Town Board Meeting May 2002

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Town Board Meeting
May 9, 2002

1. Approve Agenda: additions

Communications – 5 priority
Old Business; report on the environmental status of North Shore Elementary School from records obtained from the district office.
Legal – Johnson control contract
New Business- other for North Shore Community School
Town Hall report – Striping town hall parking lot.

With these additions the agenda was approved.

2. Approve minutes – Jeff made a motion to approve the minutes, seconded. Motion passed

3. Clerks Report

4. Treasurers Report       Beginning Balance $103,510.23
                                         Deposits $ 919.83
                                         Expenses $ 10,723.98
                                         Ending Balance $ 93,706.14

5. Department Reports

a. Police Report – was read by Chief Shawn Padden and approved.

A letter from Chief Shawn requesting a third officer was added to New Business

b. Fire Report – given by Bill Cox

c. Town Hall

Corlis made a motion to accept the bid for $195.00 from Tars and Stripes for striping the parking lot, seconded. Motion approved
Steve made a motion to accept the bid from John Hiukka for $5,200.00 which will include: The town hall and garage will be pressure washed with a 3000 psi power washer to remove dirt, loose paint etc. To ensure a paintable surface. After power washing the fascia and sofits will be hand scraped and wire brushed. Paint application will be two coat systems as recommended by St. Germains Paints. Bid price includes all paint, labor, materials and equipment required to complete paint job. Windows will be re-caulked and the cracks in the baseboard Styrofoam. Motion seconded, and Passed.

d. Planning and Zoning

Letter from Planning Commission supporting the appointment of Cindy Hale to the zoning commission was read. Steve made a motion to accept the recommendation of the Planning Commission to accept Cindy Hale, seconded. A request was made to amend the petition presented last month with an additional 34 signatures for Bill Cox bringing the total petition signatures to 94. Vote on the motion 3 – yes, 2 no, Motion passed.
Would the town Board take over the Conditional Use Permits?

e. Recycling – Busy

f. Road and Bridge

No work will take place until the road bans are off
Road inspection day will be Saturday June 1 8:00 a.m. meet at the town hall.

g. Cemetery

Work day will be held May 18^th 9:00 a.m.
Memorial Day program is set for 11:00 a.m.
Computerized mapping of the cemetery should be completed by the June meeting.
Bruce made a motion to accept Neighborhood Yard Care bid for $2350.00 which will include providing all materials, equipment and labor for the completion of the following; Mowing the existing cemetery area, trimming around stones, trees and garage; mowing driveway boulevards and filling in sunken graves for approximately 10 (ten) mowings per season (May-September). The mowing will be cut on a bi-weekly basis. Motion seconded and passed.

h. Legal

George abstained from voting or voicing his opinion on the agreement with Johnson Controls, however he exercised his right as chairman to continue conducting the meeting.

Jeff made a motion to enter into a proposed agreement with Johnson Controls, seconded. 4-yes, George abstained, motion passed.
Bruce made a motion to have George sign the contract between Johnson Controls and the Town of Duluth, seconded. 4-yes, George abstained, motion passed.
Steve made a motion that if the town obtains the North Shore Elementary property from ISD #381, the town enter into the Proposed lease with North Shore Community or something substantially similar. Amended motion; motion that the town enter into the proposed lease with North shore Community School, subject to the lease becoming null and void, and neither party owing either any obligations, if the town fails to obtain the property, seconded. 4-yes, George abstained. George will also abstain from signing this contract. Jeff made a motion to have Bruce act as Vice Chair, second. Motion approved. Bruce Aho signed the Contract.
Contract for Ed Morris will be taken care of at a later date.
Rowray and Ulanowski road vacations will be taken care of at a later date.
Culas Road: Jeff made a motion to authorize Tim Strom to proceed to conclude the Culas Road settlement, seconded. Motion Passed.

6. Old Business

On April 12^th Corlis gained access to the records concerning the entire school district. There were nothing out of the ordinary found regarding the North Shore Elementary School.
MSI Insurance Policy letter and $79.00 refund was received from the insurance company reflecting the removal of Alden Fire Department from our insurance.

7. New Business

6:00 p.m. on June 11^th, ISD #381 will hold a Public Hearing to close North Shore Elementary Grade school; a meeting will immediately follow the hearing. George will send a letter to the school district asking if the Town and the School District could sign the papers finalizing the purchase of the Building, currently known as North Shore Elementary Grade school, Properties and Furnishings, at that time.
Liquor License requests were made by "New Scenic Café" and "Shorecrest Supper Club". Bruce made a motion to approve both licenses, seconded. Motion passed.
Letter from Shawn Padden requesting a third part time officer for the Township. Jeff made a motion to accept a third part time officer; officer should be a lateral transfer, seconded. Motion passed. Chief Padden will have a written recommendation at the June 13^th board meeting.

8. Concerns from the Audience

George requested Concerns from the Audience be placed immediately under approval of the minutes.

9. Pay Bills

10. Motion to adjourn.