Board Proceedings
June 11, 2009
President Proctor called the
Holmen Village Board meeting to order at
Village Board Trustee Appointment President Proctor opened the floor to Board action
on trustee appointment. Motion by Olson, seconded by Anderson to take from the
table motion by Olson, second by Szak to approve appointment of Chris Schmid at
Village Trustee. Carried unanimously. Motion to approve appointment withdrawn
by Trustee Olson. Motion by Seitz, seconded by Anderson to nominate Tony
Horvath for the position of Village Trustee. Trustee Seitz stated that the fact
that a significant number of voting constituents felt that Mr. Horvath was
worthy to serve, he felt an obligation to those voters to consider Mr. Horvath
for the vacant seat. Trustee Forde
agreed, stating that the Village operates as a representative democracy
and to ignore the wishes of 444 voters is presumptuous. Trustee Anderson stated
that he could not, in good conscience, ignore the wishes of 444 constituents.
Trustee Olson stated that he respects the fact the Mr. Horvath ran for election
and received votes and respects the will of the people. However, elections have
results and Mr. Horvath was ultimately not elected. On roll call vote Seitz,
Forde, Anderson in favor, Proctor, Olson, Szak opposed. Motion failed. Motion
by Olson, seconded by Szak to nominate Chris Schmid for the position of Village
Trustee. Trustee Olson stated that both candidates considered for the seat meet
the minimum standard to be on the Board and encouraged each of them to continue
to run for office whether or not they were ultimately appointed to the Board. Trustee
Seitz stated that, after losing much sleep considering this possible scenario,
he felt it was important for Board members to have full support of other
Trustees. On roll call vote, motion carried unanimously.
Motion by Olson, seconded by Seitz
to approve the minutes of the May 14, 2009 meeting. Carried unanimously.
Finance and Personnel Committee Motion by Seitz, seconded by Forde to approve the monthly
claims for payment in the amount of $612,400.63. Carried unanimously.
Motion by Seitz, seconded by Anderson
to approve the 2009-2010 annual operators license applications as presented. Carried unanimously.
Motion by Seitz, seconded by Forde
to approve the 2009-2010 Beer and Liquor Licenses as presented. Carried unanimously.
Motion by Seitz, seconded by Anderson
to approve the 2009-2010 Soda, Cigarette & Coin Operated Machine Licenses as
presented. Carried unanimously.
Motion by Seitz, seconded by Forde
to approve the 2009-2010 Pawn Brokers License as presented. Carried unanimously.
Motion by Seitz, seconded by Olson
to approve the 2009-2010 Junk & Salvage (Recycling)
Yard Licenses as presented. Carried
unanimously.
Motion by Seitz, seconded by Forde
to approve award of the Space Needs & Facilities Study Contract to MSA
Professional Services for the base bid amount of $12,800. Carried unanimously.
Motion by Seitz, seconded by Szak
to go into closed session at 7:27 PM per WI Statutes 19.95(1)(e) to discuss the
purchase of St. Elizabeth Catholic Church property. Carried unanimously.
After lengthy discussion,
motion by Seitz, seconded by Szak to return to open session at 8:46 pm. Carried
unanimously.
Motion by Seitz, seconded by Anderson
to approve the St. Elizabeth Catholic Church property offer to purchase as amended.
Carried unanimously.
Motion by Seitz, seconded by Forde
to approve the 2009-2011 Hawkins, Ash, Baptie & Co. LLC audit services
contract extension. Carried unanimously.
Motion by Seitz, seconded by Anderson
to approve the emergency replacement of the Village Hall A/C unit at a cost of
$2,150. Carried unanimously.
Motion by Olson, seconded by Seitz
to refer the proposed ordinance revision of Chapter 5 Administration of
Government back to the Finance & Personnel Committee. Carried unanimously.
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Park, Recreation and Library Committee Motion by Forde, seconded by Seitz to take from the
table motion by Forde, seconded by Olson renaming of the Holmen Aquatic Center
to the John W. Chapman Holmen Aquatic Center. Carried unanimously. After some
discussion regarding establishing of a precedent and signage, motion carried
unanimously.
Motion by Forde, seconded by Anderson
to approve the contract withWinona Nursery for installation of irrigation
services at Countryside Park at a cost of $16,635.35. Carried unanimously.
Motion by Forde, seconded by
Olson to approve the contract with Kish & Sons to install electrical
service to Countryside Park for irrigation service at a cost of $3,440 plus
$800 to Riverland Energy to bring power to the park for a total cost of $4,240.
Carried unanimously.
Motion by Forde, seconded by Seitz
to approve the $2,184
cost to install concrete driveway aprons to the Deer Wood Park overflow parking
lot. Carried unanimously.
Law Enforcement Committee Due to scheduling conflicts and a lack of agenda
items, the Law Enforcement Committee did not meet in June.
Joint Municipal Court No meeting. Nothing to report.
Fire Board Report Trustee Forde updated the Board on recent Fire
Board activity. The next meeting is June 25th at 6:30 PM.
Public Works Committee Motion by Olson, seconded by Anderson to approve Resolution
8.09 Compliance Maintenance Annual Report as presented. Carried unanimously.
Motion by Olson, seconded by Forde
to approve the Remington lift station pump replacement at a cost not to
exceed $20,000. Carried unanimously.
Motion by Olson, seconded by Szak
to approve plow truck repairs as presented. Carried unanimously.
Motion by Olson, seconded by Szak
to approve the WWTP distiller replacement at a cost not to exceed $4,500. Carried unanimously.
Motion by Olson, seconded by Anderson
to authorize joint participation in the CTH HD (@ Prairie View School) traffic
and pedestrian beacons purchase at a cost not to exceed 25% of total
cost. Carried unanimously.
Economic Development Trustee Seitz updated the Board on the monthly
Economic Development Committee activity.
Planning Commission No meeting. Nothing to report.
Joint Shared Ride Committee Trustee Anderson updated the Board on the monthly
Shared Ride activity.
La Crosse County
Supervisor(s) Supervisor Spiker
spoke to the issue of the traffic and pedestrian beacons on HWY HD and possible
County participation. He also spoke to the impact the State budget will have on
the County budget and County services. Encourage the Village to utilize the
services of County staff whenever possible.
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Other
Committee & Commission Appointments: President
Proctor made the following appointments
Finance and Personnel Chair
Seitz, Forde, Schmid
Public Works Chair Olson,
Anderson, Szak
Law Enforcement Chair Szak,
Olson, Schmid
Park, Recreation &
Library Chair Forde, Seitz, Schmid
Economic Development Chair Seitz,
Olson, Szak
Park and Weed Commissioner
Schmit
Recycling Contact Schmit
Shared Ride Representative Anderson
Planning Commission Chair Proctor
Redevelopment Authority
Chair Proctor
Fire Board Representatives Proctor,
Forde
Joint Municipal Court
Schmit, Chief McHugh,
Police Commission Mary Beth
Vahala (3-year term)
Motion by Seitz, seconded by Olson to approve the Committee appointments as presented.
Motion by Forde, seconded by Olson to approve the appointment of Trustee Seitz to the Planning Commission for a term of one year. Carried unanimously.
Motion by Seitz, seconded by Szak to approve the appointment of Chair Barry Bertelsen, Leif Nelson, Bill Achterkirch, Dennis Grokowsky (1st alternate) and Ernie Modjeski (2nd alternate) to the Zoning Board of Appeals for a term of three years. Carried unanimously.
Motion by Szak, seconded by Olson to approve appointment of Nancy
Proctor (Chair), Ryan Olson and Attorney
President Proctor reported
that Holmen dollars will be provided by the HACCA to be distributed in Welcome
Wagon baskets. Schmit clarified that they will be distributed by Village staff
in the Village Welcome Packets and confirmed that payment on the Holmen dollars
will only be made in the event they are redeemed. Schmit reported that
representatives of Schreiber/Anderson Associates, Inc. will be attending the
next meeting of the Economic Development Committee to discuss development of
master plans for specific areas within the Village. Schmit also reported that
the WisDOT will be holding a public hearing on the designation of HWY US 53/WIS
54 as a controlled access highway at 7 PM on June 25th at the Town
of Holland Town Hall. DPW Haines reported that the new siren at Village
Crossing and pedestrian crossing street signs have been installed. Chief McHugh
reported that the new officer started on May 26th . A meeting to
discuss a security surveillance system at the Halfway Creek Park is scheduled
for Monday, June 15th at 4 PM.
Administrator Schmit
facilitated the viewing of an insurance video provided by LWMMI entitled: In
the Scope of Your Authority: Preventing Public Officials Liability. LWMMI is
providing a $1,110 incentive payment to have all Village elected officials and
department heads view the material.
Motion by Olson, seconded by Seitz
to adjourn at 9:13 PM. Carried unanimously.
Catherine J. Schmit
Village Clerk