Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call – All members present

1.  Approve Minutes

• George made a motion to approve the minutes as they were mailed, seconded.  Motion passed.

2.  Concerns from the Audience

•  No concerns this meeting

3.  Approve the Agenda

•  George made a motion to approve the agenda, seconded.  Motion passed

4.  Correspondence

• Road issue – to be dealt with during the Annual Road Inspection.

5.  Treasurers report

–        Beginning Balance                   $166,148.46

–        Deposits                                 $145,076.94

–        Receipts                                 $  73,683.82

–        Ending Balance                        $237,541.58

6.  Department Reports

a.  Police Report - No police report

b.  Fire Report – 2 fire – 4 medical

c.  Community Center

• Don McTavish will work with Stephen on a survey to find out what type of Computer Lab would interest township residents.

• Portable building installation will begin Monday July 14.

• County will move the culvert on the lower driveway.

• The school will add some funds for drain tile to deal with the water issue.  Jeff will contact Phil Strom regarding this issue.

d.  Legal – no report

e.  Town Hall

• Three bids on the new furnace.  Stephen made a motion to accept the bid from CAP Trico, seconded.  Motion passed.

• Teachers would like to hold an in-service at the town hall during the asbestos abatement at the community center.  Request approved. 

f.  Planning and Zoning

• One conditional use request.

• Steering committee has completed their task; the remainder will be addressed during regular planning and zoning meetings.  Hopefully it will be sent to Public Hearing sometime in September. 

• Star grant has been approved. 

• Board of Adjustment - an “At Large” member and a representative from the Town Board are still needed. 

g.  Recycling

• Road has been repaired

• A name and address was found in garbage left at the recycling shed, they will be turned over to the Police Department.  The garbage problem is a continuing issue at both recycling sheds. 

• Aluminum cans – Stephen Dahl will talk to someone at the school to see if they would build a portable bin for pop cans at both recycling sheds.  WLSSD does not recycle aluminum cans so it would then be the responsibility of the bin owners to recycle the cans.

• WLSSD has not yet paid for moving the recycling shed to its new location. 

• Electricity for the south recycling shed.  Johansen Electric, Greg Libby or Excalibur Electric will be contacted. 

h.  Road and Bridge

• Annual Inspection Saturday July 12, 2003.

• Jeff would like the cross culverts on Greenwood road checked.

i.  Cemetery

• Letter from Denise Connolly regarding her wages.  Stephen made a motion to change the sextants wages to a flat rate of $35.00 per month, seconded. George made a motion to table the issue until he has a chance to discuss it with Denise, seconded.  Motion passed. 

7.  Old Business

• Resolution – at the June meeting George presented a resolution, the motion was made, seconded and then tabled until the July meeting.  George made a motion to take the resolution off the table, seconded.  George would like to know if we passed the resolution but changed the wording to the Town Board of the Town of Duluth?  Tim Strom would be more comfortable if it was changed to the Town Board of Supervisors.  George would like to make a motion to amend the resolution

from: 

“Be it further resolved that the Town of Duluth join in support of other townships, cities, and counties demanding repeal of the “conceal-carry” law, and motion seconded. 

to:

“Be it further resolved that the Town Board of Supervisors of Duluth Township join in support of other townships, cities, and counties demanding repeal of the “conceal-carry” law, and”

 amendment passed.  Vote on the Resolution - Jeff, Bruce and Corlis abstained, George and Stephen voted Aye.  Motion failed.  Corlis made a recommendation this issue be brought to the 2004 Annual meeting. 

• Gun Safety Class – George made a motion at the June meeting “to deny the request to hold a training course for the new conceal safety course, because he does not want to be any part of the conceal/carry resolution”, the motion was seconded.  The township may deny profit making ventures from using the town hall buildings.  Bruce suggested tabling the motion indefinitely until Mr. Dunphy brings to the board, a formal request to rent the town hall for his gun safety course.  George made a motion to take the June motion off the table, seconded.  Motion to remove from the table - passed.  George restated the motion to deny the request because Dan Dunphy is a for-profit, guns would be in the building, we passed a resolution that guns are not welcome in the town hall, seconded.  Let the minutes reflect that Attorney Tim Strom expressed concern about the rational used for this motion.  Discussion:  Stephen would like to further specify that the class is dealing with conceal/carry.  Corlis would feel more comfortable if it was left at the for-profit statement, he would find that easier to support at this time.  The fact that firearms are clearly stated has been passed but does not need to be included in this motion. End discussion.   Corlis would like to amend the motion and remove “because firearms are not welcome in the town hall” from the motion.  George does not consider this a friendly amendment. The amendment died for lack of seconded.  A request to call the Question on the motion;

Yea  Jeff, Stephen, George,     Nay Bruce and Corlis.  Motion passed

8.  New Business

•  Hazmat survey – Jeff will contact ARDC to find out why they do not have a copy of our original survey. 

9.  Pay Bills

10.  Motion to adjourn 9:40 p.m.