Minutes of Regular Meeting of the Oakfield Village Board

Minutes of Regular Meeting of the Oakfield Village Board

Oakfield Community Center

130 N. Main StreetOakfield, WI 53065

Wednesday, July 9, 2014 at 7:00 p.m.

The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by President Collien.

Roll call found the following trustees present: Chris Cook, Tim Stoppleworth, Al Kamenski, Dennis Steinke, Jim Eckberg, and Gary Collien. Dan Redman was previously excused. Also in attendance: Sharon Belling, Renee Schuster, Joe Huffman, Clair Zimmerman, Michael Urban, Dana Swanson, Tracy Sabel, and Miriam Thomas.

Pledge of Allegiance

Motion: Tim Stoppleworth/Al Kamenski to dispense with the reading of the minutes from the June 11, 2014 and June 25, 2014 meetings and accept them as written. Motion carried 6-0.

Resolution 2014-04: Congratulating and commending the OakfieldHigh School girl’s softball team on winning Division 4 State title.

Joe Huffman from ECWRPC: Joe Huffman from the East Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission presented information on the Oakfield Sewer Service Area and updating the current plan which about 14 years old. No major changes are anticipated for the new plan.

Library Report: Sharon Belling spoke about what the library has done in the first half of 2014 and what the plans are for the rest of the year. Many programs are scheduled for the summer.

Public Safety:

Chief Schuster spoke to the board about resolving several problems within the village and again addressed the issue of items being dumped at the village garage. Migrant workers have started arriving at Seneca and there will be around a total of 200. A Public Safety meeting is being scheduled for the near future. Officer Tackett will be cutting back his hours so a new officer may be starting to help covering hours in Oakfield.

Public Works: Mr. Zimmerman asked question about the sewer project and whether that would help flooding on Church Street. Great Lakes should be in town next week to start cleaning the laterals that will be televised for the first part of the private lateral project. The Bank of Oakfield has offered to have someone available to set up financing forms/applications to assist Miriam and Tracy. The areas being cleaned were displayed on a new map.

Ordinance 2014-1: Motion: Gary Collien/Jim Eckberg to accept the ordinance regarding new Sewer System Definitions. Motion carried 6-0.

Ordinance 2014-2:Motion: Jim Eckberg/Dennis Steinke to accept the ordinance regarding updating Backwater Valves. Motion carried 6-0.

Ordinance 2014-3: Motion: Dennis Steinke/Jim Eckberg to accept the ordinance adding a Private Sewer Lateral section. Motion carried 6-0.

Ordinance 2014-4: Motion: Gary Collien/Dennis Steinke to accept the ordinance adding a Storm Water Regulations section. Motion carried 6-0.

Ordinance 2014-5: Motion: Al Kamenski/Dennis Steinke to accept the updated ordinance regarding stop sign placement in the Belle Reynolds subdivision. Motion carried 6-0.

Signature card: Motion: Jim Eckberg/Al Kamenski to hire Tracy Sabel as the Deputy Clerk/Treasurer. Motion carried 6-0.

Motion: Al Kamenski/Jim Eckberg to add Tracy Sabel to the signature card at the bank. Motion carried 6-0.

Adjourn:

Motion: Dennis Steinke/Al Kamenskito adjourn at 8:25 p.m. Motion carried 6-0.

Respectfully submitted,

Miriam Thomas

Clerk/Treasurer