Regular Village Board Meeting

THE ENDEAVOR VILLAGE HALL 400 CHURCH STREET, ENDEAVOR, WI 53930 August 15, 2017 at 6:30pm Call to Order: Meeting was called to order at 6:30 pm by President LaSure.

Roll Call: Trustees K. D’Asto, R. Myers and N. Gray and P. Remm were present. President L. LaSure was present. Clerk L. Myers was present. There were 8 people in the audience.

Approval of Minutes: A MOTION by R. Myers/N. Gray was made and carried to approve the minutes from the Special Hearing on TID on July 11, 2017. A MOTION by K. D’Asto/R. Myers was made and carried to approve the minutes from the regular board meeting on July 11, 2017.

Financials and Contracts: L. Myers stated all bills for July 2017 were standard with the exception of the following: Check 8361 to EMFD for $887.12 was for the 2017 fire dues. Check 8379 to WMCA for $175.00 was for the August clerk’s conference. Check 8382 to Baycom for $584.00 was for the new printer/paper/ink for squad car. Check 8383 to Frank Grossmann for $109.50 was to replace the sensor eye on light at the Veteran’s Memorial park. Check 8384 to Portage Plastics for $50.00 was to refund their deposit fee for renting the park. Check 8387 to Michael Cypert for $271.10 was to reimburse uniform expenses. All other bills for July 2017 were standard. A MOTION by R. Myers/ P. Remm was made and carried to approve the monthly financial report.

Committee Appointments: A MOTION by N. Gray/K. D’Asto was made and carried to approve to appoint R. Myers and P. Remm to the Public Health committee.

Fundraiser at Park on September 15& 16: Cliff Sauer, Ron Sauer and Lisa Kluge were present to inform the board of their intentions of throwing a fundraiser at the park for Kim Baker. There will be mud boggs, softball tournament, concessions, bounce house, silent auction and more. The Fire Dept. is helping out and will be sponsoring the event and insurance coverage will fall under them. A MOTION by N. Gray/R. Myers was made and carried to approve the use of the park for the fundraiser, upon proof of insurance.

Bulk Garbage Pickup August 26 Staffing: L. Myers stated the bulk pickup would be at the village hall on Saturday, august 26 from 10-2. We need someone present to ensure non accepted items do not get dumped. P. Remm will work from 10-12 and L. Radtke will work from 12-2.

Army Tank Upkeep at Veteran’s Memorial Park: N. Gray stated she spoke to a man named Scott from an organization who restores tanks. They are all veteran’s who volunteer their time and only ask for the cost of supplies. He stated that the Village is not in jeopardy of losing the tank like suggested previously, but did agree that the tank needs to be repainted. They will paint the tank for approximately $500.00. N. Gray will ask them to come to the September meeting.

Public Safety: Police Dept: L. Myers reported for the PD. They have worked a total of 105 hours in July and have conducted 23 traffic stops which have resulted in 10 citations. There were 5 complaints handled and 1 arrest made. New office Mike Cypert has been patrolling a lot lately and has been conversing with the teens and kids who are out and about. He has stopped to play basketball with some as well to build public relations. The new squad car is done and looks and drives great.

Fire Dept: Chief Mike Bourdeau was present and stated the new fire truck would be delivered in two weeks. They has sold one of the old engines and will also be selling their old tanker which will be on Wisconsin surplus auction website for two weeks. They will be having and open house in October to show the new truck off. They will also be having their budget meeting tomorrow night. 1. New Fire Dept. Concession Stand at Park: The FD would like to look into building a permanent structure at the park for beer sales during their fundraiser. R. Myers suggested maybe the FD buying a portable pop up tent to use or something else portable since they would only use it generally two days per year, during Broiler fest. M. Bourdeau stated they may be interested in extending shelter #1 out farther instead. 2. Resolution 2017-0815 Addendum B to MABAS Agreement: L. Myers stated she forwarded the MABAS agreement and resolution to the Village attorney to look over. Attorney Jesse Spankowski stated the agreement and resolution looked good and suggested the could go forward with passing it. A MOTION was made by K. D’Asto/R. Myers and carried to approve passing resolution 2017-0815 Addendum B to MABAS Agreement. Public Works Work Orders: K. D’Asto stated that he would like to start implementing daily work orders for the public works position so the board is able to control the budget funds used better and provide accountability. Work orders will be emailed daily to the Village Clerk and Public Works will pick them up each morning. A MOTION by K. D’Asto/R. Myers was made and carried to approve starting to use work orders immediately. The Public Works committee will converse on items needed to be done and all work orders will be sent out by K. D’Asto. Public Welfare: Library Report: Rebecca Pfile and part of the Library Board was present to advise the Village Board of renovations that will be happening in the Library shortly. They will be using the space more wisely by moving all items around. They have received bids and will be starting the work this week. They also asked if the Village Board would accept moving the glass cabinet that stores historical items in the library over to the village hall by the other historical glass cabinet. The Village board agreed that it would be a good idea. Clerk Myers will be finding a spot to move this cabinet to and get it taken care of. Park Committee Report: L. Radtke stated there is a large Elm tree by the skate park that is dead. Steve Biba is willing to cut it down and clean it up for free. Men’s softball league is done for the year. All went well and they left the park clean each day they used it. Next year they may add one more night per week for games. R. Myers stated he would like to think about getting the tennis courts fixed up next year. Beautification Committee: There is a mural by the tennis court that is going to be redone by Jac & Jackie LaTour. Their quote was over $500.00 to fix. The beautification committee will be donating $250.00 to the project.

Public Comments: L. Radtke stated there is a large crack in the blacktop at the Academy Hall building and there is a large hole below it. R. Myers will take a look at it and get it fixed.

Future Agenda Items: Announcements: At 7:37 pm a MOTION by R. Myers/N. Gray was made and carried to approve to adjourn the meeting.

Dated this 29th, August, 2017

Laura Myers, Clerk/Treasurer