Village Board

OFFICIAL MINUTES – MEETING OF May 5, 2025 Village of North Fond du Lac – BOARD OF TRUSTEES Board Present Staff Present Mike Streetar – President Nick Leonard- Administrator John Duffy- Trustee Jake Flaherty-EMS/Fire Chief Chuck Hornung- Trustee Mitch Vis- Director of Public Works Gary Schaub- Trustee Pete Vergos- Police Chief Mike Will-Trustee Heather Wegner-Library Director Josh Weimer-Project Manager Others present: Michael Ackley, Linda Dulmas, Andy Weiglein A. ROLL CALL OF OFFICERS Streetar called the meeting to order at 6:00 PM. Duffy, Hornung, Schaub and Will present. B. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE C. CITIZENS PARTICIPATION D. ANNOUNCEMENTS 1. The Board recognized Mike Budrecki for 25 years of service to the Department of Public Works and thanked him for his service. E. PRESIDENT’S BUSINESS AND STAFF REPORTS 1. Administrator Leonard and present Department Heads gave a summary of the weekly reports along with present County Board members. F. CONSENT AGENDA 1. Approve the minutes of the following Village Board Meeting: 04/21/2025. 2. Approve invoices and authorize checks to be drawn on the respective funds as indicated. Motion to approve by Will, second by Schaub. 5 Ayes. Motion carries. G. ADMINISTRATIVE 1. The Board discussed obligating funds towards the dugout project for the west diamond at Village Park. Mitch Vis presented the information and explained that the Village required engineering plans for the dugout project. Andy Weiglein spoke and said the dugouts will be very expensive and asked the Village to contribute towards the project. Vis recommended using $6,000 of the $20k in the CIP for Village Park Projects towards the dugouts. Trustee Will asked if we could meet in the middle at $4,500. Trustee Hornung asked if we could approve up to $6,000 depending on actual cost of engineering. Administrator Leonard asked that the Board approve up to $6,000 for engineering costs, but the funds would be given after construction starts. Motion by Duffy to approve up to $6,000 towards the dugout plan and design and that the funds will be released after construction starts. Second by Schaub. All ayes. Motion carries. 2. The Board discussed the Lead Service Line replacement plan for the Village. Josh Weimer presented the current funding plan that was awarded to the Village. Josh presented 2 options to the Board. One was to use general fund capital dollars to cover 50% of the private side lead lateral replacement costs and the other was to require the homeowners to pay back that amount over 10 years to the Village. Staff is recommending to cover the 50% with general fund to get the lead services replaced in a timely manner. Duffy asked how the Village can enforce making property owners replace the private services. Leonard explained that the proposed ordinance on tonight’s agenda would allow the Village to shut off resident’s water if they don’t replace their service after several contact attempts. Will said he did not support putting this cost on the tax bills and he thought this was affordable enough at roughly $260/year that homeowners could afford it. Leonard stated that staff was not proposing raising taxes for this, rather using excess fund balance. Will stated that using this money for this project would ultimately raise taxes. Streetar asked Weimer what his  timeline would look like. Weimer wants to get going ASAP to get this project going. Hornung agreed with Will and thought the $20/month cost to a homeowner was affordable. Duffy asked if the residents have been informed of the potential cost. The Village has had contact with many homeowners and that many of them are aware that they will likely have some cost sharing or responsible for all costs. Will asked about the plan for who the funds would be available to. Weimer said this first round of funding would be available to properties that have private side lead service and non-lead public side service. Schaub asked if all residents will have the same costs? Weimer stated that each property has different costs dependent on location and length. Shaub also suggested if we share in the cost, we should create a maximum funding level from the Village. Streetar suggested capping the Village cost share at $1,000. Duffy thought the Village should cost share, but to cap the amount. Leonard suggested that maybe the Village consider funding 50% of the total costs in the future if we do not receive state funding. Will agreed with considering that in the future if we do not receive funding. Motion to require property owners to repay the Village the 50% funding (Option #2), second by Hornung. Roll Call: Duffy-no, Hornung-yes, Streetar- yes, Schaub- yes, Will- yes. Motion carries. 3. The Board discussed the welcome sign designs for the Village. Leonard asked the Board to reconsider the final design and presented a few more options with arch top designs. After discussion, the Board chose option #4 as presented. 4. The Board discussed the bid for Polk Street Storm Improvements. Vis explained that the Village only received 1 bid for the project and Vis related that to the short timeline. Vis explained that the bid amount was significantly higher than the engineer’s estimate and that he recommended not awarding the bid. Vis explained that if it was not awarded, the project would be rebid this winter for construction during the summer of 2026. Motion to not award the bid by Streetar, seconded by Schaub. All ayes. Motion carries. 5. The Board discusses the following Board and Committee assignments: Board of Zoning Appeals Jim Scharf- 3-year term Annual Check Signer Mike Will- 1 year term Board of Review John Duffy- 5-year term Library Board Gary Schaub- 3-year term Robin Barrett-Papp- 3-year term Mike Will- 3-year term (FLD County Rep.) Police and Fire Commission Randy Stutz- 5-year term Tree Board Mitch Vis- 3-year term Peter Fetters- 2-year term Josh Weimer- 1 year term John Redmond- 3-year term John Duffy- 1 year term Motion to approve the appointments by Hornung, second by Will. All ayes. Motion carries. H. ORDINANCES 1. The Board discussed Ordinance 2025-02, an ordinance adopting municipal code 12.24 related to lead service line replacement. Second reading. Motion to approve by Hornung, second by Duffy. Roll call: Duffy-yes, Hornung- yes, Streetar- yes, Schaub- yes, Will- yes. Motion carries. 2. The Board discussed Ordinance 2025-03, an ordinance adopting municipal code 15.01(4)(c) “Use of Intoxicants”. First reading 3. The Board discussed Ordinance 2025-04, an ordinance adopting municipal code 16.09(1)(g)&(h) “Parking Regulations”. First reading I. NEW BUSINESS J. CLOSED SESSION Allowed in the closed session were Michael Ackley-applicant and his mother, Linda Dulmas along with theVillage Board and staff members Police Chief Vergos and Administrator Leonard. 1. Motion to go into closed session at 7:29 pm by Hornung, second by Duffy. Roll call: Duffy- yes, Hornung- yes, Streetar- yes, Schaub- yes, Will- yes. The Board convened in executive session pursuant to Wis. Stats, Section 19.85 (f), considering financial, medical, social, or personal histories or disciplinary data of specific persons, preliminary consideration of specific personnel problems or the investigation of charges against specific persons except where par. (b) applies which, if discussed in public, would be likely to have a substantial adverse effect upon the reputation of any person referred to in such histories or data, or involved in such problems or investigations.: 1. Consideration of an alcohol operator’s license. K. ADJOURNMENT A motion was made by Schaub, second by Will to adjourn at 7:45 pm.- All ayes. Respectfully submitted, ______________________________ __________________________________ Michael Streetar, Village President Nick Leonard, Village Administrator