MINUTES OF VILLAGE BOARD MEETING

May 15, 2006

The meeting of the Village Board of the Village of Slinger was called to order by President Brandt at 300 Slinger Road, Slinger, WI, at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, May 15, 2006, in accordance with the Notice of Meeting delivered to the members on Friday, May 12, 2006.

I. Roll Call & Notice of Meeting:                     Present             Absent

        Russell Brandt, President                             x

        John Dukelow                                                  x

        Juergen Foerster                                             x

        Candi Martin                                                     x

        Eugene Mueller                                               x

        David Otte                                                         x

        Jackie Toll                                                        x

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Also Present:  James Haggerty, Village Engineer
                            Chester Wucherpfennig, Accountant/Treasurer
                            Dean Schmidt, Chief of Police
                            Margaret Wilber, Interim Administrator/Clerk
                            Maureen Murphy, Administrator/Clerk Designate

President Brandt informed the members present that the open meeting law had been complied with in connection with the meeting. Notice of the meeting was sent to all who requested same and posted in three public locations.

  1. Consent Agenda:

    A. Approval of Minutes 05-01-06

    B. Vouchers

    C. Committee Reports (Library 04-24-06, Board of Review 05-09-06, Board of Appeals

    05-10-06, Planning Commission 05-10-06 & Police Report April 2006)

    Trustee Martin asked about various balances listed in the April 2006 Bank Balances. Treasurer Wucherpfennig explained that the balances shown were from the end of April and since then, regularly scheduled transfers were made between accounts that resulted in a positive balance in the Debt Service account.

    Motion Dukelow/Toll to approve the consent agenda as presented; carried.

  2. Public Appearances:
    1. Open for Public Comments

Interim Clerk Wilber stated that Representative Strachota would be present at the next meeting to discuss legislation passed during the recently ended legislative session. She also informed the Board that the next meeting would be held on Tuesday, June 6, 2006 instead of Monday as regularly scheduled.

  1. Unfinished Business:
    1. Review & Action:
    1. Discussion of Future Sewer Service Territory

      Engineer Haggerty discussed the Village’s future sewer service territory and reviewed the map he had developed to reflect current Village projections. Discussion was held on the map and the various areas where it may be feasible to extend service in the future. The Board provided their input to Engineer Haggerty and he indicated he would finalize the map and turn it over to Ruekert/Mielke for use in their design process.

    2. Discussion of the Village Extending Electric Service to the South to Include the Sherman Heights & Pleasant Farm Estates Subdivisions.

Engineer Haggerty informed the Board he was continuing to make progress with estimating the route and costs of extending Slinger electric service to the Sherman Heights and Pleasant Farm Estates subdivisions. He stated that WE Energies has notified him they are no longer interested in providing metering points and it is their opinion that an extension of Slinger service would be more cost effective for the Village than any service they could provide. Engineer Haggerty stated he would attempt to obtain cost estimates from WE Energies for comparison purposes, but he did not expect to be able to gain much information from them in view of their lack of interest.

President Brandt asked Engineer Haggerty when the Board might be able to receive a final proposal for this project. Engineer Haggerty stated he felt it would be possible to have the route and cost figures available by the second Board meeting in June. Financing for this project was also discussed. Engineer Haggerty explained that a portion of this extension would be paid for by the developers of the two subdivisions. He further stated it was believed that a portion could possibly be charged to TIF District #3 as the extension would be part of the looping process needed to ensure reliability in that area. President Brandt directed staff to prepare a financing proposal to accompany the route and cost information that will be presented in June.

  1. New Business:
    1. Resolutions:
    1. Resolution #05-02-06 – A Resolution by the Village of Slinger in Opposition to Bill SB681.

Interim Clerk Wilber explained that Senate Bill 681 had been passed by both houses of the legislature and was now before Governor Doyle for either his signature or his veto. She further stated there was a consensus among municipalities that this bill would be detrimental to local financing efforts, especially in the areas of park impact fees.

Motion Toll/Dukelow to adopt Resolution #05-02-06 in Opposition of Senate Bill SB681; carried.

    1. Licenses & Permit:
    1. Picnic License for Slingerfest June 16-17, 2006 at 128 Kettle Moraine Drive South (Community Park).

Interim Clerk Wilber explained this license is usually granted for the annual Slingerfest event.

Motion Dukelow/Toll to approve the picnic license as presented; carried.

    1. Review & Action:
    1. Extraterritorial CSM Creating a 5.15 Acre Lot Along the South Side of Sherman Road in the NW ¼ of SEC 29 in the Town of Polk (Property Owner William Mechenich).

      President Brandt informed the Board this CSM was for land that was outside of the Village’s proposed service area. He further stated the Planning Commission had reviewed this document and recommended its approval with conditions at their last meeting.

      Motion Dukelow/Foerster to approve the CSM as presented with the same conditions as indicated by the Planning Commission; carried.

    2. Extraterritorial CSM Re-Dividing an Existing Lot to Create Two Lots Along the North & South Side of Mueller Lane in Section 5 in the Town of Polk. (Property Owner James Mueller).

      President Brandt explained this CSM had also been reviewed by the Planning Commission and they had recommended its approval subject to any conditions of the Town of Polk and Washington County.

      Motion Dukelow/Foerster to approve the CSM as presented and with the same conditions noted by the Commission; carried.

    3. Re-Approval of an Extraterritorial CSM Creating 3 Lots Along the South Side of Fond du Lac Drive in the NW ¼ of SEC 28 in the Town of Polk (Property Owner John Laufer).

      President Brandt informed the Board this CSM had previously been approved by the Village Board, however it was not recorded at that time. Interim Clerk Wilber stated that was partly due to a slight reconfiguration that had been needed to reflect the DOT project along STH 164. She further stated that since the first approval, ownership of the property had been transferred to another party and nearly all Town and Village personnel had changed. She stated that the Commission and reviewed it and recommended its approval subject to any requirements of the Town of Polk and Washington County as well as the correction of all names and dates.

      Motion Foerster/Martin to approve the CSM as presented and with the Conditions stated by the Planning Commission; carried.

    4. Request from Harry Roethle Jr. to Amend a Previously Approved Residential Duplex Planned Unit Development, Zoned Rd-1, at Lot 3 in the Alps North Subdivision and to Approve Site, Architectural and Landscaping Plans for the Development.

Harry Roethle was present to answer any questions the Board might have regarding this amendment. President Brandt explained that the PUD had originally been approved with two fewer buildings. He further stated that Mr. Roethle had addressed all concerns raised by the Planning Commission and the Commission was recommending approval of the site, architectural and landscaping plans with the following conditions:

    1. Any conditions of the Planning Commission
    2. Any requirements of the Fire Department related to access.
    3. Requirements of the Village Engineer related to drainage and other infrastructure.
    4. Any corrections needed for code compliance.

e. Verification that the lighting plan for the development will consist of building-mounted coach lights supplemented by three street lights along the existing private roadway.

    1. Any requirements of the Planning Commission.
    2. The size of the landscaping materials at the time of planting is specified.
    3. The landscaping plan should indicate areas that will be seeded or sodded.

i. That a plan for soil stabilization of disturbed areas be provided.

Motion Foerster/Dukelow to approve the amendment and plans as presented and with the conditions stated by the Planning Commission; carried.

VI. Ordinances:

    1. Introduction:
    1. Ordinance 05-01-06 – An Ordinance Amending Article 7, "Modifications" Section 7.05, "Corner Lots", and Article 16, "Definitions" Section C 4, of the Zoning Ordinance of the Village of Slinger, Washington County, Wisconsin.

      Discussion was held on the effect of this amendment to the corner lot ordinance. It was explained that street yard setbacks would still be required in accordance with the Village Zoning Code. President Brandt explained that this clarification had been recommended by the Village Building Inspector and the Planning Commission had recommended adopting this amendment.

      Trustee Toll introduced Ordinance #05-01-06.

    2. Ordinance 05-02-06 – Amendment to Add Section (F) to Section 33.10 of the Village’s Stormwater Ordinance Related to Structure Setbacks From Stormwater Management Facilities or Wetlands to Minimize Flood Damage.

      President Brandt explained that this ordinance had been developed by staff at the direction of the Planning Commission and was considered an effective part of a community’s stormwater management program. He stated adoption had been recommended by the Planning Commission.

      Trustee Dukelow introduced Ordinance #05-02-06.

    3. Ordinance 05-03-06 – Amendment to Section 7.06 of the Village’s Land Division Ordinance Adding Section M. "Basement Elevations on Lots Affected by Groundwater" & N. "Drain Tiles and Discharge of Groundwater".

President Brandt explained that the Planning Commission had also recommended adopting this ordinance, however since that meeting a number of concerns had been raised and it was his opinion that additional information may be needed prior to any action. He informed the Board he had asked Interim Clerk Wilber to research this matter. Interim Clerk Wilber stated she was in the process of obtaining comparable ordinances from other communities and would provide more information at a later date.

Motion Foerster/Toll to hold this matter over pending further research by staff; carried.

    1. Second Reading None
    2. Third Reading:
    1. Ordinance #04-01-06 – An Ordinance Creating Section 9.14 "Truancy", of the Village of Slinger Village Code.

The third reading of Ordinance #04-01-06 took place and carried.

VII. Communications: None

VIII. Staff Reports:

    1. Status of Insurance Claim Runoffs From WPPI Program

      Interim Clerk Wilber informed the Board that an arrangement had been reached with Midwest Securities Administration (MSA) in which MSA would handle the processing of all medical claims received after April 1st but generated before that date. She stated this arrangement would be in place until June 30, 2006 and after that, the Village would have to address such claims as they were presented.

    2. Engineer Report

      Engineer Haggerty reviewed his memo to the Board and a number of items from his list were discussed. He reported that Mainline was scheduled to return to restore the project area along STH 175 and they were expected to do so as soon as the weather cleared. He stated that the drainage problem in the Weil Drive area continue and he would be examining the culvert under STH 175 as that was suspected to be the source of the problem.

    3. Mid-Moraine Municipal Association Dinner Meeting – May 24, 2006 at the Rose Harms American Legion Post, 1540 13th Ave., Grafton WI 53024

      Interim Clerk Wilber asked for the names of any Board members who would be attending this event so reservations could be arranged and this information was provided.

    4. Board of Review Items

      Interim Clerk Wilber informed the Board that this year’s Board of Review had gone well. She stated that an issue had been brought up concerning basements being finished in condo developments that had obtained permits indicating unfinished basements only. Interim Clerk Wilber stated that one way to address this would be to instruct the Village Assessor to conduct more walk-through inspections. President Brandt asked whether this concern might not be resolved during the process for granting occupancy permits as well. Interim Clerk Wilber stated she would discuss this with Building Inspector Frederickson.

    5. Misc.: None
  1. Adjourn Meeting

Motion Toll/Dukelow to adjourn at 7:26 p.m.; carried.

Approved By: ___________________________________

Russell Brandt, Village President

 

Drafted By: Margaret Wilber