Village of Rockdale Village Board met Oct. 21.
Here is the minutes provided by the board:
1. Call Meeting to Order. Village Board President Nelles called the regular meeting of the Rockdale Village Board to order at 6:00 p.m. in the Robert M. Smithback Rockdale Community Center.
2. Attendance Roll Call.
Village Board Members Present: Julie Nelles, Jeri Boden, Cynthia Meyers and Sandra Yearman
Village Board Members Absent: Alicia Hynes (excused)
Others Present: Terri Van Den Einde and Linda Dieckhoff
3. Announce Meeting/Reminder for Attendees to Sign In. President Nelles announced the meeting and reminded attendees to sign-in.
4. Acknowledgement of Meeting Notice/Posting. Clerk-Treasurer Dieckhoff confirmed the meeting had been properly posted.
5. President’s Welcome/Announcements. President Nelles welcomed all visitors.
a. Brush and leaf pick up – Week of November 10 – 16
b. Meeting at Dane County Highway Department on October 23, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. regarding 2020-2021 LRIP grant.
6. Preview of Agenda. No changes.
7. Public Comment – Two Minute Limit Per Person. None
8. Discussion and possible approval of Village Board draft minutes of September 16, 2019.
Motion by Nelles, second by Meyers, to approve the draft minutes of the September 16, 2019 meeting. Motion carried 4-0.
9. Old Business.
a. Update on road construction project.
Road project is almost complete. Road signs need to be taken down and silt protection in sewer grates need to be removed.
10. New Business.
a. Discussion and possible action regarding approval of Sewer Utility expense for McCann.
Motion by Boden, second by Meyers, to approve $2,200 for McCann to do maintenance work in the Village. Motion carried 4-0.
The Diggers hotline bills to be reimbursed by the Village totaled $66.12.
b. Discussion and possible action regarding tree removal estimate. Motion by Boden, second by Yearman, to table removal of the Community Center tree and 325 Benton Street tree until next spring. Motion carried 4-0. The trees on Merchant Street were removed due to safety.
c. Discussion and possible action regarding target survey and letter to be mailed to Village residents.
Motion by Boden, second by Meyers, to approve target survey and letter to be mailed to Village residents. Motion carried 4-0.
d. Discussion and possible action regarding Contract with Badgerland Disposal.
Clerk-Treasurer has given Badgerland a redlined contract for their review but has not received it back yet. No action will be taken until we receive a revised contract from Badgerland.
On the material sent to property owners from Badgerland, it indicated that animal wastes cannot be placed in the trash container. Clerk-Treasurer to check with Badgerland on how to dispose of cat litter.
e. Discussion and possible action regarding Election Security Subgrant Program.
Motion by Yearman, second by Boden, to authorize the Clerk-Treasurer to submit paperwork to participate in the Election Security Subgrant Program. Motion carried 4-0.
f. Discussion and possible approval of Resolution 2019-03 to Amend the 2019 Adopted budget.
Motion by Nelles, second by Yearman, to approve Resolution 2019-03 to Amend the 2019 Adopted budget. Motion carried 4-0.
g. Discussion and possible approval of 2020 User Fee Schedule. Motion by Nelles, second by Meyers, to approve the 2020 User Fee Schedule with the only change being dog license fees due to increase at County level. Motion carried 4-0.
h. Discussion and possible action on 2020 proposed budget for Budget Hearing.
Motion by Boden, second by Yearman, to present 2020 proposed budget at the Budget Hearing on November 18, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. Motion carried 4-0.
11. Public Comment – Two Minute Limit Per Person. None.
12. Correspondence.
a. General Engineering – September 2019 Report – Placed on file
b. Dane County Planning & Development Public Hearing on October 22, 2019 – Placed on file
13. Discussion and possible approval of Treasurer’s Report/Approval of Bills. Motion by Nelles, second by Yearman, to approve the Treasurer’s Report and checks #6509 - #6526 and ACH in the amount of $9,427.57. Motion carried 4-0.
14. Discussion and possible approval of General Village Bank Reconciliations. Motion by Meyers, second by Yearman, to approve the General Village Bank Reconciliations for September 2019. Motion carried 4-0.
15. Discussion and possible approval of Sewer Clerk Report/Approval of Bills. Motion by Boden, second by Nelles, to approve sewer check #5927 - #5931 in the amount of $5,792.55. Motion carried 4-0.
16. Discussion and possible approval of Sewer Bank Reconciliations. Motion by Yearman, second by Meyers, to approve the Sewer Bank Reconciliations for September 2019. Motion carried 4-0.
17. Any Other Business. Nelles attended a Fire Commission Meeting. The fire truck is done and being picked up late this week or early next week. The Pizza Pit property has been purchased. Down the road they will be sending out a request of bids for new station addition.
Meyers indicated that UpNetWI is having a problem in installing lines. They need to use Alliant lines and Alliant is applying for a grant of $150,000.
18. Adjournment. Motion by Yearman, second by Meyers, to adjourn at 7:47 p.m. Motion carried 4-0.
http://www.villageofrockdale.com/application/files/7915/7618/7951/10-21-19_VB_Minutes.pdf
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