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HomeMy WebLinkAboutLand Conservation - Resource & Education Committee 10-01-1996ST. CROIX COUNTY NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETING TO: Robert Boche, Chairman St. Croix County Board FROM: Art Jensen, Chairman, COMMITTEE TITLE: Land Conservation/Resource & Education Committee DATE: October 1, 1996 TIME: 9:00 a.m. LOCATION: Ag Center, Baldwin CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL ADOPTION OF AGENDA DATE OF NEXT MEETING: ACTION ON PREVIOUS MINUTES UNFINISHED BUSINESS: Reports• DNR NRCS FSA RC&D West Central Area Education Activities Farmland Preservation Compliance Priority Watershed Projects - Kinnickinnic South Fork of Hay River - St. Croix Lakes Cluster Glen Hills Watershed Wildlife Damage Program Baldwin Ag Building Issue Woodville Recreational Trail Mound Dam Removal 1997 Budget NEW BUSINESS: Farmland Preservation Applications Subdivision Review - 11:00 a.m. Vouchers ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE POSSIBLE AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING: ADJOURNMENT (Agenda not necessarily presented in this order), SUBMITTED BY Charles Christenson DATE: September 16, 1996 COPIES TO: COUNTY BOARD OFFICE NEWS MEDIA/NOTICE BOARD COUNTY CLERK COMMITTEE MEMBERS * ADDITIONS/CORRECTIONS/CHANGES Convened: 9:00 a.m. Adjourned: 11:55 a.m. ST. CROIX COUNTY LAND CONSERVATION/RESOURCE & EDUCATION COMMITTEE Agricultural Center, Baldwin, WI October 1, 1996 Members Present: Leon Berenschot, Chris Bethke, Jim Cody, Vernon Dull, Art Jensen, Ron Raymond Members Absent: None Staff Present:- County Conservationist -Charles Christenson, Technician -Bob Heise, Farmland Preservation Technician -David Sander, Kinnickinnic Project Manager -Tim Popple, Lakes Cluster Project Manager -Pete Kling, Secretary -Arlene Lier Others Present: Wendy Wayne-NRCS, Pat Collins-DNR, Roger Swanson-UW- Extension-River Falls, Gary Lepak-DNR-Eau Claire Meeting called to order by Chairman Art Jensen. Bethke made motion to adopt agenda. Raymond seconded. Carried. Dull made motion to approve September 3, 1996 meeting minutes as mailed out. Betenschot seconded. Carried. Next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, November 5, 1996 at 9:00 a.m. DNR Pat Collins (Hydrogeologist-Solid Waste) attended the meeting and reported: Forestry - Tree order forms will be available on October 7. Forms will be mailed on October 4 to people on list. Fish Management - Trout stamp project on the Willow River, just below park, is completed. Some structures were installed. Dangerous structures were removed. Collins reported on the Junker Landfill situation. According to the attorneys involved, trial is scheduled for 1997. Jensen commented that there is a private timber sale scheduled on October 3. NRCS (FORMERLY SCS) Wayne handed out and discussed September activity report. Commented on field check of Loren Derrick's warm season grass seeding which was burned this spring. Showed an excellent stand of grasses and forbs. FS A (FORMERLY ASCS) Ag Building Solicitation Cody reported that bid packages have been given out to prospective bidders. Final date for bids is November 1, 1996. RC&D Berenschot reported that no meeting was held since he became the RC&D representative. WEST CENTRAL AREA Christenson stated that the Fall meeting & speaking contest will be held on Wednesday, October 23, at Menomonie. Resolution to encourage co -location of LCD and federal agencies will be considered during business meeting. Berenschot, Bethke, and Jensen plan to attend. Will leave from Baldwin office at 8:15 a.m. EDUCATION ACTIVITIES Sander reported that school field days were held: September 11 - Baldwin -Woodville School at Glen Hills County Park, September 18 - Westside Elementary School of River falls at Willow River State Park, and September 19 - Glenwood City Elementary School at Glen Hills County Park. County conservation speaking contest will be held on Monday, October 14, 7:00 p.m., at Baldwin -Woodville High School. Bethke volunteered to be one of the judges. Sander and Kulow will be talking about soils to 3rd grade Glenwood City elementary students. FARMLAND PRESERVATION COMPLIANCE Sander has been working on crossing on south fork of Willow (Triple C Farm) and waterways on John Vrieze farm. This has delayed Farmland Preservation compliance work. PRIORITY WATERSHED PROJECTS Kinnickinnic - Popple reported that the Kickoff meeting went well. Definite support for project. Next step is to establish a steering committee which will meet monthly. Committee to be comprised of two from government agencies, two urban (one from River Falls, one from another village), and 2-4 rural (Pierce and St. Croix). Will make decisions as to what will happen. Must adhere to mission statement which will be developed by.Steering Committee. South Fork of Hay River Christenson reported having discussion with DNR on proposal that Project Manager Mike Kinney presented to LCC. Status of program is unknown. DNR Secretary Meyer said "cannot ignore traditional type plan". Lakes Cluster Project - No report. GLEN HILLS WATERSHED Structure 1 - Heise reported that repair work is being done at this time. If weather conditions hold, work should get done. Pond has been pumped out. Will contact local contractors for bid on project to make it a dry structure. Both of the toe drains were faulty. Repairs are being made to the drain system. Structure 2 - Heise reported that he attended a Planning & Zoning meeting on flood plain zoning. Gary Lepak-DNR attended meeting. Issues are liability and requirements under statutes. To maintain low hazard status is very desirable from the county since it reduces several costly items such as warning system, Emergency Action Plan (EAP), possible reconstruction. Dams are rated high hazard dams because of development downstream or storage of water. Dams were installed for flood control. Flooding downstream is reduced because of the dams. Flood plain zoning must be adopted below the dams in the towns. Glenwood City has adopted zoning within the city. Structure 3 has timetable of January 1, 1999 to complete breach route and EAP. Moratorium on construction - Will apply to the area considered potential for flooding. Heise will meet with towns of Glenwood and Springfield to explain what the county is. going to do. Berenschot made motion to recommend adoption of a flood plain hazard area. Bethke seconded. Carried. WILDLIFE DAMAGE PROGRAM Sander reported: Working with nursery (Glen Weiss) and also turkey damage to corn. Laine Stowell has called concerning APHIS program to trap and locate bear. WOODVILLE RECREATIONAL TRAIL Heise reported that structure is ordered and should be received October 2. Waiting for Ayres & Associates to approve design plan. Local help should be working on the project next week. Finance has supported another $33,000 through the Parks budget. This will be for the next year and beyond. Army Reserve will assist on project in 1997. MOUND DAM REMOVAL Raymond reported that the Building Commission will be considering this item during their meeting this month. 1997 BUDGET Christenson reported that nothing was taken out of the budget with exception of Glen Hills. Will meet on October 9 with Finance concerning breach route studies proposal for Structures 1, 2 and 3. Heise commented on breach route analysis. Since 1, 2, and 3 are in conjunction, could probably save money by running all 3 studies at one time. FARMLAND PRESERVATION APPLICATIONS No applications were presented. SUBDIVISION REVIEW Heise presented information on subdivisions: Country Living (Charles Borgstrom - Town of Star Prairie, Sec. 20) - Establish high water level on two ponds. Something needs to be done with one irrigation well. Bethke made motion to approve with stated conditions. Berenschot seconded. Carried. Humbird Hills (Waldroff - Town of Hudson, Sec. 23) - Needs high water elevations on two ponds in proposed certified survey map. Suggest that they cut an emergency spillway into proposed detention/retention pond, cut channel to drain along lot line to basin to the east. Also drainage easement needs to be installed from outlet of culvert on lot 10 to property line. Dull.made motion to approve with recommended drainage easement. Berenschot seconded. Carried. Rocky Ridge Estates (Russell Peterson - Town of Somerset, Sec. 1) - There are many concerns. Jensen made motion that developer work with Heise: Bethke seconded. Carried. Gerald Smith (Town of Somerset, Sec. 11 and 12) _ Heise stated concerns. List of sensitive areas. Bethke made motion to send back for review of recommendations. Jensen seconded. Carried. VOUCHERS Reviewed vouchers. Bethke questioned the vouchers charged to Kinnickinnic Watershed account. Dull made motion to approve September vouchers as presented. Raymond seconded. Carried. MISCELLANEOUS Jensen reported that he and Christenson attended the DATCP/DNR meeting on September 5 at Stevens Point on policy changes (revision of SWARM, NR243 nonpoint and related programs) for local assistance agreements with the counties. Christenson reported that Popple will be attending a follow up meeting on the nonpoint program issue at Madison on October 15. Presented LCC/NRCS memorandum of understanding agreement for LCC signature. Raymond made motion for LCC Chairman signature on agreement. Dull seconded. Carried. State WLCA Annual Conference is scheduled for December 4-6 at Pioneer Inn, Oshkosh. Berenschot made motion to adjourn meeting at 11:55 a.m. Jensen seconded. Carried. Vernon Dull Secretary By Arlene Lier