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May 12, 2008
Town Board Minutes
The meeting was called to order at
5:38 p.m.
Present: Randy
Leiker, Andy Peters, Tom Becher and Mark Strobel.
Mike Woods was excused.
Mark Strobel made a motion to approve the agenda.
Tom Becher seconded the motion and it was carried.
Has
the agenda been properly posted? Yes
Sheriff’s Dept. Liaison officer.
The
summer patrolling will be starting soon.
Reports
Fire
Department/First Responders reports – accept minutes
Andy
Peters made a motion to accept the meeting minutes. Tom
Becher seconded the motion and it was carried.
Park
Commission - accept minutes
No
minutes were submitted.
Park
Department (Tony) report – accept
The
movie equipment for movie nights was ordered.
The dates have been set.
Andy
Peters made a motion to accept Tony’s report.
Tom Becher seconded the motion and it was carried.
Urban Forestry Board – accept
minutes
Andy Peters made a motion to accept the meeting minutes. Tom
Becher seconded the motion and it was carried.
Constable Report – accept
Tom Becher made a motion to accept the Constable report.
Mark Strobel seconded the report and it carried.
Public
hearing – Proposed Ordinance Regulating Fireworks in the Town of
Greenville.
The
hearing was called to order at 5:45 p.m.
Randy Carrick from E2554 Silver Lake Road in Scandinavia is against.
Mr. Carrick sold fireworks last year in front of Toy’s for Trucks.
Mr. Carrick stated that if the intention of the ordinance is to keep
people from buying and lighting fireworks, he is against.
Dave Tebo stated our attorney helped us with this ordinance.
The Statues are strange in this area.
The Attorney identified two types of fireworks: sparklers, bottle
rockets, and smaller fireworks. The
intention was to create a Class 1 which is not the big fireworks and a Class
2. People do not need a user
permit for Class 1. Class 2
needs a user permit. We have
that in place. That is the
intention of this ordinance. If
you want to sell, there is a certain thing you have to do.
He could sell the same thing as he did last year.
Class 1 is similar to what was previously sold.
What we needed to come up with was from a fire safety standpoint. Two
entrances and how close you can be to a building are stated in the
ordinance. That is basically
what this was intended for. The
intent was to maintain the status quo. B6
in Section 2 should read an organized neighborhood function.
Mr. Carrick stated that fireworks are labeled Class B and Class C not Class
1 and Class 2. Ours should say
Class C. We should allow sale of
all Class C fireworks. Section 5
should be for sellers and not users or someone who did not follow rules.
Mr. Carrick said people should really have a users permit even
for the small ones according to the State Statutes.
Randy Leiker stated we will ask the sellers to provide a courtesy
sheet in the bag about the extended Fourth of July season lasting six months
and late into the night. Hopefully
it will help control it.
Mark Strobel made a motion to close the public hearing. Tom Becher seconded
the motion and it was carried and closed at 6:13 p.m.
Shall the Town Board approve the
Ordinance for Fireworks?
Mark
Strobel made a motion to table until we clarify what Mr. Carrick had stated.
Tom Becher seconded the motion and it was carried.
Final
review and possible approval of Gateway Overlay Ordinance and Heritage
Overlay Ordinance
Dave
Tebo stated that since the other night he met with Dale and Debbie and we
looked at the sign ordinance and reorganized the sign section.
We felt that the wall signs need a little work and made it match our
current ordinance. A group of
business would need some type of wall recognition.
Roof signs will not be allowed. In
the Heritage Ordinance we changed the front yard setbacks if parking was
provided in the rear. Protruding
signs are still allowed. Mark
Strobel does not like protruding signs and would like to add that to the
ordinance. Mark would like
no permanent outdoor storage added. Dave
Tebo stated any outside storage would have to be screened by the current
ordinance.
Andy Peters made a motion to approve with the discussed changes of
protruding signs not being allowed. Tom
Becher seconded the motion and it was carried.
Mark Strobel abstained because he could not make up his mind.
Public hearing – Proposed
amendment to the Town of Greenville Zoning Ordinance to amend section 7.04
(4) nonconforming structures.
The hearing was called to order at 6:25 p.m.
Dave Tebo stated this deals with how we would deal with something
not in conformance with the Gateway or the Heritage Ordinance.
The intention was to work with the current owners to comply with the
ordinance when they make a change to the maximum extent practicable.
Tom Becher made a motion to close the public hearing.
Andy Peters seconded the motion and it was carried and closed at 6:27
p.m.
Shall the Town Board approve the
Zoning Ordinance amendment for nonconforming structures?
Andy
Peters made a motion to approve the amendment to the Zoning Ordinance. Tom
Becher seconded the motion and it was carried.
Planning Commission
recommendations. All approvals
are contingent on staff review comments.
None
Public Participation and/or
questions.
Thumper
Run – new changes.
Two committee members from the Thumper Run were present.
In 2006 they were given permission to run in Greenville.
That was for the 2007 run. They had 1,250 participants and used the
Town Hall for parking and registration.
It was estimated $45 per person is spent in area during this time.
For 2008 the Thumper Run, after working with the DNR and Sheriff’s
Department, determined they were illegal because they only got permission to
use our roads. They can only run
on officially designated routes. They
questioned, do you want us back for the 2009 run?
If so, you must pass an ordinance designating certain roads for the
route. It would list signage and
everything that is needed. They
would put up the proper signs and then take them down when they are done if
the ordinance is passed. Captain
Jobe stated that with an ordinance it is permanent.
They are making it a permanent 4 wheeler route.
The Board can open and closed them whenever they want.
The Thumper Run can do it and then close it down.
Then it is closed until a sign is put up again.
They have a copy of the ordinance for Board to look at and decide if
they want to do it. We will have
the Attorney look it over. We
would have to have a public hearing on this.
They will put a proposed route together.
Captain Jobe stated they are correct.
You do not want it a route 365 days a year.
The Sheriff’s Department does not have a problem with the Thumper
Run and allowing it only one day a year.
Anything that is that well controlled, they will not have an
objection to. Sue Behm supports
it. It was well organized and
they were very good and courteous.
Recess Town Board meeting.
Mark
Strobel made a motion to recess the Town Board meeting.
Tom Becher seconded the motion and it was carried and recessed at
6:39 p.m.
Reconvene
Town Board Meeting
The
Town Board meeting was reconvened at 7:29 p.m.
Review
and approve the April Town meeting minutes
Andy
Peters made a motion to approve the April meeting minutes.
Tom Becher seconded the motion and it was carried.
Review
and approve the May Town vouchers
Andy
Peters made a motion to approve the May vouchers. Tom
Becher seconded the motion and it was carried.
Call
Board of Review to order and adjourn to a later date.
Mark Strobel made a motion to call the Board of Review to order and adjourn
to a later date. Tom Becher
seconded the motion and it was carried.
Applied
Sustainability: Discussing use of mopeds and fuel efficient vehicles.
The
Town is looking at alternatives for gas consumption such as mopeds for park
employees, or electric vehicles that are DOT approved.
We would have to pass an ordinance for this.
It would allow neighborhood electric vehicles to be used on our
streets with 35 mph or under. We
are just researching this now.
Public
Works Supervisor report
Request
for a gas powered driver for a cost of $4,078.00 (sign installation tool)
from budgeted funds.
This
will drive a bracket into the ground. It
complies with regulations for break away signs.
Installation would save ½ of the time for the installation of a post
plus one person instead of two. The
town is deficient in speed limit signs and needs more sings up plus other
signs are always being erected. We
cannot issue tickets unless more signs are posted.
The new device will be using galvanized posts.
This item was budgeted for.
Andy Peters made a motion to accept Dean’s report. Mark Strobel seconded
the motion and it was carried
Town
Administrator Report
Upcoming
meetings
May 14th - closed
session at 4:30 p.m. for equipment operator interviews.
May
19th - Monday
Planning Commission at 5:30 p.m.
May
20th 6:00 p.m. Board of Appeals study session
May
21st - Everglade
swamp 6:00 – meeting with other community leaders.
May
27th - Park Commission at Lions Park 7:00 joint meeting with
Lions Club
Clerk/Treasurer
Report
Approve
6-month beer license for Greenville Youth Sports.
Andy Peters made a motion to approve the license. Mark
Strobel seconded the motion and it was carried.
Announcements
The
Lioness donated the 1st payment on the movie equipment and $500
for the Field of Dreams. Thank
you to them for the donation.
The September Town Board meeting needs to be changed to possibly Wednesday
night due to a conflict with a Packer game.
Adjourn
Town Board meeting
Mark
Strobel made a motion to adjourn the Town Board meeting.
Andy Peters seconded the motion and it was carried and adjourned at
7:55 p.m.
Deborah Wagner,
Town Clerk
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