Town of Blooming Grove Board Meeting Minutes – May 25, 2010

Chair Johnson called the meeting to order at 6:30pm. Board members in attendance were Chair Johnson, Supervisor Linzmeier, Supervisor Young and Supervisor Berg. Supervisor McLaughlin was excused. Also in attendance were Brenda Gehrmann, Cam Boeder, Kate McKay, Corey O'hearn, and Deb Sellers.

The pledge of allegiance was recited. Chair Johnson asked if the meeting notice had been properly posted, and Chris Astrella stated it had been. The agenda was reviewed and no changes were made.

2a. 2010-11 Class B Beer License and Class B Liquor License for Jerry's Place, 601 N. Fair Oaks Ave.: Chair Johnson made a motion to table this item until the next meeting and it was seconded by Supervisor Young. The motion passed 4-0.

2b. 2010-11 Class B Beer License for Hope Rod & Gun Club, 3454 Siggelkow Rd. Chair Johnson made a motion to approve the Class B Beer License for Hope Rod and Gun Club. Supervisor Linzmeier seconded it and it passed 4-0.

2c. 2010-11 Operators Licenses for Jodi Fowler, Gary Breedlove, Donald Temby, and Robin Thompson : Chair Johnson made a motion to approve the operators licenses as presented, and it was seconded by Supervisor Linzmeier. The motion passed 4-0.

2d. Request for Alcohol to be served in Thurber Park for Graduation Party on June 13, 2010: Brenda Gerhmann was in attendance to talk about the party that she is having in Thurber Park . It is a high school graduation party that will be supervised and only 3 to 4 cases of beer will be purchased. Supervisor Young made a motion to approve the request and it was seconded by Chair Johnson. The motion passed 4-0 .

2e. Gallagher Grove Civic Club Planting of Flowers in Thurber Park: Deputy Clerk/Treasurer Astrella informed the board that Deb Sellers, representing the Gallagher Grove Civic Club (GGCC) attended the last Parks Commission meeting and asked to plant some plantings around a Geodetic Marker (benchmark) this is in Thurber Park. She cleared it with the State DOT who is in charge of administering them, and had provided pictures for all to see. The Parks Commission had recommended approval at their last meeting. Supervisor Young made a motion to approve the plantings within the guidelines that the State DOT had provided to Deb. It was seconded by Supervisor Linzmeier and passed 4-0.

2f. Establishing a Policy for Reimbursements to Board Members: Supervisor Berg had prepared a statement which he read to the board in regards to his per diem submssion and reimbursements. Deputy Clerk/Treasurer Astrella also informed the board as to why Supervisor Berg's request was initially denied, and that municipalities across the state responded to him saying they do the same thing. After more discussion, Supervisor Young made a motion to approve Supervisor Berg's request for the full amount ($29.79). The motion was seconded by Supervisor Linzmeier and passed by a vote of 2-0-2 with Johnson and Berg abstaining. It was also noted that the board would like to see a policy drafted to deal with situations such as this and to further clarify when a board member can take a per diem for a meeting or not.

3a. Minutes of May 11, 2010 Town Board Meeting: Chair Johnson made a motion to approve the minutes as presented and it was seconded by Supervisor Young. The motion passed unanimously.

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

4. Public Comment: Deputy Clerk/Treasurer Astrella informed the board that the neighborhood cleanup in Gallagher Plat was a success and that he will present the board with some hard numbers and information about next year's on a future agenda.

5. Adjournment: Chair Johnson made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 7:27pm. It was seconded by Supervisor Young and passed 4-0.

Chris Astrella
Deputy Clerk/Treasurer/Administrator.