Town
Board Meeting July 19, 2007
Chairperson Ray Knapp convened the Regular Town Board Meeting on Thursday, July 19, 2007, at 7:03, p.m. Dan Pearson, Jan Cuccia, Gloria Wahrenbrock and Fritz Anding were present.
The following people signed the attendance
sheet: Charissa Hollister, Kim Flackey,
Tom Ruemmele, Gary Parent, Charlie Macdonell, Paul Cooper, Chris Dillingham,
Paul Madsen, Judy Corneziul, Tim Reichert, Jon Sonnentag, Joel Pearson, Chas
Garbf, Dan Anderson and Glen Weise.
Others were present who did not sign in.
Chairperson Ray Knapp invited those present to
join in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
APPROVE
MINUTES - Minutes of the June 14, 2007 Town Board meeting
had been distributed to the Board. Jan
Cuccia requested the following changes under the agenda item – Discuss &
consider amendment of the Town of Troy Chapter 171 Lower St. Croix Riverway
Zoning Ordinance: 1. Change “in the
past” to “currently” at the beginning of the first sentence in the second
paragraph. 2. Add words “subject to confirmation by the town board.” to the end
of the third sentence (The amendments state that the town chairperson will
appoint members to the Board of Appeals.)
Dan Pearson moved to approve the minutes with the stated changes,
seconded by Fritz Anding. Motion passed,
all in favor.
PARK
BOARD REPORT – Copies of the June meeting minutes had been
distributed to the board. Charlie
Macdonell gave the board a brief summary.
The Park Board is seeking candidates to fill two Park Board
vacancies. There is also a need for
additional no parking signs beyond
PLAN
COMMISSION REPORT – Copies of the Plan Commission minutes
had been distributed to the board. D.
Pearson summarized the Plan Commission meeting for the board. He read the following paragraph regarding
Plan Commission approval of the John Mailand building permit:
The applicant
understands that this building permit approval applies to a detached accessory
structure to be constructed on a conforming property within the Town riverway
district. The inclusion of a bathroom in
the accessory structure in no way changes this structure’s designation. The property may serve one single family
residence.
D. Pearson moved to remove item #7 ( Setback
variance – John Mailand,
CITIZEN
INPUT – None
CONSTABLE
& SHERIFF REPORTS – Copies were distributed to the board. No constables were present. R. Knapp reviewed the reports with the board.
1
EXCEPTION
TO DESIGN STANDARDS (SETBACK VARIANCE) – DEAN FLACKEY,
REZONING
AG TO AG/RES – KERNON BAST, COTTONWOOD RIDGE (WILCOXSON PROPERTY) – Jon
Sonnentag, S&N Land Surveying distributed copies of the concept to the
board. He summarized the concept and
reviewed the comments received from the Plan Commission. These comments included possible reduction in
the number of allowable lots, screening concerns and the addition of a
connector road. Rob Jones, Cedar Corp.
stated that the plan does meet all of the technical requirements of a 40/60
plan. R. Knapp verified that the
conservation easement is in place and the Plan Commission recommended approval
of the rezoning. G. Wahrenbrock
recommended the approval of the rezoning from Ag to Ag/Res of the Wilcoxson
property also know as Cottonwood Ridge to St. Croix County based on the conservation
easement being in place and that this rezoning is in compliance with Wisconsin
State Statutes 91.77, the Town of Troy Growth Management Plan and the Town of
Troy Subdivision Ordinance. Seconded by
D. Pearson. Motion passed, all in favor.
REVIEW
TOWN/COUNTY COLLABORATIVE RIVERWAY ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS – Working off a memo written by Chairman Knapp
to the county, C. Macdonell summarized a meeting he and R. Knapp had with St.
Croix County Zoning. A couple of goals
included coordinated scheduling between the two agencies and joint site
reviews. C. Macdonell and R. Knapp will
also be meeting with both the county and the DNR on August 7th to
address some of the perceived differences in direction received from DNR.
DISCUSS
& CONSIDER AMENDMENT OF THE TOWN OF
D. Pearson moved to adopt ordinance no. 2007-01
as follows:
An
Ordinance Enacting Partial Code of Ordinances
(Comprehensive
Amendment to chapter 171, Code of Ordinance)
Section
1: Purpose
The purpose of this ordinance is to enact a
partial code of ordinances containing a comprehensive amendment of Chapter 171
of the Town’s Code of Ordinances, which comprehensive amendment has been
prepared under the authority of the Town Board.
Section
2: Authority
The Town Board of the Town of
Section
3: Adoption
of Ordinance
The Town Board hereby adopts this ordinance
incorporating the said partial code, and exercises the Town’s authority
pursuant to
Section
4: Enactment
and Incorporation of Partial Code of Ordinances
The Town Board hereby adopts the partial code of
ordinances entitled “Chapter 171 – Lower St. Croix Riverway Zoning Ordinance”,
this partial code having been previously made available for public inspection
in the office of the Town Clerk/Treasurer for a period of two weeks commencing
on May 31, 2007, and pursuant to 66.0103,
Section
5: Effective
Date
This ordinance and the partial code it
incorporates are effective the day after publication of the notice set forth
below. The Town Clerk/Treasurer shall
promptly publish the notice shown below as required by 60.80, Wis. Stat.
Motion seconded by G. Wahrenbrock.
Voice vote:
G. Wahrenbrock - yes, J. Cuccia – yes, R. Knapp – yes, D. Pearson – yes,
F. Anding – yes. Motion passed, all in
favor.
TRANSPORTATION
PLAN – Rob Jones, Cedar Corp. reviewed the current
draft of the Town of
REVIEW
& AWARD ROAD CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS – R. Jones
recapped the road construction bid process to date. Based on Precision Engineering’s
unwillingness to perform the road construction as per their original bid, Cedar
Corp. has recommended awarding the road construction project to the next lowest
bidder, F&K Trucking and Excavating, Inc.
D. Pearson moved to award the project for the
DISCUSS
& CONSIDER SPEED LIMIT – COUNTRY OAKS – R. Jones stated
that the official town speed limit maps shows the current speed limit of 35mph
for
UTILITY
PERMITS –none.
DISCUSS EXCESS DOT PROPERTY – R.
Knapp discussed an April 24, 2007 letter he received from the Wisconsin DOT
requesting the town to re-visit the possibility of granting a variance for a
cul-de-sac on a 6.93 acre parcel of land it owns at the end of
DISCUSS & CONSIDER ANIMAL IMPOUND FEE – D.
Pearson summarized that during a meeting with the town’s humane officer, she
recommended that the town implement an impound fee to help it recoup some of
the animal control fees. The fee would
be collected by the Humane Association when an owner reclaims its pet. All of the board members were interested in
pursuing an impound fee.
DISCUSS & CONSIDER REVISIONS TO CHAPTER 39 – CITATIONS
(PARK RANGER) – J. Cuccia read the following resolution:
Enforcement
Official
Resolution
No. 2007-07
Be
it resolved that the Town’s citation ordinance, being Chapter 39 of the General
Code of the Town of
-Section 3-4 of the Ordinance is amended to
add that for violation of:
Parking Restrictions (
River Access (
The
designated enforcement official shall also include the Park Ranger.
J. Cuccia moved to
adopt resolution 2007-07, seconded by D. Pearson. Motion passed, all in favor.
DISCUSS
& CONSIDER REVISIONS TO CHAPTER 21 – BOARDS, COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS
ORDINANCE – J. Cuccia read the following resolution:
Resolution
No. 2007-04
Certain amendments to
chapter 21, the Park Board Ordinance of the Town of
BE IT RESOLVED: that section (21-22A) shall be and is hereby amended to add the underlined language and delete language through which a line has been drawn, as follows:
The Park Board shall
consist of seven members, including a Town Board Supervisor, and six
citizens who are residents of and a high school student
representative when available. This
student will not have voting privileges or count towards a quorum. Citizen members shall be persons of
recognized experience and qualification.
The Town Board Supervisor
member shall be appointed elected by a two thirds majority
vote of the Town Board. The Park
Board shall recommend citizen members to the Town Board and the Town Board
shall appoint the citizen member by majority vote.
The citizen members shall
be appointed by the Town Chairperson upon creation of he Park Board to hold
office for a period ending one, two and three years, respectively, from the
succeeding first day of July.
Thereafter, during June, two such members shall be appointed annually
for a term of three years.
The citizen Park Board
member positions shall be called: Park
Board Member #1, Park Board Member #2, Park Board Member #3, Park Board Member
#4, Park Board Member #5 and Park Board Member #6.
When available, a high
school student who is a resident of
Park Board terms of
office for citizen members shall be determined as follows: The citizen members shall hold office for a
term of three (3) years with two members being appointed annually to create
three sets of staggered terms. The
sequence of three year staggered terms shall be established initially by
appointment of citizens to fill the positions of Park Board Members #1 and #2
for the period ending July 31, 2007; Park Board Members #3 and #4 for the
period ending July 31, 2008; and Park Board Members #5 and #6 for the period
ending July 31, 2009. Thereafter,
annually at the July Town Board meeting two citizens shall be appointed or
reappointed to fill the two Park Board member positions with then expiring
terms, and each appointment will be for a term of three years beginning August
1 of that year.
BE IT RESOLVED: that section (21-22.E) shall be and is hereby amended to add the underlined language and delete language through which a line has been drawn, as follows:
Park Board members are
“at pleasure” appointments within the meaning of 17.13 WIS. Stats. Who are
appointed for a set term. Removal
during an appointed term shall be by a majority vote of the entire Town Board,
preceded by a hearing at which the Park Board member shall be entitled to be
heard on the matter and to present testimony on his/her behalf. “Just cause” or “cause” is not required for
removal.
The Town Board may remove
any park board member without cause.
J. Cuccia moved to adopt resolution 2007-04, seconded by D. Pearson. Motion passed, all in favor.
APPROVE
OPERATORS LICENSES –
2007
AUDIT BID – J. Cuccia moved to get a bid for the 2007 audit
from 3 firms, seconded by F. Anding.
Motion passed, all in favor. G.
Wahrenbrock & J. Cuccia will get the bids.
RURAL
FIRE ASSOC. UPDATE – G. Wahrenbrock gave the board an update
on the Rural Fire Association. They are
in the process of doing driveway inspections to make sure driveways within the
town are accessible by emergency vehicles.
They are negotiating with the City of River Falls for vehicle fire call
collections. They are starting to do
business fire inspections as required for their 2% fire dues
reimbursement. The cost to the
businesses will be $35 per inspection.
They have asked the town for a list of businesses within the town. The board agreed that G. Wahrenbrock would
provide them with the business list she has complied.
CLERK/TREASURER
REPORT – Copies of the cash reconciliation, budget
summary and impact fees collected were distributed to the Board. S.
BILLS:
Checks numbered 020327 – 020381 and an impact fee check to DCCI were presented
in the amount of $68,100.79. J. Cuccia
moved to pay bills numbered 020327 – 020381 and including check no. 1004 to
DCCI for impact fees in the amount of $4,860 and also to approve up to $800 to
the postmaster for bulk mailing fees for a total of $68,100.79 plus the up to
$800. Seconded by D. Pearson. Motion passed, all in favor.
BUILDING
PERMITS: The
following permits were submitted by the Building Inspector.
|
PERMIT # |
APPLICANT |
ADDRESS |
PROJECT |
|
07-139 |
John Eral |
New home/Shed |
|
|
07-142 |
Luther Johnson |
New Home |
|
|
07-143 |
KD Homes |
|
Deck |
|
07-145 |
Louis Tulibaski |
|
Deck |
|
07-146 |
Matt Hieb |
|
New Home |
|
07-147 |
Mike Christensen |
|
Deck |
|
07-148 |
Jay Thompson |
|
Deck |
|
07-149 |
Richard Vocovich |
|
New Home |
|
07-151 |
Riccardo Albores |
|
Alteration |
|
|
|
|
|
DRIVEWAY
PERMITS – The following permits were submitted by the
Building Inspector
|
07-108 |
John Eral |
|
|
07-109 |
Luther Johnson |
|
|
07-111 |
Matt Hieb |
|
|
07-112 |
Richard Vocovich |
|
Town board members discussed upcoming WTA
meeting and workshop opportunities.
There will be a closed session Troy Town Board
meeting on August 30, 2007 at 7:00p.m.
F. Anding attended the Sewer Service
Planning/Zoning meeting regarding the water/sewer extension for the new
D. Pearson moved to adjourn, seconded by F.
Anding. Motion passed, all in favor.
The meeting adjourned at 10:24 p.m.
These minutes were taken at a meeting
of the Troy Town Board held on the
19th day of July, 2007.
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Ray Knapp, Town Chairman