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Village of Roberts Village Board Meeting
Jan 11, 2010

The Village Board Meeting was called to order at 7:00 PM by President Moeri.

The meeting was properly noticed in the Central St. Croix News and posted in three locations in the Village of Roberts.

Members Present: Willard Moeri, Rand Waughtal, Scott Gerhardt, Nathan Stork, Chuck Pizzi and Katy Kapaun. Absent: Terry Dull.

Visitors: John Bond, Dan Burgess, Peter Tharp, Julia Young-Ybarro, Leland Johnson and students from Mr. Ehler’s class.

Meeting Minutes

Motion to approve Meeting Minutes of Regular Board Meeting on December 14, 2009 by Pizzi, seconded by Stork. Motion carried.

Treasurer’s Report

Motion to approve Treasurer’s Report by Waughtal, seconded by Gerhardt. Motion carried.

Public Concerns - None

Communications

Discussed the award of a grant from MSIP for the Division Street Project in the amount of $16,105.83 for 2011.

Department Reports

Police Department – Dan Burgess

Reviewed the monthly report.
Discussed letters from Humane Society and Kathy Pelnar regarding cats. At this time, looking a couple of different housing options for cats.
Staff meeting set for this week.
Oath of Honor Challenge – Hoping the officers would take this oath.
Part Time Officers – Dan would like to pursue hiring one or two part time officers for the summer months. The part time officers are already budgeted. Dan should hire as necessary.
Sex Offender Safe Zone – this would be an ordinance that would set zones where sex offenders would be allowed to reside. Ordinances of this kind are happening in neighboring communities and we need to check out an ordinance of this type.

Director of Public Works – John Bond

F550 is back and Ford did warranty all but $430 of the repair.
1-Ton has been picked up and paid for. New truck is here and has many new parts per agreement with the company. A new sander was added as the old one was not in good shape.
Thanked Scott Gerhardt for clearing sidewalks during the Christmas snow storm.

Committee Reports and Recommendations

Park Board – Chuck Pizzi

Senior Dining Site Contract – reviewed with Mr. Brad Beckman

Motion to approve the Senior Dining Site Contract for 2010 by Stork, seconded by Kapaun. Motion carried.

Discussed raising deposit fee to $100.00 for park building rental. This would replace the $50.00 fee currently charged. By raising the fee they would hope to deter anyone not cleaning building after use.
Discussed projects for the park. Also talked about the vandalism in the park and if cameras would be necessary. Bill Radosevich should be contacted to review any legal ramifications of having cameras.

Plan Commission

Reviewed building inspector report.

CDA Board – None

Public Safety – None

Public Works Committee - None

Fire Association – Meeting is scheduled for January 20, 2010

Library Board – Katy Kapaun

Reviewed progress of the new Library.
Board meeting was cancelled and rescheduled for this week, January 13, 2010.

Old Business

New Business

Employee Education Requests and Expense Reports

Motion to approve training request for Brian Edwards (Patrol In-Service), Sonia Kubesh (Leadership Development) and Dan Burgess (Tracs) by Kapaun, second by Pizzi. Motion carried.

Dan Burgess – Motion to approve education request for Dan Burgess for February 15 to February 18, 2010 by Pizzi, seconded by Gerhardt. Motion carried.

Operator’s License

Motion to approve Operator’s License for Christopher Pizzi by Kapaun, seconded by Waughtal. Stork and Pizzi - abstained. Motion carried.

Plan of Business Operation – Central St. Croix News

Motion to approve the Plan of Business Operation for Central St. Croix News by Kapaun, seconded Gerhardt. Motion carried.

Animal Humane Society Contract

Motion to approve renewal of the Animal Humane Society Contract by Waughtal, seconded by Kapaun. Motion carried.

Phantom Fireworks Seller’s Permit

Motion to approve Phantom Fireworks Seller’s Permit for 2010 by Pizzi, seconded by Gerhardt. Motion carried.

Resolution for Inclusion Under Group Life Insurance

Motion to approve Resolution for Inclusion under Group Life Insurance by Pizzi, seconded by Gerhardt. Motion carried.

Pay Request – Red Wing Construction

Motion to pay Red Wing Construction in the amount of $106,083.90 by Gerhardt, seconded by Kapaun. Motion carried.

Payment of Bills

Motion to approve the bills by Stork, seconded by Pizzi. Motion carried.

Any Other Business

Motion to adjourn at 8:20 PM by Pizzi, seconded by Gerhardt. Motion carried.

Doreen Kruschke, WCPC, CMTW Date Adopted

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