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Town Board Meeting (August 2004 minutes) Minutes For 8/9/2004
MINUTES OF REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING
LAGRANGE TOWN BOARD
August 9, 2004


The regular monthly meeting of the Town Board of the Town of LaGrange was called to order by Chairman Heilmeier. Chairman Heilmeier, Supervisor Callaway, Supervisor Sukala, Supervisor Lohrmann and Supervisor Taylor were present. Crystal Hoffmann, Clerk/Treasurer and Elizabeth Adelman, Town Attorney were also present.
  1. The minutes of July 12, 2004 were approved as presented (Sukala/Lohrmann).
  2. Treasurer’s report was accepted as presented.
  3. The agenda was approved with the addenda (Lohrmann/Taylor).
  4. Committee Reports:
        a. Buildings and Highways: no meeting held
        b. Safety committee
        i. The LESD logged 531 hours, 58 administration hours, issued 25 citations and 100+ warnings in July. PWC working well on Pleasant Lake. Discussed odd/even days with LLMD patrol
        ii. Rescue Squad received “low angle” rope training
        iii. Have a number of buoys in reserve, “keep right” buoy is missing, Don Sukala will check out and replace if needed.
        iv. Pleasant Lake Road report: The Town of Troy voted not to do anything

        c. Lake Management Districts:
        i. Pleasant Lake: meeting Saturday, August 14, 2004, 9 a.m. at the Town Hall
        ii. Lauderdale Lakes Management: The annual meeting is on Saturday, September 4th at 9 a.m. at Lutherdale.
    d. Finance and Personnel: meeting held Tuesday, August 3, 2004. Working towards contingency funds for equipment, operating budget, buildings and grounds and the like, will be sending letters to department heads asking for possible future needs. Looking into a method of insuring funds during the months of December through February when there is the influx of funds from tax collection. Also recommending the following to the Town Board:
        i. Wage increase for the summer road help from $11.55 per hour to 13.50 per hour
        ii. Cleaning rate be increased from $45 to $55
        e. Information committee: no meeting held, but are waiting on feedback regarding the new garbage containers
  5. Planning and Zoning:
        a. Conditional use permit request for planned subdivision for Robert Wright—removed from agenda per request, will be put on September agenda for discussion
        b. Conditional use permit request for planned subdivision for Stan Smith—removed from agenda per request, will be put on September agenda for discussion
        c. CSM for land division and removal of restriction preventing division for Kim Kafka and Don Dane, N9296 Tamarack Road—recommendation from planning and zone commission is to deny this proposal. Motion to accept plan and zone commission recommendation to deny this request (Callaway/Taylor) Motion carries.
        d. Variance request and lot line adjustment for Jon Jacobson, W5494 West Shore Drive—no action necessary
        e. Ordinance to define Outlots: recommendation of the plan and zone commission is to leave our current ordinance as is. Motion to table (Lohrmann/Sukala) Motion carries.
        f. Discussion/possible action for amending the subdivision regulation ordinance relating to minimum lot sizes. Before can change anything have to have public hearing and have notice published twice before the hearing. Motion to have a hearing on September 13, 2004 (Callaway/Sukala) Motion carries.
  6. Discussion/possible action regarding how to proceed with complaints on the property at N7474 Oak Lane—Motion to contact Walworth County Plan and Zone (Taylor/Sukala) Motion carries.
  7. Ordinance naming all Town Roads—removed Bubbling Spring Boat Launch and changed Big Spring Drive to Big Spring Road. Motion to approve with changes (Taylor/Lohrmann) Motion carries.
  8. Resolution that the Town Board considered the amendment to the Walworth County Code of Ordinances. Motion to accept (Callaway/Taylor) Motion carries.
  9. Discussion/possible action on how to dispose of the engine from the cobia for possible Fire Department use—the Fire Department owns a rescue boat with a Johnson motor and have not been getting good service on it when it is down. If going to sell the cobia with the Johnson motor suggestion to give the motor to the Fire Department for a back-up. Motion to sell the Cobia without the motor and donate the engine to the Fire Department (Lohrmann/Callaway) Motion carries
  10. Proposed amendment to Ordinance No. 012001, An ordinance to regulate water traffic, boating and water sports upon the waters of Lauderdale Lakes, regarding tubing behind boats—safety committee recommends to amend ordinance because manufacturers are now making tubes that accommodate more than two riders. Motion to table and send back to committee for further discussion (Lohrmann/Sukala) will put on agenda for September. Motion carries.
  11. Report for consideration from District Towns meeting—was good discussion about zoning issues with Walworth County. Motion to put on plan and zoning agenda: discussion of agendas, and when things are due to the Town to be put on agendas (Taylor/Sukala)
  12. Kennel license request for Kim and Gwen Harron—no action needed.
  13. Adapting new Walworth County Conservation Subdivision ordinance as mandatory for the Town of LaGrange—Motion to put on the September plan and zone agenda and encourage all Town Board members to attend (Taylor/Sukala) Motion carries.
  14. Payment of bills properly submitted for payment, except the bill from TASER (sent back to Joel for further explanation)—Taylor/Sukala
The meeting then moved into closed session per role call vote: Taylor-aye, Lohrmann-aye, Sukala-aye, Callaway-aye, and Heilmeier-aye.

Motion to go into open session (Callaway/Lohrmann) Motion carries.

There being no further business a motion to adjourn was made at 10:58 p.m. (Callaway/Sukala) Motion carries.
Crystal Hoffmann
Clerk
    
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