Regular Board Meeting

1 June 2009

The regular Board meeting of the Town of Sampson was called to order on Monday, 1 June at 7:00 P.M. Meeting notices were posted in the three designated areas, the town web site and the Bloomer Advance. The meeting was called to order by Chairman Haller. Supervisors Richardson and North were present. Clerk Reed and Attorney Singleton were also present. There were 3 guests in attendance.

Chairman Haller led the meeting attendees in the Pledge of Allegiance.

Board members have received copies of the board minutes of the regular board meetings on May 4^th and Special Meeting on May 11^th 2009. A Motion was made by Supervisor Richardson to approve the minutes. Supervisor North seconded the motion and all present voted Aye. Motion carried.

Treasurer’s report was given by Clerk Reed and made available to Board members.

PUBLIC COMMENT: Chairman Haller stated again that Public Comment will be part of the regular board meetings but will be limited to a total of 15 minutes. No action can be taken if discussion item is not on the agenda. If necessary it will be put on next month’s agenda. Comments will be directed to the Board, not to other attendees, and kept in a civil forum.

Allan Servoss requested that the Board give consideration for an informational hearing regarding the recent mining issues in the area. He stated that he would contact a speaker and then pass that information on to Chairman Haller for consideration.

OLD BUSINESS:

Chairman Haller had drafted the specifications for the salt and shed re-roofing project. It was determined that the shingles did not contain asbestos. The bid was reviewed with minor changes. The bid will be put in the Bloomer Advance twice and then posted three designated areas. Bids will be open at the July 6^th regular board meeting.

NEW BUSINESS:

Resolution #3-2009 regarding the Town of Sampson Citation Ordinance was reviewed. The basis of this Ordinance designates the Town Supervisors to act on behalf of the Chairman to issue citations. A motion was made by Supervisor Richards to approve Resolution #3-2009. Supervisor North seconded the motion and all present voted aye. Motion carried.

The Board then discussed the 2009 projected road work projects. Chairman Haller stated, that based on the recent road inspection, the following roads are considered for work:

• 117^th St. (Round Lake Road) milled and overlaid from St Hwy 40 to the area where overlay was stopped last year
• 110^th St (Nature Lane) chip seal on entire road
• 126^th St. (Kelly Lane) crack fill
• 167^th St. (Plummer Lake Road) replace two culverts and repave
• If possible 267^th Ave (Oak Lane) and 305^th Ave (Brandstatter Lane) be paved if funding is available.

The Board decided to hold a Special Meeting on Wednesday, June 10^th at 4:30 to finalize the bid specifications for each road. This allows for time to review and obtain more specific information. The bids are scheduled to be opened at the July 6^th regular board meeting.

The repair of the boat landings was then discussed. DNR permits will be required to make these repairs as 10’-12’ cement forms will be placed on the entry to the shoreline. The landings that were discussed for repair are Axehandle Lake boat landing, Long Lake boat landing and Riley Lake boat landing and repaired in that order. Tabled until the salt/shed re-roofing work and the road work projects are completed and if funding permits.

Chairman Haller read a letter from Terry Kohler regarding the Pine Lake access. He stated that they will be installing professional video security cameras at the landing.

This is a result of intentional damage to boats and the landing area last year.

The 2009-2010 Beer and Liquor licenses were reviewed. A Motion was made by Supervisor Richardson to approve 7 Class B renewals. Supervisor North seconded the motion. Motion carried. Each license was initialed by the Board members. Chairman Haller refrained from initialing his license.

The 2009-2010 Cigarette licenses were reviewed. A Motion was made by Supervisor North to approve 4 cigarette renewals. Supervisor Richardson seconded the motion. Motion carried.

The 2009-2010 Operator Licenses were reviewed. A Motion was made by Supervisor Richardson to approve 35 renewals. Supervisor North seconded the motion. Motion carried.

An operator licenses application was presented for Paul Geissler. A Motion was made by Supervisor Richardson to approve the application. Supervisor North seconded the motion. Motion carried.

The next Board meeting will be on Monday, July 6^th.

Vouchers were then presented and audited. Supervisor Richardson made a motion to approve vouchers 16550-16557 plus five electronic transfers. Supervisor North seconded the motion and all present voted Aye. Motion carried.

There being no further business, Supervisor Richardson made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Supervisor North seconded the motion and all present voted aye. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 8:45 P.M.

Veda Reed, Clerk

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