Village of Holmen
Board Proceedings
September 14, 2006
President Chapman called the Holmen Village Board meeting to
order at 7:00 PM on September
14, 2006 at the Holmen Village Hall. All
board members were present. Also present
were Attorney Peterson and department heads McHugh, Brogan and Haines.
Motion by Proctor, seconded by Allers to approve the minutes of the August 10, 2006
meeting as revised. Carried unanimously.
Finance and
Personnel Committee Motion by Seitz, seconded by Anderson to approve the August claims for
payment in the amount of $728,743.48. Carried unanimously.
Motion by Seitz, seconded by Forde to approve Resolution
19.06 To Participate/Fund Joint Municipal Court 2007. Carried
unanimously. Motion by Seitz, seconded by Proctor to approve
the Village Hall Cleaning Contract Renwal with Mary Secky for $815.00/month reflecting a 2% increase over the
2006 contract amount. Carried unanimously. Motion by
Seitz, seconded by Allers to approve the the Library Cleaning Contract Renewal with Lori Laxton for
$535.00/month reflecting a 2% increase over the 2006 contract amount. Carried unanimously. Motion by Seitz,
seconded by Anderson
to approve the 2007 2009 Building Inspector Contract Renewal with Raymer Inspections & Appraisal. Carried unanimously. Motion by Seitz, seconded by Allers to approve
the Vierbicher & Assoc. Contract Amendment for
the Halfway Creek Park Design at a cost of $11,400 to be paid from Park Reserve
Funds. Trustee Olson expressed opposition to the contract amendment due to
the fact that it was not bid out, the cost was too high, he would prefer to see
a downsized proposal from Vierbicher, and the costs
of the study cannot be recaptured once spent from the park reserve funds. All
in favor, except Olson opposed. Motion carried. Motion by
Seitz, seconded by Anderson to approve the Village of Holmen Public Facilities Needs Assessment Study
as revised. Carried unanimously. Seitz reported
that the Holmen Area Foundation had a reception at the Halfway Creek
Park to showcase the Halfway
Creek Bike Trail construction project. The reception was well attended.
Park, Recreation
and Library Committee Forde reported on recent Park, Recreation and
Library activity. Construction has begun on the Sylvan Park
shelter.
Law Enforcement Committee
Allers reported on recent Law Enforcement activity.
The HPD continues to work with property owners in the area of Smokeys Bar to
address noise and behavior complaints. 2007 budget priorities were discussed.
Joint Municipal
Court Schmit reported that the Joint Municipal Court had a special
meeting on August 24th to address the 2007 proposed budget. The Village of Holmen portion of the budget is
estimated to be $7,905.
Public Hearing
7:20 PM
Motion by Olson, seconded by Proctor to
approve the rezoning of the Johnson annexation for 550 State St. from A- Agricultural
District to R-1 Single-Family Residential District. No one present
spoke in favor or against the proposed rezoning. Carried
unanimously.
Motion by Anderson, seconded by Olson to approve the
rezoning of the Tourville annexation for 554 State St. from
A- Agricultural District to R-1 Single-Family Residential District. No
one present spoke in favor or against the proposed rezoning. Carried
unanimously.
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Motion by Olson, seconded by Seitz to deny
the rezoning of 505 State St.
from R-1 Single-Family Residential to B-1 Downtown Business District.
Mr. Bill Yahnke and Mr. Steve Blank spoke in support
of the rezoning. Administrator
Schmit reported that she had received written notice from all adjoining
property owners in support of the rezoning. Carried
unanimously.
Motion by Anderson,
seconded by Olson to deny the conditional use permit for 505 State St. for a single residential
unit attached to or part of a business unit. Trustee Olson remarked that while
he supports commercial business in the Village, approving the rezoning and
conditional use permit would have established a dangerous precedent in regard
to future land use in primarily residential areas. Carried
unanimously.
Fire Board Report
Forde reported on recent Fire Board activity.
Public
Works Committee Motion by Anderson,
seconded by Olson to approve the Mulder land purchase
agreement as presented. Attorney Peterson explained the resolution
reached on a survey discrepancy. Carried unanimously. Motion by Anderson,
seconded by Forde to approve the Reservoir #4 Contract Change Order. DPW
Haines outlined the change order in detail. Carried
unanimously. Motion by Anderson, seconded by Forde to approve
Resolution 20.06 Accept Lee Estates Public Improvements. Carried
unanimously.
Economic Development The next meeting of the Economic Development Committee is scheduled for September
28, 2006 at 6:30 PM at the Village Hall. At the request of Trustee Olson, La
Crosse County Community Development Specialist Brian Fukuda will be invited to
attend.
Planning
Commission Motion by Proctor, seconded by Seitz to approve Resolution
18.06 Franchise Agreement with Midwest Natural Gas, Inc. Carried unanimously.
La Crosse
County Supervisor Supervisor
Chuck Spiker voiced appreciation to the Village of Holmen for their many years of
dedication as the flagship site for the senior nutrition program. He announced
that the County had purchased approx. 40 new chairs for the Holmen site that
would be arriving soon. As a sign of the Countys appreciation Spiker offered the Village use of the chairs for any future
events the Village may sponsor.
Joint Shared Ride
Committee Trustee Proctor updated the Board on the monthly
Shared-Ride activity.
Other
President Chapman reported that he has had had no response to his offer to
sponsor another meeting with Town of Holland
Chairman George Hammes to
continue discussing municipal boundary issues. To date no meeting has been
scheduled. In response to an inquiry from Trustee Proctor, Chapman reported
that there was no new progress to report on the new area library initiative. Administrator Schmit asked the Board members to make
note that the October regularly scheduled monthly Board meeting will start ฝ
hour early (6:30 PM) with the public hearing on the Village of Holmen Public
Facilities Needs Assessment Study and associated Impact
Fee ordinance.
Motion by Proctor, seconded by Olson to
adjourn at 8:10 PM. Carried unanimously.
Catherine J. Schmit
Village Administrator/Clerk