Town of Rutland BOARD MEETING

BOARD MEETING

February 7, 2006 – 6:30 p.m.

Chairman Beske called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. Other Board members present: Sperle, Shapiro Hurley and Furseth. There were a number of other interested persons in attendance also.

Appearance by Dane Co. Sheriff Dept. representative. Deputy Stacey appeared and presented the monthly report of calls for service. There were 26 citations issued for speeding, mostly on Lake Kegonsa, Hwy 138 and Hwy 14.

Constable Report. Constable Reilly presented one report for the month dealing with a vehicle in the road right-of-way that was being offered for sale.

Board action as necessary regarding ATC possible transmission line project letter. The draft of the letter was read to those present. Sperle moved, Shapiro Hurley 2^nd, to send the letter to ATC; motion carried. In response to suggestions made by various persons present, the Board agreed to send a copy of the letter to Tom Boos, WDNR, and the Public Service Commission and to post a copy of the letter to the Town’s web site. In response to a request for the Board to consider pursuing the adoption of an ordinance prohibiting construction of transmission lines in the town, Chairman Beske will again check with the Town attorney as to the advisability of doing this.

Discussion and necessary action on Hwy 14 survey and West Rutland Road intersection options.

The summary of the results of the 87 surveys received was reviewed. The top two interim improvements to existing Hwy 14 south Hwy 138 were identified as “Improving visibility at the intersection of 14 and CTH A” and Longer turning lanes at the same intersection”. This will be communicated to DOT. The average opinion of relocating Hwy 14 south of 138 was 5.4 with “1” strongly favoring relocation and “10” being strong opposed. Out of the 87 responses received, 31 voted “10” and 32 voted “1”. There were 24 that voted other numbers in between. Dean and Bobbie Schulz Jr. and Dean and Judith Schulz were present to discuss the possible options for West Rutland Road when Hwy 14 is relocated. DOT had presented 3 possible options and the Schulz properties would be impacted with these options. The Schulz’s indicated they would favor a cul-de-sac but would also favor the cul-de-sac being moved further east so that it would be more in front of Dean Schulz Sr. property at least until such time as new Hwy 14 became 4 lanes. Chairman Beske felt that the town would like the resulting driveways for both Schulz properties to be brought up to town road standards in order to make them easier to maintain; the town would like to avoid gravel roads. Representatives of DOT will be invited to the March Board meeting to discuss this further. In the meantime, copies of the more detailed letters received with the surveys, a summary of the responses and the comments received will be sent to DOT.

Report from Planning Commission and any action necessary.

1) Petition 9434 by John Ekvekrog, agent for Henry and Ingeborg Elvekrog to rezone 13.8 acres located at 3454 Old Stone Rd. (Section 23) from A-1 Ex. to RH-1 and RH-2 to create 3 residential parcels for sale; Lot 3 is the farmhouse and buildings. No action was taken on this petition as the composite report and maps have not been received from Dane Co. This will be addressed at the March meeting.

2) Madison International Speedway regarding 2006 schedule and possible changes to Conditional Use Permit and Deed Restrictions. No Board action was taken at this time. A special joint Board Planning Commission meeting was set for Monday, February 20^th beginning at 6:30 pm to discuss and possibly take action on the proposal to consider changes to the CUP and Deed restrictions, including proposed other uses.

3) Referrals from previous meetings and site viewings as necessary.

a) Stoughton Farms eligible building sites. No action taken as Ms. Wollin is still researching the matter.

b) Petition 9382 by A.J. Arnett for property located at 3716 CTH A; action as necessary if requested information is received. Arnett requested that action on this be deferred to next month. It was noted that a letter has been sent to Arnett advising that if he sells the property with the existing house as a duplex, it will use the one split available and the split requested in Petition 9382 will not be able to be used to create a homesite.

4) Appearances for preliminary inquiries and information.

a) Dean Schulz regarding replacing existing house on W. Rutland Rd. Mr. Schulz was advised that it appears that he would be able to file a farm plan and not have to rezone in order to replace the existing house.

b) Jim Halverson regarding splits and rezoning of 125 acres owned by Jast Management on Lake Kegonsa Rd. A detailed application for a rezone creating 3 new homesites and splitting off the existing farmhouse was received. The balance of the ag land (89 acres) would be sold to a neighboring farmer and would remain in ag. The Commission will view the property on February 11^th.

c) Ron Paltz regarding rezoning inquiry for property located at 4353 Old Stone Rd. Paltz is proposing construction of a dog kennel for long term care that would be completely indoors inside a 60’x80’ pole shed. Paltz proposes room for 35 dogs initially with a future upper limit of 55 dogs. The Commission will view the property on February 11^th.

d) Barbara Breunig regarding zoning questions. Breunig proposes boarding 3-4 horses in addition to the horses she owns. As her 12 acre property is grandfathered A-1 Ex. and because she would most likely need a Conditional Use Permit in order to board horses, it will be necessary to check with Dane Co. as to what exactly would need to be done.

Regular Agenda Matters:

· Minutes. Sperle moved, Shapiro Hurley 2^nd motion to approve the minutes of the January 9^th and January 17^th Board meetings; motion carried. Shapiro Hurley moved, Furseth 2^nd, to approve the minutes of the January 17^th Caucus; motion carried.

· The Treasurer’s Report was approved on motion and 2^nd by Shapiro Hurley and Furseth; motion carried.

· Vouchers and Checks for the month were reviewed, approved and executed.

· Correspondence.

a) A letter of resignation from the Planning Commission was received from Myron Bacon. Bacon agreed to continue to serve the Town with the roads and on the church restoration committee.

b) A response to a letter written to Dane Co. Executive Kathleen Falk by the Tri-Towns indicating a willingness to have members of her staff meet with the Town regarding their concerns was received. Shapiro Hurley advised that the sub group will be meeting with her staff on February 14^th.

c) A thank you for the Art Haarklau memorial was received.

d) A letter was received inviting participation at a meeting regarding Mutual Aid Response and Intergovernmental Cooperation. Sperle agreed to attend this March 1^st meeting at Cottage Grove.

e) A letter indicating support of a decrease in the size of the Dane County Board was received from the Town of Blooming Grove. This will be placed on the March agenda for consideration.

f) Beske advised that construction of the new Brooklyn Fire/EMS building will start on March 1^st. They hope to be done by October 1^st. For the balance of the construction period, the Brooklyn Fire EMS District will hold monthly meetings on the 2^nd Wednesday of each month beginning at 7 p.m.

Discussion and necessary action on purchase of shop tools. Deferred to next month.

Memo of Understanding on Voting Equipment. Necessary action to execute. Sperle moved, Shapiro Hurley 2^nd, to approve and execute the Memo of Understanding that will authorize the Dane County Clerk to receive the Town’s $6000 grant and to purchase the Election Systems and Software “AutoMark” voting machine; motion carried. This machine will allow disabled persons to vote independently; HAVA has made it mandatory that each polling place have a machine that allows this independence. The remainder of the Federal grant will be used to pay for programming and maintenance costs for this machine. The machine is completely compatible with the existing equipment, uses the same ballot everyone else uses and may be used by anyone.

9. Sperle moved, Shapiro Hurley 2^nd, to adjourn to closed session pursuant to Sec. 19.85(1)(g) to

confer with legal counsel for the town who is rendering oral or written advice regarding the

dissolution of the Oregon Fire/EMS District proposal; motion carried by unanimous roll call vote.

The Board reconvened into open session following the closed session pursuant to 19.85(2) to

complete action and agenda as necessary on motion and 2^nd by Shapiro Hurley and Furseth.

10. The February 2006 Board meeting was adjourned on motion and 2^nd by Sperle and Shapiro Hurley.

Respectfully Submitted,

Dawn George, Clerk