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Regular Meeting

East Troy, WI · June 6, 2016

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EAST TROY VILLAGE BOARD MINUTES June 6, 2016 Page 1 of 4 Call Meeting to Order; Pledge of Allegiance Administrator Suhm verified the meeting was posted according to law. Roll Call: President Timms called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. Present: President Timms, Trustees Fred Douglass, Matt Johnson, Forty Renucci, Scott Seager, Dusty Stanford and Ann Zess Excused: Others: Chief Boyes, DPW Miller, Administrator Suhm Citizen Participation Trustee Zess stepped in as a citizen stating she wanted to set the record straight from the last Village Board meeting. She stated she was accused of lying by the Village President at the last Village Board meeting regarding a statement she referenced that he had made at the May 16 meeting, which was he was busy with County items and therefore did not have time to review Village information that was provided to him. She stated she brought this up because it was a false accusation and was printed in the newspaper. She proceed to play a portion of the recording from the May 16 meeting. She stated she would like an apology by the Village President and a correction printed in the paper. She stated respectful disagreements on a board are normal and respected. She concluded with a quote stating “We should never all agree on everything and in a perfect world we would all be comfortable disagreeing.” William Joas, introduced himself as a prior owner of a business in the Village of East Troy. He stated he came to East Troy 47 years ago as an entrepreneur and bought an existing business. At that time every building in this community was active and he expressed concern that he now observes buildings shut down. He owned prior businesses in East Troy, but his final business was turned over to his son and will be operating in the Village of East Troy 30 years as of August 15. He went on to explain he is a member of United Methodist Church and they conducted a survey of the community, which took five years to complete, and he wanted to share it with the Board. He found one statement very interesting and that was the data attempted to capture people’s beliefs and values, providing insight into motivations of the people. He asked Trustee Zess to see that the School Board receives a copy of the study. He concluded by stating he feels the information will be valuable for the development of the community. Trustee Stanford stepped in as a citizen and questioned if there was notification of the recording played by Trustee Zess. It was clarified the statement was made at a board meeting and came from the recording that occurs at every Board meeting. Consent Agenda (One motion and second will approve all of the following items. Any item may be pulled from the list and voted on separately.) 1. Approval of Minutes – 5/23/16 EAST TROY VILLAGE BOARD MINUTES June 6, 2016 Page 2 of 4 2. Consideration of approval of Temporary Class “B” License for St. Peter’s Church & School for Kick Off Summer event, June 11th, 2016, to be held in the school parking lot, 2-10 pm 3. Operator’s License - Operator’s License – Consider approval of 2016-2018 Operator Licenses, per attached list 4. Consider approval of 2016-17 Liquor Licenses - Class A & B Beer, Class A & B Combination, Class C Wine, (all subject to D.O.R. compliance for payments) ALCOHOL BEVERAGE LICENSES ISSUED 2015 All licenses issued from July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016 Class "A" Beer Roettgers Co., Inc. East Troy Mobil 2097 Division St. Class A East Troy Lueptow's, Combination Inc. Frank's Liquor 3238 Main St. East Troy Point, LLC East Troy Shell 2526-B Main St Chapman Oil Inc. East Troy BP 1880 Hwy ES AM Sons Inc Troy Liquor 2884 Main St. Road Ranger, LLC Road Ranger #236 1946-A Energy Dr. Dolgencorp, LLC Dollar General 2579 North St. East Troy Class B Bartec, Inc. House/Ivan's/ Ivan's 2087/2093 Division Combination Backstage St. The Grist Mill, LLC The Grist Mill 2645 Main St. Dos Amigos 2, LLC (contingent on Auxiliary Questionnaire-FD) Dos Amigos 2 2678 Main St. Dorlspslein Enterprises, LLC Al Smith's Saloon 2878 Main St. Three Taps Saloon, LLC Sammy's Place 2079 Division St. Estrada, Inc. Class B Beer/C (contingent on copy Wine of Sellers Permit) Princess Café' 2695 Main St. Class B Beer Najer’s Inc. Genoa’s Pizza 2678 Main St. 5. Consider approval of Special Event Application from NAMI Racine for Bike N Hike Sunday, September 11, Village Square 6. Consideration for approval of Special Event Permit (June 30 to July 3), Temporary Class “B” License (June 30 to July 3), Parade Permit (July 3, 11am – 3 pm) and Fireworks Permit (July 3) - East Troy Lions Club 4th of July Celebration from June 30 to July 3, 2016 at Rossmiller Park - East Troy Amusement Park. (Contingent upon receiving insurance certificate for liability, liquor liability and fireworks) Motion by Trustee Stanford, second by President Timms to approve the consent agenda. Motion carried. EAST TROY VILLAGE BOARD MINUTES June 6, 2016 Page 3 of 4 Miscellaneous Business 1. Adoption of Resolution 2016-06 Recognizing Ben Keating and presentation of police department patch President Timms read the resolution. Motion by President Timms, second by Trustee Renucci to approve Resolution 2016-06. Motion carried. Ben Keating was presented with the resolution by President Timms and Administrator Suhm. Chief Boyes then presented a framed proof of the patch Mr. Keating designed, thanking him for his work. 2. Consideration of contracting with Lynch & Associates to update standard specifications related to road and utility construction DPW Miller stated it has been nine years since the standards and specifications have been updated. He explained it is in the 2016 budget for this year. Sara Nunn, Lynch & Associates, stated they would anticipate having the standards updated in the next two months. President Timms questioned if it would be appropriate for this document to have language that defines a responsible bidder. Ms. Nunn explained the front of the document does incorporate bidding information and they could work with the Village Attorney to ensure language is added the Village feels is appropriate. He also questioned if the document could make reference to a draft developer’s agreement or something of that nature. Ms. Nunn explained this document will address requirements that specifically apply to developers. She explained with this if there is something required of the developer, their engineer will be able to review the requirements up front and calculate costs. Trustee Renucci questioned if the specifications will be brought back to the Board prior to being finalized. DPW Miller confirmed the Board will review them for approval. Trustee Johnson questioned what the standard time period is for updating the specifications. DPW Miller and Ms. Nunn agreed that 10 years was pretty standard. Ms. Nunn also explained as part of the process the standards will be restructured in a manner that makes it easy to update a specific section if there is a code change. She explained the current manner in which they are structured does not make it easy to update the specifications. EAST TROY VILLAGE BOARD MINUTES June 6, 2016 Page 4 of 4 Motion by Trustee Zess, second by Trustee Stanford to approve the contract with Lynch & Associates to update standards and specifications related to roads and utilities. Motion carried. Ordinances and Resolutions 1. Resolution 2016-05 – 2015 Compliance Maintenance Annual Report (CMAR) Motion by Trustee Renucci, second by Trustee Douglass to approve Resolution 2016-05 for the CMAR report. Trustee Renucci asked DPW Miller if it only addressed the wastewater treatment plant. DPW Miller explained it is the wastewater treatment plant and collection system and that the treatment plant is currently at 40% capacity. Vote on the motion carried. Reports 1. Booth Lake Park Minutes - Jan, Feb and March 2016 – Trustee Renucci apologized for the delay in getting the minutes from Booth Lake, stating he was not certain the reasoning for the delay in submitting them. President Timms questioned if the boat launch fee had really increased 100%. Trustee Renucci explained the fees have not been increased in a number of years. He also explained the Board determined only a certain number of people utilize the boat launch so the individuals utilizing the launch should pay for that service. 2. ET Emergency Services – 4/19/16, Annual Meeting 6/4/2015 – Trustee Douglass explained the county hazmat truck moved to Darian rotates because the location it is stored at rotates. Moving the truck will save emergency services money on insurance. 3. Village President’s Report – May 2016 – When asked about a reference to TIF 3 in his report, Present Timms stated he is attempting to determine if it would be possible to utilize TIF funds prior to the end of the expenditure period, 12/21/2016. He was exploring whether the Village could utilize TIF funds to purchase the land. There was also a conversation regarding creating a new TIF in front of the old landfill on Highway 120, referred to as AWI land, which is owned by MLG. . Adjourn Motion by Trustee Stanford, second by President Timms to adjourn. Motion carried at 6:56 p.m. Respectfully Submitted, Eileen Suhm Administrator

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