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February 18, 2008 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS’ MEETING MINUTES
Monday, February 18, 2008 - Meeting Room, Modular Building at
Sevastopol Schools
4550 STH 57, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
Call to Order:
Chairman Leo W. Zipperer called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
Pledge of Allegiance: Chairman asked all to rise and join in the
Pledge of Allegiance.
Establish Quorum/Roll Call:
Roll call was taken. Chairman Leo Zipperer, Supervisors Chuck Tice,
Dan Woelfel, Tom Girman and John Staveness, along with Clerk/Treasurer
Linda Wait were in attendance.
Also In Attendance: Laddie Chapman.
Meet the Deputy Program of the Door County Sheriff’s Department: No
one in attendance.
Citizen Concerns: Although not present, Betty Kiehnau did extend her
compliments on the recent newsletter and thought it well done.
Presentation of Agenda/Properly Noticed:
The Clerk stated that the agenda was properly noticed. Motion by
Staveness and seconded by Tice to adopt the agenda, as proposed.
Motion carried, unanimously.
Minutes:
Motion by Tice and seconded by Woelfel to approve the meeting minutes
of the Board of Supervisors of January 21, 2008. Motion carried,
unanimously.
Clerk/Treasurer Monthly Reports:
Motion by Tice and seconded by Girman to accept the treasurer’s
report for the month of January 2008, which includes account
balances, transaction/register detail and budget vs. actual. Motion
carried, unanimously.
Vouchers, Bills and Claims:
Motion by Staveness and seconded by Woelfel to approve the vouchers,
bills and claims submitted for January 2008. Motion carried,
unanimously. Motion by Staveness and seconded by Tice and to allow
the Clerk to pay February and March 2008 invoices, as needed. Motion
carried, unanimously.
Oral Committee Report:
● Sesquicentennial Celebration. Wait reported that the survey
appeared in the February newsletter and will also be available online.
Please urge your friends and neighbors to complete and return the
survey for our celebration to be held on July 18, 2009.
● Dam, Park & Rec Board. Woelfel reported that we had
received a donation from the Raibrook Foundation to help with the
renovation on the ballfields at the Town Park in Institute—thank you!
Woelfel also thanked Chairman Zipperer for his assistance on the grant
application.
● PEG Channel 19 Cable. Girman reported on the new technology
capabilities of taking video recordings and placing them on websites.
Laddie Chapman and Tim Ullman are looking into the possibility of
putting Town meetings on our website.
Committee Minutes:
The following Committee minutes were accepted and placed on file:
● Building & Property – January 11, 2008
● Comprehensive Plan – December 5, 2007 and
January 16, 2008
● Sesquicentennial – December 6, 2007.
Pending Business:
1) Comprehensive Plan. Staveness reported that the Committee will
meet on February 20th and that Board members from neighboring
municipalities were invited to discuss Chapter 11, Intergovernmental
Services. Chapter 12, Implementation, is also in the works.
2) Tourism Zone Commission. Tice reported that Elizabeth LeClair
was recently appointed to the Commission, replacing Barb Lautenbach
for the town of Jacksonport. Two municipalities have exceeded the
$300,000 standard, which allows them two representatives on the
commission. Richard Skare for Gibraltar and Nora Zacek for Sister Bay
were appointed. The revised by-laws have been submitted to the
attorney for review and he recommended approval. Chuck Tice will be
reviewing the Intergovernmental Agreement and will submit those
proposed changes to the attorney next month. Tice also reported on
the May-December 2007 room tax collected—a total of $2,317,130, of
which 30% ($693,838) went to the municipalities. Promotional dollars
to be paid to the Door County Visitors Bureau were $1,617,647 and the
dollars received for Commission administrative expenses were $96,850.
The Commission will be hiring an assistant administrator and looking
for a permanent office. The Town of Sevastopol collected $53,941 for
that period. Girman suggested that the Commission keep the
municipalities posted on when advertisements and/or magazines articles
appear so that we can see where dollars are being spent and Tice
responded that information is available on the TZC or Door County
Visitor Bureau websites. The annual meeting will be coming up and
recap information will be presented to everyone.
3) PEG Channel 19 Cable. See above Oral Committee Report.
4) Town Hall Building Plan. Woelfel indicated that the building
plan has been finalized and the Committee is waiting for construction
budget estimates. A presentation will be made at the annual Town
meeting and the recent newsletter included an updated article and
floor plans. Woelfel indicated he had received positive responses to
the information and plan.
5) Nuisance Ordinance. Tice reported that Door County Corporate
Counsel Grant Thomas was present at the January 24th meeting and
discussed the County’s ordinance, including problems on enforcing the
issues. Tice suggested that during the spring road tour nuisance
areas could be identified.
6) Newsletter. Woelfel indicated that the February issue recently
appeared in mailboxes and that extra copies are available. It will
also be posted on the website.
New Business:
1) Application for Alcohol Beverage License (Class A Liquor -
Retail)
Whitefish Bay Antiques, Gifts & Resale,
Inc. – Kimberly Denil, Agent.
The original beverage license, along with agent and auxiliary
questionnaire, were received on February 1st and notice thereof
published on February 6, 2008. The premises were also issued a
certificate of occupancy by the Sturgeon Bay Fire Department.
Following discussion, motion by Girman and seconded by Staveness to
approve the application, subject to a positive inspection by
Independent Inspections. Motion carried, unanimously.
2) Insurance Services Office, Inc. (ISO) – Building Code
Effectiveness Grading Schedule (BCEGS) Invitation to participate. It
appears that ISO’s recent letter of solicitation was forwarded to
municipalities throughout the country encouraging the implementation
and enforcement of effective building codes for less damage when
natural disasters occur. Independent Inspections’ responded that in
Wisconsin all building inspectors are required to use the Uniform
Dwelling Code (UDC) standards. The Board took no action on this
matter.
3) Door County Wind Energy Facility Ordinance / Town Interim Control
Ordinance.
The purpose of the ordinance is to provide a regulatory framework for
the construction and operation of Wind Energy Facilities (WEF) in the
County of Door, as proposed to the Door County Board of Supervisors.
Girman indicated he would like additional answers to the wind energy
issues and felt the turbines may go against the grain of our scenic
promotion. Tice also felt it defeats the purpose of promoting tourism
and mentioned the possibility of offshore as a better use. Following
discussion, motion by Tice and seconded by Girman to propose an
interim control ordinance (moratorium) on the building of any wind
turbines in the Town of Sevastopol for a period of 12 months and that
the matter shall be brought back in written ordinance form for the
next Board meeting. Motion carried, unanimously.
4) Ronald and Jane Splingaire – Petition for Grant of Variance from
minimum lot size at 5356 West Shore Drive. Woelfel summarized the
Splingaire petition for grant of variance in that their lot was
considered nonconforming and less than 7,500 square feet in area. A
recent survey reflected 7,110 square feet and they propose to remove
an existing cottage and construct a new single-family residence with
attached garage. The new structure would meet all setback
requirements. Following discussion, motion by Girman and seconded by
Woelfel to support and recommend approval to the Door County Planning
Department of the petition for grant of variance. Motion carried,
unanimously.
5) Resource Planning Committee – Petition for Zoning Amendment to
eliminate Site Plan Review permit procedure. Staveness thought the
matter may fall into our Comprehensive Plan as to site plan review
rather than conditional use procedure. The matter will be brought
back in April.
6) Legal Services. Zipperer indicated the matter surfaced last
month when Tice indicated that the Tourism Zone Commission had
recently hired an attorney from Green Bay. If we go to an RFP
(request for proposal), we would need to identify the services needed
in order to give everyone an opportunity to respond. Tice’s concern
was with our present attorney representing a number of municipalities
in Door County and potential conflict of interest issues. Woelfel
felt our attorney was more cognizant of Door County matters and would
not have to spend time researching issues. Zipperer did have a
conversation with Attorney Randy Nesbitt as to the costs associated
with the services provided. Following discussion, motion by Woelfel
that we maintain the status quo until such time as greater expertise
on a specific issue is needed or a conflict arises. Motion carried
(Zipperer, Girman, Woelfel, Staveness-aye; Tice-nay).
Correspondence:
The following correspondence was accepted and placed on file:
1) City of Sturgeon Bay Fire Department – January 2008 Fire Report.
2) Wisconsin Department of Administration – Municipal Services
Payment of $1,504.71 as compensation for providing service to state
facilities.
3) Independent Inspections, Ltd, - billing recap on building permits
for January 2008.
4) Door County Planning Department – zoning permits for January
2008.
5) Farmland Preservation – Notification of Relinquishments - Mark
Gilbert.
6) Letter from James Lutzen, 4909 Ripp Road, protesting real estate
tax payment due to storm water runoff and flooding problems.
7) Door County Board of Adjustment – grant of Petition for Variance
to Bluff Estates at Little Harbor.
8) Charter Communications – awarded “Multi-System Operator of the
Year.”
Announcements:
● Presidential Preference Primary – February
19th – Polls open 7 am to 8 pm
● Comprehensive Plan Committee – February 20th
6:30 pm
● Door County Unit WTA – Thursday, March 27th
7 pm
● Spring Election – April 1st – Polls open 7
am to 8 pm
● Annual Meeting – Tuesday, April 8th – 7 pm
● Board of Supervisors – Monday, April 21st
7 pm
Agenda Items for Next Meeting:
● Roundabouts
● Building inspections
Adjourn:
Motion by Girman and seconded by Staveness to adjourn. Motion
carried, unanimously. Meeting adjourned at 8:40 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Linda D. Wait, Clerk
[approved 4/21/08]