Minutes - December 2019

DECEMBER APPROVED MINUTES
STINNETT TOWN BOARD MEETING DECEMBER 10, 2019 – TOWN HALL
AGENDA WAS POSTED DECEMBER 5, 2019, AT THE TOWN HALL, OUTBACK BAR, AND ON THE TOWN WEBSITE BY KATIE PARKS, CLERK.
PRESENT: BILL GROAT, CHAIRMAN; GARY ELLIOTT, SUPERVISOR; DONALD PLANTE, SUPERVISOR; KATIE PARKS, CLERK; DAVE MAKI AND DEON LUEDTKE, RESIDENTS.

1.  VERIFICATION OF LEGAL POSTING DONE BY THE CLERK
       ROLL CALL:  GROAT, ELLIOTT, PARKS, PLANTE, JOHNSON – ALL PRESENT
       CHAIRMAN CALLED MEETING TO ORDER AT 7:00 PM
       PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE WAS RECITED       
  2.  APPROVAL OF AGENDA - MOTION BY DONALD PLANTE, 2ND GARY ELLIOTT, MOTION CARRIED.
  3.  TREASURER’S REPORT SUBMITTED BY SANDY JOHNSON WAS REVIEWED
 4.  MINUTES FOR THE NOVEMBER 12, 2019 TOWN BOARD MEETING WERE APPROVED AS
      READ.                         
  5.  HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE REPORT: 
A.  ALL ROAD REPORTS HAVE BEEN SENT IN AND LRIP CHECK WAS RECEIVED.  LOTS OF
      SNOWPLOWING BEING DONE RIGHT NOW. REMINDER THAT TOWN ROADS ARE PLOWED
      FIRST THEN DRIVEWAYS.
  6.  PUBLIC INPUT – A) A COMPLAINT WAS MADE BY MR LUEDTKE IN REGARD TO SNOW BEING
        PUSHED ONTO HIS PROPERTY. AS CHAIRMAN GROAT EXPLAINED THE TOWN HAS THE RIGHT OF
        WAY OF 40’ FROM THE CENTERLINE TO PUT SNOW AND HAS PUT IT WHERE WE CAN
        CONSIDERING THE AMOUNT WE HAVE BEEN RECEIVING. HE UNDERSTOOD.   B) COMPLAINT BY
        MR MAKI IN REGARD TO DOGS NEXT DOOR TO HIM. WE HAVE NO ORDINANCE REGARDING
         BARKING DOGS, BUT HE CAN CONTACT THE COUNTY IF THEY ARE NOT LICENSED, AND THEY
         MAY BE ABLE TO HELP. HE WAS GOING TO CHECK ON IT.
  7.  SPECIFIC MATTERS FOR DISCUSSION AND ACTION BY THE TOWN BOARD:

1. 2020 TOWN BUDGET WAS REVIEWED AND A MOTION TO APPROVE WAS MADE BY GARY ELLIOTT, 2ND DONALD PLANTE.  MOTION APPROVED.
2. DISCUSSION ON LOGGING TRAFFIC ON TRANUS LAKE RD (NEWLY REPAIRED) AND ELLIOTT RD. THE BOARD WILL CONSIDER CHANGING A PORTION OF TRANUS LAKE RD TO A CLASS B HIGHWAY WHICH WILL DETER TRAFFIC THERE AND STEER IT ONTO ELLIOTT RD AND THEN HWY M THRU STANBERRY INSTEAD OF TEARING UP TRANUS LAKE RD AGAIN TO GET TO HWY 63. A DECISION AT NEXT MEETING.
3.   MLS 90/10 ROAD GRANTS FOR HAYWARD RD @ $60,000 AND CHIPPANAZIE RD @ $50,000 HAVE  BEEN SUBMITTED TO WISDOT FOR APPROVAL.         

   8.   CORRESPONDENCE- LETTERS AND PHONE CALLS RECEIVED:
             A.  TOWNHALL
             B.  TOWN PARK - CLOSED OCT 1, 2019.      
             C.  MEETINGS – WTA MEETING COMING UP IN MARCH 2020 WILL PROVIDE REQUIRED
                               CERTIFICATION FOR BOR FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS FOR BOARD MEMBERS &/OR
                               THE CLERK.
            D.  MISCELLANEOUS – A) DISCUSSION ON NEW GARBAGE SERVICE FOR THE PARK WILL BE
                                  REVIEWED AGAIN IN MARCH WHEN OUR CONTRACT WITH REPUBLIC SERVICES
                                 EXPIRES.  B) OPEN  BOOK AND BOR DATES WERE SET FOR MAY 19TH AND MAY
                                  26TH RESPECTIVELY.                               
  9.  BILLS FOR PAYMENT APPROVED AND CHECKS SIGNED
10.  NEXT TOWN BOARD MEETING – JANUARY 14, 2020 AT 7:00 PM
11.  AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT TOWN BOARD MEETING:  A) DECISION ON RESOLUTION FOR CLASS B
      HWY  CHANGE FOR TRANUS LAKE RD.   B) OTHER TOWN BUSINESS TBD
12.   ADJOURNMENT – MOTION BY GARY ELLIOTT, 2ND DONALD PLANTE. MOTION CARRIED.
                                          ADJOURNED AT  8:10 PM
  POSTED DECEMBER 12, 2019 AT THE TOWN HALL, OUTBACK BAR, AND ON THE WEBSITE BY KATIE
  PARKS, CLERK.
 
                                        MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!!