VILLAGE BOARD MINUTES

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1 1. CALL TO ORDER VILLAGE OF MCFARLAND VILLAGE BOARD MINUTES Monday, January 8, :00 pm Village President Czebotar called the regular meeting of the McFarland Village Board to order at 7:00 pm in the Community Room of the McFarland Municipal Center. 2. ATTENDANCE ROLL CALL Village Board members present: President Brad Czebotar. Village Trustees: Jerry Adrian, Stephanie Brassington Carolyn Clow, Dan Kolk, Mary Pat Lytle and Shaun O Hearn. Village Board members not present: Staff Present: Administrator Matt Schuenke, Clerk/Treasurer Cassandra Suettinger, Police Chief Craig Sherven, Community Development Director Pauline Bonness, Public Works Director Allan Coville, Outreach Director Lori Andersen and Fire/EMS Director Chris Dennis. 3. PROCLAMATION a. A proclamation to the last Friday in April as Arbor Day in the Village of McFarland. 4. PUBLIC APPEARANCES Ron Berger, 6616 Meredith Way, spoke in favor of passage of Resolution as noticed in item f. 5. PUBLIC ANOUNCEMENTS AND COMMUNICATIONS a. Public Announcements 1) Village Offices Closed on January 15, 2018 to observe Martin Luther King Day. 2) First installment of Property Taxes due on January 31, b. Public Communications 1) CARPC public hearing notice January 11, 2018 at 6:15 p.m. 2) WI DOT letter regarding I39 & 12/18 interchange. 3) Letter from McFarland Food Pantry thanking the Village for their donation. 4) Letter from WI DOT regarding final 2018 General Transportation aid calculation. 5) Letter from US DOT regarding TIGER grant program. 6) Letter from Alliant Energy regarding keeping Village contact info updated. 7) Information from WI Tax Alliance regarding taxes and comparable communities. 6. CONSENT AGENDA Page 1 of 5

2 a. Motion to approve the minutes of the December 11, 2017 Village Board meeting. b. Motion to approve pre-paid check # in the amount of $345, and current checks # in the amount of $329, c. Motion to approve appointing Tanya Lancaster and Toni Stolarik to serve as an Election Inspector for the term. d. Motion to approve the recommendations from Police Chief Craig Sherven that original alcohol beverage operator licenses for Spencer Allen (BP) and Donald Lundy (BP) for the period ending June 30, 2018 be approved and the licenses issued. e. Motion to approve the appointment of Randall Hansen to the Public Utilities Committee for a term ending 4/30/2020. Motion by President Czebotar, second by Trustee Lytle, to approve the consent agenda as presented. 7. BUSINESS a. LANDMARKS COMMISSION (Lytle) 1) Discussion and action on submitting an application to the State Historical Society to receive Certified Local Government (CLG) status for our Historic Preservation Ordinance Chapter 62, Article II, Division 6. Motion by Trustee Lytle, second by Trustee Clow, to approve submitting an application to the State Historical Society to receive Certified Local Government (CLG) status for our Historic Preservation Ordinance Chapter 62, Article II, Division 6. b. PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE (Adrian and Clow) 1) Discussion and action regarding Ordinance : an ordinance to amend regulations relating to the possession of firearms and bows and arrows to conform to State law. Motion by Trustee Adrian, second by Trustee Clow, to approve Ordinance : an ordinance to amend regulations relating to the possession of firearms and bows and arrows to conform to State law. Motion by President Czebotar, second by Trustee Kolk, to amend the motion to postpone the item until the Public Safety Committee and/or Village Attorney has had an opportunity to review the change and make sure its complies with current state law. Motion carries 6-1 with Adrian voting nay. 2) Discussion and action to deny the request for an Operator s License for Samuel Timmons (5100). Motion by Trustee Adrian, second by Trustee Clow, to deny the request for an Operator s License for Samuel Timmons (5100) based on Chief Sherven s letter dated October 16, Page 2 of 5

3 c. PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMITTEE (Lytle and Brassington) 1) Discussion and action to approve a proposal from Town and Country Engineering to complete a utility service study for the eastern areas of the Village. Motion by Trustee Lytle, second by Trustee Brassington, to approve a proposal from Town and Country Engineering to complete a utility service study for the eastern areas of the Village. d. PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE (Clow and Adrian) 1) Discussion and action to accept the Recycling Compliance Assurance Plan. Motion by Trustee Clow, second by Trustee O Hearn, to accept the recycling compliance assurance plan. e. VOLUNTEER COMMITTEE (O Hearn and Czebotar) 1) Discussion and action to approve the filling of the vacancy for the Volunteer Coordinator position within the Senior Outreach Department. Motion by Trustee O Hearn, second by Trustee Lytle, to approve Briann Susdorf filling the Volunteer Coordinator position within the Senior Outreach Department. Motion carries 7-0. f. Discussion and action on Resolution : A resolution to authorize the setting of a question for referendum on April 3, 2018 regarding a change to the US Constitution in response to the Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission. Motion by President Czebotar, second by Trustee Lytle, to approve : A resolution to authorize the setting of a question for referendum on April 3, 2018 regarding a change to the US Constitution in response to the Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission. Motion by Trustee Kolk, second by Trustee O Hearn, to amend and replace the language in the resolution with the language that passed as part of the Dane County resolution. Motion by President Czebotar, second by Kolk, to table the item. Motion carries 7-0 by acclamation. The Board moved on to items g-i on the agenda. Motion by President Czebotar, second by Trustee Kolk, to remove from the table the discussion on Resolution : A resolution to authorize the setting of a question for referendum on April 3, 2018 regarding a change to the US Constitution in response to the Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission. Motion carries 7-0 by acclamation. Motion by Trustee Kolk, second by Trustee O Hearn, to approve Resolution : A resolution to authorize the setting of a question for referendum on April 3, 2018 Page 3 of 5

4 regarding a change to the US Constitution in response to the Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission with the following language: BE IT RESOLVED by the Village Board of the Village of McFarland, Wisconsin, that the following question be placed on the April 3, 2018 Spring Election Ballot as an advisory referendum: Shall the Village of McFarland adopt the following Resolution? RESOLVED, that the United States Constitution be amended to establish that regulating political contributions and spending is not equivalent to limiting freedom of speech, by stating that only human beings, not corporations, are entitled to constitutional rights. YES NO The above and foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the Village Board at a regular meeting held on January 8, g. Discussion and action on Resolution : A resolution acknowledging International Migratory Bird Day as April 14, Motion by President Czebotar, second by Trustee Lytle, to approve Resolution : A resolution acknowledging International Migratory Bird Day as April 14, h. Discussion and action to confirm the appointments made by the Village President to the Community Branding Ad-Hoc Committee. Motion by Trustee Adrian, second by Trustee Lytle, to confirm the appointments made by the Village President to the Community Branding Ad-Hoc Committee. i. Discussion and action regarding the drafting of a standard template for certain Village contractual agreements. Motion by Trustee Clow, to work towards drafting a standard template for certain Village contractual agreements and that the Finance Committee take up the initiative and bring it back to the Board. Following discussion on this item, the Board returned back to item f. j. Authority, Board, Commission, and Committee agenda item requests, referrals, and updates. Trustee Clow referred the additional a permit for food cards to the Public Safety Committee. Page 4 of 5

5 8. CLOSED SESSION. a. Discussion and action on entering into Closed Session pursuant to Wis. Stats (1)(g) conferring with legal counsel for the governmental body who is rendering oral or written advice concerning strategy to be adopted by the body with respect to litigation in which it is or is likely to become involved, specifically to discuss claims for damages to private property as a result of sanitary sewer backups. Motion by President Czebotar, second by Trustee O Hearn, to approve entering into Closed Session pursuant to Wis. Stats (1)(g) conferring with legal counsel for the governmental body who is rendering oral or written advice concerning strategy to be adopted by the body with respect to litigation in which it is or is likely to become involved, specifically to discuss claims for damages to private property as a result of sanitary sewer backups. Motion carries on a roll call vote Adrian-aye, Brassington-aye, Clow-aye, Czebotar-aye, Kolk-aye, Lytle-aye, and O Hearn-aye. b. Discussion and action to reconvene into Open Session to discuss and take action on the preceding items of business discussed in closed session. Motion by President Czebotar, second by Trustee Kolk, to reconvene into Open Session to discuss and take action on the preceding items of business discussed in closed session. Motion by Trustee Kolk, second by Trustee Clow, to authorize the release of claims with Frederick I. Duchrow of N. Cook Street regarding claims for damages to private property as a result of sanitary sewer backups. Motion carries 7-0 by acclamation. Motion by Trustee Kolk, second by Trustee Clow, to authorize the release of claims with Michael D. and Amy J Lanphear of 5407 Valley Drive regarding claims for damages to private property as a result of sanitary sewer backups. 9. ADJOURNMENT Motion by Trustee O Hearn, second by Trustee Adrian, to adjourn at 8:58 p.m. Pursuant to law, written notice of this meeting was given to the public and posted on the public bulletin boards in accordance with Open Meetings Law. Respectfully submitted, Cassandra Suettinger Clerk/Treasurer Page 5 of 5