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October 6, 2008 Regular meeting
MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING
Town Board
Town of Janesville, Wisconsin
October 6, 2008
Posted: Thursday, October 2, 2008 at the town office, Lion's Quick
Mart, Consolidated School, Cork & Bottle West Court, and at
www.townofjanesville.org.
Newspaper: Emailed notice of meeting to the Janesville Gazette,
Tuesday, September 30, 2008.
Members Present: Chairman Edward Marshall, Supervisor David Rebout,
Robert Mielke, Bruce Schneider
Members Absent: Supervisor Gary Fox
Others Present: Clerk Andrea Peabody, Treasurer Peggy Augustine, Town
Attorney Dick Hemming, Constable Archie Henkelmann, Building Inspector
Monte Krebs, Surveyor Steve Lathrop and (10) members of the public.
Meeting called to order, by Chairman Marshall at 7:30 p.m., followed
by the Pledge of Allegiance, in the town hall, 1628 N. Little Court,
Janesville, Wisconsin
1. Minutes of Previous Meeting
Moved by Rebout, seconded by Mielke, that the minutes of the regular
meeting, held September 8, 2008 be approved as presented. Motion
carried on voice vote.
2. Financial Report
Moved by Mielke, seconded by Schneider, that the financial report,
ending
September 30, 2008, be accepted as presented by Treasurer
Augustine. Motion carried on voice vote.
3. Citizen Participation
1) Barb Pepper, Austin Road, asked about the maintenance of Austin
Road once part of it belongs to the City. Chairman Marshall
explained there are some questions that remain unanswered.
2) Jarl Bengston, 3342 N. County Road E, asked about the blinking
sign for Three B’s Bar & Grill and how it is allowed. Attorney
Hemming will look into it.
4. Recommendation from Planning & Zoning Committee
The Planning & Zoning Committee recommends approval of the
preliminary survey for David Anderson (two of them), approval of the
rezone request for David Anderson, and tabling chapter 5 of the
comprehensive plan.
5. Unfinished Business
A. Approval of new county road specifications - no discussion
6. New Business
A. Building Inspector Report - no report
B. Final certified survey, Roger Anderson, 5 acres
Moved by Marshall, seconded by Mielke to approve the final certified
survey for Roger Anderson. Motion carried on voice vote.
C. Consider preliminary survey, David Anderson, transferring 3 acres
to Don Snyder
Moved by Schneider, seconded by Mielke to approve the preliminary
survey for David Anderson, transferring three acres to Don Snyder.
Attorney Roethe was present on behalf of the Snyders’ if the board
had any questions. Motion carried on voice vote.
D. Consider preliminary survey, David Anderson, transferring 2.52
acres to Jarl Bengston
Moved by Rebout, seconded by Schneider to approve the preliminary
survey for David Anderson, transferring three acres to Jarl Bengston.
Motion carried on voice vote.
E. Consider ordinance #081006, rezoning certain property, David
Anderson
Moved by Mielke, seconded by Rebout to approve the rezone request,
from David Anderson from Exclusive Agricultural District (A-1) to
Single Family Rural Residential (SF-RR) 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.
F. Preliminary approval of Chapter 5, land use, Comprehensive Plan
Moved by Marshall, seconded by Rebout, to table this item. Motion
carried on voice vote.
G. Set date for next comprehensive plan meeting
The date was set for October 21, 2008 at 6:30 p.m.
H. Consider lower speed limit for N. Consolidated School Rd.
Moved by Schneider, seconded by Mielke to approve lowering the speed
limit on N. Consolidated School Rd. from 55 mph to 40 mph. Motion
carried on voice vote.
I. Consider certain signs for Consolidated School
Moved by Rebout, seconded by Schneider to approve additional signs on
Consolidated School Road, including a 15mph when children are present
sign and requesting the county to move the school sign south past
Russell Road on Consolidated School Road. In the request, Clerk
Peabody will ask the county to consider additional signs on N. County
Road F and/or lowering the speed limit on that road. Motion carried
on voice vote.
J. Consider YMCA usage of Club Grand
Bill Bohn was present along with Roger Berg to discuss the YMCA usage
of Club Grand. Bill explained how little it is used and that the
YMCA could utilize it. Tom Den Boer of the YMCA was present as well
to answer any questions. Attorney Hemming acknowledged this type of
use is permitted in this zoning district and noted that the
conditional use permit could be very restrictive. Doug Rebout, along
with others, was concerned about additional traffic on Connor Road.
Janet Kassel questioned if the building cosmetics would change.
K. Consider lending voting booths to St. William’s
Moved by Schneider, seconded by Marshall to allow St. William’s to
borrow our voting booths with Supervisor Rebout being responsible for
them. Motion carried on voice vote.
L. Consider request from city for driveway permit on Austin Road
Chairman Marshall explained this matter and that having a boundary
agreement has been discussed. This may be a future agenda item.
M. Set budget working session date
The date was set for October 27, 2008 at 6:30 p.m.
N. Consider operator licenses for Benjamin White, Ruth Marie Cook,
Jennifer Bohland, and Elizabeth Schilf, to expire June 30, 2009
Moved by Schneider, seconded by Mielke to approve the operator
licenses for Benjamin White, Ruth Marie Cook, Jennifer Bohland, and
Elizabeth Schilf, to expire June 30, 2009. Motion carried on voice
vote.
O. Appoint additional election inspectors
Moved by Schneider, seconded by Mielke to appoint Peggy Augustine,
Karen Bohn, Linda Hanson, Barbara Leonard, Doug Helmers, and Gordon
Reed as election inspectors for 2008-2009 as recommended by Clerk
Peabody. Motion carried on voice vote.
P. Consider additional office hours for October
Moved by Rebout, seconded by Schneider to appoint Peggy Augustine as
deputy clerk and have her available as needed for Clerk Peabody for
the general election.
Q. Reports by Town Attorney Dick Hemming
A. Cemetery ordinance
Moved by Marshall, seconded by Mielke to have a cemetery ordinance
outlining that the Town does not want any more cemeteries in the
Town. Motion carried on voice vote.
8. Correspondence
A. Sheriff report-August report available for review
B. Supervisor Schneider mentioned that the Town may want to consider
banning hunting with rifles during deer season.
9. Vouchers
Moved by Rebout, seconded by Mielke, that Vouchers #333 through and
including #365 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 9:07 p.m.
Minutes approved ( ) with ( ) without corrections,
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Andrea Peabody, Town Clerk Edward Marshall, Town
Chairman