Village Board

OFFICIAL MINUTES – MEETING OF November 4, 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 Kris Ruch- Treasurer Others present: 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 Trustee Hornung announced that Optimist Pancake Day will be this Saturday from 7 am to 1 pm. Hornung also mentioned that tomorrow is election day and encouraged everyone to get out and vote. E. PRESIDENT’S BUSINESS AND STAFF REPORTS 1. Administrator Leonard and present Department Heads gave a summary of the weekly reports along with some updates from County Board members. F. CONSENT AGENDA 1. Approve the minutes of the following Village Board Meeting: 10/21/2024. 2. Approve invoices and authorize checks to be drawn on the respective funds as indicated. 3. Approve the following operator licenses: Damian Bath-Permanent-Charlies Banquet Hall Lisa Stageman-Permanent-Last Shot 1207 Wisconsin Ave N8607 Lakeshore Dr. North Fond du Lac, WI Fond du Lac, WI Motion to approve by Will, second by Price. 5 ayes. Motion carries. G. ADMINISTRATIVE 1. The Board discussed the use of State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF). Leonard gave an update and mentioned that the majority of the funds has been allocated and that the Village is in a good position to contract all funds by the end of the year. Trustee Will commented that he thought the list of projects completed was a good use of the funds. 2. The Board discussed and reviewed 2025 General Operating, Debt Service Fund, Capital Projects Fund, Spillman Library, Outdoor Rec., EMS Fund, and Tax Increment District #2 Budgets, and setting the Tax Levy for the Fiscal Year 2025. Leonard presented the TIF #2 Budget updates including the budget for 718 Wisconsin totaling around $7,500. Leonard stated that after some minor tweaks, the presented publication and summary were the final proposal that was published for the public hearing. Trustee Will presented the Board with some information related to the increases in revenue over the past few years and just wanted the Board to be aware of the large increase in revenue the Village has seen due to TIF #1 being closed and also shared revenue along with increases in assessed value. Will questioned the need for the 3% tax rate increase with all the additional revenue over the past few years. President Streetar asked Leonard to continue to provide the proposed budget with the proposed increase and 0% in future years. Leonard also pointed out that along with the large revenue increases we have had large increases in expenses over the last few  years. Hornung pointed out that part of the reason for the increase is to help prepare for future budgets and expected increased expenses. Streetar again thanked staff for all of their hard work on the budgets. Leonard stated that this is generally the final discussion on the budget before the public hearing on November 18. 3. 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 some grant opportunities for some of the projects and that we will continue to focus on borrowing $1.6M for the two years and use Capital fund balance for the remainder. Will asked about the timeline for Minnesota Avenue. Leonard said the contract will be bid in December of 2025 and the construction will take place from April to July of 2026. 4. The Board discussed the following board appointment. Library Board (through 2026) – Cheri Hansen Motion by Price to approve, second by Duffy. 5 ayes. Motion approved. Streetar thanked Becky Krapfl for her time on the Library Board and welcomed Cher Hansen to the board. H. RESOLUTIONS 1. The Board discussed Resolution-14-2024 a resolution authorizing the designation of American Rescue Plan Act Funds of up to $65,000 to complete the IT upgrades. Motion to approve by Hornung, second by Duffy. 5 ayes. Motion approved. 2. The Board discussed Resolution-15-2024 a resolution authorizing the designation of American Rescue Plan Act Funds of up to $5,000 to purchase holiday decorations. Motion to approve by Duffy, second by Will. 5 ayes. Motion approved. 3. The Board discussed Resolution-16-2024 a resolution authorizing the designation of American Rescue Plan Act Funds of up to $42,675 to contract engineering services for Prospect Avenue modifications. Motion to approve by Price, second by Duffy. 5 ayes. Motion approved. I. UNFINISHED BUSINESS Trustee Duffy asked if Leonard had made any progress on the train whistles. Leonard said they are working on it and will continue to do so. J. NEW BUSINESS Streetar encouraged everyone to get out and vote tomorrow. L. ADJOURNMENT A motion was made by Price with a second by Hornung to adjourn at 6:41 P.M.- 5 ayes. Respectfully submitted, ______________________________ __________________________________ Michael Streetar, Village President Nick Leonard, Village Administrator