Village Board

VILLAGE OF HORTONVILLE VILLAGE BOARD SEPTEMBER 19, 2024 MEETING MINUTES APPROVED OCTOBER 3, 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, Jane Olk, and Julie Arendt Vanden Heuvel (by phone, lost connection at 6:08 pm, we called her back at 6:10 pm). Trustees absent: None Officials/Staff present: Administrator Nathan Treadwell, Clerk-Treasurer Jane Booth, Director of Public Works Aaron Steber, and Attorney Ashley Lehocky. Officials Excused: Library Director Alexandrea Krause and Chief of Police Kristine Brownson Consent Agenda Motion [Moeller/Olk] to approve as outlined with the corrections as noted. Roll call vote, 7 ayes, 0 nays, motion carried. A. September 5, 2024 Regular Board meeting minutes B. Presentation of accounts and other claims against the Village – the invoice amount for Delta Dental should be $1,362.15. Agenda Changes None Preregistered Citizens to be heard None Committee Reports Library Board – Trustee Olk said that they met on August 27th. Allie, at our board meeting laid out everything that happened. She did send out the information of the duties of the Library Board and the duties of the Village Board. Our next meeting is October 1st at 4:00 pm. Unfinished Business from previous meetings None New Business Discussion and possible action on R-19-24 Amending Industrial Park Covenants Administrator Treadwell said that this resolution was provided by our attorney and sent out by certified mail to the business owners in the Industrial Park. Removing the Village’s responsibilities in enforcing phase two and voting and enforcing phase one. Attorney Lehocky said that as far as the board is concerned acting on the resolution is something that if the board decides to move forward with it tonight, that would be your final order of business. It is really up to the property owners to ensure that the petition is circulated. That is not the Village’s responsibility. Motion [Moeller/Olk] to approve R-19-24 amending the Industrial Park Covenants. Roll call vote, 7 ayes, 0 nays, motion carried. Discussion and possible action on Speed Study on Nye Street Administrator Treadwell said that this was in the packet. The Speed Study recommends that we have a higher speed limit. We did repaint the yellow lines and the lines for pedestrian and parking. The consensus from the board was that we leave it as is and if we need to change it in the future we can. No action was taken. Discussion and possible action on Nash Street Sewer Extension Administrator Treadwell said this is for Terrace Manor – Don E. Parker Excavating, Inc. is the lowest bidder. Motion [Moeller/Olk] to approve the contract for Parker in the amount of $189,078.76 for the North Nash Street to Terrace Manor subdivision. Roll call vote, 7 ayes, 0 nays, motion carried. Discussion and possible action on EQ Flow Meter Replacement DPW Director Steber said this has broken off the wall and has dropped into the tank. We need to get it replace. Todd from B&M is intimately familiar with our system. He will come in and replace it as well as educate our staff on how to deal with issues of it. Motion [Moeller/Olk] to approve the bid from B&M Technical Services, Inc. in the amount of $9,454.00 for the replacement of the defective 10’’ EQ Flow Meter. Roll call vote, 7 ayes, 0 nays, motion carried. Discussion and possible action on new lawnmower DPW Director said that we have had multitudes of issues with our 2020 lawn mower. It has been in four times this year. The first time was for a wiring harness, the second time the starter went out, the third time the ignition switch went out and the fourth time was the alternator. According to the manufacturer, this is an issue with this type of mower. The wiring is so close to the engine that stuff shorts out a lot. So, the idea would be to replace that with the Renegade. The idea would be to replace the mower with the Renegade 72” and we could get a credit for our old one in the amount of $7,200. Motion [Moeller/Olk] to approve the bid from Fox Valley Truck for the Bad Boy Renegade 72” mower in the amount of $12,589. Roll call vote, 7 ayes, 0 nays, motion carried. Discussion and possible action on Administrator Review timeline and structure Administrator Treadwell said that in the past the board filled out the review and then submitted it to the attorney. The consensus was to do that again this year. Report of Village Officials Clerk-Treasurer: The report is in the packet. Director of Public Works: Mill Street and Alonzo projects kicked off and my time will be taken up with that. Chief of Police: The report is in the packet. Library Director: None Attorney: None Administrator: I sent out my weekly update on Monday. Busy week this week, I attended the Family Insurance Ribbon Cutting Ceremony, on Wednesday I attended a grant seminar. Budget numbers are being finalized. Any other miscellaneous topics for future discussion None Communications and Miscellaneous Business Black Otter Lake District news: Our next meeting is October 29th at 5:00 pm here. Building permit report: The August report was submitted. Hortonville-Hortonia Fire District news: Nothing Gold Cross Ambulance run reports and news: The August run report was submitted. Hortonville Civic Association: Nothing new Senior Activities Committee: Minutes were in the packet from the last two meetings. Comments and suggestions from citizens present None Adjournment Motion [Moeller/Olk] to adjourn. Unanimous voice vote, motion carried. The Board adjourned at 6:30 p.m. Minutes submitted by, Jane Booth, WCMC Village Clerk/Treasurer