Livingston 

VILLAGE OF LIVINGSTON

REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES

OCTOBER 13, 2020

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

Meeting called to order at 7:05 pm by Village president, Tom Brown.

Roll call taken; Tom Brown-present, Linda Friesen-present, Jason Potter-present, Tim Loeffelholz- present, Chris Roth-present and Deb France-present. Also in attendance: Bill Straka, Mark Digman (arrived at 7:40), Gary Stuckey and Christina Christianson.

Motion by France to approve October agenda. Brown seconded. All in favor. Motion passed.

Clerk swore in Curtis Vacha, New Village Trustee, who was appointed to the vacant seat last month by Village President, Thomas Brown.

Clerk verified posting of agenda at Livingston post office, Village message board and Village office on 10/8/2020.

Motion by Potter to approve September minutes. Friesen seconded. All in favor. Motion passed.

Police Report

Clerk handed out Steve’s report.

New Business

Bill Straka discussed an area that is 1.4 acres by the new sports park that Jack Jinkins and he were discussing. Jack was going to gift one acre to the tractor pullers and the tractor pullers were going to purchase .4 acres. Bill wanted to let the board know of this and not sure where everything stands now since Jack Jinkins passed away. If everything does still go on as planned, Bill wanted to purchase the .4 acres and then gift it to the Village.

Motion by Loeffelholz to approve the village to accept the gift of land from the tractor pullers. Roth seconded. All in favor. Motion passed.

Motion by Friesen to donation $100.00 to the Montfort Rescue Squad for their yearly donation fundraiser. France seconded. All in favor. Motion passed.

Clerk Report-Christina Christianson

Motion by Loeffelholz to approve the 2021 Budget public hearing for November 12, 2020 at 6:45 pm. Friesen seconded. All in favor. Motion passed.

Treasurers Report-Christina Christianson

Motion by Potter to approve September Treasurer’s report. France seconded. All in favor. Motion passed.

Motion by Brown to approve paying of the following bills: Delta 3 Engineering for a total combined in the amount of $12,968.00 to be paid out of the CDBG Village Matching Funds account for Barber/Grove St. road project. Iowa County in the amount of $32,022.22, Southwest Tech School in the amount of $6,495.42, Iowa-Grant Schools in the amount of $61,100.89 to be paid out of the general account (for Tif 1 & 2 close out paybacks) and Johnson and Block in the amount of $4,000.00 to be paid out of the general account (TIF 1 & 2 accounts) and Community First Bank in the amount of $16,624.84 to be paid out of the general account for loan #92236 (Firehouse addition) Potter seconded. Roll call vote with all in favor. Motion passed.

Motion by Loeffelholz to approve Clerk to transfer of funds within the Village accounts through the LGIP and Community First Bank. Roth seconded. All in favor. Motion passed.

President’s Report

No report

Maintenance Report- Gary Stuckey

Gary gave the board an update on what has happened this last month. Gary also informed the board of the public meeting that took place at the end of the month regarding the water runoff issues by Mike (Glenda) Holzers home. At that meeting, there was a motion for a dirt pile to be placed and in two years re-evaluate the area.

Motion by Loeffelholz to purchase two new big plow truck tires. France seconded. All if favor. Motion passed.

Motion by Brown to approve a full rate case study to be done by Johnson and Block, Inc. Vacha seconded. Roll call vote with all in favor. Motion passed.

Engineering Report-Delta 3 Engineering

Mark Digman was present to go over some of the construction highlights from the past month. Mark discussed with the board options that the board has in regards to the completion of the road construction with Temperley Excavating and the timeline. The board made no decisions at the time but will have it be an agenda item next month.

Motion by Brown to approve Proposed 2020 Infrastructure Improvements CDBG Disbursement pay request #4 for Temperley Excavating in the amount of $166,629.00 . Loeffelholz seconded. Roll call vote with all in favor. Motion passed.

No motion to go into closed session.

Motion by Friesen to adjourn at 8:05pm. France seconded. All in favor. Motion passed.

Next regular Village Board meeting will be on

Tuesday-November 10, 2020 and will immediately follow

the budget public meeting which starts at 6:45pm.

DRAFT COPY UNTIL NEXT BOARD MEETING

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