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Home My WebLink AboutLand Conservation-Resource & Education Committee 08-01-95ST. 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: August 1, 1995 TIME: 12:30 p.m. LOCATION: Ag Center, Baldwin CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL ADOPTION OF AGENDA DATE OF NEXT MEETING. ACTION ON PREVIOUS MINUTES UNFINISHED BUSYNESS: Reports: DNR NRCS FSA RC&D West Central Area Education Activities Farmland Preservation Compliance Priority Watershed Projects South Fork of Hay River St. Croix Lakes Cluster Glen Hills Watershed Signal Installation Maintenance Scheduled Squaw Lake Boat Landing Wildlife Damage Program Flood Plain Zoning - Glen Hills Watershed NEW BUSINESS: Preliminary Budget Review Farmland Preservation Applications Subdivision Review Vouchers ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE POSSIBLE AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING: ADJOURNMENT (Agenda not necessarily presented in this order) SUBMITTED BY: Charles Christenson DATE: July 18, 1995 COPIES TO: COUNTY BOARD OFFICE NEWS MEDIA/NOTICE BOARD COUNTY CLERK COMMITTEE MEMBERS * ADDITIONS/CORRECTIONS/CHANGES Convened: 12:30 p.m. Adjourned: 3:00 p.m._ ST. CROIX COUNTY LAND CONSERVATION/RESOURCE & EDUCATION COMMITTEE Agricultural Center, Baldwin, WI August 1, 1995 Members Present: Tom Dorsey, Vernon Dull, Art Jensen, Ron Raymond, Kermit Thompson Members Absent: Chris Bethke (excused) Staff Present: County Conservationist -Charles Christenson, Technician -Bob Heise, Technician -David Sander, Lakes Cluster Project Manager -Peter Kling, Secretary -Arlene Lier Others Present: Jay Custer, Brent Edlin - NRCS, Dick Gade - F5A, Kris Belling - DNR Meeting called to order by Chairman Tom Dorsey. Raymond made motion to adopt agenda. Jensen seconded. Carried. Raymond made motion to approve July 5, 1995 meeting minutes. Dull seconded. Carried. Next regular meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, September 5, 1995 at % a.m. The 1996 budget meeting is scheduled for August 17 at 9:00 a.m. DNR Kris Belling (Wildlife Manager) attended meeting and reported: The Natural Resources Board approved reorganization of DNR. Goal is to have service centers within 30 minutes of everyone in the state (800 of services they want to accomplish). More services (boat registrations, environmental protection permits -air quality, etc.) will be made available at.local offices beginning in calendar year 1996. Fees for current licenses have not been increased. Explained Beaver Program. State has 4 beaver management zones. Program applied to Zones A and B, not our area (Zone C). State was involved with cost share in those counties to control beaver numbers. Provides incentive in northeastern part of state for trappers. APHIS was involved. State cost share may be cut. Hunter's choice applications will begin Saturday, November 4. Baldwin office will be open until 6:00 p.m. on work days. Next year will start taking applications on July 20. Dorsey commented that the Steering Committee appreciates any opinions from Belling. Metro Unit - Environmental assessment on deer management changes should be ready by end of year. Our proposal should go back to the Natural Resources Board by beginning of 1996. ARUZi (FORMERLY SCS) Custer handed out and discussed the July activity report. Approximately 65 people attended the well abandonment demonstration held on July 19 at Maxine & Howard Bakke's land. Four Wetland Reserve Program applications have been sent to the area tech center for further processing. CFSA (FORMERLY ASCS Gade reported that deadline for crop reporting was July 31. Their office handled 1,900 crop reports (including crop insurance) over a few weeks. Reminder that Conservation Review meeting is scheduled for August 2. There will be changes in the annual ACP program, some practices that are no longer needed will be taken away. CRP sign-up (13th) may occur in September. Will look at the number of acres which were taken out nationwide. Will allow those acres to be put back in. Sign-up will be coordinated with NRCS. Four different criteria to be considered during new sign-up: Soils, past cropping histories, critical areas that they want to put into CRP, and bid prices. Bid caps will be given. CFSA training session scheduled for August 24. Consolidation of CFSA and RECD (ag lending) will occur approximately September 5 (unofficial date). Even if programs are authorized in the Farm Bill, will not mean a program will be in effect. Budget process will determine programs and scope. Crops are looking good in the county. Staff people will be attending future LCC meetings. RC&D No report. WEST CENTRAL AREA Dull, Jensen, and LCD staff (Kulow and Lier) attended the WLCA Summer Tour hosted by Polk County on July 17. St. Croix County will host meeting in 1996. EDUCATION ACTIVITIES Sander reported that the county fair booth was staffed by Kulow, Kling and other LCD personnel. The well abandonment display will be used at Farm City Day on August 12. FARMLAND PRESERVATION COMPLIANCE Sander reported that he continues working iewsSince GLEN HILLS WATERSHED Signal Installation - Christenson reported Baldwin Telecom, NSP, St. Croix Electric, their jobs. Suggested that the excavating the third signal (structure #10) also. that they are waiting and the electrician to and tower be installed for do on Maintenance Scheduled - Reported meeting with people on structure #1 repair. County to locate potential sources of clay. Heise has contacted four people. County to hire backhoe to see if clay is suitable. Difficult now because of current crops on the land, two sites appear okay. Samples have to be tested. Heise found out that contractor is coming on Thursday to locate bedrock. County may be responsible to draw down lake before draw down pipe is installed. Project total cost approximately $32,000, half is county expense. MRCS engineer and technician from Spooner office will oversee project. County has to prove that material will pass the test. PRIORITY WATERSHE.Q PROJECTS South Fork of Hay River - Christenson reported that Kulow is still working on inventories, BARNYS, and WINHUSLE. Lakes Cluster Project - Kling reported that he has done a few barnyard inventories, checking phosphorus levels in water and installing runoff collectors. Waiting for a demonstration grant on Bass Lake. Will use coconut mat to stabilize bank. Baldwin Pine has an old farmstead where banks are sloughing off, which landowner is willing to use as a demo. Bass Lake - Discovered that there is filling going on. Sand was being brought in. Lake level is above ordinary high. People can fill in if lake is at level above ordinary high. Question, is this legal to place the fill? County ordinance does not appear to cover this. Both DNR and Tom Nelson -County Zoning Administrator are involved with this. LCC recommended that Kling and Heise attend the Zoning meeting on August 4. Kick off meeting is planned for August 18, 6:30-9:00 a.m., with a pie & ice cream social at the Heritage Center in New Richmond. Displays will show how lake data is gotten. Also will explain what Citizens Advisory Committee is. Cedar Lake - Kling mentioned that it will be voted on this fall. Christenson commented that it is recommended for 1996. Polk County was told that Kling will work on St. Croix portion. Discussed Finance and Personnel Committees' recommendation for a "personnel hiring freeze". Christenson stated that he understood the freeze might cover all position requests. Chairman Dorsey felt that if positions were fully funded, they would be looked at. He stated that LCD should keep moving on any watershed positions. SQUAW LAKE BOAT LANDING Heise reported that turn around and parking Christenson was assured by John Heintz, Star WILDLIFE DAMAGE PROGRAM Sander reported that calls (mostly been coming in on average of 2/week Prairie with FLOOD PLAIN ZONING - GLEN HILLS WATERSHED Christenson reported that meeting is scheduled for September 5 with the Glenwood City Council. Tom Nelson, Zoning Administrator, will explain flood plain regulations. Christenson will cover the breach route maps and how they apply within Glenwood City. FARMLAND PRESERVATION APPLICATIONS No applications were presented. SUBDIVISION REVIEW Pete Knaeble, engineer for St. Croix Estates subdivision, attended meeting. Subdivision consists of 120 acres total, preliminary plat shows 42 lots. Heise had no chance to review erosion control plan. Scheduled to go to County Planning & Development Committee on August 23 for their review. Construction planned to begin September 1. LCC will review storm water & erosion control plan during August 17th Budget Development & Approval meeting. Heise also presented information on Pheasant Run subdivision, Sec. 22- Town of Hudson. Commented that erosion control plan and topography are rather easy. LCC recommended that the plans are acceptable for this development. Plan meets minimum county standards and a letter will be forwarded to the Planning & Development Committee expressing our recommendations. Also presented information on Pine Cliff subdivision, Sec. 26-Town of Somerset. Area may have high potential for pollution since it is located next to Sampair property. Heise will meet with developer, Jack Tritt-DNR, and LCC member on Friday, August 4. Regulations state that no well is allowed within 1,200 feet of landfill. Monitoring is done for zinc only, high levels were found. Need variance through DNR, drill well and test. Request requirement for environmental assessment. VOUCHERS Reviewed vouchers. Dull made motion to approve the August vouchers as presented. Jensen seconded. Carried. Raymond made motion to adjourn meeting at 3:00 p.m. Jensen seconded. Carried. Vernon Dull Secretary By Arlene Lier