Town of Blooming Grove Board Meeting Minutes – June 8, 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 Ray Boness, Dean Larson, PW Supervisor Rick Konkel, Jim Fass, and Deb Sellers.

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

2a. Waiver for alcohol in Thurber Park for June 26, 2010: Jim Fass was in attendance to answer any questions pertaining to his event in the park. Supervisor Young made a motion to grant the waiver and it was seconded by Chair Johnson. The motion passed 4-0.

2b. Operators Licenses for Floyd Richmond Jr. and Jeffrey Kuske: Chair Johnson made a motion to approve the operators licenses as presented. Supervisor Young seconded it and it passed 4-0.

2c. 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 defer this item until the next board meeting and it was seconded by Supervisor Young. The motion passed 4-0.

2d. Approval of contractor bid for new fire station: Ray Boness from Fischl Construction raised questions about the bid that Wingra Construction had presented to Blooming Grove. He insisted that the Wingra Bid, albeit the low bid, was not acceptable because it did not include a lump sum number as the RFP had asked for. Adam Sauter, from Wingra Construction, was there to answer any questions and speak to the validity of the bid. Dean Larson, a member of the building committee gave the committee's position, that the committee included everything in the quote to make it “apples to apples”. Supervisor Berg distributed a handout that included a photocopy of a section of the Mike Wolf memorandum for the April 27, 2010 Town Board Meeting entitled New Fire Station which described the financial elements of the proposed new building. After discussion, the Chair acknowledged the Board motion of April 27 provided the new building cost could not exceed $600,000. Since the lowest bid cost was $646,782 it was unclear as to whether or not the board could accept the lowest bid. It was decided that more information was needed. Chair Johnson made a motion to defer the bid acceptance until the next meeting and it was seconded by Supervisor Young. It passed 4-0.

3a. Minutes of May 25, 2010 Town Board Meeting: Supervisor Young made a motion to approve the minutes as presented and it was seconded Chair Johnson. The motion passed unanimously.

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

4. Public Comment: Deb Sellers was concerned about vehicles parking in Thurber Park when the park is rented.

5. Adjournment: Chair Johnson made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 7:07pm. It was seconded by Supervisor Young and passed 4-0.

Chris Astrella
Deputy Clerk/Treasurer/Administrator