Village Board

VILLAGE OF HORTONVILLE VILLAGE BOARD JUNE 6, 2024 MEETING MINUTES APPROVED JUNE 20, 2024 President Jeanne Bellile called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. in the Community Center at 531 N. Nash St., Hortonville, Wisconsin. Trustees present: Grace Abitz, Bob Jewell, Shauna Keel, Jim Moeller, and Julie Arendt Vanden Heuvel. Trustees absent: Jane Olk Officials/Staff present: Administrator Nathan Treadwell, Clerk-Treasurer Jane Booth, Director of Public Works Aaron Steber, Chief of Police Kristine Brownson, and Attorney Ashley Lehocky. Officials excused: Library Director Alexandrea Krause Consent Agenda Motion [Moeller/Keel] to approve as outlined. Roll call vote, 6 ayes, 0 nays, motion carried. A. May 16, 2024 Regular Board meeting minutes B. Licenses and Permits C. Presentation of accounts and other claims against the Village Agenda Changes Item 10 B (discussion and possible action on North Mill Street Notice to Proceed) we will not be discussing under new business. Public Hearing Motion [Keel/Moeller] to open the public hearing. Administrator Treadwell said the basic suggestion was to have Nye Street from Industrial Park all the way to Nash Street at 25 mph. Or to have it from Nash Street to right before Midway at 25 and then to 35 mph at that point to Industrial Park. Luke Abitz, 371 Nye Street, said that he works from home and so I see all the traffic going through there all day, it would be nice to see it at 25 mph with all the kids all the way out to the Industrial Park. Chief of Police Brownson stated that the speed limit speed board signs report showed that the average speed was within 25-30 miles per hour. The next report was out at midway road and at a 25-mph speed limit we had over 4,000 cars going between 25-30 mph. Trustee Moeller said that he went out there, and there are only four residents that have driveways that go out all the way to the road. Trustee Abitz said that she had a resident share with her that her daughter lives off of Lincoln and her daughter would like to bike over to Wildwind. This is a growing community and there are a lot of kids riding their bikes. Chief of Police Brownson reiterated that the detour is temporary, and we need to take that into consideration. It is very difficult to enforce when it is a short distance and 25, 35, to 45 mph. Administrator Treadwell suggested having a speed study done by the County. Trustee Jewell said that we could change the speed limit to 35 mph, have the county do a speed study and then change it if we need to. Motion to close the public hearing [Moeller/Jewell]. Roll call vote, 6 ayes, 0 nays, motion carried. The public hearing was closed. Preregistered Citizens to be heard None Committee Reports None Unfinished Business from previous meetings None New Business Discussion and possible action on Nye Street Speed Limit Change Motion [Moeller/Jewell] to adjust the Nye Street speed limits in accordance with option one as well as having a speed study done for recommendations. Roll call vote, 5 ayes, 1 abstain (Abitz), 0 nays, motion carried. Discussion and possible action of North Mill Street Construction Services contract with MSA Motion [Moeller/Arendt Vanden Heuvel] to approve the MSA contract for Mill Street Construction Services not to exceed the amount of $60,000. Roll call vote, 6 ayes, 0 nays, motion carried. Discussion and possible action on Trail location in the downtown Administrator Treadwell said that he needs direction as to what the board would like to do. Would you like it to go downtown, or where would you like it to go? This would be for the trail from Nash Street to Mill Street. Motion [Arendt Vanden Heuvel/Moeller] to locate the trail from Nash and Main to Mill and Main to the south behind the businesses along the creek area. Roll call vote, 5 ayes, 0 nays, 1 abstain (Abitz), motion carried. Discussion and possible action on R-15-24 Compliance Maintenance Resolution Motion [Arendt Vanden Heuvel/Moeller] to approve R-15-24 the Compliance Maintenance Resolution. Unanimous voice vote, 6 ayes, 0 nays, motion carried. Discussion and possible action on TID 4 Contract to Amend TID Sharing Motion [Arendt Vanden Heuvel/Moeller] approval for the contract for TID 4 with Ehlers Roll call vote, 6 ayes, 0 nays, motion carried. Discussion and possible action on TID 5 Contract to Amend project list Administrator Treadwell said this is to change the project listing. This needs to be amended to fund the projects that we are going to be putting in there. You can only amend the territories four times within the timeline of the TID. Motion [Moeller/Arendt Vanden Heuvel] to approve the TID 5 contract to amend the project list. Roll call vote, 6 ayes, 0 nays, motion carried. Discussion and possible action on Xpress Bill Pay Administrator Treadwell said that Xpress Bill Pay works hand in hand with CIVIC systems (our financial software). We have issues where our current setup isn’t working correctly, and we currently still have issues. The fees would be more expensive for the Village and for the customers. Motion [Arendt Vanden Heuvel/Keel] for staff to proceed with Xpress bill pay and if there are concerns then they would bring it back to the board otherwise they have the ability to switch over. Roll call vote, 6 ayes, 0 nays, motion carried. Discussion and possible action on setting up future COW for Downtown Lights, benches etc. There will be a meeting for COW on June 20 at 5:00 pm before the next Village Board meeting. Discussion on General Business Promotion Trustee Abitz said that we have over 93 entrepreneurs within the Village, and she would like to see a listing of them in the Village Voice. Attorney Lehocky said that as long as you are treating everyone the same, she doesn’t have a problem with it. Consensus was to put a business listing on the website for now. Report of Village Officials Clerk-Treasurer: The report is in the packet. Director of Public Works: The report is in the packet. Chief of Police: The report is in the packet. Library Director: The report is in the packet. Attorney: Administrator: My weekly update was sent out. We did have a staff training two weeks ago on Narcan Training, and approximately 25 staff attended. Any other miscellaneous topics for future discussion None Communications and Miscellaneous Business Black Otter Lake District news: We had our meeting on May 20 and Saturday we started the harvesting, and I was out there on Sunday, and they had taken 15 loads out already. We approved a feasible study that will take us out for a 20-year time frame. Building permit report: The May building report was submitted. Hortonville-Hortonia Fire District news: None Gold Cross Ambulance run reports and news: None Hortonville Civic Association: None Senior Activities Committee: None Comments and suggestions from citizens present None Motion to go into Closed Session Motion [Arendt Vanden Heuvel/Keel] to go into closed session under State Statute Section 19.85(1)(e). Roll call vote, 6 ayes, 0 nays, motion carried. Board to return to Open Session Motion [Moeller/Jewell] to return to open session at 8:23 p.m. Unanimous voice vote, motion carried. Any action on matters discussed in Closed Session None Adjournment Motion [Moeller/Jewell] to adjourn. Unanimous voice vote, motion carried. The Board adjourned at 8:23 p.m. Minutes submitted by, Jane Booth, WCMC Village Clerk/Treasurer