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June 26, 2006 JUNE BOARD MEETING
TOWN OF SEVASTOPOL Door County, Wisconsin BOARD OF SUPERVISORS’ MEETING MINUTES Monday, June 26, 2006 - 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 reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. Establish Quorum/Roll Call: Roll call was taken. Chairman Leo Zipperer, Supervisors Dan Woelfel, John Staveness, Tom Girman and Chuck Tice, along with Clerk/Treasurer Linda Wait were in attendance. Also In Attendance: Laddie Chapman, Bob Stracka, Bart Munson and Sturgeon Bay Fire Chief Tim Herlache. Door County Sheriff’s Department: None. Citizens Concerns: None. 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. Correspondence: 1) City of Sturgeon Bay Fire Department – May 2006 Fire Report reflecting 11 calls and one fire inspection. 2) Door County Planning Department – Zoning permits issued May 2006. 3) Independent Inspections, Ltd. – building permits/inspections/billing recap for May 2006. 4) Door County Board of Adjustment – Decision on Schartner/Brauer petition for variance on lot size/setback at 5180 Country View Road. The BOA voted to grant the petition. 5) Conditional approval from Wisconsin Department of Commerce on Saguaro Day Spa, 3899 Old Highway Road. 6) Letter of compliance from Wisconsin Department of Administration regarding Moore’s Rock Ridge preliminary plat (Institute). Also notification that the DOA no longer is in a position to certify or object to subdivision plats and that local government units will resolve compliance and conformity requirements. 7) Population statistics from Green Bay Press-Gazette for Brown and Door Counties by municipality. 8) Final Statement of Taxes – 2005 from Wisconsin Department of Revenue. 9) Rural Mutual Insurance – they received an “A” rating from AM Best insurance rating and information agency. By consensus, all correspondence was accepted and will be placed on file, without any item being referred to a specific committee for further review or action. Minutes: Motion by Tice and seconded by Staveness to approve the minutes of the May 5, 2006 Road Tour and the minutes of the June 9, 2006 Special Meeting - Road Work 2006. Motion carried. Motion by Woelfel and seconded by Girman to approve the minutes of the May 15, 2006 Board of Supervisors’ meeting. Motion carried. Clerk/Treasurer Monthly Reports/Vouchers/Bills/Claims: Motion by Woelfel and seconded by Girman to accept the treasurer’s report for May 2006 and to approve the vouchers, bills and claims for the month of May 2006. Motion carried. Oral Committee Reports: None. Committee Minutes: The following committee minutes were accepted and will be placed on file: ● Dam, Park & Rec Committee minutes of May 11, 2006; and ● Comprehensive Plan Committee minutes of April 26, 2006. Pending Business: As requested, we did receive from Premier Concrete, Inc., a copy of the “Walker Aggregate Site Reclamation Plan Narrative” consisting of 10 pages, which was placed on file. New Business: 1) Comprehensive Plan Committee. Staveness reported that a draft “Professional Services Agreement” had been received from Omnni Associates, Inc. The proposed agreement had been submitted to Attorney Nesbitt for his review and response. Following discussion on Attorney Nesbitt’s recommendations as to scope of services, liability and reuse of documents, motion by Staveness and seconded by Woelfel to approve the contract, subject to the changes as recommended by counsel. Motion carried. The Clerk will request Omnni to incorporate the revisions into the contract. 2) Renewal Alcohol Beverage License Applications. A listing of the Beverage License Renewal Applications is attached. Motion by Tice and seconded by Staveness to approve the license renewal applications for the period July 1, 2006 – June 30, 2007, conditioned upon compliance with Department of Revenue alcohol beverage laws and payment of appropriate fees. Motion carried. There was also some discussion on a future ordinance for conditions and standards as to issuance of alcohol beverage licenses. 3) Fire Protection Service Agreement with City of Sturgeon Bay. The revised agreement was submitted for approval. Girman explained that the costs for fire protection will now be based on upon the previous year’s fee plus one-half mil per thousand of new construction completed during the year; or the fee from the previous year plus a percentage increase equal to Sturgeon Bay Fire Department budgeted operating expense, and in either event, the percentage increase will be capped at 5% per year. Girman thanked Fire Chief Tim Herlache, along with Mayor McIntosh and Dave McAllister, for their cooperation, and also gave credit to Tom Jung and Dan Woelfel for their assistance. Motion by Girman and seconded by Woelfel to approve the “Fire Protection Service Agreement.” Motion carried. Resolutions: Resolution No. 08-2006 TB “Funding for Accessible Voting Equipment.” The Clerk provided a brief background on the Help America Vote Act (“HAVA”) which requires that, by the September 2006 election, every voting system shall be accessible for individuals with disabilities. The State Elections Board and the County Clerk’s office, as our provider, have approved the equipment from Diebold Election Systems and the individual municipalities will need to purchase and apply for the reimbursement funding up to $6,000 for that equipment. Motion by Girman and seconded by Staveness to approve Resolution No. 08-2006. (As funds were non-budgeted for 2006, roll call vote is required and 2/3rds approval necessary). Girman, Tice, Staveness, Woelfel, Zipperer-aye Motion carried unanimously. Announcements: ● Next Board of Supervisors’ meeting – Monday, July 17th, at 7:00 p.m. ● Open Book and Board of Review dates will change, most likely to mid/late September, and include a Friday and Saturday. ● There will be a Special Meeting of the Board on Monday, July 10th, at 5:30 p.m. regarding the petition for zoning amendment of Richard Krohn property just south of the 42/57 intersection. Next Agenda Items: • Town Hall budget allocation ● Plan Commission Adjourn: Motion by Girman and seconded by Staveness to adjourn. Motion carried. Adjourned at 8:15 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Linda D. Wait, Clerk [approved 7/18/06]