Town of Blooming Grove Board Meeting Minutes – March 13, 2007

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

Also in attendance were Clerk/Treasurer/Administrator Mike Wolf, Anne Anderson from Mead & Hunt, and Town residents Alice Peper, Michael Peper, Renee Gilbertsen, James Quinn, 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. Presentation of 2006 Stormwater Management Plan: Anne Anderson from Mead & Hunt spoke about the plan. She said there were no major issues for the Town. She said that Mead & Hunt will begin modeling for stormwater runoff, and will get this completed by the DNR-imposed deadline of September 9, 2007. The date for remediation, if any, is still March 10, 2008 – though it is likely this won't be necessary for the Town.

Chair Johnson asked about Site 8 in the Plan: why red discharge was detected. He also wondered why Site 7 in our plan is actually located in the City. Anne said that the location of Site 7 is the nearest culvert in that part of the Town. She said she would look into the issue of the red discharge at Site 8.

Supervisor Berg said that the last sentence on the first full page of Appendix A should be amended to read: “The Town and the Waunona Sanitary District may develop a joint Capital Improvement Plan to schedule the needed infrastructure improvement, as needed.”

2b. Board Action on 2006 Stormwater Plan: Chair Johnson made a motion to approve the Town of Blooming Grove's 2006 Stormwater Plan as amended. Supervisor Young seconded the motion, and it passed 5-0.

2c. Consideration of Libby Road as an ATV Trail: Michael Peper explained that for years he has taken his ATV down Libby Road (from his house on that road) to the lake to ice fish. Only this past winter a Dane County sheriff stopped him and told him he can't ride his ATV on that road unless it is designated as an ATV trail. Mike Wolf said the costs of putting up signs would be no more than $100.00. Supervisor Young made a motion to proceed with the process of creating an ordinance which would designate Libby Road as an ATV trail. Chair Johnson seconded the motion, and it passed 5-0.

2d. Employee Unpaid Leave of Absence Policy: Chair Johnson made a motion to approve the Employee Unpaid Leave of Absence Policy, to make it effective March 14, 2007, and to grandfather in any occurrences that began prior to that date. Supervisor Stube seconded the motion, and it passed 5-0.

3. Public Comments:

Deborah Sellers asked if 5005 Allis Avenue will be sold. Mike Wolf replied that at this time there are no plans to do that.

Deborah Sellers asked about the timing of the Clean Sweep day that is scheduled for Gallagher Plat. Chair Johnson said the Town is currently looking at either May 12 or May 19. Mike Wolf will ask Deputy Chris Astrella about these dates, and whether or not the event could coincide with Earth Day (in late April).

Deborah Sellers expressed various concerns about the flower bed, the sandbox, the tree stumps, and painting the shelter – all in Thurber Park . Mike Wolf said the Town plans on painting the shelter, he will make sure the tree stumps are not ground up until after the Parks Commission meets in April, and that all of these issues should be addressed at the next Parks Commission meeting.

Supervisor Young asked if the Town had been awarded the playground grant. Mike Wolf said that we did not get the grant.

Supervisor Young asked about any progress on the EMS Consolidation study. Mike Wolf said that one proposal is coming in under budget, and that this proposal would be going to all eight municipal boards in the month of April for their final approval.

Supervisor Berg asked about the date/time of the Annual Meeting. Mike Wolf said that it will be on Tuesday, April 10, 2007 at 6:30pm. The time of the Board meeting that night will be discussed as an agenda item at the next Board meeting on March 27.

4a. Closed Session: Chair Johnson made a motion for the Board to go into Closed Session, pursuant to State Statute 19.85(c), for the purpose of discussing personnel issues, at 7:53pm. Supervisor Stube seconded the motion, and it passed 5-0.

Chair Johnson made a motion to come out of Closed Session at 8:43pm. Supervisor Linzmeier seconded the motion, and it passed 5-0.

5a. February 27, 2007 Meeting Minutes: Supervisor Stube made a motion to approve the February 27, 2007 meeting minutes as presented. Supervisor Young seconded the motion, and it passed 4-0 with Supervisor Berg abstaining.

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

6. Adjournment – Supervisor Linzmeier made a motion to adjourn. Supervisor Stube seconded, and the motion passed 5-0 at 8:44pm.

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