Town of Clover – Minutes

Regular Board Meeting

April 10, 2024

Minutes

Call to order at 7:00 PM

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

Also present: Robert Schierman, Jennifer Schierman, Cindy Lazorik, Mike Sine, Mark Filonowich, Lois Palmer, Patricia Murphy, Pete Berton, Elizabeth Stevens, Joe Cuomos, Al Dunkolp

Pledge of Allegiance:

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.

Calendar: 

• Annual Meeting of Electors, Tuesday, April 16. 2024 at 7:00 pm at the Historic Gymnasium
• Road Review: June 20 @ noon, gather at the Historic Gymnasium

Announcements: 

• Congratulations to Jack Smith on his reelection to Supervisor and to Brandon Madison on their election as Supervisor
• Many thanks to Barb Rebak for her many years of service (11 years) to the Town as Supervisor. We will miss her presence and especially her deep knowledge of the historic perspective regarding the Town of Clover (Herbster).
• Reports: (Please see Reports below or distributed in the packets).

General Public Comment: Request for line painting for parking spaces at the Town Park and fencing and gravel at the Fisherman’s parking lot.

Acceptance of Minutes: (see packets)

• March regular board meeting

Treasurer’s Report for:

• March

Expenditures:  Motion by Pope/sSmith to approve the expenditure Batch T-0410 Carried Unanimous.

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:
    • 20240410, Driveway or Access Road Permit for Ordinance #20140510-1, Road, Driveway and Right-of=Way Ordinance—Steele (see packets)

Motion by Pope/sFelt to approve Ordinance #20140510-1, Road, Driveway and Right of Way Ordinance with amendment to strike foot note #2 Carried Unanimous.

• Initial License—Short-Term Rental (STR) Application and License (revised 20240410)—Steele (see packets)

Motion by Pope/sRebak to approve revised 20240410 Initial License-Short-Term Rental (STR) Application and License.  Carried Unanimous.

• Annual Renewal—Short-Term Rental (STR) Application and License (revised 20240410)—Steele (see packets)

Motion by Pope/sRebak to approve revised 20240410 Annual Renewal-Short-Term Rental (STR) Application and License with foot notes #2 and #3.  Carried Unanimous.

• Committee Appointments: Steele
  • TPC
    • Keith Koenning, Chairperson reappoint (3 years)

Motion by Pope/sFelt to reappoint Keith Koenning to 3 year term and as TPC Chairperson. Carried Unanimous.

• Assistant Chairperson appoint (3 years) Deferred

• Standing Friends of the Boat Launch Committee
  • Jim Reha, reappoint (3 years)

Motion by Pope/sFelt to reappoint Jim Reha to a 3 year term as member to the Boat Launch Committee. Carried Unanimous.

• Member, appoint (3 years)

Motion by Pope/sFelt to appoint Chris Hoff to a 3 year term as member to the Boat Launch Committee. Carried Unanimous.

• Bayfield County Sceinic By-Way Committee
  • Mark Pope, appoint (2 years)

Motion by Steele/sFelt to appoint Mark Pope as member to the Bayfield County Sceinic By-Way Committee. Carried Unanimous.

Public Safety:

Discussion/Likely Action related to:

• Resolution #20240410, Address Issues related to Severe Shortage of Emergency Services Volunteers with Particular Reference to Training and Registration—Steele (see packets)

Motion by Pope/sFelt  to adopt Resolution #20240410 Policy regarding Issues related to Severe Shortage of Emergency Services Volunteers with Particular Reference to Training and Registration. Carried Unanimous.

• Public Works: Public Comment regarding any of the items in this section
  • Discussion/Likely Action related to:
    • A Special Board Meeting for Opening Gravel Bids, perhaps just prior to the Annual Meeting April 16—Steele

Special Board Meeting will be held April 16, 2024 at 6:30 p.m.

• Purchase of a truck load of liquid Calcium Chloride for application to ~1 ½ miles of non-contiguous road bed–Steele (still no word as to price of a truck load of Liquid Calcium Chloride as of 4/3/24—thus will defer) Deferred
• Employee Handbook revision A, B or C or other to page 4, 5.6—Steele (see packets) Deferred

• Culture, Education and Recreation: Public Comment regarding any of the items in this section
  • Discussion/Likely Action related to
    • Grant Proposal for Fitness Equipment to the Bayfield Health Department—Steele/P. Murphy

Motion by Pope/sSmith to approve to apply for Grant for Fitness Equipment to the Bayfield Health Department.  Carried Unanimous.

• Recommend to Bayfield Zoning Committee approval of pathway and fitness equipment placement at Cornel Park and at the Campground–Steele (see TOC Minutes for April in packet)
• Motion: by Steele/sPope to recommend approvel for pathway and fitness equipment at cornel park and campground with TPC recommendations included.Carried unanimous.

Reports

• Ambulance: Felt – no report.
• Fire Department: Felt – 0 calls. One person taking training.
• Health and Human Services:

Cemetery:  Rebak – new Kiosk is almost complete.

• Education Culture and Recreation:

Campground:  Smith – purchased new lawn mower for campground use.  Turned on water.  Storage shed will be arriving around the middle of May.

Playground:  Rebak – Still covered for the winter.

Boat Parking: Pope – Going to check if no parking signs have been ordered. New collection box.  Improvements to driveway and come up with different ideas for vehicle parking.

Bark Bay Slough:  Pope – Looking into possibly selling boat launch parking passes and selling them at local businesses.

• 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—awaiting final decision re TRI. Still no word as to whether or not the TRI has been funded (4/3/24)
  • Talking to local businesses regarding the selling of boat launch parking passes.
  • Painting of lines at Town Park and fencing at Fisherman park.

 

• Motion to Adjourn 8:28 p.m.

Minutes prepared by the Commission Deputy Secretary.

Minutes are unofficial until approval by the Commission.