Village Board Meeting

VILLAGE BOARD MEETING MINUTES September 08, 2025 at 6:00 PM Kronenwetter Municipal Center - 1582 Kronenwetter Drive CLOSED SESSION - ROOM A121 OPEN SESSION -Board Room (Lower Level) LOCATION-ROOM A121 1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER President David Baker called the September 8, 2025 Village Board Meeting to order at 6 p.m. A. Pledge of Allegiance Those in attendance were invited to recite the Pledge of Allegiance. B. Roll Call PRESENT: President David Baker, Trustee Ken Charneski, Trustee Aaron Myszka, Trustee Craig Mortensen, Trustee Dan Joling, Trustee Jessica Stowell ABSENT: Trustee Sandi Sorensen (Excused) STAFF: Police Chief Terry McHugh, Fire Chief Theresa O’Brien, Community Development Director Peter Wegner, Finance Director John Jacobs, Clerk Jennifer Poyer GUEST: Denyon Homes Business Development Manager Samantha Miller 2. ANNOUNCEMENT OF CLOSED SESSION President Baker announced the board would be going into closed session during the meeting. 3. CLOSED SESSION Motion by Joling/Myszka 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 interviewing of Administrator Candidate James Davel AND Wis. Stat. 19.85 (1)(g) for conferring with legal counsel for the village who is rendering oral or written advice concerning strategy to be adopted by the body with respect to litigation in which it is involved. Motion carried by roll call vote 6:0. PRESENT DURING CLOSED SESSION: President David Baker, Trustee Ken Charneski, Trustee Aaron Myszka, Trustee Craig Mortensen, Trustee Dan Joling, Trustee Jessica Stowell, Clerk Jennifer Poyer Community Development Director Peter Wegner attended the portion of the closed session regarding legal counsel on Case No. 24-CV-820. Closed session convened at 6:03 p.m. 4. RECONVENE OPEN SESSION - NO EARLIER THAN 7 P.M. Motion by Mortensen/Joling to reconvene into open session. Motion carried by voice vote. 6:0. Open session reconvened at 7:17 p.m. LOCATION-VILLAGE BOARD ROOM 5. ACTION AFTER CLOSED SESSION Motion by Myszka/Mortensen for a background check to be completed and to move forward with employment negotiations with James Davel. Motion carried by voice vote. 6:0. 6. PUBLIC COMMENT No public comments were received or given. 7. REPORTS FROM STAFF AND VENDORS C. Police Chief's Report Minutes prepared by Jennifer Poyer. Approved on September 22, 2025 Page 1 of 2  Police Chief Terry McHugh presented his report. He gave an update on staffing and mentioned Northland Lutheran High School will be having a homecoming parade. D. Fire Chief Report Fire Chief Theresa O’Brien presented her report. She commented on the amount of accidents on the highway. She answered questions regarding the accidents. E. Update on Yard Waste Site (CLIPP) Trustee Ken Charneski gave an update on the recent changes to the Yard Waste Site due to the recommendation from the Community Life, Infrastructure and Public Property (CLIPP) Committee. The site now has two access roads instead of one. 8. CONSENT AGENDA - DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION F. Operator "Bartender" License - John Schwartz G. August 25, 2025 Village Board Meeting Minutes Motion by Joling/Myszka to pass the items on the consent agenda. Motion carried by voice vote. 6:0. 9. OLD BUSINESS - DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION H. 2025 Caterpillar 140-15AWD Motor Grader Lease-Purchase Agreement Motion by Charneski/Mortensen to approve this contract as presented including the resolution. Motion carried by roll call vote. 6:0. President David Baker explained the agreement’s appearance on the agenda despite the purchase previously being approved. He answered questions regarding the trade-in amount. 10. NEW BUSINESS - DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION I. Pricing of Borings on Village Roads (CLIPP) Motion by Joling/Stowell to approve the geotechnical borings for South Road, Peplin Road, Forest Road and Autumn Road for $7,150. Motion carried by roll call vote. 6:0. President David Baker presented the background on this item. He said it originated in the CLIPP Committee. J. § 520-20 - Residential Land Use Types - Zero-Lot-Line Residences (PC) No action taken. President David Baker presented the past board and committee action of this item. Samantha Miller, Business Development Manager for Denyon Homes gave a presentation and answered questions regarding zero-lot-line homes. Discussion included lot sizes; population density; future TID requirements; rezones; disadvantages and advantages of zero-lot-line homes; and costs of the zero-lot- line homes. 11. PREVIOUS MEETING MINUTES FROM COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES K. July 7, 2025 CLIPP Committee Meeting Minutes L. August 4, 2025 CLIPP Committee Meeting Minutes The board recognized the committee meeting minutes. 12. CONSIDERATION OF ITEMS FOR FUTURE AGENDA No items were considered. 13. ADJOURNMENT Motion by Joling/Myszka to adjourn. Motion carried by voice vote. 6:0. Meeting adjourned at 8:20 p.m. Minutes prepared by Jennifer Poyer. Approved on September 22, 2025 Page 2 of 2