Village Board

Village of Waterford Village Board Official Minutes February 10th, 2020 Meeting was called to order by President Don Houston at 6:30 pm Trustees Present: Brent Hess, Troy McReynolds, Don Houston, Tamara Pollnow, Pat Goldammer, Robert Nash, Andrew Ewert Also present: Zeke Jackson, Colleen Schauer, Jim Bergles, Asst Chief Tom Nehring, Heather Kinkade Minutes: Motion by Nash to approve the 1.13.20 & 1.21.20 VB Minutes. Second by Pollnow. Corrections to line 26-27 on the 1.21.20 minutes by Goldammer. All aye. Motion carried. Reports: DPW: Bergles gave an updated directors report on the Public Works Department. Administrator: Jackson spoke to the S&P Ratings report for the Village of Waterford. The Village received an overall AA- credit rating. Jackson also addressed the board regarding the citizen driven effort for “HGTV Takes Over Waterford”. Jackson also spoke to a letter of support correcting language in State Statute 66.0615/2019 WIS ACT 10. Board directed to send letter. Committees: Health: Pollnow spoke to the updates in the Central Racine County Board of Health. New Business: EMS: Nehring spoke to the recent EMS rate study. Motion by Goldammer to accept the recommended rates of LifeQuest Services with the exception of Chief Mueller’s recommendation to not charge for BLS calls where no service is provided. Second by Ewert. Roll call vote: Ewert – aye, Hess - aye, McReynolds – aye, Houston – nay, Pollnow - aye, Goldammer – aye; Nash – nay. Motion carried. Events: Motion by Pollnow to approve the Special Event Permits for St Thomas Aquinas Country Fair (6/4/20-6/7/20) and Freedom Celebration (7/11). Second by McReynolds. All aye. Motion carried. Licenses: Motion Pollnow by to approve the 1-year Operator License for James Wilks and the 2- year Operator Licenses for Cynthia Kritner, James Wengel and Lynn Zivkovich. Second by Goldammer. All aye. Motion carried. Bylaws: Support was shared for the creation of Board of Trustee By-Laws with further discussion to be held after feedback and review by board members. Fire Station 1: McReynolds recused himself from any vote regarding the future of Fire Station #1. Discussion was had on the difference between leasing and selling the building. Motion by Houston to table. Second by Hess. All aye. Motion carried. Motion by Pollnow to move business item #8 up on the agenda. Second by Nash. All aye. Motion carried. Beer Garden: Motion by Pollnow to direct Jackson to bring back ideas for the proposed Beer Garden in the old 10 Club Park. Second by Nash. All aye. Motion carried. Condos: Motion by Nash to accept the recommendation of the Plan Commission and approve a development agreement and plans for the 7 Waters Condo Project, subject to final engineering, legal and staff review. Second by McReynolds. All aye. Motion carried. Fire Station 2: Motion by McReynolds to table approval of a draft contract for architectural services with Pure Architecture for an addition to Fire Station 2 until review by Village attorney. Second by Goldammer. All aye. Motion carried. Fire Station 1: Motion by Houston to send out a RFP for proposals for a brewpub with a minimum 5 barrel in house brewing system at Fire Station #1 and must have documents proving financial competency, plans for the site, a business plan, a vision board (showing the look feel and mood through pictographic representation of the facility), an offer to purchase/lease agreement along with a nonrefundable $15,000 opportunity fee at time of submittal. The board will evaluate proposals and will select relevant firms to interview. Applicants not selected to move forward as the final candidate will have their $15,000 opportunity fee returned. The final candidate upon selection by the Village Board will enter into a binding offer to purchase/binding lease, a mutually acceptable development agreement, and upon the issuance of an occupancy permit by the Village and verification of fulfillment of all terms of the lease/development agreement shall be granted a TID #4 incentive of $15,000. Second by Pollnow. All aye. Motion carried. McReynolds motioned to convene into closed session, second by Pollnow. Roll call vote: Ewert – absent, Hess - aye, McReynolds – aye, Houston – aye, Pollnow - aye, Goldammer – aye; Nash – absent. Motion carried. Closed session convened at 8:52 pm Motion by Nash to reconvene into open session at 10:45pm. Second by Goldammer. All aye. Motion carried. Motion by Ewert to adjourn at 10:46 pm. Second by Pollnow. All aye. Motion carried. Submitted by, Colleen Schauer PIO