Livingston 

VILLAGE OF LIVINGSTON

REGULAR BOARD MEETING

MONDAY, OCTOBER 3rd, 2011

Meeting called to order at 7:10 PM.

Those in attendance: Brown Yes, Haas No, Gluege Yes, Richards No, France Yes, Loeffelholz Yes and Warne No. Also present were Gary Stuckey, Betty Schambow, and Ric Riniker. Also in attendance was Pastor Greg Marsh

Trustee France verified the agenda was posted at the Village Post Office, Village Message Board and Village Office on 09/30/11.

Motion was made by Loeffelholz to approve minutes from September. France seconded motion. All I. Motion carried. Motion was made by Brown to approve treasurer report. Seconded by France. All I. Motion carried.

Christina Christianson was sworn in as the new Village of Livingston Clerk/Treasurer.

Discussion was had and it was determined that Christina will send out meeting agenda, minutes, etc to the board members the Friday before the next meeting so members have time to look things over. Christina will also email the minutes to Deb France so she may post them on the Village of Livingston Website. Christina will let Grant County Clerk know that she is the new Clerk/Treasurer. Christina has already informed Iowa County Clerk of her position.

Motion made by France to have Kimberly Loeffelholz added to the signature card at Livingston State Bank, and that any of the 4 signers (Brown, Gluege, Christianson and/or Loeffelholz ) can sign checks on the accounts. Seconded by Gluege. All in I. Motion carried.

Ric Riniker

Ric reported that he has been busy with calls regarding questions on building projects. Ric inquired who he needed to charge money to for the building permits for the Fire Department Addition. Tom stated he was sure that the contractor needs to pay the permits and not the Fire Department. Tom instructed Ric to call Delta 3 to find out.

Ric also stated that he would like to meet with the Wage and personal committee regarding his wage. France stated that they could meet on October 11th, 2011. With Haas and Warne not present, Christina will make calls to see if that would work for all involved and let Ric know. Brown also informed Ric that he needs more formalized billing to show detail for what is done as the auditors have been getting more detailed and making sure it gets recorded properly.

Police Report

Not present

Tree Committee

Not present

Library Report

Betty wanted to thank the board for meeting their needs and maintain the current levels even though times are tough. October 5th, 2011 is the date that Toddler Time will be starting. It will run from 10am until 10:45 am and go until November 30th, 2011. Betty ordered a new colored rug for the toddler area and Tom Brown expressed his concern with the cleaning of the carpets and that it needs to get done very soon. Betty has been working on getting her hours in for continuing education with technology. October 11th, 2011 at 2pm is the next library board meeting. Linda Erickson, who is the new Superintendent at Iowa-Grant Schools, would like to replace Shirley Buss on the board. Betty needs a sent letter to the Grant and Iowa County Clerks requesting exemption from the tax levy. Christina will go ahead and find the information and send the letter.

Citizens Concerns

One complaint was discussed regarding a trailer on the street owned by Todd Holder. Christina will look in computer records to find letters sent to him in the past that it needs to be moved as soon as possible as it is in the way of oncoming traffic and is very hard to see around.

Presidents Report

Set Halloween Trick or Treating hours for Monday, October 31, 2011 from 5-7pm.

Old Business

October 22, 2011 will be a work day at the Ball Park. October 23, 2011 will be work day also but not until the afternoon if it is needed. Will see how Saturday goes and will depend on what gets accomplished on the 22nd.

Dean Health Plan was tabled until the November meeting since Haas and Warne were not present.

New Business

Discussion was had regarding street lights. There are many that are burnt out and need to be replaced so the citizens feel safe. Brown stated that Alliant Energy needs to be contacted to replace the bulbs and that whether they are on or not we get charged. Discussed getting the public to help report burnt out bulbs and it was decided that Betty will put information in paper of who to call and the number. There is not enough room to put this information on the water bill cards.

Received information from the League of Municipalities regarding dues for $279.60, for the year 2012. This doesn’t have to be paid until December 2011, so it will be discussed at the December meeting.

Motion made by France to donate $50.00 to the Montfort Rescue Squad for the fundraiser dance being held at Sheddy’s October 22nd, 2011. Loeffelholz seconded. All I. Motion carried.

Motion was made by France to adopt a resolution for the Wisconsin Act 10. Seconded by Loeffelholz. All I. Motion carried. All employees need to receive a copy of this.

Motion made by Leoffelholz to pay Crack Filling Service, Corp the amount of $3000.00 for sealant applied to village streets. Seconded by Gluege. All I. Motion carried.

Motion made by France to pay Jim’s Building Center in the amount of $3010.11 for supplies needed for the Ball Park Shelter. Seconded by Gluege. All I. Motion carried.

Maintenance Report

Gary has been working on a resolution for road/street signs. He will keep us updated on his progress. Gary has sent in and is waiting to hear back on the sewer permit he submitted. Discussion was had regarding snowplowing and whether to hire it out or have Gary and Clem do it. Gary will work on some numbers to determine what is more cost effective. Discussion was also had regarding stop signs and re-facing verses replacing. Gary got a price of $29.70 per sign if he ordered 40 signs. This was the lowest cost he has found. We have until 2015 to replace and or fix the signs. We may try re-facing the ones we have to see if the sticky would hold and actually last. The cost of the sticky is only $10.00 cheaper per sign.

Currently waiting on paperwork regarding the by product. Gary has been working with Bill Graber and the DNR on the dumping of the sludge and where the best possible location would be.

Gary will be leaving this Wednesday the 5th of October to attend classes an will return by noon on October 7th. Gary will also be gone October 10th thru the 13th for additional classes. He will be gone the morning of November 2nd to take the test for these classes in Madison.

Gary will be flushing the Hydrants one day during the week of October 17th. Gary will let me know what day so I can post a notice and Deb France can list it on the website.

Leaf pick up will be on the Faherty cards and will be every Monday. Gary needs to meet with Planning and Zoning committee regarding Well Head Ordinance. Will check with them to set a meeting date. It does need to be published in the paper two times and posted. Gary will let Christina know when this will take place. Sue Vavricka will be hooked up with water and sewer as a new account. Received a bid from JT Concrete Construction for pouring a new driveway for the Firehouse. This would be for the whole driveway, not just the addition part. The pavement will no longer be there. Total would be $14,513.50. Half would be paid by the Town of Clifton and the other half would be paid by Village of Livingston. . Loeffelholz made a motion to accept the bid contingent upon Town of Clifton approval. France seconded the motion. All in I. Motion carried.

Motion made by Loeffelholz to go with Softline Data for Water Utility Cards for the price of $325.00 with the possible addition of $89.00 for laser bills. Brown seconded the motion. All in I. Motion passed.

Loeffelholz made the motion to adjourn at 8:45 pm. France seconded the motion. All I. Motion carried.

Next meeting will be on Monday, November 7th.

Christina L. Christianson

Village Clerk/Treasurer