Town of Blooming Grove Board Meeting Minutes – May 11, 2010

Chair Johnson called the meeting to order at 6:30pm. Board members in attendance were Chair Johnson, Supervisor Berg, Supervisor Linzmeier, Supervisor McLaughlin, and Supervisor Young. Also in attendance were Clerk/Treasurer/Administrator Mike Wolf, Deputy Clerk/Treasurer/Administrator Chris Astrella, Fire Chief Glenn Linzmeier, Public Works Supervisor Rick Konkel, Blooming Grove Historical Society Proprietor Robert Bean, and residents Deborah Sellers and Bill Finney.

The pledge of allegiance was recited. Chair Johnson asked if the meeting notice had been properly posted, and Mike Wolf stated it had been.

2a. Board of Review: Supervisor McLaughlin made a motion to open the 2010 Board of Review and postpone it until Wednesday, July 14, 2010 from 5:30-7:30pm. Supervisor Young seconded the motion and it passed 5-0.

2b. Closed Session for Magnuson Room Taxes: Chair Johnson made a motion to go into Closed Session pursuant to section 19.85(1)(g) of Wisconsin Statutes in order to confer with the Town Attorney regarding Magnuson Hotel delinquent room taxes. A voice vote was taken: Supervisor Berg – aye; Supervisor Linzmeier – aye; Chair Johnson – aye; Supervisor McLaughlin – aye; Supervisor Young – aye. Motion passed 5-0.

2c. Open Session: Chair Johnson made a motion to return to Open Session. Supervisor Linzmeier seconded the motion and it passed 5-0.

2d. Magnuson Hotel Delinquent Room Taxes: No action taken.

2e. Sinkhole at Northeast Corner of Rethke and Furey: Rick briefly explained the history of this issue. Mike said that City engineers would be present when the excavation is done, and the City would be responsible for performing any remediation in the Rethke right-of-way. Chair Johnson made a motion to approve staff's recommendation, which is to spend no more than $3000 to excavate the sinkhole with the intent to remediate the problem. Supervisor McLaughlin seconded the motion and it passed 5-0.

2f. 2010-11 Class B Beer License and Class B Liquor License for Jerry's Place: Chair Johnson made a motion to defer this item because the license application has not yet been received. Supervisor Young seconded the motion, and it passed 5-0.

2g. 2010-11 Class B Beer License for Hope Rod & Gun Club: Supervisor McLaughlin made a motion to defer this item because the license application has not yet been received. Supervisor Young seconded the motion and it passed 5-0.

2h. 2010-11 Class B Beer License and Class B Liquor License for Blue Plate Catering: Supervisor Young made a motion to approve the 2010-11 Class B Beer License and Class B Liquor License for Blue Plate Catering, doing business at Harley-Davidson at 6200 Millpond Road . Supervisor McLaughlin seconded the motion and it passed 5-0.

2i. 2010-11 Class B Beer License and Class C Wine License for Magnuson Hotel: Chair Johnson made a motion to deny the 2010-11 Class B Beer License and Class C Wine License for Magnuson Hotel, pending full payment of the delinquent 2009 personal property taxes – in the amount of $2,882.88. Supervisor McLaughlin seconded the motion and it passed 5-0.

2j. 2010-11 Class B Beer License and Class C Wine License for Four Star Restaurant: Supervisor McLaughlin made a motion to deny the 2010-11 Class B Beer License and Class C Wine License for Four Star Restaurant, pending full payment of the delinquent 2009 personal property taxes – in the amount of $358.36. Supervisor Young seconded the motion and it passed 5-0.

2k. 2010-11 Restaurant Permit for McDonald's: Chair Johnson made a motion to approve the 2010-11 Restaurant Permit for McDonald's, 4020 Milwaukee Street . Supervisor Young seconded the motion and it passed 5-0.

2l. Approval of New Fire Station Plans: Supervisor McLaughlin stated that the layout of the building was agreed upon by the Building Committee last week, but that they had not seen the entire RFP. Supervisor Berg stated that he would abstain from the vote because he is philosophically opposed to the entire project. He also stated that EMS revenue and activity should be part of future quarterly treasurer's reports. The Board agreed that the Building Committee should meet the evening of June 2 to review and make a recommendation to the Board on which bid to accept.

Chair Johnson made a motion to approve the fire station building plans and RFP as presented. Supervisor McLaughlin seconded the motion and it passed 4-0 (with Supervisor Berg abstaining).

2m. Town Resolution 2010-06 to Approve CMAR for Regas Road Sewer District: Supervisor McLaughlin made a motion to approve Town Resolution 2010-06 which approves the Compliance Maintenance Report (CMAR) for the Regas Road Sewer District. Supervisor Young seconded the motion and it passed 5-0.

2n. Town Resolution 2010-07 to Approve CMAR for Sewer District #10: Supervisor Young made a motion to approve Town Resolution 2010-07 which approves the Compliance Maintenance Report (CMAR) for Sewer District #10. Supervisor McLaughlin seconded the motion and it passed 5-0.

3a. Minutes of April 27, 2010 Town Board Meeting: Chair Johnson made a motion to approve the minutes of the April 27, 2010 Town Board meeting as presented. Supervisor Linzmeier seconded the motion and it passed 4-0. Supervisor McLaughlin abstained.

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

4. Public Comment: Deborah Sellers she had not yet received a postcard for the neighborhood clean sweep.

Supervisor Berg said that we may want to consider having shredders on hand at future clean sweeps.

Chris Astrella reported that the clean sweep is this Saturday, May 15 in Gallagher Plat from 9:00am to 1:00pm. Flyers were mailed last Thursday to residents in Gallagher Plat and Gallagher Garden .

5. Adjournment: Supervisor McLaughlin made a motion to adjourn the meeting. It was seconded by Chair Johnson and passed 5-0 at 8:00pm.

Minutes written by Michael J. Wolf, Clerk/Treasurer/Administrator