BROWN DEER VILLAGE BOARD
HELD AT THE
BROWN DEER VILLAGE HALL
The meeting was called to order by President Jaberg
at
I. Roll Call
Present: Village
President Jaberg, Trustees: Askew,
Baker, Krueger, Kundinger, Schilz
Excused: Trustee
Nealy
Also Present: Russell Van Gompel, Village Manager;
William Dineen, Village Attorney; Todd Schmidt,
II. Pledge of Allegiance
III. Persons Desiring to be Heard
None.
IV. Consideration of Minutes:
It was moved
by Trustee Kundinger and seconded by Trustee Krueger to approve the
V. Committee Reports
A) Building Board - Trustee Krueger
No action required.
B) Beautification
Committee – Trustee Nealy
No action required.
C) Park and Recreation
Committee - Trustee Askew
No action required.
D) 4th of July Committee -
Trustee Krueger
No action required.
E) Ad Hoc Pond Committee –
Village President Jaberg
No action required.
F) Traffic and Public
Safety - Trustee Nealy
No action required.
G) Library Board - Trustee
Baker
No action required. Trustee
Baker reported that the Library Board approved a motion which indicates that
the Milwaukee County Federated Library System did not provide effective
leadership during the past year due to the lack of equal representation for all
member libraries on the voting membership of the MCFLS Board.
H) Community Development Authority -
Village President Jaberg
No action required.
President Jaberg reported that the CDA approved the Tax Increment District
Street Lighting Plan as prepared by Powrtek Engineering. The plan will be
considered by the Finance / Public Works Committee. The CDA discussed other
possible improvements which may be implemented within the district.
I) Plan Commission - Village President
Jaberg
Meeting was canceled.
J) Finance and Public Works Committee - Trustee Kundinger
1) Authorization to Purchase Police Radar Units with
Accessories
Trustee Kundinger reviewed
the Police Department proposal to purchase two new radar units.
It was moved by Trustee Kundinger and seconded by Trustee
Schilz to approve the purchase of two (2) handheld radar units and accessories
from Kustom Signals, Inc. in the amount of $4,999.98. The motion carried unanimously.
2) Authorization to Purchase Civil Unrest/Disturbance Equipment
Trustee Kundinger reviewed
the Police Department request for civil unrest/disturbance equipment. He
indicated that existing equipment is out-of-date and inoperable. Discussion
followed regarding the proposed use and appropriateness of this type of
equipment.
It was moved by Trustee Kundinger and seconded by Trustee
Krueger to approve the purchase of civil disturbance equipment that will
adequately outfit six (6) police officers in the amount not to exceed $5,100.00. The motion carried 4-1, with President Jaberg opposed and Trustee Askew abstaining.
3) Approval of Bids for
Discussion was held
regarding the bidding process.
It was moved by Trustee Kundinger and seconded by Trustee
Baker to award the contract for the
4) Resolution No. 03-08, “Notice of Public Review and Establish a Public Hearing for the
2003 NR216 Report on
It was moved by Trustee Kundinger and seconded by
President Jaberg to adopt Resolution No. 03-08, “Notice of Public Review and
Establish a Public Hearing for the 2003 NR216 Report on
5) Consideration of Vouchers
It was moved by Trustee Kundinger and seconded by Trustee
Krueger to approve for payment Check Numbers 36608 to 36620, Check Numbers
40058 to 40107, Check Numbers 40108 to 40153, Check Numbers 40154 to 40193 and
Check Numbers 40240 to 40299 in the amount of $1,121,705.17; and to ratify for
payment, invoices due on or before March 17, 2003, in the amount of $13,077.34,
aggregating a total amount of $1,134,782.51. The motion
carried 5-1, with Trustee Askew opposed.
K)
Personnel Committee –
Trustee Kundinger
No meeting was held.
L) Visioning
Committee – Village Manager Russell Van Gompel
No action required. Mr. Van Gompel reported that a
summary of the Community Workshop and Focus Groups will be prepared by the end
of this week. The first draft of a community survey has been prepared for
review by the Committee.
VI. Unfinished Business
None.
VII. New Business
None.
VIII. Village President’s
Report
President Jaberg reported on the following items:
The ICC met and heard
reports from MADACC and MMSD. Shared revenues and the state budget situation
were also discussed.
Many committee appointments
are up as of May 1st and the appointments will be considered at the first
meeting in May.
IX. Village Manager’s Report
Mr. Van Gompel reported on the following items:
Members of the Village Board
were reminded about upcoming League of Wisconsin Municipalities training
opportunities.
Time Warner has announced
minor changes to their cable package.
A public hearing on the
Public Fire Protection charge was held. No objections were heard from members
of the public.
X. Recess into Closed
Session pursuant to 19.85 (1)(g) Wisconsin Statutes
for the following reasons:
(g) Conferring
with legal counsel for the governmental body who is rendering oral or written advise concerning strategy to be adopted by the body with
respect to litigation in which it is or is likely to become involved.
It was moved
by Trustee Kundinger and seconded by Trustee Schilz to recess into
closed session pursuant to §19.85 (1)(g) Wisconsin
Statutes to discuss a personal property tax claim. The motion carried unanimously at
XI. Reconvene into Open Session for Possible
Action on Closed Session Deliberations
It was moved
by Trustee Schilz and seconded by Trustee Krueger to reconvene into open
session for possible action on closed session deliberations. The motion carried unanimously at
XII. Adjournment
It was moved
by Trustee Schilz and seconded by Trustee Kundinger to adjourn at
_______________________________
Russell Van Gompel, Village
Manager
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