Livingston 

VILLAGE OF LIVINGSTON

REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES

TUESDAY –NOVEMBER 13, 2012

HELD AT VILLAGEHALL-220 W. BARBER AVE, LIVINGSTON, WI 53554

Meeting called to order at 7:05pm by President Tom Brown.          

Those in attendance: Brown- Yes, Gluege- Yes, Walter - absent,Loeffelholz –Yes, Richards- Yes, France- yes and Haas- yes.  Also present were Bart Neis, Gary Stuckey,Tom Thompson, Tim Woods and Robert Edge and. Tom Thompson’s wife arrived at approximately 7:20pm.

Clerk Christianson verified the agenda was posted at theVillage Post Office, Village Message Board and Village Office on 11/09/12.Board member packets were delivered to all members on 11/12/2012.

Motion made by Loeffelholz to approve October Minutes withthe correction to the new business area to take out the motion that was made byLoeffelholz to approve treasurer report as it was already approved in thetreasurer report area. Haas seconded. All in favor.  Motion carried.

Delta 3Engineering-Bart Nies

The Village should receive the Grant monies from the DNRSafe Drinking Water Grant for Well #2 project as all paperwork has been turnedinto Linda Miller and a closing is scheduled at the Livingston State Bank for11-14-12. 

Bart Neis updated the board on the CDBG grant paperwork onCty Road E Improvements.  He andChristina have been getting items together to send in for the grantapproval. 

Bart Neis also gave an update on the engineering work forthe preliminary survey on Cty Rd E.  Discussionwas had regarding the cost estimate for Cty Rd E update that was handed out andis attached to the minutes.  There wasdiscussion on sewer mains and replacing them on Cty E to Grove Street or CenterStreet.   There was also discussion of adding a flushinghydrant.  France made a motion to set acitizen participation plan hearing meeting for December 11, 2012 at 6:30.  Loeffelholz seconded.  All in favor. Motion carried. 

ASSESSOR/ZONINGREPORT

Christina informed the board that we are waiting for a plotplan from Tom Jinkins regarding his property and some improvements they want tomake.  Christina also informed the boardthat by January 1, 2013 all assessing records need to be on the computer andupdated.  January 2015 all otherinformation needs to be computerized like photographs, mapping and graphs, etc.Ric and Christina had discussed this on the phone prior to the meeting as Ricinformed Christina he was not able to attend the meeting tonight.  Christina told him she would inform the boardas to what needed to be done and at what cost. The cost Ric estimated was $1500.00 for the assessing records to be puton the computer.  Ric did not give a costnumber for the photograph and mapping to be computerized as we have until 2015for that.  Ric did state that he knew thebudget would be done and that he had no problem being paid next year for thework that would get done this year if it was an issue of no money in thebudget.  It will be on the agenda fornext month to discuss with Ric.

LIBRARY BOARD

Betty was not present but Christina gave short report.  Toddler story time has had a great turnout. Bettyis running the program longer weather permitting and depending on residentturnout.  The largest turnout so far was22 children.  Christina added that the libraryis a very busy place and residents really seem to appreciate the library andare very thankful for it.  Winter hoursare now in effect for the library.

OLD BUSINESS

Kim Loeffelholz gave an update on the net for the playgroundequipment at memorial park.  Gary did takedown and it will be replaced at a later date in the spring.  Kim is trying to locate the manufacturer andseeing if we can still get one that is similar. Kim also thanked the board for their donation to the Halloween party asthey had a great turnout.  The LCIC isdoing a spaghetti supper on November 29, 2012. The park preservation will do more fundraising after the holidays.

Deb is doing the finishing touches on the resource guide andwill hope to have it done and printed in time for Christina to mail out withthe tax bills to all residents.  It looksgreat and will be nice for residents to have this guide. 

POLICE REPORT

None

TREE REPORT

None

NEW BUSINESS

Bob Edge and Tim Woods were present to talk and discusstheir wishes on opening the bar which was previously Jake Daddys.  They are now renting it from Tom Thompson andwish to apply for a beer license.  Theyturned in operator license only for Bob Edge and Amy Edge.  Christina stated that we need to get their sellerspermit number and their federal identification number first then we can moveforward with the application for Alcohol License.  There are certain steps in which things needto be done and then they need to get board approval.  They had a number which they thought was thesellers permit number but no paperwork to go with it.  Christina will talk to the Department ofRevenue to see what she can find out and work with them as they want to be openas soon as possible.

TREASURER REPORT

Motion made by Gluege to approve October Treasurer’s report.France seconded. All in favor. Motion carried.

Motion was made by Haas to approve clerk to transfer moneybetween bank accounts. Gluege seconded. All in favor.  Motion carried.

Motion by Brown to approve bills presented which was BillHamilton in the amount of $1000.00, Utility Service Company in the amount of$8197.59, B & M Technical Service in the amount of $4850.00 and Crackfiling service in the amount of $3000.00. Loeffelholz seconded.  All infavor. Motion carried.

PRESIDENT REPORT

The village has ordered new Christmas decorations and theywill arrive in approximately 2-3 weeks. Gary will work on getting rid of the old lights and offered them toRewey.  Rewey will discuss at meeting andwill let us know. Put on agenda for December meeting that closed session willbe for wage and personnel.

CLERKS REPORT

Discussion was had regarding the Safe Water Drinking FundGrant.  Closing will be tomorrow atLivingston State Bank and funds will be deposited in general account anddiscussion on what to do with such funds was had.  It will be on agenda for December.  Motion by Haas to adopt resolution for Budget#2012-A3.  Gluege seconded.  All in favor. Motion carried. 

Christina notified the board that the Caucus informationwill run in the Platteville Journal next week.   

MAINTENANCE

Gary informed the board that he ordered more signs foralternate parking and they are up and around town in some of the problemareas.  Leaf pickup is done for the yearand the snowplow is ready for winter. Cobb hired Gary and the truck for one half day and it didn’t go verywell as the leaves were pretty wet.  Christinawill send invoice to Cobb. 

Gary also discussed that Tom Pinch and Tom Esser will workon the poles on Hwy 80 for lighting of Christmas decorations as Hwy 80 has notbeen used for Christmas decorations in the past. Gary discussed using a specialcamera for cleaning the sewer lines.  Thecost is around .95 cents a foot.  Averageblock cost would be $300.00.  this wouldbe great for the county E project and redoing the sewer lines to see if theyare bad or not.  Sludge hauling will bedone next week sometime.  Gary is lookingfor a different area for next year as it would be nice to have something closerfor sludge hauling. 

Motion by Brown to adjourn at 8:45 pm. France seconded.  All in favor. Motion carried.

Next village board meeting will on Tuesday December 11, 2012at 7pm.

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Christina L. Christianson--Village of Livingston,Clerk/Treasurer