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January 11, 2010 Town Board Minutes (To be approved)
TOWN OF JACKSON MONTHLY BOARD MEETING
JANUARY 11, 2010
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT THE TOWN HALL AT 7:00 P.M. BY
CHAIRPERSON CONNOR. PRESENT : CHAIRPERSON DIANNE CONNOR,
SUPERVISOR NANCY GROWE, SUPERVISOR ROGER LARSON, CLERK LORRAINE
RADKE, TREASURER KIMBERLY CAMPION, FIRE CHIEF DAVE FORMANEK,
ROAD SUPERVISOR GUY LOHMAN WITH 7 OTHERS PRESENT. PLEDGE TO
FLAG SAID. CLERK RADKE SAID PROPER NOTICE WAS POSTED. BOARD
REVIEWED AGENDA, MOTION BY SUPERVISOR LARSON TO APPROVE AGENDA
AS PRESENTED, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR GROWE, MOTION CARRIED.
RURAL INSURANCE AGENT, CARL THOMFOHRDA, WENT OVER CURRENT
INSURANCE POLICIES TOWN HAS AND EXPLAINED THEM. ON BUILDING
COVERAGE TOWN HAS MORE THEN NEEDED AND COULD SAVE ABOUT $
560.00 A YEAR FOR LOWER COVERAGE, SOME DISCUSSION ON
REPLACEMENT COST IF BUILDING IS LOST ETC. MR. THOMFOHRDA SAID
PERSONAL PROPERTY COVERAGE SEEMS O.K.. ON EQUIPMENT HE GAVE
PRICES OF DIFFERENT ITEMS. ROAD SUPERVISOR LOHMAN SAID HE
WOULD LIKE TO REVIEW THESE ITEMS MORE. BOARD WILL CHECK OVER
CURRENT POLICIES AND GET BACK TO MR. THOMFOHRDA WITH ANY
CHANGES TOWN WILL BE GETTING A NEW TRUCK TO BE INSURED
ALSO, CLERK RADKE WILL CALL HIM WHEN IT WILL NEED TO BE
COVERED. FIRE CHIEF ASK ABOUT COVERAGE IF FIRE DEPT. HAS A
TRAP-SHOOT AT THE NEXT CHILI COOK-OFF AND COVERAGE ON A
MENTOR PROGRAM DEPT. IS CHECKING INTO. HE SAID TO CONTACT
RIDGEVIEW INSURANCE ON IT SINCE THEY CARRY THE INSURANCE FOR
FIRE DEPT. BOARD THANKED HIM FOR COMING.
MINUTES OF THE DECEMBER 14, 2009 MONTHLY BOARD MEETING
PRESENTED, MOTION BY SUPERVISOR GROWE TO APPROVE MINUTES AS
PRESENTED, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR LARSON, NO FURTHER
DISCUSSION, MOTION CARRIED.
FINANCIAL REPORT PRESENTED, MOTION BY SUPERVISOR LARSON TO
APPROVE FINANCIAL REPORT AS PRESENTED, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR
GROWE, NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, MOTION CARRIED.
BILL’S PRESENTED, SUPERVISOR GROWE ASK TREASURER CAMPION IF
SHE HAD CALLED WHITE BIRCH PRINTING ON GETTING A CREDIT ON
BAD PRINTING OF TAX LETTERS ? TREASURER CAMPION SAID NO BUT
SHE WILL CHECK ON IT. MOTION BY SUPERVISOR GROWE TO HOLD
THAT CHECK UNTIL IT IS CHECKED OUT BUT TO PAY ALL OTHER
BILL’S AS PRESENTED, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR LARSON, NO FURTHER
DISCUSSION, MOTION CARRIED. CLERK WILL HOLD CHECK # 23026
UNTIL FURTHER WORD FROM TREASURER.
DISCUSSION ON FIRE DEPT. CHIEF DAVE FORMANEK SAID THEY
RECEIVED A CALL ON DECEMBER 24 AT NOON TO ASSIST TOWN OF
SCOTT WITH AN ICE RESCUE AT KILKARE MARSH, AN A T V WAS
MARKING TRAILS AND GOT STUCK, THEY GOT IT OUT WITH NO
INJURIES AND WAS A GOOD TRAINING FOR THEM. SUPERVISOR LARSON
SAID HE SPOKE TO THE PARTIES INVOLVED AND THEY WANTED HIM
TO THANK THE FIREMEN FOR A GOOD JOB DONE. CHIEF FORMANEK
SAID DEPT. RECEIVED A THANK YOU CARD AND DONTATION FROM THEM
ALSO. ON JANUARY 3 RECEIVED A CALL ON MOSER DRIVE AS TO A
BAD SMELL IN HOME, TURNED OUT TO BE ICED UP SEWER VENT,
BUT CHIEF SAID HE DISCUSSED THE DRIVEWAY BEING SO NARROW FOR
FIRE TRUCK’S TO GET THRU. THE HOME OWNER SAID HE WILL WORK
ON IT IN THE SPRING. NEXT TRAINING WILL BE AN S C B A
OBTACLE COURSE AND DAN CAMPION IS WORKING ON A PHYSICAL
HEALTH TRAINING FOR NEXT FEW MONTH’S. A GROUP OF FIREMEN ARE
GOING TO SPOONER FIRE DEPT. TO LOOK AT THEIR U T V SET-UP.
DISCUSSION ON HIGHWAY DEPT. ROAD SUPERVISOR GUY LOHMAN SAID
BRUSH PILE WAS BURNED SOME WILL DO MORE LATER. PLOW WORK
DONE AT SPOONER MACHINE, DIFFERENT THINGS DONE ON EQUIPMENT,
HE SAID KEN TONSAGER DID A GREAT JOB HELPING PLOW CHRISTMAS
STORM AND THANKED HIM. SALT SHED IS FULL, EXPECT NEW TRUCK
TO BE DELIVERED SOON. SUPERVISOR LARSON SPOKE ON THE 3
HIGHWAY MEN WORKING ON CHRISTMAS EVE AND DAY AND WOULD LIKE
TO EXPRESS TOWN’S THANKS IN SOME WAY. AFTER SOME DISCUSSION,
MOTION BY SUPERVISOR LARSON TO GIVE MR. LOHMAN, MR. HUSER,
AND MR. TONSAGER EACH A $ 100.00 BONUS FOR THEIR WORK OVER
THE HOILDAYS, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR GROWE, NO FURTHER
DISCUSSION, MOTION CARRIED. SOME DISCUSSION ON COMPLAINT FROM
PARTY ON N. POINT LAKE ROAD ON ITEMS DROPPED OFF AT HIS
DRIVEWAY AND HE FEEL’S TOWN SHOULD PICK THEM UP. ROAD
SUPERVISOR SAID THEY DID GO THERE AND PICKED UP THE COMPUTER
PARTS ETC. BUT NOT PAINT CAN’S.
DISCUSSION ON SNOWMOBILE ROUTE ORDINANCE SUPERVISOR LARSON
WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT AS TO DIFFERENT ROUTES AND CROSSINGS.
HE SPOKE OF DESIGNATING ENTIRE LENGTH OF VOYAGER ROAD AS A
SNOWMOBILE ROUTE, FIRE CHIEF FORMANEK SPOKE AS TO BEING A
HAZARD, CLERK RADKE SAID IF TOWN OPENS ONE ROAD SOMEONE WILL
WANT ANOTHER ROAD OPENED AND THEN THE A T V CLUB WILL BE
HERE TO OPEN ROADS TO THEM. ROAD SUPERVISOR LOHMAN SAID HE
DOESN’T THINK SHOULD OPEN ENTIRE ROAD, SOME DISCUSSION ON
LIABILITY, SIGNING, ETC. ALSO ON BRIDLE ROAD IS BEING USED
AS A SNOWMOBILE TRAIL AND IT IS A TOWN ROAD BUT GROOMER
HAS BEEN GROOMING IT SO SNOWMOBILES HAVE BEEN USING IT AS A
TRAIL. AFTER QUITE A BIT OF DISCUSSION BOARD FEEL’S THE
MATTER SHOULD BE TABLED UNTIL NEXT FALL.
DISCUSSION ON SPRING ROAD WAY RESTRICTIONS, NOW POSTED AT 8
TON BUT OTHER TOWN’S IN THE AREA ARE AT 4- ½ TON.
SUPERVISOR LARSON SAID WE SHOULD BE IN COMPLACENCE WITH
SURROUNDING TOWN’S HE ALSO SPOKE ON ANYONE THAT WOPULD NEED
TO EXCEED THE LIMIT SHOULD CONTACT THE ROAD SUPERVISOR FOR
PERMISSION AND NOT BE CALLING COUPLE DIFFERENT BOARD MEMBERS.
IF ROAD SUPERVISOR CAN NOT BE REACHED THEY CAN CALL
SUPERVISOR LARSON. AFTER ALL DISCUSSION, MOTION BY SUPERVISOR
LARSON TO SET THE SPRING ROAD LIMIT AT 4-1/2 TON PER AXEL
AND ROAD SUPERVISOR LOHMAN IS POINT OF CONTACT FOR EMERGENCY
NEED, SECOND BY SUPERVISOR GROWE, NO FURTHER DISCUSSION,
MOTION CARRIED.THIS WILL TAKE EFFECT IN THE SPRING.
CLERK RADKE PRESENTED APPLICATION FOR STATE TRUST FUND LOAN,
SUPERVISOR LARSON READ THE ENCLOSED RESOLUTION THAT THE TOWN
OF JACKSON BORROW $ 52,000.00 AT 3.50% ANNUAL RATE FOR A 5
YEAR TERM , MOTION BY SUPERVISOR GROWE TO ADOPT THE
RESOLUTION SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR LARSON, VOTE TAKEN,
CHAIRPERSON DIANNE CONNOR- AYE, SUPERVISOR NANCY GROWE- AYE,
SUPERVISOR ROGER LARSON, AYE- NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, MOTION
CARRIED. CLERK RADKE WILL GET APPLICATION SENT IN.
CLERK RADKE PRESENTED PROPOSAL TO OPPOSE DOR COUNTY
ASSESSMENT PROPOSAL, AFTER ALL DISCUSSION, MOTION BY SUPERVISOR
GROWE TO ADOPT AND SUBMIT TO ALL STATE REPRESNTATIVES THE
PROPOSAL, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR LARSON, NO FURTHER DISCUSSION,
MOTION CARRIED.
CHAIRPERSON CONNOR SAID THE PLANNING COMMITTEE WILL MEET AT
THE TOWN HALL ON JANUARY 14, 2012 AT 4:30 P.M. TO REVIEW
ENTIRE PLAN.
POLICE CHIEF PAUL JOHNSON GAVE REPORT, HIRED DREW HEUER AS
POLICE OFFICER, DOING VERY GOOD JOB. HE SPOKE OF JUVENILES
HAVING A PARTY IN VOYAGER VILLAGE, A 16 YEAR OLD GIRL
ARRESTED FOR DRUNK DRIVING. HE HAS RECEIVED COUPLE PORTABLE
RADIOS THRU GRANT APPLIED FOR. SPOKE OF NUDE DANCING IN A
BAR IN TOWN OF WEBB LAKE BAR, IF THERE IS NO ORDINANCE IN
THE TOWN ON IT, IT IS LEGAL. HE SPOKE OF A CALL IN TOWN
OF JACKSON ON POSSIBLE SUICIDAL ATTEMPT, PARTY WAS FINALLY
TAKEN INTO CUSTODY AND TRANSFERRED TO HOSPITAL IN DULUTH,
ALSO PROBLEM IN FINDING FIRE NUMBER IN TOWN OF SCOTT.
CLERK RADKE SPOKE OF BUYING “ FOREVER” STAMPS AGAIN THIS
YEAR, AFTER SOME DISCUSSION, MOTION BY SUPERVISOR GROWE TO
PURCHASE THEM AS NEEDED ,SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR LARSON, NO
FURTHER DISCUSSION, MOTION CARRIED.
DISCUSSION ON DATE FOR FEBRUARY MEETING, SUPERVISOR LARSON
WILL BE OUT OF TOWN AT REGULAR MEETING DATE, MEETING FOR
FEBRUARY 2010 MONTHLY MEETING SET FOR FEBRUARY 15. CLERK
RADKE WILL GET NOTICE PUT IN BOTH PAPERS.
NO BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED, NO OPERATORS LICENSES APPLICATIONS
RECEIVED.
CLERK RADKE STATED IN FUTURE WILL NEED TO WITH HOLD SOCIAL
SECURITY AND MEDICARE ON CLEANING LADY AND PLAN COMMISSION
COMMITTEE . ALSO ON CELL PHONE REIMBURSEMENT TO ROAD
SUPERVISOR , POSSIBLY HAVE ROAD SUPERVISOR GET A TOWN CELL
PHONE, ROAD SUPERVISOR LOHMAN SAID HE DOESN’T WANT TO BE
CARRING SEPARATE PHONE, AFTER SOME DISCUSSION, MOTION BY
SUPERVISOR LARSON TO GIVE ROAD SUPERVISOR $ 35.00 A MONTH
CELL PHONE ALLOWANCE, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR GROWE, NO FURTHER
DISCUSSION, MOTION CARRIED.
GUY LOHMAN SPOKE OF PARTY ON N. POINT LAKE ROAD GETTING A
BUILDING PERMIT, SUPERVISOR GROWE SAID SHE SPOKE TO BOTH UDC
INSPECTOR AND CRAIG CONROY ON IT, THEY SAID HE WOULD NOT
NEED ONE SINCE NO ONE WILL BE LIVING IN IT. MR. LOHMAN
SAID IT IS A BIG 2 STORY PLACE, SUPERVISOR GROWE WILL TALK
TO UDC INSPECTOR AGAIN.
NO FURTHER BUSINESS BEING AT HAND, MOTION BY SUPERVISOR
LARSON TO ADJOURN, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR GROWE, NO FURTHER
DISCUSSION, MOTION CARRIED. MEETING ADJOURNED AT 9:25 P.M.
LORRAINE
RADKE, CLERK
THESE MINUTES ARE SUBJECT TO BOARD’S APPROVAL.