Town of Clover – Minutes

Regular Board Meeting

January 10, 2024 7:00 pm

Minutes

Called to order at 7:00 PM

Roll Call: Present:  Steele, Rebak, Pope, Gillespey, Morelli, Smith, Mintzlaff absent Felt.

Also present Mark Filonowich, Jennifer Schierman, Rob Schierman, Pete Berton, Betsy Stevens, Katherine Merrill, Maureen Felt, John French and Lois Palmer

NOTE:  The Regular Town of Clover Meeting will be adjourned at or about 8:00 pm.  The Chair may reorder the agenda to accommodate the time limit.

Acceptance of Minutes: (see packets)

• December regular board meeting

Treasurer’s Report for:

• December

Expenditures: Motion by Pope/sSmith to approve Batch T-0110 Carried Unanimous.

BUSINESS: (NOTE: Public Comments specific to any Main Heading, i.e. Government, Public Works etc of the agenda will be taken, unless an Elected Official requests specific information from a member of the Public)

Calendar:

Announcements:

 Calendar:  Caucus:  Saturday, January 13, 2024 @ 10:45am in the Town Hall/Historic Gymnasium

BUSINESS: (NOTE: Public Comments specific to any Main Heading, i.e. Government, Public Works etc. of the agenda will be taken prior to that agenda section, these will be limited to 3 minutes per speaker.  Following this, the discussion will be limited to Elected Officials (unless an Elected Official requests specific information from a member of the Public)

• Government: Public Comment regarding any of the items in this section

• Discussion/Likely Action related to List of Poll Workers for 2024

Motion: by Pope/sRebak to approve list of Poll Workers for 2024. Carried Unanimous.

• Discussion/Likely Action related to designation other than the Chairperson of the authority to issue citations—Steele (See NOTE #1 below)
  • Discussion Only: related to a Policy on the use of remote meeting technology (including phones)—Steele (see packets for information)
• Public Works: Public Comment regarding any of the items in this section
  • Discussion/Likely Action related to Revised Ordinance 20240110—Amended Ordinance adding required signage for Seasonal Weight Limits (Amending Ordinance 20170913-2)—Steele

Motion: by Pope/sSmith to adopt Ordinance 20170913-2 Establishing Seasonal Weight Limits.  Carried Unanimous.

• Culture, Education and Recreation: Public Comment regarding any of the items in this section

• Discussion/Likely Action related to Campground Reservation Items– Smith/Morelli i.ei:
  • Reservation System Needs: (among the possible items are the following)
    • Bank Account

Motion: by Pope/sSmith to open checking account for specific use for the town of clover campground.  Carried Unanimous.

• Electronic system/equipment for maintaining (likely cell phone)

To add another cell phone  to AT&T plan for campground use. By Consensus.

• Future Agenda Items:
  • Discussion/Perhaps Action related to replacing BPR culverts between Hesse Road and Bowman west driveway, not including those on the hill (as any of these are being replaced with TRI) plus the culvert going toward Bark Bay Road from BPR on Lefty’s Road that currently moves the drainage from the hill
  • Discussion/Likely Action related to Guidelines #XXXXXX, Property Owner application of Calcium Chloride to roadway adjacent to or transiting through the property

Reports

• Ambulance: Felt/Steele
  • The Ad Hoc Committee on Bayfield County Ambulance Services is being reinstated. The Committee’s charge is to look at the issue of a very small active group of volunteer EMTs in any of the County’s Ambulance Services and propose solutions to this problem. This may include restructuring the County’s Ambulance Services.  Steele was an alternate member of the Committee and has agreed to continue as either an alternate or as a regular member.  She did state that it would be preferable if Jeff Byerhoff, Director, SSAA become a regular member of the Committee. F/U: The Town has not yet heard if any member of the Town or SSAA will be present on this important Ad Hoc Committee
  • Report of requests for service from SSAA for the Month of December, 2023 submitted by Jeff Byerhof, Director—Sent Happy New Year Wishes
    • Bell – 0 Orienta – 1      Clover – 1       Port Wing – 4
    • Mutual-aid to Iron River EMS – 1
  • Report of types of requests for SSAA for the Month of December, 2023
    • Transports – 2 No Transport – 2 Fire Standby – 2
    • Canceled Enroot – 1

• Fire Department: Felt- SAMS Approval is finally complete. Thankyou Guy (Frank) McGuire, Fire Chief for your persistence in shepherding this important approval to the end.

• Health & Human Services:
  • Cemetery: Rebak – 0 burials
• Education, Culture, and Recreation:
  • Campground: Smith – removed and ground tree stumps, walking trail, plumbing issues being addressed.
  • Playground: Rebak
  • Boat Parking: Pope
  • Bark Bay Slough: Pope
    • Still needed: Ryan Magna of DNR called regarding non-permitted water craft stored at Slough (concern is for Spit Residents to have room for their water crafts—this is their car and driveway to get to cabins on spit) follow up—Steele still needs to write letters to the owners of cabins on the Spit
• Motion to Adjourn 8:00 p.m. by consensus

Minutes prepared by the Commission Deputy Secretary.

  Minutes are unofficial until approved by the Commission.