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HomeMy WebLinkAboutLand Conservation-Resource & Education Committee 04-04-95ST. CROIX COUNTY NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETING TO: Robert Boche, Chairman St. Croix County Board FROM: Tom Dorsey, Chairman COMMITTEE TITLE: Land Conservation/Resource & Education Committee DATE: April 4, 1995 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 CFSA RC&D West Central Area Education Activities Farmland Preservation Compliance Glen Hills Watershed Emergency Action Plans Signal Requirement - Schedule Annual Inspection Priority Watershed Projects - South Fork of Hay River - Lakes Project Squaw Lake Boat Landing Wildlife Damage Program Metro Unit Update Training Activities Animal Waste Ordinance Update NEW BUSINESS: AWAC (Animal Waste Advisory Committee) Report Flood Plain Zoning - Glen Hills Watershed Farmland Preservation Applications Subdivision Review Vouchers ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE POSSIBLE AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING: ADJOURNMENT (Agenda not necessarily SUBMITTED BY: Charles Christenson DATE: March 21, 1995 COPIES TO: COUNTY BOARD OFFICE COUNTY CLERK * ADDITIONS/CORRECTIONS/CHANGES presented in this order) NEWS MEDIA/NOTICE BOARD COMMITTEE MEMBERS Convened: 9:05 a.m. Adjourned: 11:55 a.m. ST. CROIX COUNTY LAND CONSERVATION/RESOURCE & EDUCATION COMMITTEE Agricultural Center, Baldwin, WI April 4, 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, Dick Gade - CFSA, Pat Collins - DNR Meeting called to order by Chairman Tom Dorsey. Roquette made motion to adopt agenda. Bethke seconded. Carried. Dull made motion to approve March 7, 1995 meeting minutes as mailed out. Raymond seconded. Carried. Next meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 2, 1995 at 9:00 a.m. DNR Pat Collins, Hydrogeologist (Solid Waste), reported for various DNR staff. Fisheries - Comparative fish studies are beginning. Watershed survey will be done on Wilson Creek. LTE crews started summer work jobs on Monday, April 3. Forestry - There are 412,000 trees and shrubs ordered for planting in county for spring. The kinds of trees and shrubs ordered are conifers (74%), hardwoods (25%), and shrubs (1%). Tentative shipping dates are April 18, April 25, and May 2. These dates may change, depending upon the weather at Hayward State Nursery. Wildlife - Burning program will begin soon. Regional biosolids facility update - Currently sites being considered are Town of Eau Galle, Village of Spring Valley, and Village of Ellsworth. There is considerable town opposition to the Town of Eau Galle site. Incinerator - Will be fired up for test burn. Bankruptcy judge will rule on whether ARR still has a contract. Also reported on status of groundwater problem near Junker's landfill and the petroleum contamination on north end of vacant lot across from Ag Center in Baldwin. NRCS (FORMERLY SCS_) Siler handed out and discussed the March activity report. CFSA (FORMERLY ASCSj Gade reported that CFSA has policies written by March 15 expected for the first year. has to have insurance. The 28. Have over 400 contracts have been sent out from 1994 completed crop insurance sale. The number of deadline was 321, which is lower than Anyone going into the feed grain program feed grain program signup runs through April already. Deficiency payments (800 checks) signup. Awaiting word on status of program. Possibility of option for landowners to get out of program with no pay back. Also possibility that current contract owners may extend and there may be a new sign up. Reorganization - Determination has to be made on future needs for office space. It is projected that 5-6 new employees will join the current staff. It is mandated that federal agencies (NRCS, CFSA, and RECD) have to be in an ag center. There is no mandate that LCD and Ag Extension be located with the federal ag agencies. Decision will have to be made on whether to stay at current location or solicit new location in area. Office location plans must be completed by October 1, 1995 with relocation taking place by October 1, 1996. The post office will be looking for new space. Their lease expires on September 30, 1995. RC&D No report. Raymond stated that next meeting is scheduled for April 26, WEST CENTRAL AREA No report. EDUCATION ACTIVITIES Heise reported that he will teach five 4th-grade classes on April 21, using the EnviroScape (watershed) model. Christenson reported that Y Camp at Hudson is holding an open house on April 23 as part of Earth Day observance. LCD has been asked to present session on water quality. Sander has been participating in planning of the Conservation Camp scheduled for June 13-16. FARMLAND PRESERVATION COMPLIANCE Sander reported that he has been working with Dennis Omann and Jerry Lorenz to keep them in compliance. GLEN HILLS WATERSHED Emergency Action Plans - Christenson reported that he and emergency government people from Dunn and St. Croix counties went through exercise using Structure #10. Signal Requirement - Christenson reported that plans are completed. Heise has been working with Roger Humphrey (Highway Engineer) and Jim Rusch (County Surveyor) on setting bench marks. Dams should be inspected periodically by a licensed engineer. Structures 4 and 6 signals will be done first along with upgrading Structure 5 (Rivard). Will also do Structure 10, if funds are available. Schedule Annual Inspection - Inspection date set for Monday, May 15, 9:30 a.m. in Glenwood City. PRIORITY WATERSHED PROJECTS South Fork of Hay River - Christenson reported that project is in inventory process. Lakes Project - Reported that project manager job application deadline was March 31. Applications will be screened at Government Center on April 11, 10:00 a.m. by Christenson and Raymond. Set tentative date of April 19, 9*00 a.m. for interviews at Ag Center. Personnel staff will conduct interviews along with Bethke, Dull, Roquette, and Christenson. SQUAW LAKE BOAT LANDING Christenson reported that Heise has completed design for turnaround area. Talked with John Heintz, Star Prairie Town Chairman, on status of land purchase south of landing. One signature needed yet and recording will be done. Plan to go to Waterways Commission meeting at Eau Claire in May to request added funding for turn around. TRAINING ACTIVITIES Heise and Sander reported on sessions they attended at the WALCE Training Conference at Lakewoods Lodge, Cable. ANIMAL WASTE ORDINANCE UPDATE Heise reported that there has been a delay in forming a committee to assist in updating the ordinance. Farmers are too busy this time of the year to get involved. Will plan to look at it in fall. AWAC (ANIMAL WASTE ADVISORY COMMITTEE) REPORT Heise reported on AWAC proposal. Farm organizations were represented on committee i.e. NFO, Pork Producers, etc. Proposed new changes for animal waste handling in Wisconsin. Prohibitive activities - no overflow on manure storage facilities, no direct runoff, no unlimited livestock access to waters of the state where animals prevent sod cover maintenance, no unconfined manure stacking in Water Quality Management Areas (WQMA). WQMA include 300 feet on both sides of streams and 1,000 feet from lakes. Waters of the state include many more areas including flood plain, ponds, and wetlands. FLOOD PLAIN ZONING - GLEN HILLS WATERSHED Christenson reported that a zoning map will have to be adopted. City of Glenwood City will also need to be involved. FARMLAND PRESERVATION APPLICATIONS No applications were presented. VOUCHERS Reviewed vouchers. Bethke made motion presented. Raymond seconded. Carried. to approve the April vouchers as SUBDIVISION REVIEW Heise presented storm water and erosion control plan for Glover Hills Subdivision, Sec. 9 Town of Troy. Due to lighter soil and the grade of the road ditch, excelsior blanket was recommended for ditches in the steeper areas. Roquette made motion to recommend that the storm water and erosion control plan for Glover Hills meets minimum county standards and a letter be forwarded to the Planning & Development Committee expressing our recommendations. Dull seconded. Carried. Also presented information on Urhammer subdivision, Somerset, near Boy Scout Camp. Plan will be reviewed by Heise before Zoning meets. He suggested that he take plan to Planning & Development Committee meeting so seeding gets done in timely manner. There is concern about seeding. LCC saw advantage in doing it this way. Bethke made motion that LCD staff (Heise) take plan to Zoning for final approval. Thompson seconded. Carried. WILDLIFE DAMAGE PROGRAM Sander reported that permanent fence is being built for Art Peterson, Somerset (apple orchard - cost $5,000-$10,000). Sander and Kyle Kulow plan to 11 at Lakewoods Lodge, Cable. METRO UNIT UPDATE No report. attend a Wildlife Damage workshop on May 9- MISCELLANEOUS Natural Resources Conservation Service has billed the county in amount of $10,000 for cost related to digitizing the soil survey. This bill is part of the Land Records program of the Planning Department. Ag Clean Sweep in 1996 will be coordinated with George Hayducsko (Solid Waste Coordinator). Presented the Soil & Water Resources Management Program grant contract for 1995 cost share funds from DATCP. Contract covers basic allocation staff $12,000, Farmland Preservation staff $36,046, training expenses $1,750, and project support costs $3,540. Total amounts to $53,336. Dull made motion to approve contract and Chairman Dorsey's signature. Roquette seconded. Carried. Roundtable meeting on Priority Watershed selections will be held April 27 in Eau Claire. Last month LCC sent letter of support to Dunn County on the Wilson Creek Project. It scored No. 1 on list for 1999, so is a likely project. Christenson explained need for data base program on UNIX computer system. There are multitude programs with separate mailing lists. Dull made motion that LCC recommends a data base program be installed on the UNIX system. Bethke seconded. Carried. Dull made motion to adjourn meeting at 11:55 a.m. Thompson seconded. Carried. Vernon Dull Secretary By Arlene Lier