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August 4, 2008 Regular meeting
MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING
Town Board
Town of Janesville, Wisconsin
August 4, 2008
Posted: Thursday, July 31, 2008 at the town office, Lion's Quick
Mart, Consolidated School, Cork & Bottle West Court,
www.townofjanesville.org
Newspaper: Emailed notice to Janesville Gazette, Monday, July 28,
2008.
Members Present: Chairman Ed Marshall, Supervisors Robert Mielke,
Gary Fox, Bruce Schneider
Members Absent: Supervisor David Rebout
Others Present: Clerk Andrea Peabody, Treasurer Peggy Augustine,
Building Inspector Monte Krebs, Attorney Jamie Lyden, Constable Archie
Henkelmann, (9) members of the public.
Meeting called to order, by Chairman Marshall, at 7:30 p.m., at the
Town Hall, 1628 North Little Court, Janesville, Wisconsin, followed by
the pledge of allegiance.
1. Minutes of Previous Meeting
Moved by Fox, seconded by Schneider, that the minutes of
the regular
meeting, held July 7, 2008, be approved as presented. Motion
carried
on voice vote.
2. Financial Report
Moved by Mielke, seconded by Fox, that the financial report,
ending
July 31, 2008 be accepted as presented by Treasurer Augustine.
Motion carried on voice vote.
3. Citizen Participation
1) Don Mueller, 5029 Marsh Creek Road, asked if his road was
considered a Town road. Chairman Marshall explained it is reserved
for a Town road but someone would need to get the road to county
standards in order for the Board to approve it as a Town road.
2) Colin Byrnes, Rock County Planning, explained that the county
will be applying for a grant to buyout flood damaged homes. He
wanted to know if the Town would be interested in matching funds to
buyout secondary residences. A meeting was set for August 6, 2008 at
6:00 p.m. to discuss this matter further.
3) Supervisor Schneider asked about the church putting a sign up and
what would be allowed. It was agreed 16 square feet or less is
permitted unless on a state highway.
4. Recommendation from Planning & Zoning Committee
The Planning & Zoning Committee recommends approval of the
conditional use permit for Janet Kassel & Don Blakeney. The land and
subdivision ordinance was briefly discussed and the future land use
map was not reviewed because Mary Robb was not present.
5. Unfinished Business
A. Approval of new county road specifications - no discussion
B. Set new date for Community Pride Work Day
The new date for the work day was set for Saturday, August 16 from
8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
C. Road maintenance projects
Moved by Marshall, seconded by Fox to approve the regrind and remat
of the final two miles of N. River Rd. It was noted that if the
lowest part of N. River Rd. was raised during this process, the
driveways would then become dangerous. Motion carried on voice
vote.
6. New Business
A. Building Inspector Report - none
B. John Garvin - ATC
John was present to inform the Board that this project has been
approved and the Town will be receiving approximately $508,000
environmental impact fee. He did note the Public Service Commission
will determine the final amount. Further, the Town will receive
approximately $61,000 annually. He explained what these funds could
be spent on. The Town could request the funds be spent elsewhere as
long as it is in the public’s best interest. Construction should
begin in late 2008.
C. Consider request, from Janet Kassel & Don Blakeney for a
conditional use permit for a farm family business
Janet explained that they would sell peaches, crafts, possibly
Christmas trees, and other items. Moved by Marshall, seconded by
Mielke to approve the conditional use permit for Janet Kassel & Don
Blakeney for a farm family business. Motion carried on voice vote.
D. Consider land division and subdivision ordinance #080707
Questions and concerns were raised at Planning & Zoning that they
would like answered, mainly if this would supersede the Town of
Janesville zoning ordinance. This will be a September agenda item.
E. Consider future land use map
The Board reviewed the map and this will be reviewed again at an
upcoming meeting.
F. Discuss Austin Road
The city applied for a permit from Rock County Public Works for work
on Austin Road. Previously, the Town had instructed the county to
not allow this work to happen without Town approval. The city began
work as there was confusion in the permitting process. The Board
may discuss this matter at a future meeting.
G. Consider temporarily lowering speed limit on Polzin Road
Moved by Marshall, seconded by Schneider to lower the speed limit on
Polzin Road to 45mph. Motion carried on voice vote.
H. Discuss Gary Schultz property assessment matter
Mr. Schultz’s property values increased significantly with the 2007
revaluation. He explained that the property is not build able and
there is no access to it.
Moved by Marshall, seconded by Schneider to pay off real property
taxes due and then file with the Department of Revenue for
reimbursement. Motion carried on voice vote.
I. Discuss sandbag removal
Due to the low amount of need it was moved by Marshall, seconded by
Mielke to not have Town assist in sandbag removal. Motion carried on
voice vote.
J. Discuss storm water management
Chairman Marshall explained how the Town will need to fill out an
annual report now regarding storm water management. The next report
will be due in 2009.
K. Consider town hall maintenance
The Board received a letter from David Brown that outlined increases
from $70 to $90 for the regular monthly cleanings and $50 to $55 for
windows twice/year. Moved by Mielke, seconded by Schneider to
approve the increases for town hall maintenance by David Brown for
one year. Motion carried on voice vote.
L. Consider getting bids for Town insurance
Moved by Marshall, seconded by Fox to get insurance quotes. Motion
carried on voice vote.
M. Consider operator licenses for Stacey Oehrke and Diane
Helmbrecht, to expire June 30, 2009
Moved by Fox, seconded by Mielke to approve the operator licenses
for Stacey Oehrke and Diane Helmbrecht, to expire June 30, 2009.
Motion carried on voice vote.
N. Reports by Town Attorney Jamie Lyden
1) Discussion of Three B’s Bar & Grill matter
- bathrooms possibly built inside pavilion
Attorney Lyden reported that if the bathrooms are built in the
pavilion this would be an expansion of a non-conforming use. Moved
by Marshall, seconded by Mielke to not allow a building permit for
the bathrooms to be built in the pavilion. Motion carried 3-1 with
Supervisor Schneider opposed.
- liquor license extension - it was noted the extension does not
constitute expansion.
2) Discuss cemetery ordinance - this will be slimmed down and
discussed at a future meeting
7. Correspondence
A. Sheriff report--June report available for review
B. Hazard Mitigation Program will be discussed at a future meeting
C. Email received from City of Whitewater regarding storm water
management. The county is doing this for us.
D. Archie Henkelmann informed the Board that Brad Adee has offered a
brush cutter to be used by the Town.
8. Vouchers
Moved by Fox, seconded by Schneider, that Voucher #265 through and
including #296 be approved for payment. Motion carried on voice
vote.
9. Adjournment
Moved by Mielke, seconded by Schneider, to adjourn. Motion
carried on
voice vote.
Meeting adjourned at 9:11 p.m.
Minutes approved ( ) with ( ) without corrections,
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Andrea Peabody, Town Clerk Edward Marshall,
Town Chairman