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August 21, 2006 BOARD MINUTES - AUGUST 2006
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS’ MEETING MINUTES
Monday, August 21, 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 Chuck Tice,
Dan Woelfel, John Staveness and Tom Girman, along with Clerk/Treasurer
Linda Wait were in attendance.
Also In Attendance:
Charles Jarman, Laddie Chapman, Betty Kiehnau, Bob Stracka, Dick
Heinemann, Thomas Schueppert, Karl May, Mary Diaz, Richard Biz Virlee,
Sonya Jorns, Doug Jorns, Betty Parsons, Ed Douglass and Pat Miller.
Door County Sheriff’s Department: None.
Citizens Concerns:
● Charlie Jarman asked that we consider in our budget extra
monies for brush control and tree trimming, specifically the area of
County P and Country View/Mathey Road. Betty Kiehnau concurred.
● Biz Virlee indicated he met with Dan Austad and Highway
Commissioner John Kolodziej regarding citizen concerns along Glidden
Drive, which included culvert and standing water issues.
● Pat Miller commended the Chairman, Supervisors and Clerk for
their service to the community; although opinions may differ at times,
it should not necessarily be taken as a complaint. Pat also felt the
Interim Control Ordinance is important. She urged citizens to take
part in an online survey currently being conducted by the Door County
Finance Committee for citizen input on programs and services. Pat
also mentioned that the League of Women Voters will be conducting a
County Clerk candidate forum on September 6th at Sturgeon Bay High
School beginning at 7:00 p.m.
The Chairman indicated that those with agenda item concerns
would be allowed to comment as those items were addressed.
Presentation of Agenda/Properly Noticed:
The Clerk stated that the agenda was properly noticed. Motion by
Girman and seconded by Tice to adopt the agenda, as proposed. Motion
carried unanimously.
Correspondence:
1) U.S. Department of the Interior-Fish & Wildlife Service proposes
to designate critical habitat for the Hine’s emerald dragonfly. The
comment period closes on September 25, 2006. The proposed critical
habitat for Sevastopol surrounds Arbter Lake.
2) The Wisconsin Department of Administration announced that grants
of $2 million are available to Wisconsin local and tribal governments
and regional planning commissions for the development of comprehensive
plans. The application and supporting documentation must be submitted
no later than November 1, 2006.
3) Notice Requirements of Some Zoning and Plan Enactments under new
Wisconsin Act 208, which include public hearing, public notice, map or
description as to changing the allowable use of any property within
the boundaries of the municipality or county.
4) Wisconsin Department of Administration preliminary estimate of
January 1, 2006 population to be 2,852 (from 2000 estimate of 2,667).
This represents a change of 185 persons and an increase of 6.94%.
Also included was the August 2006 Local Government Report.
5) From the Wisconsin Department of Revenue, County Equalization
Report with apportionment, assessment and sale summary reports. The
Town of Sevastopol 2006 equalized values total $632,890,600 (real
estate-$631,408,100 and personal property-$1,482,500). 2005 equalized
values totaled $597,435,300.
6) Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources 2005 Wildland Fire
Report highlights wildfire prevention, preparedness and suppression
(on file).
7) Notice of Timber Cutting Managed Forest Lands: Freda Petersen
(Mathey/Whitefish Bay) and William Schartner (Whitefish Bay/Country
View).
8) From Door County Highway Department, memorandum and billing for
3% retroactive pay increase for labor charges from 2005, totaling
$2,056.33.
9) July 2006 Fire Report - City of Sturgeon Bay Fire Department.
10) Door County Planning Department - zoning permits issued July
2006.
11) Independent Inspections, Ltd. – building permits issues July
2006.
12) Updated pages to Door County Zoning Ordinance.
The Chairman indicated that he had received correspondence from Bill
and Betty Parsons as to the Krohn petition for zoning amendment, which
included a request that the Town Board implement an interim control
ordinance. Motion by Woelfel and seconded by Staveness to accept
correspondence and place on file, without any items being referred to
a specific committee for further review or action. Motion carried
unanimously.
[deviation from order]
New Business:
5) Signage of Mathews Drive. The Chairman read Karen Mathews’
letter of July 21, 2006 requesting correct and consistent signage for
this drive. In speaking with Ken Pollock, addressing specialist, the
easiest solution would be to have two E911 signs reflecting “4585
Martin Road” and 4587 Martin Road.” Sonya Jorns indicated that she
also spoke with Ken and requested that she would not want her
addressed changed to Mathews Drive. The Chairman indicated that new
signs will be ordered.
Minutes:
1) Motion by Staveness and seconded by Tice to approve the minutes
of the July 10, 2006 Special Meeting Board/Planning & Zoning
Committee. Motion carried unanimously.
2) Motion by Girman and seconded by Woelfel to approved the July 17,
2006 Board of Supervisors’ meeting. Motion carried unanimously.
Clerk/Treasurer Monthly Reports:
Motion by Tice and seconded by Woelfel to accept the treasurer’s
report for July 2006 and approve the vouchers, bills and claims
submitted for the month of June 2006. Motion carried unanimously.
Oral Committee Reports:
● PEG-Cable Committee. Girman indicated that he is awaiting
the final draft contract with Brilliant Cities, which will then be
reviewed by the Committee and submitted to legal counsel for final
approval. He will also plan to attend an informational meeting to be
held on August 23rd.
● Planning & Zoning Committee. Woelfel reported that the
Resource Planning Committee recently denied Richard Krohn’s request
for a zoning amendment (ag to commercial center)
Committee Minutes:
The following Committee minutes were accepted and will be placed on
file:
● Comprehensive Plan – Wednesday, June 7, 2006 and Wednesday,
July 19, 2006
● Dam, Park and Rec – June 8, 2006 and July 13, 2006
● Cable Access – Thursday, February 9, 2006.
Pending Business:
1) Omnni Contract/Smart Growth. Staveness reported that a “Kick
Off” meeting is scheduled for September 13th beginning at 7:00 p.m. in
the multi-purpose room at Sevastopol Schools. Citizen input is
invited; additional notice and information will be provided.
2) Future Plan Commission. The establishment of a Plan Commission,
separate from the Comprehensive Plan Committee, was briefly discussed.
Board members were provided with a “Town Plan Commission Sample
Ordinance & Notes” from WTA. The Commission would be advisory in
nature, comprised of citizen members and possibly at least one Board
member, numbering from 7 to 9 members, with some expertise in that
area. The matter will be continued.
3) Road Work 2006. The Chairman advised that the 2006 road work, as
revised, had been completed and we are awaiting final billings.
4) Town Hall – Building Fund. Woelfel suggested the matter be
continued to next month, pending receipt of final road work costs.
5) Meeting Schedule Changes. After discussion, the following
changes were made: The October Board meeting will be changed to
October 30th; the Budget Hearing will be held on November 27th,
beginning at 6:00 p.m., immediately followed by the Special Town
meeting and the November Board meeting.
New Business:
1) Parent Land Division (quarry and surrounding property on
Whitefish Bay Road). In follow up to questions posed at the July
meeting, Kay Miller/Door County Zoning Administrator, provided an
email indicating that the Parent property is still operating as a
quarry and filed their automatic permits with SWCD in July 2001 and
have one more phase for mining. The Whitefish Bay Estates Condo was
filed in June 1998, which created units for building sites. The
zoning is Small Estates (SE/1½ acre) and Wetland (W). The units that
are completely zoned W cannot be used as building sites. A permit for
a SFR (single family residence) was issued on Unit 21 this summer.
The previous zoning was A-2 (5 acres).
2) Agenda Format. Ed Douglass felt that at times items on the
agenda were vague and did not provided sufficient detail and,
therefore, difficult to understand what business would be transacted.
He also reminded Board members to be cautious of violations of open
meeting laws. The Chairman responded that we will keep those concerns
in mind and to let us know if things did not improve.
3) Red Sunset Lane. Ken Pollock/Door County Addressing Specialist,
advised that after receiving input from property owners along a
private road (in a northerly direction from Bluff Court, west of Pine
Tree Road), the road name will be Red Sunset Lane. Ken has ordered
new signage which will be placed in approximately two months.
4) Accessory Building as Principal Use in Ag Zoning District. The
Board received correspondence from Tom Schueppert regarding his
20-acre parcel on Mathey Road. Dr. Schueppert stated that the parcel
is currently zoned prime agricultural and it is his intention to use
this parcel for ag purposes—fruit trees, organic garden and possible
maple syrup production. He feels a barn is necessary for tractor and
equipment storage.
Door County Planning Department advised Dr. Schueppert that because
there is no principal structure on the property, no other buildings
were allowed. Dr. Schueppert felt that requiring a residence on a
large lot was not in the spirit of the law to preserve ag property and
would like to be able to build the barn. Apparently, the main concern
is that the building would turn into storage rather than used for
agricultural purposes. Staveness suggested this would be a topic for
the Smart Growth Kick-off public meeting. Zipperer indicated this
would require a text amendment and sponsorship by the Board or posed
directly to the County; perhaps a conditional use or variance request
would be the best way to proceed. With the new Planning Director
coming on board, Zipperer will invite someone from that department to
our next meeting to review the matter.
Announcements:
● Partisan Primary Election – Tuesday, September 12th, polls
open 7 am – 8 pm
● Smart Growth “Kick Off” public meeting – Wednesday,
September 13th, 7 pm
(multi-purpose room at Sevastopol School)
● Board of Supervisors’ meeting – Monday, September 18th, at 7
pm
● Open Book/Board Review – reassessment notices expected to be
mailed first week in October, with Open Book mid-October and Board of
Review end of October.
Next Agenda Items:
● plan commission
● zoning issues
● newsletter topics
Adjourn:
Motion by Girman and seconded by Tice to adjourn. Motion carried.
Adjourned at 8:40 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Linda D. Wait, Clerk
[approved 9/25/06]