MINUTES OF VILLAGE BOARD MEETING December 18, 2017

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1 MINUTES OF VILLAGE BOARD MEETING December 18, 2017 The meeting of the Village Board of the Village of Slinger was called to order by President Brandt at the Slinger Municipal Building located at 300 Slinger Road, Slinger, WI, at 6:00pm on Monday, December 18, 2017, in accordance with the Notice of Meeting delivered to the members on Friday, December 15, Roll Call & Notice of Meeting: Present Absent Russell Brandt, President Jeff Behrend Lee Fredericks Rick Gundrum (ecused) Rick Kohl Dean Otte Marlyss Thiel 6 1 Also Present: Jim Haggerty, Village Engineer Margaret Wilber, Village Treasurer Greg Moser, Utilities Superintendent Dean Schmidt, Police Chief Tammy Tennies, Village Clerk Josh Trame, Public Works, Parks, & Forestry Superintendent President Brandt informed the members present that the open meeting law had been complied with in connection with the meeting. Notice of the meeting was sent to all who requested same and posted in three public locations. 2. Consent Agenda A. Approval of Minutes from & B. Vouchers C. Committee Reports: Jt. Meeting Village Board & Planning , Steering Committee , Parks, Public Works & Forestry Report Nov. 2017, Utility Report Nov. 2017, Building Inspector s Report Nov. 2017, Police Report Nov. 2017, Mid Moraine Update by Trustee Otte Trustee Otte stated that he did not have anything to report from the Mid Moraine Meeting. Police Chief Schmidt updated the Board on the recent accident involving an officer. Motion Thiel/Fredericks to approve the Village Board minutes of & , pre-authorized checks # in the amount of $166, and payroll checks # in the amount of $53, as presented. Motion passed. 3. Appearances & Possible Action Thereon: None 4. Unfinished Business & Action Thereon: A. Reschedule Facilities Needs Meeting

2 2 President Brandt stated that a different meeting date for the facilities needs meeting was necessary because the original date of January 15, 2018 was actually a scheduled date for the Village Board meeting. The Board agreed that they could meet on January 8, 2018 at 6pm to discuss facilities needs. 5. New Business & Action Thereon: A. Resolutions: 1. Resolution # A resolution establishing certain fees for permits, licenses, administrative charges, public works charges & impact fees for the Village of Slinger Treasurer Wilber acknowledged that this is an annual resolution that staff uses to update fees. She stated that staff consulted other municipalities and had the building inspectors review the fees. It was noted that the changes were in bold. Motion Thiel/Fredericks to adopt Resolution # , a resolution establishing certain fees for permits, licenses, administrative charges, public works charges & impact fees for the Village of Slinger as presented. Motion passed. 2. Resolution # Endorsement of Vision 2050: A Regional land use and transportation plan for southeastern Wisconsin President Brandt stated that the Planning Commission had reviewed the document and is recommending it to the Village Board. He noted that there is language with the document that the Planning Commission noticed makes reference to an improvement to Arthur Rd. President Brandt stated that the Vision 2050 document was completed prior to Washington County changing their recommendation for a reliever route. Motion Fredericks/Otte to adopt Resolution # Endorsement of Vision 2050: A Regional Land Use and Transportation Plan for Southeastern Wisconsin with the acknowledgement that the Village of Slinger notes a contention with Arthur Road as a reliever route and supports the Hwy K option as discussed. Motion passed. 3. Resolution # A resolution amending the 2017 budget of the Village of Slinger Treasurer Wilber stated this is an annual resolution and an item to assist the auditors in their review. Motion Kohl/Behrend to adopt Resolution # A resolution amending the 2017 budget of the Village of Slinger as presented. Motion passed. B. Licenses & Permits: 1. Bartender License for: Jaimi Justman Chief Schmidt informed the Board that he has concerns about Ms. Justman being in charge based on her background check. He stated that she could work at an establishment, but without a bartender license, she is unable to work alone. He recommended to deny the bartender license for Ms. Justman. Ms. Justman was present for the meeting and stated that she knows that she has a record, but she needs a job and has held a bartender license for 3 ½ years.

3 3 The Board discussed that they too have concerns about Ms. Justman s record and she could reapply in 1 year. Motion Kohl/Fredericks to deny bartender license for Jaimi Justman. Motion passed. C. Review & Action: 1. Review request from Farmstead Creek Development, LLC (Rep. Dave Weyer) to approve a subdivision monument sign for Farmstead Creek Subdivision to be located at the northeast corner of the intersection of STH 175 & Spur Rd. President Brandt stated that the Planning Commission has reviewed and approved the sign. Motion Otte/Thiel to approve the request from Farmstead Creek Development, LLC (Rep. Dave Weyer) to approve a subdivision monument sign for Farmstead Creek Subdivision to be located at the northeast corner of the intersection of STH 175 & Spur Rd. Motion passed. 2. Burbach aquatics contract Director Dobson stated that he and Administrator Balcom had reviewed the contract and the Park Board is recommending this to the Village Board. He stated that staff would like to have a plan in place. He stated that the contract involves looking at the current facility and to see what options are feasible, with a cost not to eceed $11,000. Director Dobson stated that this contract is a stand-alone contract and further action would require new contract negotiation. Administrator Balcom noted that this contract has not been reviewed by the Village Attorney. Motion Behrend/Otte to approve the aquatics contract with Burbach as presented. Motion passed. 3. Vandewalle & Associates contract renewal Administrator Balcom stated the contract is very similar to the current one with the Village. She noted that there is a change to the fee schedule, which states $5/hr. change to personnel s hourly rate. Motion Otte/Behrend to approve the Vandewalle & Associates contract renewal as presented. Motion passed. 4. Purchase of Elgin Pelican street sweeper Superintendent Trame stated that the trade in program is working well for the Village. He noted that staff would like to trade the 2003 Elgin Pelican street sweeper in and purchase the 2018 Elgin Pelican. Superintendent Trame stated that staff has demoed different types of street sweeper machines and found the Elgin Pelican to be the best fit for the Village s use. He noted that the 2018 capital improvement plan has $45,000 budgeted over the net 5 years for a street sweeper. Superintendent Trame stated that the cost of the 2018 sweeper is $211,345. Motion Thiel/Otte to purchase the 2018 Elgin Pelican street sweeper as presented. Motion passed. 5. Purchase of 2018 Chevy Silverado for DPW

4 4 Superintendent Trame stated that the 2018 budget includes a new utilities truck and staff is recommending purchasing the 2018 Chevrolet Silverado, ¾ ton 2500 HD 4WD pickup from Uptown Chevrolet for a cost of $30, He also noted that the truck will need to be outfitted and setup with safety lighting, backup alarm, safety back rack, tool boes and a ladder rack. He stated that Truck Outfitters of West Bend provided the best package with a price of $5, for a total cost of the vehicle to be $35, Superintendent Trame also noted that staff will be selling the 2002 GMC Safari van. Superintendent Trame stated that Trustee Otte had mentioned that the Housing Authority had a truck that the Village could possibly purchase. Superintendent Trame stated that staff has gone to look at the vehicle and although it has low mileage, it no longer is covered under warranty and is not something staff is interested in purchasing. Motion Behrend/Kohl to approve the purchase of a 2018 Chevrolet Silverado, ¾ ton 2500 HD 4WD pickup for a cost not to eceed $35, as presented. Motion passed Employee Furlough Program Clerk Tennies stated that 4 employees utilized the program in 2017 for a total of 120 hours. Motion Otte/Fredericks to approve the 2018 Employee Furlough Program. Motion passed APPA legislative rally travel grant through WPPI President Brandt noted that the 2018 APPA legislative rally would be February 26-28, 2018 and he is unable to attend. Trustee Otte stated he would be interested in attending. It was noted that the travel grant form needs to be completed no later than January 8, Ordinances: A. First Reading & Possible Action Thereon: 1. Ordinance # In the matter of amending Chapter 6.00 Traffic Code Section 6.03 C. Traffic of the Village Code of the Village of Slinger, Washington Co., WI Trustee Otte introduced Ordinance # Motion Otte/Fredericks to waive the three readings and adopt Ordinance # In the matter of amending Chapter 6.00 Traffic Code Section 6.03 C. Traffic of the Village Code of the Village of Slinger, Washington Co., WI as presented. Motion passed. B. Second Reading & Possible Action Thereon: None C. Third Reading & Possible Action Thereon: None 7. Communications & Possible Action Thereon: A. Grota Appraisals, LLC 2017 year in review President Brandt presented the 2017 year in review from Grota Appraisals. 8. Staff Reports: A. Engineer s Report Update on Liberty Court

5 5 Engineer Haggerty stated that as directed from the last Village Board he has the status of the erosion control inspection and stormwater complaints concerning Liberty Court. He stated that more specifically, concerns were epressed regarding the manner in which erosion control and stormwater drainage were handled on the project. Engineer Haggerty stated that he has an erosion control inspection report from Ruekert/Mielke and correspondence from Ecel Engineering concerning stormwater drainage focused on the area adjacent to the eisting house along the south side of Liberty Court. He stated that the response from the engineer specifically addresses the complaints of this homeowner and the stormwater volumes and pipe capacity are shown on the attached Closed Session Go Into Closed Session Pursuant to State Statue (c) to Deliberate or Negotiate the Purchasing of Public Properties, the Investing of Public Funds, or Conducting Other Specified Public Business, Whenever Competitive or Bargaining Reasons Require a Closed Session. (LAW Contract) Motion Otte/Fredericks to go into closed session at 6:36 p.m. to include Administrator Balcom and Chief Schmidt. A roll call vote was taken on this motion with the following results: Yea s: Behrend, Brandt, Fredericks, Thiel, Kohl, Otte; Nay s: None. The motion passed unanimously. 10. Return into Open Session & If Necessary Take Action on Closed Session Items Motion Otte/Thiel to return into open session at 6:41 p.m. A roll call vote was taken on this motion with the following results: Yea s: Brandt, Behrend, Fredericks, Thiel, Kohl, Otte; Nay s: None. The motion passed unanimously. 11. Adjourn Motion Behrend/Fredericks to adjourn at 6:42pm. Motion passed. Drafted By: Tammy Tennies, Village Clerk Approved By: Russell Brandt, President