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HomeMy WebLinkAboutLand Conservation-Resource & Education Committee 01-03-95NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETING %s % %� AMENDED*''s * TQ: Robert Boche, Chairman St. Croix County Board FROM: Tom Dorsey, Chairman COMMITTEE TITLE: Land Conservation./Resource & Education Committee : JANUARY 3 , 19 9 5 * % %NOTE DATE CHANGE%�* TIME: 9:00 a.m. LOCATION: Ag Center, Baldwin CA.LI, TO ORDER ROLL CALL ADOPTION OF AGENDA DATE OF NEXT MEETING: ACTION ON PREVIOUS MINt7TES UNFINZSFTED BUSINESS: Report s : DNR NRCS CPSA RC&D West Central Area Education Activities Farmland Preservation Compliance Glen Hills Watershed - Emergency Action Plans - Test Signal Requirement Priority Watershed Projects South Fork of Hay River Lakes Project Squaw Lake Boat Landing 566 Watershed Coalition Discussion - Animal Waste Ordinance Subdivision Review for Minors Wildlife Damage Program Agreement 1994 Conservation Awards Dinner Glen Hills Structure 11 - Beaver Dam NEW BUSINESS: DNR Regional Task Force (Public Hearing - January 6, ADJOURNMENT {Agenda not necessarily SU$MIT`T'ED f3 Y : Charles Christenson DATE: December 20, 1994 Amended December 21, 1994 COPIES TQ: CQUN'PY BOARD OFFICE COUNTY CLERIC * ADDITIONS/CORRECTIONS/CHANGES presented in this order} 1995} NEWS MEDIA/NOTICE BOARD COMMITTEE MEMBERS ST_ CROIK COUNTY TICE OF COMATTTEE MEETING TO: FROM Robert Boche, Chairman Ste Croix County Board tom Dorsev, COMilIT'1'EE TITLE DATE; danuary 4, Chairman Land Conservation/Resource & Education committee 19�J5 TIME; 9;OU aTm, LOCATION: Aa enter, Baldwin CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL ADOPTION OF AGENDA DATE OF NEXT MEETING: ACTION ON PREVIOUS MINUTES UNFINISHED BUSINESS: Reoorts: DNR SCS ASCS RC&D West Central Area Education Activities Farmland Preservation Glen Mills Watershed Emergency Action Flans - Sianal Requirement Priority Watershed Pro`iects South For: of Hav River Lakes Prolect Squaw Lake Boat Landing 566 Watershed Coalition Comx� liance Test Discussion - Animal Waste Ordinance Subdivision Review for Minors 7qildlife Damage Program Agreement 1994 Conservation Awards Dinner Glen Hills Structure 11 - Beaver Dam NEW BUSINESS; Farmland Preservation Ax��alications Subdivision Review Vouchers (Agenda not necessarily x�resented in this order? SUBMITTED BY: Charles Christenson DATE: December 20, 1994 COPIES TO: COUNTY BOARD OFFICE COUNTY CLERK * ADDITIONS/CORRECTIONS/CHANGES Convened: 9:05 a.m. Adjourned: 11:45 a.m. ST. CROIX COUNTY LAND CONSERVATION/RESOURCE & EDUCATION COMMITTEE Agricultural Center, Baldwin, WI January 3, 1995 Members Present: Chris Bethke, Tom Dorsey, Vernon Dull, Ron Raymond, Talley Roquette, Kermit Thompson Members Absent: None Staff Present: County Conservationist Charles Christenson, Technician Bob Heise, Technician David Sander, Secretary Arlene Lier Others Present: Don Siler - NRCS, Kathy Nelson - DNR Meeting called to order by Chairman Tom Dorsey. Roquette made motion to adopt amended agenda. Raymond seconded. Carried. Dull made motion to approve December 61 1994 meeting minutes. Bethke seconded. Carried. Next meeting will be held on Tuesday, February '7, 1995 at 9:00 a.m. DNR Kathy Nelson, DNR Forester, attended meeting and reported: Deadlines. Bear application - 1/13/95 Managed Forest Law application - 1/31/95 (previously deadline was 3/31). Fisheries - Pine Lake aeration system is going better than expected. Gamefish season will be closed on Pine Lake to allow population numbers and size to recover. DNR REGIONAL TASK FORCE (PUBLIC HEARING - JANUARY 6, 1995) Dorsey mentioned letter received regarding Deer Management Unit Review which was held on December 10. Sander participated in his place as county board representative. Consideration is being given to create a metro unit (60 M) within Unit 60. Christenson supported the metro unit proposal as a public participant. Sander and Dorsey plan to attend a formal hearing which is being held on January 6 at the Town of Seymour meeting hall, Eau Claire. Letter of support from LCC will be presented at the hearing. NRCS FORMERLY SCS ), S6ler handed out and discussed the December activity report. Discussion on ACP workload. Sander stated that LCD technicians will have to fill in for NRCS planning. Raymond suggested workload prioritization of workload. Dorsey asked whether workload would be lessened if Farmland Preservation contract holders got out of program. Siler stated that the problem is, more mandatory programs than we have manpower to handle. Compliance on mandates may have to be on hold. CFSA (FORMERLY ASCS� Reported that an agency employee from Stevens Point (Portage County) was transferred to Baldwin, filling one of two positions which were vacated due to retirement. RC&D Raymond reported that there was no meeting in December. Next meeting is scheduled for February. WEST CENTRAL AREA No report. EDUCATION ACTIVITIES Sander reported he gave presentations using the groundwater and private septic system models to 3 classes at Baldwin -Woodville School. FARMLAND PRESERVATION COMPLIANCE Sander reported that he is beginning to issue zoning certificates to landowners who furnish us with their 1994 real estate tax statements. He is working with landowners to develop plans which will keep them in compliance. GLEN HILLS WATERSHED Emergency Action Plans - Christenson reported that he is working with Jack Colvard to set up a table talk exercise in February and a full exercise in May to test the plans. This would include people from City of Glenwood City, St. Croix and Dunn Counties, including staff from Public Health, Highway Department, Sheriff's Department, etc. Structure 10 will be used for the exercise since any problem with this dam will involve both St. Croix and Dunn Counties. Signal Requirement - Christenson reported: Signal installation plan schedule to be available for next meeting. Elevations could be set by Highway Department this winter. Flood plain zoning actions will be needed below structures #4, 51 61 and 10. Structure #3, south and west of Glenwood City, was inspected by DNR in August 1994. It was given a "high hazard" rating because there is no flood plain zoning in place below the structure. When zoning is in effect, DNR will reduce it to something less than a high hazard structure. PRIORITY WATERSHED PROJECTS South Fork of Hay River - Christenson reported that project planning process has started. Technician Kyle Kulow is working with Dunn County staff. Lakes Project - Reported that project funding request has been submitted. Project Manager will be hired with April 1st the earliest we could have someone on line. Zoning has been approved for a part- time position for work on Bass Lake. Dorsey commented that information from Buz Sorge indicates more funding for the Zoning position might be available. SQUAW LAKE BOAT LANDING Christenson reported that Mary VanFossen (DNR Community Services Specialist) met with John Heintz (Chairman, Town of Star Prairie). He was receptive to upgrading road. Town will explore making a purchase of the lot south of the landing. If town acquires the land, the turn around and roadway could be improved which would solve a lot of problems. Money has been approved for reshaping the parking lot. 566 WATERSHED COALITION Roquette reported that meeting will be held on January 19 at LaCrosse. Coalition officers will be elected. Christenson commented that DNR staff (Dick Knitter, Bill Sturtevant) will be presenting tabletalk on dam inspection. DISCUSSION - ANIMAL WASTE ORDINANCE Heise reported that he and Tom Nelson will be meeting to review the 3 different ordinances from 3 different counties. Nelson has difficult time administering the current ordinance. Ordinance should also address abandonments. County Agent Lee Milligan will be involved in the study. Current ordinance deals with storage, not feedlots. Milligan and Raymond (designated LCC member) will be appointed to attend meetings. GLEN HILLS STRUCTURE 11 - BEAVER PROBLEM Heise reported that he has determined elevations of outlet pipe, stilling basin, and compared those elevations to the top of the beaver dams and pond elevations downstream by the bridge of Rustic Road #4. Letter to be sent to Charles Dow proposing that if a beaver dam or pond is to be maintained, some sort of pipe control device would be needed, but at the cost and maintenance of landowner. The pond elevation of beaver pond would be set according to elevation of stilling basin outlet of dam. Decided that letter should be sent to landowner advising him of proposed action on any future actions that affect a landowner, such as removal of beaver dam in this instance. FARMLAND PRESERVATION RULES OF ADMINISTRATION Sander reported that comments on administrative rules were discussed at a Planning meeting. Fodroczi has prepared a letter, addressed to DATCP with LCC and Planning Chair signatures, on the changes that should be considered. Administrative rules should be passed only if there is budget to accompany them. Roquette made motion to authorize LCC Chairman's signature on letter. Bethke seconded. Carried. FARMLAND PRESERVATION APPLICATIONS No applications were presented. VOUCHERS Reviewed vouchers. Christenson commented that the Village of Baldwin will reimburse the Soil Conservation Revenue account in amount of $1,130.00 for the 10 ag building conference room chairs (voucher #94- 183 - Swartz Office Systems). Note on voucher to indicate reimbursement by village. Discussion on voucher #94-182, petty cash reimbursement, NACD order in amount of $76.95. Christenson to reimburse petty cash for that amount. Raymond made motion to approve the January vouchers as presented. Roquette seconded. Carried. SUBDIVISION REVIEW FOR MINORS No report. SUBDIVISION REVIEW Heise presented storm water and erosion control plan for Birch Point subdivision. Originally there were no retention ponds, now there are 3 different retention areas. During certain times of the year or storm events, temporary storage of storm water could be retained in road ditches. Heise to contact Highway Engineer to get his opinion. The committee recommends that the plan is acceptable for this development. LCC approves plan on condition of Highway Engineer approval. Raymond seconded. Carried. WILDLIFE DAMAGE PROGRAM AGREEMENT Sander reported that no word has been received yet on whether we have an agreement in effect with State of Wisconsin. Funding for fence to be built for 15-acre apple orchard at Somerset is questionable at this time. 1994 CONSERVATION AWARDS DINNER Lier reported that plans are set for the awards dinner to bQ U04U at the Coachman Supper Club, Baldwin, on Tuesday, February 7, 1995 at 7:00 P.M. Plaque for Conservation Farmer Award winner has been ordered. MISCELLANEOUS Christenson stated information has been received on ordering the 1995 soil stewardship materials. Reported that we recently became aware that we have a one -person user system on the LOTUS/UNIX program. We assumed that UNEXT/LCD had a multi-user system. Suggested that Heise give presentation on Conservation Farmer award winner (Doug & Arlene Hill) for Land Conservation Department Head report at County Board session on January 17. LCC recommended the presentation be given. Chairman Dorsey adjourned meeting at 11:45 a.m. Vernon Dull Secretary By Arlene Lier