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TOWN OF SEVASTOPOL
May 20, 2002
TOWN OF SEVASTOPOL
Door County, Wisconsin
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS’ MEETING MINUTES
Sevastopol Schools Modular Building Meeting Room
4550 STH 42, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
May 20, 2002

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.

Public Participation:
  Josie Bochek felt the lack of a turnout at the intersection
of Highway 57 and County T posed a dangerous situation.  Zipperer
advised her of the process to follow—to contact the Door County
Highway Commissioner first.

Presentation of Agenda/Properly Noticed:
On information provided by the Clerk/Treasurer that the agenda was
properly noticed, motion by Schley and seconded by Olsen to approve
the agenda.  Motion carried.

CORRESPONDENCE:
1)  City of Sturgeon Bay Fire Department – April 2002 Fire Report.
2)  Memo from the Door Property Owners/Water Quality Committee
regarding septic system inspection survey update and related
materials.
3)  DNR – MFL Amended Order – Dolores Flok to move acreage from Open
to Closed.
4)  DNR – Payments received under the Forest Crop Law or Managed
Forest Law from lands in our municipality.
5)  Door County District Attorney request for listing of Class B
liquor license establishments and Clerk/Treasurer’s response to that
request.
Correspondence as presented was accepted and placed on file.

Minutes:
Motion by Worrick and seconded by Schley to approve the minutes of the
April 22, 2002 regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors and place
on file.  A correction shall be noted under “Special Report” in that
the plaque was addressed and presented to the Sevastopol First
Responders as a unit.  Motion carried.

Motion by Olsen and seconded by Haen to approve the minutes of the
April 27, 2002 Road Inspection Tour.  Motion carried.

Clerk/Treasurer Financial Reports:
Motion by Olsen and seconded by Schley to accept the April 2002
treasurer’s report.  Motion carried.
 

Oral Committee Reports:  
  Fire, Rescue & Safety Committee:  Worrick reported that the
Committee recommended approval of the proposed by-laws and forwarded
for the Town’s adoption or action.  

Committee/Board Minutes:  
  Sevastopol Dam, Park & Rec Committee:  minutes of April 10,
2002 meeting.
  Planning & Zoning Committee:   minutes of April 9, 2002
meeting.
Motion by Schley and seconded by Haen to accept the minutes and place
on file.  Zipperer extended an open invitation to the next Dam, Park &
Rec Committee meeting to be held on June 12 at 7:00 p.m. at the Town
Park and also mentioned that volunteer help on cleanup day would be
much appreciated.  Motion carried.

CONTINUED/PENDING BUSINESS:
1)  Fire Protection – City of Sturgeon Bay Fire Department.  We will
continue on our fact-finding mission.  Zipperer, Haen, Worrick and
other members of the Fire, Rescue & Safety Committee will be meeting
with Egg Harbor Village and Town, both of which have their own fire
departments.
2)  STS – Whitefish Bay Feasibility Study.  We received a summary from
Terry Peterson of STS regarding the informational meeting held on
March 26, along with a newspaper article, attendance list and proposal
and drawings from Gary Steiner.  We will be kept informed of the study
progress.
3)  Charter Communications.    We received notification that Charter
will be re-locating C-Span services from Channel 21 to Channel 96 and
C-Span 2 from Channel 20 to Channel 95.  Charter will be extending
service to approximately 140 homes, enabling them to serve the Town
hall and Sevastopol school facilities.  Meetings and discussions
continue with the City of Sturgeon Bay regarding a PEG channel being
made available to the Town.

7:30 p.m. Special Report:  Del Herrbold, agent from Rural Insurance
Companies, explained current coverage of our businessowners,
commercial umbrella, workers compensation and bond policies and the
premiums for same.  Following review and discussion, motion by Worrick
and seconded by Haen that we raise our businessowner’s deductible from
$250 to $500 and that we increase general/professional liability
limits to $5 million.  Motion carried (Olsen dissenting).  Del also
recommended that we insure the First Responders’ equipment purchased
by the Town and Wait will provide a detailed list to him.  There was
also a discussion on coverage issues for the First Responder group and
Del will provide follow-up information.

4)  First Responders.  Zipperer read from previous minutes from 1994
to 1997 on the history of the First Responder group and its status
with the Town. He is awaiting a draft of the Committee minutes prior
to meeting with legal counsel on further action.
5)  NWTC Coalition.  Wait will request a breakdown of receipts and
disbursements from the Municipal Taxpayer Commission and more advance
notice of upcoming meetings.
6)  Revision of Road Ordinance.  Bluff Court Trail residents would
like to bring their road up to Town standards and then turn it over to
the Town.  We presently have 100-foot radius on a cul-de-sac.  John
Kolodziej, Highway Commissioner, believes 60 feet on the radius
right-of-way 


with 50 feet paved would be sufficient.   Matter will be reviewed with
legal counsel and a road ordinance revision will be available for
consideration at the next meeting.
7)  Road Work.   Review and discussion of the items listed on  the
minutes of the April 27, 2002 Road Inspection Tour.  Based on the new
information provided, motion by Worrick and seconded by Schley to
wedge and pave to existing road widths Country View (Forest to T) 1.02
miles, Brauer Road (Whitefish Bay to Clarks Lake) 1.07 miles, Ploor
(Dunn to Whitefish Bay) 1.0 mile, Clarks Lake (Mathey to 42) 1.0 mile,
plus reconstruction of Apple Road.  Motion carried.  Zipperer
indicated the Highway Department would be wedging and overlaying
County HH (a County road in our Town in much worse condition than any
of our Town roads).  He questioned why we would need to spend the
additional dollars for complete reconstruction when this application
would at least assure us 15 years of good road.  Zipperer reported
that the Whitefish Bay Creek bridge will be done this year on a 50/50
cost share with Door County.

NEW BUSINESS:
Businessowners/Workers Compensation/Employers Liability Policies.  See
7:30 Special Report above.
Town Zoning & Planning Committee Recommendations.   Olsen reported
that the Committee recommended approval of the Everett Soetenga
petition for zoning amendment regarding buildings, structures and
impervious surfaces setbacks from wetlands.  The Committee had also
received correspondence from the Door County Planning Department
regarding a proposed amendment to reduce wetland setbacks from 35’ to
10’ in High Density, Commercial Center, Mixed Use Commercial and
Recreational Commercial zoning districts.  Motion by Olsen and
seconded by Schley that the Town approve this amendment.  Motion
carried.  Olsen will notify the RPC/Planning Department.
Door County Planning Department – Construction Permits.  The building
permits for March-April 2002 were accepted and placed on file.
Independent Inspections Ltd. – Town Building Permits.  The building
permits and recap for April 2002 were accepted and placed on file.
Musco Lighting.   Musco Lighting, installer of the lights for the
hardball field at the Town park, has offered a 10-year service
contract for $8,640 under which they would re-lamp or completely
replace all lamps after 10 years.  Following discussion, a motion made
by Olsen to approve a 10-year “Club Service” contract with Musco
Lighting for $8,640 was seconded by Schley.  The Chairman indicated a
2/3 vote was required because this allocation was a non-budgeted item.
Roll call vote:  Olsen-aye, Schley-aye, Haen-aye, Worrick-nay,
Zipperer-nay.  Motion was defeated.  

RESOLUTIONS:   There was some discussion at the annual meeting
regarding the need to enlarge or subtract from the Fire, Rescue and
Safety Committee members, which would require a new resolution.  Linda
Beaudoin has resigned from the Dam, Park & Rec Committee and we are
looking for a person to fill the vacancy.  Resolution may be
forthcoming.

ORDINANCES:  Following a brief discussion and review of Door County
Zoning Ordinance sec. 3.13, outdoor storage of junk material, and Door
County Ordinance No. 01-02 Nuisance, the matter was laid over until
next month.

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Next BOARD MEETING – Monday, June 17, 2002 at 7:00 p.m.
1) The Moore building on Old Highway Road is being demolished as we
speak, after being noticed by the County.  2) The old Town Hall
building on Hwy 57 is no longer a responsibility of the Town.  3)
Zipperer received a communication from the Door County Sanitarian’s
office on the status of the sanitary system survey, the areas surveyed
to date, criteria and deviations.  
4) Zipperer provided information from Whitefish Bay Dunes State Park
regarding invasive plants meeting scheduled for June.  5) Zipperer was
contacted by Mark Stephenson of RMARK Inspections relative to building
inspections for the Town.  6) Worrick asked if our Town has any
resolutions or ordinances regarding racetracks.

AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING:
  Charter Communications – P.E.G. channels
  Liquor Licenses 2002-03
  Walker/Peterson L.R.I.P. Grant
   Road ordinance/ revision on cul de sac
  First Responder Ordinance
  Roadwork 2002 Authorization

ADJOURN:
Motion by Schley and seconded by Haen to adjourn.  Motion carried. 
Adjourned at 9:03 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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