TOWN OF BLACK CREEK
MONTHLY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING
June 13, 2016
Monday, June 13, 2016 7:00 p.m. Town Hall
The Board of Supervisor’s meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m.
Officials present: Chairman Dan Knutzen, 1stSupervisor Dan Rettler, 2ndSupervisor Tom Neubert, and Clerk Karen Herman. Treasurer Jeri Ohman was absent. The following people attended the meeting: Andy Gayhart with Harter’s Fox Valley Disposal (left at 7:47 p.m.); Resident Mike Garvey; Joe Ryba (left at 7:21 p.m.); and Deputy Sheriff Brozewski (left at 7:13 p.m.)
MOTION: Rettler/Neubert to dispense the reading and accept the 5/9/2016 monthly Town Board Meeting minutes as presented. All said aye. Motion carried.
MOTION: Rettler/Neubert to dispense the reading and accept the 5/9/2016 Audit Hearing minutes as presented. All said aye. Motion carried.
MOTION: Neubert/Rettler to dispense the reading and approve the 5/19/2016 Special Board Meeting minutes as presented. All said aye. Motion carried.
MOTION: Neubert/Rettler to dispense the reading and accept the 5/19/2016 Board of Review Meeting minutes as presented. All said aye. Motion carried.
The agenda was posted according to the open meeting law on June 9, 2016.
Building Permits:
#7 – New House — Keven VandenHei
#8 – Deck – Doug Lillge
#9 – Shed with Electric – Brad Steward
#10 – Shop with Electric – We Energies
#11 – Shed with Electric – Jerald Linsmeyer
#12 – Deck & Pool – Jeffrey & Katherine Bartlett
a.) Sheriff Department– Deputy Sheriff Brozewski was present to discuss town issues.
**Joe Ryba – Discussed building requirements for exclusive and general agriculture zoning.
ITEM TAKEN OUT OF SEQUENCE
p.) Approve the Outagamie County Recycling & Solid Waste Grant Opportunity with Purchasing Recycling
Carts, Resolution #07-2016/Harter’s Policies and Agreements– Andy Gayhart with Harter’s Fox Valley
Disposal was available to discuss the possibility of purchasing or renting garbage and recycling carts. It
will take approximately 1 month to receive the carts so Harter’s will need 1 ½ months of lead way if
purchasing or renting carts through Harter’s. Our current contract with Harter’s expires December 31,
2017. The cost goes down when using carts even if we buy carts or if the hauler supplies carts.
Maintenance of carts was discussed.
The Town Board decided to pass with the County grant proposition with purchasing recycling carts and
to review the cart process with our new garbage and recycling contract next year.
b.) Joey Tomazevic Parcel #010-004002 Would Like a Building Permit to Build a Home, Has a Driveway
Easement with No Road Frontage Over the Trail– This agenda item will be discussed at the 6/23 Planning
Commission meeting.
c.) County Preliminary Consultation Checklist Reports or Certified Survey Map (CSM) Approvals: Lois
Volkman CSM Parcel #010-0784-00, 010-0781-00– This agenda item will be discussed at the 6/23
Planning Commission meeting.
Ralph & Shirley Beyer CSM Parcel #010-0578-00 (Tim Beyer)– This agenda item will be discussed at the
6/23 Planning Commission meeting.
Bruce & Karen Dietzen Preliminary Parcel #010-0566-01– This agenda item will be discussed at the 6/23
Planning Commission meeting.
d.) Treasurer’s Report on Receipts, Disbursements, Checking, and Money Market Accounts for Totals from
the Previous Month– Treasurer’s report was reviewed.
e.) Budget Resolution #6-2016– Not needed this month.
f.) Clerk Presents Bills and Transfers Money to Pay Bills– MOTION: Rettler/Neubert to approve the
Treasurer’s Report, approve the bills, and to transfer $76,000.00 to pay the bills. All said aye. Motion
carried.
g) Licensing:
Romy’s Nitingale LLC–“Class B” Liquor and Class “B” Beer License;
Agent– Keith Romenesko; Operator Licenses–Dawn Balthazor, Melissa Niemuth, Allen Krause, Sandra
Kohl, Dawn Moore, and Daniel DeBruin–
MOTION: Neubert/Rettler to approve the “Class B” Liquor and Class “B” Beer License, Agent Keith
Romenesko, and the Operator Licenses for Dawn Balthazor, Melissa Niemuth, Allen Krause, Sandra Kohl,
Dawn Moore, and Daniel DeBruin. All said aye. Motion carried.
Black Creek Sportsman’s Club, Inc.—Class “B” Beer License; Agent—Kyle Abel; Operator Licenses—
Thomas Brauer, Renee Miller, Jesse Beyer, and Thomas Bluma –
MOTION: Rettler/Neubert to approve the Class “B” Beer License, Agent Kyle Abel, and Operator
Licenses for Thomas Brauer, Renee Miller, Jesse Beyer, and Thomas Bluma.
h.) Review Bridge Inspections Report–Discussion took place regarding the following bridges which the Town
Board will be looking into:
–State Rd – S/E Sign ‘Bridge Caution’, guard rail, and wedge both approaches;
–Stingle Rd (Duck Creek) – vegetation by signs;
–Krueger Rd (Duck Creek) – Vegetation, utility signage markers are low.
i.) Town Hall –RJM Construction Pavilion Plans/Storage Shed–Tabled until the next Town Board meeting.
j.) Roads–
Ballard/Culbertson Rd Culvert – Install New Culvert– Tabled until the next Town Board meeting.
Kropp Rd – Gravel on the Shoulder by the Road Curves– Brian Gruendemann took care of. Take off
agenda.
Crack Sealing Proposal– Tabled until the next town board meeting.
Road Name Signs on State Rd– Signs ordered. Tabled until the next Town Board meeting.
Radtke Proposal – Road Repair– Complete. Take off agenda. Extra necessary work was done to
complete the road repair.
Scott Construction – Chip Sealing Kropp Rd– Tabled until the next Town Board meeting.
k.) Planning Commission – Creation of Base Farm Tract Map– Tabled until the next Board meeting.
Official Zoning Map needed according to approved Ordinance #01-2015–Not discussed.
Draft Adoption Ordinance to Approve the Town and Village of Black Creek’s Updated Comprehensive
Plan– Planning Commission will be meeting on 6/23 with anticipation that recommendations will be
make for Town Board approval.
l.) Permits Issued/Approvals/Violations (Building & Misc.)–
Right of Way permit – Joshua Schafer – Ballard Rd– MOTION: Rettler/Neubert to approve Joshua
Schafer’s driveway extension. All said aye. Motion carried.
Culvert Permit – Brad Steward – Wood Road– MOTION: Neubert/Rettler to approve Brad Steward’s
culvert permit. All said aye. Motion carried.
Culvert Permit – Holly VanDeHei — Ballard Road– Clerk needs address to return the approved permit to
Holly. Rettler will hand delivering her approved permit.
Sludge Permit – Waldvogel Trucking – Property Owners Jeff & Dori Waldvogel and Bob and Dave Dorn –
Payment Received– Send the permit and payment back to Waldvogel Trucking. No permit is required
by the Town. DRN regulates. No need to request a permit from the Town.
–Eliminate Sludge Permit Ordinance – put on next month’s agenda.
–New Culvert Permit for Harlan Volkman. MOTION: Neubert/Rettler to approve the culvert permit for
Harlan Volkman, Ballard Rd. All said aye. Motion carried.
New building permits — #7 – New House — Keven VandenHei; #8 – Deck – Doug Lillge;
#9 – Shed with Electric – Brad Steward; #10 – Shop with Electric – We Energies;
#11 – Shed with Electric – Jerald Linsmeyer; #12 – Deck & Pool – Jeffrey & Katherine Bartlett
m.) FIRE/AMBULANCE – PAST DUE FIRE/RESCUE RUNS –
Chelsey Keller $797.50– Nothing new to report.
David VerVoort $200.00– Received $200.00 payment from Town Attorney.
Stephanie Manka $200.00; Peter Keberlein–Nothing new to report.
William Buelow $200.00 – BC Rescue Received Payment– Payment of $200 originally sent to Black Creek
Rescue and signed over to the Town of Black Creek.
Jamie Nerious $200– Nothing new to report.
Town Ordinanceneeded for Fire Dept. to Bill Insurance Companies for Runs– Tabled until the next board
meeting.
New Equipment Fire Truck, Board of Commissioners of Public Lands (BCPL) Loan Application ‘Approved’
for a Municipal General Obligation Loan $285,536 for 5-year term/Complete the ‘Request for Loan
Disbursement’ Form– Clarification of paperwork is needed. Contacting BCPL for explanation. Two
draws will be taken from the loan.
–Billing for 6 Ambulance Runs Received and payment make to Black Creek Rescue for $2,198.00—Nash
Fisk $200; Colton Gaertig $200; Mark Johnson $200; 3 runs for Randa Richley $606, $436, $556. Clerk will
forward the billing to our Town Attorney for collection process.
MABAS Agreement– Clerk is to contact the Outagamie County Emergency Management group and
ask for a copy of the agreement.
n.) Ryan Rohan – Hwy 54 Recycling Compliance Results–Tabled until the next board meeting.
o.) Additional Election Responsibilities for Clerk or Price Increase with the Outagamie County Provider
Agreement (UPDATE) Absentee Ballot Tracking and Voter Registration in WisVote/Approve an
Amendment to the current Memo of Understanding (MOU) Agreement with Outagamie County to
Include Absentee Tracking/Voter Registration–
MOTION: Neubert/Rettler to approve the MOU with Outagamie County WisVote. All said aye. Motion
carried. MOU Agreement was signed and the Clerk will return one copy to the County via email.
AGENDA ITEM TAKEN OUT OF SEQUENCE
p.) Approve the Outagamie County Recycling & Solid Waste Grant Opportunity with Purchasing Recycling
Carts, Resolution #07-2016/Harter’s Policies and Agreements– Please see above.
q.) Wisconsin Town’s Association Online Survey–Discussion took place with answering the survey questions.
r.) Outagamie County Veterans Grave Care Report–Tabled until the next board meeting.
s.) Order New Laptop–Clerk will be contacting PCI Data Systems to get a quote for a new laptop. The old
laptop can be used for elections. Clerk will also be checking into other resources for internet services.
Correspondence taken care of.
Total bills for June 2016: Fox Communities Credit Union = $76,280.83
List of May bills are attached.
MOTION: Neubert/Rettler to adjourn at 9:54 p.m. All said aye. Motion carried.
Karen Herman, Clerk
Town of Black Creek
The Next Monthly Town Board Meeting will be July 11, 2016 at 7:00 p.m.