VILLAGE OF PRENTICE
REGULAR MEETING
October 9, 2017
PRESIDENT ESTERHOLM PRESIDING
MEMBERS PRESENT: DRAEGER, JILKA, GULLICKSON, HAGEN, AND SWENSON
THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE WAS RECITED
THERE WAS NO PUBLIC INPUT.
MOTION BY SWENSON, SECOND BY GULLICKSON TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE SEPTEMBER 12, 2017, MEETING AS SUBMITTED. CARRIED
MOTION BY GULLICKSON, SECOND BY HAGEN TO APPROVE THE TREASURER’S REPORT AS PRESENTED. CARRIED
COMMITTEE REPORTS
PUBLIC WORKS- TRUSTEE SWENSON STATED THE OUTDOOR WOOD FURNACE IS A ZONING ISSUE AND IT STATES THEY ARE ONLY PERMITTED ON LOTS WHICH ARE A MINIMUM OF TWO ACRES OR MORE IN SIZE, REGARDLESS OF THE DISTRICT IN WHICH LOCATED. ALSO, HE SPOKE WITH ERIC HOLM ABOUT THE CAMPGROUND, AND HE SUGGESTED APPLYING FOR THE GRANT BEFORE DOING ANY WORK; OTHERWISE WE WOULD NOT GET REIMBURSED. THE GRANT DEADLINE IS MAY 01, 2018.
FINANCE- TRUSTEE JILKA STATED HE WILL HOLD A COMMITTEE MEETING ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2017, AT 2:30 P.M. TO WORK ON THE BUDGET.
PERSONNEL- NOTHING AT THIS TIME
SOCIAL SERVICES- NOTHING AT THIS TIME
SMART GROWTH- NOTHING AT THIS TIME
QUAN BANH WROTE A LETTER TO THE BOARD ADDRESSING THE QUALITY OF THE WATER AT BUC POND.
DALE REPORTED JEREMY ESTERHOLM IS DONATING A HOE AND GRANBERG BROS. ARE DONATING SAND AND THEY ARE GOING CLEAN UP AROUND THE POND. HE WILL LOOK INTO AN AERATION SYSTEM.
DALE STATED WE NEED A PROJECT FOR THE L.R.I.P. PROJECT. HE RECOMMENDS DOING CHERRY STREET.
MOTION BY SWENSON, SECOND BY HAGEN TO DO CHERRY STREET WITH THE L.R.I.P. FUNDING. CARRIED
MOTION BY DRAEGER, SECOND BY HAGEN TO APPLY FOR THE SIMPLIFIED RATE INCREASE. CARRIED
DALE REPORTED TO INSTALL THE METER AT THE TRAILER PARK ON COUNTY ROAD “A” IS GOING TO COST MORE THAN ORIGINALLY THOUGHT. THE 8 INCH METER AND VAULT WILL BE AROUND $11,200 TO INSTALL.
MOTION BY JILKA, SECOND BY SWENSON TO MOVE FORWARD WITH INSTALLING THE METER AT THE TRAILER PARK ON COUNTY ROAD “A”. CARRIED (DRAEGER & GULLICKSON OPPOSE)
THERE WAS DISCUSSION ON MAKING AN AMENDMENT TO CHANGE THE ATV/UTV ROUTE IN THE VILLAGE.
MOTION BY HAGEN, SECOND BY JILKA TO AMEND THE ATV ORDINANCE BY REMOVING SECTION 5 AND AMENDING SECTION 4 TO INCLUDE ALL VILLAGE STREETS AND ALLEYS. CARRIED
OFFICER’S REPORTS
DALE REPORTED THERE WERE JT FIRE AND AMBULANCE MEETINGS AND ALLOCATIONS WILL REMAIN THE SAME FOR BOTH.
MOTION BY SWENSON, SECOND BY HAGEN TO APPROVE EXPENDITURES.
CARRIED
GENERAL FUND – $ 9,506.76
CDBG- $ 30.00
FIRE DEPT- $ 426.25
W/S- $17,761.63
GOLF COURSE- $ 729.30
TOTAL- $28,453.94
PRESIDENT ESTERHOLM ADJOURNED THE MEETING AT 7:05 P.M.
LAURIE ANDREAE
CLERK/TREASURER