Village Board

EAST TROY VILLAGE BOARD MINUTES February 18, 2019 Page 1 of 3 Call Meeting to Order; Pledge of Allegiance Administrator Suhm verified the meeting was posted according to law. Roll Call: President Seager called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. Present: President Scott Seager, Trustees John Alexander, Alexander Alger, Alan Boyes, John J. Jacoby, Matt Johnson and Forty Renucci Others: Chief Swendrowski, DPW Director Equitz, Deputy Clerk Alexander, Attorney Pruitt Youth in Government Representatives Matt Kisting and Mikayla Lamping Citizen Participation Steve Rostkowski, 2959 N. Shore Drive, offered access to information that he has gathered over the years with his association with the dam area. He stated that this information is relevant, and his hope is that work in the dam area will be able to begin soon. Consent Agenda (One motion and second will approve all the following items. Any item may be pulled from the list and voted on separately.) 1. Approval Minutes - 2/4/2019, Joint Meeting 1/31/2019 2. Consider approval of Special Event Application for Cream City Cycle Club, bike ride rest stop Sunday, August 25, 2018 on Village Square 3. Consider approval of Parade Permit to American Legion, Memorial Day Parade & Festivities, May 27, 2019 and waive all fees. ($25 parade fee, $30 Sound System Rental, $300 Sound System Refundable Deposit and any applicable Special Event Fees) 4. Consideration of hiring a part time officer, Tobias Golembiewski Trustee Boyes requested that item 4 be pulled from the Consent Agenda. Motion by Trustee Johnson, second by Trustee Jacoby, to approve items 1 – 3. Advisory – motion carried, Board – motion carried. Trustee Boyes had one question for Chief Swendrowski. Motion by Trustee Boyes, second by Trustee Alger, to approve item 4. Advisory – motion carried, Board – motion carried. Miscellaneous Business 1. Aviation Services, LLC, Walter Watkins – Airport Update Walter Watkins, Airport Manager, Aviation Services, LLC, gave a report on the airport. He stated that he feels the airport is an asset to the community and is pleased to be working with DPW Equitz. He discussed the FBO fuel sales and stated that while AV gas sales are declining, Jet A fuel sales are increasing due to greater growth in business aircraft. He urged the Board to look at the broader picture and encourage business aircraft use with possible future projects such as a longer runway, improved or new terminal and additional FBO services.  EAST TROY VILLAGE BOARD MINUTES February 18, 2019 Page 2 of 3 The following discussion included: • pricing of the fuel at the airport compared to surrounding airports. • expenses vs. revenue of the fuel farm and it was stated that the fuel farm was only one portion of the airport and that the airport should be viewed in total • the economic impact study previously done by Walworth County • that East Troy Airport is the only public use airport in the county • recent improvement projects at the airport and the impact of those projects • that hard data is difficult to gather at the airport and ways to gain more measurable data • possible future needs of the airport and additions that would make the airport more attractive • State and federal funding of projects and the Villages 5% portion that is typical • the condition of the current FBO building and possible repurposing of the building • the need to continue to improve and maintain the airport • the airport should be looked at as a business and strive to be self sustaining • ways to monitor and document aircraft traffic and that the Village will work with the airport community to gather data The Board requested more consistent quarterly reports that would offer information on the airport that would include agreed upon data other than only fuel flowage. The quarterly reports would also be an opportunity to discuss needs identified in the physical operations of the airport as well as prioritize long-term needs and/or projects. It was questioned what other airports our size use for metrics to measure their success. President Seager expressed the need for quarterly reports, more open lines of communication between the Airport Manager, Village Board and the Chairperson of the Airport Advisory Committee. He asked that Mr. Watkins return to the Board at the April 1, 2019 meeting with his next quarterly report and that President Seager would work with staff to communicate with Mr. Watkins expectations for information to be included in that report, including a prioritized list of maintenance issues, as the Airport Manager is the responsible party to bring those concerns to the Board. 2. Follow-up information on 2018 Fuel Flowage Report – no discussion 3. Consider direction for Wayfinding Signs Project Direction to staff was to move forward with proposed project plan and have the committee review the policy and bring the final draft back to the Board for approval. The plan for implantation was appreciated and the possibility of too much signage was discussed. 4. Consideration of approval to write-off uncollectible 2017 Personal Property Tax and proceed with Chargeback procedure. Motion by Trustee Renucci, second by Trustee Johnson, to approve proceeding with the 2017 chargeback procedure as presented.  EAST TROY VILLAGE BOARD MINUTES February 18, 2019 Page 3 of 3 Reports 1. Municipal Court – December 2018 and January 2019 2. January Financial Report 3. Parks & Rec Meeting Minutes – 01/14/2019 4. Verbal update on Tri-Troy Alliance from President Seager – President Seager discussed his meetings with Joe Klarkowski, Town of East Troy, and John Kendall, Town of Troy, to discuss mutually beneficial ideas, such as the recent shared purchase of the bucket truck. There have also been quarterly Tri-Troy Board meetings with all members of the three Boards with discussions of items such as a joint library and cost sharing of the Park and Recreation program to eliminate the non-resident fees for Town residents. Closed session Adjourn to closed session pursuant to Wis. Stats. 19.85(1)(g) to confer with legal counsel who is rendering oral or written advice concerning strategy to be adopted by the body with respect to litigation in which it is or likely to become involved (dam removal project) and 19.85 (1)(e) to conduct other specified public business, whenever competitive or bargaining reasons require a closed session (law enforcement contract) Motion by President Seager, second by Trustee Alexander, to move to closed session at 7:32 p.m. Motion carried on a roll-call vote. President Seager Y Trustee Johnson Y Trustee Alexander Y Trustee Renucci Y Trustee Alger Y Trustee Boyes Y Trustee Jacoby Y Adjourn Motion by Trustee Boyes, second by Trustee Johnson, to adjourn at 9:32 p.m. Respectfully Submitted, Lorri Alexander Deputy Clerk