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Howard WNAXLP Minutes of the Village Board Meeting Aug. 26, 2024 6:30 p.m. Village Board Room at Village Hall 1. CALL TO ORDER Village President Burt R. McIntyre called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. 2. ROLL CALL President McIntyre called for a roll call. Present: Village President Burt R. McIntyre; Trustee Maria Lasecki, District 1; Trustee Cathy Hughes, District 3; Trustee Scott Beyer, District 5; Trustee Ray Suennen, District 6; Trustee Adam Lemorande, District 7; Trustee Craig McAllister, District 8 Excused: Trustee Chris Nielsen, District 2; Trustee John Muraski, District 4 Staff: Paul Evert, Dave Wiese, Josh Gerrits, Dennis Staeven, Leigh Ann Wagner Kroening, Village Attorney Bob Gagan 3. RECITE THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE President McIntyre led the meeting in the pledge. 4. REPORT BY THE VILLAGE PRESIDENT REGARDING COMPLIANCE WITH OPEN MEETING LAWS President McIntyre read the following notice: Pursuant to Wisconsin Statutes 19.81-19.98, the Village Board is meeting to conduct public business. In accordance with state law, the meeting agenda was posted at Village Hall, other municipal buildings, and on the Village of Howard website and was also distributed to the local media and other requesters at least 24 business hours prior to the start of this meeting. 5. APPROVE THE AGENDA FOR THE MEETING B. McIntyre moved New Business Item 11j up to after Item 11e. C. Hughes moved to approve the revised agenda. C. McAllister seconded. The motion carried unanimously. 6. PUBLIC APPEARANCES Rosetta Stam, 1641 Marley St., asked for her assessments to be deferred because she is still paying assessments for the Marley project. She said she has concerns about privacy because the new road that will go through will cause her property to become a corner lot, and the sidewalks will run along both sides of her parcel. She said she is also concerned with the timing of construction and potential impacts on her home. 7. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS/ANNOUNCEMENTS C. McAllister said most of the recent approved residential developments have been Planned Development Districts (PDD). He requested a potential future agenda item to look at creating a new zoning district that allows a percentage of lots that are less than 80 feet as part of an overall development that includes most lots that meet or exceed the minimum lot size. 8. COMMUNICATIONS (NONE) 9. APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA C. Hughes moved to approve the Consent Agenda. A. Lemorande seconded. The motion carried unanimously, and the following items were approved: a. Village Board meeting minutes from Aug. 12, 2024 b. Receipt of the Plan Commission meeting minutes from Aug. 19, 2024 c. Municipal invoices totaling $1,902,733.29, paid with checks #081599 – 081705 d. The following Operator Licenses: Operator licenses, per s. 125.17 of the Wisconsin Statutes and s. 12.02(4)(h) of the Howard Municipal Code, if approved, are valid for a period of up to two years expiring on June 30. i. Alexandra R. Degayner ii. Stephanie A. DeJardin 10. UNFINISHED BUSINESS OR OLD BUSINESS ITEMS (NONE) 11. NEW BUSINESS ITEMS a. Review and take action on the operator license application for Jasmine M. Busch P. Evert said Officer Dhuey reviews all the operator license applications for thoroughness and accuracy. Ms. Busch’s application was put onto New Business due to its being incomplete. Ms. Busch came forward, and the board tabled the item to later in the meeting to allow P. Evert to meet privately with her. b. 6:35 Public Hearing regarding “Proposed Special Assessments on Greenfield Avenue, and the Plat of Nature Ridge” J. Gerrits said the project includes installation of improvements for 34 new single-family residential lots, and the installation of improvements on Greenfield Avenue from Nature Ridge north approximately 400 feet. He said one existing home will receive municipal service laterals and will be required to connect to the newly installed utilities. B. McIntyre opened the public hearing. Nobody spoke. B. McIntyre closed the public hearing. c. Review and take action on Resolution 2024-20, authorizing the levying of special assessments on Greenfield Avenue, and the Plat of Nature Ridge C. Hughes moved to approve Final Resolution 2024-20, authorizing the levying of special assessments on Greenfield Avenue, and the Plat of Nature Ridge. R. Suennen seconded. The motion carried 6-1 (No: C. McAllister). d. 6:40 Public Hearing regarding “Proposed Special Assessments on Nature Court and a Sanitary Sewer Easement/Lot” J. Gerrits said the project includes installation of sanitary sewer on a sanitary sewer lot and easement connecting Antwerp Avenue to Nature Court and along Nature Court from the cul de sac to Greenfield Avenue. He said this is part of a large sanitary sewer that will be extended to serve properties north and west of Nature Court and will allow for probable future municipal customers. Fourteen (14) existing properties would be assessed with this project, but none of these properties would be required to connect by ordinance at this time. He said all proposed assessments fall under payment plans that involve deferred payment per policy. B. McIntyre opened the public hearing. Nobody spoke. B. McIntyre closed the public hearing. e. Review and take action on Final Resolution 2024-22, authorizing the levying of special assessments on Nature Court and a Sanitary Sewer Easement/Lot R. Suennen moved to approve Final Resolution 2024-22, authorizing the levying of special assessments on Nature Court and a Sanitary Sewer Easement/Lot. A. Lemorande seconded. The motion carried 6-1 (No: C. McAllister). ⇒ j. Review, discuss and take action on allowing urban deer bow hunting in the village D. Wiese said state law allows for bow hunting all throughout the state but also allows municipalities to place a restriction on where hunting can occur. The village’s existing ordinance requires hunters to obtain approval to hunt if their hunting area is within 100 yards (300 feet) of an occupied building. P. Evert said the distance restriction is the largest hurdle in allowing bow hunting in the more developed areas. He reiterated that any proposed urban hunt would only allow bows and crossbows, not shotguns or rifles. The board discussed. C. Hughes moved to suspend the rules to hear from the audience. R Suennen seconded. The motion to suspend the rules carried unanimously. The following people spoke: • Matt Lewis, 1515 Pinecrest, said his farmland property is expansive, and he requests more deer tags from the DNR every year because his family are avid and passionate hunters. He said the DNR’s response has been that they should open their property to the public and allow others to hunt their property, and he does not want and should not have to do that. He said the village could help reduce the deer population by asking the DNR to give farmers more deer tags to hunt on their land. He said he does not support an urban hunt because injured deer will run onto other neighboring properties, and allowing hunting on public lands will open the village to liability issues. • Mike Lewis, 1521 Pinecrest, said if the village is going to consider an urban hunt, it should get input from actual deer hunters on how best to do that. He said if the village decides to open public lands and parks to hunting, it should be offered to everyone via a lottery system so everyone has a fair opportunity to participate. • Michael Hale, 1237 Clementine Road, said the village should focus on creating and enforcing regulations to prohibit feeding deer and encourage natural deterrents and fencing, but it should not even consider allowing people to hunt in urban areas where people have kids and pets. • Monica Hoff, 3701 Evergreen Ave., said the village should encourage deer deterrent sprays and potentially purchase it at cost and sell it to residents at a discount, along with providing education about safe ways to feed wildlife. She said the areas that are safe to hunt are already being hunted. The other areas were already deemed not safe per the village’s hunting map, and allowing hunting in parks would create other problems. • John Samorske, 2671 Maple Hills Drive, said the pockets of deer he sees are there because nearby property owners are obviously feeding them. He said allowing hunting will only eliminate a few deer in a few areas if people are allowed to keep feeding them in most of the village. • Bill Norton, who lives on Hillcrest Heights, said he does not feed the deer, so they bed down seasonally and then they move on. He said the village should encourage others not to feed them, so they move on naturally, and he strongly opposes hunting of any kind in urban residential areas. • Tim Gajeski, 2415 S. Idlewild, asked about the potential for nuisance deer hunting tags and said he also wonders how feeding bans would be enforced. • Michele Swaer, 1307 Beechwood Court, said she thinks there are fewer deer than ever. She said she deals with the deer in her neighborhood naturally by fencing her gardens and spraying deterrents. She said there are plenty of non-lethal methods to control the deer population, but hunting is not an option because it is not safe, and it is not pleasant when injured deer die in other people’s yards. • Mark Brault, 918 Channel Tunnel Court, said he totally disagrees with the other comments and believes there is a deer population problem. He said he and other ethical bow hunters have clean kills when they are allowed to hunt from a reasonable distance. He said urban hunting is allowed all over the country with no issues. M. Lasecki moved to return to regular order of business. C. Hughes seconded, and the motion to return to regular order carried unanimously. R. Suennen moved to table action on this agenda item for at least two months to allow staff to gather data and research what other communities are doing. M. Lasecki seconded, and the motion to table carried unanimously. ⇒ a. P. Evert said he met with Ms. Busch and discussed the criminal history missing from her operator license application. He said she was confused about how to fill out the document but admitted the criminal history that Officer Dhuey provided is correct, and he now is recommending approval of her application. M. Lasecki moved to approve the operator license application for Jasmine M. Busch, contingent on the completion and submission of a thorough and accurate revised application. C. McAllister seconded. The motion to approve carried unanimously. f. Review and take action on Final Resolution 2024-22, authorizing the levying of special assessments on the Plat of the Cottages at Hidden Creek 3rd Addition J. Gerrits said the project the project includes installation of improvements for 39 new single-family residential lots within the dedicated right of ways shown on the plat. Only developer properties are specially assessed with the resolution, which defines a payment plan as agreed to by the developer in the developer agreement approved by the Village Board in March. C. Hughes moved to approve Final Resolution 2024-22, authorizing the levying of special assessments on the Plat of Cottages at Hidden Creek 3rd Addition. R. Suennen seconded. The motion carried unanimously. g. PLAN COMMISSION ITEM: Review and take action on a Preliminary Planned Development District for 43 60-foot-wide single-family lots at 1659 Marley St., VH-47 (The Plan Commission voted 4 to 2 to recommend approval.) D. Wiese said the proposed subdivision of Marley Meadows contains (43) 60-foot-wide lots on 60-foot public right of ways. The layout takes into consideration the undeveloped property to the North and allows for future connectivity as depicted on the future land use plan. The wetlands have been delineated and ESAs are accounted for outside the future home sites. An outlot has been provided for stormwater management. C. McAllister reiterated that he would like to see a separate zoning district to allow for a certain number of smaller lots as part of a larger development, so Howard does not lose its character. The board discussed. A. Lemorande moved to approve the Preliminary Planned District for 43 60-foot-wide single-family lots at 1659 Marley St., VH-47. R. Suennen seconded. The motion carried 4-3 (No: M. Lasecki, C. Hughes, C. McAllister). h. PLAN COMMISSION ITEM: Review and take action on the Preliminary Plat of Marley Meadows (The Plan Commission voted 4 to 2 to recommend denial.) D. Wiese said the Plan Commission recommended denial, and staff is recommending the board table the plat because there will be revisions coming. R. Suennen moved to table the Preliminary Plat of Marley Meadows. A. Lemorande seconded. The motion to table carried 6-1 (No: C. McAllister). i. Review and take action on awarding the Meadowbrook Pickleball pavilion and other improvements J. Gerrits said staff prepared plans and specifications for a six-post, 25’ x 38’ rectangular open air steel shelter with tongue and groove roof deck and standing seam steel roof. The pavilion will have electrical outlets in three of the posts and two ceiling lights. Optional gutters and down spouts would be installed locally. The overall plans include pavilion foundation, sidewalks, a small storage building (for electrical, squeegee, leaf blower, etc.), entrance and other site signage, trees, and site furniture (six picnic tables and two garbage cans). Public Works staff plans to grade and prepare the site, install conduit, install the foundation and flat work, erect the structure, install decorative masonry, acquire site furniture, restore the site with lawn grass, install signage and plant trees. Roofing, some flat work and electrical would be installed by a contractor. C. Hughes moved to award the Pickleball pavilion structure to Coverworx in the amount of $48,370 and approve additional related site work with all costs not to exceed $150,000. M. Lasecki seconded. The motion carried unanimously. 12. REPORTS OF VILLAGE OFFICIALS i. The board received the financial report for the General Fund, Howard Commons Activity Complex, Howard Commons Apartments, and the Village Green Golf Course for the period ended July 31, 2024. No action was taken. 13. CLOSED SESSION M. Lasecki moved to convene to Closed Session. C. McAllister seconded. The motion carried unanimously, and the Village Board convened to Closed Session at 8:18 p.m. pursuant to Sec. 19.85(1)(e), Wis. Stats, to discuss land purchase options for PI-598, PI-629-1, and PI-632-1-2, as well as a development agreement with Landmark Real Estate LLC. 14. RETURN TO OPEN SESSION R. Suennen moved to reconvene to Open Session. M. Lasecki seconded. The motion carried unanimously, and the Village Board returned to Open Session at 8:37 p.m. 15. ACTION A. Lemorande moved to approve the Assignment of Land Contract and the Option to Purchase Agreement for PI-598. C. Hughes seconded. The motion carried unanimously. A. Lemorande moved to approve the Vacant Land Offer to Purchase VH-32-2 and the Vacant Land Offer to Purchase PI-629-1 and PI-632-1-2. C. Hughes seconded. The motion carried unanimously. 16. ADJOURNMENT M. Lasecki moved to adjourn. C. McAllister seconded. The motion carried unanimously, and the board adjourned at 8:38 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Leigh Ann Wagner Kroening Village Administrator’s Assistant Publish 09.20.24 WNAXLP
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Howard WNAXLP Minutes of the Village Board Meeting Aug. 26, 2024 6:30 p.m. Village Board Room at Village Hall 1. CALL TO ORDER Village President Burt R. McIntyre called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. 2. ROLL CALL President McIntyre called for a roll call. Present: Village President Burt R. McIntyre; Trustee Maria Lasecki, District 1; Trustee Cathy Hughes, District 3; Trustee Scott Beyer, District 5; Trustee Ray Suennen, District 6; Trustee Adam Lemorande, District 7; Trustee Craig McAllister, District 8 Excused: Trustee Chris Nielsen, District 2; Trustee John Muraski, District 4 Staff: Paul Evert, Dave Wiese, Josh Gerrits, Dennis Staeven, Leigh Ann Wagner Kroening, Village Attorney Bob Gagan 3. RECITE THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE President McIntyre led the meeting in the pledge. 4. REPORT BY THE VILLAGE PRESIDENT REGARDING COMPLIANCE WITH OPEN MEETING LAWS President McIntyre read the following notice: Pursuant to Wisconsin Statutes 19.81-19.98, the Village Board is meeting to conduct public business. In accordance with state law, the meeting agenda was posted at Village Hall, other municipal buildings, and on the Village of Howard website and was also distributed to the local media and other requesters at least 24 business hours prior to the start of this meeting. 5. APPROVE THE AGENDA FOR THE MEETING B. McIntyre moved New Business Item 11j up to after Item 11e. C. Hughes moved to approve the revised agenda. C. McAllister seconded. The motion carried unanimously. 6. PUBLIC APPEARANCES Rosetta Stam, 1641 Marley St., asked for her assessments to be deferred because she is still paying assessments for the Marley project. She said she has concerns about privacy because the new road that will go through will cause her property to become a corner lot, and the sidewalks will run along both sides of her parcel. She said she is also concerned with the timing of construction and potential impacts on her home. 7. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS/ANNOUNCEMENTS C. McAllister said most of the recent approved residential developments have been Planned Development Districts (PDD). He requested a potential future agenda item to look at creating a new zoning district that allows a percentage of lots that are less than 80 feet as part of an overall development that includes most lots that meet or exceed the minimum lot size. 8. COMMUNICATIONS (NONE) 9. APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA C. Hughes moved to approve the Consent Agenda. A. Lemorande seconded. The motion carried unanimously, and the following items were approved: a. Village Board meeting minutes from Aug. 12, 2024 b. Receipt of the Plan Commission meeting minutes from Aug. 19, 2024 c. Municipal invoices totaling $1,902,733.29, paid with checks #081599 – 081705 d. The following Operator Licenses: Operator licenses, per s. 125.17 of the Wisconsin Statutes and s. 12.02(4)(h) of the Howard Municipal Code, if approved, are valid for a period of up to two years expiring on June 30. i. Alexandra R. Degayner ii. Stephanie A. DeJardin 10. UNFINISHED BUSINESS OR OLD BUSINESS ITEMS (NONE) 11. NEW BUSINESS ITEMS a. Review and take action on the operator license application for Jasmine M. Busch P. Evert said Officer Dhuey reviews all the operator license applications for thoroughness and accuracy. Ms. Busch’s application was put onto New Business due to its being incomplete. Ms. Busch came forward, and the board tabled the item to later in the meeting to allow P. Evert to meet privately with her. b. 6:35 Public Hearing regarding “Proposed Special Assessments on Greenfield Avenue, and the Plat of Nature Ridge” J. Gerrits said the project includes installation of improvements for 34 new single-family residential lots, and the installation of improvements on Greenfield Avenue from Nature Ridge north approximately 400 feet. He said one existing home will receive municipal service laterals and will be required to connect to the newly installed utilities. B. McIntyre opened the public hearing. Nobody spoke. B. McIntyre closed the public hearing. c. Review and take action on Resolution 2024-20, authorizing the levying of special assessments on Greenfield Avenue, and the Plat of Nature Ridge C. Hughes moved to approve Final Resolution 2024-20, authorizing the levying of special assessments on Greenfield Avenue, and the Plat of Nature Ridge. R. Suennen seconded. The motion carried 6-1 (No: C. McAllister). d. 6:40 Public Hearing regarding “Proposed Special Assessments on Nature Court and a Sanitary Sewer Easement/Lot” J. Gerrits said the project includes installation of sanitary sewer on a sanitary sewer lot and easement connecting Antwerp Avenue to Nature Court and along Nature Court from the cul de sac to Greenfield Avenue. He said this is part of a large sanitary sewer that will be extended to serve properties north and west of Nature Court and will allow for probable future municipal customers. Fourteen (14) existing properties would be assessed with this project, but none of these properties would be required to connect by ordinance at this time. He said all proposed assessments fall under payment plans that involve deferred payment per policy. B. McIntyre opened the public hearing. Nobody spoke. B. McIntyre closed the public hearing. e. Review and take action on Final Resolution 2024-22, authorizing the levying of special assessments on Nature Court and a Sanitary Sewer Easement/Lot R. Suennen moved to approve Final Resolution 2024-22, authorizing the levying of special assessments on Nature Court and a Sanitary Sewer Easement/Lot. A. Lemorande seconded. The motion carried 6-1 (No: C. McAllister). ⇒ j. Review, discuss and take action on allowing urban deer bow hunting in the village D. Wiese said state law allows for bow hunting all throughout the state but also allows municipalities to place a restriction on where hunting can occur. The village’s existing ordinance requires hunters to obtain approval to hunt if their hunting area is within 100 yards (300 feet) of an occupied building. P. Evert said the distance restriction is the largest hurdle in allowing bow hunting in the more developed areas. He reiterated that any proposed urban hunt would only allow bows and crossbows, not shotguns or rifles. The board discussed. C. Hughes moved to suspend the rules to hear from the audience. R Suennen seconded. The motion to suspend the rules carried unanimously. The following people spoke: • Matt Lewis, 1515 Pinecrest, said his farmland property is expansive, and he requests more deer tags from the DNR every year because his family are avid and passionate hunters. He said the DNR’s response has been that they should open their property to the public and allow others to hunt their property, and he does not want and should not have to do that. He said the village could help reduce the deer population by asking the DNR to give farmers more deer tags to hunt on their land. He said he does not support an urban hunt because injured deer will run onto other neighboring properties, and allowing hunting on public lands will open the village to liability issues. • Mike Lewis, 1521 Pinecrest, said if the village is going to consider an urban hunt, it should get input from actual deer hunters on how best to do that. He said if the village decides to open public lands and parks to hunting, it should be offered to everyone via a lottery system so everyone has a fair opportunity to participate. • Michael Hale, 1237 Clementine Road, said the village should focus on creating and enforcing regulations to prohibit feeding deer and encourage natural deterrents and fencing, but it should not even consider allowing people to hunt in urban areas where people have kids and pets. • Monica Hoff, 3701 Evergreen Ave., said the village should encourage deer deterrent sprays and potentially purchase it at cost and sell it to residents at a discount, along with providing education about safe ways to feed wildlife. She said the areas that are safe to hunt are already being hunted. The other areas were already deemed not safe per the village’s hunting map, and allowing hunting in parks would create other problems. • John Samorske, 2671 Maple Hills Drive, said the pockets of deer he sees are there because nearby property owners are obviously feeding them. He said allowing hunting will only eliminate a few deer in a few areas if people are allowed to keep feeding them in most of the village. • Bill Norton, who lives on Hillcrest Heights, said he does not feed the deer, so they bed down seasonally and then they move on. He said the village should encourage others not to feed them, so they move on naturally, and he strongly opposes hunting of any kind in urban residential areas. • Tim Gajeski, 2415 S. Idlewild, asked about the potential for nuisance deer hunting tags and said he also wonders how feeding bans would be enforced. • Michele Swaer, 1307 Beechwood Court, said she thinks there are fewer deer than ever. She said she deals with the deer in her neighborhood naturally by fencing her gardens and spraying deterrents. She said there are plenty of non-lethal methods to control the deer population, but hunting is not an option because it is not safe, and it is not pleasant when injured deer die in other people’s yards. • Mark Brault, 918 Channel Tunnel Court, said he totally disagrees with the other comments and believes there is a deer population problem. He said he and other ethical bow hunters have clean kills when they are allowed to hunt from a reasonable distance. He said urban hunting is allowed all over the country with no issues. M. Lasecki moved to return to regular order of business. C. Hughes seconded, and the motion to return to regular order carried unanimously. R. Suennen moved to table action on this agenda item for at least two months to allow staff to gather data and research what other communities are doing. M. Lasecki seconded, and the motion to table carried unanimously. ⇒ a. P. Evert said he met with Ms. Busch and discussed the criminal history missing from her operator license application. He said she was confused about how to fill out the document but admitted the criminal history that Officer Dhuey provided is correct, and he now is recommending approval of her application. M. Lasecki moved to approve the operator license application for Jasmine M. Busch, contingent on the completion and submission of a thorough and accurate revised application. C. McAllister seconded. The motion to approve carried unanimously. f. Review and take action on Final Resolution 2024-22, authorizing the levying of special assessments on the Plat of the Cottages at Hidden Creek 3rd Addition J. Gerrits said the project the project includes installation of improvements for 39 new single-family residential lots within the dedicated right of ways shown on the plat. Only developer properties are specially assessed with the resolution, which defines a payment plan as agreed to by the developer in the developer agreement approved by the Village Board in March. C. Hughes moved to approve Final Resolution 2024-22, authorizing the levying of special assessments on the Plat of Cottages at Hidden Creek 3rd Addition. R. Suennen seconded. The motion carried unanimously. g. PLAN COMMISSION ITEM: Review and take action on a Preliminary Planned Development District for 43 60-foot-wide single-family lots at 1659 Marley St., VH-47 (The Plan Commission voted 4 to 2 to recommend approval.) D. Wiese said the proposed subdivision of Marley Meadows contains (43) 60-foot-wide lots on 60-foot public right of ways. The layout takes into consideration the undeveloped property to the North and allows for future connectivity as depicted on the future land use plan. The wetlands have been delineated and ESAs are accounted for outside the future home sites. An outlot has been provided for stormwater management. C. McAllister reiterated that he would like to see a separate zoning district to allow for a certain number of smaller lots as part of a larger development, so Howard does not lose its character. The board discussed. A. Lemorande moved to approve the Preliminary Planned District for 43 60-foot-wide single-family lots at 1659 Marley St., VH-47. R. Suennen seconded. The motion carried 4-3 (No: M. Lasecki, C. Hughes, C. McAllister). h. PLAN COMMISSION ITEM: Review and take action on the Preliminary Plat of Marley Meadows (The Plan Commission voted 4 to 2 to recommend denial.) D. Wiese said the Plan Commission recommended denial, and staff is recommending the board table the plat because there will be revisions coming. R. Suennen moved to table the Preliminary Plat of Marley Meadows. A. Lemorande seconded. The motion to table carried 6-1 (No: C. McAllister). i. Review and take action on awarding the Meadowbrook Pickleball pavilion and other improvements J. Gerrits said staff prepared plans and specifications for a six-post, 25’ x 38’ rectangular open air steel shelter with tongue and groove roof deck and standing seam steel roof. The pavilion will have electrical outlets in three of the posts and two ceiling lights. Optional gutters and down spouts would be installed locally. The overall plans include pavilion foundation, sidewalks, a small storage building (for electrical, squeegee, leaf blower, etc.), entrance and other site signage, trees, and site furniture (six picnic tables and two garbage cans). Public Works staff plans to grade and prepare the site, install conduit, install the foundation and flat work, erect the structure, install decorative masonry, acquire site furniture, restore the site with lawn grass, install signage and plant trees. Roofing, some flat work and electrical would be installed by a contractor. C. Hughes moved to award the Pickleball pavilion structure to Coverworx in the amount of $48,370 and approve additional related site work with all costs not to exceed $150,000. M. Lasecki seconded. The motion carried unanimously. 12. REPORTS OF VILLAGE OFFICIALS i. The board received the financial report for the General Fund, Howard Commons Activity Complex, Howard Commons Apartments, and the Village Green Golf Course for the period ended July 31, 2024. No action was taken. 13. CLOSED SESSION M. Lasecki moved to convene to Closed Session. C. McAllister seconded. The motion carried unanimously, and the Village Board convened to Closed Session at 8:18 p.m. pursuant to Sec. 19.85(1)(e), Wis. Stats, to discuss land purchase options for PI-598, PI-629-1, and PI-632-1-2, as well as a development agreement with Landmark Real Estate LLC. 14. RETURN TO OPEN SESSION R. Suennen moved to reconvene to Open Session. M. Lasecki seconded. The motion carried unanimously, and the Village Board returned to Open Session at 8:37 p.m. 15. ACTION A. Lemorande moved to approve the Assignment of Land Contract and the Option to Purchase Agreement for PI-598. C. Hughes seconded. The motion carried unanimously. A. Lemorande moved to approve the Vacant Land Offer to Purchase VH-32-2 and the Vacant Land Offer to Purchase PI-629-1 and PI-632-1-2. C. Hughes seconded. The motion carried unanimously. 16. ADJOURNMENT M. Lasecki moved to adjourn. C. McAllister seconded. The motion carried unanimously, and the board adjourned at 8:38 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Leigh Ann Wagner Kroening Village Administrator’s Assistant Publish 09.20.24 WNAXLP