Livingston 

VILLAGE OF LIVINGSTON

REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES

TUESDAY –October 13, 2015

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

Meeting called to order by Village president, Tom Brown at 7pm.

Roll call taken. All board members present. Also in attendance Duane Jacobson, Eileen Brownlee, Gary Stuckey and Clerk Christina Christianson. Ed Faherty arrived at 7:35 pm. Bart Neis and Mark Digman arrived at 8:15pm.

Clerk verified posting of agenda at Livingston post office, Village message board and Village office on October 18, 2015.

Motion by Loeffelholz to approve September minutes. Haas seconded. All in favor. Motion passed.

Motion by Gluege to go into closed session at 7:05 pm. Loeffelholz seconded. All in favor. Motion passed.

Motion by Richards to go into open session. Gluege seconded. All in favor. Motion passed.

Motion by Gluege to hire Southwest Appraisal for Gary Pope land the Village is inquiring about purchasing. Richards seconded. Roll call vote. Motion passed.

Motion by Richards to keep current wages and benefits as is. Haas seconded. Roll call vote. All in favor. Motion passed.

Board member, Jeremie Klaas left meeting at 7:20pm.

Tree Board

Not present. Gary Stuckey did state that they informed him they would not have a meeting until March of 2016. He also was informed that they had not planted any of the trees they had discussed in earlier village board meetings but plan to do in the spring.

Attorney Report-Eileen Brownlee

Eileen informed the board of what she had found out on the spraying of pesticides on land within the village. The Village holds no responsibility and if the land owner want to file a complaint with the DNR it is the land owners right to do so. Clerk will send Bonnie Iverson information on the steps she can take to file a complaint.

Discussed current ordinance for soliciting

Motion by Loeffelholz to approve Resolution #2015-1013A, amending ordinance section 7-4-2 of the municipal code of the Village pertaining to transient merchants. Gluege seconded. All in favor. Motion passed.

Old Business

Motion by Haas to approve paying half, which is $11,226.03, of what is left on water loan. Loeffelholz seconded. Roll call vote. All in favor. Motion passed.

New Business

Discussed with Ed Faherty the new contract for garbage and recycling services in the village. He stated there will be no changes, however we will update the home count. Rates for solid waste collection and recycling collection are $11.92 for each residential household. Clerk will work with him on this.

Motion by Loeffelholz to approve Faherty Recycling contract for a 3 year term starting 1-1-16 and ending 12-31-18. Gluege seconded. All in favor. Motion passed.

Library Report

Haas gave a brief report from their meeting which was September 29th. The Southwest Library system is incorporating a new website.

Mary Sue Divine applied and received a grant from youth services institute.

Betty Schambow is working on library budget and will have at November meeting for board members to view.

Clerks Report-Christina Christianson

Motion by Loeffelholz to approve changing Property Insurance from Local Government Property Insurance Company to the League of Wisconsin Municipalities. Haas seconded. All in favor. Motion passed.

Treasurers Report-Christina Christianson

Motion by Haas to approve Septembers Treasurers report. Gluege seconded. All in favor. Motion passed.

Motion by Gluege to approve bill in the amount of $68.14 to Gary Stuckey for reimbursement of CDL license and Air Brake and to Livingston-Clifton Fire Department in the amount of $12,000.00 for the yearly payment. Loeffelholz seconded. All in favor. Motion passed.

Motion by Loeffelholz to approve transfer of funds within the village accounts for Clerk Christianson. Walter seconded. All in favor. Motion passed.

Delta 3 Engineering- Bart Neis & Mark Digman

Bart discussed Village Capital Improvement plan and gave board members a handout. Bart indicated that Grove Street, Barber Street and the lift station are the only projects that he can see needing attention. Gary Stuckey indicated that the pumps are original but have been rebuilt.

Bart discussed applying for grant money now in case this is to be done in the near future.

Motion by Loeffelholz to approve application to the WI DNR with intent to apply and priority evaluation ranking application approval for safe drinking water fund and clean water fund grant (ITA and PERF). Gluege seconded. All in favor. Motion passed.

Motion by Loeffelholz to approve the Village to apply to Grant County Local Road Improvement Program. Brown seconded. All in favor. Motion passed.

President Report-Tom Brown

Duane Jacobson gave a brief report and handed out the call log for the month of September.

Motion by Brown to set meeting for 2016 General Budget approval at 6:30pm on November 10, 2015 with the regular board meeting to immediately follow. Walters seconded. All in favor. Motion passed.

Motion by Haas to approve and accept Engagement letter from Johnson and Block for an audit for year of 2015. Loeffelholz seconded. All in favor. Motion passed.

Loeffelholz presented the final copy for the Sports Park sign that will be placed on the building where the restrooms are.

Maintenance Report- Gary Stuckey

Gary gave a brief report on what has been happening the last month. He also stated that he is half way through the first 30 days on the phosphorus removal trial period. He indicated that the sewer screening room will be the area for the next trial and that an outlet needs to be added in the screen room.

Gary and Clem have also been working on the sinking hole by Rick Slack home. Gary also said that the village of Montfort and Village of Cobb will be hiring him and the truck for a day each of leaf pickup in their village.

Some discussion was had regarding handicap accessibility to Memorial Park and the lack of it. The village will look at possibly doing and upgrade next year depending on budget numbers. Also discussed some changes that have been made at Memorial Park with the stones and lava rock being removed and adding fabric, mulch and bricks to area. The dates will be changed on the Faherty Recycling card that goes out yearly to area residents regarding the leaf pick up. It will now be the first Monday of October through the first Monday of November. Gary also stated he would like to do another mailing to residents in the future so they know of the changes and also to get their updated information for utility accounts.

Motion made by Haas to adjourn at 9:00pm. Richards seconded. All in favor. Motion passed.