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January 2, 2007 Regular Meeting
MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING
Town Board
Town of Janesville, Wisconsin
January 2, 2006
Posted: Friday December 30, 2005, at the Town Office, Lion's Quick
Mart, Consolidated School, Cork & Bottle West Court.
Newspaper: Phoned notice to the newsroom at the Janesville
Gazette, Friday December 30, 2005.
Members Present: Supervisor David Rebout, Robert Mielke, Bruce
Schneider, Steve Thurner
Members Absent: Chairman Ed Marshall
Others Present: Town Clerk Andrea Peabody, Treasurer Gloria Brown,
Constable Archie Henkelmann, Town Building Inspector Monte Krebs, Town
Attorney Richard Hemming, (12) members of the public.
Meeting called to order by Clerk Peabody at 7:30 P.M. at the Town
Hall, 1628 N. Little Court, Janesville, Wisconsin. Moved by Mielke,
seconded by Thurner to appoint David Rebout as acting chair in
Chairman Marshall’s absence. Motion carried on voice vote. The
Pledge of Allegiance followed.
1. Minutes of Previous Meeting
Moved by Thurner, seconded by Mielke, that the minutes of the
regular meeting, held December 5, 2005, be approved as presented.
Motion carried on voice vote.
2. Financial Report
Moved by Mielke, seconded by Schneider, that the financial
report, ending
December 31, 2005, be accepted as read by Treasurer Brown.
Motion carried on voice vote.
3. Citizen Participation
1) Geri McCluskey, 4723 W. Oakwood Park Drive, informed the board
she recently purchased 20 acres on the corner of Austin Road and
Mineral Point Road. She questioned the possibility of rezoning and
creating approximately four new lots. Acting Chairman Rebout
suggested she contact the Planning and Zoning Committee and get their
thoughts on it.
2) Archie Henkelmann stated he would like to organize another work
day at the town park. He would like this placed on the February
agenda.
3) Supervisor Thurner mentioned he received a lot of phone calls
about the tax bills going out so late. Clerk Peabody mentioned she
did what she could to get information to the county in a timely
manner.
4. Planning Committee Recommendations (did not meet)
5. Unfinished Business
6. New Business
a. Building Inspector Report
Inspector Krebs mentioned the state building code says the outside
of a new construction must be completed within two years, but it does
not give a time limit for issuing occupancy permits. He reported
that Dave Fairbert on Harvest View Drive has two items that need to
be corrected in order to get his occupancy approved.
b. License Applications
Supervisor Schneider stepped down for the voting on Cathy
Schneider’s operator license. Moved by Thurner, seconded by Mielke,
that the application, from Cathy Schneider, for a bartender license,
expiring June 30, 2006, be approved. Motion carried on voice vote.
Moved by Thurner, seconded by Schneider, that the applications from
Stacy Johnson, Sarah Stacy, Sheena Nordberg, Lisa Nightingale, and
Penny Pitts, for a bartender license, expiring June 30, 2006, be
approved. Motion carried on voice vote.
c. Consider application, from A Catered Affair LLC, dba Hackbarth
Hills, Agent Cathy Schneider, for a class B combination reserve
liquor license, to expire June 30, 2006
Supervisor Schneider stepped down for this item. Cathy Schneider
informed the board she purchased Hackbarth Hills and would like to
cater out of it and have a beer garden. Moved by Mielke, seconded by
Thurner to approve the license application from A Catered Affair LLC,
dba Hackbarth Hills, Agent Cathy Schneider, for a class B combination
reserve liquor license, to expire June 30, 2006. Motion carried on
voice vote.
d. Smart growth with county
Attorney Hemming stated Chairman Marshall’s wishes of staying with
the county for the comprehensive planning process as Ed has talked
with other towns who are unhappy with their comprehensive plans that
were done by contractors. Moved by Thurner, seconded by Schneider to
table this item. Motion carried on voice vote.
e. Consider fire protection and ems agreements
Supervisor Mielke mentioned Chairman Marshall talked to the City of
Janesville and was told they are not able to give the town a lower
figure on the fire contract. Supervisor Mielke suggested Attorney
Hemming draft letters to Footville, Evansville, Edgerton, Milton, and
Orfordville to see if they could help the town out with fire
protection.
f. Discuss water runoff from Hanover Sod Farm
Inspector Krebs spoke with Mr. Willing but was not able to see
anything due to the snow. He will check back.
g. Town zoning map updates
This will be a February agenda item and will also be on the agenda
for Planning and Zoning.
h. Discuss livestock siting
Attorney Hemming is participating in a video conference on January
25, 2006 regarding this topic. This will be a February agenda
item.
i. Consider audit of town books
Moved by Schneider, seconded by Thurner to approve the bid from
Deignan and Associates for audit of the town books for a fee not to
exceed $3,550.00. Motion carried on voice vote.
j. Consider signing road maintenance contract--Tabled
k. Gehrig’s conditional use permit
Attorney Hemming provided the board with a written report on this
matter. He has reviewed the conditional use application, and the
reasons for the conditional use permit. He concludes that (1) he
disagrees that all shooting is limited under the conditional use
permit and (2) he is not sure if hunter safety courses can take place
on the Gehrig property. He recommended the parties meeting and seeing
if an agreement can be reached, or investigating the matter firsthand
and inspect what would go on during these hunter safety courses. He
further recommends to hold off on pursuing this matter until a
decision comes back from the court for the current litigation. Moved
by Mielke, seconded by Schneider to table this item. Motion carried
on voice vote.
l. Reports by Town Attorney Dick Hemming
1. Grand Videre litigation
The court is in the processing of deciding, an answer should come in
the next month or two.
2. Wyss litigation
Nothing new at this time.
3. Report on DNR request to hold hunter safety courses on Gehrig
property--Reported above
4. Report on letter from county regarding Dani Drive/Britt Road
intersection
A letter was presented to the board from Ben Coopman granting
opening for Dani Drive onto Britt Road that states further
engineering will be done to raise Britt Road one foot. The board
could approve a final plat.
7. Correspondence
a. Sheriff report-November
8. Vouchers
Moved by Mielke, seconded by Thurner, that Vouchers #1 through and
including #77 be approved. Motion carried on voice vote.
9. Adjournment
Moved by Schneider, seconded by Mielke, to adjourn. Motion carried
on
voice vote.
Meeting adjourned at 8:35 PM.
Minutes approved ( ) with ( ) without corrections,
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Andrea Peabody, Town Clerk Edward Marshall, Town
Chairman