Town of Germantown

Regular Town Board Meeting

MINUTES

Town of Germantown Town Hall
N7560 17th Avenue
New Lisbon, WI 53950
March 13, 2018
6:00 pm

Present: Chairman Gregg Haunroth, Supervisors Skip Barton, Keith Korbein, Ken Jax, Ray Feldman, Clerk/Treasurer Susan Ganther, Assistant Emergency Management Director Christopher Leopold
Absent: Zoning Administrator Dick Martin, Emergency Management Director Fred Cobbs

Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m. at the town hall.

Scott Southworth
Mr. Southworth introduced himself and explained his goals should he be elected to replace retired Judge Roemer.

New Lisbon School District
The referendum to be considered at the April election, including the cost to tax payers, was explained.

Minutes
A motion was made by Ken Jax, seconded by Keith Korbein, to approve the minutes of the February board meeting.  Motion carried 5-0.

Treasurer’s Report
A motion was made by Skip Barton, seconded by Ray Feldman, to accept the Treasurer’s Report.  Motion carried 5-0.

Checks
A motion was made by Skip Barton, seconded by Ray Feldman, to approve checks 10633-10676 totaling $47,669.30 and EFT’s totaling $4,767.38.  Motion carried 5-0.

Tractor Bid
A motion was made by Keith Korbein, seconded by Skip Barton, to reaffirm the decision to purchase a John Deere tractor.  A roll call vote was taken:  Barton – Y, Korbein – Y, Haunroth, – Y, Jax – Y, Feldman – Y.  Motion carried 5-0.

Ordinance 52 Municipal CourtA motion was made by Skip Barton, seconded by Keith Korbein, to update Ordinance 52 Establishing a Joint Municipal Court to include the Village of Lyndon Station as a member and alter the payment schedule.  Motion carried 5-0. 

Resolution 2018-3 Initiating the Process to Discontinue Bean Lane
A motion was made by Ken Jax, seconded by Skip Barton, to approve Resolution 2018-3 Initiating the Process to Discontinue Bean Lane.  Motion carried 5-0.  A public hearing regarding the discontinuance of Bean Lane will be held at 5:30 p.m. on May 8^th, 2018.

Resolution 2018-5 Amending Sand Point PUD
A motion was made by Ken Jax, seconded by Keith Korbein, to approve Resolution 2018-5 Amending Sand Point PUD.  Motion carried 5-0.

Resolution 2018-6 Combining and Amending PUD #15 and #16 as Island Lake at Copper Point PUD #19
After being told multiple times that the resolution would not be amended during board discussion a member of the audience was removed by Deputy Green for disrupting the meeting.  He again re-entered the meeting hall after adjournment to attempt to continue making his point.

A motion was made by Keith Korbein, seconded by Skip Barton, to approve Resolution 2018-6 Combining and Amending PUD #15 and #16 as Island Lake at Copper Point PUD #19 with it noted that no road connection through Eagle Lake was agreed upon by the developer and the town board.  Motion carried 4-1.

Resolution 2018-7 Creating Beach Lake PUD #18
A motion was made by Ken Jax, seconded by Keith Korbein, to approve Resolution 2018-7 Creating Beach Lake PUD #18.  Motion carried 5-0.

Emergency Management
February had 32 police calls, 1 fire call, and 6 ambulance calls.

Roads
No Report

Park/Town Hall
No Report

Board Report
Ray Feldman continues to work on collecting information on regulating noise on Castle Rock Lake from other communities with Ordinances on record.

Zoning Administrator/Building Permits
No permits were issued in February.

Public Comment
None

Adjourn
A motion was made by Ken Jax, seconded by Keith Korbein, to adjourn at 6:55 p.m.  Motion carried 5-0.

Respectfully Submitted,
Susan Ganther, Clerk/Treasurer