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July 19, 2012 Regular Town Board Meeting
Town of Dodgeville
Town Board Meeting Minutes
July 19th, 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, Charlie Price and David Blume. Also in attendance were Clerk/Treasurer Sara Olson, Marv Winch and Greg Jewell.
2) Approval of Public Notice/Agenda. Supervisor, David Gollon made a motion to approve the public notice and agenda seconded by Supervisor, Charlie Price. Motion carried.
David Gollon made a motion to suspend the agenda and move to Item #6. David Gollon seconded the motion. Motion carried.
3) Discussion & possible award of bid re: 2012 TRIP-D Roh/Walters Rd Project. The Town Clerk/Treasurer had received two bids at the bid opening that took place at 2:00 p.m. for the TRIP-D Roh/Walters Road Project. The bids were as follows: Scott Construction $319,284.40 and Iverson Construction $284,870.00. The Town Board was presented with the bid tabulation details from Jewell Associates Engineers, Inc. Charlie Price made a motion to award the contract to Iverson Construction in the amount of $284,870.00 and authorizes Town Chairman, Curt Peterson to sign the contract documents. David Blume seconded the motion. Motion carried.
4) Approval of Meeting Minutes from June 7th, 2012 and June 19th, 2012. Charlie Price made a motion to approve the minutes from June 7th, 2012 with the correction of a typographical error in Item #10 the word creek. David Gollon seconded the motion. Motion carried. David Gollon made a motion to approve the June 19th, 2012 minutes as presented. Charlie Price seconded the motion. Motion carried. David Blume abstained from the motion due to he wasn’t in attendance.
5) Approval of Treasurer’s Report for General, Sanitary District #1, 2, and Tax Collection Account. David Gollon made a motion to approve the Town of Dodgeville June 2012 Treasurer’s Report as submitted stating the following fund balances:
General Checking $ 22,792.85
Farmer’s Savings $ 51,547.64
M&I Tax Account $ 163,513.27
Local Government Investment Pool $ 6,958.86
M&I CD’s $ 101,115.46
Township Funds: $ 345,928.08
Charlie Price seconded the motion. Motion carried.
David Gollon made a motion to approve Sanitary Districts #1 and 2 Treasurer’s Report as submitted stating the following fund balances:
Sanitary District #1 $13,603.98
Sanitary District #2 $ 7,667.69
Charlie Price seconded the motion. Motion carried
6) Bills to be approved. David Gollon made a motion to approve all the July vouchers as submitted totaling $20,468.98. David Blume seconded the motion. Motion carried.
7) Discussion & possible action re: Plan Commission Petitions. The Town Board discussed the conditional use permit and reviewed the meeting minutes from the Plan Commission meeting. David Blume made a motion to approve the conditional use permit for a professional home office on a 6.17 acre parcel zoned A-1 in the NW pt fr of the NW ¼ of the SW ¼ of S7-T6N-R3E located at 4024 Esch Road with the conditions that signage is to be limited to a 10 square foot sign that may not be lit. David Gollon seconded the motion. Motion carried.
8) Discussion & possible action re: Driveway Variance Request – 3593 Evans Quarry Road. Landowner Marv Winch presented information about the driveway variance request to the Town Board. Clerk/Treasurer Sara Olson noted that current property records at Iowa County Planning & Development and the Register of Deeds indicate that the land in which the driveway is proposed on is currently owned by Mary Mayo. Marv Winch then indicated there must be a problem in the mapping system as he does own a part of the parcel. David Blume made a motion to postpone the driveway variance request until the landowner provides proof of ownership. David Gollon seconded the motion. Motion carried.
9) Appointment of Plan Commission Member. Town Chairman, Curt Peterson recommended Robert Fitzsimmons be appointed to serve on the Plan Commission. David Gollon made a motion to appoint Robert Fitzsimmons to the Plan Commission to serve a two year term ending in April 2014. David Blume seconded the motion. Motion carried.
10) Discussion re: Direction from Town Board to the Plan Commission in regards to increasing growth in the Township. Town Supervisor, David Blume whom is also on the Plan Commission gave an overview of what the Plan Commission was requesting and what direction they should go based on the Town Boards opinion. The Town Board indicated that the Plan Commission should implement a survey to get the landowners advice and opinions due to a change in the economy. There hasn’t been an updated survey since the adoption of the Comprehensive Plan in 2005.The Town Board requests the survey be brought back to the Town Board for review prior to the mailing of the survey. The Town Board indicated its less about increasing growth and more about efficient land use.
11) Discussion & possible action re: Blotz Bridge Project (Establishing a Consultant Selection Committee, Developing criteria to rank consultants, Reviewing of WisDOT roster of eligible engineering consultants, Development of a short list of three to five consultants). The Town Board discussed the Blotz Bridge Project and the procedures that needed to be followed in selecting of an engineer. David Gollon made a motion to have the Town Board serve as the Consultant Selection Committee. David Blume seconded the motion. Motion carried. The Town Board discussed what criteria they would rank the consultants based upon. David Blume made a motion to develop the following criteria to rank the consultants: professional registration of the firm and the staff, general expertise and professional expertise, familiarity with Department of Transportation procedures, public involvement, environmental analysis and documentation, right-of-way plat preparation, drainage, knowledge of project and experience with similar projects, anticipated scheduling of work load activities and previous performance, including quality, timeliness and ability to address problems. David Gollon seconded the motion. Motion carried. The Town Board reviewed the WISDOT roster of eligible engineering consultants. Charlie Price made a motion to develop the short list containing the following firms: K.D. Engineering Consultants, Inc.; Jewell Associates Engineers, Inc.; TEAM Engineering, Inc. and Westbrook Assoc. Engrs., Inc. David Gollon seconded the motion. Motion carried. David Gollon made a motion to allow Clerk/Treasurer Sara Olson to solicit a request for proposal to the individuals on the short list and to contact the consultants to determine if they are interested. David Blume seconded the motion. Motion carried.
12) Discussion & possible action re: Additional lighting in the Recycling Center (Gang Lights). Clerk/Treasurer Sara Olson presented the Town Board with a request from the Recycling Center attendant on getting some additional lighting inside the Recycling Center. The Town Board requested that Sara Olson get proposals from Johanning Electric and John Demuth for adding additional lights in the Recycling Center.
13) Discussion & possible action re: Clerk/Treasurer attending the WMCA Conference Middleton (August 23rd – August 24th). Clerk/Treasurer Sara Olson presented information to the Town Board about the WMCA Conference in Middleton in August. David Blume made a motion to allow Clerk/Treasurer Sara Olson to attend the conference and be reimbursed for mileage. David Gollon seconded the motion. Motion carried.
14) Town Roads/Equipment Report. Clerk/Treasurer Sara Olson indicated that the exhaust pipe on the mower tractor broke and was taken to Energy Unlimited to be fixed.
15) Clerk/Treasurer Report. Clerk/Treasurer Sara Olson indicated that Charlie Rolli had complete shoulder surgery on July 16th and was doing well. Clerk/Treasurer Sara Olson also reminded the Town Board that flyers will be sent out to homeowner’s in August about the upcoming well water testing opportunity.
16) Public Comment. None
17) Adjournment. David Gollon made a motion to adjourn the meeting. David Blume seconded the motion. Motion carried.
Respectfully Submitted,
Sara J. Olson, Clerk-Treasurer
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