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July 16, 2007 BOARD MINUTES - JULY 2007
TOWN OF SEVASTOPOL Door County, Wisconsin BOARD OF SUPERVISORS’ MEETING MINUTES Monday, July 16, 2007 - 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, Jeff Loppnow, Jake Schartner, Lawrie Kull, Dick Shappell, Leif Lautenbach, Marty Gerber, Judy Maass, Dave Berberich, Marie Berberich, Pat Miller, Nell Welsing, Dick Weidman, Mark Richard, Richard Chapman and Lee Chapman. Dick Weidman stated he was appointed by the Sevastopol School Board as liaison/contact person to the Town Board. Meet the Deputy Program of the Door County Sheriff’s Department: No one was available. Citizen Concerns: None. Presentation of Agenda/Properly Noticed: The Clerk stated that the agenda was properly noticed. Motion by Tice and seconded by Girman to adopt the agenda, as proposed. Motion carried, unanimously. Correspondence: 1) Door County Planning Department - notice of County Land Use Inventory Map Review Meeting on Monday, July 30th, to review land use maps and recommend changes before inventory map are finalized. 2) Wisconsin Towns Association – notice of educational sessions on Town and Village civil litigation, legal liability and insurance coverage issues. 3) Wisconsin DOT – payout of quarterly General Transportation Aids - $39,822.03. 4) Wisconsin DOC – statement of 2007 fire dues payable - $14,708.59. 5) City of Sturgeon Bay Fire Department –June 2007 fire report. 6) Independent Inspections, Ltd. – billing recap for June 2007. 7) Door County Planning Department – zoning permits issued May-June 2007. 8) Wisconsin DNR – Managed Forest Law Yield Taxes - $80.74. 9) State Representative Garey Bies – letter of support to restrict use of phosphorous in Wisconsin. 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 Woelfel and seconded by Staveness to approve the Board of Supervisors’ meeting minutes of June 25, 2007 (with correction to attendance). Motion carried, unanimously. Clerk/Treasurer Monthly Reports: Motion by Tice and seconded by Girman to accept the treasurer’s report for the month of June 2007, which includes account balances, transaction/register detail and budget vs. actual. Motion carried, unanimously. Vouchers/Bills/Claims: Motion by Staveness and seconded by Tice to approve the vouchers, bills and claims for June 2007. Motion carried, unanimously. Oral Committee Reports: None. Committee Minutes: Motion by Woelfel and seconded by Tice to accept the following committee minutes and place on file: ● Comprehensive Plan Committee minutes of May 24, 2007 and June 14, 2007; and ● Dam, Park & Rec Board minutes of May 9, 2007 (with correction) and June 13, 2007. Motion carried, unanimously. Pending Business: 1) Comprehensive Plan. Staveness stated the Comprehensive Plan Committee will meet on July 26th at 6:15 p.m. with Jeff Sanders/Omnni to discuss Chapter 8, Economic Development, and present Chapter 9, Land Use. 2) Tourism Zone Commission Agreement and Tourism Entity Agreement. Tice reported that $10,009.50 was collected in room tax, of which $3,002.85 will be our share. There are 35 lodge owners on record from which we are or should be collecting room tax. In order to grant authority to the Commission to enforce the room tax, there will be a proposed ordinance forthcoming. The $3,000 which was paid by members to fund upfront costs will be repaid in a method yet to be determined. The Town of Washington recently passed a resolution to join the Commission effective August 1st. A delegation will be traveling to Washington Island for a meeting with the lodge owners. The Commission is hoping to have electronic filing available for reporting room tax. New Business 7:15 p.m. LNRP “We All Live On The Water.” Jaime Forest, Director of Development for Lakeshore Natural Resource Partnership, Inc. (LNRP), was not available. Zipperer indicated that LNRP is looking to place signs at public water access points to raise water quality awareness. The effort is called, “We All Live on the Water.” Perhaps Jaime will be available on a future meeting date. 7:30 p.m. Rock Ridge Road Residents’ Concerns. The Board was provided with a July 2, 2007 letter from Rock Ridge Road residents Marty and Glenn Gerber on their concern with Habitat for Humanity’s purchase of a lot and subsequent division of that lot into four parcels. Marty also submitted an additional statement outlining the reasons and other residents expressed their concerns, which included house density, preservation of visual space and surroundings, rural atmosphere, assumption of a restrictive covenant, land usage, quality of life, aesthetic and environmental protections. Residents asked the Board to consider their point of view and requested assistance to protect against “close building” to maintain the present character of their neighborhood. Zipperer explained that Habitat purchased the one lot and then through a certified survey map (CSM) created the four smaller individual lots. The area is zoned SF20, which means single family on lots with a minimum of 20,000 square feet, slightly less than ½ acre. Zipperer also attended the informational gathering on June 29th between the Rock Ridge Road residents and Habitat. At that meeting, thoughts and comments were shared with the hope of mediating or downsizing from four homes to one/two home sites. It did not appear Habitat would be open to moderation and their development of the lots was legal. Habitat did suggest the residents offer to buy back the property and to find three new sites for building. Zipperer indicated that because of the moratorium on zoning changes, the Board could not take a definitive action at this time. The Board would need to petition for a zoning change in that particular area at the time our Comprehensive Plan is put in place. Girman suggested the residents ban together to lobby their cause, perhaps with an owners’ association and through the legal system. 8:00 p.m. Mark Richard and Animal Control. Zipperer introduced Mark Richard to the Board members and there was discussion on the services Mark would be willing to provide as animal control officer/dog catcher. Mark currently provides services to the Town of Egg Harbor, Jacksonport and Liberty Grove. Zipperer submitted a proposal, which included employment as a town employee and insurance coverage as such, per call fee of $30, mileage allowance, overnight animal room and board of $12 per night, activity report to be made on a monthly basis, and drop-off procedure. The agreement would be for a trial period to December 31, 2007. Following a question and answer period, motion by Girman and seconded by Staveness to approve consideration of Mark Richard as our domestic animal control officer, conditioned upon a satisfaction opinion of legal counsel, with a start date to be determined. Motion carried, unanimously. Pending Business/Status: 3) Amendment to “Town and Private Road Standards” Ordinance. Zipperer indicated that the matter will be brought back in August with Peter Hurth. 4) State/Municipal Agreement for STH 57 project. Zipperer is awaiting a response from Dan Segerstrom, project manager. 5) Newsletter Summer Issue. Woelfel is waiting for additional articles, along with photos, and hope to have an issue out early August. 6) Nuisance Ordinance. The matter will be brought back next month. New Business: 4) Open Meetings/Open Records. Pat Miller indicated that Door County Corporation Counsel Grant Thomas recently sent a memo to municipal officials reminding them of the open meetings and open records requirements, and that agenda would provide as much information as possible. Specifically, Pat mentioned the July agenda and the issuance of liquor licenses. Zipperer responded that those were renewal applications and that all liquor license applications are properly published with ample notice. He also assured Pat that if there are questions about any agenda item, feel free to contact him or the Clerk for additional information. 5) Gypsy Moth Infestation/DNR. Jerry Waite, resident on Bay Shore Drive, through correspondence addressed to Representative Garey Bies, expressed his concern as to the infestation of gypsy moths in Door County, particularly to oak trees. The letter indicated Jerry had attempted to contact the gypsy moth coordinator for Door County, but had not received a response. Dick Weidman indicated that grants are available for control and felt that the gypsy moth population will continue to increase, to the point of removing trees if need be. He also suggested spraying, however, that is difficult on large, mature trees. The matter will be brought back, pending DNR response. Announcements: ● County Land Use Inventory Map Review meeting – July 30th at 7:00 pm, Government Center ● Open Book – Friday, August 3rd – 10:00 am to 12 noon ● Board of Review – Monday, August 20th – 3:00 to 5:00 pm ● Board of Supervisors’ Meeting – Monday, August 20th – 7:00 pm Agenda Items for Next Meeting: ● Resolution on dog catcher/constable ● Sports achievements signage - Sevastopol Schools – Town property Adjourn: Motion by Staveness and seconded by Girman to adjourn. Motion carried, unanimously. Adjourned at 9:05 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Linda D. Wait, Clerk [approved 8/20/07]