Village Board Meeting

VILLAGE BOARD MEETING MINUTES September 11, 2023 at 5:30 PM Kronenwetter Municipal Center - 1582 Kronenwetter Drive Board Room (Lower Level) 1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER President Chris Voll calls the meeting to order at 5:30 PM. A. Pledge of Allegiance Those in attendance cited the pledge of allegiance. B. Roll Call PRESENT Village President Chris Voll Trustee Alex Vedvik Trustee Chris Eiden Trustee Kelly Coyle STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT Interim Administrator Kim Manley Community Development Director Peter Wegner Chief of Police Terry McHugh Village Clerk Bobbi Birk-LaBarge TRUSTEES ABSENT at TIME of ROLL CALL Trustee Sean Dumais arrived at 5:51 PM Trustee Ken Charneski arrived at 7:12 PM TRUSTEES ABSENT Trustee Tim Shaw 2. ANNOUNCEMENT OF CLOSED SESSION Village President Chris Voll announces closed session. 3. PUBLIC COMMENT Please be advised per State Statute Section 19.84(2), information will be received from the public. It is the policy of this Village that Public Comment will take no longer than 15 minutes with a three-minute time period, per person, with time extension per the Chief Presiding Officer’s discretion. Be further advised that there may be limited discussion on the information received, however, no action will be taken under public comments. Bernie Kramer: 2150 E. State Hwy 153 Peplin - Would like to see TID 2 get on the regular tax roll. Joe (Joel) Straub; 860 W. Nelson Road - Has public safety concerns west of the tracks in a small portion District 15 on the southwest side of the village. Straub believes when Kurt and Amy Cieslek were allowed residency, it eliminated an exit route out for the current residents from Happy Hollow to Nelson Road. Straub believes their property is in violation of Chapter 508 - water and sewer coordinates. Straub states he believes the board is in violation of fulfilling the ordinance in which the Cieslek's shall abide by. 4. REPORTS FROM STAFF AND VENDORS C. Police Chief's Report Police Chief Terry McHugh explains his report. McHugh explains they had a busy month. McHugh explains the 2024 vehicle prices for the purchase of a new squad. The pricing comes out in the fall before the budget is done. McHugh is working on gathering a quote so it can be shared at the next board meeting and be approved and used to prepare for the 2024 budget. Car prices have not increased as significantly as he anticipated. D. Fire Chief's Report Fire Chief Theresa O'Brien was not able to attend the meeting. President Voll asked the board members if anyone had any questions or comments. None were mentioned. E. Community Development Director's Report Community Development Director Peter Wegner requests questions for the audience. Wegner explains he has been working with Denyon Homes on their new proposed office. There are several roads that need maintenance work in the TID 2 area. Wegner explains Kronenwetter Drive needs work as well as other roads that go off to the east. Kronenwetter Drive needs to be taken down and built back up and resurfaced. Trustee Vedvik would like to see the work done before the expenditure period ends. Interim Administrator Manley suggests having a study done with an engineering form to give us the real numbers because we don't know what the base is under the road and with the bed rock in the area, Robert Roth might be able to assist us. 5. NEW BUSINESS F. Discussion and Possible Action: Purchase of Fire Extinguisher Training System and Creation of Training Program for Local Businesses and Residents Motion made by Trustee Coyle, Seconded by Trustee Eiden to purchase the ITS Training System and creation of program to offer to business residents. Voting Yea: Village President Voll, Trustee Vedvik, Trustee Eiden, Trustee Coyle Motion passes 4:0 by voice vote. 6. OLD BUSINESS: None 7. CONSENT AGENDA Motion made by Trustee Eiden, Seconded by Trustee Coyle to accept the consent agenda as presented. Voting Yea: Village President Voll, Trustee Vedvik, Trustee Eiden, Trustee Coyle Motion carried 4:0 by voice vote. G. Operator's License Application - Bonnie Cabrera H. Farmers Market Musician Contract; Anthony Heis 8. PREVIOUS MEETING MINUTES FROM COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES President Chris Voll thanked the commissions and committees for sharing their minutes. I. August 01, 2023, Utility Commission Minutes J. August 07, 2023, CLIPP Committee Meeting Minutes 9. CLOSED SESSION L. Consideration of motion to convene into closed session pursuant to Wis. Stat. 19.85 (1)( c ) for consideration of employment, promotion, compensation or performance evaluation data of any public employee over which the governmental body has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility – to wit Interviews of Administrator Candidates and Consideration of Hiring of Administrator Motion made by Trustee Eiden. Seconded by Trustee Vedvik to convene into closed session @ 5:48 PM. Motion carries 4:0 by roll call vote. Closed session begins at 5:58 PM. Trustee Charneski arrived at 7:12 PM 10. RECONVENE OPEN SESSION Motion by Trustee Coyle. Seconded by Trustee Dumais to reconvene into open session. Open session begins at 10:17 PM. Motion carries 6:0 by roll call vote. 11. ACTION AFTER CLOSED SESSION: M. Consideration and Discussion and/or Action: Consideration of Hiring a Village Administrator Motion by Trustee Vedvik, Seconded by Trustee Coyle to begin negotiations to hire Peter Kempfer for Village Administrator. Motion carries 6:0 by roll call vote. 12. CONSIDERATION OF ITEMS FOR FUTURE AGENDA None 13. ADJOURNMENT Motion by Trustee Coyle, Seconded by President Voll to adjourn. Motion carries 6:0 by voice vote. Meeting adjourned at 10:22 PM Meeting Minutes Submitted by: Village Clerk Bobbi Birk-LaBarge Meeting Minutes Approved by Village Board on: October 09, 2023