
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APPLICANT
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ADDRESS
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09-113
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Eric Ross
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DISCUSS &
CONSIDER PLAN TO BRING CZC WORK TO A CONCLUSION – Copies of the outline of
the 2010 CZC wrap-up were distributed to the board. Charlie Macdonell
outlined the wrap-up process for the board.
He plans to distribute copies of the draft to the Plan Commission and
Town Board members by the end of the month.
A presentation of the draft will be given at the February Plan
Commission meeting. He is requesting all
feedback be given to him by March 1st, at which time he will
organize the comments and keep them with the draft copy of the Zoning
Code. No changes will actually be made
to the draft at this time. Additional
review may be done by the town attorney, however a set number of review hours
will be determined before the review begins.
At this time, the town does not have the authority to implement its own
zoning, so there is no intention on the town’s part to move this document to
the final draft stage at this point in time.
There will be limited assistance from both C. Macdonell and Cedar Corp.
over the next three to six months to wrap up the project. R. Knapp and C. Macdonell both thanked the
CZC Committee for all of its time and hard work.
DISCUSS BROADBAND
COMMITTEE ACTIONS – R. Knapp distributed copies of the January 5, 2010
Broadband Committee minutes to the board.
The primary short term mission of the committee, will be to contact
strategic partners in the area to gain support.
This includes government entities, schools, businesses and
politicians. The committee will spend
the next 2 to 4 weeks gathering letters of support. It is estimated that the federal government
will release the application requirements in early to mid-February. At that time, a decision will be made as to
whether or not to move forward with the application.
MOBILE HOME COURT LICENSE RENEWALS – Three Mobile Home Court license applications were submitted to the town from Fox Mobile Home Park, Troy Glen Court and Hilltop Partnership. The required fees and bonds were also submitted. The board acknowledged that there have been complaints from the residents of the Fox Mobile Home Park. The board is not ready to discuss how the town can best respond to this type of complaint tonight, but as decided at the December Town Board meeting, it will be on the February Town Board agenda. J. Cuccia moved to approve the Mobile Home Court licenses for 2010 and approve the applications submitted by Fox Mobile Home Park, Troy Glen Park and Hilltop Partnership, recognizing that they have submitted the appropriate fees and required bonds, seconded by B. Schwab. Motion passed, all in favor.
DISCUSS & CONSIDER WOODBURY ANIMAL HUMANE SOCIETY CONTRACT – S. Provos explained that the Animal Humane Society in Woodbury will no longer accept feral cats after January 31, 2010. In order for the town to continue its relationship with the Woodbury facility, the town needs to approve and sign a new contract. Copies of a letter Kathi Pelnar, the town’s Humane Officer, has written in response to the Humane Society’s decision were distributed to the board. After reviewing and discussing all of the documents, G. WahrenBrock moved to approve the Letter of Understanding from the Animal Humane Society of Woodbury which outlines the contractual requirements for the impounding of animals, seconded by J. Cuccia. Motion passed, all in favor. An article will be put in the next town newsletter telling residents that the town will no longer pick-up feral cats.
Dan Pearson arrived.
DISCUSS & CONSIDER SVRS RESOLUTION – S. Provos stated that in order for the town to be a provider for the Statewide Voter Registration System (SVRS) it needs to pass a resolution. The town currently relies on the county to enter its information into SVRS. J. Cuccia moved to approve the following resolution:
Resolution Supporting Agreements between the Town of Troy and the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board regarding the use of the Statewide Voter Registration System
Resolution
WHEREAS, Congress passed the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA) to create a more uniform voter registration and voting system in the United States; and
WHEREAS, the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board (GAB) is charged with implementing a Statewide Voter Registration System (SVRS) that complies with HAVA; and
WHEREAS, local units of government understand their obligations and commitments as mandated by HAVA and state statutes to administer, implement and maintain local voter registration information within a centralized SVRS; and
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the Town of Troy directs the Town Clerk to enter agreements stating the municipality’s intention to follow the technology, security, maintenance, support, and process guidelines developed by the Government Accountability Board relating to the use of the Statewide Voter Registration System (SVRS).
FURTHER, BE IT RESOLVED, that a copy of these Resolutions and Memorandums of Understanding be sent to the State Elections Board.
Seconded by D. Pearson. Motion passed, all in favor.
APPROVE 2010 TOWN CALENDAR – Copies were distributed to the board. Additions for the newsletter deadlines and town road tour were made. The June Plan Commission site review was changed to May 22. S. Provos will update the calendar and email it out.
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 recommended an amendment be
made to the 2009 budget at the next Town Board meeting because Public Safety is
over budget. Board consensus is to
balance the budget with funds from Culture, Recreation and Education.
BILLS: Checks
numbered 022278 – 022344 and the Elan bill were presented in the amount of $722,093.83. S. Provos
noted that the checks are extremely large this month due to the January Tax
Settlement payments. B. Schwab moved to
approve checks numbered 022278 – 022344 and the Elan bill for total of $722,093.83,
seconded by J. Cuccia. Motion passed,
all in favor.
CORRESPONDENCE – None.
COMMITTEE REPORTS –
J. Cuccia is starting to gather information for the next newsletter
and asked for input from the board on ideas for articles.
The next St.
Croix EMS meeting is scheduled for January 19 at 4:30.
The town Broadband Committee will be meeting January 19 at 7:00.
The Rural Fire Association will be having a meeting on
January 27. The City of River Falls is
asking the Rural Fire Association for feedback on the idea of merging
equipment.
R. Knapp will email the list of existing responsibilities to
the board members. He asked that they
review it and let him know if they would like to change their focus/assignment
for next year.
Bob Rolle, D. Pearson and R. Knapp met with the Wisconsin
DOT regarding Highway 35. The access
from Coulee Trail will be closed in March/April 2010. The overpass should be completed by the time
school starts in the fall.
R. Knapp moved to adjourn, seconded by J. Cuccia. Motion passed, all in favor.
The meeting adjourned at 8:35 p.m.
These minutes were taken at a meeting
of the Troy Town Board held on the
14th day of January 2010.
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Sharon Provos, Clerk/Treasurer