TOWN OF WASHINGTON

 

TOWN BOARD MEETING

Monday, January 15, 2007

6:30 p.m.

Rutledge Room in the Community Center

 

 

  1. ROLL CALL:  Chairman Morehouse called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.  In addition to Morehouse, present were Supervisors Jim VanRamshorst, Elizabeth Holmes, Joel Gunnlaugsson, and Ron Overdahl.

 

  1. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

 

  1. OPENING PRAYER:  John Machek gave the opening prayer.

 

  1. PUBLIC COMMENTS:   Morehouse invited Evelyn Kirchner to give her comment.  She stated she felt there had been some communication regarding a letter presented at the last meeting that has occurred at a Òprivate meetingÓ and that she felt all such communications should be held before the public.  Morehouse stated he felt the letter had been addressed at the last Board meeting and thanked Ms Kirchner for her input.

 

  1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES:    Minutes of Regular Town Board Meeting, Monday December 18, 2006; Minutes of Special Town Board Meeting, December 21, 2006; Minutes of Special Town Board Meeting, December 29, 2006 were approved by unanimous consent. 

 

  1. APPROVAL OF BILLS:  The bills were approved by unanimous consent.

 

  1. DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY REPORTS:  The following reports were accepted by unanimous consent:

1.     ChairmanÕs Report

2.     Public Works

3.     Police

4.     Rescue Squad    

5.     Fire Department

6.     Landfill

7.     Airport

8.     Financial Report

 

  1. COMMUNICATIONS:    Communications were accepted by unanimous consent.

1.     E-mail from  Greg Diltz on appointment of Lou Small as Emergency Communications Director

2.     Wis DNR-Letter on purchase of land from Door County Land Trust

3.     Agreement for use of Ann Maletzke property

4.     Ham Rutledge letter to Jan Zahn on NWTC tax.

5.     D.C. Planning Department-Letter on Comprehensive Planning Oversight Committee

6.     Wis.DOT-2007 GTA-Final Calculation

7.     Door County BOA-Notice of Vuksanovic hearing

8.     Wis DOR-Notice of legislative change regarding Agency Setoff Program

9.     Payment Schedule on WRS loan after 2007 $90,000.00 payments

10.  Information on Wisconsin Technical Colleges, from Bob Toerpe

11.  Building permits issued

 

  1. OLD BUSINESS:

1.         ÒNo parkingÓ signs at Trinity Church-Request to table until February Meeting Motion: Holmes moved and VanRamshorst seconded to table until the Trinity Council has an opportunity to look at the issue.

 

  1. NEW BUSINESS:

1.     WIZAP-Recommendation for request on a text amendment to the Door County Zoning Ordinances that would omit section 3.12(6)(9b) 2.e Motion:  Gunnlaugsson made a motion to request the stated text amendment; VanRamshosrst seconded.  Motion carried.

2.     WIZAP Recommendation on a representative plus an alternate to represent the IslandÕs interests on the Door County Core Planning Committee for Comprehensive Planning.  Motion: VanRamshorst made the motion to appoint a representative to the Committee and Holmes seconded the motion.  Motion carried.

3.     Driveway permit for Busateri:  Motion: VanRamshorst moved to approve the permit; Holmes seconded.  Motion carried.

4.     Request by Accurate Appraisal to be paid in equal monthly installments.  Motion:  Holmes made a motion to pay Accurate Appraisal in monthly installments rather than on an annual basis; Accurate is to send an invoice monthly.  Gunnlaugsson seconded.  Motion carried.

5.     Request by WI Community Health Program to add Ellen Graf, Ed OÕNeil, Stan Zyskowski and John Davies to WICHP Board.  Motion: Holmes made the motion to approve Ellen Graf, Ed OÕNeil, Stan Zyskowski and John Davies to the WICHP Board.  VanRamshorst seconded.  Motion carried.

6.     Put old library shelving and shelves from Community Center hallway out for bid.  Motion:  Gunnlaugsson moved to put three shelves out for bid and Holmes seconded.   Some discussion followed re how many shelves were to be put out for bid; the Twice Around Shop has requested to have shelves they contributed returned to them.  Three shelves will be set aside for the Twice Around Shop, two shelves plus the ones which had been in the hallway of the Community Center will be put up for bid.  Motion carried.

7.     Replace double doors on west side of Gymnasium, Motion:  Morehouse explained the Community Center has rescheduled their meeting from last week to tomorrow due to not having a quorum last week.  Morehouse stated the chairman of the committee has stated the committee wants to contribute to the cost of the doors.  He put forward the motion to accept the bid he had for the double doors.  VanRamshorst moved to accept the bid and Gunnlaugsson seconded the motion.  Carpenter asked for clarification on the statement on the bid regarding ascertaining fire status of the door as well as the handicapped status of the door.   Morehouse stated he would check on the fire status necessary. 

8.     Open bids for Fire Trucks; award winning bids.  Morehouse stated there were bids for all three trucks bid out.  The 1978 Chevy cab and chassis.   The bids on the 1978 truck were $2,533.00, $3001.01 and 3,451.00.  Morehouse asked for a motion to accept the high bid from Lou Munao.  Motion:  Holmes moved to accept the bid of $3,451.00; VanRamshorst seconded.  Motion carried.  The second truck was the 1984 one ton military pick up; bids were $1,505.00, $2,000.00 and $2,351.00.  Morehouse asked for a motion to award the truck to Lou Munao; Motion:  VanRamshorst moved and Gunnlaugsson seconded to award the 1984 truck to Lou Munao.  Motion carried.  The third vehicle, the 1970 tanker truck, had bids on it of $151.00, and $251.01.   Motion:   VanRamshorst made a motion to award the truck to Jean LaPlant for $251.01.  Motion carried.

 

  1. BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS:  Morehouse asked for dates to schedule a meeting with the Town Crew, noting this is normally done on a quarterly basis He will take dates given from the Board as open to the Crew and schedule a time and then inform the Board.

 

  1. PUBLIC COMMENTS, ITEMS NOT ON AGENDA:  None.

 

  1. UPCOMING MEETINGS:  Board discussed scheduling of March meeting; after some discussion, the meeting was scheduled for March 19th.

 

  1. ADJOURNMENT:  Holmes moved and Gunnlaugsson seconded to adjourn the meeting at 7:05 p.m.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

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Valerie Carpenter, Clerk/Treasurer                             __________________________

                                                                                    Dutton Morehouse, Chairman

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James VanRamshorst                                                  ___________________________

                                                                                    Joel Gunnlaugsson

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Liz Holmes                                                                 ______________________________

                                                                                    Ron Overdahl