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September 8, 2008 Regular meeting
MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING
Town Board
Town of Janesville, Wisconsin
September 8, 2008
Posted: Thursday, September 4, 2008 at the Town Hall, Lion's Quick
Mart, Consolidated School, Cork & Bottle West Court Street,
www.townofjanesville.org.
Newspaper: Emailed notice to the newsroom at the Janesville
Gazette, Thursday, September 4, 2008.
Members Present: Chairman Edward Marshall, Supervisor Robert
Mielke, David Rebout, Bruce Schneider, Gary Fox
Members Absent: None.
Others Present: Town Clerk Andrea Peabody, Treasurer Peggy
Augustine, Building Inspector Monte Krebs, Town Attorney Richard
Hemming, Constable Archie Henkelmann, Surveyor Steve Lathrop, (10)
members of the public.
Meeting called to order by Chairman Marshall at 7:30 PM., at the Town
Hall, 1628 N. Little Court, Janesville, WI, followed by the pledge of
allegiance.
1. Minutes of Previous Meetings
Moved by Fox, seconded by Mielke that the minutes of the
regular meeting, held August 4, 2008 be approved as presented.
Motion carried on voice vote.
Moved by Schneider, seconded by Mielke, that the minutes of the
special meeting held August 6, 2008 be approved as presented. Motion
carried on voice vote.
Moved by Mielke, seconded by Rebout, that the minutes of the special
meeting held August 13, 2008 be approved as presented. Motion
carried on voice vote.
2. Financial Report
Moved by Rebout, seconded by Fox, that the financial report
ending
August 31, 2008, be accepted as read by Treasurer Augustine.
Motion carried on voice vote.
3. Citizen Participation
1) Ken Buehl, W. County Road A, asked why a refund was not given to
him based on what was paid in taxes. Treasurer Augustine explained
the money is applied to all his parcels and that will show on each
tax receipt.
4. Committee Recommendations
The Planning & Zoning Committee recommends to the Board approval of
the preliminary survey for Roger Anderson, approval of the
preliminary map for Roger Anderson, approval of the rezone and
conditional use permit requests for Roger Anderson, approval of the
lot line adjustment for Dan Schultz, and approval of the land and
subdivision ordinance.
5. Unfinished Business
A. Approval of new county road specifications - no discussion
B. Consider land division and subdivision ordinance #080707
Moved by Fox, seconded by Schneider to approve ordinance #080707,
land division and subdivision ordinance. Motion carried on voice
vote.
6. New Business
AA. Consider contract with ATC - agenda amended (9-5-08) to include
this item.
Chairman Marshall explained that this contract outlines that ATC will
repair any damage done during the installation of the new power
lines. Moved by Schneider, seconded by Rebout to have Chairman
Marshall sign this contract with ATC. Motion carried on voice vote.
A. Building Inspector report
- Inspector Krebs asked the board if a home on N. Burdick Rd. could
be built with a mother-in-law suite that would include two kitchens
on the first floor. The Board agreed this should not be allowed.
- Inspector Krebs reported he looked into the water draining from
the Janesville Country Club onto a homeowner’s property on Marion
Avenue. He did not believe it was draining from the Country Club
property.
B. Insurance quotes and consider Town insurance
Rick Stahl, Rural Insurance, was present to submit a quote. He
outlined important points regarding the coverage. The quote
presented was $6,984.00.
Rob Krohlow, The Horton Group, was present to submit a quote. He
outlined important points and also noted we currently have most
everything as outlined by Rick Stahl. The quote presented was
$5,538.00. Moved by Schneider, seconded by Rebout to approve the
insurance quote from The Horton Group (current insurance provider)
for $5,538 for one year. Motion carried on voice vote.
C. Consider preliminary survey, Roger Anderson, 5 acres, Section 28
Moved by Marshall, seconded by Mielke to approve the preliminary
survey for Roger Anderson, parceling off five acres (house and
buildings). Motion carried on voice vote.
D. Consider preliminary map, Roger Anderson, 34.8 acres, Section 21
Moved by Rebout, seconded by Mielke to approve the preliminary map
for Roger Anderson. Motion carried on voice vote.
E. Consider lot line adjustment, Dan Schultz on Katherine Drive
Moved by Fox, seconded by Mielke to approve the lot line adjustment
for Dan Schultz as he owns both lots on N. Katherine Dr. Motion
carried on voice vote.
F. Consider ordinance #080908, rezoning certain property, Roger
Anderson
Moved by Rebout, seconded by Schneider to approve ordinance #080908,
rezoning certain property from A-1 to A-2 for Roger Anderson and
direct the Town Clerk to change the official Town Zoning Map and the
official Town Development Plan to reflect the change. Motion carried
on voice vote.
G. Consider conditional use permit for Roger Anderson, to parcel off
existing buildings, Section 28
Moved by Fox, seconded by Mielke to approve the conditional use
permit for Roger Anderson, to parcel off existing buildings, not to
be less than five acres. Motion carried on voice vote.
H. Overview of land use chapter - Mary Robb
Mary was present to walk the Board through the land use chapter. She
would like input on this before the next meeting in order for changes
to be incorporated for the preliminary approval at that October
meeting.
I. Housing Element kick-off - Mary Robb - no discussion
J. Request from city for driveway permit on Austin Road
Chairman Marshall explained the situation and how an island has been
created from this annexation. Moved by Fox, seconded by Schneider to
deny the request from the City for this driveway permit. Motion
carried on voice vote.
K. Sandbag removal
Due to the limited requests for assistance in sandbag removal,
Chairman Marshall will contact the few that called him, rather than
have the Town involved, and refer them to Janet Kassel. Janet knows
of volunteers who can assist these residents.
L. Consider sign for N. Burdick Rd.
A resident on W. County Road A has vehicles constantly turning around
in his driveway because they passed N. Burdick Rd. Moved by Fox,
seconded by Mielke to approve a sign on W. County Road A that alerts
drivers of N. Burdick Rd. when driving west from the City. Motion
carried 4-1 with Supervisor Rebout opposed.
M. Price increase for blacktop on N. River Rd.
Chairman Marshall read a letter from Ben Coopman, Rock County Public
Works, explaining that each municipality will be responsible for the
overage amount on blacktop. Moved by Mielke, seconded by Schneider
to approve this overage amount of $20,280.00. Motion carried on
voice vote.
N. Set rate for Inspector Krebs for inspections of flood damaged
homes
Moved by Marshall, seconded by Fox to approve an amount of $30.00 for
each initial inspection of flood damaged homes. Motion carried on
voice vote.
O. Consider writing off or turning over personal property
Treasurer Augustine outlined each delinquent personal property.
Moved by Marshall, seconded Schneider to turn over TJ Machining (Tim
Jensen), $1,833.82 and ATC Contracting (Jeff Brenden), $1,382.33 to
Attorney Mark Kopp. Motion carried on voice vote. Moved by
Schneider, seconded by Rebout to write off Excel Inc., $64.07.
Motion carried on voice vote.
P. Consider refund for Verne & Vonnie Shea, garbage/recycling for
part of 2008
Moved by Rebout, seconded by Fox to refund $55.95 to the Sheas’ for
half of 2008 due to the fact that no one was living at the residence.
Motion carried on voice vote.
Q. Consider operator licenses for Heather Fischer, Cynthia Dilley,
and Makya Vandiver, to expire June 30, 2009
Moved by Schneider, seconded by Fox to approve the operator licenses
for Heather Fischer, Cynthia Dilley, and Makya Vandiver, all to
expire June 30, 2009. Motion carried on voice vote.
R. Reports by Town Attorney Dick Hemming
1. Cemetery ordinance
A draft will be ready for the October meeting.
7. Correspondence
A. Sheriff Report - July report available
B. Chairman Marshall received a phone call from William Bohn
regarding the YMCA’s interest in using Club Grand. Attorney Hemming
will look into this.
C. Treasurer Augustine informed the board that the Muellers’ on Britt
Road have noticed Randy Mayer bringing in construction materials and
burying it in his yard. Inspector Krebs will look into this.
8. Vouchers
Moved by Rebout, seconded by Fox that Voucher #297 through and
including #332 be approved for payment. Motion carried on voice
vote.
9. Adjournment
Moved by Schneider, seconded by Rebout, to adjourn. Motion
carried on
voice vote.
Meeting adjourned at 10:10 PM.
Minutes approved ( ) with ( ) without corrections,
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Andrea Peabody, Town Clerk Edward Marshall, Town
Chairman