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
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
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
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
Economic Development
At 8:13 p.m., Ryan Olson/
Mike Dunham motioned to convene into closed session by the authority of
At 9:02 p.m., Richard
Anderson/Ryan Olson motioned to reconvene into closed session by the authority
of
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
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.
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
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the
City/County Medical
Services Commission of La Crosse County to execute the Agreement on behalf of the
Ryan
Olson/Mike Dunham motioned to adjourn. Carried. The meeting
adjourned at 9:13 p.m.
Mary M. Willett
Administrator/Clerk