Town of Blooming Grove Board Meeting Minutes – July 24, 2007

Chair Johnson called the meeting to order at 7:00pm. Board members in attendance: Chair Johnson, Supervisor Berg, Supervisor Linzmeier, Supervisor Stube, and Supervisor Young.

Also in attendance: Clerk/Treasurer/Administrator Mike Wolf, Fire Chief Glenn Linzmeier 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.

2a. Swinburne Ditch Project: Supervisor Stube expressed several concerns about the way the ditch was done, and further more had reservations about making a decision on an engineering firm to review the project given that the Board just tonight received the proposals. Supervisor Berg and Supervisor Linzmeier suggested that all work slated to be done along Swinburne be put on hold until the Board made a decision about the engineer. Supervisor Young asked Mike Wolf to have the engineering proposals include the ditchwork, as well as an analysis of the asphalt berm.

Supervisor Berg made a motion to defer this issue to a future agenda. Supervisor Young seconded the motion, and it passed 5-0.

2b. Board Member for Job Interviews: Mike Wolf asked if a Board member would join the panel that will conduct the final interviews for the Public Works Supervisor position. Chair Johnson said that he would volunteer to do so.

2c. NIMS Training: All Board members are expected to complete three courses of NIMS training. After some discussion, it was decided that Mike Wolf will provide the course material and written test for the ICS-100 test to Board members at the next Board meeting. Each Board member will take the material home, complete the test, and return it to Mike Wolf.

2d. Commemorative Rock in Thurber Park: Deborah Sellers explained that the Gallagher Grove Civic Club approved the verbiage to be engraved on the rock (at a cost of between $700 - $900), that the rock is 7000 pounds, that there probably ought to be a pea gravel bed for the rock, and that the Town is being asked to pay for the cost of the engraving, and the cost of transporting, the rock to Thurber Park.

Supervisor Stube and Supervisor Linzmeier expressed concern that some of the decisions about the rock have not yet been made by the Parks Commission. Supervisor Stube said he would like to see a comprehensive plan from the Parks Commission, which includes the details of the rock – as well as how that fits into the parks budget. Mike Wolf said he would write a memo to the Parks Commission, clearly identifying the expectations of this – and of future – parks projects.

Given that the Parks Commission next meets in August, this item will likely be on the Board agenda for their August 28 meeting.

3a. July 10, 2007 Meeting Minutes: Chair Johnson made a motion to approve the July 10, 2007 meeting minutes as presented. Supervisor Stube seconded the motion, and it passed 3-0… with Supervisor Berg and Supervisor Young abstaining.

3b. Vouchers: Chair Johnson made a motion to approve the vouchers as presented. Supervisor Linzmeier seconded the motion, and it passed 5-0.

4. Public Comment: Deborah Sellers asked if the park bench and/or sandbox would be installed in Thurber Park this year, and Mike Wolf said that he didn't know.

5. Adjournment – Supervisor Young made a motion to adjourn. Chair Johnson seconded, and the motion passed 5-0 at 8:32pm.

Respectfully Submitted by Mike Wolf, Clerk/Treasurer/Administrator.