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January 3, 2012 Regular Town Board
Town of Dodgeville
Town Board Meeting Minutes
January 3rd, 2012
6:00 p.m.
1) Call to order. Town Chairman, Curt Peterson called the meeting to order at 6:03 P.M.
Town Supervisors in attendance were: David Gollon and David Blume. Also in attendance were Clerk/Treasurer Sara Olson, Kevin Zajicek and Jeff Haylock.
2) Approval of Public Notice/Agenda. Supervisor, David Gollon made a motion to approve the public notice and agenda seconded by Supervisor, David Blume. Motion carried.
3) Approval of Meeting Minutes from December 6th 2011 and December 22nd 2011. David Blume made a motion to approve the December 6th and December 22nd minutes as submitted. David Gollon seconded the motion. Motion carried.
4) Approval of Treasurer’s Report for General, Sanitary District #1, 2, and Tax Collection Account. David Blume made a motion to approve the Town of Dodgeville December 2011 Treasurer’s Report as submitted stating the following fund balances:
General Checking $ 76,287.48
Farmer’s Savings $ 57,212.62
M&I Tax Account $ 600,000.00
Local Government Investment Pool $ 6,952.97
M&I CD’s $ 101,006.14
Farmer’s Tax Account $ 326,782.34
Township Funds: $ 241,459.21
Tax Funds: $ 926,782.34
David Gollon seconded the motion. Motion carried.
David Blume made a motion to approve Sanitary Districts #1 and 2 Treasurer’s Report as submitted stating the following fund balances:
Sanitary District #1 $15,251.69
Sanitary District #2 $ 6,422.46
David Gollon seconded the motion. Motion carried
5) Bills to be approved. David Blume made a motion to approve all the January vouchers as submitted totaling $25,697.43. David Gollon seconded the motion. Motion carried.
6) Discussion & possible action re: Plan Commission Recommendations. David Gollon made a motion to recommend the approval of the rezoning application of Gary & Laura Rowley located in part of the SW ¼ of the SW ¼ and SE ¼ of the SW ¼ of Section 32 Town 6 North Range 4 East to rezone 5.00 acres more or less from A-1 Ag to AR-1 Ag Residential which will be combined with an existing 9.222 acre AR-1 parcel to create a 15 acre more or less AR-1 parcel. David Blume seconded the motion. Motion carried. David Blume made a motion to recommend the approval of the rezoning application of Henry Stewart & Amber Donald located in part of the SE ¼ of the SW ¼ of Section 30 Town 7 North Range 3 East to rezone 10.00 acres more or less from A-1 Ag to AR-1 Ag Residential and the remaining 30 acres to C-1 Conservancy with the condition that only one residence be allowed on the 10.00 acre parcel more or less. David Gollon seconded the motion. Motion carried.
7) Town Roads/Equipment Report. Clerk/Treasurer Sara Olson had indicated to the Town Board that there has been a request to place fiber optic cable on the road right-of-way on Lover’s Lane from a company called WIN. The Town Board indicated that the company would need to attend a Town Board meeting to discuss this matter with the Township. Part-time patrolman Kevin Zajicek had indicated some mechanical concerns with the International Dump Truck. Town Board Supervisor David Gollon had indicated that there has been a federal law changes in regards to the use of cell phones in commercial vehicles and discussed how the Township could comply with these changes.
8) Clerk/Treasurer Report. Clerk/Treasurer Sara Olson indicated to the Town Board that tax collecting was going well.
David Blume made a motion to suspend the agenda and move to Item #12.
9) Discussion & possible action re: Fire Hydrant located in road right-of-way on Davis Road. Town Chairman, Curt Peterson had indicated that a Town resident had place a fire hydrant on the road right-of-way on Davis Road and it had been removed by the Township due to safety and liability issues. The Town resident had contacted the Town Chairman in reference to the removal of the fire hydrant and requested that it be returned. The Town Board had decided that they would deliver the fire hydrant back to the Town resident.
10) Discussion & possible adoption re: Resolution 2012-277 Accepting of land from Dodge View Farms, Inc. for the Chimney Rock Road Turn-Around expansion. Clerk/Treasurer Sara Olson had indicated to the Town Board that the Quit Claim Deed had been drafted and was in need of signatures from the sellers. The Town Board had indicated that they would adopt the resolution after the signed Quit Claim Deed was received by the Township.
11) Discussion & possible action re: Engagement Letters from Johnson & Block, Inc. (Annual Audit). The Town Board reviewed the 1 year and 3 year engagement letters as well as the cost of the annual audit. David Blume made a motion to approve and accept the 3 year contract. Curt Peterson seconded the motion. Motion carried. David Gollon abstained from this motion.
12) Discussion & possible action re: Insurance Modifications. Clerk/Treasurer Sara Olson presented the Town Board with the requested information from Rural Mutual Insurance in regards to the existing insurance policy. The Town Board request that additional information be provided from Rural Mutual Insurance prior to completing any modifications.
13) Discussion & possible action re: Extended Warranty Options for the Case 580M Loader. Clerk/Treasurer Sara Olson presented the Town Board with prices for an extended warranty. The Town Board had requested that Clerk/Treasurer Sara Olson contact Miller-Bradford in reference to a warranty that is good for a longer time period of time with less hours due to the limited hours that the end-loader is used.
14) Discussion re: TRIP Project application. Town Chairman Curt Peterson had indicated that the county will not be funding any of the TRIP projects that were submitted by the Township this year. The TRIP-D application was approved at the county level and will be submitted to the state for consideration at their level.
15) Discussion & possible action re: Recycling Center Building (Water Runoff Issues). Town Chairman Curt Peterson had indicated that there are some water runoff issues (ice and snow coming off the roof) by the door of the Recycling Center. The Town Board requested that part-time patrolman Kevin Zajicek obtain quotes on a new seamless gutter with a snow bar for the entire length of the Recycling Center.
16) Discussion & possible action re: Acquiring Parcels 008 1184.AA and 008 1184.A (Rowe Rd Road Right-of-Way). Clerk/Treasurer Sara Olson had indicated that Bell 5 Enterprises was interested in gifting the township two parcels of land due to they were road right-of-way. David Blume made a motion that the Town would be interested in this gift of land if they occur no expense in receiving the land therefore an attorney would need to draft a Quit Claim Deed at the expense of the owner. David Gollon seconded the motion. Motion carried.
17) Discussion & possible action re: Selling of a Used Snow Plow Frame. David Blume made a motion to sell the old unused snow plow frame as excess equipment with the price being determined by the Town Chairman. David Gollon seconded the motion. Motion carried.
18) Discussion & possible action re: Soliciting on Town Owned Property. No action was taken.
19) Public Comment. The Town Board will meet on January 26th @ 2:00 to discuss employee reviews with the employees.
20) Adjournment. David Gollon made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 8:18 p.m. Curt Peterson seconded the motion. Motion carried.
Respectfully Submitted,
Sara J. Olson, Clerk-Treasurer
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