Minutes - July 2024

                                                       UNAPPROVED MINUTES
                        STINNETT TOWN BOARD MEETING JULY 9, 2024 – TOWN HALL
AGENDA WAS POSTED JULY 7, 2024 AT THE TOWN HALL, TRANUS LAKE RD, THE OUTBACK BAR AND ON THE WEBSITE BY KATIE PARKS, CLERK.
PRESENT: GARY ELLIOTT, CHAIRMAN; BILL COCHRAN, SUPERVISOR; BRIAN TAKALA, SUPERVISOR ON SPEAKER PHONE; KATIE PARKS, CLERK.
LINDA ASP, PAT CAMERON.
1.  VERIFICATION OF LEGAL POSTING DONE BY THE CLERK
      ROLL CALL:  ELLIOTT, COCHRAN, TAKALA, PARKS, JOHNSON EXCUSED
      GARY ELLIOTT, CHAIRMAN CALLED MEETING TO ORDER AT 7:00 PM
      PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE RECITED      
2.  APPROVAL OF AGENDA - MOTION BY BILL COCHRAN, 2ND BRIAN TAKALA, 
     MOTION CARRIED.
3.  TREASURER’S REPORT SUBMITTED BY SANDY JOHNSON – SHORT DISCUSSION,           MOTION TO APPROVE BILL COCHRAN, 2ND GARY ELLIOTT, MOTION CARRIED.       
4.  APPROVAL OF THE JUNE 11, 2024 TOWN BOARD MEETING MINUTES – MOTION TO
    APPROVE BY BILL COCHRAN, BRIAN TAKALA 2ND WITH ONE CORRECTION, 
    MOTION CARRIED.          
5.  HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE REPORT:  A) ROADSIDE MOWING
    WILL BE STARTING THIS MONTH. AFTER TALKING WITH THE CONTRACTOR WHO
   SAID IT WOULD BE $2,000 MORE THAN ORIGINALLY ESTIMATED DUE TO
   SIGNIFICANT HAND WORK, OUR HAIRMAN TOLD HIM THE ADDITIONAL COST WAS
   FINE AND TO GO AHEAD WITH THE WORK. B) SHOULDERING COST NOT YET
  RECEIVED FROM STATEWIDE.       
6.  PUBLIC INPUT – A HEADS-UP FROM LINDA ASP REGARDING CLEAN-UP DAY - THE 
   TOWN OF GULL LAKE CHANGED THEIR REQUIREMENT (LIKE WE DID) FROM
   RESIDENTS TO   PROPERTY OWNERS IN GENERAL SO THEY CAN CLEAN UP THINGS
   ON THEIR PROPERTY AS WELL EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE NOT REALLY A 
  “RESIDENT” PER SE.   
7.  SPECIFIC MATTERS FOR DISCUSSION AND ACTION BY THE TOWN BOARD:
   A.  CLEAN-UP DAY AT ROY’S IN HAYWARD WAS NOT AS BUSY AS LAST YEAR.
    ONLY  17 RESIDENTS DROPPED OFF THINGS. WOULD LIKE TO FIND A WAY TO GET
    DUMPSTER SERVICE AT THE TOWN PARKING LOT AGAIN. WILL CHECK INTO IT
   BEFORE NEXT YEAR.
  B.  REZONE APPLICATION AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR SLATER’S EVENT
       CENTER WAS RECEIVED FROM THE COUNTY FOR OUR BOARD’S
       RECOMMENDATIONS AND THEY AGREED ON SEVERAL RESTRICTIONS. A MOTION
     WAS MADE BY BILL COCHRAN TO SUBMIT THEIR REQUIREMENTS TO THE ZONING
      DEPARTMENT AT THE COUNTY,  AND GARY ELLIOTT 2ND THE MOTION. THE
     APPLICATIONS WERE SIGNED AND WILL BE SENT BACK FOR THE COUNTY’S FINAL
     DECISION AT THEIR NEXT SESSION. 
 C.   REZONE REQUEST FOR MATTHEW CAIRNS’  PROPERTY AT CTY HWY M AND
       HWY 63  WAS APPROVED BY THE COUNTY. 
 8.  CORRESPONDENCE - LETTERS AND PHONE CALLS RECEIVED:
          A.  TOWNHALL 
          B.  TOWN PARK – 1) AUGUST 10TH GROAT REUNION  2) LUEDTKE/PEARSON
               THRIFT  SALE AUGUST  23RD – 25TH      
         C.  MEETING DATES – JULY 24, 2024 WTA UNIT MEETING IN SHELL LAKE AT 7:00
           PM                        
        D. MISCELLANEOUS – CALLED REGARDING REFUND COMING FROM SAWYER
          COUNTY  RECORD FOR ADS THAT WERE NEVER PUT IN THE PAPER.  HAVEN’T
          SEEN ANYTHING YET.  
  9.  BILLS FOR PAYMENT APPROVED AND CHECKS SIGNED  
10.  NEXT TOWN BOARD MEETING – AUGUST 6, 2024 @ 7:00 PM – THIS MEETING
        MOVED  UP ONE WEEK DUE TO ELECTION ON THE 2ND TUESDAY.
11. AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING. A) DUTIES OF A TOWN CONSTABLE. B)
       TOWN PICNIC FINAL DETAILS. C) ANY OTHER MISC TOWN BUSINESS  
12.  ADJOURNMENT – MOTION BY BILL COCHRAN TO ADJOURN AT 8:07 PM, 2ND
      GARY ELLIOTT, MOTION CARRIED.