[0:00] from Chicago?

[0:02] >> Yeah, it's No, it's it's just like the

[0:04] >> I hate the I hate my family hates the

[0:08] from Chicago, they're White Sox fans.

[0:10] >> Are they?

[0:11] >> But my grandpa was a North Sider.

[0:14] >> Drink one, it's like, "These aren't very

[0:15] strong."

[0:16] >> I don't know why the White Sox were the

[0:17] team.

[0:17] >> On the way to sustain about like me.

[0:19] >> I was on my way to

[0:20] >> Yeah.

[0:20] >> I expected nothing. You know, and I was

[0:22] thirsty.

[0:23] >> And it tastes really good.

[0:25] >> the Brewers used to be in the American

[0:26] League division.

[0:28] >> Yeah.

[0:29] >> But when the Brewers went to the

[0:30] National League, our family was like,

[0:31] "Well, now we can cheer for them because

[0:33] >> That's cool.

[0:33] >> they can leave the Cubs, leave the

[0:34] Cubs."

[0:37] » I was like, man, this stuff is

[0:38] >> Oh my god, I got to get the

[0:39] >> I don't think this is going to be a long

[0:41] >> Hope it's not recording, by the way.

[0:44] I hope it so.

[0:48] » Just going to put it here, Christine.

[0:50] Here then.

[0:51] >> All right.

[0:52] >> Ready to go?

[0:53] >> All right, Rachel, kick it off.

[0:54] >> Okay. The

[0:56] Board of Trustees meeting for August

[0:58] 25th

[0:59] is

[1:01] called to order. The roll is noted.

[1:04] And the first order of business would be

[1:06] to take a motion to appoint a pro tem

[1:08] chair

[1:09] president, actually, pro tem president.

[1:12] >> I move that we

[1:14] I'll nominate Sean Hillman.

[1:16] >> I'll second it.

[1:20] » Motion and a second.

[1:23] >> All those in favor?

[1:28] » Open my

[1:33] » Are you okay with it, Sean?

[1:34] >> Uh I'm not.

[1:36] >> Johnson, you did fine on this. Your

[1:38] turn.

[1:39] >> Yeah.

[1:40] I apologize. I'm still opening my bid.

[1:54] Sean, I can take it if you don't want.

[1:57] I'd rather, but

[1:58] if you don't

[2:00] >> I'd rather you do it. Is that what you

[2:02] said Sean?

[2:03] Okay. All right, I'll I'll move to a

[2:05] point Trustee Schindler.

[2:07] >> I'll second that.

[2:09] >> Who's in favor?

[2:10] >> I.

[2:11] >> All right. Do we have to get rid of the

[2:12] previous motion or can we just go with

[2:14] it?

[2:15] >> No.

[2:21] » Thank you.

[2:22] >> I still don't have my agenda up even.

[2:24] >> We have no name cards.

[2:29] I guess we're not here.

[2:36] » What happened to the lounge chair

[2:37] Christina? Do you have it?

[2:56] » Okay, I'll call the Board of Trustees

[2:58] meeting for August 25, 2026 to order.

[3:02] Um

[3:03] First thing we have done the roll. I

[3:05] have to do an announcement of closed

[3:07] session.

[3:08] Pursuant to Wisconsin Statutes 19.85

[3:11] parent one parent parent G parent to

[3:13] confer with legal counsel

[3:15] for the governmental body who is

[3:17] rendering oral or written advice

[3:18] concerning strategy to be adapted by the

[3:21] body with respect to litigations

[3:23] in which it is or is likely to become

[3:26] involved. More specifically to discuss

[3:28] Sue Line versus Village Velm Grove.

[3:32] That said, let's all rise for the pledge

[3:34] of allegiance.

[3:38] » I pledge allegiance to the flag of the

[3:40] United States of America and to the

[3:42] republic for which it stands, one nation

[3:46] under God, indivisible, with liberty and

[3:49] justice for all.

[3:57] » Okay, we next have an open public

[3:59] comment period on any subject without

[4:01] action except possible referral to a

[4:04] government body or staff member. Is

[4:06] there anyone who would like to step

[4:07] forward?

[4:10] Is there anyone on Zoom?

[4:11] >> There is not.

[4:15] » Yeah, we'll close that open comment

[4:17] section.

[4:18] The next item is approval of the agenda.

[4:22] >> I move we approve the agenda as

[4:24] submitted.

[4:26] >> I'll second.

[4:27] >> I have a motion and a second. All in

[4:29] favor say I.

[4:30] >> I.

[4:31] Motion is approved.

[4:33] Next is the minutes.

[4:36] Oops.

[4:41] Still getting them out here.

[4:56] Thank you.

[4:58] All right, draft minutes from July 28th.

[5:00] Does anyone have any corrections?

[5:08] This is unusual.

[5:11] Okay, hearing none, I'll take a motion

[5:13] to approve the minutes for July 28th.

[5:15] >> I'll motion to approve.

[5:16] >> I'll second.

[5:18] >> Motion and a second. All in favor say I.

[5:20] >> I.

[5:22] Minutes are approved.

[5:25] Report of the village president. Uh

[5:28] President Kalensky is

[5:30] in Africa, so uh he doesn't have Wi-Fi

[5:33] where he is. Said he's about this time

[5:35] will be hugging a giraffe, so

[5:38] we will uh

[5:39] skip to the next section.

[5:42] Actually, we'll

[5:44] Correct.

[5:44] >> Yes, let's take some action.

[5:47] » Review and act on the appointment of Sam

[5:50] DeMatteo to the building board. You have

[5:53] the application in your packet.

[5:58] Is Mr. DeMatteo here tonight?

[6:01] >> He is not.

[6:09] » Jim, our trustee Olson.

[6:14] >> Um his

[6:16] application came through.

[6:18] He had just actually done a project that

[6:21] was brought through before the building

[6:23] board, too. He and I had a nice

[6:25] conversation. It seems like he would fit

[6:27] in well with our

[6:31] group.

[6:33] So, I would recommend it.

[6:35] >> Are you making a motion to approve?

[6:36] >> I would make a motion to approve.

[6:38] >> I'll second.

[6:39] I second it.

[6:41] >> I have a motion and a second.

[6:44] Any further discussion?

[6:47] All in favor, say I.

[6:49] >> I.

[6:51] >> Opposed?

[6:56] Uh Mr. Sam DeMatteo is appointed to the

[6:58] building board.

[7:01] We now have

[7:03] review and act on the proclamation in

[7:05] honor of Welke's Milwaukee Florist on

[7:08] its 125th anniversary.

[7:12] Bear with me while I pull up that

[7:13] proclamation.

[7:20] I have it handy.

[7:33] Okay, we have before us a proclamation

[7:35] honoring Welke's Milwaukee Florist on

[7:37] its 125th

[7:39] anniversary. Whereas, Welke's Florist

[7:42] was founded in 1901 and has proudly

[7:45] served Milwaukee area families for 125

[7:49] years, making it one of Wisconsin's

[7:51] oldest continuously operating

[7:53] family-owned floral businesses.

[7:55] And whereas, for five generations, the

[7:58] Welke family and their dedicated

[8:00] employees have helped generations of

[8:02] families celebrate milestones,

[8:05] express sympathy, and honor life's most

[8:08] meaningful occasions with care and

[8:10] compassion.

[8:11] And whereas, for 125 years, Welke's

[8:15] Florist has served families through two

[8:18] World Wars, the Great Depression, and

[8:21] generations of change.

[8:23] And whereas, the longevity of Welke's

[8:25] Florist reflects the resilience of

[8:28] locally owned businesses and their

[8:30] enduring contribution to the communities

[8:32] of Elm Grove and Milwaukee.

[8:35] And whereas, the 125th anniversary of

[8:38] Welke's Florist provides an opportunity

[8:40] to celebrate a remarkable legacy of

[8:43] service and community spanning more than

[8:46] a century.

[8:48] Now, therefore, I, John Schindler,

[8:50] President Pro Tem of the Village of Elm

[8:52] Grove, do hereby proclaim September

[8:55] 18th, 2026

[8:57] as Welke's Florist Day, and encourage

[9:00] all residents to join in recognizing

[9:02] this extraordinary milestone.

[9:08] Thank you to Welke's Florist.

[9:14] Next item of business, report of village

[9:16] officers. We have the report of the

[9:19] village fire chief.

[9:21] >> Can we have a motion to accept the

[9:23] proclamation, please?

[9:24] >> Oh.

[9:25] >> I'll make a motion to accept the Welke's

[9:26] proclamation.

[9:27] >> I'll second.

[9:30] >> Have a motion and a second. Any further

[9:31] discussion?

[9:34] All in favor, say I.

[9:35] >> I.

[9:36] Opposed.

[9:37] The proclamation is accepted. Pardon me,

[9:40] it's been a while since I've been up

[9:41] here in the middle chair.

[9:46] Okay, next we have the report of the

[9:47] fire chief, Brian Naylor.

[9:50] We have his report in your packet.

[9:52] Chief, did you have anything you would

[9:54] like to add?

[9:56] Okay.

[9:58] Thank you.

[9:59] Does any member of the board have any

[10:01] questions for the chief?

[10:05] Thank you, chief.

[10:07] Hearing none, we'll move on to the

[10:08] report of police chief, Jason Hennen.

[10:11] That report is in your packet.

[10:14] Are there any questions?

[10:19] To be referred to the chief through

[10:20] staff.

[10:24] Hearing none, I'll move on to the report

[10:26] of EMS Services Director, Ben Roy.

[10:30] That report is also in your packet.

[10:34] Are there any questions?

[10:37] For the EMS chief?

[10:42] Hearing none,

[10:43] we'll move on to item D, report of the

[10:46] village clerk, Crystal Turner.

[10:49] >> Um Crystal put in some stats from the

[10:52] election. 41% turnout. Um and then we

[10:55] just wanted to thank all of our poll

[10:57] workers who helped on election day and

[10:59] with um special voting deputy at the

[11:01] nursing home.

[11:03] Um it turned out really well.

[11:08] And then meeting dates.

[11:10] Um

[11:12] we have to

[11:14] move the December meeting.

[11:16] >> Mhm.

[11:17] >> So she picked um

[11:19] It seems like December 16th was the

[11:21] consensus, from my understanding.

[11:24] >> I think we did discuss this last month,

[11:26] did we not?

[11:36] » on my calendar.

[11:44] Do we need to take official action to

[11:45] move the date?

[11:46] >> Let's officially set it to December

[11:48] 16th, please.

[11:49] >> Okay.

[11:51] All right, I will take a motion to move

[11:54] the Board of Trustees and and the

[11:56] Finance Committee meeting to

[11:59] December 16th.

[12:01] >> I second the motion.

[12:01] >> I will second that motion.

[12:03] >> Motion is second. All in favor say I.

[12:06] >> I.

[12:07] >> Opposed?

[12:11] Board of Trustee meeting is now

[12:12] officially December 16th.

[12:18] Item E, Village Manager report.

[12:21] >> Good evening, Board of Trustees. The

[12:23] first item under my report this evening

[12:25] is to review and act on the cooperative

[12:27] intergovernmental agreement for training

[12:30] facilities and services relating to

[12:32] fire, rescue, and emergency medical

[12:34] services uh specifically within the city

[12:36] of Wauwatosa and the use of their tri-

[12:39] fire tower training facility. Um this is

[12:41] an agreement that has evolved over time.

[12:44] Um initially there was an

[12:45] intergovernmental agreement between the

[12:47] city of Wauwatosa and just a small

[12:49] handful of municipalities for use of

[12:51] their facili- facilities, but for

[12:53] various reasons that uh interest in

[12:55] joint use has grown over time.

[12:58] Um as indicated within your memo, our

[13:00] training tower uh for the Elm Grove Fire

[13:03] Department located within the DPW yard

[13:06] has kind of aged out for lack of a

[13:08] better term. We did have an engineering

[13:10] assessment of our tower conducted last

[13:12] year, and the findings were that it is

[13:15] indeed deteriorating and in need of

[13:17] significant repair, uh which will be

[13:19] costly. So, that has minimized our

[13:22] ability to utilize the tower, especially

[13:24] with live uh

[13:26] active fire training. And uh really it's just reduced now to smoke training

[13:31] and some other

[13:33] smaller type of exercises. So what we're

[13:35] requesting is that the board this

[13:37] evening formally

[13:38] take action to ratify this agreement

[13:41] with the city of Wauwatosa so that our

[13:43] firefighters and EMS and perhaps even PD

[13:47] personnel can utilize the the Tosa

[13:49] facility which is relatively close

[13:52] actually. It's just on the other side of

[13:53] 124th Street. For this year it's

[13:56] prorated and next year the cost will

[13:59] actually go up to a total of $2,186

[14:03] which is relatively minor in the grand

[14:05] scheme of things. The cost for

[14:07] engagement will come out of the

[14:08] operations line item budget and with

[14:10] that I'll answer any additional

[14:12] questions you might have.

[14:13] >> What happens to the tower we we

[14:14] currently have?

[14:15] >> That is the golden question. It is built

[14:18] out of spancrete.

[14:20] So even just demolishing it is a

[14:21] relatively expensive endeavor.

[14:24] We could do it internally with some of

[14:26] the implements we have already down at

[14:27] the yard a highway tooth and pick it

[14:29] apart but then the question is what do

[14:31] we do with all that concrete? We could

[14:33] also modify it

[14:34] for

[14:36] very specific types of training but fire

[14:38] chief Naylor I wish he was still in the

[14:40] room. He'd be able to to address this

[14:42] better than I but it's still being

[14:43] explored as far as what we're going to

[14:45] do with it.

[14:48] » If we take that down I mean it's kind of

[14:50] back in the DPS area right now.

[14:54] >> Right.

[14:56] >> Does that free up more land for us then

[14:59] for other utilizations and

[15:02] >> It would. Yeah I mean it certainly takes

[15:04] up a portion of the yard. It's on the easternmost side of the yard

[15:10] closest to the railroad tracks so in all

[15:12] reality it probably be additional

[15:14] storage space for you know yard waste

[15:16] drop off or other types of recycling

[15:18] activities. So there would would a

[15:20] benefit.

[15:21] >> I mean we can discuss this more with the

[15:22] sewer line, but I'm just wondering if

[15:25] there's any impact with with that with

[15:27] the railroad and stuff.

[15:29] >> There is not.

[15:30] >> Okay.

[15:31] Thank you.

[15:31] >> Yep.

[15:32] >> Could that be riprap?

[15:33] >> Make it turn it into riprap.

[15:35] >> Um

[15:36] did we have a copy of this agreement in

[15:38] our packet? I didn't see it.

[15:40] >> Yes. Uh there should be.

[15:42] >> Do you have

[15:44] >> I have it printed out.

[15:45] >> It's not on the uh

[15:47] agenda.

[15:49] >> I didn't have it in mine.

[15:51] >> Is it Is it on the uh

[15:53] You can pull it up if you have anything.

[15:54] >> I have it right down the left.

[15:56] >> Wasn't that a link to it on the

[15:58] >> It's not on a link, but I thought it was

[15:59] >> Oh, did it not make

[16:02] Well, I apologize if it didn't make the

[16:04] packet. It should be in there.

[16:06] Um

[16:07] >> I read it about

[16:09] >> Well, in that case, if you haven't had

[16:10] the opportunity to review it,

[16:12] you know, I would advise that we hold

[16:14] off until you do so that you're

[16:15] comfortable. Otherwise, if you're

[16:17] comfortable with the staff's assessment,

[16:19] um

[16:21] it's somewhat boilerplate because there

[16:23] are so many municipalities involved on

[16:25] the signatory section that you

[16:28] Is it

[16:28] >> It was. Yeah, cuz I read it. It's page

[16:30] 41.

[16:32] >> Thank you.

[16:35] Well, continuing that thought, the

[16:37] challenge being that even if we wanted

[16:38] to significantly amend this, it would be

[16:41] quite an undertaking because of all the

[16:43] other municipalities that would have to

[16:44] interject as well and perhaps accept it

[16:47] unless it was a specific

[16:49] writer for Home Grove, if you will, but

[16:51] um otherwise, we're prepared to move

[16:53] forward with it.

[17:00] » Okay, so at this point, it's uh

[17:04] up to the board to decide if we want to

[17:06] go ahead with the amendment.

[17:07] >> Correct.

[17:08] >> Okay.

[17:09] >> I think it makes sense to go ahead and

[17:11] with the

[17:12] amendment based on staff recommendation.

[17:16] » Definitely, we need to keep our training

[17:18] up and uh

[17:20] the fire chief is in favor of this.

[17:23] >> Correct. Yes.

[17:28] » I'll take a motion to

[17:29] >> I'll take a mo- I'll take a motion.

[17:31] >> to authorize staff to act on the

[17:34] cooperative intergovernmental agreement

[17:37] for training facilities and services

[17:39] related to fire rescue and emergency

[17:42] medical services with the city of

[17:43] Wauwatosa fire training power.

[17:46] >> I'll second.

[17:47] >> Yes, rather than act to execute.

[17:51] >> I'll make an amendment.

[17:54] » I have a motion amended and the second

[17:57] so amended. All in favor, any further

[18:00] discussion?

[18:02] Hearing none, all in favor say I.

[18:05] Opposed?

[18:07] Motion is approved.

[18:11] » Thank you very much. The next item under

[18:12] my report this evening is an update on

[18:14] We Energies and their overhead to

[18:16] underground resiliency efforts, as well

[18:19] as an update on year-to-date power

[18:21] outages. So, kind of two separate items

[18:23] here.

[18:24] I did reach out to Jennifer Bogner of We

[18:26] Energies, who's the municipal

[18:28] representative. She'll be compiling the

[18:30] data for year-to-date power outages that

[18:32] we'll have available for review in

[18:35] September.

[18:36] And then we'll also have somebody here

[18:38] to give us an update on all of this

[18:40] overhead to underground effort, where

[18:42] the projects currently stand and how

[18:43] much left how much scope is left in that

[18:45] effort as well. So, this is kind of

[18:48] intended to to tee it up, if you will.

[18:51] If you have anything additional that you

[18:52] would like me to request they bring

[18:53] forward,

[18:55] I'm happy to hear it at this time and

[18:56] relay it to them.

[19:01] » Are we Are we referencing just the

[19:03] project that is

[19:05] has been completed or are we talking

[19:07] about future?

[19:08] >> The all the all of the scope within Elm

[19:11] Grove. So, I believe there were three

[19:12] different phases.

[19:13] >> Yep. Yep.

[19:15] I I'm just I'm getting probably all of

[19:17] us are getting a lot of feedback from

[19:19] residents in the northwest quarter.

[19:21] >> Mhm.

[19:21] >> Um the resiliency has been awful.

[19:24] I mean, it's it's

[19:26] sorry, but it's third world country

[19:28] awful. It's ridiculous.

[19:30] That we they've they've lost power over

[19:32] there.

[19:33] Um you know, for those of us who are

[19:35] members of Western

[19:37] we've gotten texts on a regular basis

[19:39] that they've lost power. And then when I

[19:41] get that text, I know that I'm going to

[19:42] get contacted by friends or going to run

[19:44] into friends over the next couple days

[19:46] say

[19:47] what the heck are we doing about

[19:49] with We Energies? And you know, I just

[19:51] have to explain

[19:52] you know, we don't control them.

[19:54] But we will engage. And I did I reached

[19:56] out to Jim

[19:58] excuse me, President Klusken and I said,

[19:59] we got we have to re-engage.

[20:01] Because the the

[20:03] you know,

[20:04] whatever it was 36 hours out within a

[20:07] 6-week period. And that's not that's

[20:09] like three or four different outages.

[20:11] It's absolutely bonkers. Every time we

[20:13] get rain or heavy wind, they lose power

[20:15] over there.

[20:16] And and this constant nonsense of well,

[20:19] it's trees. There's nothing we can do

[20:20] about it. We can do something about it.

[20:23] They can do something about it. They can

[20:24] be proactive and they can look at those

[20:26] trees. There have to be problem areas.

[20:28] This does not make sense. Nowhere else in the metropolitan area, I

[20:31] can't imagine loses power at a rate that area of the village does. It just

[20:36] makes no sense.

[20:38] >> They they actually lost power on the 4th

[20:40] of July weekend and it was for so long

[20:43] that they actually had to bring in

[20:44] refrigeration trucks. I mean, which is

[20:47] absolutely ridiculous. So, I mean, you

[20:49] have a lot of community the community

[20:51] that are are members there, but also,

[20:54] you know,

[20:55] that's a that's a very viable business

[20:58] and

[20:59] you know, granted it is a private club,

[21:01] but still

[21:03] you know, for facility that large to

[21:06] experience those problems and then for

[21:08] that length of time where they

[21:10] they're they just can't get anyone to

[21:12] help them over that weekend. I mean,

[21:14] that was absolutely crazy. They had to

[21:16] shut everything down. They had to cancel

[21:17] their, you know,

[21:19] >> I'm sorry.

[21:19] >> of the events.

[21:20] >> I'm sorry. I just I reference it because

[21:22] it's the easy way for me to track when I

[21:24] know the power's out because we tell

[21:25] they, you know, we get an alert that

[21:27] says pool's closed,

[21:28] you know, no dinner, whatever. We get

[21:30] some kind of alert. And then usually at

[21:33] some point we get an alert that things

[21:34] are back up.

[21:35] Um but like I said, I don't think

[21:37] there's any question that it is

[21:38] problematic. And I really wish that they

[21:40] would take this seriously and take a

[21:42] look at it cuz it makes no sense.

[21:44] >> Mhm.

[21:44] >> Tom.

[21:45] >> Yes.

[21:45] >> Does it make sense for us to once we get

[21:49] this uh end of summer report, maybe have

[21:53] them come back to like a committee of

[21:55] the whole meeting in front of us so we

[21:57] can

[21:59] >> Yes.

[22:00] >> review and talk about you like see the

[22:01] report first so we have our

[22:05] questions ready to go and then maybe

[22:07] have Was it Jennifer?

[22:09] >> Correct. Yeah, Jennifer Bogner.

[22:11] Right. So, if it sounds like perhaps we

[22:13] split this into the two separate items.

[22:15] Maybe for September we have Pete

[22:17] Kowalski if he's able to come to give us

[22:19] an update on the overhead to

[22:20] underground, but then as far as the

[22:21] outages go, allow you to review, digest

[22:24] the data, and then request they come to

[22:26] a committee of the whole which is

[22:27] scheduled for the end of September

[22:28] already

[22:30] and have a broader conversation there.

[22:32] I just

[22:34] I realize that they can't just change

[22:37] all of their schedule to bury those

[22:38] lines. I I that seems unlikely. But in

[22:41] the short term,

[22:42] >> Mhm.

[22:42] >> we'd like to be able to tell our our

[22:44] community, "Hey, we've engaged and we

[22:47] have hopefully something that will

[22:49] help."

[22:50] Um

[22:52] try and get them to

[22:55] take an extra look at those trees and

[22:57] branches in the area because every time

[22:59] that's what they're pointing to. Whether

[23:01] that's true or not, I can't say. I have

[23:03] to trust that that's the case, but

[23:06] there has to be a way for them to look

[23:08] and go, "These are problem areas." And

[23:10] do a serious cutting until we get to

[23:12] that project, which is a ways out. I

[23:13] forget, it's like still 2 years out, if

[23:15] I recall. It's Right.

[23:17] It's You know, I just

[23:20] I feel I feel terrible having

[23:21] electricity, particularly in a in a

[23:23] community where we have wells. So, when

[23:25] you everyone knows, when you lose

[23:27] electricity, you lose water.

[23:29] So, you're literally turning off the

[23:31] water for people in the community when

[23:33] we lose electricity.

[23:35] >> Well, and it's never for like a 2-hour

[23:36] period. It's like 8 hours.

[23:38] >> Or can be for a 2-hour. That's the I

[23:40] mean, I agree with you. There There have

[23:42] been plenty of instances where they are

[23:43] long, but there are also short ones,

[23:45] too.

[23:48] » They were here. This topic came up with

[23:51] the regards to the power lines and

[23:52] trees.

[23:54] And I remember they were commenting that

[23:55] they

[23:56] private property, and they can't, you

[23:58] know, go around everybody's property and

[23:59] shovel all of this.

[24:00] So, instead of just having that same

[24:02] argument with them, is there any way we

[24:04] can start dialogue now and see what

[24:06] prevents you from going out and

[24:08] you know, reviewing the lines in the

[24:10] northwest area along Highland and seeing

[24:12] where potential areas are. And get that

[24:14] most Get that ball moving. Otherwise,

[24:16] they're going to come here, and this

[24:17] will be this back and forth with nothing

[24:20] really happening from it.

[24:21] >> Right.

[24:21] >> So, if you could have discussions with

[24:23] them, like this area's reporting a lot

[24:25] of tree outages. What would it take to

[24:28] get your you know, your crews

[24:30] >> Mhm.

[24:30] >> to walk that property and to see where

[24:32] there's potential areas.

[24:34] >> I'm sure they have a right to go in with

[24:36] an easement. They have power line

[24:37] easements. They should be able to walk

[24:39] >> I don't argue with one way or that. They

[24:40] should. It sounds right. But, they were

[24:42] arguing that they couldn't, and they

[24:43] were There was this dialogue back and

[24:45] forth when they were here.

[24:46] >> Right. Right.

[24:47] >> could get that going now,

[24:48] >> Mhm.

[24:48] >> say, "Can you send a crew out, walk

[24:50] those easements, and see where there's

[24:52] potential areas?" If once, you know,

[24:55] though they're 2 years out for the

[24:56] underground work, and identify bring it

[24:58] to the village's attention cuz it you

[25:00] know they said they couldn't get the

[25:01] people to do it themselves. They

[25:03] couldn't tell the person, you know, the

[25:04] property owners to do it.

[25:06] But bring it to the village's attention,

[25:08] and then at least we can decide how to

[25:10] tell the people or ask people to you

[25:12] know, recommend that they make

[25:15] tree removals and limb removals to

[25:17] improve, reduce the risk of power

[25:19] outages. Otherwise, we'll have the same

[25:21] we'll have a repeat of the last meeting.

[25:23] >> Right.

[25:24] Yeah, I I can definitely reach out to

[25:26] Jennifer provide her kind of a summary

[25:27] of all these concerns um as well as a

[25:30] copy of the meeting minutes as well.

[25:32] Um and hopefully they can take some

[25:33] proactive measures so they are prepared

[25:35] when they eventually do come before the

[25:36] board.

[25:39] » Yeah, on that. And this is different,

[25:40] but T-Mobile is putting in all kinds of

[25:43] >> Mhm.

[25:43] >> lights too and stuff. I have a lot of

[25:45] people in my neighborhood that are very

[25:47] upset that the work they were not

[25:49] >> We're we're going to get to We're going

[25:50] to get to T-Mobile. I have a lot to say

[25:52] about that uh towards the end here.

[25:55] Yeah.

[25:56] As recently as today.

[26:00] Can you

[26:03] All right. If there's nothing else on

[26:06] that item, I'll move on. Uh the next

[26:07] item under my report is an update on the

[26:09] park and recreation manager position uh

[26:12] opening. So,

[26:13] the intent being that we did post this

[26:15] position mid-August, uh hopefully trying

[26:17] to catch some attention of rec-minded

[26:19] individuals that are concluding their

[26:21] summer season, perhaps looking to take a

[26:23] next step, uh or move on from their

[26:26] existing position, advance their

[26:27] careers. To date, we have received three

[26:29] applications. Uh the position will be

[26:32] remain open until filled, meaning we're

[26:34] reviewing applications as they're

[26:36] received. And um in the near future,

[26:38] we'll begin begin scheduling um

[26:41] interviews for those. So, happy to say

[26:43] we do have some traction. We will be

[26:45] doing a blast tomorrow on different

[26:47] social networks, so we're really trying

[26:49] to drum up drum up the interest as well

[26:51] as spread the word. Um trying to make

[26:53] some uh

[26:54] direct points of contacts with

[26:55] individuals that we already know of that

[26:58] may be interested also. So, stay tuned.

[27:00] Keep your fingers crossed.

[27:03] Moving on if there's no questions.

[27:07] The Elm Grove Fire and EMS

[27:08] Organizational Assessment Status Update.

[27:11] So, this item is on the agenda this

[27:13] evening to continue to apprise the board

[27:15] on our ongoing efforts here uh to focus

[27:18] on the Elm Grove Fire and EMS

[27:20] departments to hopefully gain some

[27:21] efficiencies and uh ultimately to

[27:25] determine the path forward for both

[27:27] departments. We are We already know

[27:29] this. We've discussed in the past that

[27:30] we're unique. We separate operate two

[27:32] separate departments.

[27:34] And uh what we'll be looking for in the

[27:36] very near future is authorization from

[27:38] the board to engage a consultant to help

[27:40] us identify our blind spots and answer

[27:43] the hard questions that even as a a very

[27:45] talented internal working group, we may

[27:47] not be able to answer ourselves.

[27:50] So, to date uh we've had conversations

[27:53] with two separate consulting firms that

[27:55] focus on this exact task and goal is to

[27:58] identify uh how to gain efficiencies in

[28:01] the organizational model, the

[28:02] operations, the financials, assess

[28:05] facilities assessments, the list goes

[28:07] on.

[28:08] Um

[28:09] Thursday, we Whoop. Did this cut out?

[28:12] Excuse me. Thursday, we have another

[28:13] meeting scheduled uh with a third

[28:15] consulting firm. Um all of these fir

[28:18] Well, two of these firms have had

[28:19] success um implementing organizational

[28:22] health assessments, if you will, um in

[28:24] the Milwaukee metro area and providing

[28:26] recommendations for steps forward. So,

[28:29] uh Trustee Schindler has been a

[28:31] participant in these internal

[28:32] conversations as well as Fire Chief

[28:34] Nailer, EMS Director Ben Roy, and

[28:36] myself, as well as uh former Fire Chief

[28:39] David Kastenholz. So, we have a strong

[28:41] internal working group. We've been

[28:43] trying to keep the frequency of

[28:44] communication uh at a very high level uh

[28:47] so this doesn't

[28:48] become stale on the vine.

[28:51] So again this is an update for you to

[28:53] realize that hopefully in the very near

[28:55] future we'll be coming forward with a

[28:56] proposal for engagement.

[28:59] >> And we've been meeting weekly

[29:01] to keep things moving forward.

[29:03] >> Indeed.

[29:05] >> This has to come to a head fairly soon

[29:07] so we can come to a resolution and get

[29:10] some ideas of exactly how the

[29:12] department's going to look in the next

[29:13] couple years.

[29:15] >> Indeed. So I have just a couple of very

[29:18] brief updates and that will conclude my

[29:20] report. One of the items here being

[29:22] Metronet. This is the T-Mobile fiber

[29:25] internet that is expanding throughout

[29:26] the village. Prior to them beginning

[29:29] construction we had a a pre-con meeting

[29:31] with their entire team of eight

[29:34] individuals. The village was provided

[29:36] assurances about the level of

[29:37] communication Metronet and T-Mobile

[29:39] would be sending out to residents in

[29:41] advance of the work taking place within

[29:43] the right-of-way. That worked very well

[29:45] for the first two and a half months of

[29:47] their installation and as recent as a

[29:50] week ago we began fielding concerns and

[29:54] complaints for lack of a better term

[29:55] from residents about the lack of

[29:57] communication, no notice,

[30:00] workers were out on site poking holes in

[30:02] the right-of-way which precipitated

[30:05] staff having to follow up, explain what

[30:07] a right-of-way is, what their rights are

[30:09] to work within the right-of-way.

[30:11] There were some valid complaints as well

[30:13] as T-Mobile members accessing private

[30:15] property without prior authorization.

[30:18] That's all to say that today we had a

[30:20] conference call myself and Richard Paul

[30:22] Jr. DPW director with their system

[30:26] manager and their project manager. We

[30:29] issued a

[30:30] stop work order for T-Mobile until

[30:32] September 9th. What we found out was

[30:35] that the correspondence that was

[30:37] supposed to go out 30 days prior to them

[30:39] starting work in their specific phase

[30:41] area they're working right now was not

[30:43] sent out because there was an error at

[30:45] the printer and they intended to send

[30:47] those notices out in September.

[30:48] Meanwhile, they're already working.

[30:50] Um so, they are afforded a week. The

[30:54] printer expedited those letters. They

[30:56] should be in the mail tomorrow. So,

[30:58] we're allowing them at least a week to

[30:59] get the letters to the residents, try to

[31:01] mitigate some of this. We'll be putting

[31:03] a a notice out on the village website as

[31:04] well

[31:06] with a map that identifies these areas

[31:08] that were not notified. So, we think we

[31:10] have it under control at this point. We

[31:12] uh

[31:13] I think they got the point in the

[31:14] conversation today and hopefully this

[31:16] doesn't take place again, but um that is

[31:19] your update on T-Mobile.

[31:20] >> So, I will tell you what they told the

[31:22] neighbors in my area because I have

[31:24] neighbors that are very, very upset

[31:25] about this.

[31:27] They told

[31:28] the neighbors in my area that the reason

[31:31] notifications didn't go out is that Elm

[31:34] Grove as well as Menomonee Falls are the

[31:36] only two communities suburban

[31:38] communities in the greater Milwaukee

[31:40] metropolitan area that refused to send

[31:43] out notices like that to the residents.

[31:46] So, I will tell you that the neighbors

[31:48] in my neighborhood think it is the

[31:51] village's fault and they're asking me

[31:53] why in the heck and what do we do to

[31:55] change that. So,

[31:59] it's interesting.

[32:00] >> I said well, thank you for sharing that

[32:01] and that was that was the crux of the

[32:03] conversation is just the the

[32:05] disappointment that there were

[32:06] assurances provided and now it looks as

[32:08] though we're mismanaging this. So, we

[32:11] will take steps uh to communicate to

[32:13] residents exactly what's going on and

[32:15] >> Cuz the residents really think it's the

[32:17] village that dropped the ball, not Elm

[32:19] Grove.

[32:19] >> Correct.

[32:20] >> So, our area was done a couple two

[32:22] months ago, month and a month and a half

[32:23] ago. We never received anything. I mean,

[32:25] until they started marking the streets,

[32:27] that's what drew me attention to it and

[32:30] I had a couple neighbors that are like,

[32:31] "What is going on?" I said, "I don't

[32:32] even know myself what's going on." Until

[32:34] we started to see the come so.

[32:37] >> I didn't know either when they started

[32:39] asking me. I had no idea

[32:42] >> Okay. Well, that's I need to hear that

[32:44] feedback. So, thank you for sharing it.

[32:46] Um, yeah, and again, we'll address and

[32:48] take the

[32:49] necessary steps to correct it.

[32:51] >> Great. Thank you.

[32:52] >> Yeah, you bet.

[32:53] >> AT&T also has fiber

[32:56] lines in the village as well, but

[32:59] I guess they've not spread them out to

[33:01] the down the streets. Like, what is it

[33:03] we didn't have that same issue with

[33:05] AT&T? Why?

[33:07] >> That's a good question and I'm not as

[33:09] familiar with

[33:10] >> I I think they were on the poles.

[33:12] >> Are they on the poles?

[33:13] >> Yeah, I'm cuz when they strung fiber to

[33:15] my house, it was from the pole.

[33:16] >> Yeah, okay.

[33:17] >> Do you have it

[33:18] >> not underground?

[33:19] >> You have AT&T fiber?

[33:20] >> I do.

[33:21] >> Okay.

[33:21] >> And a nice job as far as cleaning up.

[33:23] >> Mhm. Right.

[33:24] >> You know, I mean, you can't even tell

[33:27] where they were. I mean, that was

[33:28] impressive, but

[33:30] it when they were doing it, they hit a

[33:32] gas line in my neighborhood. That was a

[33:35] big deal and

[33:37] >> That would be

[33:38] >> it's been kind of fiasco.

[33:40] >> Right.

[33:42] Last very quick item here. You will be

[33:45] receiving an email from Fogel regarding

[33:47] former library director Sarah Mensch and

[33:50] a tree dedication for her, which will be

[33:51] taking place on September 3rd at 4:30

[33:54] p.m. out in the park here. So, keep your

[33:56] eyes open. Should be a nice dedication

[33:59] ceremony and with that, that completes

[34:01] my report this evening.

[34:05] » Okay. Thank you, Manager Harrigan.

[34:07] Uh, next is item number F, report of

[34:10] Village Attorney Ramsey.

[34:13] >> Um

[34:14] nothing beyond um, the training

[34:16] education for the zoning board on

[34:19] Thursday, September 3rd.

[34:23] Or is that a Wednesday?

[34:25] It is a Thursday.

[34:25] >> Planning Commission is moving that.

[34:26] >> Board of Appeals.

[34:28] >> Okay.

[34:29] >> That is the training for who? Could we

[34:31] just make this

[34:32] >> Board of Appeals.

[34:33] >> Clear for the record, okay.

[34:37] our next item is report of

[34:39] standing committees. First up is Plan

[34:42] Commission. Is there someone

[34:44] Jennifer, we'll take that.

[34:45] >> Okay, um

[34:46] since President Kowalski isn't here and

[34:48] he has to wait for the Plan Commission,

[34:51] I'm the other trustee on that

[34:53] commission, so I will do a quick review.

[34:56] We approved a plan of operation and

[34:58] conditional use for the Centered Self

[35:01] LLC. This is the sixth of seven tenants

[35:05] on the wellness grow grow building. We

[35:08] cannot take action on this because we're

[35:11] still waiting for

[35:12] the notice. It has to be noticed for so

[35:15] many days, so we'll be able to do that

[35:17] next month.

[35:19] We also approved a conditional use

[35:20] permit to exceed the maximum lot

[35:22] coverage area at 1105

[35:26] Red Barn. Um this week request was at

[35:28] the limit at 32.9

[35:31] with a maximum of 33% coverage. We had

[35:34] these before.

[35:35] Um we noted this for the record since it

[35:38] was close so close to being at the

[35:40] maximum. Again, because of notice, no

[35:42] action will be taken on this tonight.

[35:46] Committee reviewed and approved a

[35:48] request to keep chickens by Samuel

[35:51] DeMatteo at 15005

[35:54] Wisconsin Avenue. Um prior to our

[35:57] approval, there was quite a lengthy

[36:00] discussion.

[36:01] Um and everyone really kind of weighed

[36:04] in. There was one neighbor who was

[36:07] objecting.

[36:09] Um but um

[36:11] Commissioner Cranberry had walked the

[36:14] property and said that there was quite a

[36:16] bit of education in the backyard really

[36:18] shielding the neighb- the neighbor that

[36:21] was concerned. And also Mr. DeMatteo

[36:23] actually moved that coop a little bit

[36:25] closer to his house, too. So, um I was

[36:30] unanimous. Everyone felt very

[36:32] comfortable approving that.

[36:34] It from there went to building board and

[36:36] it was approved there, as well.

[36:39] Um lastly, there was a um discussion on

[36:43] the public visioning workshop. And this

[36:46] was discussed at length. Um it was felt

[36:49] that the workshop missed the mark,

[36:51] specifically as it was too oriented to

[36:54] development of larger buildings, that were three and four

[36:58] stories, four stories and higher.

[37:01] Um Vanderwalt Vanderwalt said they took

[37:04] the feedback seriously and were

[37:07] there to discuss a path forward. I will

[37:09] tell you that in general,

[37:11] um everyone on the commission was

[37:13] pretty upset with the way that um

[37:16] visioning workshop was was handled. All

[37:19] committee members weighed in on their

[37:22] expectations and concerns, which I feel

[37:25] are well summarized in the committee

[37:26] notes, if you want to take a look at

[37:28] those specifically.

[37:30] The commission confirmed that going

[37:32] forward, the commission would have an

[37:34] opportunity review survey questions

[37:37] before they went out to the community.

[37:40] President Kaleski set an expectate

[37:43] expectation

[37:45] and he wants 50% of residents to engage

[37:48] in the survey before moving forward with

[37:51] any plans to make sure

[37:54] all residents are adequately

[37:56] representated represented and not just

[37:58] special interest groups. Um

[38:02] Yeah, there was

[38:03] We do have people within the community

[38:06] that are business owners and they're

[38:08] also residents and they were weighing in

[38:10] multiple times. So, he really wanted to

[38:12] make sure that we adequately

[38:15] really listen to all of our residents.

[38:18] Discussion followed on how to best

[38:21] engage residents in this survey process.

[38:25] Um the discussion closed with President

[38:27] Kwasneski stating that the comprehensive

[38:29] plan update should be a um

[38:33] regular standing item for the Plan

[38:35] Commission each month, including what

[38:37] was accomplished in the last 30 days and

[38:40] what is planned in the next 30 days.

[38:42] There also was discussion on not rushing

[38:45] this process and making sure that we

[38:47] adequately got input from the community.

[38:50] Um the next committee commission meet um

[38:53] meeting falls on Labor Day, so um the

[38:57] group discussed moving the date to

[38:59] September 10th as an alternate date, and

[39:02] that seemed to work for everyone, so

[39:04] that is the date of the next

[39:07] um Plan Commission meeting. And that

[39:09] concludes my report.

[39:12] Any questions?

[39:16] » Thank you, Trustee Steckerd. I I just

[39:18] have a question. Did Vanderwal have any

[39:20] reasons why they kind of led that

[39:23] meeting down a wrong path or went off

[39:26] track?

[39:27] >> They really didn't have anything,

[39:28] honestly, that was very acceptable. They

[39:31] um they they stood up there and made a

[39:33] lot of

[39:34] excuses, but I don't think they really

[39:37] listened in what was really alarming to

[39:40] both the Plan Commission and I think to

[39:43] trustees is we had given very specific

[39:46] directions, and it was felt that they

[39:50] have a way of doing things, and they're

[39:51] just following the same blueprint and

[39:54] treating El Grove just like any other

[39:56] community. And it was stated that

[40:01] what they shared at the meeting was what

[40:05] they shared with us when they first came

[40:07] here to present what you know, when we

[40:10] were deciding who to go with, and

[40:12] nothing had differed at all, so they

[40:14] hadn't listened to any of the village

[40:16] input at all. And I think what I didn't

[40:20] state in this

[40:21] um

[40:23] report was that um prior to meeting with

[40:26] the plan commission um

[40:29] Ann and

[40:31] um Tom and Jim and I got them on the

[40:34] phone to kind of set expectations for

[40:36] them and we were supposed to have a

[40:38] meeting and they knew that we were very

[40:41] disappointed and very upset

[40:43] and Jim and I both arrived here

[40:46] expecting to for the four of us to meet

[40:48] with them in person and we had one of

[40:51] them on Zoom and that was it. Which

[40:53] again just seemed like their commitment

[40:56] wasn't really there and um

[41:01] it was very disappointing. So

[41:03] >> Yeah.

[41:03] >> They've been kind of put on notice.

[41:05] >> I would say it's disappointing cuz I

[41:06] think when you the vote was taken and

[41:10] you know who to go with, I think it felt

[41:11] as though they were the ones to go with

[41:13] because they knew us.

[41:15] They could tailor things better to who

[41:17] we were um

[41:19] and it didn't feel that way at all. It

[41:21] felt like we were any other city in

[41:23] Wisconsin that could have been anybody.

[41:25] >> And that's exactly what was shared with

[41:27] them and um there was nothing innovative

[41:30] at all that was presented and they

[41:32] certainly didn't listen to the

[41:33] community. Um I think coming out of that

[41:38] I almost felt like I wanted to start all

[41:40] over again and and work with somebody

[41:42] else. It was it was so disappointing.

[41:45] >> And it's and you guys had a lot of good

[41:47] points that you brought out and I I was

[41:49] disappointing. I

[41:51] sorry that that's the way it ended up,

[41:52] but hopefully they could turn it around.

[41:54] >> Yeah. So we'll see.

[41:55] >> Yeah.

[41:56] >> Um and I think that's why it's has to be

[41:59] an update every month. What have they

[42:01] done in the last 30 days and and what

[42:03] are they doing going forward and

[42:06] they obviously know that we're very

[42:08] upset, but even knowing that to to not

[42:11] show up in person, so we'll see what

[42:13] happens from here on out.

[42:15] Um but certainly not up to expectations.

[42:20] >> Okay, more to come.

[42:23] Next up, library board, Kristy Castille.

[42:28] » Okay, we did meet last cuz we We did

[42:30] meet last week.

[42:32] And this is Meetings are completely

[42:34] online.

[42:35] Uh Fogo membership is long as a little

[42:38] bit higher than they were last year.

[42:39] best numbers they've had, about 157

[42:42] members. If anybody on the board here is

[42:44] not a Fogo member, I highly recommend

[42:47] joining Fogo as a member of the you

[42:49] know, the Friends of the Grove Library.

[42:51] Um the library is currently on boarding

[42:53] four new employees, one library

[42:55] assistant and then three library pages.

[42:58] These are temporary

[42:59] part-time jobs to replace the people

[43:01] that went back to college and moved on.

[43:05] So, that's keeping Sue pretty busy right

[43:07] now.

[43:08] Um

[43:08] As regards to the library board's act-

[43:11] activities, we're looking at trying to

[43:14] find ways to improve the layout, the

[43:16] design of the library.

[43:18] Um

[43:19] Basically, to improve the efficiency of

[43:21] the operations within the library, as

[43:23] well as improving the patrons' enjoyment

[43:25] of the facilities themselves, making it

[43:27] more functional and more flexible to

[43:30] have different needs, different table

[43:32] sizes, just to make the the current

[43:34] existing footprint

[43:36] more efficient and a better better

[43:38] experience for people.

[43:39] Uh so, Fogo is getting involved as well

[43:41] with Sue to help go through the

[43:43] different um options and review

[43:45] different

[43:47] furniture supply companies and things

[43:49] like that and see what are the options

[43:50] are. And the board itself, the library

[43:52] board's meeting extra meetings a month

[43:55] to actually try to go through that

[43:56] process and just move it along and not

[43:58] make it just a typical every month we do

[44:00] it the same thing, but actually get

[44:01] something done. And try to get Fogo to

[44:04] ask for some revenue that's available

[44:06] and actually start changing things in

[44:08] the library so that people come in, they

[44:10] can see the change. They can see the

[44:11] improvements and realize that the

[44:13] library is going to, you know,

[44:14] investments and activities of Fogle is

[44:17] coming in

[44:18] making changes at the library, making

[44:20] improvements and making everybody's

[44:22] enjoyment of the library better. Um we

[44:25] also have a resolution. This resolution

[44:27] comes up every year.

[44:29] Um it's a res It's basically the library

[44:30] funds for 2027.

[44:33] To paraphrase real quickly, if you don't

[44:35] if the communities don't spend enough of

[44:37] their own

[44:39] money on libraries, the

[44:41] state or local Waukesha, the state will

[44:44] actually

[44:45] bill the community for library services.

[44:48] So this is a resolution to appropriate

[44:50] funds for 2027 that exempts us from

[44:53] having to pay the tax. Reference to the

[44:56] Waukesha is it the state?

[44:57] >> It's the county, Waukesha County. Yep.

[45:00] >> So I need

[45:01] resolution 20260825A.

[45:05] Um is in the

[45:08] information here.

[45:09] And we need to make a motion to approve this, I believe, right?

[45:14] >> Yes, the uh

[45:16] resolution is in your packet.

[45:20] Everybody had a chance to look at it.

[45:26] I don't know if we all had a chance to

[45:28] read the resolution.

[45:30] >> I I move we approve resolution 20260825A

[45:36] for the request for exemption from the

[45:38] Waukesha County library levy 2000

[45:41] 2026 tax for 2027 purposes.

[45:46] >> I'll second the motion.

[45:47] >> I have a motion and a second. Any

[45:49] further discussion?

[45:51] Hearing none, all in favor say I.

[45:54] >> I.

[45:54] Opposed?

[45:56] Resolution carries.

[45:58] >> And that's it for the library.

[46:01] >> Thank you, Trustee Castille.

[46:03] Okay, next up is public works.

[46:06] and utility committee met

[46:08] on August 10. The first order of

[46:10] business was to discuss the changes to

[46:13] the daylighting project design that CPKC

[46:16] is requesting.

[46:18] The railroad is requesting riprap be

[46:20] placed at three meander sections instead

[46:22] of the stepped quarry stone.

[46:25] The railroad is also requesting that the

[46:27] village pay for a clogged 24-in culvert

[46:30] that the railroad owns beneath its

[46:31] right-of-way.

[46:33] The village wants an agreed cost share

[46:35] in advance and intends to seek an offset

[46:37] through a reduction in the property

[46:39] acquisition price.

[46:42] The committee further discussed a 6-ft

[46:44] fence between the pathway and the

[46:45] railroad tracks and the requested

[46:48] easement by the railroad for access to

[46:50] the tracks

[46:52] from Wall Street.

[46:53] At the time of the meeting, Stantec was

[46:55] preparing the village response.

[46:57] The good news is that litigation is

[46:59] formally paused through the end of

[47:01] September

[47:02] as settlement discussions continue.

[47:06] We were then updated on the progress of

[47:07] a Highland Drive pathway.

[47:10] Both layers of the base gravel have been

[47:12] installed. Concrete curbs and ramps have

[47:14] been poured.

[47:16] Paving is expected to begin this week or

[47:19] early next week.

[47:21] They're still behind schedule, but

[47:22] they've been catching up due to the good

[47:24] weather.

[47:29] Of course.

[47:30] Yeah.

[47:30] >> Um

[47:31] you know, the both layers of the gravel

[47:32] are are there and it's set and I I it's

[47:35] pretty compact and hard, but there are a

[47:37] lot of people walking on that already.

[47:39] Does Does that in any way affect it or

[47:42] can it harm it in any way?

[47:44] >> That should actually help it. It's Yeah,

[47:46] they've been rolling it with uh

[47:47] >> Great.

[47:48] >> rollers.

[47:49] >> I mean, there are

[47:50] a lot of people walking on

[47:52] Great.

[47:53] It'll be well used.

[47:54] >> Good to see.

[47:57] Okay, we then received some favorable news on the Village Pond.

[48:03] Um Tom, are you able to bring that up?

[48:05] Okay.

[48:07] Before you zoom in, I'll kind of set

[48:09] this up.

[48:11] Okay, last year's initial research

[48:13] indicated possible 6 ft of sediment

[48:15] covering the bottom.

[48:21] We now we went out last year due to the

[48:23] fact that we've got

[48:26] Hold on before you go too far into that.

[48:34] Researching this to set the table is the

[48:37] pond has been getting covered with algae

[48:40] for the last several summers. We've been

[48:42] putting algaecide on it. But the amount

[48:45] of vegetation material in the pond has

[48:47] become overwhelming.

[48:49] So, we wanted to find out what the what

[48:52] the issue was, what's causing it, and

[48:54] how to interrupt that cycle.

[48:56] I went out last year with some

[48:58] researchers from School of Freshwater

[49:00] Sciences and

[49:03] Southeast Watershed Trust.

[49:05] Our initial indications were that there

[49:07] was 6 ft of sediment because we were

[49:09] hitting bottom and sucking up sediment

[49:12] at 9 ft instead of 15, which it should

[49:15] be.

[49:16] We went out again this year and we got

[49:18] some better news. It appears now that

[49:21] our working theory is that after the

[49:24] flood were floating algal mats floating

[49:27] 6 ft off the bottom that were covered

[49:29] with sediment due to the floodwater that

[49:32] had come in that spilled over from the

[49:34] creek.

[49:35] So, this year we were able to get down

[49:37] to 14 13 14 ft

[49:41] indicating there's only about 2 ft of

[49:43] sediment at the bottom. That is very

[49:45] good news. That is much more

[49:47] easy to deal with.

[49:49] Um

[49:51] Newly installed temperature monitoring

[49:54] buoys, which if you zoom in, we

[49:56] installed these couple weeks ago. Go to

[49:58] the north uh basin, please.

[50:02] These are

[50:05] monitoring instruments that float

[50:07] continuously out there. They send data

[50:09] to a cell phone that goes to the

[50:10] internet every 5 minutes. Click on that.

[50:13] Go to dashboard.

[50:15] And this gives us temperature

[50:16] indications at the surface, 3 ft, 6 ft,

[50:19] and 10 ft. If you scroll down,

[50:22] it gives us a continually running

[50:24] record. And what we see here is very

[50:26] interesting. It shows that the bottom

[50:28] water is very cold. There's a 20°

[50:31] difference, so that top water is not

[50:33] mixing with the bottom.

[50:35] This is important for us to know because

[50:37] we can check the phosphorus content at

[50:39] the bottom and the top.

[50:41] And at the bottom, it is off the charts.

[50:44] It is 10 times what we would expect to

[50:46] see in a healthy pond.

[50:48] It is much less than that at the top.

[50:51] So, what happens during the summer as

[50:52] things are dying, they filter down to

[50:54] the bottom of the pond. It becomes

[50:56] anoxic.

[50:58] And the phosphorus, it's a limiting

[50:59] nutrient, starts remobilizing and is

[51:03] brought into the water column.

[51:05] We analyze the sediment, and what we I

[51:07] don't want to get too far into the

[51:08] chemistry here, but what we found is

[51:10] that um

[51:13] due to the profile, we expect that the

[51:15] phosphorus is recycling in the pond

[51:17] rather than new stuff being brought in.

[51:21] So, this indicates we will have a

[51:24] cost-effective road forward to remediate

[51:27] the pond. Very good news.

[51:30] And uh we also found

[51:33] E. coli was strongly detected in the

[51:35] pond.

[51:37] And the university is doing genetic

[51:39] sequencing to determine if the source is

[51:41] human, goose, or dog.

[51:44] We can find out where that's coming

[51:45] from. Uh interesting fact also if we do

[51:49] get another flood, we'll be able to tell

[51:51] if that water from the creek mixes with

[51:54] the water in the pond or just stays on

[51:55] the surface.

[51:57] So, more to come, but we've got some

[51:59] really good data and good results so

[52:02] far. So, it looks promising.

[52:05] Yeah.

[52:05] >> What would remediation look like?

[52:08] >> Uh probably there's a product that we

[52:10] would use. It's alum alum.

[52:13] Uh trade name is Phoslock. It chelates

[52:16] the phosphorus, takes it out, and

[52:18] sequesters it in the sediments. It's not

[52:20] bioavailable.

[52:22] Cuz what we're doing now is just adding

[52:23] algaecide. Kills the algae, but it

[52:26] breaks down to phosphorus, which then

[52:27] comes back again.

[52:29] >> From the citizens' view looking at the

[52:30] pond, how would they know this is

[52:32] happening?

[52:33] Would there be a

[52:34] >> Clean, the bigger fish will be able to

[52:36] grow. We have to restock every year if

[52:39] we uh

[52:40] stop the

[52:42] destruction of the dissolved oxygen,

[52:45] that will allow the population to

[52:47] regenerate itself rather than having to

[52:49] restock every year.

[52:51] And we'll get bigger fish, not just the

[52:53] little stunted ones.

[52:57] Okay, in other updates, utility work for

[52:59] the road paving should be completed by

[53:01] month's end with paving started starting

[53:04] soon after. Pilgrim Road will be treated

[53:07] with crack sealing from Ace Hardware to

[53:09] Gebhardt Road to extend the life until

[53:13] eventual reconstruction.

[53:15] And lastly, the Juneau Boulevard culvert

[53:18] beneath the Village Hall driveway is

[53:19] planned to be replaced this year.

[53:23] Detailed minutes are in your packet. If

[53:25] there are no other questions, that

[53:26] concludes my report.

[53:34] Okay, next up, public safety, Trustee

[53:36] Sayas.

[53:38] >> Thank you. Um public safety did not meet

[53:40] this month, but I just wanted to bring

[53:43] to everyone's attention in your which I

[53:46] didn't get today, but you can see them

[53:47] online in the municipal League of

[53:50] Municipalities, there's an article about

[53:52] charging ahead, what municipalities can

[53:54] and cannot do about e-bikes.

[53:57] As well as food for thought tomorrow,

[53:59] navigating e-bikes, e-motos, municipal

[54:03] authority municipal authority, there's a

[54:06] League of Municipalities

[54:08] um

[54:09] seminar and it's at 12:00 tomorrow. Uh

[54:12] it's a it's an hour and I believe Chief

[54:15] Hannon is going to be on it. Are you

[54:16] going to be on it?

[54:17] >> You bet, as well as Ethan, as well as

[54:20] uh AC Younger. Yeah, we're going to have

[54:22] the popcorn going.

[54:23] >> Are you? Well, maybe I'll come over here

[54:25] and watch it with you or be a part of it

[54:27] with you. But, for those of you that are

[54:29] interested, um

[54:31] I know that that's been a a hot topic

[54:34] and um

[54:35] there was an article in um President

[54:38] Kluske's

[54:39] um message to the residents last month

[54:43] or I think it was at the early August

[54:45] asking for feedback. We We had three

[54:47] emails.

[54:48] Um so,

[54:50] nothing crazy, um no issues like

[54:54] accidents or anything, just, you know,

[54:55] some people say they have some concerns.

[54:58] Um but,

[54:59] yeah. So, I just wanted to bring this to

[55:01] everyone's attention

[55:02] as it was in the

[55:03] >> Is that meeting going to be recorded?

[55:06] >> They typically are.

[55:08] Yes.

[55:09] >> And you just have to register, but it's

[55:10] free.

[55:11] >> Yes.

[55:15] Yeah, if you're interested in attending,

[55:16] let me know. I can forward you the link.

[55:20] » I'd like the recorded link.

[55:22] >> Sure. We can definitely do that.

[55:25] >> Okay, thank you, Trustee Says.

[55:28] Next up is legislative, Trustee

[55:30] Stuckert.

[55:30] >> We did not meet.

[55:34] » Okay, next up is Park and Recreation,

[55:36] Trustee Hillman.

[55:37] >> Thank you. We did not meet, but uh

[55:39] we're able to provide a detailed report

[55:42] from um

[55:45] I don't know if we ever gave her this

[55:46] title, Interim Rec Manager Anson McLean.

[55:48] Um very quickly um you'll note that the

[55:52] Rec Guide is linked in your materials.

[55:54] That has gone out timely. As far as I

[55:56] know, everything's working on that.

[55:58] Um as uh

[56:01] Mr. Harrigan mentioned um we are still

[56:04] waiting to find and or hire a Rec

[56:07] Manager. That process is ongoing.

[56:10] Um and uh one of the things that we

[56:12] discussed uh separately

[56:15] uh with

[56:16] um

[56:17] Finance Director uh Leahy

[56:20] um what was the status of our

[56:22] expenditures? And that was in our report

[56:24] that we provided to the committee

[56:25] members. I'll give you very quick

[56:28] overview.

[56:29] Um overall expenditures

[56:31] at this time um are $14,856.19

[56:37] lower

[56:38] than at this time in 2025. Revenues are

[56:40] higher, $6,051.57.

[56:44] So, uh status of our uh

[56:47] our Rec budget uh is stable.

[56:51] Um there are a number of expenditures

[56:53] that were higher and lower. Um one of

[56:55] the big items again, recall that we were

[56:58] able to generate an extra $16,800 in

[57:01] unbudgeted revenue because of our

[57:03] agreement with

[57:04] Elmhurst United for um

[57:06] rental of the of the fields, which we

[57:08] were getting $0 previously. Um that

[57:12] offsets a number of other revenues that

[57:14] were lower, including tennis.

[57:16] Um swim,

[57:18] um

[57:19] and again, fortunately some of our

[57:20] expenditures were lower as well.

[57:22] Um

[57:24] Last item

[57:25] um our Boardwalk update, I'm not sure if

[57:26] we have anything new for the board at

[57:29] all. Probably nothing interesting to

[57:31] report at this point. Nothing

[57:32] substantial.

[57:33] >> Okay.

[57:33] >> No.

[57:33] >> Okay.

[57:34] >> I know I owe you a

[57:36] conversation about

[57:38] our other meeting as well. So, I'll

[57:40] follow up on that.

[57:41] >> Thank you.

[57:42] Other than that, I have nothing else.

[57:44] Any other questions?

[57:45] >> I I have two questions.

[57:46] >> Sure.

[57:47] >> And one of them probably

[57:50] I don't know if you can answer.

[57:51] >> Sure.

[57:51] >> Timeline as far as our rec manager, do

[57:54] we have any kind of a timeline? I know

[57:56] it's dependent on the applications that

[57:58] you get in.

[57:59] >> Right.

[58:00] That's exactly it. Yeah, we left it

[58:01] open-ended indicating that applications

[58:03] will be reviewed as they're received.

[58:05] So, apply early.

[58:06] We have received three applications.

[58:09] It's still fresh. It's only about a week

[58:11] and a half since it was posted. So,

[58:13] probably within around the 3-week mark,

[58:16] we'll compile them all, do our first

[58:17] review, indicate it such on the village

[58:19] website, social channels, you know, give

[58:21] it kind of a last, "Hey, if you're if

[58:23] you're interested, act now. First

[58:25] review's coming up." So, hopefully

[58:27] within

[58:28] you know, the next month and a half, we

[58:29] have some pretty clear indication what

[58:31] the pool looks like.

[58:33] >> What and I I'm not pressuring you, but I

[58:35] just curious. What would be the soonest

[58:38] that we would have somebody maybe

[58:40] on board with the whole process? What

[58:42] would you envision?

[58:43] >> You know, it's it's interesting cuz the high season is over. So, from a from

[58:48] an urgency standpoint, yes, we want to

[58:50] get somebody in here, but it's not as

[58:51] though we're gearing up to go into the

[58:53] summer season and we want to make sure

[58:55] we we get the appropriate person in that

[58:57] seat. So,

[59:00] I don't I don't have a good answer for

[59:01] you.

[59:01] >> that. I guess what I'm

[59:04] kind of going towards or what I'm

[59:05] driving to is the tennis program.

[59:08] >> Yes.

[59:08] >> And the tennis program has fallen flat

[59:11] the last few years. Been really

[59:13] non-existent. It used to be a a really

[59:16] pretty decent tennis program here.

[59:19] And that is no longer the case.

[59:22] I think that

[59:24] looking at a tennis program, you you

[59:27] probably

[59:28] you got to be starting at least in

[59:30] January. I mean, you can't be waiting

[59:32] till last minute. I do know that Linda

[59:35] Leed has made some overtures as far as

[59:39] maybe coming in and helping us run that

[59:41] program and maybe opening it up to

[59:43] people outside of um girl. She's got a group that she's working with now, so

[59:51] it would be kind of um girl residents

[59:52] and then maybe kind of greater

[59:56] metropolitan area like and I'm not sure

[59:59] of the the details, but

[1:00:02] I I think it would be cool of us to

[1:00:05] entertain and talk to her early because

[1:00:08] I also think that if it were structured

[1:00:10] properly and we had chance to really

[1:00:13] think through it and examine it, it it

[1:00:15] could be a way to generate some

[1:00:16] additional revenues for the village,

[1:00:20] too, in terms of our park and rec since

[1:00:22] we do have a lot of needs. I mean, we

[1:00:25] had that great plan and we've got a lot

[1:00:27] of things that we could do there, but I don't want us to miss the opportunity

[1:00:32] where she

[1:00:33] maybe sets something up with another

[1:00:35] municipality and so

[1:00:38] I'm just putting that out there.

[1:00:39] >> Yep, that's a great comment and yep, go

[1:00:41] ahead.

[1:00:42] >> I I will say two um

[1:00:44] that was one of definitely my

[1:00:45] disappointments in this last summer

[1:00:48] because uh I did not learn that we were

[1:00:52] having difficulties with the program

[1:00:53] until we had to cancel it. And so, you

[1:00:56] know, I don't want to see that happen again,

[1:00:59] so getting our arms around it in

[1:01:02] October, November, well, October

[1:01:04] probably isn't likely, but November and

[1:01:06] December is important. So, we have I

[1:01:07] think we have some options

[1:01:09] um that will allow us to

[1:01:12] um

[1:01:13] I want to say reinvigorate, but at least

[1:01:15] reinstate the program.

[1:01:16] Um and now that we know

[1:01:19] um that we have these options that we

[1:01:21] can go external. Um, I I definitely that

[1:01:24] gives us an additional option or options

[1:01:26] that we weren't considering before. But,

[1:01:28] I I do I I I think I I hope this this

[1:01:31] board understands that that was one of

[1:01:32] the things that was

[1:01:34] uh, gut punch might be a little strong,

[1:01:35] but learning that was was very

[1:01:37] disappointing that we weren't able to go

[1:01:39] forward.

[1:01:39] >> the year prior it had fallen on its

[1:01:41] face, too. So, this is

[1:01:43] >> We still had a program. It was small,

[1:01:45] but we had a program.

[1:01:47] >> And it but it wasn't it wasn't operating

[1:01:49] the way it should have. So, I mean this

[1:01:51] has been really a a weak spot for us for

[1:01:54] a while, and um, I think the same thing

[1:01:57] is true

[1:01:59] for the swimming.

[1:02:01] >> Mhm.

[1:02:01] >> And I mean there used to be a very

[1:02:03] active swim team, and the kids in the

[1:02:05] community were really engaged and stuff,

[1:02:08] and that's not the case anymore. Um, I

[1:02:11] think some of it is a facilities,

[1:02:14] you know,

[1:02:16] problem. You know, people just don't see

[1:02:19] this as being a very

[1:02:21] attractive

[1:02:22] area, like

[1:02:24] more competitive, I think, in the past.

[1:02:26] So, I think if I think we really need

[1:02:29] to, I mean,

[1:02:31] look at our

[1:02:32] wreck plan and and see what we can't do

[1:02:35] to

[1:02:36] revitalize that area. So, I'm I'm just

[1:02:38] throwing those comments out there. I I

[1:02:40] know it's a tough thing, and it's it's

[1:02:41] tough when we have turnover like this.

[1:02:43] >> Yep. Well, those comments are well

[1:02:45] received, and I especially uh,

[1:02:48] appreciate the one regarding tennis. I

[1:02:49] think we do need to be more proactive in

[1:02:51] advance of the wreck manager finding

[1:02:53] their way to the seat, right? And uh, we

[1:02:55] do have the contact information for

[1:02:57] Linda.

[1:02:57] >> Who and Shawn is familiar with Linda.

[1:03:00] So,

[1:03:00] >> So, we could we can set that meeting up.

[1:03:02] Absolutely.

[1:03:03] >> I had when I spoke with her, she said

[1:03:05] she would love to

[1:03:06] meet Shawn and I, and it really should

[1:03:08] be Shawn, but um, you know, sometime

[1:03:10] right around the first of the year. So,

[1:03:11] I think as soon as the holidays are

[1:03:13] past, it's something that we could

[1:03:15] really jump on, whether we have a wreck

[1:03:17] manager in place or not and

[1:03:20] John, since you know her and even if we have

[1:03:22] someone

[1:03:23] new, they might not be familiar with the

[1:03:25] area to taking the lead on that. So.

[1:03:28] >> Yep. Well received. Agreed. And that's

[1:03:30] something that we definitely can talk

[1:03:31] about in interviews as well, what the

[1:03:33] suggested plans are from candidates. Um

[1:03:37] again, knowing that this is now

[1:03:40] um

[1:03:41] we have to reset. Um it's it's going to

[1:03:44] be a matter of focus when we we look at

[1:03:46] that candidate

[1:03:47] or those candidates. Um I will say too,

[1:03:50] I think everyone recalls

[1:03:52] having three applicants right now

[1:03:54] is a lot This is already much better

[1:03:56] than what we had those years ago when we

[1:03:58] had no applicants or we had one

[1:04:00] applicant. So, even if we get no more

[1:04:02] applicants, we're in a better spot than

[1:04:03] we were three or four years ago. Um my

[1:04:05] hope is that we we do get more and I my

[1:04:08] suspicion is getting three this early,

[1:04:10] we'll we'll get more.

[1:04:11] Um so, I'm optimistic about

[1:04:14] finding a good candidate.

[1:04:16] >> And I guess lastly, for whatever it's

[1:04:17] worth, we still are on schedule to

[1:04:19] replace the pool liner, which will be

[1:04:21] taking place soon thereafter

[1:04:23] Oktoberfest. So, as far as a facilities

[1:04:25] upgrade, our existing liner is in

[1:04:27] desperate need of of replacement, so

[1:04:29] that'll be a nice

[1:04:31] aesthetic

[1:04:33] improvement.

[1:04:34] >> And I just think the whole

[1:04:36] swimming area.

[1:04:38] >> Well, that's that's that's forthcoming.

[1:04:41] For another day.

[1:04:42] >> Yes.

[1:04:43] >> One of just just to add off of that too,

[1:04:45] the

[1:04:46] I think the tennis probably has a

[1:04:47] greater prospect than the swimming.

[1:04:49] Um

[1:04:50] what we've learned is that, you know, I

[1:04:53] was not around for this time period, but

[1:04:55] that was a very active um

[1:04:58] competitive um group where there were

[1:05:00] other communities that there was an

[1:05:02] opportunity to swim against.

[1:05:04] It doesn't exist anymore.

[1:05:05] So, it just doesn't. We we tried to

[1:05:07] engage. There was there was feelers and

[1:05:10] what we learned was that they just don't

[1:05:12] exist anymore. The other community swim

[1:05:15] groups are also I'm not going to say

[1:05:17] they're all gone.

[1:05:18] Um but it's not what it was

[1:05:21] those years ago. It's just one of those

[1:05:22] things that have disappeared.

[1:05:24] >> It's it's interesting because you know I

[1:05:25] have a daughter now in Madison and the

[1:05:28] community that she's in Shorewood Hills

[1:05:30] they have huge swim team and swimming is

[1:05:33] such a big thing in the Madison area.

[1:05:35] They have these conferences between all

[1:05:36] these just different public pools and

[1:05:39] they have

[1:05:40] the

[1:05:41] big invitational so to speak that kind

[1:05:44] of the end of the year

[1:05:45] in the um neighborhood where my

[1:05:47] daughter's Airbnb was you couldn't get

[1:05:50] within a mile of that place. The park it

[1:05:53] was so parked up. There were so many

[1:05:55] people

[1:05:57] you know.

[1:05:58] So I mean

[1:06:00] Yeah, be nice to take the lead and try

[1:06:01] and do something with that but tennis I

[1:06:03] think it is you're right it's more

[1:06:05] viable at this point.

[1:06:07] Yeah.

[1:06:08] >> I I'll close there.

[1:06:09] >> Thank you Patrick.

[1:06:11] >> I just have a quick question with

[1:06:12] regards to um

[1:06:14] some activities that really cross

[1:06:16] a couple of different bridges here. One

[1:06:17] with regards to park and rec

[1:06:19] and that's the the new tree planting

[1:06:21] like grant that uh Nikki asked that's

[1:06:23] coming up and then it's like how many

[1:06:25] trees

[1:06:26] >> Uh about approximately 450 total over a

[1:06:29] three years three year phase planting.

[1:06:31] This fall we will receive I think 98

[1:06:34] trees.

[1:06:35] >> Yeah, so that's upcoming with regards to

[1:06:36] the that's the beautification

[1:06:38] >> No, it's it's for the village. The

[1:06:40] beautification didn't start it.

[1:06:42] >> But with the crack team with Nikki's you

[1:06:44] know

[1:06:44] main driver in getting these things

[1:06:46] lobbies and started.

[1:06:48] >> There.

[1:06:50] >> But either way we have this going.

[1:06:51] Right? With the tree planting.

[1:06:53] And we and

[1:06:55] I know talking to Nikki today with

[1:06:56] regards to getting support for helping

[1:06:59] putting those trees in.

[1:07:02] You 90 trees to plant.

[1:07:05] >> Yeah, well when I we did a a site visit

[1:07:08] and we decided for back there we're

[1:07:10] probably going to need a truck with an

[1:07:11] auger because there's a lot of

[1:07:14] heavy

[1:07:15] rooted material from the old trees that

[1:07:17] were cut out of there.

[1:07:20] » Yeah, I'm sorry to interject. We have

[1:07:22] the the preliminary planning all locked

[1:07:24] and ready to go. The DPW's auger will be

[1:07:27] out on site poking the holes for the

[1:07:28] trees. Nikki will coordinate the

[1:07:30] volunteers. Johnson's nursery nurseries

[1:07:32] dropping off the trees the second week

[1:07:35] of October, I believe.

[1:07:37] So, I mean we're we're ready to do this

[1:07:39] for sure.

[1:07:39] >> I'm not sure that Park and Rec looking

[1:07:41] at this is aware of it. Probably aware

[1:07:43] of it, but knowing

[1:07:44] >> Not really knowing.

[1:07:45] >> But that's okay.

[1:07:46] Just have to communicate back across.

[1:07:48] Because we also have the constant

[1:07:50] buckthorn removal that um

[1:07:55] Okay.

[1:07:57] But but you know, constantly working on

[1:07:58] these other areas. We have different

[1:08:00] groups, different um

[1:08:01] you know, the

[1:08:02] Public Works, Parks and Rec,

[1:08:04] Beautification, maybe all working in the

[1:08:05] park area. So, I would

[1:08:07] >> Finance is really great topic.

[1:08:09] >> I had asked when these trees came in and

[1:08:11] we got this grant if we could plant them

[1:08:13] someplace other than the park like on

[1:08:15] the village right of ways stuff and

[1:08:17] there was going to be follow up with

[1:08:19] that. I never heard back on that.

[1:08:20] >> Yeah, it's it's pretty specified to a

[1:08:22] specific location because a conservation

[1:08:25] easement governs the entire area. So,

[1:08:26] you need a legal description and the

[1:08:27] whole nine yards, but

[1:08:31] » Back on track here.

[1:08:32] >> Promoting the fact that you have

[1:08:33] different groups they should have no

[1:08:35] communication across so they're at least

[1:08:37] aware of what's going on. So, if if the

[1:08:39] Park Rec is looking at building in the

[1:08:41] area where not planting trees in area

[1:08:43] that they're going to want to dig up in

[1:08:44] two

[1:08:45] >> No,

[1:08:46] all the trees are going to be planted

[1:08:48] >> Yeah, I'm just saying have communication

[1:08:49] if there's a way to cross communicate

[1:08:51] better.

[1:08:52] Just to ensure everybody's aware of

[1:08:53] what's going on.

[1:08:55] >> This concludes my report.

[1:08:57] >> Thank you, Trustee Hillman.

[1:08:59] Okay, next up administrative and

[1:09:01] personnel, Trustee Stuckart.

[1:09:03] >> We did not meet.

[1:09:06] >> Okay, financing and licensing.

[1:09:09] President Kolaski is not here. I will

[1:09:12] just give a very high-level overview.

[1:09:15] Um

[1:09:16] all the financial

[1:09:18] tracking and reports are on track.

[1:09:22] Um

[1:09:23] our ambulance billing is up

[1:09:26] substantially since we increased our

[1:09:28] rates to

[1:09:30] more closely align with surrounding

[1:09:32] communities.

[1:09:34] Too early to tell exactly what the

[1:09:36] numbers are going to be as far as what

[1:09:38] we'll actually get paid as opposed to

[1:09:40] what we bill.

[1:09:42] Um we finished up the payment to

[1:09:45] CW Prepper for the final work on the

[1:09:48] pathway,

[1:09:50] which was the section going over the

[1:09:51] railroad.

[1:09:53] That was uh supposed to be completed in

[1:09:55] 24.

[1:09:57] So, we are done with that.

[1:10:00] Completely paid up, um closed out.

[1:10:04] And tid number two, we're going to be

[1:10:06] making our final payment next month and

[1:10:08] that will then close out our payments to

[1:10:10] that.

[1:10:13] Uh next, if you look in your packet, we

[1:10:16] have something new now. It's called the

[1:10:19] uh expenditure analysis. It's a visual

[1:10:22] representation

[1:10:23] of

[1:10:25] all our high-level expenses every month

[1:10:27] so we can see month to month how things

[1:10:29] are changing among the top

[1:10:32] uh expenditures for the village.

[1:10:38] Next, we Yeah. Next, we uh reviewed and

[1:10:42] acted on the vouchers after

[1:10:45] good discussion, we voted to recommend

[1:10:47] to the board approval of the vouchers

[1:10:50] for

[1:10:54] Where are we here?

[1:10:57] for July.

[1:11:02] I'm forgetting what month it is.

[1:11:05] Okay, that being said, if the vouchers

[1:11:08] are all in your packet, I will take a

[1:11:09] motion to approve the vouchers for

[1:11:11] August.

[1:11:12] >> I'll make a motion to approve the

[1:11:13] vouchers for August.

[1:11:16] >> Motion and a second.

[1:11:18] All in favor, say I.

[1:11:20] >> I.

[1:11:21] >> Vouchers are approved. That concludes my

[1:11:24] report.

[1:11:26] >> I don't

[1:11:28] have a question.

[1:11:29] Sorry. Should have talked to

[1:11:30] >> Oh, I'm sorry. Do you have a question?

[1:11:32] >> No, just with the vouchers, like based

[1:11:34] on some of the comments up here earlier

[1:11:36] this evening, there's a big voucher on

[1:11:38] here that I wasn't sure.

[1:11:40] Which one?

[1:11:43] Starts with a V.

[1:11:46] >> The Vanderwall. Yeah, well,

[1:11:48] we paid them per the contract. Uh

[1:11:50] >> Yep.

[1:11:51] >> Staff can address that.

[1:11:54] >> Yep.

[1:11:57] » Just based on some of the conversations

[1:11:58] this evening.

[1:11:59] >> Yeah.

[1:12:00] I mean

[1:12:01] Yeah, the terms of payment for

[1:12:02] Vanderwall are specified in our

[1:12:03] engagement agreement with them and and

[1:12:05] when they're able to submit for payment,

[1:12:07] so that's why it's coming through.

[1:12:11] » Who that? So Sam.

[1:12:13] >> Who that?

[1:12:15] >> That was a big one. Okay. Sorry.

[1:12:17] >> Okay, our next moving on, number 11,

[1:12:21] matters for possible closed session.

[1:12:24] We have take a motion to convene in

[1:12:27] closed session in pursuant to the

[1:12:29] following provisions, pursuant to

[1:12:31] Wisconsin Statutes 19.85 (1) (j) parent

[1:12:36] to confer with legal counsel for the

[1:12:38] governmental body who is rendering oral

[1:12:40] or written advice concerning strategy to

[1:12:42] be adopted by the body with respect to

[1:12:45] litigations in which it is likely to

[1:12:47] become involved. More specifically, to

[1:12:49] discuss the Sue Line

[1:12:52] versus Village of Elm Grove litigation.

[1:12:57] Can you run the roll, please?

[1:12:59] >> I move that we move into closed session.

[1:13:02] >> I'll second.

[1:13:03] >> I have a motion and a second.

[1:13:06] >> Trustee Olson?

[1:13:07] >> Yes.

[1:13:09] >> Trustee Schimler?

[1:13:10] >> Yes.

[1:13:11] >> Trustee Stuckert?

[1:13:12] Trustee Sayas?

[1:13:14] Trustee Castell?

[1:13:15] And Trustee Holman?

[1:13:16] >> Yes.

[1:13:20] » Okay, we are now in closed session.

[1:13:36] Tom, who was second?

[1:31:04] » Open the door, please.

[1:31:04] >> Sorry.

[1:31:09] » Let me know when we're on town.

[1:31:12] >> You're streaming. We're in open session.

[1:31:16] >> Okay, we are back in open session. Is

[1:31:18] there There are no

[1:31:20] actions to be taken from closed session.

[1:31:22] Is there any other business?

[1:31:25] >> There is no other business.

[1:31:27] >> Yes, I will take a motion to adjourn.

[1:31:29] >> I'll motion to adjourn.

[1:31:30] >> I'll second that.

[1:31:32] >> And the second, all in favor say I.

[1:31:34] >> I.

[1:31:35] We are adjourned. Thank you, everyone.

[1:31:37] >> Thank you, everyone.

[1:31:39] >> So, I hope you got some good ideas.

[1:31:40] >> Done for taking that burden off of me.

[1:31:44] I'll be ready next time, though.

[1:31:48] » corner

Board of Trustees 08/25/2026

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