VILLAGE OF ELLSWORTH COUNCIL MINUTES

REGULAR MEETING

OCTOBER 9, 2006

BANKS TOWNSHIP HALL

Present: Campbell, M. Drenth, Boss, Olach, J. Skeel, M. Peters and BJ Peters.

Absent: Ruis

Others: Jerry Rasmussen, Janice Drost, Daniel Sanchez, Jennifer Veenstra and Tom Mann.

Meeting called to order by Campbell at 7:05 p.m.

1. Motion by Olach/Boss to accept the September 2006 minutes as presented. CARRIED. 6-0

Public Input:

Daniel Sanchez: from the Ellsworth High School Journalism Class to observe the Village Council meeting.

Jennifer Veenstra: made Council aware of the tree removal and sidewalk replacement along there property.

Park / Recreation:

2. Motion by Boss/Olach to have Ed and Kris Green for the Wooden Shoe Park attendants for the 2007 camping season. CARRIED. 6/0

3. Motion by Olach/BJ Peters to approve the Wooden Park Rates as follows:

Tent $15.00 / Daily $20.00 / Weekly $110.00 / Monthly $ 350.00 CARRIED 6-0.

Police:

Streets:

Bids on paving High St. from Main St. to Forest Hill Dr. as follows H&D $16,355.00 / Payne and Dolan Inc. $15,750.00

4. Motion by Olach/BJ Peters to accept the bid of Payne and Dolan Inc for the paving of High St. CARRIED 6-0.

Action Items:

5. Motion by Skeel/BJ Peters to have the Halloween hours for the Village of Ellsworth from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday October 31, 2006. CARRIED 6-0.

6. Motion by BJ Peters/Olach to cover the $200.00 for Mr. Twister at the Fall Fest on October 28, 2006. CARRIED 6/0 and will contact Banks Township on splitting ½ of the cost. ( $100.00)

7. Motion by Olach/Boss to raise the Zoning Permit fees from $25.00 to $30.00. CARRIED 6-0.

8. Motion by Olach/Skeel for the Village to send a letter to the DNR that they transfer ownership back to the Village for the DNR Site on Ellsworth Lake. Letter to be reviewed by the Village Attorneys. CARRIED 6-0

BJ Peters submitted her resignation as the Village of Ellsworth Recreation Director to the Village Council.

Campbell updated the council on the Main Street Reconstruction Project.

The Village of Ellsworth didn’t receive the Arts and Culture Grant

9. Motion by Skeel/BJ Peters to pay the bills. CARRIED. 6-0.

10. Motion by Skeel/BJ Peters to adjourn. CARRIED. 8:15 p.m.

Hellen Allen

Village Clerk