Village of Holmen

Board Proceedings

October 13, 2005

 

President Chapman called the Holmen Village Board meeting to order at 7:00 PM on October 13, 2005 at the Holmen Village Hall.  All members were present. Administrator Schmit was excused. 

 

Motion by Anderson, seconded by Hauser to approve the minutes of the September 8, 2005 and October 5, 2005 meetings.  Trustee Proctor indicated that she was at the Mass Transit Meeting in Onalaska during October 5th meeting.  President Chapman said it would be noted that she was excused for the October 5, 2005 special meeting. Carried unanimously.

 

Finance and Personnel Committee – Motion by Hauser, seconded by Allers to approve the October claims in the amount of $302,062.35. Carried unanimously. Motion by Hauser, seconded by Proctor to approve operator’s licenses for Leilani Bang and Leland Lewton at Holmen Quik Stop, Bridget Renwick at the American Legion and Dana Raudebush at Smokey’s. Carried unanimously. Motion by Hauser, seconded by Anderson to approve a Combination Class B license for Jen’s a Brat, LLC at Smokey’s.  Carried unanimously. Motion by Hauser, seconded by Seitz to deny the insurance claim by Kent Larson per recommendation of Midwest Claims on behalf of League of Wisconsin Municipalities insurance.  Carried unanimously.  Motion Hauser, seconded Forde to approve the replacement of the Village Hall HVAC compressor by ACS, Inc. at a cost of $2,326.76.  Carried unanimously. Motion Hauser, seconded by Anderson to award the 2006 library cleaning contract to ‘This is Lori Laxton Your Cleaning Lady’ at an annual cost of $6,300.  Carried unanimously.  Chairman Hauser extended a public thank you to Dust a Flying for many years of service. Motion by Hauser, seconded by Seitz to approve the 2006 Village fee schedule as presented. Carried unanimously.

 

Park, Recreation and Library Committee – Motion by Seitz, seconded by Anderson to approve the contract with Five Star Concrete for the Deer Wood Park sidewalk addition at a cost of $7,418 to be paid from Park Development funds.  Carried unanimously. Motion by Seitz, seconded by Proctor to approve the purchase of a 5-row 15’ set of bleachers from Gerber Leisure Products at a cost of $2,428.00 for Remington Hills Park to be paid from Park Development funds.  Carried unanimously. Motion by Seitz, seconded by Anderson to approve the purchase of (2) player benches at $310 and a field storage box at $975 for Remington Hills park and soccer goals at $785 for Lee Estates from Collegiate Pacific for a total of $2,070 to be paid from Park Development funds.  Carried unanimously. Motion by Seitz, seconded by Hauser to approve the 2006 pool chemical and consultation contract with Carrico Aquatic Resources, Inc. at a cost of $9,900.   It was noted that the contract dates are from April 1, 2006 to March 31, 2007.  Carried unanimously. Seitz also informed the Board that they are currently interviewing candidates for pool manager.

 

Law Enforcement Committee – Forde reported on the monthly activity of the Police Department. Forde reported that there would probably be a fee increase for Joint Municipal Court depending upon the daily jail fee the county charges the outlying municipalities. The County has proposed increasing the fee from $25 to $55.   

 

Joint Municipal Court – In the absence of Schmit, there wasn’t a report on the monthly activity of the Joint Municipal Court.

 

 

 

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Public Works Committee –Motion by Anderson, seconded by Forde to approve the purchase of a Somat screen assembly from Crane Engineering at $2,304 to be paid from the Sewer Fund.  Carried unanimously. Motion by Anderson, seconded by Forde to issue a sidewalk repair order to LeRoy Holley at 116 N Holmen Dr.  Carried unanimously.   Motion by Anderson, seconded by Forde to approve the revision of the 5-Year Street Improvement Plan as presented. Carried unanimously. Motion by Anderson, seconded by Proctor to approve Resolution 20.05 accepting the public improvements of St. Elizabeth Catholic Church on Malin Court.  Carried unanimously.

 

Fire Board Report - Forde reported that the Committee reviewed the status of personnel, residency and boundaries for firefighters.  Also discussed were salaries for full-time officers.  Forde reported that Senator Feingold announced the Holmen Area Fire Department had a FEMA grant for $16,093 approved.   

 

Planning Commission – Motion by Proctor, seconded by Hauser to approve the Jon Nevala CSM for 900-902 Starlite Dr.  Approval of the CSM was unanimously recommended to the Board by the Planning Commission. President Chapman noted that the parcel was already zoned R-6. Carried unanimously. Motion by Anderson, seconded by Proctor to approve the O’Brien & Associates CSM for 208 N Holmen Dr. Approval of the CSM was unanimously recommended to the Board by the Planning Commission. Carried unanimously. Motion by Forde, seconded by Proctor to approve Ordinance 5.05 – Hotel & Motel Room Tax.  Approval of Ordinance 5.05 was unanimously recommended to the Board by the Planning Commission. Carried unanimously. Motion by Hauser, seconded by Proctor to approve Ordinance 6.05 – Amusement Devices.  Approval of Ordinance 6.05 was unanimously recommended to the Board by the Planning Commission. Carried unanimously.  Motion by Proctor, seconded by Seitz to approve Ordinance 7.05 – Partition Fences.  Approval of Ordinance 7.05 was unanimously recommended to the Board by the Planning Commission.  Carried Unanimously. 

 

La Crosse County Supervisor – Chuck Spiker reported on the activities of the La Crosse County Board. He also reported on the La Crosse County budget.  There was some discussion on the jail fee issue.  

 

Joint Shared Ride Committee – Trustee Proctor updated the Board on the monthly Shared-Ride activity. A fare increase of $.25 across the board has been approved, effective January 1, 2006.  The committee had further discussion on providing shared ride services to West Salem.  The earliest this service could be provided would be mid-2006.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Other – Trustee Seitz announced that he had attended a meeting of the Friends of the Holmen Area Library Site Selection Committee, and reported that no definite site has been selected at this time. President Chapman reported that another quote on the pool Diamondbrite surface replacement was expected by Monday, October 17, 2005 and a meeting would be set up to discuss this issue at a later date.  Trustee Proctor reported that the Holmen Area Civic & Commerce Association has donations committed for $13,095; which is $885 short of the amount needed for Christmas banners and lighting.   

 

Motion by Proctor, seconded by Hauser to adjourn at 7:40 PM.  Carried unanimously.

 

 

 

Karen Spreuer

Deputy Village Clerk