Stay the course – that is what the Town of Washington Board decided to do during their regular bi-monthly meeting on Thursday, July 3.
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A quorum being present Chrm. Hanson called to order the bimonthly Town Board meeting of the Washington Town Board at 7:00 p.m., on Thursday, June 5, 2008, at the Town Municipal Building, 5750 Old Town Hall Road.
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The Town of Washington is contemplating change and will begin to hold special meetings each month to discuss the town’s future.
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MINUTES OF THE TOWN OF WASHINGTON BIMONTHLY TOWN BOARD MEETING, May 15, 2008
A quorum being present Chrm. Hanson called to order the bimonthly Town Board meeting of the Washington Town Board at 7:00 p.m., on Thursday, May 15, 2008, at the Town Municipal Building, 5750 Old Town Hall Road.
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At the Town of Washington board meeting on Thursday, June 5, the board began the process of creating a town website. Following a review of price quotes from three website providers – Sturgeon Bay-based Town Web Design, St. Paul-based GOV Office Web Solution, and Eau Claire-based SitePro – for first-year set-up, design, and future maintenance and service agreements of a new town website, the board unanimously agreed to award Town Web Design a contract in the amount of $1,200.
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>NOTES OF THE TOWN OF WASHINGTON BIMONTHLY TOWN BOARD MEETING: May 1, 2008
A quorum being present Chrm. Hanson called to order the bimonthly Town Board meeting of the Washington Town Board at 7:00 p.m., on Thursday, May 1, 2008, at the Town Municipal Building, 5750 Old Town Hall Road.
Members Present: Thomas Hanson, Donald Perry, Michael Stacy, and Karen Tomesh
Staff Present: Kimberley Bunderson, Janelle Henning, and Micheal Peterson
Members/Staff Absent: George Losby
Minutes: Supv. Tomesh moved TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE APRIL 17, 2008 BIMONTHLY TOWN BOARD MEETING. The motion was seconded by Supv. Stacy. Aye 4, Nay 0
Harvey Hite: Explained to the Board that he was unable to attend the rezoning hearing for his property and that a portion of information presented in the Eau Claire County Staff Recommendation report was in error as it pertains to soils.
Public Hearing:
Dan Green: Chrm. Hanson opened the public hearing for a rezoning request by Dan Green for a planned unit development to include two commercial buildings on one lot. The property is located at 6000 Arndt Lane which is between State Road 93 and Arndt Lane, about 200 feet south of Greenway Street.
Admr. Peterson reviewed the Eau Claire County Planning and Development Staff’s recommendations which were to approve the request for the reason that the proposed planned unit development (PUD) is consistent with the requirements and the purpose of the zoning ordinance. The PUD meets the standards for conditional use permits.
No one spoke in opposition.
Supv. Perry moved TO APPROVE THE REQUEST OF DAN GREEN FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT TO INCLUDE TWO COMMERICAIL BUILDINGS ON ONE LOT. The motion was seconded by Supv. Tomesh. Aye 4, Nay 0
Allen Briggs: Chrm. Hanson opened the public hearing requested by Allen Briggs for an amendment to a conditional use permit (CUP1999-60) for a planned commercial development to add a hair salon in the existing building. The property is located at 3350 Horlacher Lane which is on the northeast side, about ¼ mile south of the intersection of Horlacher Lane and Hamilton Avenue, next to the Lowes Creek Little League Field.
Admr. Peterson reviewed the Eau Claire County Planning and Development Staff’s recommendations which were to approve the request for the reason that the proposed planned commercial development meets the standards for conditional use permits and is consistent with the zoning ordinance.
Allen Briggs Con’t: No one spoke in opposition.
Supv. Tomesh moved TO APPROVE THE REQUEST OF ALLEN BRIGGS FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR A PLANNED COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT TO ADD A HAIR SALON IN THE EXISTING BUILDING. The motion was seconded by Supv. Stacy. Aye 4, Nay 0
Clerk/Treasurer’s Clerk/Treasurer Henning reported the open book has been scheduled for
Report: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. The Board of Review has been scheduled for Tuesday, June 3, 2008 from 4 p.m. until 6 p.m.
There are three pending annexations to the City of Altoona that have been brought forth since the annexation of Curt Manufacturing and JD Manufacturing. Additionally, there is another annexation pending with the City of Eau Claire in relation to former Unity Health Club.
Checks: Supv. Perry moved TO APPROVE CHECKS #18054 THROUGH #18070 TOTALING $11,343.35. The motion was seconded by Supv. Tomesh. Aye 4, Nay 0
Licenses: None.
Black Top Bids: Admr. Peterson presented a report by Fleming, Andre & Associates, Inc. of the blacktop bids received. Allied Blacktop Corporation was the lowest.
Supv. Stacy moved TO APPROVE THE LOWEST BLACK TOP BID OF $290,231.58 BY ALLIED BLACKTOP CORPORATION. The motion was seconded by Supv. Perry. Aye 4, Nay 0
Bike Trail Snow Supv. Tomesh moved TO APPROVE SNOW REMOVAL OF BIKE TRAIL
Removal: FROM FRIEDECK ROAD TO THE PLEASANT VALLEY/TOWN OF WASHINGTON BORDER. The motion was seconded by Supv. Stacy. Aye 3, Nay 1
Administrator’s The Crew is done with the sweeping in the urban areas which has gone well
Report: with the new sweeper. Currently, the Crew is working on the road area with the sweep away broom.
Three parking tickets have been issued. The Town responded to one accident.
A new speed sign of 25 mph has been placed on Joanne Lane. Plus, a replacement sign was installed on Andrew Drive.
Old Town Hall Road will be closed during construction of the round-of-about on HWY 53. There will be a lane open at all times for emergency vehicles only.
Clerk/Treasurer Supv. Tomesh presented the proposed job description for the Clerk/Treasurer’s
Job Description: position that was developed by Supv. Tomesh and Supv. Stacy as requested by the Board. Supv. Tomesh explained that the job description includes the State Statutory requirements and highlighted changes resulting from making the position appointed. The proposed job description specified the Clerk/Treasurer reports to the Administrator and designated a three year appointment term. The reporting structure and the appointment term were discussed at length.
Chrm. Hanson moved TO HAVE THE CLERK/TREASURER AND THE ADMINISTRATOR REPORT TO THE TOWN BOARD. Supv. Perry seconded the motion. After further discussion, Supv. Stacy moved the previous question and the Board agreed. The motion was denied. Aye 1, Nay 3
Supv. Tomesh moved TO APPROVE THE CLERK/TREASURER JOB DESCRIPTION AS PRESENTED WITH THE CLERK/TREASURER REPORTING TO THE TOWN ADMINISTRATOR. The motion was seconded by Supv. Stacy. Aye 4, Nay 0
Supv. Tomesh also distributed, as information, the proposed salary and benefit package for the Clerk/Treasurer position. She requested that Board review the information and it be placed on the next meeting’s agenda.
Employee Vacation Supv. Tomesh stated that this was currently a work in progress and requested
Time: postponing discussion until the review of the Employee Handbook which is scheduled to take place in July.
Chairman’s Report: None.
Supervisor’s Report: None.
Citizen’s Input: None.
Future Zoning None.
Requests:
Items for Next Clerk/Treasurer Position Salary and Benefit Proposal
Meeting’s Agenda:
Adjournment: Supv. Perry moved TO ADJOURN. The motion was seconded by
Supv. Tomesh. The meeting adjourned at 8:50 p.m. Aye 4, Nay 0
THE BOARD’S NEXT MEETING WILL BE THURSDAY, MAY 16, 2008, AT THE TOWN MUNICIPAL BUILDING, 5750 OLD TOWN HALL ROAD.
Kimberley Bunderson
Administrative Assistant
Attendance: Mr. & Mrs. Allen Briggs, Dan Green, Harvey Hite, and Marlys Hite.
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During the Town of Washington board meeting on Thursday, May 1, the board unanimously approved a bid from Eau Claire’s Allied Blacktop in the amount of $290,231.58 to resurface and seal 5.5 miles of town roads.
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A quorum being present Chrm. Hanson called to order the bimonthly Town Board meeting of the Washington Town Board at 7:00 p.m., on Thursday, April 3, 2008, at the Town Municipal Building, 5750 Old Town Hall Road.
Members Present: Thomas Hanson, George Losby, Donald Perry, and Karen Tomesh
Staff Present: Kimberley Bunderson, Janelle Henning, and Micheal Peterson
Members/Staff Absent: Michael Stacy
Minutes: Supv. Tomesh moved TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE
MARCH 20, 2008 BIMONTHLY TOWN BOARD MEETING. The motion was seconded by Supv. Perry. Aye 4, Nay 0
Public Hearing Chrm. Hanson opened the public hearing for rezoning requested by Hite Trust: Trust from the A1 (Exclusive Agricultural District) District to the A2 (Agriculture-Residential District) District. The property is located on the north side of County Road I/Otter Creek Road, immediately northeast of the intersection of County Road I/Otter Creek Road and County Road IJ, 20.06 acres.
Jon Tulman, Eau Claire County Planning and Development, reviewed County Staff recommendations which were to deny the request for the reason that rezoning to the A2 would not be consistent with the purposes of the zoning ordinance. The Staff believes that conflicts could arise between agricultural areas and future home owners.
Mark Erickson, from Short Elliot Hendrickson Inc., spoke for Hite Trust and asked for the Board to table the item since no one from the Hite family was present at the meeting. In addition, he was unaware of the information the County had presented.
Seven area residents spoke in opposition. They thought the land needed to be preserved as agricultural use to benefit the local farmers. Also, they stated they had moved to the country to not have close neighbors. They feared that many houses would be built if the property was rezoned.
Supv. Perry moved TO DENY THE REZONING REQUEST BY HITE TRUST FROM THE A1 DISTRICT INTO THE A2 DISTRICT. The motion was seconded by Supv. Tomesh. Aye 4, Nay 0
Eagles View Admr. Peterson presented to the Board his recommendation which was to Estates Preliminary deny the proposed preliminary plat. He stated his opinion, which has Plat Review: been the same for years, that all the plots should be consistent with the Joanne Lane development by facing north/south and that there needs to be a road connecting County KB and East Shore Drive.
Eagle View Bob Janke, realtor, spoke on behalf of the Hellmans. He indicated he wanted to keep the value of the expensive home in tact by keeping the large lot size surrounding the house. He also pointed out that adding a
connecting road would be expensive to the owners and the road would run right through their existing barn.
Four residents spoke in opposition due to the increase of traffic that would be on Joanne Lane if more houses were built on East Shore Drive without a connecting road. Joanne Lane has an enormous amount of daily traffic on it. They were concerned with the road’s safety with the new Altoona Bike Trail being added to Joanne Lane.
Supv. Losby moved TO APPROVE THE EAGLES VIEW ESTATES PRELIMINARY PLAT. The motion was seconded by Supv. Perry. The motion did not carry and was denied. Aye 1, Nay 3
Clerk/Treasurer’s Clerk/Treasurer Henning spoke of the April 1, 2008 election. There were 15 poll workers. 981 ballots were cast.
The amended budget was handed out for the Board’s review.
Clerk/Treasurer Henning reminded the Board that April 17, 2008 is the Town’s Annual Meeting.
Checks: Supv. Losby moved TO APPROVE CHECKS #17941 THROUGH #18018 TOTALING $275,942.21. The motion was seconded by Supv. Perry. Aye 4, Nay 0
Licenses: No licenses requested.
Adoption of the Chrm. Hanson moved TO ADOPT THE ANNUAL MS4 REPORT. The
Annual MS4 Report: motion was seconded by Supv. Perry. Aye 4, Nay 0
The road crew did go out plowing again. Admr. Peterson felt on election day when schools were cancelled it was necessary for them to go out and clean up areas, even though the snow had melted fast.
The road crew has been out sweeping for the past two weeks in the urban areas. The Town agreed to do more sweeping for compliance with their MS4 Report requirements.
Chairman’s Report: Chrm. Hanson inquired about the Town’s street light policy from
Admr. Peterson.
Supervisor’s Report: The Planning Commission’s next meeting is Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at 7:00 p.m.
Citizen’s Input: None.
Future Zoning Admr. Peterson asked the Board to come into the office and look at Eau
Requests: Claire County’s proposed zoning code amendments.
Items for Next Annual Meeting, Bike Trail Plowing, Web Page, Annual Calendar Meeting’s Agenda: of Events.
Adjournment: Supv. Perry moved TO ADJOURN. The motion was seconded by Supv. Tomesh. The meeting adjourned at 8:45 p.m. Aye 4, Nay 0
THE BOARD’S NEXT MEETING WILL BE THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 2008, AT THE TOWN MUNICIPAL BUILDING,
5750 OLD TOWN HALL ROAD.
Attendance: Roy Anderson, Ed & Ginny Bartch, Bruce Burandt, Dale Cornell, Tom Duerst, Mark Erickson, Mark Gilbertson, Bob Janke, Tyson Lang, Noel & Shirley Larson, Brian Nodolf, Randy Olson, Todd Olson, Rita Raihle, Harold & Nancy Rosentrater, Mike Sokup, Jon Tulman, Darold & Laurie Zich
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Following a decision made at the annual Town of Washington Board meeting on Thursday, April 17, the Town of Washington clerk/treasurer position will move from an elected position to an appointed one by April 2009.
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