TOWN OF SEVASTOPOL
Door County, Wisconsin

TOWN BOARD MEETING MINUTES
Sevastopol Schools Modular Building Meeting Room
4550 STH 42, Sturgeon Bay  WI
July 23, 2001

Call to Order:
Chairman Zipperer called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.

Open Session:
· Bruce Richardson, President of Whitefish Bay Association, expressed
his concern over Town plans to commence dredging at the Town dock, the
disposal of the dredged material and the cost for the dredging.
·  Dan Woefel expressed concern on the variance process and adequate
time for input to the County.
·  Sonya Jorns asked if the Timber Ridge/Papke matter will be brought
back to the Board at a future date and questioned the Town's
acceptance of the road once it has been brought up to our standards. 
Zipperer responded that the matter will return as it has now become a
major land division and must be approved by the Board.
· Sonya Jorns also stated that Choice Lane is in very poor condition
and should be paved in 2002, if not now.
·  Pat Miller asked if the Board had accepted the lowest bids for
roadwork this year.
Zipperer responded we can accept the lowest responsible bid and it's
at the discretion of the Town.
    Regarding the dredging of the Whitefish Bay dock, Haen responded
that it will be done by P.C.I. and that Mike Parent estimates they can
begin work next week.  Haen also mentioned the economic benefit to our
Town businesses to open the dock for fishermen.  There was $7,000
budgeted for the ramp at Whitefish Bay and last year we spent $4,240. 
The dredgings will be trucked from the site.  Zipperer also confirmed
with the DNR that we would be dredging as required by the permit.

Establish Quorum/Roll Call:
Roll call was taken:  Supervisors Don Haen, Tom Olsen, Jo Ann Schley,
Chairman Leo Zipperer and Clerk/Treasurer Linda Wait were in
attendance.  Supervisor Gerald Worrick was excused.

Presentation of Agenda/Properly Noticed:
Wait reported that the agenda had been properly noticed.  Motion by
Schley and seconded by Olsen to adopt the agenda as presented.  Motion
carried.

Correspondence:
·  Charter Communications' Letter to reflect rate adjustment regarding
Wire Maintenance Plan, (by $.05 per month) to $2.00 per month.


·  Cellcom - Notice that calls to cellular phones from outside local
area may now be subject to long distance charge.
·  MSI (Mutual Service Insurance Companies) ? Letter offer to review
our current insurance coverage and provide comparison.  Wait will
forward our current coverage limits and request quote.
(Correspondence was accepted without objection and placed on file.)

Minutes:
Motion by Olsen and seconded by Haen to approve the minutes of the
June 18, 2001 regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors and place on
file.  Motion carried. 

Motion by Haen and seconded by Zipperer to approve the minutes of the
July 12, 2001 special meeting and place on file.  Motion carried.

Clerk/Treasurer Financial Report:
The bills and financial reports for the month of June 2001 were
reviewed.  Schley moved and Haen seconded to approve the vouchers and
bills for the month of June 2001.  Motion carried.  
·Northeastern Wisconsin Antique Power Association will be granted a
temporary Class ?B? beer license for the Thresheree to be held on
August 17-19, 2001. 
· The Town will receive $10,991.01 for 2001 shared revenue from the
Department of Revenue and must remit this amount to the County
Treasurer on or before August 15, 2001.  
· The Town received $35,677.50 on July 2, 2001 for the quarterly
payment of General Transportation Aids.    
· The DNR forwarded a check in the amount of $450.58 for lands under
the Managed Forest Law and Forest Crop Law; 20% of this amount,
$90.12, has been remitted to the County Treasurer.  
· The Town will receive from the Wisconsin Department of Commerce a
payment of $10,079.80 representing our portion of the fire department
dues distribution for the year 2000.  

Oral Committee Reports:  None.

Committee/Board Minutes:
Doug Jorns presented the Fire & Rescue Committee meeting minutes of
June 5, 2001 and also gave an oral update that the Committee will
recommend that the Board re-open negotiations with the City of
Sturgeon Bay Fire Protection Services.  The minutes were accepted
without objection and placed on file.

Continued/Pending Business:
Walker & Peterson Roads - Status:
Schley reported that the road had been oiled and is now torn up again.
 Zipperer said the road grade would be lowered by the Door County
Highway Department and they will complete reconstruction next week.

Website Status:  Wait reported that she will be scheduling a time to
meet with Dustin Overbeck to review our needs and compare what other
townships have developed.

Vision:  Zipperer reported that Attorney Nesbitt is on vacation and
the encroachment letters are not available yet.

Clark Lake Buoy Placement:  Haen provided a map of the buoys that have
been placed with the help of the Clark Lake Association and it is on
file with the DNR.

Whitefish Bay Dock 'Feasibility' Study Status:  STS-Green Bay has the
info; no update available today.

Paserware Status:  Wait advised the Paserware program and local road
inventory has been downloaded to our computer and the next step will
be to inventory and evaluate our Town roads.

Federal Domestic Assistance Award:  A final payment of $2,967.38 was
received under Disaster Declaration by FEMA (Federal Emergency
Management Agency).

Building Inspector Survey Results:  Zipperer read correspondence
received from County Administrator Genereaux indicating that the
County has tabled the possibility of establishing the post of a
commercial County Building Inspector.

New Business:
Planning & Zoning Committee Recommendations:  Olsen reported that the
Planning & Zoning Committee approved the grant of variance for a
driveway and conditional use permit for a single-bay car wash to
Struck Brothers.    Olsen moved and Schley seconded to approve the
variance and conditional use permit.  Motion carried.  Olsen is to
notify Door County Planning of our action on this matter. 

Door County Planning Construction Permits:  Permits for June 2001 were
accepted  and placed on file.

Independent Inspections Ltd. Town Building Permits:  The building
permits for June 2001 were accepted and placed on file.  

Town Smart Growth Committee:  There was discussion that the Town work
with the County to obtain a more coordinated effort, to cover all the
needed items, and allow the County to take the lead.  No creation of a
'Smart Growth' committee at this time.

Forest Tax Law Transfer Order of DNR -  Smith 68.09 Acres:  Schley
moved and Haen seconded to approve the transfer of the Managed Forest
Law designation to petitioners Tim Smith, Kelly Smith, Richard Smith
and Mary Vandenbogart for 68.09 acres formerly owned by Ralph M.
Smith.  Motion carried.


Ed Rowell:  For information purposes, the Department of Transportation
has granted a special exception to allow two existing
residential/agricultural driveways for this property on State Trunk
Highway 57.

Resolutions:  No resolutions were presented this month.

Ordinances:  The ordinances have not been drafted as yet, by legal
counsel.

Announcements:  
·  The Door County Unit of Wisconsin Towns Association will meet on
July 30, 2001 in Jacksonport.  
·  The Board of Review is scheduled for August 25, 2001 beginning at
10:00 a.m.
·  The V-Bar liquor license will be up for renewal as a new seller's
permit has been obtained.
·  We were notified by the Department of Revenue that Valmy Happy Hour
has been closed and we have been requested to not issue a liquor
license.

Next Meeting:   August 27, 2001 - regular monthly meeting.

Adjourn:
Motion by Olsen and seconded by Haen to adjourn.  Motion carried. 
Meeting adjourned at 8:20 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Linda D. Wait, Clerk/Treasurer


[NOTE:  These minutes are subject to review and approval of the Board
of Supervisors at their next meeting.]

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