MINUTES - OCTOBER 2020

UNAPPROVED MINUTES
STINNETT TOWN BOARD MEETING OCTOBER 13, 2020 – TOWN HALL
AGENDA WAS POSTED OCTOBER 9, 2020 AT THE TOWN HALL, OUTBACK BAR, AND ON THE TOWN WEBSITE BY KATIE PARKS, CLERK.
PRESENT: WM GROAT, CHAIRMAN; SANDY JOHNSON, TREASURER; DONALD
PLANTE, SUPERVISOR; GARY ELLIOTT, SUPERVISOR; KATIE PARKS, CLERK
ED WOLLWERT & BOB WICK – OWNERS OF HAYWARD MINI BLDGS, LLC
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1.  VERIFICATION OF LEGAL POSTING DONE BY THE CLERK
      ROLL CALL:  GROAT, JOHNSON, PARKS, PLANTE, ELLIOTT – ALL PRESENT
      CHAIRMAN CALLED MEETING TO ORDER AT 7:00 PM
      PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE RECITED       
2.  APPROVAL OF AGENDA - MOTION BY GARY ELLIOTT, 2ND DONALD PLANTE, MOTION
     CARRIED.
3.  TREASURER’S REPORT SUBMITTED BY SANDY JOHNSON. CD INTEREST RATES DISCUSSED
     AND WILL REVIEW THEM AGAIN AT THE NEXT MONTH’S MEETING. 
4.  MINUTES FOR THE SEPTEMBER 8, 2020 TOWN BOARD MEETING APPROVED AS READ                      
5.  HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE REPORT:  ASPHALT PAVING DONE ON 
     CHIPPANAZIE RD, HAYWARD RD WILL BE DONE NEXT AND SOON.
6.  PUBLIC INPUT - NONE
7.  SPECIFIC MATTERS FOR DISCUSSION AND ACTION BY THE TOWN BOARD:
     A.   NORTH MEMORIAL AMBULANCE CONTRACT WAS SIGNED, AS WE HAVE NO OTHER
            OPTION, AND WILL BE SENT IN.             
     B.   UPGRADE OF THE NEW EDGE VOTING MACHINE WAS DISCUSSED AND COMPARED TO
            THE COST OF THE ICE TABULATOR OPTION.  DUE TO THE EXTRA COST OF THE ICE, THE
            POSSIBLE CONCERNS VOTERS WOULD HAVE, AND OTHER MISC EXPENSES, THE BOARD
             DECIDED WITH THE EDGE.  MOTION BY BILL GROAT, 2ND DONALD PLANTE.  MOTION
            CARRIED.  
     C.   THE SNOWPLOW CONTRACT REMAINS THE SAME FOR THE 2020-2021 SNOW SEASON,             AND WILL BE SENT OUT.
     D.   THE WOLLWERT VARIANCE FOR HAYWARD MINI-BUILDINGS, LLC ON US HWY 63 WAS
        DISCUSSED IN LENGTH.  PHOTOS AND DRAWINGS WERE PRESENTED BY THE OWNERS,             ALONG WITH POSSIBLE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH CLEARING LAND NECESSARY TO                    HOUSE THE STORAGE BUILDINGS SHOULD THEIR VARIANCE BE DENIED.  ALSO, THE BUILDINGS THEY SELL CANNOT BE SEEN FROM THE HIGHWAY BEING SET BACK SO FAR FROM THE ROAD WHICH IMPACTS THEIR SALES AS WELL. THEY CITED OTHER   BUSINESSES THAT ARE ON HIGHWAYS THAT ARE CLOSE LIKE THEY WERE BEFORE THEY WERE TOLD TO MOVE THEIR BUILDINGS BACK. THEY ALSO FEEL THAT THEY HAVE BEEN TREATED UNFAIRLY BY ZONING OFFICIALS.
THE BOARD PRESENTED THEIR CONCERNS AS TO THE PRECEDENT THEY WOULD BE
SETTING FOR FUTURE BUSINESSES ON THE HIGHWAY WITH A YES OR NO APPROVAL VOTE.  ALSO, THEY HAVE NO ZONING AUTHORITY TO MAKE A DECISION ON A VARIANCE, AND A RECOMMENDATION TO THE WASHBURN COUNTY ZONING DEPARTMENT WHETHER FOR OR AGAINST A VARIANCE WOULD BE MOOT ANYWAY.
 AFTER A MOTION BY GARY ELLIOTT TO SUBMIT A “NO COMMENT” DECISION TO WASHBURN COUNTY AND A 2ND BY DONALD PLANTE, THE MOTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY PASSED.  DOCUMENTS WILL BE SENT BACK TO THE COUNTY REFLECTING THE BOARD’S DECISION.
 E.  THE PROPOSED BUDGET WAS DISCUSSED FOR 2021.  THERE COULD BE SOME CHANGES DEPENDING ON REVENUE AND/OR EXPENSES THAT COME IN FOR NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER.  THE BUDGET HEARING IS NEXT MONTH FOR THE PUBLIC TO ATTEND AND REVIEW THE PROPOSED BUDGET.  A VOTE WILL BE TAKEN AT THE DECEMBER BOARD MEETING TO APPROVE NEXT YEAR’S FINAL BUDGET.         
  8.   CORRESPONDENCE - LETTERS AND PHONE CALLS RECEIVED:
            A.  TOWNHALL
            B.  TOWN PARK – A RESERVATION REQUEST RECEIVED FOR TERRY KANNEGEISSER FOR NEXT YEAR IN MAY.    
           C.  MEETINGS – CLASSES FOR ELECTION OFFICIALS NEXT WEEK OCT 22ND AND 23RD AT SHELL LAKE.                
            D. MISCELLANEOUS
  9.  BILLS FOR PAYMENT APPROVED AND CHECKS SIGNED          .
10.  NEXT TOWN BOARD MEETING – NOVEMBER 10, 2020    BUDGET HEARING 6:30 PM BOARD MEETING 7:00 PM
11.  AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT TOWN BOARD MEETING:  A) 2021 BUDGET UPDATE
        B) CD’S RENEWAL C) SNOWPLOW CONTRACTS UPDATE D) ELECTION RESULTS 
        E) OTHER MISC TOWN BUSINESS
12.  ADJOURNMENT – MOTION BY GARY ELLIOTT TO ADJOURN, DONALD PLANTE 2ND AT 8:50 PM, MOTION CARRIED.  

POSTED OCTOBER 15, 2020 AT THE TOWN HALL, OUTBACK BAR, AND ON THE WEBSITE BY KATIE PARKS,
CLERK.

DON’T FORGET TO VOTE!!!!!!!!!