VILLAGE OF WRIGHTSTOWN
VILLAGE BOARD MINUTES
The second regular monthly meeting of the Village Board of the Village of Wrightstown was held at the Village Hall, 352 High St, on Tuesday 12/15/15 and was called to order by Village President Dean Erickson at 7:19 pm.
Roll Call: Present – Dean Erickson, Sue Byers, Quinn Cavanaugh, Karen Curry, Mark Leonard,
Scott Reignier, Village Administrator Steve Johnson
Absent – Terry Schaeuble
Also present: Ed Byrne (Brillion News), Tom Collins (Wrightstown Area Spirit), Public Works Director Travis Coenen; Police Chief Perry Kingsbury; Fire Chief Mike Schampers; Dave Wagner (Ehlers); Mike Vande Hei (Surveyor).
MINUTES - - None at this time.
VOUCHERS - - Motion by S Byers, second by K Curry to approve the vouchers as submitted. Motion carried.
VILLAGE ADMINISTRATOR - - S Johnson provided the following report:
1. 2016 Water & Sewer Budgets are up for adoption this evening. Each has its own separate impact; Water is driven a lot by our anticipation of the water transmission main coming on line in July; Sewer is requiring an increase in rates from a possible operational aspect as well as obligatory reimbursement aspect.
2. Gathering of internal input continues on getting to a complete understanding of what is involved with making a change in performing utility billing via Green Bay Water Utility.
3. We have a vacancy in the Clerk-Treasurer’s Dept. which will need to be filled to a minimum by hiring a part-time Deputy Clerk. This should be advertised now so as to be able to reasonable fill this position before the end of January.
4. The Dec. 15th Staff Meeting included a presentation from an area web design vendor; we have also reached out to NWTC to the IT Education Dept. to seek their interest in helping with our web design as an alternative resource.
5. We will also be hearing from Paul Fontecchio, Engineering Manager -Brown County Highway on new County MW and downtown parking.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
AMEND AGENDA – Motion by Q Cavanaugh, second by S Reignier to amend the agenda to move Regional Planning above Finance. Motion carried.
REGIONAL PLANNING - -
Certified Survey Map (CSM) Request of Crow’s Nest LLC – Motion by S Reignier, second by K Curry to approve the Certified Survey Map (CSM) request of Crow’s Nest LLC for creation of 2 lots from 3 lots (Parcel No.s 300011100, 300011200, 300011300) on Royal St Pat’s Drive to include staff recommendations. Motion carried.
Extraterritorial CSM Request of Margaret Buechel – Motion by S Reignier, second by K Curry to approve the Extraterritorial CSM request of Margaret Buechel for Parcel No. W-142-1 and W-142-2 located on Apple Creek Rd in the Town of Wrightstown. Motion carried.
FINANCE - -
Resolution No. 12152015 Providing for the Sale of $1,480,000 General Obligation Promissory Notes, Series 2016A and Declaring Intent to Reimburse for Property Purchased – Motion by S Byers, second by Q Cavanaugh to adopt Resolution No. 12152015 Providing for the Sale of $1,480,000 General Obligation Promissory Notes, Series 2016A and declaring intent to reimburse for property purchased. Roll call vote: Ayes – S Byers, Q Cavanaugh, K Curry, M Leonard, S Reignier, D Erickson; Nays – None; Absent – T Schaeuble. Motion carried unanimously.
D Wagner commented there is no need for a General Fund advance as the second meeting in January will be with the bids.
Inform Associated Bank to Invest Shared Revenue Utility Payment – Motion by S Byers, second by S Reignier to inform Associated Bank to invest the Shared Revenue Utility Payment held in escrow in U.S. Treasury Investments scheduled to mature prior to next three (3) loan payments. Motion carried.
DeGroot Inc Pay Request No. 2 – Motion by S Byers, second by Q Cavanaugh to approve DeGroot Inc pay request No. 2 in the amount of $45,156.82. Motion carried.
DeGroot Inc Change Order No. 2 in the Amount of $4,499.20 – Motion by S Byers, second by Q Cavanaugh to approve DeGroot Inc Change Order No. 2 in the amount of $4,499.20 for asphalt cold mix patching and duplex grinder pump as required by State plumbing code. Motion carried.
Rescind December 1st Approval to Oudenhoven Construction Inc for Pay Request No. 5 of $57,348.87 – Motion by S Byers, second by K Curry to Rescind December 1st Approval to Oudenhoven Construction Inc for Pay Request No. 5 of $57,348.87. Motion carried.
Oudenhoven Construction Inc REVISED Pay Request No. 5 – Motion by S Byers, second by Q Cavanaugh to approve Oudenhoven Construction Inc REVISED Pay Request No. 5 in the amount of $52,563.07. Motion carried.
Christmas Gift Certificates Listing – Motion by S Byers, second by S Reignier to approve the Christmas gift certificates listing as presented. Motion carried.
2016 Water Budget – Motion by S Byers, second by K Curry to approve the 2016 Water Budget with a 30% rate increase as presented. Motion carried.
2016 Sewer Budget – Motion by S Byers, second by K Curry to approve the 2016 Sewer Budget with a rate increase of 8% in 2016 and a 6% rate increase in 2017.
Discussion followed and S Byers and K Curry withdrew their motion.
Motion by S Byers, second by M Leonard to approve the 2016 Sewer Budget with a rate increase of 8% for 2016. Roll call vote: Ayes – S Byers, K Curry, M Leonard, S Reignier, D Erickson; Nays – Q Cavanaugh; Absent – T Schaeuble. Motion carried on a vote of 5-1.
PERSONNEL - -
Employment of New Dept of Public Works (DPW) Employee – Motion by K Curry, second by S Byers to table the employment approval of the new DPW employee. Motion carried.
PARKS & RECREATION - - Nothing to report at this time.
PUBLIC SAFETY - -
Fire Dept Report – The November 2015 Fire Dept report submitted with best regards by Fire Chief M Schampers is as follows:
For the month of November the fire department was called for 2 alarm events. One was a vehicle accident on Hwy 41 and the second was a drier fire at a Village residence.
Also in November the FD held the annual Booyah Sale fundraiser which was again a sellout in under 2 hours. CEI made a 50% donation to the FD to go towards the purchase of a generator large enough to completely power the fire station in the event of a power outage. This will allow us to keep the building usable during a power outage event and to operate utilities within the station during this time.
Training for November was SCBA drills, SCBA System refill training and entrapment course. Usual monthly truck checks where performed and end of the year prep was organized. Compartment doors from EN 1312 where removed and taken for repainting to address some corrosion issues.
Chief Schampers also commented – MERRY CHRISTMAS.
Police Dept Report – The November 2015 Police Dept report respectfully submitted by Police Chief P Kingsbury is as follows:
Work on the 2016 budget occupied most of the administration’s time.
Met with other agencies that were doing background checks on WPD Officers.
The drug task force did a presentation to WPD Officers.
There were two accidents in the Village during November. There were 107 traffic related incidents for various violations. There were three parking complaints.
There were 55 non traffic calls for service in the Village, 89% handled by WPD officers. See attached list for calls received.
Chief Kingsbury also commented – HAPPY NEW YEAR.
PUBLIC WORKS & UTILITIES - -
Director of Public Works Comments – T Coenen prepared a slide presentation showing a cul-de-sac circle, sidewalk and roughly 20-24 parking stalls on the vacant lot next to the river on High Street (old M & I Bank site). Discussion followed on the cost of that parcel from the WisDOT and the justification for the investment required to construct the parking area. Parking is not the only issue as some buildings are not following the zoning requirements for residential living on the ground level. Questions and further discussion followed on the revitalization of the downtown area, how it got to this point and how to move forward.
ADJOURN - - Motion by S Reignier, second by K Curry to adjourn. Motion carried. (Adjourned 8:05 pm)
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Jean A Brandt Clerk/Treasurer
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