Board Proceedings
December 9, 2010
President Proctor called the
Holmen Village Board meeting to order at 7:00 PM on December 9, 2010 at the
Holmen Village Hall.
Present: Nancy Proctor, Mark Seitz, Ryan Olson, Neal
Forde, Richard Anderson, Tony Szak and Michael Dunham (8:19 p.m.). Also present were Department Heads Brogan, Mc
Hugh and Haines, Administrator/Clerk Willett, Chuck Spiker, Marilyn Pedretti,
Scott Ryan, Brian Hinz, Dena Otto, Scott Beranek, David Kriesel, Mary Sween,
Vichel Montgomery, Matthew and Kim Gran, Sean Lentz and Adam Bissen.
Minutes
Mark Seitz/Ryan Olson
motioned to approve the minutes of the November 11, 2010 meeting as
presented. The motion carried by a
unanimous vote.
Richard Anderson/Tony Szak
motioned to approve the minutes as presented for November 29, 2011. The motion carried unanimously.
Ryan Annexation
At 7:03 p.m., Scott Ryan
appeared before the board with the proposed lot layout for parcels 8-422-7,
8-422-8, 8-422-9 and 8-422-10 at
Richard Anderson/Tony Szak
motioned to approve the annexation into the
Ryan Rezone
Ryan Rezoning Request for
parcels 8-422-7, 8-422-8, 8-422-9 and 8-422-10 from “A” Agricultural to
R-1New Single- Family
Residential District
The public hearing opened at
7:37 p.m.
Matt Grant wanted to know if
the rezone was just for this property.
Yes – it is only for the
parcels identified in the rezone that were just annexed to the
Matt Grant stated that
traffic is an issue as it is. What about
Not included.
Vickie Montgomery asked if
the development would create water in her basement.
Scott Ryan responded that the
water must be contained on each lot as required. The lots will be engineered to
remain on each property.
The public hearing closed at
7:42 p.m.
Ryan Olson/Tony Szak motioned
to approve the rezone as proposed. The
motion carried.
Zoning Ordinance Change
At 7:23 p.m. the Public
Hearing for the Zoning Ordinance Change for signage in the multi-family zone
opened.
Robert Haines explained that
the ordinance change will allow signs that have been put up over the years to
remain. The current ordinance language
allows 4 square feet – this is quite tiny.
The numbers in the changed language reflect the size of the signage that
is currently out there,
Public Hearing closed at 7:26
p.m.
Ryan Olson/Richard Anderson
motioned to change the ordinance as presented.
Motion carried unanimously.
Rezone Request for Covenant Care
At 7:30 p.m., the Public
Hearing opened for the Rezone request for the southern-most five (5) acres of
the portion of parcel 14-2686 lying east of
Brian Hinz presented the
plans for the first two phases for Covenant Care for the identified properties. Matthew asked if there would be road
construction or a widening of the roads for this development.
(he
was speaking to the Ryan annexation/rezone)
Marilyn Pedretti said that
the bike trail runs by the road where the facility if to be built.
Brian responded that Covenant
Care usually has an internal trail system.
Public Hearing Closed.
At 7:36 p.m., Tony Szak/Ryan
Olson motioned to approve the rezone as presented. The motion carried unanimously.
Finance and Personnel Committee
Mark Seitz/Ryan Olson
motioned to recommend payment of the claims as presented for a total amount of
$325,694.96. The motion carried by a
unanimous vote.
Ryan Olson/Tony Szak motioned
to adopt Resolution #16.10 Authorizing the Issuance of
$2,500,000 General Obligation Promissory Notes.
Richard Anderson said that it
was his understanding that when the referendum for the library was before the
voters, that if one of the townships turned the referendum down, the support
was null.
Administrator Willett
provided an overview of events in regards to procuring lands for a new library
since January of this year. MSA provided
analysis of four possible sites suitable for a library after the Catholic Church
withdrew the possibility of the purchase of the church. Following a formal presentation in April, the
Board moved to proceed with processes outlined by MSA to procure identified and
Board approved site. Since that time,
the Board unanimously approved two separate contracts with MSA – a $5,000
contract to get from site identification to purchase and a contract to conduct
Phase I and Phase II on identified parcels in anticipation of the sites being
the future Library site.
At 7:28 p.m., Mark Seitz/Ryan
Olson motioned to approve the Operator’s License for Matthew R. Erickson as
recommended by the Personnel Finance Committee.
The motion carried unanimously.
Mark Seitz/Tony Szak motioned
to approve the Class A Beer/Class A Liquor,
Tobacco/Soda license for GET&Go, LLC, Agent Daljeet Singh. The motion carried 5-0.
Ryan said that Resolution
#16.10 provides dollars to replenish approved spending that was not in the 2010
Budget. This does not preclude an
advisory referendum.
Sean Lentz from Ehlers
explained that the note will provide an interest only on the amount drawn and
needed prior to 2013. The note is
intended to be refinanced in the future.
The note is for funds for the TIF #2 District and for the Library
project expenses.
The motion passed by a vote
of 5-1, with Richard Anderson voting against the motion.
Ryan Olson/Mark Seitz
motioned to approve and adopt the 2011 General Fund Budget as presented. The motion passed by a vote of 5-1, with
Richard Anderson voting against the motion.
Fire Board Report
The Board finalized and
approved its budget at the November meeting.
The Fire Board is scheduled
to meet on Thursday December 16, 2010.
Public Works Committee
Ryan Olson/Richard Anderson
motioned to authorize the SOMAT screens and brushes replacement from General
Parts, Inc. of
Ryan Olson/Mark Seitz
motioned to approve the fluoride construction contract to Springlake
Contracting of Elk Mound, WI at a cost of $66,000. Motion carried.
Richard Anderson/Ryan Olson
motioned to authorize the sale of a 20-ft x 30-ft easement just off Sand Lake Road and would abut an
existing easement) for the placement of a pedestal. Carried unanimously
Economic Development
Ryan Olson said the committee
had not met.
Shared Ride Committee
Ridership again increased in
October of 2010 by 362 more rides (from 1244 to 1606) than in 2009.
Marilyn Pedretti reported
that County Clerk Linda Stone is retiring and resigning her position January 3,
2011. Because this leaves 2 years to the
term, the
Chuck Spiker reported that
Dennis Osgood is retiring and resigning.
The Assistant (a Holmen resident) will fill in until the position is
filled..
Other items before the Board
Ryan Olson/Richard Anderson motioned
to approve Resolution #17.10 7 Rivers Region Collaboration Compact. The motion carried with no opposition.
At 8:41 p.m., Neal Forde/Mike
Dunham motioned to convene into closed session by the authority of Wisconsin
State Statute 19.85(1)(e) competitive or bargaining
reason: appraisal services and union
negotiations update and 19.85(1)(g) conferring with counsel regarding
noncompliance properties. The motion
carried unanimously following a voice vote.
At 9:16 p.m., Mark Seitz/Tony
Szak motioned to reconvene into open session by the authority of
§19.85(2). The motion carried
unanimously following a voice vote.
Ryan Olson/Mark Seitz
motioned to adjourn. Motion carried. The
meeting adjourned at 9:17 p.m.
Mary M. Willett, Village
Administrator/Clerk