Village Board

OFFICIAL MINUTES – MEETING OF September 16, 2024 Village of North Fond du Lac – BOARD OF TRUSTEES Board Present Staff Present Mike Streetar – President Nick Leonard- Administrator John Duffy- Trustee Pete Vergos-Police Chief Chuck Hornung- Trustee Jake Flaherty-EMS/Fire Chief Ann Price – Trustee Mitch Vis-Director of Public Works Mike Will-Trustee Conni Killian-Ritchie-Court Administrator Heather Wegner-Library Director Others present: Sadie Howell-Envision Greater Fond du Lac 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. PUBLIC HEARING 1. The Board adjourned to a public hearing @ 6:01 pm for proposed Ordinance-2024-07, an ordinance revising Chapter 21.05(2)(c) Required Open Space. President Streetar called for public comment 3 times, hearing none, the Board adjourned from the public hearing @ 6:02 pm. 2. The Board adjourned to a public hearing @ 6:02 pm for proposed Ordinance-2024-08, an ordinance striking and recreating Chapter 22 of the Village of North Fond du Lac Floodplain Zoning. President Streetar called for public comment 3 times, hearing none, the Board adjourned from the public hearing @ 6:03 pm E. ANNOUNCEMENTS 1. Sadie Howell from Envision Greater Fond du Lac presented an update to the Board on what they have been working on in the Village and an overview of the services they provide throughout the county. F. PRESIDENT’S BUSINESS AND STAFF REPORTS 1. Administrator Leonard and present Department Heads gave a summary of the weekly report along with some updates from County Board members. G. CONSENT AGENDA 1. Approve the minutes of the following Village Board Meeting: 08/19/2024. 2. Approve invoices and authorize checks to be drawn on the respective funds as indicated. 3. Approve the following operator licenses: Angela Schmitz-GPM Southeast-Permanent Richard Thompson- NFDL Youth Sports-Permanent 1510 Witzel Ave Apt. 4 N8490 Van Dyne Rd Oshkosh, WI Fond du Lac, WI Motion to approve by Will, second by Price. 5 ayes. Motion carries. H. ADMINISTRATIVE 1. The Board discussed an application from Charlies Banquet Hall and Pub to temporarily modify the licenses premises for their liquor license. Chief Vergos explained the requirements and recommended approval based on the guidelines proposed by the Police Department. Motion to approve by Hornung, second by Duffy. 5 ayes. Motion carries. 2. The Board discussed the use of State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF). Director of Public Works, Mitch Vis presented the Board with a recommendation to install an all-way stop at the intersection of Prospect Avenue and McKinley Street. Vis explained it would be a quicker fix to a  possible larger long-term solution. Vis also explained that it would require a small contract to have the design taken care of. President Streetar liked the proposal and appreciated the quicker fix to the problem. Hornung asked about if a stop sign on the edge would be enough for both lanes. Will also asked about Sunset Circle and location of the stop bar. Motion by Streetar to approve moving forward with the design, second by Price. 5 ayes. Motion carries The Board also discussed the Village entrance and park signs. The Board agreed on the park signs and would like a couple more options for the entrance signs and staff will provide those. The Board decided to place plaques on the pillars instead of on the sign. It was also decided to not include the address on the sign. Price asked Leonard where the security camera project was at. Leonard said he continues to work on it as time permits and that he is looking into a new cloud-based system currently. The goal is to have it under contract by the end of the year. 3. The Board and Staff discussed the health insurance proposals for 2024-2025. Administrator Leonard presented and explained the alternatives that they looked at and considered. Leonard recommended staying with UHC as their proposal was the same as last year with a 1% reduction due to also bundling long and short-term disability insurance. Motion to approve UHC health plan by Duffy, second by Hornung. 5 ayes. Motion carries. 4. The Board discussed the dental insurance plan for 2024-2024. Leonard presented the plan with no increase or changes from last year. Motion to approve Delta Dental plan by Price, second by Duffy. All ayes. Motion carries. 5. The Board discussed the vision insurance plan for 2024-2025. Leonard presented the plan with no increase or changes from last year and mentioned that this was currently under contract until 2027. 6. The Board discussed the employee contribution rates for insurance for 2024. Leonard proposed keeping everything the same as last year Motion to approve the same as last year by Hornung, second by Price. All ayes. Motion carries. 7. The Board discussed the Lakeside Municipal Court budget. This budget was very similar to last year just some increases for wage steps. The Board then discussed the Library budget. Leonard explained that the fund balance would likely be used up in 2025 and that the Board would need to address the shortage of approximately $20K for the 2026 budget. The property tax revenue was increased by about $12K to accommodate approved wage increases and an additional 3%. Wegner presented the budget and had a very slight increase in dues and subscriptions. Price asked for the checking account to be removed from the fund balance and not spend it down for the budget deficit. The Board then discussed the EMS budget proposal that included 2 additional full-time staff. Will said he could support 1 additional at this time. 8. The Board discussed the 5-year Capital improvement plan. Leonard explained that currently, the 2- year CIP (2025-2026) is about $400K over the goal for the 2-year borrow amount of $1.6M. Leonard also mentioned the Village does have a $1M capital fund balance. The Board reviewed the projects in the CIP and will continue to discuss them at future meetings. Flaherty discussed the proposed fire engine in 2029 and explained that these trucks will take 4-5 years to build once they are ordered. The current bids are near $1.2M. Price asked about more quotes from different companies. Flaherty explained that service of the engine becomes an issue as the other companies are much further away for service. Duffy added that Pierce is preferred because they are so close for service, and also mentioned that the price will continue to go up. 9. The Board discussed the Booster Pump Station Transmission Main Loop project bid.  Motion to award the bid to David Tenor Corporation in the amount of $184,990 by Will, second by Price. All ayes. Motion carries. I. ORDINANCES 1. The Board discussed Ordinance-2024-07, an ordinance revising 21.05(2)(c), required open space. Second Reading. Motion to approve Ordinance-2024-07 by Hornung, second by Duffy. Roll Call: Duffy- yes, Hornung-yes, Streetar-yes, Price-yes, Will-yes. Motion carries. 2. The Board discussed Ordinance-2024-08, an ordinance striking and recreating Chapter 22 of the Village of North Fond du Lac Floodplain Zoning. First Reading. J. UNFINISHED BUSINESS K. NEW BUSINESS L. CLOSED SESSION 1. Motion to go into closed session at 8:55 PM by Price, second by Hornung. Roll call: Duffy- yes, Hornung- yes, Streetar- yes, Price- yes, Will- yes. The Board convened in executive session pursuant to Wis. Stats, Section 19.85 (e), deliberating or negotiating the purchasing of public properties, the investing of public funds, or conducting other specified public business, whenever competitive or bargaining reasons require a closed session: 1. Consideration and initial discussions of potential development. After deliberating in closed session, the Board may move to reconvene in open session to take formal action on the preceding subject of closed session, if appropriate; or to conduct discussion or give consideration where the subject is not appropriate for closed session consideration. The Board may adjourn in closed session. L. ADJOURNMENT A motion was made by Duffy with a second by Will to adjourn at 9:35 P.M.- 5 ayes. Respectfully submitted, ______________________________ __________________________________ Michael Streetar, Village President Nick Leonard, Village Administrator