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MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING
Town Board
Town of Janesville, Wisconsin
June 5, 2006
Posted: Thursday, June 1, 2006 at the Town Office, Lion's Quick
Mart, Consolidated School, Cork & Bottle West Court.
Newspaper: Faxed notice to the newsroom at the Janesville
Gazette, Thursday June 1, 2006.
Members Present: Chairman Ed Marshall, Supervisors Robert Mielke,
David Rebout, Bruce Schneider, Gary Fox
Members Absent: none
Others Present: Town Clerk Andrea Peabody, Treasurer Gloria Brown,
Constable Archie Henkelmann, Building Inspector Monte Krebs, Town
Attorney Richard Hemming, Surveyor Steve Lathrop, (17) members of the
public.
Meeting called to order by Chairman Marshall at 7:30 PM, in the Town
Hall, 1628 N. Little Court, Janesville, Wisconsin.
1. Pledge of Allegiance
2. Minutes of Previous Meeting
Moved by Rebout, seconded by Schneider, that the minutes of the
regular meeting, held May 1, 2006, be approved as presented. Motion
carried on voice vote.
3. Financial Report
Moved by Fox, seconded by Mielke, that the financial report, ending
May 31, 2006, be accepted as read by Treasurer Brown. The Board also
looked at the report from Deignan and Associates. Motion carried on
voice vote.
4. Citizen Participation--NONE
5. Planning Committee Recommendations
a. The Planning and Zoning recommends to the Town Board approval of
the preliminary survey for Dennis Thiele, recommends tabling the
preliminary survey for Lockhart Builders, tabling rezone request for
Lockhart Builders, approval of the rezone request A-1 to A-3 for
Dennis Thiele, but recommends tabling rezone request A-1 to A-2 for
Dennis Thiele, and recommends approval of the conditional use permit
for Chad & Mimi Schroeder.
6. Unfinished Business
a. Consider request from Cathy Schneider, Hackbarth Hills dba A
Catered Affair, LLC for refund of initial $10,000 fee for reserve
liquor license
Supervisor Schneider removed himself for this item. Moved by
Mielke, seconded by Fox to refund $9,868.75 to Cathy Schneider. The
Board deducted $131.25 for the use of the licenses for the time that
the business utilized them. Motion carried on voice vote.
b. Garbage/Recycling contract to expire June 30, 2006
Chairman Marshall opened a letter from Rock Disposal stating there
was not enough time for them to submit a bid. Clerk Peabody will be
in contact with Leroy from Waste Management, as no bids were
received.
c. Appointment to Board of Appeals, 3 year term (1) alternate
member
Chairman Marshall appointed Brad Adee to serve as alternate member 2
on the Board of Appeals. Moved by Marshall, seconded by Rebout to
approve Chairman Marshall’s appointment of Brad Adee. Motion carried
on voice vote.
7. New Business
a. Building Inspector Report
Inspector Krebs stated he looked at doghouse that is partly on
Bowditch property. He stated half of the doghouse did appear to be on
the Bowditch property. He has not been able to get in contact with
the Adees’. He also noted that he did not feel a culvert was
necessary for Greg Gensler’s driveway that is in the pit. Greg
Gensler stated that he did not need one according to Rock County, and
that the debris washing onto Hackbarth Road is coming from the Monson
property.
b. Preliminary survey, Dennis Thiele, adjusting lot lines between two
existing parcels,
Section 20
Moved by Mielke, seconded by Rebout to approve the preliminary
survey, #2006 025, for Dennis Thiele, adjusting lot lines between two
existing parcels in Section 20. Motion carried on voice vote.
c. Preliminary survey, Lockhart Builders Inc., 15 acres, Section
3--TABLED
d. Final Certified Survey, Dennis Thiele, Section 20
Moved by Schneider, seconded by Mielke to approve the final
certified survey for Dennis Thiele, Section 20. Motion carried on
voice vote.
e. Consider ordinance #060605, rezoning certain property, Dennis
Thiele
Moved by Mielke, seconded by Fox to approve ordinance #060605,
rezoning certain property, Dennis Thiele from A-1 to A-3 and direct
the Town Clerk to change the official Town Zoning Map and the
official Town Development Plan to reflect the change. The rezone
request of A-1 to A-2 was tabled. Motion carried on voice vote.
f. Consider conditional use permit for Chad & Mimi Schroeder, for a
photography studio
Chairman Schneider of Planning & Zoning Committee stated the
Committee had concerns because it is a non conforming A-1 property.
Dean Cornford felt it is not a permitted use in A-1 or a conditional
use in A-1. Janet Kassel feels that the farm family business in A-1
encourages property to stay A-1. Moved by Rebout, seconded by Mielke
to approve the conditional use permit for Chad & Mimi Schroeder
(prospective owners), 5637 W. Fenrick Rd, for a photography studio in
A-1 with conditions that they help maintain the shared driveway.
Motion carried on voice vote.
g. Consider ordinance #060605.1, rezoning certain property, Lockhart
Builders, Inc.
--TABLED
h. Mary Robb, visioning board
Mary Robb, Rock County Planning, was present and informed the board
she will be working with the Town on our smart growth plan. She
stated residents are strongly encouraged to be involved in this
process. She said a vision workshop should be set up very soon in
order for the Town to get this process moving along. She also
mentioned it is up to the Town if a survey will be done or not.
Clerk Peabody will be in contact with her to schedule the vision
workshop and also to work on a short article that will be published
in the Janesville Gazette regarding the comprehensive planning
process.
i. DOT corridor study
This information was passed along to Supervisor Mielke regarding the
Highway 11 bypass extension.
j. Request from Bob Martin for fireworks permit
Bob Martin is requesting a fireworks permit to shoot fireworks on
July 1, 2006 with rain dates of July 2, 3, or 4. A certificate of
insurance must be on file with Clerk Peabody before a permit is
issued. The Town of Janesville should be listed as a separate
insured party.
k. Discuss possible sale of town park
The Board is considering selling two, 3 acre parcels on W. Fenrick
Rd. that the Town owns. Inspector Krebs will check into these
parcels to see if they can be built on.
l. Consider bid for seal coating
(Should read crack filling) --TABLED
m. Set dates of the next six (6) Town Board meetings
Moved by Schneider, seconded by Rebout, to set Monday, July 10,
2006, Monday, August 7, 2006, Monday, September 11, 2006, Monday,
October 2, 2006, Monday, November 6, 2006 and Monday, December 4,
2006 for the next Town Board meetings, all to begin at 7:30 PM. in the
Town Hall at 1628 N. Little Court. Motion carried on voice vote.
n. License applications
1. Bartender License (list attached)
Supervisor Schneider removed himself for this item. Moved by
Mielke, seconded by Fox to approve the list of applicants for a
bartending license for the license year July 1, 2006 to June 30,
2007. Motion carried on voice vote.
o. Discussion regarding window caulking
Chairman Marshall informed the Board the caulking on the outside of
the windows is coming off.
He will contact the builder and possibly get estimates for this to
be done.
p. Acknowledging F. Jean Cramer for serving on the Planning & Zoning
Committee
Chairman Marshall thanked F. Jean Cramer for serving on the Planning
& Zoning Committee for several years. Moved by Marshall, seconded by
Schneider to send F. Jean Cramer a thank you card for her dedication
to the Planning & Zoning Committee for several years. Motion carried
on voice vote.
q. Poles for setting pier in place at town park
Chairman Marshall removed himself for this item. Moved by
Schneider, seconded by Rebout to reimburse Chairman Marshall for the
poles he purchased at Home Depot in order to set the pier in place at
the town park. Motion carried on voice vote.
r. Consider request from Pennycooks’ for additional 30 days to clean
up property
Moved by Marshall, seconded by Fox to approve an additional 30 days
for the Pennycooks’ to clean up their property on N. Consolidated Rd.
Motion carried on voice vote.
s. Permission to sue~ Capelle
Moved by Marshall, seconded by Mielke to have the attorney pursue
this matter and sue the Capelle’s as they have not paid their
personal property tax bill. Motion carried on voice vote.
t. Discussion regarding statewide voter registration system (SVRS)
Clerk Peabody stated she is going to look into what the Town needs
in order for her to maintain the new SVRS in the Town office. The
Board agreed to have the county maintain this for the Town, but since
Clerk Peabody has done all the work thus far she is going to look into
the matter. One thing that is needed is high speed internet, and
that may not be possible to get at this location.
u. Community Development block grant application
Information on this was passed out to the Board.
v. Reports by Town Attorney Dick Hemming
1. Grand Videre litigation--nothing new
2. Wyss litigation
The Town has secured an appraisal. The owner (Cheryl Weisz) can now
get her own appraisal done if she wishes. Then negotiations will
begin on the value. If no agreement is reached, the matter can be
settled in court. It was noted the vision triangle will be
resurveyed.
3. Report on storm water management
The Rock River has been taken off the endangered waterway list,
which may mean the Town could be taken out, but Attorney Hemming will
still continue the process.
4. Report on Greg Gensler property--reported on under Building
Inspector
8. Correspondence
a. Sheriff Report--April report available for review
b. Road maintenance costs were reported: 2” remat is $60,000/mile,
grinding (on N. River Rd.) is extra $10,000/mile, seal coating is
$10,700/mile, and grader patch is $39-$40/ton. This will be a July
agenda item.
9. Vouchers
Moved by Rebout, seconded by Fox, that Voucher #245 through and
including #267 be approved for payment. Motion carried on voice
vote.
10. Adjournment
Moved by Schneider, seconded by Rebout, to adjourn. Motion carried
on
voice vote.
Meeting adjourned at 9:18 PM.
Minutes approved ( ) with ( ) without corrections,
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Andrea Peabody, Clerk Edward Marshall,
Town Chairman