HomeMy WebLinkAboutCommunity Development 07-20-10 NOTICE OF MEETING AND AGENDA
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
TUESDAY, JULY 20, 2010 - 5:30 P.M.
ST. CROIX GOVERNMENT CENTER
COMMUNITY ROOM, HUDSON, WISCONSIN
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
REVIEW OF AGENDA
CONSENT AGENDA
1. Minutes of Previous Session — June 23, 2010
2. Date of Next Meeting —August 11, 2010, Hudson
3. Monthly Financial Reports
4. Monthly Written Department Reports
5. Report of Plats and CSM's currently in the review process
OLD AND NEW BUSINESS
1. Action Items
a) Review Departments Goals /Objectives for County Board strategic planning
b) 2011 Budget
i) Budget Instructions and Schedule
ii) Review /approval of departmental Capital Improvement Plans
iii) Review /approval of departmental budget materials
c) Resolution on Land Information Council*
2. Land Use Ordinance Applications
a) Municipal Plats
b) Rezoning Hearings to Schedule
3. Reports
a) TMDL — Lake Mallalieu/Willow River Watershed
b) Discuss proposed timetable of Animal Waste Ordinance amendments
c) Back Imaging Project Status Update
d) Discussion of major subdivision review, Whispering Oaks, Town of Hudson
e) Transportation Element of Comprehensive Plan*
ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE
POSSIBLE AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING
ADJOURN
NOTE: A quorum of the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors (County Board) may be
present at this meeting. Therefore, this notice also serves as notice of a meeting of the County
Board for the purpose of obtaining information relating to subjects listed above for use at
future County Board meetings.
(Items may be taken in different order)
*Additions /Changes /Corrections
DATE: July 15, 2010
AMENDED: July 15, 2010
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MINUTES
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
JULY 20, 2010
CALL TO ORDER: Chair Hermsen called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m.
ROLL CALL - Members Present: Supervisors Steve Hermsen, Sharon Norton - Bauman, Gene
Ruetz, Lorin Sather, James Stauffer, FSA Representative Ken Graf. Supervisor Richard `Buzz'
Marzolf arrived at 5:32 p.m. Supervisor Robert Shearer arrived at 6:23 p.m.
STAFF PRESENT: David Fodroczi, Bob Heise, Kevin Grabau, Kyle Kudrow, Beth Pabst,
Monica Lucht. Marie Witzel arrived at 5:38 p.m.
GUESTS: None
REVIEW OF AGENDA: The Committee discussed meeting schedule, time and location.
Motion by Marzolf, 2nd by Ruetz that the Community Development Committee reconsiders the
schedule and move back to a daytime protocol effective as soon as possible. Further discussion
included comments to hold one meeting in Hudson and a second one in Baldwin. Marzolf and
Ruetz withdrew the motion and second due to good discussion. Chair Hermsen stated he will
take the comments under advisement, and understands the committee would like to separate the
meetings.
CONSENT AGENDA: Motion by Sather, 2nd by Norton- Bauman to adopt the consent agenda
approving the Minutes of June 23, 2010, approving the June financial reports, setting the date of
the next meeting for August 11, 2010, 5:30 p.m. in Baldwin, approving the monthly written
department reports, and approving the report of Plats and CSM's currently in the review process.
Motion carried.
OLD AND NEW BUSINESS
Reports
TMDL - Lake Mallalieu/Willow River Watershed: Heise introduced Kyle Kulow as the
watershed specialist at Land and Water Conservation Department and the coordinator for the
TMDL project.. Kulow explained the County has received grant funding from the state to make
improvements in water quality, both groundwater and surface water. in the Willow River
Watershed. TMDL stands for Total Maximum Daily Load. Kulow is working on putting together
a implementation plan, which needs to get to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
(DNR) by spring of 2011. If the DNR approves, we will work on implementing the plan. If the
County has a TMDL plan in place, we will move to the top of the list for funding. Stauffer
questioned if any other bodies of water were designated as TMDL. Kulow replied that eventually
he will do plans for other bodies of water but not in near future. Staff time has been used to
identify goals and objectives to reach load reductions. WDNR is responsible to provide load
reductions by sector. To date, staff has not received the load reductions from WDNR, but is hoping
to receive those allocations soon. Kulow reiterated it's the stakeholders' main concern to get this
process going, and working towards a full implementation plan developed by May of 2011.
Discuss proposed timetable of Animal Waste Ordinance Amendments: Heise explained the
old ordinance dates back to 1985 and the consensus has been to completely redo the ordinance. .
Earlier this spring the previous committee had gone through the ordinance, but because of the
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timing and with the committee possibly changing, the ordinance was put on hold. Heise
presented the new timetable to the committee stating the earliest something can be done is
September 2010, with legal review happening in February or March of 2011 and finishing the
ordinance up for the May 2011 County Board session. Zoning amendments will also come into
effect with some inputs already received from prior committee members for consideration. Chair
Hermsen indicated it would be good to hear from Bill Peavey concerning this ordinance. Graf
stated the Nutrient Management Plan wording will need some work; farmers are unhappy with it,
but the ordinance does serve waste storage well, which most farms don't have and should abide
by. Chair Hermsen determined the committee should convene with their concerns and questions.
The date, for an open meeting in Baldwin, is tentatively set for Monday, September 13, 2010 at
6:30 p.m.
Action Items
Review Departments Goals /Objectives for County Board Strategic Planning: Pabst began
with the Register of Deeds goals and objectives. Most important is redacting the social security
numbers from over thirty years worth of documents, which needs to be done by January 1, 2015
when the funding ends.
Heise spoke for the Parks Department and categorized the major goals under the objectives
portion. The top three objectives being to develop a long range financial plan for the park
systems, increase awareness for the county park system and increase communication between
other local park systems. Heise also summarized the Land and Water Conservation Department
goals and objectives.
Fodroczi spoke for Planning and Zoning Department, listing twelve goals, several of which are
mandated items with mandated deadlines. Witzel spoke on the UW- Extension and highlighted
some additions of goals and objectives from the report given last month. The Committee
discussed a number of the specific goals, but made no changes. Staff will submit them to Chuck
Whiting for compilation for the County Board.
Chair Hermsen call for a break at 7:51 p.m.
Graf excused himself at 7:52p.m.
The Committee reconvened at 8:02 p.m.
2011 Budget: Pabst presented an excel spreadsheet in place of a Sage report since salaries were
not yet entered in Sage. Pabst based the revenue on the number of documents recorded over the
last several years. Revenue estimates for 2011 were based on the lowest number of recordings,
keeping the estimate conservative for next year.
Reports - continued
Back Imaging Project Status Update: Pabst reviewed that three vendors had applied for the
project, with only two answering the interview questions. Interviews were conducted since the last
Committee meeting. Problem documents were presented to both vendors asking each one what
they would do with them. Only one vendor, US Imaging gave examples of their work. US Imaging
also came in with a lower bid. Fidlar was asked to submit a standard contract in alliance with US
Imaging. Pabst received the contract and forwarded it to Corporation Counsel to analyze for form
and content.
Pabst excused herself at 8:13 p.m.
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Action Items - continued
2011 Budget: Heise reported that he didn't have much to discuss regarding the budget, that it is
still a work in progress waiting for information from the Information Technology Department.
Witzel reported on the UW- Extension budget. Personnel and computer equipment costs are still
unknown, but unanticipated is the immediate need for a new copy machine which needs to be put
in the Capital Outlay Plan. Witzel indicated she will have more budget information next month.
Norton - Bauman asked if all the departments could send their budget information as soon as it is
ready for review to the Committee before the August 11 th meeting.
Witzel invited the Community Development Committee to tour the St. Croix County fair. She
excused herself at 8:26 p.m.
Resolution on Land Information Council: Fodroczi reported the resolution has been
forwarded to Corporation Counsel and comments should come by the August Committee
meeting, with County Board approval expected in September. Marzolf indicated he would like
to see the resolution re- titled to Land Information Advisory Council, that it seems more
indicative of what the Council is trying to accomplish. Fodroczi will pass the suggestion on to
Corporation Counsel.
2011 Budget continued: Fodroczi presented the Code Administration Fee Revenue Projections
and explained the calculations. Fees have not been raised for two years, and no raise is being
proposed for 2011. Improvements in revenue calculations are being seen in the projections. The
net result in all three revenue sections shows a slight increase in revenue for 2011 for the first
time in three to four years. These revenues will be included in the Zoning and Septic budget
proposals.
Reports - continued
Discussion of Major Subdivision Review, Whispering Oaks, Town of Hudson: The Committee
and staff discussed the ongoing review of the proposed Whispering Oaks major subdivision in the
Town of Hudson. The Committee previously denied a waiver to design standards for a cul -de -sac
road greater than 1,000' long on June 23, 2010. The project was resubmitted to include a
connecting road which would eliminate the need for the waiver. Discussion took place regarding
the connecting road as a starting point to calculate the length of the primary cul -de -sac road.
Fodroczi explained applicable ordinance provisions and related interpretations. The proposed
connecting road could be used as the starting point for calculating the length of the cul -de -sac if the
connecting road was constructed to the neighboring property line, because the neighboring property
was actually unplatted. The decision on the design and construction of the connecting road is largely
the jurisdiction of the Town of Hudson. The Committee and staff further discussed the applicable
ordinance provisions and the respective authorities of the County and local governments.
Land Use Ordinance Applications
Municipal Plats: None
Rezoning Hearings to Schedule: Two applications were received. The public hearing for both
applications is scheduled for August 17, 2010, at 7:00 p.m. at the Government Center as part of the
Community Development Committee meeting scheduled for 5:30 p.m.
Heise excused himself at 9:16 p.m.
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Transportation Element of Comprehensive Plan: Fodroczi reviewed that staff has worked to
pull everything together. Four to five review sessions have been conducted working with Tim
Ramberg and his staff. The draft document was presented to the Transportation Committee for
review and discussion at a future meeting. Denzer worked on drafting the language with
information from Regional Planning, Ramberg and his staff. The Community Development
Committee has been given a copy for review and comments.
ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE
POSSIBLE AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING
Resolution on Land Information Council
Chair Hermsen adjourned the meeting at 9:21 p.m.
Respectfully submitted:
Monica Lucht, Recording Se etary JaWes Stauffer, Secr •y
July 20, 2010
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