Town Board Meeting September 10, 2009
Chairperson
The following people signed the attendance sheet:
R. Knapp invited those present to join in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
APPROVE MINUTES - Minutes of the August 13, 2009 Town Board meeting had been distributed to the board. J. Cuccia moved to approve August 13, 2009 Town Board minutes, seconded by G. WahrenBrock. Motion passed, all in favor.
CITIZEN INPUT – None.
PARK BOARD REPORT – Copies
of the August Park Board Report and the August Park Board minutes had been
distributed to the board.
PLAN COMMISSION
REPORT – Copies of the Plan Commission minutes had been distributed to the
board. J. Cuccia stated that the Plan
Commission reviewed the 3 lot CSM application from Tanner Turnquist and a
riverway concept application from Steve Weekes.
Prior to the Plan Commission meeting, the Andings requested that their
rezoning applications be removed from the agenda. D. Pearson moved to removed item #8 (Rezoning
Exclusive Ag to Ag/Res – Frederick & Ruth Anding, 431 Hwy 35) and item #9
(Rezoning Exclusive Ag to Ag/Res –
PARK BOARD APPOINTMENTS – The Park Board recommended the appointment of Suzanne Van Mele to fill the unexpired term of Park Board Supervisor #6, currently held by Mark Daun. B. Schwab moved to approve appointing Suzanne Van Mele to fill Park Board position #6 currently held by Mark Daun, seconded by D. Pearson. Motion passed, all in favor. J. Cuccia acknowledged and thanked M. Daun for his work on the Park Board.
PARK BOARD BUDGET AMENDMENT – B. Schwab explained that in the 2009 Park Budget there is $12,600 available for undesignated capital projects. The Park Board would like to move $2,000 from the undesignated category to the playground equipment line item. B. Schwab clarified for the Town Board that the Park Board will not spend all of its capital budget in 2009. B. Schwab moved to take $2,000 from the undesignated capital allocation in the 2009 Park budget and move it to playground equipment line item at Glover giving us a total there for $22,000, for the slight overage on the equipment and some additional sand. Seconded by J. Cuccia. Motion passed, all in favor.
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 Ron Schock summarized that the
summer was a good one, with nothing out of the ordinary happening. R. Knapp asked about the comment in Park
Ranger, Fred Miller’s report stating that the gate to
The board appreciated the additional patrolling at Pembles Access by the sheriff’s department.
While reviewing the Animal Control Officer’s report, J. Cuccia commended Kathi Pelnar for facilitating a resolution between two pet owners, when one resident’s dog killed the other person’s cat.
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the shared driveway is for private residential use by lots
5, 6 and 7 only and shall not be extended or expanded and represents an
exception to our ordinance-based Town Road Standards, as issued by the Town
Board on 9/10/09. And further that such driveway will be asphalted with a 12
foot asphalt surface with 3 feet of shoulders. That we note and accept the
application amending the original Farm Plan approved on January 15, 2004. That we acknowledge that the applicant has
completed a notarized release claim and waiver of an additional Development
Right as a condition of the amended Farm Plan and that final approval is
contingent on the town attorney and the applicant working out the Easement and
Declaration of Conditions and Restrictions for the Joint Driveway and that
further there be an agreement that there be a financial guarantee or paved
driveway prior to occupancy. Seconded by
D. Pearson. Friendly amendment to
motion: “financial guarantee or paved
driveway prior to occupancy building
permit.” Amended motion passed, all
in favor.
REZONING EXCLUSIVE AG TO AG/RES – FREDERICK & RUTH ANDING, 431 HWY 35 – Removed from the agenda.
REZONING EXCLUSIVE AG TO AG/RES – RAYMOND & ELOISE ANDING, 403 HWY 35 – Removed from the agenda.
TEENS FOR CHRIST –
OLD TESTAMENT TABERNACLE (SUMMER OF 2010) – Bruce
Cicchese, Teens for Christ, gave a brief history of the
Old Testament Tabernacle exhibit and explained what it looks to the board. They would start setting-up the exhibit in
May and would remove it in October. From
stake to stake, it would take up about 37,000 square feet. It only requires one light bulb and would be
staffed by the Teens for Christ. He estimates
that approximately 3,000 people will view the exhibit. It would be open mostly during the week. R. Knapp gave a brief summary of the Teens
for Christ property and special exception permit. He asked the other board members if they are
willing to consider allowing the temporary exhibit. Consensus was yes, howeverthere was
uncertainty as to what permits are necessary since this is an unusual
request. The board asked B. Cicchese to
talk to other communities that have allowed the Tabernacle exhibit and see what
variances, permits and/or concessions were necessary. Copies of these permits must be made
available to the Town Board. They also
suggested he contact the neighbors of the Teens for Christ site to see how they
feel about the temporary exhibit. D.
Pearson and R. Knapp will work with the Teens for Christ and
DISCUSS &
CONSIDER PROFESSIONAL REVIEW FEE DEPOSIT REFUND – KERNON BAST, COTTONWOOD
SUBDIVISION -
UTILITY PERMITS: The following permit was submitted by Cedar
Corp.:
U09-006 St. Croix Gas Underground gas @
J. Cuccia
moved to approve utility permit #U09-006 for St. Croix Gas for underground gas
service at
R. Jones gave the board a brief update on the current road
projects on
BILLS: Checks numbered 022022 – 022091 and the Elan bill were presented in the amount of $340,334.78. The board discussed reservations for approving check #22026 to Antczak Construction, Inc. for $173,414.50 because of their concerns over the status of the road projects. G. WahrenBrock moved to approve bills 022022 – 022091 including the Elan bill for $1,502.89 for a total of $340,334.78, with the contingency of holding check #22026 for Antczak Construction, Inc. in the amount of $173,414.50 until the road restoration approval by the town board chair and the town engineer is mutually agreed upon, seconded by B. Schwab. Motion passed, all in favor.
DISCUSS & CONSIDER RENTAL INSPECTIONS – D. Pearson followed up with the county regarding inspections of rental properties and found out that the county doesn’t have procedures/rules in place to perform them. D. Pearson and B. Schwab agreed to follow-up with the WTA and other communities to see what procedures/requirements are being used by other towns.
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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09-141 |
Clint Ronnestrand |
Deck |
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09-142 |
Sanjil Sethi |
Pool |
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09-143 |
Mike Vivoda |
Deck |
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09-144 |
Tim Mosconi |
Storage Shed |
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09-145 |
Tom Stiles |
Storage Shed |
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09-146 |
Joseph Klewicki |
Pool |
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DRIVEWAY PERMITS – The following permits were submitted by the building inspector and reviewed by the Town Board.
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PERMIT # |
APPLICANT |
ADDRESS |
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09-107 |
Bill Gold |
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09-108 |
Tanner Turnquist |
DISCUSS & CONSIDER CLASS B RETAILER’S LICENSE & OPERATOR LICENSE – KINNICKINNIC HEALTH FOUNDATION – S. Provos has received the application for the Class B Retailer’s license and temporary operators license for the fourth annual Harvest Moon Barn dance. She ran a background check on the operator, Sharon Johnson and it was clear. J. Cuccia moved to approve the temporary operator’s license for Sharon Rose Johnson and the temporary Class B Retailer’s license for the River Falls Area Hospital Foundation to serve liquor at its 4th annual Harvest Moon Barn Dance on October 3rd, seconded by G. WahrenBrock. Motion passed, all in favor.
DISCUSS &
CONSIDER OPERATORS LICENSES –
SET DATES FOR BUDGET MEETINGS – The board decided to hold its budget workshop meeting at 11:10am on Monday October 19, 2009.
DISCUSS STATUS OF REVALUATION – D. Pearson would like to see the assessor provide the board or review with a listing of the 2008 real estate sales within the town. R. Knapp made the other board members aware of the fact that the Board of Review has been pushed back to November 7th at 9:00am because the assessors will not be ready by October 19th, as originally scheduled. The Board of Review will have to meet on October 19th, at 11:00am to reconvene to November 7th.
CLERK/TREASURER
REPORT – Copies of the cash reconciliation, impact fee summary, legal and
engineering fee summary and budget summary were distributed to the board.
DISCUSS CZC BUDGET REQUIREMENTS FOR 2009 – The Comprehensive Zoning Code (CZC) Committee was scheduled to finish up its work by August of 2009. The Town Board recognized that the deadline has been extended to December of 2009. The first 4 months of 2010 will be spent reviewing their body of work with comments submitted by the Plan Commission, Town Board and town attorney. Draft copies will be shared with the county and the document will be shelved until such time that the town can legally assume zoning authority. R. Knapp reviewed the updated CZC budget with the board.
DISCUSS PLAN TO STAFF
RECYCLING CENTER – D. Pearson summarized that Scott Frederickson had been
hired to replace Marvin Nelson who recently resigned his position at the
The board discussed an article regarding email accounts in
the Municipal Law Alert from Bakke Norman.
The town road crew is working with residents on
Board members received a copy of the letter sent from the town attorney to Stephen Dunlap regarding a complaint by John Salmon.
R. Knapp sent a letter to the St. Croix County Board of
Appeals regarding safety concerns surrounding the driveway placement at the
The Hudson Fire Department budget meeting is scheduled for next Monday night.
J. Cuccia asked if anyone wanted to attend the WTA Working
Lands Initiative workshop scheduled for October 28th in
J. Cuccia reported that the newsletter was finished and would be mailed out on Friday.
J. Cuccia recapped the fire department chief workshop she attended at the City of River Falls.
B. Schwab asked if the town would consider doing North Glover Road next year if the bids were low enough. He would like to see the bike path along Glover considered as an option in the bidding process. B. Schwab will get cost estimates on North Glover from Cedar Corp. on how much it would take to do the engineering required to obtain bids on North Glover.
G. WahrenBrock moved to adjourn, seconded by B. Schwab. Motion passed, all in favor.
The meeting adjourned at 10:35 p.m.
These minutes were taken at a meeting
of the Troy Town Board held on the
10th day of September, 2009.
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