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Home My WebLink AboutLand Conservation-Resource & Education Committee 05-02-95ST. 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: May 21 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 Ons Signal Installation MOM Annual Inspection Priority Watershed Projects MOM South Fork of Hay River OM Lakes Project Squaw Lake Boat Landing Wildlife Damage Program Animal Waste Ordinance Update AWAC (Animal Waste Advisory Committee) Report Flood Plain Zoning - Glen Hills Watershed NEW Bi35INESS Farmland Preservation Applications Subdivision Review Vouchers ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE POSSIBLE AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING: ADJOURNMENT (Agenda not necessarily SUBMITTED BY: Charles Christenson DATE: April 18, 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: 11:50 a.m. ST. CROIX COUNTY LAND CONSERVATION/RESOURCE & EDUCATION COMMITTEE Agricultural Center, Baldwin, WI May 2, 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, Secretary Arlene Lier Others Present: Don Siler, Dave Vold - NRCS, Dick Gade - CFSADave Hausman - DNR , Meeting called to order by Chairman Tom Dorsey. Roquette made motion to adopt agenda. Bethke seconded. Carried. Dull made motion to .approve April 4, 1995 meeting minutes as mailed out. Roquette seconded. Carried. Bethke made motion to approve April 19, 1995 meeting minutes as mailed out. Roquette seconded. Carried. Next meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 7, 1995 at 12:30 p.m. DNR Dave Hausman, Conservation Warden, reported for various DNA staff. Fisheries - Surveys (netting and population estimates) are being done on the lake at Spring Valley and Glen Lake. Bass Lake situation: Have talked about closing landing due to high water. Wildlife - St. Croix County has been given approval to cost -share SIP-8: Wildlife Habitat Enhancement to cost -share wildlife practices that were recently denied A.C.P. funds. Cost -sharing of SIP-8 was allowed as of April 20, 1995 and will continue until September 30, 1995. This approval was given because Harvey Halvorson (Private Lands Wildlife Biologist) has been able to establish the wildlife enhancement practices for private landowners and has native prairie seed already purchased for spring planting. SIP practices 4 through 8 have not been available in St. Croix County since the Land Conservation Department has not agreed to participate in the program. A special request was made to get approval to cost -share SIP-8. Spring turkey harvest registration numbers total 60 birds for Zone 37 (Highway Approximately 283 acres of grass lands have been burned in St. Croix County. If town board refuses permit, DNR w0ll not burn. Gade questioned how spring hearings could be made more effective. They get too lengthy. NRCS (FORMERLY SCS) Siler handed out and discussed the April activity report. Dave Vold (Assistant State Conservationist -Operations) explained the name change from SCS to Natural Resources Conservation, reorganization of agency, staff and space concerns, and budgets. The Conservation Reserve Program funding is dependent upon the new Farm Bill. Wetlands Reserve Program signup is tentatively scheduled for June. CFSA (FORMERLY ASCSI Gade reported that CFSA staff received training in Wausau on claims adjustment for crop insurance. Feed Grain signup just ended. Participation was 86% of last year's signup. Getting prepared for crop reporting season. CRP - Landowners may request releases from the CRP contract during May 15 and June 2. Participants whose contracts expire September 30, 1995 will have opportunity to extend the expiration date to September 30, 1996. Approved burning requests for one Waterbank and one CRP contract. Waterbank contracts will be turned over to NRCS. Dorsey commented that he is happy that the ag agencies are in one building and can meet once a month. Vold commented that he is also pleased that the agencies can stay together. RC&D Raymond stated that he did not attend April meeting. Will report on May meeting in June. WEST CENTRAL AREA No report. EDUCATION ACTIVITIES Christenson reported that Sander presented'session on water quality at the YMCA Camp, Hudson, on April 23. The camp was opened up to the public for promoting Earth Day activities. Heise reported that he will be conducting sessions using the watershed model at St. Anne's School in Somerset on May 3. Also conducted presentations for five 4th grade classes at Greenfield Elementary School, and will be presenting this model to four 5th grade classes at the Viking Middle School. Lier reported that 375 posters were received for the Conservation Poster Contest. Contest judges appointed are Thompson-LCC, Siler-NRCS, and Jerry Bretl (former County Agent). FARMLAND PRESERVATION COMPLIANCE Christenson reported that Lenertz Farms may be out of compliance as they have pasture land that has been grazed to the point where no vegetation remains. GLEN HILLS WATERSHED Signal Requirement - Christenson reported that Heise was planning to go out with Albrightson (excavator) and will work with St. Croix Electric and NSP on installation. Structure 4 and 6 signals will be done first along with upgrading Structure 5 where only minor changes are necessary. Structure 10 will be done if funds are available. Dorsey suggested going to Finance for additional funds of $5,000-6,000 to complete #10. 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 1996 local assistance grant request application has been completed. Estimate includes full time technician and part-time clerical position. Kyle Kulow (Technician) will be full time as soon as school is out. Lakes Project - Grant request includes project manager and part time clerical position. Start date for Peter Kling (Project Manager) will be May 15. Dorsey questioned whether there was office space for the project manager. Roquette made motion to authorize LCC Chairman's signature on application for state funds for 1996. DATCP Soil and Water Resource Management Program fund request totals $50,047 (Farmland Preservation Technical Assistance $36,046, basic allocation $12,000, and training $2,000). Local Assistance Grant Request for Watershed Projects are: South Fork - Hay River $44,247 and St. Croix Lakes Cluster $55,156. Seconded by Bethke. Carried. SQUAW LAKE BOAT LANDING Christenson presented amendment agreement request of $3,097 additional funding for turnaround area. Dull made motion to authorize LCC Chairman's signature on amendment. Bethke seconded. Carried. WILDLIFE DAMAGE PROGRAM Christenson reported that Sander and Kulow would be attending an annual training meeting at Lakewoods Lodge, Cable. ANIMAL WASTE ORDINANCE UPDATE Heise reported that formation of a committee to update the ordinance will be postponed until fall. AWAC (ANIMAL WASTE ADVISORY COMMITTEE, REPORT Heise reported that there are two things that are going to be happening. Will try to set up a couple of committees to set guidelines. Technical parts of proposal will be written up for handing to legislature. There is lots of support from many organizations. It will be a costly program to administer. There will be no end to the program and no timeframe. This program will be coordinated with watershed projects. FLOOD PLAIN ZONING - GLEN HILLS WATERSHED Christenson reported that Glenwood City and Town Boards of Glenwood and Springfield need to be informed of what is required for the zoning. Tom Nelson has copy of proposed zoning map. Dorsey stated that Christenson should be on afternoon agenda for Planning & Development meeting. FARMLAND PRESERVATION APPLICATIONS No applications were presented. VOUCHERS Reviewed vouchers. Bethke made motion to approve the May vouchers as presented. Dull seconded. Carried. SUBDIVISION REVIEW Heise presented storm water and erosion control plan for Urhammer subdivision, Somerset, near Boy Scout Camp. Reviewed for going to Planning and Development Committee. One big change is a very active sink hole. Contacted Sam Huffman of UW-River Falls on what kind of conditions to expect. What concerns should there be for development? If there is a house for every 3 acres, what impact on groundwater would there be with septic systems and fertilizer use? Three lots will be left as green space (park). An additional two lots will be taken out and not developed by sink hole. Will fill up sink hole and divert storm water around this depression. Waiting for more information from engineer. Will meet 6:30 p.m. on May 16 before County Board Meeting to review plan. Meeting agenda to be prepared. Presented Tanney Ridge subdivision. Reviewed items that need additional information, mostly identification for documentation on plat. Bethke made motion that plan is approved contingent upon Heise receiving more information from engineer and changing the map accordingly. Dull seconded. Carried. Raymond made motion to adjourn meeting at 11:50 a.m. Roquette seconded. Carried. Vernon Dull Secretary By Arlene Lier