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Home My WebLink AboutCommunity Development 10-21-10 NOTICE OF MEETING AND AGENDA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE THURSDAY OCTOBER 21, 2010 - 6:00 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— September 7, September 21, & September 23,2010* 2. Date of Next Meeting — November 18, 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) Discontinuance of a portion of public road - 325 St. - Town of Springfield (John & Leslie Larson) b) Set meeting schedule for work sessions* c) Cooperative Service Agreement — between SCC and USDA (APHIS) "Bear Damage" d) Amendments to St Croix County Code of Ordinances Land Use and Development Chapter 13 Land Division* 2. Land Use Ordinance Applications a) Municipal Plats b) Rezoning and Waiver Hearings to Schedule 3. Reports a) Transportation Element of the Comprehensive Plan b) Recycling Ordinance c) 2011 Budget* 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: October 8, 2010 AMENDED: October 19, 2010 MINUTES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE OCTOBER 21, 2010 CALL TO ORDER: Chair Hermsen called the meeting to order at 6:03 p.m. ROLL CALL - Members Present: Supervisors Steve Hermsen, Sharon Norton - Bauman, Lorin Sather, James Stauffer, Richard `Buzz' Marzolf, Robert Shearer; Gene Ruetz was absent and excused; FSA Representative Ken Graf was absent. STAFF PRESENT: Dave Fodroczi, Ellen Denzer, Kevin Grabau, Jennifer Havens, Beth Pabst, Pete Kling, Monica Lucht GUESTS: None REVIEW OF AGENDA and CONSENT AGENDA: Motion by Sather, 2" a by Shearer to adopt the agenda and consent agenda approving the Minutes of September 7, September 21, and September 23, 2010, approving the September financial reports, setting the date of the next meeting for October 25, 2010, 4:00 p.m. in Hudson, approving the monthly written department reports, and approving the report of Plats and CSM's currently in the review process. Motion carried. Reports Register of Deeds: Pabst reported that September 2010 was the highest month in 2010 for average number of documents recorded per day compared to September 2009 which had the lowest. Transfer fee revenue continues to remain low, and abstractors have indicated the numbers are not picking up. There has not been a significant change in the number of Sheriff s sales being recorded from 2008 through 2010. Pabst also reported that Fidlar had come to review AVID workflow and make adjustments. Optimal efficiency is not there yet, but overall the process is running smoother. Fidlar Technologies has finished scanning the real estate record books. JPEG backup images will be received shortly. OLD AND NEW BUSINESS Land Use Ordinance Applications Municipal Plats: None Rezoning and Waiver Hearings to Schedule: One rezoning application was received for the Town of Somerset. The public hearing is scheduled for November 18, 2010, at 6:30 p.m. in Hudson as part of the Community Development Committee meeting scheduled for 6:00 p.m. Action Items Amendments to St Croix County Code of Ordinances Land Use and Development Chapter 13 Land Division: Grabau explained the amendments stem from Wisconsin Act 376, which is in regard to county and local government approval and recording timeframes for final plats of land divisions. Due to the economy, developers need extended timeframes. Theses changes are only related to major subdivisions; recording times for Certified Survey Maps are not changing. Local governments must bring their ordinances into conformance with these changes by January 2011. Grabau stated that staff used a guidance document to make the changes. A copy then went to Corporation Counsel for their review. Grabau presented the two recommendations from Corporation Counsel which staff incorporated. Chair Hermsen asked if these amendments need to 1 go to public hearing. Grabau replied that if a public hearing can be held on November 18, 2010, the approved amendments could then go to County Board on December 7, 2010 and still meet the deadline of January 2011. Motion by Sather, 2 nd by Shearer to approve the amendments and schedule the public hearing for November 18, 2010. Motion carried. Discontinuance of a portion of public road — 325 St. — Town of Springfield (John & Leslie Larson): Hermsen stated a motion not to object to discontinuance of road would be needed. Motion by Sather, 2 nd by Shearer to not object to the discontinuance of a portion of public road 325 Street. Motion carried. Set meeting schedule for work sessions: Chair Hermsen indicated that per his conversation with Heise, the Animal Waste work session is set for October 25, 2010, at 4:00 p.m. in Hudson, room 1281. Fodroczi asked if several work sessions could be scheduled ahead of time. Chair Hermsen replied the sessions should be approximately two hours in length and scheduled for late afternoons, once a month, set on a particular day of the month, such as the last Monday, to be confirmed each month. Sather suggested some discussion could take place on regularly scheduled committee meetings if agendas are short. Marzolf stated that scheduling for the 4 th Monday of each month would work better due to County Board. Work sessions are set for the 4 th Monday of each month beginning on October 25, 2010 at 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. in Hudson. Reports Recycling Ordinance: Fodroczi summarized previous work on the proposed Recycling Ordinance and outlined a possible process and timeframe to get the ordinance adopted. The process has already had three public listening sessions, which generally had a pretty good response from citizens, haulers and local officials. The ordinance was also reviewed by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and outside legal counsel specializing in these issues. The previous County Board considered the ordinance at the end of its term and narrowly defeated it after concerns were raised about two specific issues. The focus going forward should be to address the concerns from the County Board. Legal counsel has also provided good advice on changes. Fodroczi asked the committee how much additional review they would like staff to do. Staff thinks Committee review during scheduled work sessions would allow for public hearing in January 2011 with time to make adjustments and have it ready for County Board in March 2011. The Committee agreed to begin work on the ordinance in November and focus on the concerns previously raised by the County Board. Transportation Element of the Comprehensive Plan: Denzer updated the committee with just the pages that were changed at the last work session. Denser also provided additional handouts to the committee to answer several previous questions from the committee. The Transportation Committee was fine with changes the Community Development Committee had made. Fodroczi complimented Highway Commissioner Tim Ramberg and his staff for all their work and cooperation on drafting the Transportation Element, as well as the constructive review and cooperation of the Transportation Committee. The Committee discussed the changes presented by Denzer and the feedback from the Transportation Committee. Stauffer asked for a wording change on last page. Marzolf suggested "being driven legally" should be taken out. The committee members agreed to the changes. Action Items continued Cooperative Service Agreement — between SCC and USDA (APHIS) "Bear Damage ": Chair Hermsen explained this as a state program administered by the Land and Water Conservation 2 1 .Department with a cooperative agreement for the bear issue. Heise is designated as the Cooperator with a budget not to exceed $500. Motion by Marzolf, 2nd by Sather to approve the Cooperative Service Agreement. Motion carried. 2011 Budget: Chair Hermsen asked for comments or questions on any budget related items. No issues were raised. ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE Fodroczi shared an email with the committee recognizing the work Dan Sitz had done on a recent code enforcement case. The property owner complimented Sitz on his work and helpfulness. POSSIBLE AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING Chair Hermsen adjourned the meeting at 7:45 p.m. Respectfully submitted: Monica Lucht, Recording Secretary ;awmnes Stauffer, Sec y October 21, 2010 3