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Town of Menasha |
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2000 Municipal Drive, Neenah, WI 54956 |
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Ph: (920) 720-7103 Fax (920) 720-7197 town-menasha.com |
TOWN BOARD OF SUPERVISORS REGULAR MEETING
Municipal Complex - Assembly Room - Monday, April 26, 2004
Minutes
Elected Members Present: Arden Tews, Town Chair Jay Schroeder, Supv. #1 Scott Sauer, Supv. #2
Jerry Jurgensen, Supv. #3 Russ Handevidt, Supv. #4 Jeanne Krueger, Clerk
Others Present: James Archambo, Admin. Lee Reibold, Town Eng. Rod McCants, Police Chief
Myra Piergrossi, Finance Dir. George Dearborn, Com. Dev. Dir. Keith Kiesow, Fire Chief
Richard Eiberger, Assessor Mike Kading, Dir./Parks & Rec. Dir. Lloyd Pringnitz Dennis Jochman
Jeff Conger Michael Lottek Tim Gressler Kate Gressler Alan Pheifer Dan Hyde Bob Liedl
Mike Lettier, Pres. Police Comm. Mike Bouchard Jerry Latza Joe Nemecek Dana LaMotte Jerry LaMotte Lee Ann Johnson Kyle Johnson Brian Buksyk Terry Bomier Don Thiel
2. AWARDS/PRESENTATIONS
a) Retirement Plaque – Wastewater Department: Chairman Tews presented U.D. employee Larry Arend with a plaque and thanks for his 16 years of employment for the T/Menasha and complimented Mr. Arend for job well done. He was congratulated by all in attendance.
3. PUBLIC FORUM
4. DISCUSSION ITEMS
5. OLD BUSINESS
6. NEW BUSINESS
a) 040426-1: Proposed Speed Limit Reduction From 35 m.p.h. to 25 m.p.h.–Cold Spring Rd.
Residents Jeff Conger and Jerry LaMotte, respectively, read documents expressing their opinions on adjusting the speed limit.
After discussion, MOTION: Supv. Schroeder/Jurgensen to adopt to approve a speed limit of 30 m.p.h. On roll call motion failed 2-3. Supv. #1 Schroeder-Aye Supv. #2-Sauer- NAY
Supv. #3 Jurgensen-AYE Supv. #4 Handevidt-NAY Chairman Tews-NAY
Chairman Tews entertained a motion for the original resolution. Being none, the 35 m.p.h. speed limit remains as is.
b) 040426-2: Certified Survey Map – Wisconsin DOT / Springhetti’s Landscaping and
Lawn Care - 985 West American Drive
MOTION: Handevidt/Jurgensen to adopt to approve as submitted. Motion carried.
c) 040426-3: Town Conditional Use Permit – Jack’s Maintenance – Southwest Corner of Independence Drive and Kuehn Court
MOTION: Sauer/Schroeder to adopt to approve as submitted. Motion carried.
d) 040426-4: Expenditures
MOTION: Handevidt/Sauer to adopt to approve the expenditures with the exception of (none) as submitted. Motion carried.
e) 040426-5: Street Lighting Agreement for Redtail Crossing Subdivision
MOTION: Handevidt/Sauer to adopt to approve as submitted. Motion carried.
f) 040426-6: Street Lighting Agreement for Jacobsen Creek Condominium Phase II
MOTION: Handevidt/Jurgensen to adopt to approve as submitted. Motion carried.
g) 040426-7: Proclamation of Municipal Clerk’s Week
MOTION: Handevidt/Schroeder to adopt to approve as submitted. Motion carried.
h) 040426-8: Issue Transient Merchants License to Kwik Cool for June 1-July 30, 2004
MOTION: Handevidt/Jurgensen to adopt to approve as submitted. Motion carried.
i) 040426-9: Ditch Enclosure – 2003 Winwood Drive
MOTION: Jurgensen/Handevidt to adopt to approve as submitted. Motion carried.
7. ORDINANCES/POLICIES/AGREEMENTS
a) 040412-1:ORD Amend Town of Menasha Municipal Code Chapter 9.06(4)(b) Licenses, Permits and Fees - Amusements Second Reading & Adoption
MOTION: Jurgensen/Handevidt to waive the Second Reading and Adopt the ordinance as submitted. Motion carried.
8. PERSONNEL
a) 040426-1:RESIGN Planning Commissioner Member – Richard Ratchman
MOTION: Handevidt/Jurgensen to accept the resignation as submitted. Motion carried.
b) 040426-2:APPT Planning Commission Member – Shelly Schaetz
MOTION: Jurgensen/Sauer to approve the appointment as submitted. Motion carried.
c) 040426-3:APPT Planning Commission Member – Michael Van Dyke
MOTION: Sauer/Schroeder to approve the appointment as submitted. Motion carried.
d) 040426-4:APPT Planning Commission Member – Kris Koeppe
MOTION: Jurgensen/Sauer to approve the appointment as submitted. Motion carried.
9. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
a) Regular Town Board Meeting – April 12, 2004
MOTION: Handevidt/Sauer to approve the minutes as submitted. Motion carried.
10. CORRESPONDENCE
a) Tabulated Election Results – April 6, 2004
b) Annual Town Meeting – Draft Minutes – April 13, 2004
MOTION: Handevidt/Sauer to accept the correspondence for filing as submitted. Motion carried.
11. REPORTS
a) Admin. James Archambo: due to the townspeople voting in favor of having an appointed clerk at the Annual Town Meeting, the Town Board must appoint the clerk’s position between 30 and 60 days. He requested the Town Board meeting be moved from June 14 to June 7. It was the consensus of board members to change the date.
b) Town Attorney Greg Curtis
c) Town Clerk Jeanne Krueger: had been sent two courtesy tickets to the Holiday Inn Neenah Riverwalk for Tues., April 27 sponsored by the Fox Cities Chamber of Commerce and if anyone was interested in attending, she would be happy to offer these tickets.
d) Town Board
Jay Schroeder, Supv. #1: requested a resolution supporting the Taxpayers Bill of Rights (TABOR) to limit state and local govt. spending in WI (see attached letter).
Scott Sauer, Supv. #2: concerned with the Springhetti’s Landscaping sign. He was told this sign is temporary; 2) received complaints from Paul Dahms and others of dumping on Gateway Dev. property. Supv. Jurgensen echoed his concerns. Dir. Dearborn was directed to send a certified warning letter to Gateway Development.
Russ Handevidt, Supv. #4: Little Lake Butte des Morts Cleanup Team will be going door-to-door with information regarding the removal process of PCB’s. (See attached info.)
e) Town Chair Arden Tews: 1) thanked residents for a job well done at the Annual Town Meeting; 2) asked whether American Dr. speed limit survey was done, and stated if not, he wanted to see it taken care of as soon as possible; 3) contacted by Mike Chrisman of Plank Rd. requesting that his stakes be replaced as he intends to erect a fence. Assessor Eiberger will try to locate them with a metal detector; 4) received a letter from Chuck Lewis regarding lift station on the entrance to Stroebe Island. (see attached ltr.) Dev. Dir. Dearborn will once again present the options and set up a meeting.
f) Other Town Officials
Comm. Dev. Dir, George Dearborn: 1)developer looking at a 93-acre site west of the Alaskan Acres subdivision; 2) submitted memo (attached) promoting Valley Transit week May 3-7, wherein board members ride the bus and seek opinions of users riding the bus line.
Finance Dir. Myra Piergrossi: sent out requests for RFP’s to various banks in the area.
Police Comm. Pres. Mike Lettier: Police Commission will be meeting next Tues. evening.
Parks & Rec. Dir. Mike Kading: 1) Blue Ribbon Master Plan Committee met last week and was very productive. The next meeting will be May 20; 2) students from the Valley New School assisted in the cleanup of the Rydell Environmental Center.
Street Supt. Randy Gallow 1) stated their dept. will be putting up yield signs at the intersection of Dunning St. & Olde Midway Rd.; 2) will be setting up a meeting with the C/Menasha regarding the Manitowoc Rd. drainage problem.
12. MOTIONS BY SUPERVISORS - None
13. ADJOURNMENT
At 7:12 p.m., MOTION: Handevidt/Jurgensen to adjourn the Regular Meeting of the Town Board of Supervisors. Motion carried.
Respectfully Submitted,
Jeanne Krueger, Certified Municipal Clerk