Minutes

Village of Rosholt Board Meeting

Monday September 10, 2007

7:00 p.m. at the Village Hall (137 Main St)

Approved October 8, 2007

Call to order: by President, Rick Osowski

Pledge of Allegiance:

Roll Call: Cindy Gemza, Joy Garski, Arnie Kaminski, Rick Osowski, Jessica Moore and Betty Williams.

Also Present: Gordy Krogwold, Kenny Johnson, Mike Garski, barb Mlodik, Norma Anderson, Jill Kumenius, Nancy Osowski, Kate Zdroik, Debbie Peplinski and Ronnie Rekowski

Public Requests for Consideration:

Norma Anderson requested the use of the Village Hall on November 17, 2007 for Faith Lutheran Church Bake Sale. The Board approved the use.

Motion: Kaminski/Moore to approve the minutes as read. All in favor. Carried.

NEW BUSINESS:

Threshermen Tractor Pull: Kenny Johnson asked the Board to consider a donation for the Tractor Pull event scheduled for Saturday September 29, 2007. It was noted that $150.00 was given towards payment of the band at last year’s event.

Motion: Williams/Gemza to donate $200.00 towards the Threshermen Tractor Pull with direction for the funds to be taken from the miscellaneous expense class since the donation expense is depleted. All in favor. Carried.

Alcohol Beverage License:  Applications were submitted by Neil Kosobucki, Mary Skibba. The FFA Alumni applied for a temporary Picnic License. The Clerk noted that the ordinance on file requires a roll call vote on all licenses (with the exception of the Picnic Licenses). She states this requirement has not been practiced in the past, however, now that the ordinance has been noted, the board should follow the procedure.

During the process of reviewing the application for Neil Kosobucki, a letter was presented by Gordy Krogwold asking the Board to consider denial of the license based on his experience with Neil as well as a contempt of court filing. Board members expressed that area residents had voiced concerns to them as well.

Williams stated she had spoken with the Marshfield Chief of Police for some expert advice on how to process an application with public concern related to activity on their background check. He cautioned against denial of the license due to the fact that all charges relating to Neil were 15-20 years ago and those charges were not directly related to the licensing activity.

The audience advised the board to take into consideration the reason they are allowed discretion on approving this type of business. Action on Neil’s application is tabled until the board has met with Neil to discuss public concerns.

Motion: Garski/Williams to approve the alcohol beverage license for Mary Skibba.

Roll call vote: Gemza, Garski, Kaminski, Moore, Williams and Osowski. All in favor. Carried. 

Motion: Garski/Moore to approve the Picnic License for the Rosholt FFA Alumni. All in favor. Carried.

Operator’s License Applications: were presented by Renee Szalewski, Tara Bonnell, Jennifer Merila, Gary Rice and Amanda Lemanczyk.

Motion: Kaminski/Gemza to approve operator’s licenses for all 5 applicants. All in favor. Carried.

Wood Chips: An estimate was presented from Ort Lumber Inc. in the amount of $14.00 per yard for 100 yards of wood fiber. This is the only estimate presented as the company Maintenance Bob previously ordered from no longer carries the product. Ort Lumber is the same company the school district orders from. Moore suggests removing Bob from the estimate process and giving that responsibility to the committees. Therefore, this action is tabled to allow the parks committee to gather another estimate.

** Williams also requested the Parks committee ensure the basketball hoops are installed at Depot Park this spring.  

Building Maintenance Enforcement: The property owner at 308 East Street (Kenneth Brown) has not responded to a letter of Building Maintenance Compliance sent by the Village. Gemza states she has spoken to Brown in the past regarding this situation. It has escalated into a fire hazard and Gemza requests permission to activate the building inspector for enforcement as well as meeting with the Fire Chief (Chris Kluck).

Motion: Moore/Garski to approve building inspector enforcement at 308 East Street. All in favor. Carried.

Fire District Budget: The clerk-treasurer presented some of the line items the Fire District proposes to increase for their 2008 budget. Villages are probably going to be limited to a 2% property tax levy increase and therefore will be unable to meet the proposed increases of the Fire District. The board was advised to review the Fire District Budget with the attitude that a compromise be met to satisfy all parties.

The audience expressed concern about the Board being willing to give donations for social events, yet constantly monitor the Fire District Budget when they are providing a service.

The facts were presented for discussion only. The fire district will present their budget to the municipalities in October for approval.

Concession Stand Building Permit: The concession stand will be a Village building, therefore the Village is responsible for applying for a building permit and inspection. The size of the building removes the necessity for State approved plans. Vierbicher Associates have agreed to process the permit and inspection for half price. Osowski states all labor is being donated and funds have been raised to pay for everything except the sewer lateral and building permit/inspection.

Motion: Moore/Gemza to approve submitting an application for a building permit/inspection to Vierbicher Associates. All in favor. Carried.

OLD BUSINESS:

Ordinance Codification: The Village of Rosholt Organizational Analysis dated August 24, 2007 was presented to the Board for response. All items were agreed upon and response will be submitted to General Code.

Dog Ordinance Amendment: Attorney Brian Formella’s legal opinion was presented: “The July 9, 2007 meeting minutes say that the ordinance amendment should be drafted so that there are no fostering, adopt a pet, or rescue centers within the Village. Are there such centers presently within the Village? Normally, an otherwise valid use cannot totally be outlawed/denied within a municipality. The municipality can restrict the use to a particular zone, but it cannot outlaw it completely. At least that has been my experience. The Village could require that such a use be a ‘conditional use’, whereby the user would need to meet specific conditions of operation.”

Pet fostering was discussed at length. Gemza agreed to contact the Humane Society for more information on the pet fostering system.

Motion: Gemza/Kaminski to approve an amendment to the Animal Control Ordinance to allow pet fostering with a conditional use permit. All in favor. Carried.

CMAR Sewer Report: The sewer committee reviewed the CMAR which indicated a grade point of 3.82.

Motion: Moore/Gemza to accept the report and approve the Resolution to maintain current operations and replace damaged sewer fencing and implement an ongoing inspection for fence maintenance. All in favor. Carried.

Ditch line on Highway 66: Earth Tech has submitted a plan to the DNR for a catch basin at the American Legion Site. Once they receive approval from the DNR they will proceed with the project.

If the DNR does not accept the idea, it may take another year to allow the DNR to obtain right-of-way easement to implement a plan of their choosing.

President Comments: Several workshop opportunities were presented. Osowski and Williams will attend Ready-Set-Go with a registration fee of $25.00 each or $35.00 at the door. Osowski will attend a leadership workshop paid for by his employer. The Clerk will attend the budget workshop for $50.00 fee.

Payment of bills and invoices: Motion: Garski/Williams to approve payment of the bills with the exception of Bushman Signs in the amount of $995.00. The clerk will send a letter to Bushman requesting an invoice adjustment due to the installation process and also file a claim with the property insurance company. Payment of bills also includes payment to Shaffer Oils held from the August bills. All in favor. Carried.

** Once again, an expression of better communication with Maintenance Bob was mentioned.

Motion to adjourn: Williams/Gemza. All in favor. Carried.

Adjournment:  9:25 p.m.

Theresa K. Hartvig, Village Clerk-Treasurer

 Village Bills Paid-September 2007

Check #	Vendor	Amount	Check #	Vendor	Amount
10163	WI Dept of Justice	$25.00	10164	MasterCard	$67.77
10165	Citgo Petroleum Corp	$85.00	10166	Saints Health Service	$80.00
10167	Alliant Energy	$956.24	10168	WI Public Service	$9.77
10169	Veolia Environmental	$1,611.46	10170	Amherst Telephone	$98.94
10171	BP-Amoco	$58.26	10172	Anderson Law Firm	$227.40
10173	General Code	$1,300.00	10174	Faivre Implement	$412.90
10148/10175	Schaeffer Mfg. Co.	$463.20/$3.22	10176	American Asphalt	$25,698.00
10177	MN Mutual Life Ins Co	$39.88	10178	Gordy’s 66	$45.15
10179	Schuster, LLC	$152.00	10180	Fire Pro Inc.	$63.20
10181	WI Towns Assoc	$50.00	10182	Payroll	$591.02
10183/10184	Health Benefit	$2,250.00	10185	Post Master	$41.00
10186	Vierbicher Assoc	$129.03	10187	Threshermen	$200.00
10188	WI Dept. of Revenue	$210.80	10189	Petty Cash- postage	$56.11
10190	WMCA District	$15.00

Sewer Bills Paid-September 2007

Check #	Vendor	Amount	Check #	Vendor	Amount
3992	MasterCard	$72.09	3993	Diggers Hotline	$28.40
3994	Triple E Utility	$95.00	3995	Amherst Telephone	$69.74
3996	Alltel	$24.92	3997	Alliant Energy	$770.16
3998	Bob Kurszewski	$30.00	3999/4000	Payroll	$813.70
4001	Post Master	$123.00	4002	WI Dept of Revenue	$97.40
4003	Team Laboratory	$475.00

 

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Minutes

Joint Meeting of

Village of Rosholt Board and Zoning Plan Commission

September 18, 2007

7:00 p.m. at Village Hall (137 Main St)

Approved October 8, 2007

Call to order: by President Rick Osowski

Pledge of Allegiance

Roll call:

Village Board: Joy Garski, Rick Osowski, Jessica Moore, Betty Williams and Arnie Kaminski (Absent: Cindy Gemza)

Zoning Plan Commission: Rick Osowski, Arnie Kaminski and Ron Pliska (Absent: Cindy Gemza, Ron Gonzales, Debbie Peplinski and Jason Woyak)

AdHoc Committee: (Absent: Gregg Johnson, Tammy Beckland and Jill Kumenius)

Also Present:  Dennis Lawrence (NCWRPC), Lorraine Dobbe, Neil Kosobucki Jr., Neil Kosobucki Sr., Nerissa Printz, Lenore Kosobucki, Ed Lenz, Louise Lenz and Tom & Carolyn Weiland (Starworks Marketing)

Comprehensive Plan:

Dennis Lawrence from NCWRPC handed out the Revised Draft of the Comprehensive plan for the trustees to review. Key points discussed included:

 Water System: The wording was changed to indicate the County had a summary of well samples, however, no firm data was provided to initiate implementation of a public water supply due to contaminated wells.

 

** 7:20 p.m. Arnie Kaminski arrived.

 

Proposed Street:  The Clerk-Treasurer stated that the register of deeds has verified that parcel # 176-25-1021-09.01I off of Mark’s Lane was dedicated to the Village in 1977. The proposed extension of First Street is still part of parcel # 176-25-1021-08.10 owned by Donald Malek. There is no guarantee that it will become a street. 

Joint Districts and Mutual Agreements were listed.

The next step of the procedure is to present the 2^nd revised draft of the Comprehensive Plan to the public at an Open House scheduled for Tuesday, November 6, 2007 from 6:00-7:00 p.m. with a joint meeting to follow.

 

** 7:55 p.m. Dennis Lawrence departed.

 

Alcohol Beverage License for Neil Kosobucki:

Neil Kosobucki introduced himself and Star Works Marketing who gave a Power Point presentation of the business and marketing plan. The name of the establishment will be Flume Creek Bar & Grill and will include a lower level bar and grill, sporting goods store and an upper level supper club. A printout of the business plan and a CD are on file at the Village office.

The following questions were asked:

1. What do you plan to sell at the sporting goods store and will it be part of the bar and grill? Selling bait & tackle, fishing & hunting licenses, ammunition and firewood, etc. The store will be housed on the corner portion of the building separate from the bar & grill.
2. When do you plan to open? 3-4 weeks from the Purchase date which is scheduled for the last week in September. The upper level will open in 1 year.
3. What do you have planned for the cosmetics or remodeling of the building? The roof will be replaced immediately and inside remodeling will be done within 3-4 weeks with a historic decoration. Within 1 year the outside will include a historic face lift with a brick façade and ornamental wood supports.
4. What about handicapped accesiblity? I am prepared to install an elevator.
5. What type of menu? Upper level fine dining and fresh bar & grill meats purchased from People’s Meat Market.
6. What are the hours of operation? Sport store open at 7:00 a.m. Bar & Grill open at 11:00 a.m., closed at 2:00 and 2:30 a.m. serving food until 11:00 p.m.. Supper club on weekends from 11:00 a.m.- 11:00 p.m.
7. What do you plan on doing for parking? There is a lot on site that can accommodate 40 cars and any overflow will park on Village Streets.

Neil concluded his presentation by stating the closing is scheduled, the financing is approved and he’s waiting for approval of the alcohol license to proceed.

There was no one present in the public to voice concerns or opposition.

Motion: Garski/Williams  to approve the Alcohol Beverage License for Neil Kosobucki Jr. Roll call vote: Kaminski (aye), Garski (aye), Osowski (aye), Moore (aye) and Williams (aye). All in favor. Carried.

The public asked if the board has any plans for revitalization. It was suggested that they look for entertainment possibilities such as golf courses or a bowling alley and investors. The Downtown Revitalization Program was discussed briefly. Carolyn Weiland of Starworks Marketing is the president of the Stevens Point Downtown Business Association and also provided names of other folks involved in the Main Street Program.

Osowski stated the board is aware of the need for revitalization and they are considering ideas.

Motion to adjourn: Kaminski/Moore. All in favor. Carried.

Adjournment: 8:40 p.m.

Theresa K. Hartvig, Village Clerk-Treasurer

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Minutes

Village of Rosholt Special Board Meeting

Wednesday September 19, 2007

7:00 p.m. at the Village Office (125 Grand Ave W)

** Includes Closed Session

Approved October 8, 2007

Call to order: by President, Rick Osowski

Pledge of Allegiance

Roll Call: Cindy Gemza, Joy Garski, Jessica Moore, Rick Osowski and Betty Williams. (Arnie Kaminski arrived at 7:07 p.m.)

Also Present: Bob Clabough (Clabough & Associates)

Bob Clabough presented a Renewal property insurance policy with a premium amount of $19,556.00 which is less than last year’s premium of $20,903.00. The coverage was explained to the Board and they were given an opportunity to ask questions.

The clerk stated she had contacted the League of WI Municipalities for a comparison quote and their estimated premium was about $19,900.00. Clabough explained the League insurance has different practices regarding liability and worker’s compensation and expressed that Clabough & Associates offers the best coverage for municipalities.

Motion: Moore/Williams to approve the renewal proposal from Clabough & Associates in the amount of $19,556.00 due October 1, 2007. All in favor. Carried.

 

** Bob Clabough departed at 7:45 p.m.

 

Motion: Gemza/Garski to enter CLOSED SESSION pursuant to Section 19.85(1)( c) and (f), Wis. States. Fore preliminary consideration of specific personnel issues including but not limited to interplay between personal and public use of resources, which consideration, if discussed in public, would be likely to have a substantial adverse effect on the reputation of the subject or subjects of such consideration. All in favor. Carried.

Motion: Moore/Kaminski to dismiss Theresa Hartvig (Clerk-Treasurer) from the closed session and appoint Joy Garski to serve as Clerk for the remainder of the meeting. All in favor. Carried.

Closed Session Topics discussed:

1. Improper storage of equipment
2. Wood piles at Old Dump site
3. Development of a Personal Use policy
4. Employee Handbook

Motion: Gemza/Kaminski to adjourn closed session at 9:10 p.m. and convene to open session for possible action on matters discussed in closed session. All in favor. Carried.

Motion: Moore/Williams to have Maintenance Bob remove the split wood pile only, off Village property by November 1, 2007. Also to have a personal injury waiver signed prior to removal of split wood. Wood is to be removed on personal time using personal equipment. All in favor. Carried.

Motion: Kaminski/Gemza to adopt a personal use policy and procedure manual pertaining to Village Officers and employees. All in favor. Carried.

Motion to adjourn: Williams/Moore. All in favor. Carried.

Adjournment:  9:25 p.m.

Theresa K. Hartvig, Village Clerk-Treasurer

Joy Garski, Closed Session to adjournment

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Minutes

Village of Rosholt Special Board Meeting

Friday September 21, 2007

7:00 p.m. at Village Office (125 Grand Ave)

Call to order: by President, Rick Osowski

Pledge of Allegiance

Roll Call: Rick Osowski, Jessica Moore, Betty Williams and Joy Garski

(Absent: Arnie Kaminski and Cindy Gemza)

Also Present: Jeanne Jetty, Nancy Osowski, Corey Moore, Lorraine Dobbe

Jeanne has on file, an application for an alcohol beverage license. She is requesting a Provisional Retail License for Class “B” Beer and “Class B” Alcohol to operate the business while her application is being processed.

Motion: Moore/Williams to approve a Provisional Retail License for Class “B” Beer and “Class B” Alcohol to Jeanne Jetty to operate at 121 Randolph St E.  (Jeanne’s Rusty Spur). All in favor. Carried.

Motion to Adjourn: Moore/Garski. All in favor. Carried.

Adjournment: 7:15 p.m.

Joy Garski, Village Trustee

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