Village Board

OFFICIAL MINUTES – MEETING OF November 06, 2023 Village of North Fond du Lac – BOARD OF TRUSTEES Board Present Staff Present Mike Streetar – President Nick Leonard- Administrator John Duffy- Trustee Darren Pautsch-Police Chief Chuck Hornung- Trustee Jake Flaherty-Fire/EMS Chief Ann Price – Trustee Mitch Vis- Dir. of Public Works Mike Will-Trustee Kris Ruch-Deputy Treasurer Pete Vergos- Police Lieutenant Others present: Debbie Gorski, Jenny Pautsch, Caitlyn Pautsch A. ROLL CALL OF OFFICERS Streetar called the meeting to order at 6:00 PM. Duffy, Hornung, Streetar, Price and Will present. B. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE C. CITIZENS PARTICIPATION D. ANNOUNCEMENTS 1. The Board recognized Chief Darren Pautsch for his 30 years of service to the Village. Lt. Pete Vergos shared some thoughts from the Police Department and thanked Darren for his leadership. Chief Pautsch thanked the staff, residents and his family for all of their patience throughout the years. Chief Pautsch also announced that he will be retiring as of January 2, 2024. E. PRESIDENT’S BUSINESS AND STAFF REPORTS 1. Administrator Leonard and present Department Heads gave a summary of the weekly report. F. CONSENT AGENDA 1. Approve the minutes of the following Village Board Meeting: 10/16/2023. 2. Approve invoices and authorize checks to be drawn on the respective funds as indicated. Motion to approve by Will, second by Price. Will asked about an invoice for body work to a van. Vis explained the van was in an accident and will be covered by insurance. Price asked for an update on the Flock cameras. Pautsch said the 3 Flock cameras should be installed shortly. All ayes. Motion carries. G. ADMINISTRATIVE 1. Leonard and Vis gave a summary of the proposals received for the Prospect Avenue Traffic Study. Vis recommends entering into a contract with MSA for the study. Motion to approve the contract with MSA by Hornung, second by Duffy. Hornung asked if public involvement was to be part of the study. Leonard stated that the study will come up with some alternatives for improvements and at that point the public would need to be involved depending on the direction. Will asked Vis to mention the timeline for this study. Vis explained the study would get started pretty soon and would be completed by the end of February. Will asked if we had reached out to the City of Fond du Lac and the Town of Fond du Lac about participating. Leonard mentioned he had. All ayes. Motion carries 2. The Board had a brief discussion on the State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF). Chief Pautsch gave the Board an update on the FLOCK cameras and mentioned there were 3 ordered that will be installed shortly. The cost for the 3 cameras will be $9,000 annually. Price asked for an update on the Village Park Playground expenses. Leonard stated that it would be very close to the budgeted $35k. Will asked Leonard to put $65k back in the list as a placeholder for Village Park improvements pending the park study. 3. The Board discussed and was presented with the 2024 General Fund budget. Leonard gave a summary of the budget and process and presented a balanced budget that provided a 3% decrease to  the local tax rate. This budget will go to the November 20th meeting for public hearing and adoption. Streetar thanked staff for all the hard work on the budget. 4. The Board discussed the 2024-2028 Capital Improvement Plan. Leonard gave an update on the CIP and mentioned the Ambulance was ordered and the final amount placed in the CIP is $300K. Leonard also mentioned that the entire McKinley St. Bridge project would be removed from the borrowed amount and will be paid for with some capital reserves. Also there were a few projects that were carried over from previous borrows. The final borrow amount for the General Fund will be $1,307,066. H. RESOLUTIONS 1. The Board discussed Resolution- Resolution-15-2023 a resolution authorizing the designation of American Rescue Plan Act Funds of up to $30,000 to complete the Prospect Avenue Traffic Study. Motion to approve by Price, second by Will. 5 ayes. Motion carries. 2. The board discussed Resolution-16-2023 a resolution authorizing the borrowing of not to exceed $1,745,000; and providing the issuance and sale of general obligation promissory notes therefor. Motion to approve by Duffy, second by Hornung. Roll Call: Duffy-yes, Hornung- yes, Streetar- yes, Price-yes, Will- yes. 5 ayes. Motion carries. I. UNFINISHED BUSINESS J. NEW BUSINESS 1. Hornung mentioned that the Optimist Club Pancake Day was this coming Saturday. L. ADJOURNMENT A motion was made by Price with a second by Hornung to adjourn at 6:50 P.M.- 5 ayes. Respectfully submitted, ______________________________ __________________________________ Michael Streetar, Village President Nick Leonard, Village Administrator