VILLAGE OF WRIGHTSTOWN

VILLAGE BOARD MINUTES

The regular monthly meeting of the Village Board of the Village of Wrightstown was held at the Village Hall, 352 High St, on Tuesday 12/01/15 and was called to order at 6:54 pm by Acting Chairperson Scott Reignier.

Roll Call: Present – Dean Erickson (7:03pm), Sue Byers, Karen Curry, Mark Leonard,

Scott Reignier, Terry Schaeuble, Village Administrator Steve Johnson

Absent – Quinn Cavanaugh

Also present: Ed Byrne (Brillion News); Tom Collins (Wrightstown Area Spirit); Police Chief Perry Kingsbury; Public Works Director Travis Coenen; Dave Wagner (Ehlers); Dave Peck and Candice Mortara (river boat); Dan Segerstrom.

MINUTES - - Motion by M Leonard, second by K Curry to approve the minutes of 11/17/15 as presented. Motion carried.

VOUCHERS - - Motion by M Leonard, second by S Byers to approve the vouchers as submitted. Motion carried.

SCHEDULED APPEARANCES –

Candice Mortara – Fox River Tours – A written proposal to the Village of Wrightstown was distributed for discussion. The Fox River Boat Holding Company LLC, of which C Morata is the owner, purchased a 1953 steel-hulled riverboat from Finger Lakes, New York with the intent to launch 1.5 hour public tours along the Fox River that can accommodate 40 paying passengers. Home base will be in De Pere. The proposal requests the Village allow the vessel to dock at Riverside Park at various times between May 15 and October 31to facilitate public access to the river. Suggested partner with Wrightstown restaurants / bars and to view the Waterboard Warriors ski shows to spend money at their establishments. Private charters would be available along with the public cruises. Village interested but also informed her to contact the Brown County Parks as the boat landing is one area in the county parks system.

Acting Chairperson to Village President – Motion by S Reignier, second by K Curry to turn over the remainder of running the meeting to Dean Erickson who is now in attendance. Motion carried.

Dave Wagner – Ehlers – D Wagner provided handouts for discussion on Preliminary Financing for 2016 TIF and Other Capital Projects (majority for land purchases completed and future) along with a recommendation to transfer from the General Fund $685,000 for 2017-2020 capital improvements (fire trucks and squad car). The $685,000 would be an “assigned” amount and not “restricted” allowing for other uses if the need arose in the future. D Wagner further explained the differences in borrowing methods – GO Notes and State Trust Fund Loans – and debt levy amounts towards the levy limit calculations. Agreed with auditor, Tom Karman, that $400,000 is a good number to always have for cash on hand. An initial borrowing resolution will be on the next board meeting agenda with borrowing in January and closing in February.

VILLAGE ADMINISTRATOR - - S Johnson provided the following report:

1. Staff is reviewing RFP’s on a new web-site. In addition, Staff is continuing the effort to streamline parking restrictions and traffic flow on Broadway St., County ZZ, High St., High Court, etc.

2. Perry has facilitated a meeting with downtown businesses and residents to gain input on ways of improving traffic flow and parking.

3. After a number of meetings and side-bar discussions the 2016 General Fund Budget was adopted with a high degree of angst over structural deficits and tough decisions over potential budget reductions.

4. Work on the 2016 Water & Sewer budgets are underway with a first pass taking place this evening. Fine tuning will follow with the budgets being presented for adoption on December 15th.

COMMITTEE REPORTS

FINANCE - -

2016 Capital Budget – Motion by S Byers, second by S Reignier to adopt the 2016 Capital Budget in the amount of $1,953,000. Motion carried unanimously.

Carl Bowers & Sons Construction Co Inc Pay Request No. 4 – Motion by S Byers, second by S Reignier to approve Carl Bowers & Sons Construction Co Inc pay request No. 4 for the 2015 Water Transmission Main project in the amount of $275,972.91. Motion carried.

Oudenhoven Construction Co Inc Pay Request No. 5 – Motion by S Byers, second by M Leonard to approve Oudenhoven Construction Co Inc pay request No. 5 for the 2015 Water Meter Station project in the amount of $57,348.87. Motion carried.

Owner Purchased Material Invoices Meter Stations – Motion by S Byers, second by M Leonard to approve owner purchased material invoices for the 2015 Meter Station Construction project for the vendor and amount as follows: Hawkins - $87,415.00. Motion carried.

Owner Purchased Material Invoices Transmission Pipeline – Motion by S Byers, second by M Leonard to approve owner purchased material invoices for the 2015 Transmission Pipeline Construction project for the vendor and amount as follows: Ferguson Waterworks - $65,636.57. Motion carried. (D Erickson stated he is not affiliated with Ferguson Waterworks.)

Robert E Lee & Associates Request for Payments – Motion by S Byers, second by K Curry to approve Robert E Lee & Associates request for payments for engineering services for Watermain

Transmission construction administration - $4,940.00; observation - $22,022.90; and SDWLP

administration - $758.25. Total $27,721.15. Motion carried.

Request for Village’s Support Men’s Basketball League – Motion by S Byers, second by K Curry to approve the request of Kevin Verheyen for Village’s support of Men’s Basketball League on Wednesday nights under Village’s Liability Insurance coverage. Motion carried.

PERSONNEL:

Resignation Part-Time Police Officer Curt Beck – Motion by K Curry, second by S Reignier to approve the resignation of part-time Police Officer Curt Beck effective December 1, 2015. Motion carried.

Public Works Employee - T Coenen stated an offer has been made to a person for employment to fill the Wastewater Operator position.

Election Inspectors for the Calendar Years 2016-2017 – Motion by K Curry, second by S Byers to approve Election Inspectors for the calendar years 2016-2017 as follows: Non-partisan Regular – Monica Meulemans, Marna Johns, Karen Demerath, Diane Laabs; Republican Party Regular – Betty Schmidt, Delores Meulemans, Kathie Schampers; Non-Partisan Alternates – Ruth Aerts, Sandra Linskens, Deanna Murphy, Kathy Roebke, Kathryn Lich. Motion carried.

PUBLIC SAFETY:

Fire Department Comments – As previously mentioned by M Schampers, the fire extinguisher training donation from CEI will buy a back-up generator for the Fire Dept.

Police Department Comments – None at this time.

Ordinance No. 12012015 No Stopping, Standing or Parking Areas – Motion by S Reignier, second by K Curry to approve Ordinance No. 12012015 to Repeal in its entirety and Recreate Sections 185-8.1 and 185-8.2 of the Municipal Code of the Village of Wrightstown, Wisconsin, relative to No Stopping, Standing or Parking Areas. Motion carried.

PARKS & RECREATION - - Nothing to report at this time.

PUBLIC WORKS & UTILITIES - -

Director of Public Works Report – T Coenen provided the following report:

1. Staff overtime hours for the month of October totaled 25.5 scheduled hours and one call in hour.

2. Solid waste curbside tonnage for the month of October totaled 69.04 tons and recycle tonnage collected was 2.379 tons. (Items 1 & 2 will always list the prior month totals.)

T Coenen also commented moving forward with the RFP for the new plow truck.

REGIONAL PLANNING - - Nothing to report at this time.

ADJOURN - - Motion by S Reignier, second by S Byers to adjourn. Motion carried. (Adjourned 8:05 pm)

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Jean A Brandt Clerk/Treasurer

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