VILLAGE CONTACT INFORMATION: If anyone has questions about any Village business, including ordinances, stop in the Village Office or call 348-5443 for Lois Frank, Clerk/Treasurer or Lori Kraky, Deputy Clerk/Treasurer. Any Public Works questions call 348-5415 or 348-5818 for Tom Tietz, Director of Public Works or Scott Rataczak, Public Works Employee. Police Chief Rick Nelson can be reached at 348-5088. All of these numbers have an answering machine so you can leave a message. Village Board members may also be contacted with questions or concerns.
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July 7, 2008 6:30 p.m.
The Cambria Village Board convened in regular session on Monday, July 7, 2008 at 6:30 p.m. in the Cambria Village Offices Board Room at 111 West Edgewater Street, Cambria, Wisconsin. Village President Tim Perry called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. Roll Call: Village President Tim Perry, Trustees Jeff Schumacher, Jim Pharo, Barb Link, Glen Williams, Nick McConochie and Marty Stringfield. Others present: DPW Director Tom Tietz, Portage Daily Register Reporter Lyn Jerde, Dave Denham, John Mueller, Joelle DeBoer and Maurice Jones.
Motion by Jeff/Barb to approve the agenda as presented. Carried.
Citizen Speak Out/Complaints/Compliments 1) Maurice Jones showed pictures of the water run-off in his lawn on Third Street that were taken during the heavy rains in early June. He would like the village to work on some sort of flooding/run-off mitigation such as a berm. Nick said he will take pictures of the landscape and show them to FEMA at a meeting that is scheduled for this Wednesday. 2) John Mueller asked what the progress is for the installation of the air quality monitoring stations and he encouraged to board to make sure that these are installed as soon as possible. Many compliments were given to the Fire Department, the DPW and the volunteers for their help cleaning debris at the dam during the heavy rains on Thursday, June 12th. 3) Dallas Buchholz thanked Tom Tietz for taking care of a large hole caused by the storm washout. Dallas also submitted two complaints against Didion for odor and pollution and he encourages the village board to take some action. 4) Lora McEndree conveyed her concern about receiving only a 24-hour notice from Chief Nelson on Saturday, June 23, 2008 to mow her lawn. She is often not home on the weekends and does not agree with only a 24-hour notice.
Motion by Glen/Jeff to approve the June minutes as presented. Carried.
Motion by Nick/Glen to approve the June Treasurers report as presented. Carried.
Police Department report: A written report was left for the board members in Chief Nelsons absence.
DPW report by Director Tom Tietz: A FEMA meeting will be held in Portage at 2:00 p.m. this Wednesday. Tom reported the village has approximately $15,000.00 in expenses so far caused by flooding at the sewer plant. This amount does not include wages and equipment usage. In addition to this amount the generator was flooded and ruined. A replacement equivalent to the existing generator will cost about $32,500.00. Tom would like to upgrade to a larger generator if FEMA mitigation funds will pay for it, the cost would be about $53,000.00.
Tom reported that he installed the limited parking signs and the road construction signs on Cabbage Road. He also reported that when he last spoke with an Alliant representative Didion had not yet applied for permits for service installations for the air quality monitoring stations and Didion employees had installed the wrong meter sockets. Alliant has since been contacted and one of the two services have been installed and the air quality monitoring station should be installed in the park soon.
Tom reported on the State Road 146 project: Lois sent Didion and Seneca Foods a letter offering them the chance to install sidewalk as part of the State Road 146 project. Both stated that they did not want a sidewalk installed in their area. Information regarding preliminary estimates for the water/sewer installation along part of State Road 146 was distributed. Rob Roth of General Engineering will meet with EarthTech, the State Road 146 project engineer, to work out more details, which he will then present to the board with better project estimates.
Motion by Glen/Jim to approve the 2008 Well Permits for Del Monte Foods Plant #108 and Seneca Foods based on adequate test results. Carried.
Flood mitigation was discussed at length. Tom stated that the dam grates need to be removable to allow them to be opened to prevent debris from blocking the water. A berm by the sewer plant, lift station, Hillcrest Drive, Third Street and the east end of Jones Street is needed to prevent future flooding problems. A larger culvert is needed under County Road P by the sewer plant.
7:03 p.m. Bonnie Denham entered.
Nick McConochie said it would be nice to get a count on the fish in the lake to see how many have washed through the dam during the heavy rains/flooding. Nick reported that it is estimated that approximately 10 years worth of silt was washed into Tarrant Lake during this flooding. Tom reported that he estimated that about 1.2 million gallons of water per minute was flowing through the dam on June 12th during the heavy rains.
CDA and CCEDC no reports.
Lake Committee Report: A meeting will be held this Wednesday, July 9th at 6:00 p.m. and at 6:30 p.m. they will conduct another lake visioning meeting.
Tree Board Report: A meeting will be held tomorrow night at 7:00 p.m. They will be applying for another Urban Forestry Grant for next year and they continue plans to work with the youth center to clear a walking trail through the woods in the park.
Library Board Report: no meeting report. Compliments were heard on the painting of the front of the library building. Nick reported that lighting supplies will cost $350.00 to upgrade the lights in the basement for their historical area.
Park Committee Report: Jim Pharo reported that the June Tournament had to be cancelled due to bad weather. Park Days will be July 30th August 2nd with Fiesta Night, parade, music, games and activities.
Motion by Nick/Glen to approve a Picnic License for the Park Committee from July 30th until August 1st for Park Days. Carried.
Lois conducted the 3rd and final reading or Ordinance 3-2-12 titled Wood-Fire Furnace, Stove or Boiler.
Motion by Jeff/Barb to approve Ordinance 3-2-12 titled Wood-Fire Furnace, Stove or Boiler (see complete copy below). Roll call vote: Jeff yes, Jim yes, Barb yes, Tim yes, Glen yes, Nick yes and Marty abstain. Carried.
Section 3-2-12 of the Village of Cambria Code of Ordinances is hereby created as follows:
3-2-12 WOOD FIRE FURNACE, STOVE OR BOILER.
No person shall install, use or maintain a wood-fire or wood pellet-fire furnace, stove or boiler that is not located within a building intended for habitation by humans within the Village limits. One outdoor furnace for a dog kennel located at 225 Jones Street is exempted and allowed to remain.
This prohibition does not apply to the use of a wood burner that is placed in an accessory building that is at least 300 square feet in size and used exclusively to heat only the accessory building it is located within.
This Ordinance shall take effect upon passage and posting as provided by law.
Motion by Nick/Glen to approve Resolution #08-02 adopting the Columbia County Hazard Mitigation Plan as the official plan of the village of Cambria (see complete copy below). Carried.
Resolution # 08-02
WHEREAS, the Village of Cambria recognizes the threat that natural hazards pose to people and property; and
WHEREAS, undertaking hazard mitigation action before disasters occur will reduce the potential for harm to people and save taxpayer dollars; and
WHEREAS, an adopted All Hazard Mitigation Plan is required as a condition of future grant funding for mitigation projects; and
WHEREAS, the Village of Cambria participated jointly in the planning process with the other units of government within Columbia County to prepare an All Hazard Mitigation Plan.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Columbia County All Hazard Mitigation Plan is hereby adopted as the official plan of the Village of Cambria; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Columbia County Emergency Management Office will submit the adopted Columbia County All Hazard Mitigation plan to Wisconsin Emergency management and Federal Emergency Management Agency officials for final review and approval.
This Resolution was passed and adopted by the Village Board of the Village of Cambria on this 7th day of July, 2008.
Motion by Tim/Glen to have our building inspector inspect the outlet and signs at 103 West Edgewater Street to verify if they are secure and no longer a safety issue. If not, the village will hire someone to remove the sign and/or outlet and send a bill for legal fees and removal costs to owner Bethany Bronkala. Carried.
Motion by Nick/Marty to approve removing the Farmers Market and Craft Sale funds from the municipal books and turn everything over to Barb Link and Joelle DeBoer and to approve use of the village park shelter as needed for their events. Carried.
Motion by Jim/Jeff to enter closed session, as posted, at 7:50 p.m. pursuant to State Stat 19.85(1)(c) to consider hiring a part-time police officer and to set the wage for this position. Roll call vote: Marty yes, Nick yes, Glen yes, Tim yes, Barb yes, Jim yes and Jeff yes. Carried. All guests left.
Chief Nelson was called on speaker phone to answer questions about the applicant.
Motion by Nick/Glen to hire Brad Tuckwell as a part-time police officer and to set his wage at $10.00 per hour with an increase in his wage to $11.00 once he completes his schooling and becomes state certified. Roll call vote: Tim yes, Glen yes, Barb yes, Nick yes, Jim yes, Marty yes and Jeff yes. Carried.
Motion by Jim/Marty to adjourn at 8:13 p.m. Roll call vote: Glen yes, Nick yes, Marty yes, Tim yes, Jeff yes, Jim yes and Barb yes. Carried.
Lois Frank MMC, CMTW
Clerk/Treasurer
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