MINUTES - MAY 2023

                                                                UNAPPROVED MINUTES
                        STINNETT TOWN BOARD MEETING MAY 9, 2023 – TOWN HALL
AGENDA WAS POSTED MAY 7, 2023 AT THE TOWN HALL, TRANUS LAKE RD, OUTBACK BAR, AND ON THE WEBSITE BY KATIE PARKS, CLERK.
PRESENT: GARY ELLIOTT, CHAIRMAN; SANDY JOHNSON, TREASURER;   BRIAN TAKALA, SUPERVISOR; KATIE PARKS, CLERK; BILL COCHRAN, SUPERVISOR; AND NAOMI COCHRAN.
1.  VERIFICATION OF LEGAL POSTING DONE BY THE CLERK
      ROLL CALL:  ELLIOTT, TAKALA, COCHRAN, JOHNSON, AND PARKS - ALL PRESENT
      CHAIRMAN CALLED MEETING TO ORDER AT 7:00 PM
      PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE RECITED      
2.  APPROVAL OF AGENDA - MOTION BY BRIAN TAKALA TO APPROVE THE AGENDA,
     2ND  BILL  COCHRAN, MOTION CARRIED.
3.  TREASURER’S REPORT SUBMITTED BY SANDY JOHNSON – CD RENEWALS WERE
     DISCUSSED FULLY WITH 3 OPTIONS. MOTION BY BILL COCHRAN TO APPROVE A
    $25,000 CD WITH SHELL LAKE STATE BANK AT 4.25% FOR 11 MONTHS AND THE
    OTHER $25,000  CD  WITH FRANDSEN BANK & TRUST FOR 4.1% WITH ONE TIME
    BUMP UP FOR 17 MONTHS, 2ND BY BRIAN TAKALA. MOTION CARRIED. SANDY
    JOHNSON WILL SUBMIT THE NECESSARY PAPERS TO THE BANKS.  ALSO, THE
   CLERK WILL CONTACT WTA TO SEE WHAT THE PROCEDURE IS TO LEGALLY APPLY
   A $20.00 NSF FEE FOR ALL RETURNED CHECKS.       
4.  MINUTES FOR THE APRIL 18, 2023 TOWN BOARD MEETING APPROVED AS READ    
5.  HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE REPORT:  THE GRAVEL ROADS
    NOT YET DONE AND POT HOLES STILL TO BE FILLED. THE CHAIRMAN WILL TALK
   TO STATEWIDE CONSTRUCTION AS TO WHEN THESE WILL BE COMPLETED. 
6.  PUBLIC INPUT – CHAIRMAN ELLIOTT TALKED TO SCOTT ASP REGARDING OUR
    PROBLEM WITH BEAVERS. SCOTT TOLD HIM HE HAD CAPTURED 8 BEAVERS ON
   RICE RD AND 6 ON THE ZBILICKI PROPERTY OFF OF HWY 63.  HE WAS NOT
  PLANNING TO CHARGE THE TOWN FOR THEIR REMOVAL AS THE PELTS WERE
  REALLY BIG.
7.  SPECIFIC MATTERS FOR DISCUSSION AND ACTION BY THE TOWN BOARD:
   A.  ROAD REVIEW – SUPERVISORS TAKALA AND COCHRAN DISCUSSED WITH    CHAIRMAN ELLIOTT THE ROAD CONDITIONS AND TOGETHER THEY WILL DECIDE WHAT THE TOWN  NEEDS TO DO THIS YEAR ALONG WITH SOME CULVERT ISSUES THAT THEY CAME UPON. 
   B. CLEAN-UP DAY WILL BE MAY 13TH AS SCHEDULED. ANY RESIDENT DROPPING OFF ITEMS WILL NEED TO TAKE THEM TO ROY’S ENTERPRISE IN HAYWARD WHERE THE CHAIRMAN AND OTHERS WILL BE THERE TO HELP YOU UNLOAD.  ROY’S IS LOCATED  ON WEST NURSERY RD, WHICH IS THE FIRST RIGHT TURN AFTER THE LP ENTRANCE THEN AN IMMEDIATE LEFT TURN. YOU CAN SEE THE SIGN FROM HIGHWAY 63.  IF YOU COME TO THE TOWN HALL THE CLERK WILL DIRECT YOU THERE AND GIVE YOU A MAP.   THE HOURS ARE THE SAME AS LAST YEAR - 9AM TO 1PM.  SEE WEBSITE FOR DETAILS.     
     C.   OPEN BOOK WILL BE ON TUESDAY, MAY 16TH FROM 10 AM TO NOON AT THE TOWN  HALL. YOU CAN TALK TO THE ASSESSOR ONE ON ONE ABOUT ANY OF YOUR TAX  CONCERNS AT THAT TIME.  
BOARD OF REVIEW IS THURSDAY, MAY 25TH FROM 4PM TO 6PM AT THE TOWN HALL.    PLEASE CHECK THE TOWN WEBSITE OR POSTING BOXES ON TRANUS LAKE RD AND HWY F, THE TOWN HALL, OR THE OUTBACK PIZZA & BAR TO GET THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR SCHEDULING A BOARD OF REVIEW HEARING OR CONTACT THE CLERK.
8.  CORRESPONDENCE - LETTERS AND PHONE CALLS RECEIVED:
   A.  TOWNHALL - A NEW FLAG WAS INSTALLED BY CHAIRMAN ELLIOTT.  THE LIGHT
        FOR IT,  HOWEVER, WAS VANDALIZED AND NOW NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.
  B.  TOWN PARK – 1) MULTI FAMILY RUMMAGE SALE WILL BE CONTINUED ON
      FRIDAY MAY 12TH AND SATURDAY MAY 13TH AND THEN AGAIN THE NEXT
     WEEKEND ON THOSE SAME DAYS, FRIDAY, MAY 19TH  AND SATURDAY, MAY
   20TH  9AM-4PM  2) ASP GRADUATION PARTY ON SATURDAY, MAY 27TH                   
  C.  MEETINGS - NONE FOR JUNE AS OF THIS DAY
 D. MISCELLANEOUS – DISCUSSED GARBAGE PICKUP AT THE PARK, LOGGING CONTRACT, THE HAYWARD SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS FOR 2023-2026, AND CEMENT TRUCKS USE OF A TOWN ROAD THAT THE CHAIRMAN GAVE APPROVAL TO.                
  9.  BILLS FOR PAYMENT APPROVED AND CHECKS SIGNED        
10.  NEXT TOWN BOARD MEETING – JUNE 13, 2023 7:00 PM 
11.  AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT TOWN BOARD MEETING: A) LIQUOR LICENSE APPROVALS. B) NSF FEE ACTION PER WTA. C) FLAG POLE LIGHT. D) TOWN ROADS MOWING & BOOM CUTTING. E) TOWN PICNIC – FINAL DETAILS. F) ANY OTHER MISC. TOWN BUSINESS 
12.  ADJOURNMENT – MOTION BY BILL COCHRAN TO ADJOURN AT 8:34 PM, 2ND BY BRIAN  TAKALA, MOTION CARRIED.  
         
POSTED MAY 11, 2023 AT THE TOWN HALL, TRANUS LAKE RD, OUTBACK BAR, AND ON THE WEBSITE BY KATIE PARKS, CLERK.