Town of Blooming Grove Board Meeting Minutes – January 8, 2008

Chair Johnson called the meeting to order at 7:00pm. Board members in attendance: Chair Johnson, Supervisor Berg, Supervisor Linzmeier, and Supervisor Stube. Supervisor Young was absent. Also in attendance: Clerk/Treasurer/Administrator Mike Wolf, Fire Chief Glenn Linzmeier, Attorney Bill Kutsunis, Karen McAllen, and town residents Tom Anderson, Tom Streber, 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. Dan Ampe's Bill for April Hill Shelter Work: Dan Ampe had presented further documentation for the work he did in 1999 and 2000. Supervisor Stube and Chair Johnson stated that the work had definitely been done by Dan, so there was no question about that. After a brief discussion, Chair Johnson made a motion to approve the payment of the $3,300.00 bill as presented. Supervisor Berg seconded the motion and it passed 4-0.

2b. Resolution for Allowing the Annexation of Town-Owned Parcel 0710-234-9500-0: Supervisor Berg made a motion to approve the resolution allowing for the annexation of parcel 0710-234-9500-0 as presented. Chair Johnson seconded the motion, and it passed 4-0.

2c. Discussion on Potential Sale of Town-Owned Parcels 0710-234-9500-0 and 0710-261-8000-4: Attorney Bill Kutsunis, on behalf of the owner of the adjacent properties Karen McAllen, were in attendance to discuss this issue. The parcels in question were certainly intended to be a road at some point in time. After some discussion the Board agreed that we should proceed with the process for the consideration of the sale of these two properties. They also instructed Mike Wolf to investigate how best to maximize the revenue that could be received for these parcels.

2d. Decision on Town's Chipping: Mike Wolf recommended that the Town have the Public Works Supervisor, with part-time help, chip once per month in the winter months, and twice per month April through October. Tom Streber and Tom Anderson expressed their desire to have weekly chipping. Deb Sellers said that if Public Works resources were spent chipping, they wouldn't be doing other things – like working on parks. Most in attendance agreed that the Town should do the work themselves, and not outsource it.

Chair Johnson made a motion that the Town do chipping weekly in the months of April, May, September and October; twice per month in June, July, and August, and once per month in November, December, January, February, and March. Supervisor Stube seconded the motion, and it passed 4-0.

2e. Payment Options for Siggelkow Road Project: Mike Wolf stated that the bid for this project had come in about 15% less than was originally projected. Thus the Town's portion of the project will cost about $292,000 (as opposed to the $344,000 originally estimated).

The Board's general consensus was that the Town should not use any of the money currently in the Street Outlay account to pay for this project. Mike Wolf will look into how long a loan the Town can take out for this project, and will report back at a later date.

3a. Minutes of December 11, 2007 Town Board meeting: Supervisor Berg made a motion to approve the December 11, 2007 minutes as presented. Chair Johnson seconded the motion, and it passed 4-0.

3b. Minutes of December 28, 2007 Town Budget meeting: Supervisor Berg made a motion to approve the December 28, 2007 minutes as presented, and it was seconded by Chair Johnson. The motion passed 3-0, with Supervisor Linzmeier abstaining.

3c. Vouchers: Chair Johnson made a motion to approve the vouchers as presented, and it was seconded by Supervisor Linzmeier. The motion passed 4-0.

4. Public Comment: Deborah Sellers asked if the sandbox had been purchased yet. Mike Wolf said he would check on that.

Chief Linzmeier gave an overview of the multi-vehicle incident that occurred on Interstate 39-90 last Sunday.

5. Adjournment: Chair Johnson made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 8:45pm. It was seconded by Supervisor Linzmeier, and the motion passed 4-0.

Respectfully Submitted
Mike Wolf, Clerk/Treasurer/Administrator.