Village of Holmen

Board Proceedings

July 15, 2010

 

 

President Proctor called the Holmen Village Board meeting to order at 7:00 PM on July 15, 2010 at the Holmen Village Hall. 

 

Present:  Nancy Proctor, Ryan Olson, Neal Forde, Mark Seitz, Richard Anderson, Michael Dunham and Tony Szak.  Also present were Department Heads Brogan, McHugh and Haines, Administrator/Clerk Willett, Eric Strauss, Christian Strauss, Colton K. Kenowski and Adam Bissen.

 

President Nancy Proctor recognized the Assistant Scoutmaster Eric Strauss and the two scouts (Christian Strauss and Colton Kenowski) and thanked them for coming to the meeting while working to finish a merit badge.

 

Tony Szak/Mike Dunham motioned to approve the minutes of the June 10, 2010 Village Board meeting as presented.  The motion carried unanimously.

 

Hawkins, Ash, Baptie and Company LLP will present at the August 12, 2010 meeting.

 

Planning Commission

Richard Anderson/Tony Szak motioned to remove the category of “Apartment Hotel” from the Village of Holmen Zoning Ordinance category B-2 Highway Commercial and to create a category of “Extended Stay Hotel” defined as “a hotel designed for guests who may stay for periods of time longer than a few nights and tending to have a higher proportion of suites than normal hotels.”  Motion carried with no dissent.

Village President Proctor reported that a Design Standards Committee for the Seven Bridges TID will be announced at the August Village Board meeting.  She is working with UW-Extension for the facilitation and assistance of the committee.

 

Finance and Personnel Committee

Mark Seitz/Neal Forde motioned to recommend payment of the monthly claims in the amount of $427,517.63.  Motion carried unanimously.

Mark Seitz/Neal Forde motioned to approve the operator licenses for Hannan Alexandria Zary, Emily M Mashak and Alyssa Marie Van Den Heuvel as recommended by the Finance Personnel Committee.  Motion carried unanimously.

Mark Seitz/Tony Szak motioned to approve the soda license for Village Pines LLC as recommended by the Finance Personnel Committee.  Motion carried unanimously.

Mark Seitz/Neal Forde motioned to approve the junk/salvage license for Viking Tool & Mfg as recommended by the Finance Personnel Committee.  Motion carried unanimously.

Mark Seitz/Ryan Olson motioned to approve the picnic license for St. Elizabeth Ann Seton as recommended by the Finance Personnel Committee.  Motion carried unanimously.

Mark Seitz/Ryan Olson motioned to approve the bid for the Appraisal Service to Midwest Professional Appraisal, Inc. of La Crosse for $21,500.  The motion carried with no dissent.

Mark Seitz/Neal Forde motioned to award the sidewalk/approach replacement for the Village Hall to Five Star Concrete for $6,852.35 as recommended by the Finance Personnel Committee.  The motion carried with no dissent.

Richard Anderson/Mike Dunham motioned to table the Cherry Lane property listing information.  The

Mark Seitz/Neal Forde motioned to approve the new Village sign for the Village Hall as presented by Noffke Signs for $1,250 as recommended by the Finance Personnel Committee.  The motion carried unanimously.  The sign will be installed before Kornfest.

Park, Recreation and Library Committee

Chair Neal Forde reported that the Park, Rec and Library Committee held its July meeting Wednesday July 7th.  A free jazz concert will be held at the new band shell in Halfway Creek Park Thursday July 29th.  The annual carnival will be held Wednesday August 4th.  The committee has begun to discuss the 2011 budget.

 

Law Enforcement Committee

Law Enforcement met on July 6th, Chief McHugh advised Committee that Holmen PD was awarded a $3400 radio grant from the Office of Justice Assistance. No matching money required.  Chair Szak reported that the committee has been reviewing open intoxicant ordinances for the last two months. 

 

Municipal Court

Chief McHugh reported that the Municipal Court Committee has not met but has a rescheduled meeting on July 29th.

 

Fire Board Report

Neal Forde reported that the Fire Board meeting was rescheduled from July 17th to July 22nd.

 

Public Works Committee

Ryan Olson/Mike Dunham motioned to approve the application for the Safe Routes to School grant that Public Works Director Robert Haines has submitted.  The motion carried unanimously.

 

Ryan Olson/Richard Anderson motioned to authorize the Transportation Enhancement Grant application for the Village of Holmen by Public Works Director Robert Haines.  The motion carried unanimously. 

 

Economic Development

At 8:13 p.m., Ryan Olson/ Mike Dunham motioned to convene into closed session by the authority of Wisconsin §19.85(1)(e) competitive or bargaining reasons.  The motion carried unanimously following a voice vote.

 

At 9:02 p.m., Richard Anderson/Ryan Olson motioned to reconvene into closed session by the authority of Wisconsin §19.85(2).  The motion carried unanimously following a voice vote.

Richard Anderson/Tony Szak motioned to approve the Landowner Agreement for the Seven Bridges TIF District with section 2.02 removed.  The motion carried with no dissent.

 

Chair Ryan Olson reported that the committee is obtaining information on the structure of the different tourism cooperative agreements in La Crosse County.

 

Shared Ride Committee

Richard Anderson reported that the shared rides for the month of May were up by 204 from May 2009 to 1,275 total rides.

 

Other items before the Board

Richard Anderson/Tony Szak motioned to approve Resolution 11.10 – La Crosse County Emergency Services.  The motion carried unanimously.

 

 

VILLAGE OF HOLMEN

RESOLUTION #11.10

RESOLUTION TO APPROVE ACCEPTANCE OF AGREEMENT FOR
EMERGENCY AMBULANCE SERVICES

WHEREAS, the Joint City/County Emergency Medical Services Commission (hereinafter referred to as the "Commission") was formed for the purpose of, among other things, establishing standards and contracting for emergency medical services in La Crosse County, reviewing provider performance, and reporting performance to the Commission and other municipal governmental entities; and

WHEREAS, Wis. Stat. s. 66.0301 provides that any city, village, town or county may authorize intergovernmental cooperation by contracting with other municipalities including a commission created under this section for the receipt or furnishing of services or the joint exercise of any power or duty required or authorized by law; and,

WHEREAS, Wisconsin Statutes authorize the governing body of any city, village, town or county to purchase, equip, operate and maintain ambulances and contract for ambulance service with one or more providers for conveyance of the sick or injured; and

WHEREAS, the Commission on behalf of the County of La Crosse and the cities, villages, and towns located in La Crosse County has negotiated a fair and equitable agreement for emergency ambulance services with Tri-State Ambulance, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as "Tri-State) which provides for the conveyance of the sick or injured by Tri-State at no cost to the local taxpayers and also provides that the performance of Tri-State is subject to review by an Independent Oversight Entity with reports on the performance of Tri-State provided to the Commission on at least an annual basis; and,

WHEREAS, it is the best interests of all citizens of the Village of Holmen that the Joint City/County Medical Services Commission of La Crosse County authorize acceptance of the Agreement for Emergency Ambulance Services for a continuous period of 5 years subject to the terms and conditions of that agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Village of Holmen does hereby authorize acceptance of the Agreement for Emergency Ambulance Services between the Commission and Tri-State on behalf of all members of the Joint City/County Medical Services Commission of La Crosse

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Village of Holmen hereby authorizes the Joint

City/County Medical Services Commission of La Crosse County to execute the Agreement on behalf of the Village of Holmen.

Ryan Olson/Mike Dunham motioned to adjourn.  Carried.  The meeting adjourned at 9:13 p.m.

 

Mary M. Willett

Administrator/Clerk