Town of Blooming Grove Board Meeting Minutes – January 10, 2006

Chair Johnson called the meeting to order at 7:30 PM. Board members in attendance were Chair Johnson, Supervisor Berg, Supervisor Linzmeier, and Supervisor Stube. Supervisor Young was absent.

Others in attendance were: Clerk/Treasurer/Administrator Mike Wolf, and Deborah Sellers.

The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Chair Johnson asked if the meeting notice had been properly posted, and Mike Wolf said that it had been.

The agenda was reviewed, and the approval of vouchers was delayed so as to allow supervisors to more thoroughly review them.

2a. December 13, 2005 Board Meeting Minutes: Supervisor Linzmeier made a motion to approve the minutes as presented. Chair Johnson seconded the motion, and it passed 3-0, with Supervisor Berg abstaining.

2b. December 29, 2005 Board Meeting Minutes: Chair Johnson made a motion to approve the minutes as presented. Supervisor Stube seconded the motion, and it passed 2-0, with Supervisors Berg and Linzmeier abstaining.

2d. Property Tax Refunds: Supervisor Berg made a motion to approve the property tax refunds as presented. Chair Johnson seconded the motion, and it passed 4-0.

3. Public Comments: Deborah Sellers asked who had submitted papers to run for the two open Board seats in this April's election. Mike Wolf said the two incumbents are the only people to have submitted papers.

Chair Johnson stated that he attended a joint Dane County Towns Association (DCTA) – Dane County Cities & Villages meeting last week. He said that the majority of municipalities in Dane County were in attendance, though the City of Madison was not. He said he plans on going to the next DCTA meeting in February.

Supervisor Berg asked that the size of the County Board be placed on the next Town Board agenda, so the Board could discuss whether or not they wanted to take a stand on this issue.

2d. Vouchers: Supervisor Berg made a motion to approve the vouchers as presented. Chair Johnson seconded the motion, and it passed 4-0.

4a. Occupancy Permits: Supervisor Berg made a motion to have the office staff move forward with the process for a Town Ordinance to require an occupancy permit for residential, business, and any other occupancies. Chair Johnson seconded the motion, and it passed 4-0. The Office Staff will get a draft put together, and set up the Public Hearing for February 14, 2006.

4b. Speed Limit on Siggelkow Road : No action taken. If and when Dan Fay contacts the office about this, this will be considered for a future agenda.

4c. Boundary Agreement Update: Mike Wolf reported that the Plan (which is what's needed for the State approval process) is still being worked on. Once this last issue is resolved, the Town's legal counsel will meet with the Board to do the final review of the Plan. Then there needs to be a joint Public Hearing (where both City of Madison and Town of Blooming Grove residents may express their opinions). After that there is a 20-day “comment” period. Once that time has expired, the Blooming Grove Town Board and Madison City Council vote on the Plan. The Plan is then submitted to the State for final approval (the State must take action within 90 days).

There were concerns raised about the City's responsiveness during this process, and the legal fees incurred by the Town as a result of this delay.

4d. Resolution for Statewide Voter Registration System: Chair Johnson made a motion to approve the resolution supporting the agreement between the Town of Blooming Grove and the Wisconsin State Elections Board regarding the use of the Statewide Voter Registration System as presented. Supervisor Berg seconded the motion, and it passed 4-0.

Adjournment – Supervisor Berg made a motion to adjourn. Supervisor Stube seconded, and the motion passed 4-0 at 8:11 PM.

Respectfully Submitted, Mike Wolf, Clerk/Treasurer/Administrator