Village Board

EAST TROY VILLAGE BOARD MINUTES May 16, 2022 Page 1 of 2 Call Meeting to Order, Pledge of Allegiance Clerk Alexander 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, Mary Nugent, Matt Johnson, Forty Renucci, and Jason Smalley Excused: Joe Wisnewski Others: Chief Swendrowski, DPW Director Equitz, Administrator Suhm, Clerk Alexander Citizen Participation Vanessa Lenz, Executive Director of the East Troy Area Chamber of Commerce, stated that the CDA and the Chamber are partnering on a billboard campaign and the Chamber follows a strong vetting process with creative design that has worked well for them in the past and they are excited with the upcoming campaign. Ben Keating, President of the East Troy Area Chamber of Commerce, expressed support for the Chamber and their design arm and their efforts to bring people to East Troy and he referred to the multiple projects they have done. He stated that art is about emotion and connects people. He stated he is thankful for the trust between the Village and the Chamber and believes in the Chamber’s vetting process. He appreciates that East Troy is welcoming to everyone and that our children have East Troy as their home. Consent Agenda 1. Approval Minutes – 5/2/2022 2. Consider approval of Permits for East Troy Lions Club 4th of July Celebration from July 1 -3, 2022: a. Special Event Permit (July 1-3, 2022) for Rossmiller Park (East Troy Amusement Park), 3090 Graydon Ave. Food Stands, Grandstand, ball fields and fields for carnival, food sales, music/beer tent, dart tournament, washer tournament, wrist wrestling main parade, fireworks, Graydon Ave. closed from West St. to Bellview Ave. b. Temporary Class “B” License for July 1-3, 2022, at 3072 Graydon Ave., 7 Temporary Operators (beer tent) (Contingent upon receiving insurance certificate) c. Parade Permit (July 3, assemble at 11 am, start 12 pm – 3 pm) Route map attached i. Announcements on Village Square from Gazebo d. Fireworks Permit (July 3, at dusk) 3. Consider approval of AMENDING Temporary Class B license for St. Peters Knights of Columbus for July 8 and 9, 2022 to include serving wine. (Previously approved for fermented malt beverages on May 2, 2022) 4. Consider appointment of Edward Hinsberger as Alternate for Zoning Board of Appeals and Alternate for Board of Review (no packet materials) 5. Consideration of salary study proposal for a market update to be funded from fund balance Motion by Trustee Alexander, second by Trustee Smalley, to approve the consent agenda. Motion carried. Miscellaneous Business  EAST TROY VILLAGE BOARD MINUTES May 16, 2022 Page 2 of 2 1. Consideration of awarding bid for sewer lining project Motion by Trustee Johnson, second by Trustee Alexander, to approve awarding the bid to Visu-Sewer for $104,901.20 using surplus funds from the sewer utility. Motion carried. 2. Consideration of approving proposal from Strand & Associates for grant submissions for BIL Trustee Johnson thanked DPW Equitz and Chelsey Nagl for their work on this project. Motion by Trustee Johnson, second by Trustee Alexander, to approve the proposal from Strand and Associates, not to exceed $12,000. Motion carried. 3. Direction to staff regarding “No Mow May” and Code requirements Chief Swendrowski requested direction for addressing property maintenance during the month of May as there has become some discrepancies between the ordinance for maintaining grass height and the “No Mow May” movement to facilitate pollination. Discussion included options and how other communities are addressing this. Consensus was to issue a two-week warning to violators of the current ordinance requesting that the issue be corrected. 4. Consideration of updated quote from CTI (Conference Technologies, Inc) for AV equipment upgrades and update on other Board Room furnishings Discussion of the proposed systems with the preferred interface device being the Creston device, discussed the installation timeframe, consideration of quantity of needed mics and cost of the chosen equipment. Motion by Trustee Johnson, second by Trustee Alexander, to approve the CTI proposal using ARPA funds, not to exceed $75,000 to allow for contingency and to purchase the Creston equipment. Motion carried. 5. Consideration of establishing parameters for advertising on billboards approved for marketing campaign in conjunction with the Chamber of Commerce (Re: Board approval on 5/2/2022) President Seager provided background on the CDA and Chamber partnership to help all East Troy businesses who had been impacted with COVID. A promotional campaign using billboards was recommended by the CDA. The Chamber had suggested using billboards. He also explained that the CDA is a new group and their inexperience led to not requesting approval of the designs. He then asked for three Board volunteers to meet after meeting to view the suggested design ideas from the Chamber and select/approve the design. Trustees Smalley, Johnson and Nugent volunteered to meet with the Chamber Director after the meeting to review the designs. Reports 1. Library Board Minutes – 04/12/2022 2. DRAFT Plan Commission Minutes – 5/9/2022 3. Booth Lake Memorial Park Minutes – 04/20/2022 Adjourn Motion by President Seager, second by Trustee Johnson, to adjourn. Motion carried at 6:51 pm. Respectfully Submitted, Lorri Alexander Clerk Note: Recordings of the meeting may be found on our YouTube Channel - Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGPfzVwLzE2Pqt4-g450Klg