Village of Birnamwood

PROCEEDINGS OF REGULAR MEETING MAY 8, 2023
A regular meeting of the Birnamwood Village Board was held on Monday evening, May 8, 2023 at the Matsche Center.
All members were present.
Also present: Conner Opper, Tom Gatz, Jason Cieslewicz & Jared Plautz
Meeting was called to order at 7:02 p.m.
Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
Tom Gatz inquired about the dip in Elm St.
Jason Cieslewicz provided a copy of the survey of his property.
Jared Plautz would like to put in a driveway to the back of his property. Dombrowski/Schmidt m/s/c to allow Jared Plautz to add a driveway with culvert to his property. Roll call vote – all yes.
Bills were presented.
R.Resch/Schmidt m/s/c to approve bills. Roll call vote – all yes.
Potrykus Construction gave a bid of $26,500 for repair of Village Hall steps and $5,200 for wheelchair access to ballpark.
Some landscaping needs to be done by the manhole on the corner of Railroad & Wausau St. and orange barrel removed.
Schmidt/Dombrowski m/s/c to hire Mike McMahon to power wash, strip, sand and seal the belltower for $1,428.00. Motion carried with Block voting no.
Faucet was left on in the park bathroom resulting in 61,000 gallons of water usage and a large water bill for the Village. New sensory faucets would prevent this from happening in the future.
Scott Construction estimated $33,800 for 3/8″ chip sealing on State Rd or $29,900 for 1/4″.
The State will be widening the turning lanes on Hwy 45 and could cause additional costs for relocating Village utilities.
A complaint was received in regard to free range ducks on a residents property. Clerk will send a letter and copy of animal ordinance to them.
Hydrant flushing was not completed last week because of other issues and will be completed this week.
We are on the list for street sweeping by the County.
A Yield sign needs to be replaced on the corner of Railroad St and Birch St
CVS Squared is a company we could use for our treatment plant needs of testing, report writing and compliance scheduling. A suggestion was also made to build seepage cells. 2 acres of land would be needed to create the drain field.
Building permits were received from Conner Opper & Jake Strassburger.
The Lions club has offered to build 5-6 picnic tables for the park.
E.Resch/Klumpyan m/s/c to grant licenses to Birnamwood Baseball Team and American Legion for June 16-18 & Aug. 20. Roll call vote – all yes.
A resident asked to allow dogs in Birchwood Park. The Board stands with ordinance rules, no dogs in parks.
ARPA annual report was submitted.
Receipts were reported for April.
Board of Review May 15.
Next meeting May 22, 2023.
Schmidt/E.Resch m/s/c to adjourn at 8:30 p.m.
Lauri Klumpyan, clerk/treasurer

VILLAGE BOARD MEETING

VILLAGE OF BIRNAMWOOD

MONDAY, MAY 8, 2023

Matsche Center, 363 Railroad St.

7:00 p.m.

1. Call to order
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Adoption of agenda
4. Motion to deviate from the order of agenda if necessary
5. Public comments
6. Reading and approval of minutes
7. Approval to pay bills as presented
8. Old business
9. Committee reports
   1. Finance & Insurance –
   1. Property & Land Use –Old Village Hall maintenance, MC parking lot, belltower, Cieslewicz survey, Pearl St property
   1. Parks/Events/Sidewalks – ballpark wheelchair access
   1. Water/Sewer/Streets – Street bids
   1. Clerk communications
   1. ARPA funds – annual report filed
   1. Board of Review – May 15, 5:00-7:00 p.m.
   1. Codification update
10. New Business

A: Next meeting May 22, 2023

B:

It is possible that members of and possibly a quorum of members of other governmental bodies of the Municipality may be in attendance at the above stated meeting to gather information; no action will be taken by any governmental body at the above stated meeting other than the governmental body specifically referred to above in this notice.

Please note, that upon reasonable notice, efforts will be made to accommodate the needs of disabled individuals through appropriate aids and services. For additional information or to request this service, contact the Village Clerk at 715-449-2001 or PO Box M, Birnamwood, WI 54414. Accommodations due to disability can be made by calling 715-449-3141 or 715-449-2001.

LAURI KLUMPYAN, CLERK

Posted Monday, May 1, 2023

PROCEEDINGS OF REGULAR MEETING APRIL 24, 2023
A regular meeting of the Birnamwood Village Board was held on Monday evening, April 24, 2023 at the Matsche Center.
All members were present.
Also present: Conner Opper, Chris Jensen and Rueben Eckardt
Meeting was called to order at 7:05 p.m.
Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
Block/R.Resch motion to move public comments to end of the meeting. Motion failed.
Rueben Eckardt had comments in regard to Field St, assessments and sign usage. Meeting proceeded after 20 minutes.
Bills were presented.
Schmidt/Dombrowski m/s/c to approve bills. Roll call vote – all yes.
PSI is working on bids for Village Hall & ball park wheelchair access.
Surveyor is working on Cieslewicz property.
Trustee E. Resch is getting bids for bell tower.
Building permits were received from Erika Denovi & Jane Rastl
Chris Jensen had a sample of micro-surfacing product from Struck & Irwin Paving. This may be a better option than chip sealing.
Klumpyan/Dombrowski m/s/c to purchase $1,000.00 worth of fish for Birchwood pond. Roll call vote passed with R.Resch & Block voting no.
The DNR has suggested we hire an engineer to complete progress reports for the sewer plant.
A resident contacted Trustee Dombrowski in regard to garbage stopping collection when he moves. She contacted Harter’s. Clerk will follow up on this.
Committees were reviewed. E.Resch/Klumpyan m/s/c to adopt changes to committees. Roll call vote – all yes.
President Sprague will contact resident on Pearl St.
President Sprague attended Board of Review training.
E.Resch/Dombrowski motion to move to closed session at 8:25 p.m.
Schmidt/Klumpyan motion to move to open session at 8:45 p.m.
R.Resch/Klumpyan m/s/c to grant Conner Opper a $1.00 an hour increase in wages effective 5/1/23. Roll call vote – all yes.
Next meeting May 8, 2023.
R.Resch/Schmidt m/s/c to adjourn at 8:50 p.m.
Lauri Klumpyan, clerk/treasurer

VILLAGE BOARD MEETING

VILLAGE OF BIRNAMWOOD

MONDAY, APRIL 24, 2023

Matsche Center, 363 Railroad St.

7:00 p.m.

1. Call to order
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Adoption of agenda
4. Motion to deviate from the order of agenda if necessary
5. Public comments
6. Reading and approval of minutes
7. Approval to pay bills as presented
8. Old business
9. Committee reports
   1. Finance & Insurance –
   1. Property & Land Use –Old Village Hall maintenance, MC parking lot, belltower, Cieslewicz survey
   1. Parks/Events/Sidewalks – ballpark wheelchair access
   1. Water/Sewer/Streets – Street bids
   1. Clerk communications
   1. ARPA funds –
   1. Open Book – May 1, 4:00-6:00 p.m. Board of Review – May 15, 5:00-7:00 p.m.
   1. Codification update
10. New Business

A: Next meeting – May 8, 2023

B: review committees

C: Pearl St property

D: The Board will adjourn to closed session at the close of the meeting pursuant WI Statutes for personnel matters.

E: The Board will reconvene to open session to ratify any decisions made in closed session.

It is possible that members of and possibly a quorum of members of other governmental bodies of the Municipality may be in attendance at the above stated meeting to gather information; no action will be taken by any governmental body at the above stated meeting other than the governmental body specifically referred to above in this notice.

Please note, that upon reasonable notice, efforts will be made to accommodate the needs of disabled individuals through appropriate aids and services. For additional information or to request this service, contact the Village Clerk at 715-449-2001 or PO Box M, Birnamwood, WI 54414. Accommodations due to disability can be made by calling 715-449-3141 or 715-449-2001.

LAURI KLUMPYAN, CLERK

Posted Monday, April 17, 2023