Minutes of Regular Board Meeting

MINUTES OF REGULAR BOARD MEETING VILLAGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IN THE VILLAGE OFFICE March 14, 2016

The regular meeting of the Village Board, of the Village of Strum, Wisconsin, Trempealeau Coun ty, was held in the Village office on Monday, March 14, 2016.

Meeting called to order: The meeting was called to order by the Village President, Dean Boehne at 6:33 p.m. Village Clerk, Michelle Loken, took the minutes of the meeting. The following board members were present: Gerritts, Nelson, Bjerke and Taylor. Thompson and Booth were absent.

Open Meeting Law Requirements Have Been Complied With: President Boehne announced the open meetings law requirements have been met for the meeting.

Approval of minutes: A motion was made by Gerritts and seconded by Bjerke to approve the minutes from the regular Village Board Meeting held on February 8, 2016, as printed. Motion carried.

Appearances by Citizens and Others: A. Bullfrogs (Scott Sorenson): Did not appear. B. North American Fly: On behalf of Leland Christianson, his employee, Allison, appeared on his behalf. Allison expressed that NAF was interested in getting a deduct meter installed for the sewer portion of the bill. NAF has been hauling out the sewer due to the chemicals in the water. There is very little that is being put down the sewer and they would like to have the billing adjusted. They will have a plumber come in and meet with Brad to get the meter set up.

Reports from Officers: A. Police Chief: Chief Marsolek would like to thank the Village Board and employees for donations to the Polar Plunge. He raised approximately $1500.00.

B. Zoning Commissioner: Nothing to report.

C. Clerk: a. Class B Beer & Class C Wine License: Cardinal Café, LLC - A motion was made by Nelson and seconded by Taylor to approve the Liquor License. Motion carried.

Reports from Committees: A. Personnel: a. The Personnel Committee met with employees on the updated handbook and a few changes were made. The changes will be sent to Michelle for revision. All of the full-time village employees attended the meeting. B. Finance: a. Brad Windjue was in attendance representing the Strum Community Foundation. They would like to proceed with the lease that was given to them regarding the baseball field and property by the Viking. The lease will be a 10 year lease with an automatic renewal. The electric bills will be worked out between the Viking and the Strum Community Foundation. C. Public Works: a. There was a meeting on February 18th, regarding the approval of an outdoor wood burner on Balsam Street. It was the committee’s recommendation to deny the request to allow the property owner to install an outdoor wood burner. This was due to the fact that other property owners may want a variance as well. b. Taylor will be ordering the bleachers for Spangberg Field so that they will be delivered by the end of March. Taylor will order two 21 foot, five row bleachers for a total of $8197.00. Doug Tollefson will get there by the end of March to lay the gravel for the bleachers to be set on.

D. Public Safety: Nothing to report.

E. Public Welfare: Nothing to report.

F. Solid Waste Management: Nothing to report.

G. Library Board Report: Nothing to report.

H. Joint Sewage Commission: Nothing to report.

I. Miscellaneous: a. There have been some questions about having Tri-City Sanitation selling garbage bags and providing curbside pickup in the village. At this point, there is nothing that the village can do to stop them from proceeding with this. b. President Boehne brought up the class that the LWMMI will be having in May for board members. This will be addressed after the election to make sure new board members are informed about this. c. President Boehne was contacted by a realtor regarding property on the West side of Strum that is for sale. At this time, the board was not interested in pursuing this land.

Approval of Vouchers and Journal Entries: A motion was made by Nelson and seconded by Gerritts to pay the following bills and approve all journal entries. Check #’s 37314 thru 37379. Motion carried.

Adjournment: A motion was made by Bjerke and seconded by Taylor to adjourn at 8:13 p.m. Motion carried.

______Dean Boehne, Village President ______Michelle Loken, Village Clerk/Treasurer