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February 17, 2003 BOARD MINUTES-FEBRUARY 2003
TOWN OF SEVASTOPOL Door County, Wisconsin BOARD OF SUPERVISORS' MEETING MINUTES Monday, February 17, 2003 Town Meeting Room behind Sevastopol Schools 4550 STH 57, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin Call to Order: Chairman Zipperer called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Establish Quorum/Roll Call: Roll call was taken. Chairman Leo Zipperer, Supervisors Don Haen, Tom Olsen, Jo Ann Schley, Gerald Worrick and Clerk/Treasurer Linda Wait were in attendance. (deviation from order to accommodate Supervisor Olsen) New Business: Town Planning & Zoning Committee Recommendations: Olsen reported on a recommendation from the Planning & Zoning Committee regarding a request for change in zoning by Dean Gigstead for 15 acres located on West Jorns Lane and currently zoned estate (5 acre). Adjacent property owners would also like a change in zoning to small estate (1.5 acre) affecting a total of 140 acres and request that the Town make application for the change. Motion by Olsen and seconded by Schley that the Town of Sevastopol petition the Resource Planning Committee for a change in zoning from estate to small estate for the 140 acres. Motion carried. Olsen reported on a request by Norman Paul to rebuild his home at 5350 County T. The home burned in November 2002 and Paul wishes to place a modular home for the most part on the same footprint, which would not meet current setback requirements. Motion by Worrick and seconded by Olsen to recommend approval of Paul's request for a variance. Motion carried. Set Next Meeting Date: Due to prior commitments for Supervisors Olsen and Haen, the next Board of Supervisors' meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, April 22, 2003 at 7:00 p.m. There will be no regular Board meeting in March 2003. ORDINANCES: No. 2003-1 Speed Restrictions - N. Cave Point Drive. Motion by Worrick and seconded by Olsen to approve Ordinance No. 2003-1 to establish the speed limit at 25 mph on North Cave Point Drive from the junction of WD and North Cave Point Drive a distance of .41 miles northerly toward the Jacksonport town line. Kent Harrison, Park Manager at Whitefish Dunes State Park, addressed the Board with safety concerns he had on the increased speed limit on North Cave Point Drive through the park, especially during the summer months with increased vehicle and pedestrian traffic. Discussion followed. (Olsen excused at 7:26 p.m.) Roll call vote: Worrick, Schley, Haen and Zipperer-aye; Olsen-excused. Motion carried. Public Participation: Pat Miller distributed to the Board copies of the Door County Citizens Guide to Small Wastewater Systems published by Door County Environmental Council, Inc. Thank you, Pat, and a note of appreciation will be forwarded to the DCEC. Presentation of Agenda/Properly Noticed: On information provided by the Clerk that the agenda was properly noticed, motion by Schley and seconded by Haen to adopt the agenda. Motion carried. Correspondence: 1) UW-Extension Legislative Day - Invitation to upcoming Workshop, Agenda, Minutes of Steering Committee and Event Sponsor Status Report from Rob Burke for Door County Legislative Day. 2) Door County Planning - Notice of public hearing by the Resource Planning Committee to evaluate the Site Plan Review Procedures in processing permits under the Door County Zoning Ordinance and notice Amendatory Zoning Ordinance regarding definition of Personal Service Establishment and Spa. 3) Wisconsin Department of Transportation - Notice of Hazard Elimination Safety Programs (HES) which accepts applications to develop and implement safety projects for less than $25,000. Applications due August 1, 2003. Correspondence was accepted and placed on file. Minutes: Motion by Worrick and seconded by Haen to approve the minutes of the January 20, 2003 Board of Supervisors' meeting. Motion carried. Clerk/Treasurer Monthly Reports: Motion by Haen and seconded by Schley to accept the January treasurer's report. Motion carried. Oral Committee Reports: None. Committee/Board Minutes: None. Continued/Pending Business: 1) Sturgeon Bay Fire Department. Acknowledged receipt of the January 2003 Fire Report and the 2002 Fire Report Summary for the Town of Sevastopol. 2) Municipal Taxpayer Commission. Received minutes of the January 16, 2003 meeting and 2001 comparison chart with local levies for our NWTC district. Also received copies of resolutions from Towns of Washington, Baileys Harbor and Union, Village of Egg Harbor and City of Sturgeon Bay requesting revision to funding, decision-making and tax authority of the Technical College System and its Board. There are now 11 municipalities which have passed similar resolutions. Zipperer has been regularly attending the MTC meetings and also made a presentation to the City of Sturgeon Bay on January 30. He reported that the Technical College Board met in Milwaukee on January 24 and there was a good reception for representatives from the Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance, MTC and Stenger's office. 3) Roadwork 2002. Roadwork is completed and year-end billing for work performed in 2002 was paid in January 2003. New Business: Door County Planning Department Construction Permits. The construction permits for December 2002/January 2003 were accepted and placed on file. Independent Inspections Ltd. Town Building Permits. The building permits and recap for January 2003 were accepted and placed on file. Town Zoning/Planning Committee Recommendations. (See above under deviation from order.) Old OR/Cty OR/Old Cty Trk OR - Status. Zipperer sent out 18 letters and received 15 responses from property owners of that portion of Old OR from HH west to its intersection with Bluff Court and then southerly down to Bay Shore Drive inviting input as to a possible road name change. Ken Pollock, Addressing Specialist for Door County, also provided suggestions. There will be a further informational "gathering" on Sunday afternoon, February 23, 2003 at Birmingham's. Membership MTC (non-budgeted). By majority vote at the Annual Meeting on April 9, 2002, it was decided to join the Municipal Taxpayer Commission and to make a $5,000 initial contribution. Zipperer has attended 10 meetings since May 2002. A motion to contribute additional funds made at the Town's Special Meeting held on November 18, 2002 was defeated 10-5. Following discussion, the matter will be brought back to the table at the April meeting. RESOLUTIONS: No. 01-03 TB Ad Hoc Cable Committee appointments. Motion by Worrick and seconded by Schley to adopt Resolution No. 01-03 TB that the Ad Hoc Cable Committee be set at three members comprised of Town Board, Sevastopol School and Citizen Members, and that the following persons be appointed for a term expiring April 2004: Tom Girman, Joe McMahon and Jerry Worrick. Motion carried. ORDINANCES: No. 2003-1 Speed Restrictions - N. Cave Point Drive. (See above under deviation from order.) Special Reports by Chairman: Cherry Road Hiking and Jogging Trail. Zipperer read a letter dated February 6, 2003 from Attorney Nesbitt addressed to Associated Appraisal Consultants regarding the 1998 WPS installation of high voltage power lines along Cherry Road and several property owners conveying by quit claim deed the east 43 feet of their properties for a hiking/walking/jogging trail. Attorney Nesbitt asked for clarification from our assessor as to ownership and assessed values of these parcels. Sturgeon Bay Utilities. The City of Sturgeon Bay has adopted an ordinance whereby delinquent sewerage, water and electric services shall become liens upon the property and recoverable by civil action against the property owner. This action is similar to delinquent Sevastopol sanitary district charges which are placed upon the tax roll and may affect property along Bay Shore Drive and Glidden Drive which is serviced by Sturgeon Bay Utilities. Beverage License Ordinance. Zipperer submitted several questions to Attorney Nesbitt and we are waiting for his answers prior to proceeding on ordinance revisions. Announcements: ... Primary Election - Tuesday, February 18, 2003 ... Annual Meeting - Tuesday, April 8, 2003 at 7:30 p.m. ... Next Meeting - Tuesday, April 22, 2003 Adjourn: In view of the fact that there will be no March meeting of the Board of Supervisors, motion by Worrick and seconded by Haen that Clerk/Treasurer Wait be allowed to pay the March invoices. Motion carried. Motion by Schley and seconded by Haen to adjourn. Motion carried. Adjourned at 8:45 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Linda D. Wait, Clerk/Treasurer