Village Board Meetings and Agendas

VILLAGE OF PEWAUKEE VILLAGE BOARD MINUTES
November 21, 2023
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1. Call to Order, Pledge of Allegiance, Moment of Silence, and Roll Call
President Knutson called the meeting to order at approximately 6:00 p.m. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited, followed by a moment of silence.

Roll Call was taken with the following Village Board members present: Trustee Heather Gergen, Trustee Bob Rohde, Trustee Kelli Belt, Trustee Chris Krasovich, Trustee Jim Grabowski; Trustee Craig Roberts; and President Jeff Knutson.

Also Present: Parks and Recreation Director, Nick Phalin; Police Chief, Tim Heier; Village Attorney, Mark Blum; Village Administrator, Scott Gosse; and Village Clerk, Cassie Smith.

2. Public Hearings/Presentations

a. Public Hearing on 2024 Draft Budget.
None.

3. Approval of Minutes of Previous Meeting

a. Minutes of the Regular Village Board Meeting – November 7, 2023
Trustee Grabowski moved, seconded by Trustee Krasovich to approve the November 7, 2023 minutes of the regular Village Board meeting as presented.
Motion carried 7-0.

b. Minutes of the Special Village Board Meeting – November 15, 2023
Trustee Gergen moved, seconded by Trustee Roberts to approve the November 15, 2023 minutes of the special Village Board meeting as presented.
Motion carried 7-0.

4. Citizen Comments
None.

5. Ordinances

a. Possible Action on Ordinance No. 2023-23, Ordinance Establishing Fees for 2024 Refuse and Recycling Charges
Trustee Roberts moved, seconded by Trustee Rohde to approve Ordinance No. 2023-23 to establish fees for 2024 refuse and recycling charges as presented.
Motion carried 7-0.

b. Possible Action on Ordinance No. 2023-24, An Ordinance Levying Property Taxes for the General Fund, the Debt Service Fund, TIF #2 Fund, and TIF #3 Fund for the Village of Pewaukee for the Year 2023 to Support the 2024 Budget
Trustee Rohde moved, seconded by Trustee Gergen to approve Ordinance No. 2023-24 for levying property taxes for the General Fund, the Debt Service Fund, TIF #2 fund, and TIF #3 fund for the Village of Pewaukee for the year 2023 to support the 2024 budget pending the final Tax Incremental Worksheet amounts.
Motion carried 7-0.

6. Resolutions

a. Possible Action on Resolution No. 2023-16, Resolution Amending the Quarterly Single-Family Residential Storm Water Utility Rate
Trustee Krasovich moved, seconded by Trustee Roberts to approve Resolution No. 2023-16 to amend the quarterly single-family residential Storm Water Utility rate as presented.
Motion carried 7-0.

b. Possible Action on Resolution No. 2023-17, Resolution Establishing the Fire-EMS Protection Fee Emergency Service Equivalent (ESE) Fee
Trustee Roberts moved, seconded by Trustee Rohde to approve Resolution No. 2023-17 establishing the Fire-EMS Protection Fee Emergency Service Equivalent (ESE) Fee as presented.
Trustee Krasovich thanked staff and Administrator Gosse thanked Trustees for the work on the communication pieces.
Motion carried 7-0.

7. Old Business

a. Continued Review and Possible Action on Proposed Village Budgets

1. Review and Action on General Fund Budget
Trustee Grabowski moved, seconded by Trustee Gergen to approve the General Fund budget as presented.
Motion carried 7-0.

2. Review and Action on Capital Projects Funds Budget
Trustee Roberts moved, seconded by Trustee Krasovich to approve the Capital Projects Fund budget as presented.
Motion carried 7-0.

3. Review and Action on Debt Service Budget
Trustee Rohde moved, seconded by Trustee Roberts to approve the Debt Service budget as presented.
Motion carried 7-0.

4. Review and Action on TIF 2 Budget
Trustee Krasovich moved, seconded by Trustee Roberts to approve the TIF 2 Budget as presented.
Motion carried 7-0.

5. Review and Action on TIF 3 Budget
Trustee Roberts moved, seconded by Trustee Krasovich to approve the TIF 3 Budget as presented.
Motion carried 7-0.

6. Review and Action on ARPA Budget
Administrator Gosse stated that this item is to recognize this year's expenses and acknowledge the remaining amount in the fund. There are no funds allocated for 2024.
Trustee Roberts moved, seconded by Trustee Grabowski to approve the ARPA Fund budget as presented.
Motion carried 7-0.

7. Review and Action on Water Utility Budget
Trustee Rohde moved, seconded by Trustee Roberts to approve the Water Utility budget as presented.
Motion carried 7-0.

8. Review and Action on Storm Water Utility Budget
Trustee Roberts moved, seconded by Trustee Krasovich to approve the Storm Water Utility budget as presented.
Motion carried 7-0.
9. Review and Action on Transportation Utility Fund Budget
Trustee Grabowski questioned if the amount that was unused for crack sealing could be used in 2024. Administrator Gosse stated that the amount will be in the Transportation Utility reserves an can be allocated in the future.
Trustee Grabowski moved, seconded by Trustee Roberts to approve the Transportation Utility Fund budget as presented.
Motion carried 7-0.

10. Review and Action on Sanitary Sewer Utility Budget
Trustee Krasovich moved, seconded by Trustee Roberts to approve the Sanitary Sewer Utility budget as presented.
Motion carried 7-0.

11. Review and Action on Cemetery Fund Budget
Trustee Rohde moved, seconded by Trustee Roberts to approve the Cemetery Fund budget as presented.
Trustee Gergen asked if the cremains section was added to the 2024 budget; Administrator Gosse confirmed that it was included.
Motion carried 7-0.

12. Review and Action on Lake Patrol Budget
Trustee Grabowski moved, seconded by Trustee Krasovich to approve the Lake Patrol budget as presented.
Motion carried 7-0.

13. Review and Action on Laimon Family Lakeside Park Budget
Trustee Rohde moved, seconded by Trustee Gergen to approve the Laimon Family Lakeside Park budget as presented.
Motion carried 7-0.

8. New Business

a. Possible Action on Utility Operator Wages
Trustee Grabowski moved, seconded by Trustee Krasovich to approve Utility Operator wages as presented.
Motion carried 7-0.

b. Monthly Approval of Checks and Invoices for All Funds – October 2023
Trustee Rohde moved, seconded by Trustee Krasovich to approve the October 2023 checks and invoices for all funds, except the library, as presented.
Motion carried 7-0.

Trustee Gergen moved, seconded by Trustee Roberts to acknowledge the October 2023 check and invoices regarding the Library.
Motion carried 7-0.

9. Citizen Comments – None

10. Closed Session. – The Village Board of the Village of Pewaukee will enter into closed session pursuant to Wis. Statute Section 19.85(1)(c) to consider employment, promotion, compensation or performance evaluation data of any public employee over which the governmental body has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility, specifically regarding Utility Supervisor, Operations Supervisor and Police Sergeants; and pursuant to Wis. Statute Section 19.85(1)(g) for the purpose of conferring with legal counsel for the governmental body who is rendering oral or written advice concerning strategy to be adopted by the body with respect to litigation in which it is or is likely to become involved, specifically regarding proposed class action settlement cases with DuPont and 3M.
Trustee Gergen moved, seconded by Trustee Roberts to move into Closed Session at Approximately 6:20 p.m.
Motion carried on Roll Call Vote, 7-0.

Trustee Gergen moved, seconded by Trustee Rohde to move into Open Session at Approximately 6:37 p.m.
Motion carried on Roll Call Vote, 7-0.

11. Reconvene Into Open Session.

a. Possible Action on Class Action Settlement Cases with DuPont and 3M
Trustee Grabowski moved, seconded by Trustee Gergen to approve participation in the class action settlement case with DuPont and 3M.
Motion carried 7-0.

b. Possible Action on One-Time Wage Adjustment for Specific Village Staff
Trustee Gergen moved, seconded by Trustee Krasovich to approve a one-time wage adjustment for specific Village staff as presented by staff.
Motion carried 7-0.

12. Adjournment
Trustee Gergen moved, seconded by Trustee Krasovich to adjourn the November 21, 2023, Regular Village Board meeting at approximately 6:38 p.m.
Motion carried 7-0.

Respectfully Submitted,

Casandra Smith Village Clerk