Village of Holmen
Board Proceedings
November 10, 2005
President Chapman called the Holmen Village Board meeting to
order at 7:00 PM on November 10, 2005 at the Holmen
Village Hall. All board members were
present. Also present were Attorney
Peterson and department heads Haines, Brogan and McHugh. Administrator Schmit
was excused. Deputy Clerk Spreuer
recorded the minutes.
Motion by Proctor, seconded by Forde to
approve the minutes of the October 5 and October 20 special meetings and October 13, 2005 regular meeting. Carried unanimously.
Finance and
Personnel Committee Motion by Hauser, seconded by Seitz to approve
the October claims in the amount of $691,551.11. Carried
unanimously. Hauser reported that AFLAC has two new plan offerings in
2006 for vision and dental.
Park, Recreation
and Library Committee Motion by Seitz, seconded by Proctor to approve
the 2006 pool manager contract with Heidi Kluesner for the period from May 27
to August 27, 2006 in the
amount of $7,000. Carried unanimously. Motion by Seitz, seconded by
Anderson to approve the 2006 Deer Wood Park
concession agreement with Holmen Youth Baseball Parents Association, Inc. for
the period from June 1 to July 27, 2006. Carried unanimously. Motion by Seitz, seconded
by Proctor to approve the name Sylvan Park for the
park area in Lee Estates. Carried unanimously. Seitz
reported that finalizing of the pool contract with Pool Construction, Inc. was
delayed due to some minor revisions.
Law Enforcement
Committee Forde reported on the monthly activity of the Police
Department. Forde reported that calls were down in the outlying areas this
month. Forde also reported that the
committee would be reviewing the 911 Mutual Aid Agreement.
Joint Municipal
Court Chief McHugh reported on the monthly activity of the Joint
Municipal Court. McHugh reported that it
appears the County plans to adopt the $55 per day jail fee. McHugh indicated that he would attend the
November 14th County budget hearing, which is open to the public.
Public Works
Committee Motion by Anderson,
seconded by Forde to direct Bob Haines to issue a sidewalk repair order for 112
N Holmen Dr. Carried unanimously. Anderson
reported that the committee has decided that sidewalk faults greater than 1
will be subject to repair. Motion by Anderson, seconded by Allers to approve a contract with Abraham & Zahn
to install larger snow guards on the Public Works shop roof and for gutter
repairs at a total cost of $4,250.
Carried unanimously.
Economic Development Forde reported that Economic Development did not meet this month.
Fire Board Report
Forde reported that the Fire Department has 8 new trainees. Forde reported that the next meeting of the
Fire Board is scheduled for November 17th at 6:30
PM.
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Planning
Commission Motion by Anderson,
seconded by Allers to approve the extraterritorial review of the August Prairie
preliminary plat. Approval of the preliminary
plat review 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. Spiker urged Board members to attend the County Budget Hearing on
November 14, 2005 at 6 PM to present their views on the proposed
jail fee increase. Spiker also spoke on
the proposed closing of the Juvenile Detention
Center.
Joint Shared Ride
Committee Trustee Proctor updated the Board on the monthly
Shared-Ride activity. Proctor reported there were 6,346 trips in September, of
which 871 were Holmen trips.
Other
President Chapman announced that there would be a La Crosse County Long Range Planning
meeting at 7 PM on November 16, 2005 at the Holland
Town Hall. Since Chapman will be out of town, he asked
if any board members could attend.
Trustee Anderson stated that
he would attend. Chapman reported that
he had received a letter from Holland Town Chairman, George Hammes, regarding
the engineering services contract with the Village. He indicated that they were very satisfied with
the work done by Bob Haines and is interested in renewing the contract for
2006. Trustee Joan Hauser announced that
she will not be running for another Village Board term. Trustees expressed thanks to Hauser for her many
years of service. Proctor reported that the holiday banners are up and the lighting
will be up next week. Proctor reported that additional holiday decoration donations
are needed.
Motion by Proctor, seconded by Hauser to
adjourn at 7:40 PM. Carried
unanimously.
Karen Spreuer
Deputy Clerk