VILLAGE OF DENMARK
VILLAGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
AUGUST 6, 2012 MEETING MINUTES
DRAFT – NOT APPROVED
President Roger Stein called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. in the Village Hall at 118 E. Main St., Denmark, WI.
Trustees present: Helen Mleziva, Dan Dvorak, Shawn Brady, Laurel Towns, Brandon Wotachek and Steve Giese.
Officials/Staff present: Administrator J. Everett Mitchell, Clerk-Treasurer MiLissa Stipe, Engineer Craig Schuh and
Attorney Dennis Duffy .
Others present: Mike Konecny of Schenck, Gerald Steinberger, Lawrence Lacenski, Mary Lax and Burnell Christensen.
APPROVAL OF PREVIOUS BOARD MEETING MINUTES
Motion made (Wotachek, Dvorak) to approve previous Board Meeting Minutes of July 9, 2012. Voice vote (6-0),
motion carried.
PRE-REGISTERED CITIZENS
Lawrence Lacenski requested a timeline for the DePere/Main Street road construction project as well as unit costs
associated with that construction project. Engineer Schuh responded briefly that such information had to be
requested of the state as it was their project.
RESCHEDULING OF SEPTEMBER BOARD MEETING
After a brief discussion and clarification it was the general consensus of the Board to reschedule the September 3,
2012 Board meeting to September 10, 2012 due to the 3rd being Labor Day.
DECLARATION OF RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS
Administrator Mitchell referenced that he had drafted a proposed Declaration of Restrictive Covenants for the I-43
Business Park General Guidelines and Procedures several months ago and that in the intervening time period they
had been reviewed and approved by Attorney Duffy with no changes. Motion made (Dvorak, Giese) to approve these
Restrictive Covenants. Voice vote (6-0), motion carried.
MONTHLY REPORT ON REVENUES/EXPENDITURES
Clerk-Treasurer Stipe gave a brief synopsis of the revenue/expenditure report for the benefit of Board members.
STAFF OVERTIME REPORT
Administrator Mitchell stated that the Overtime Report for July 2012 showed a slight increase over the same time
period in 2011 (4.25 more hours or $291.15 increase) which was due to several water leaks, the failure of the trickling
system at the plant as well as some additional meetings being held (i.e. Board of Review).
APPROVAL OF OPERATOR/MISCELLANEOUS LICENSES
Secretary-Treasurer Stipe presented two (2) proposed Operator licenses (Dugre and Johnson) as well as one (1) picnic
license (Shotski Fest) for consideration and informed the Board of background checks conducted by the Police
Department. Motion made (Brady, Dvorak) to approve Dugre license and deny Johnson license. Voice vote (5-0 with
1 abstention – Wotachek), motion carried. Motion made (Towns, Giese) to approve picnic license. Voice vote (6-0),
motion carried.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Trustee Towns presented the Parks Report stating that there had been one (1) act of vandalism at Trailshead and that
the Police had caught those kids responsible.
Trustee Wotachek presented the Utility Report specifically referencing the fact that the GIS system is approximately
75 percent complete.
Trustee Mleziva had nothing to report.
Trustee Brady presented the Law Enforcement report indicating results of increased police presence in the
construction zone as well as the Lions Weekend in which there had been no dunk tank due to the failure of the
company to deliver.
Trustee Dvorak presented the Public Works Report citing ongoing improvements to the walking trail being
accomplished to the south of Denmark and the continuing need for Brown County to get involved more. He further
cited that the Village had suffered extensive tree damage from the recent storm.
MONTHLY DISBURSEMENTS
Trustee Giese presented the following:
Village
$30,090.96
Water
$29,367.55
Sewer
$53,120.50
Storm Sewer
$3,317.50
TIF
$56,833.05
Total vouchers
$172,729.56
Motion made (Giese, Dvorak) to approve monthly disbursements. Voice vote (6-0), motion carried.
COMMENTS/SUGGESTIONS
Gerald Steinberger reiterated previous concerns/issues with roads in Viking Hills subdivision and asked about the
length of the warranty on work performed. President Stein stated that he follow up on this with him.
REPORT OF PUBLIC OFFICIALS
Engineer Schuh updated the Board on the proposed I-43 Business Park pre-construction meeting and put forth a
tentative timeline schedule.
Clerk-Treasurer Stipe informed the Board that the primary election will take place August 14, 2012.
Administrator Mitchell distributed a Work Progress Schedule for the 2012 Business Park Improvements to each Board
member and briefly touched upon his attached Meetings schedule for July/August 2012.
MOTION TO MOVE INTOCLOSED SESSION
Motion made (Wotachek, Brady)) to go into Closed Session. Roll call vote (6-0), motion carried. The Board entered
into Closed Session under the exceptions listed in State Statutes 19.85(1)€ deliberating or negotiating the purchase of
public properties, the investing of public funds, or conducting other specified public business, whenever competitive
or bargaining reasons require a closed session and 19.85(1)(g) for conferring with legal counsel of the Village of
Denmark who is rendering oral or written advice concerning strategy to be adopted by the Village Board with respect
to litigation in which it is likely to become involved.
CLOSED SESSION
7:30 p.m. to 8:34 p.m.
ANY ACTION(S) ON MATTERS DISCLOSED IN CLOSED SESSION
None.
ADJOURNMENT
Motion made (Wotachek, Towns) to adjourn. Voice vote (6-0), motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 8:40
p.m.
SUBMITTED BY:
MiLissa Stipe
Clerk/Treasurer