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April 15, 2008 Regular Board Meeting
Regular Town Board Meeting of April 15, 2008 Chairman Jeff Long called the meeting to order at the close of the Annual Meeting, Report of 2007 Annual Report at 8:45 p.m. Also present were Supervisors David Schuenemann and Charlie Spencer, Clerk/Treasurer Lois Smith and guests: Steve Duba, Russ Cluey, Jim Hanson, Jim Galloway, Wayne Munck, Mykl Hensley, John and Joanne Ader, and Arlene Bozicnik. MOTION/SCHUENEMANN: SECOND/SPENCER: To approve agenda as posted. MOTION CARRIED. There were no questions from citizens addressing the board. The Treasurer’s Report for March, 2008 was reviewed. MOTION/SCHUENEMANN: SECOND/SPENCER: To approve the Treasurer’s Report as presented. MOTION CARRIED. The minutes of the March 25, 2008 meeting were reviewed. MOTION/SPENCER: SECOND/SCHUENEMANN: To approve the minutes with the corrections. MOTION CARRIED. The operator license application for Thomas C. Zeivel was reviewed. MOTION/SCHUENEMANN: SECOND/LONG: To approve the operator license for Thomas C. Zeivel. MOTION CARRIED. Road name request by the Dept. of Natural Resources for the naming of the two private forest roads: Forest Headquarters Road and Cathedral Point Lane. Vilas County received the request and has no duplication or a problem with the names submitted. MOTION/LONG: SECOND/SCHUENEMANN: To approve the names submitted by the WI DNR for Forest Headquarters Road and Cathedral Point Lane. MOTION CARRIED. Jim Galloway, Volunteer Fire Department member advised the board of the department’s request for grant for a combination vehicle rescue/pumper to replace a 1979 Chassis. This is a second attempt at the grant. The computer scoring for the grant request could be problematic; however, the peer review could do okay. The department will not know the status of the grant award until February or March, 2009. The final reading by the board was done on Amendment #3 to Boulder Junction Ordinance 1-2004, Uniform Dwelling Code. The amendment was approved on March 25, 2008. The board members then signed the amendment. Steve Duba provided the board with a copy of the quote from Lakeland Rental Center for rental and cleaning of porta potties for the downtown area for ten weeks this summer. The quote amount is $4,240 plus the cost of pavers for the area of $200 totaling $4,440. The suggested placement would be on the town lot on Highway M North, next to the old Bitinas gas station (now owned by Todd Kercman). The pavers would be placed near the old gas station building with placement of porta potties on the pavers. Water would come from the Kerecman’s building for cleaning. Fran Thiel has volunteered to watch the units during the summer if additional cleaning is needed more than twice a week and also place some half barrels with flowers near the units. Mr. Duba wondered if there was room tax funds available for the expense. Chairman Long explained the use of the funds and how they were intended to be used. This does not fall into a long term recreational project. He advised Mr. Duba to go back to his committee and see if the Chamber of Commerce, BJ organizations and the Downtown Retail Merchants Group could come up with 75% of the funds and possibly the town could provide the 25% balance; possibly from Room Tax Funds and then present the cost of the project for next year at the 2009 Budget Hearing in November. This is a trial for the rental and maintenance of these units for this year only. There are no funds available in the 2008 budget for these expenses. Mr. Duba will take this back to his committee and come back to the May meeting. The 2007 Designated Funds were read by Chairman Long from the figures provided by the Clerk/Treasurer: Total funds available: $44,151.73 designated as follows: Police - $5,983.70; Fire Department - $6,253.38; Fire #’s (2007 budget amount) - $8500; Christmas decorations - $2000; Community Center - $2000 and the balance of $19,414.65 to Roads and Streets. All of the amounts will go into savings accounts. MOTION/LONG: SECOND/SCHUENEMANN: To approve the 2007 Designated Funds designation. MOTION CARRIED. Correspondence: Letter was received from Minocqua resident praising Officer Jim Hanson for his assistance at a vehicle mishap this past winter. Bills payable were approved in the amount of $126,658.49. MOTION/SCHUENEMANN: SECOND/LONG: To adjourn at 9:07 p.m. MOTION CARRIED. Respectfully submitted, Lois J. Smith, Clerk/Treasurer