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BOARD OF SUPERVISORS? MEETING MINUTES
Sep 26, 2005
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS’ MEETING MINUTES
Monday, September 26, 2005 - Meeting Room, Modular Building at
Sevastopol Schools 
4550 STH 57, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin

Call to Order:
Chairman Leo 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 Tom Girman,
Jo Ann Schley, John Staveness, Dan Woelfel and Clerk/Treasurer Linda
Wait were in attendance. 

Door County Sheriff’s Department – Deputy Report: 
Door County Sheriff’s Deputy Brad Shortreed was present to answer
questions and to address any concerns or complaints.  Zipperer
mentioned the large number of bicyclists in the area for the recent
“Century Bike Ride” with close to 2,000 participants and the “Turkey
Trot” walk/run that will take place on Saturday, November 5th. 
Motorists should exercise caution for bikers and pedestrians.  There
were also some questions and answers regarding motorbikes and farm
equipment operators.

Citizen Concerns:   
Bob Stracka stated that the Clark Lake Advancement Association has
formed an informational and safety committee and members of the
Association are welcome to become involved.

Charlie Jarman urged the Board to be sure that lands receiving
farmland credits did indeed qualify and were not just idle,
non-producing land.  He also referred to the recent “Cost of Community
Services” report which comments on the revenue generated versus cost
of services for residential and agricultural lands.  (Copies on file
at the office.)

Presentation of Agenda/Properly Noticed:
The Clerk stated that the agenda was properly noticed.   Motion by
Schley and seconded by Staveness to adopt the agenda.  Motion
carried.

Correspondence:
1)  Door County Planning Department:  (a) conditional use permit
issued to Thomas and Ruth Hansen and (b) recommendation for approval
of a modified zoning amendment petition to rezone 
portion of the Zahn property along Hwy 42/57 to commercial center,
with portion to be delineated as wetland.  As District 14 Supervisor
to the County Board, Zipperer submitted additional correspondence
addressed to the RPC for clarification on the wetland delineation and
who should bear that cost.
2)  Juvenile Restitution Program, $75 received as reimbursement for
theft of town property (traffic sign).
3)  Attorney Nesbitt’s letter to Robert Olson summarizing the process
involved in detaching property from one school district to another.
4)  Notice from Wisconsin Department of Transportation advising of
newly created Division of Transportation Systems Development and Local
Program Management-Consultant Section, with Northeast Region contacts
list.
 
5)  Wisconsin Department of Commerce records update for Safety and
Buildings Division.
6) Wisconsin Department of Natural Resource  Forest Crop Law –
Transfer Order for Baudhuin and Managed Forest Law – Transfer Orders
for Riederer and Staats.
7)  Bay-Lake Regional Planning Commission notice of Regional
Comprehensive Plan Open Houses.  It was suggested that a Comprehensive
Plan Committee member attend one of the sessions.
8)  Building permits issued by Door County for the period 7/19/05 –
8/25/05.
9)  Billing Recap from Independent Inspections, Ltd., for August 2005
building permits.
9)  Sturgeon Bay Fire Department August 2005 Fire Report.
10) Door County Highway Department – Local Roads Improvement Program
(LRIP). Zipperer advised that our Town does not qualify for any
entitlement at present, although future work on Cinnamon Court may be
a possibility.
11)  Wisconsin Department of Transportation – certification of roads
due September 30, 2005.  This is the basis for our gas tax credits -
Chairman to complete and submit.
12)  Door County Green Fund – grant application and information for
permanent protection of Door County lands.
13) Door County Environmental Council and Door County Land Trust –
findings of “Cost of Community Services Study (COCS) for Town of
Nasewaupee and Gibraltar.
14) Olde Stone Quarry Boat Launch/Harbor of Refuge – updated site plan
from Coastal Planning and Design, Inc. - photocopy was provided with
layout.
The correspondence was accepted and placed on file without further
action.  Schley will share the “Cost of Services Study” with the
Comprehensive Plan Committee. 

Minutes:
1) Motion by Woelfel and seconded by Girman to approve the minutes of
the Board of Review held on August 22, 2005. Motion carried. 
2) Motion by Schley and seconded by Girman to approve the minutes of
the Planning & Zoning Committee held on August 22, 2005.  Motion
carried.
3)  Motion by Staveness and seconded by Woelfel to approve the minutes
of Board of Supervisors held on August 22, 2005.  Motion carried.
4)  Motion by Woelfel and seconded by Staveness to approve the minutes
of the Special Meeting held on September 13, 2005 regarding the
alcohol beverage license application of McClellan Holdings, LLC. 
Motion carried.

Clerk/Treasurer Monthly Reports/Vouchers/Bills Claims:
Motion by Schley and seconded by Woelfel to accept the treasurer’s
report and approve vouchers, bills and claims for August 2005.  Motion
carried.  

Oral Committee Reports:  
PEG – Cable Channel Committee.  Girman reported on the status of a
proposed contract with Brilliant Cities.  Legal advice, to be used
sparingly, would be enlisted for refining of contract language. 
Brilliant Cities will be conducting two “open house” sessions, October
3rd and October 5th, and Girman and Zipperer will plan to attend one
of the sessions.

Fire/Rescue Services Committee.  Girman reported that he and Chairman
attended recent meeting with City of Sturgeon Bay Mayor, Fire Chief
and Administrator on our concerns for escalating fire protection costs
 in light of tax levy and spending caps.  A joint committee with Town
of Sturgeon Bay will be formed to review costs for 2007.  Girman also
mentioned that annual permits are required for burn barrels and a
notice will be published to that effect.  This will be discussed
further at “Pending Business.”
 
Committee/Board Minutes:  
Motion by Staveness and seconded by Schley that the following
Committee minutes be accepted and placed on file:
Comprehensive Plan Committee  - July 20, 2005
Dam, Park and Rec Committee - August 17, 2005
Fire/Rescue Services Committee  - August 23, 2005
PEG-Cable Channel Committee  - August 3, 2005
Motion carried.

Pending Business:
1)  Municipal Taxpayer Commission.  Representative Bies is trying to
introduce legislation to reduce NWTC costs.  The group will be meeting
soon to discuss the future course of action.
2)  Road Work 2005/Street Signs.  The County is in the process of
replacing E911/Fire signs.  New and replacement street signs have
arrived and will be put in place.  All 2005 roadwork has been
completed.  Haberli (from South Brauer to Ploor) and Whitefish Bay
(from 42 East ½ mile) are on hold for now, pending total costs
year-to-date from Highway Department.  
3)  Long Range Capital Expenditures/Five Year Plan.  Girman mentioned
the need for more sophisticated recording equipment for Channel 19
broadcasts and will review some proposals.  This and the other items
will be brought to the budget work session.  Some Valmy residents
would like consideration of development of a park.
4)  NWTC – First Quarter Payment 2006.    There was a brief discussion
on local enrollment and how spending limits might be controlled.
5)  Burning Permits.  In compliance with the Door County Burn
Ordinance, an annual burn barrel permit will be required.   Copies
should be turned in to the Clerk for submission to the Sturgeon Bay
Fire Department.  Notice of the requirement for a burn barrel permit
will be published in the Door County Advocate.
6)  Water Rescue Agreement with Town of Jacksonport for water rescue
operations approved.
7)  Brilliant Cities – Status.  As Girman stated in his oral committee
report above, the contract is being carefully reviewed and fine-tuned
as to verbiage, with assistance from our attorney.
8)  Sesquicentennial Celebration.  Nothing new for now—2009 will mark
150 years!
9)  Newsletter.  Woelfel will try to get something together for
December or January.  He has a list of potential subjects and would
like an article from each of the Supervisors and the Clerk.  Bob
Stracka offered an article from the Clark Lake Advancement
Association.  The matter will be brought back next month.

New Business: 
1)  Residential Curbside Trash/Recycling Collection-Discussion of RFP.
 The clerk/treasurer was instructed to contact Waste Management, Going
Garbage and Onyx Services and requested a proposal for residential
curbside trash and recycling collection for approximately 1,750
residences.  The proposal was to include cost of once-a-week pickup,
with alternating weeks of recyclables and paper, provision of
container, contract term and annual increases.  Jeff Johnson from
Going Garbage and Joe Carter from Onyx gave a brief presentation on
behalf of their respective company.  It was noted that this issue was
voted down at the annual meeting in 2001.  Discussion followed on
various concerns, such as costs, days of pick up, size of containers
and commercial collection.  A follow-up letter will be faxed to Onyx,
Going Garbage and Waste Management for more specific cost proposals
due for Board budget work session review by October 4, 2005.  
 
2)  Tax Levy Limit Worksheet.  We received from the Wisconsin
Department of Revenue a “Levy Limit Worksheet.”  This includes our
municipality’s 2004 municipal tax levy, levy limit based on 2% growth
factor, levy limit based on new construction 2.468% and levy limit
based on the higher of the two growth factors.  Our 2005 levy limit is
$505,588.

Ordinances:
Ordinance No. 2005-01 “An ordinance relating to the operation of
snowmobiles on designated Town roads in the Town of Sevastopol.”
Motion by Schley and seconded by Staveness to approve Ordinance No.
2005-01.  Motion carried.  The ordinance will become effective the day
following publication.

Announcements:
Comprehensive Plan Committee – Wednesday, September 28th – 6:00 p.m.
Budget Work Session – Tuesday, October 4th – 6:00 p.m.
Board of Supervisors’ Meeting – October 24th – 7:00 p.m.
Budget Hearing/Special Meeting – Monday, November 14th- 7:00 p.m.
 
Agenda Items for Next Meeting:
Trash collection/Newsletter/Brilliant Cities

Adjourn:
Motion by Staveness and seconded by Schley to adjourn.  Motion
carried.  Adjourned at 9:20 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,
Linda D. Wait, Clerk
[approved 10/24/05]
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