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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCounty Board 06-21-05 NOTICE OF MEETING AND AGENDA ST. CROIX COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Tuesday — June 21, 2005 7:00 p.m. (evening meeting) St. Croix County Government Center 1101 Carmichael Road, Hudson, Wisconsin CALL TO ORDER: Chairman Clarence Malick INVOCATION: Father Jim Brinkman, Immaculate Conception Parish, New Richmond, Wisconsin PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG ROLL CALL REVIEW OF AGENDA CONSENT AGENDA (Unless a supervisor requests separation of an item, all will be adopted in one motion.) 1. Minutes of Previous Session May 17, 2005 2. Date of Next Meeting August 16, 2005 9:00 a.m. 3. Mileage and Per Diem PRESENTATION: APPOINTMENTS: *St. Croix County Meth Advisory Committee — Barb Nelson, Steve Kirt, Doreen Rivard, Linda M. Robertson, Kathie A. Deatherage, Dennis L. Benson; "Council on Aging — Art Feyereisen ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR REPORT OLD AND NEW BUSINESS 1. Rezonings a. Ronald and Diane Beauvais — Town of Erin Prairie — Ag to Ag/Residential b. Lynn and Nila Forrest — Town of Erin Prairie — Ag to Ag/Residential C. John and Georgine Schottler — Town of St. Joseph — Ag to Ag/Residential d. Lester Langness — Town of St. Joseph — Ag to Ag/Residential e. *Ron and Helen Handlos — Town of Troy — Ag to Ag/Residential f. *Leonard and Margaret DesLauriers — Town of Troy — Ag to Ag/Residential g. *North Dakota State University — Town of Troy — Ag to Ag/Residential 2. Resolution Authorizing Memorandum of Understanding Relating to the Statewide Voter Registration System 3. *Resolution for Study of Saleable Fill Dirt from County Farm for Highway 64 Project 4. *Amendment to Sanitary Ordinance 5. *Amendment to St. Croix Riverway Zoning Ordinance 6. *Resolution Supporting Wisconsin's Comprehensive Planning Law and Grant Program 7. *Resolution Opposing Transfers from the State Recycling Fund and Endorsing Increased State Funding for Local Recycling Programs 8. Resolution Calling Upon the Governor and Legislature to Act in Response to County Advisory Referendum Concerning Court and Health and Human Service Costs to Taxpayer 9. 2006 Budget Review ANNUAL COMMITTEE AND DEPARTMENT REPORTS: UW- Extension Agents and Fair Association; Personnel Department COUNTY CLERK'S REPORT OF CORRESPONDENCE AND REZONING REQUESTS ANNOUNCEMENTS: Attendance request for WCA Convention September 18 - 20 in Milwaukee ADJOURNMENT (Items may be taken in different order) 2/11/2011 3 : 0 0 PM * Changes or Additions after the Preliminary Agenda * * Late Changes and Additions OFFICIAL - approved with the addition of the second PROCEEDINGS OF THE ST.CROIX COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Regular Meeting June 21, 2005 Invocation given by Father Jim Brinkman of Immaculate Conception Church in New Richmond. Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Meeting called to order by Chair Malick at 7:00 p.m. Roll call: 30 present; Supr. Dowd arrived at 7:30 p.m.; absent and excused: Supr. Standafer. Consent Agenda: Motion by Supr. Wentz, 2nd by Supr. Mortensen to adopt the consent agenda approving the amended minutes of the May 17, 2005 County Board Session; setting the next County Board meeting for August 16, 2005; and approving mileage and per diem for May 2005 in the amount of $8,488.54. Carried unanimously. Appointments. Chair Malick announced the following appointments: St. Croix County Meth Advisory Committee Barb Nelson, Steve Kirt, Doreen Rivard, Linda M. Robertson, Katie A. Deatherage, Dennis L. Benson; Chair Malick asked Supr. Wentz to convene the first meeting which is scheduled for June 28, 2005 and then wished the committee success. Chair Malick announced the appointment ofArt Feyereisen to the Council on Aging. Administrative Coordinator Report. Whiting reported Governor Doyle recently announced a $5,000 emergency housing grant for the Hammond tornado victims. He added the WCA Board of Directors meeting is scheduled for June 24 at the Hudson House. Whiting handed out 2006 Capital Outlay Plans for departments. Whiting reported the intern is working on putting together a detailed list on the county -owned land and hopefully will be able to evaluate it in the next few weeks. Whiting has been successful in gaining a field demonstration program of St. Croix County for this fall's International City /County Managers Association annual conference which will be held in Minneapolis in September. 1. Rezonings. a. Ordinance #688(2005) Ronald and Diane Beauvais — Town of Erin Prairie — Ag to Ag /Residential. Motion by Supr. Zoerb, 2nd by Supr. Bum to approve. Carried unanimously. b. Ordinance #689(2005) Lynn and Nila Forrest — Town of Erin Prairie — Ag to Ag /Residential. Motion by Supr. Zoerb, 2nd by Supr. Hurtgen to approve. Carried unanimously. C. Ordinance #690(2005) John and Georgine Schottler — Town of St. Joseph — Ag to Ag /Residential. Motion by Supr. Zoerb, 2nd by Supr. Hurtgen to approve. Carried unanimously. d. Ordinance #691(2005) Lester Langness — Town of St. Joseph — Ag to Ag /Residential. Motion by Supr. Zoerb, 2nd by Supr. Krueger to approve. Carried unanimously. e. Ordinance #692(2005) Ron and Helen Handlos — Town of Troy — Ag to Ag /Residential. Motion by Supr. Zoerb, 2nd by Supr. Habhegger to approve. Carried unanimously. f. Ordinance #693(2005) Leonard and Margaret DesLauriers — Town of Troy — Ag to Ag /Residential. Motion by Supr. Zoerb, 2nd by Supr. Marzolf to approve. Carried unanimously. g. Ordinance #694(2005) North Dakota State University — Town of Troy — Ag to Ag /Residential. Motion by Supr. Zoerb, 2nd by Supr. Habhegger to approve. Supr. Zoerb indicated this property was a gift from the previous owner to North Dakota State University. Carried unanimously. 2. Resolution #19 (2005) Authorizing Memorandum of Understanding Relating to the Statewide Voter Registration System. Motion by Supr. Swenson, 2nd by Supr. Krueger to approve. County Clerk exp`1AihW �Vbtd 3: o o PM registration will be required throughout the State of Wisconsin beginning January 2006 and some municipalities do not have the required technology to perform the online voter registration services. Those municipalities are relying on the county for voter registration services. This resolution authorizes the County Clerk to send Memorandums of Understanding to municipalities relying on the County for voter registration services. Carried unanimously. 3. Resolution #20(2005) for Study of Saleable Fill Dirt from County Farm for Highway 64 Project. Motion to approve by Supr. Swenson, 2nd by Supr. Krueger. The resolution provides there is interest in obtaining fill material from the County farm property in New Richmond for construction of new State Trunk Highway 64. Supr. Swenson indicated the motion originally failed at the June Finance Committee meeting. The reconsideration motion passed the committee with the provisions outlined in this resolution which authorized the Finance Committee to obtain an engineering study on the County's New Richmond property. Swenson indicated the study funding source will be the yield from the sale if not from the fund to be recovered from WisDOT. Carried. 4. Ordinance #695(2005) - Amendment to Sanitary Ordinance. Motion to move forward by Supr. Zoerb, 2nd by Supr. Hurtgen. Planning and Zoning Director Dave Fodroczi explained the history and approval authority including Wisconsin Statutes and Commerce Administrative Codes 81 -87, 91. Fodroczi stated it is the intent the ordinance comply with the respective commerce codes and statewide uniform standards for the design, installation, inspection and management of Private Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems (POWTS) and authorizes "common systems ". This ordinance was last revised in 1986. Fodroczi highlighted changes made in response to the public hearings held in amending this ordinance and also highlighted changes not made with respect to public comments. Carried unanimously. 5. Ordinance #696(2005) - Amendment to St. Croix Riverway Zoning Ordinance. Motion to approve by Supr. Zoerb, 2nd by Supr. Feidt. Zoning Specialist Jennifer Shillcox presented changes to the St. Croix River Valley District Zoning Ordinance as a result of public comments. Shillcox explained the authority for the Lower St. Croix Overlay District is the National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, Federal Lower St. Croix River Act, and the Wisconsin Lower St. Croix River Act. Shillcox added there are Federal and State boundaries. Shillcox highlighted revisions from Corporation Counsel's review, and changes not made from public comments. Shillcox stated the Town of Troy adopted its own Riverway Ordinance and has requested exemption from or a cooperative agreement with the county. The county is looking into this and the new Riverway Ordinance must be enacted before working out a detailed agreement with the Town of Troy. The current County Riverway Ordinance is not compliant with NR 118, nor consistent with the Troy Ordinance. Supr. Marzolf spoke before the Board in support of the proposed amendment to the St. Croix Riverway Zoning ordinance. Supr. Marzolf distributed a copy of his supporting comments to the Board members present. Motion by Supr. Ruetz, 2nd by Supr. Caflisch to amend the motion to change tree size from 3" DBH to 2" DBH. Shillcox indicated the county cannot go below a 2" DBH pursuant to the NR188 mitigation schedule. Motion on amendment carried. Motion by Supr. Erickson, 2nd by Supr. Speer to amend the proposed ordinance to eliminate Section 17 of the ordinance regarding "Lighting" in its entirety. Amendment carried by show of hands. Motion by Supr. Erickson, 2nd by Supr. Bernard to eliminate the words "existing and" under Section 7, E (1) after "Infiltrate 100% of the... " Infiltration applies only to newly created and impervious service. Carried. Supr. Speer requested a roll call vote. Roll call vote on main motion including amendments. Carried unanimously. Applause by the Board. 6. Resolution #21(2005) Supporting Wisconsin's Comprehensive Planning Law and Grant Program. This resolution provides the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors supports Wisconsin's Comprehensive Planning Law and Grant Program and requests that the Governor and Legislature enact state budget policies to continue the law and local funding. Motion to approve by Supr. Zoerb, 2nd by Supr. Hurtgen. Carried unanimously. 7. Resolution #22(2005) Opposing Transfers from the State Recycling Fund and Endorsing Increased State Funding for Local Recycling Programs. This resolution provides that the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors opposes the Joint Finance Committee's proposed recycling budget and endorses restoring the Recycl�&F�no transfSr� PM back to the Recycling Fund to increase funding for reimbursement of local recycling costs. Motionio approve Supr. Burri, 2nd by Supr. Habhegger. Carried unanimously. 8. Resolution #23(2005) Calling Upon the Governor and Legislature to Act in Response to County Advisory Referendum Concerning Court and Health and Human Service Costs to Taxpayer. This resolution asks the Governor and Legislature to take immediate action addressing the request of the taxpayers as a result of the recent referendum, that they want the cost of the courts and human services off of property taxes. Motion to approve by Supr. Swenson, 2nd by Supr. Krueger. Carried unanimously. 9. 2006 Budget Review. Supr. Swenson stated the Finance Committee met with Committee Chairs regarding how to define the 2006 budget target, requested input on investing in optical scanning and discussed delayed capital investments in particular funding for radio consoles and asked for sense in priority and capital investments needed for fairgrounds. Supr. Swenson indicated he heard no objection with the process of moving forward with a "not to exceed new construction ". Supr. Swenson indicated the mill rate was discussed and a request for a broader policy on impact fees. Supr. Swenson highlighted various capital outlay items for 2005 and some proposed for 2006. Annual Committee and Department Reports: UW- Extension Agents. Lee Milligan and Jim Janke highlighted various programs in the Family Living Program, Mary Lestrud, Family Living Agent; the Nutrition Education Program - Martha Mabis, Nutrition Educator; the Horticulture Program — John Behling, Horticulture Educator; the Agriculture Program — Lee Milligan, Agriculture Agent; Community Resource Development — Jim Janke, Resource Agent; and the 4H/Youth Development Program — Kim Reamon, Agent. Milligan thanked the County Board for its support and commented most of the agents at the UW- Extension office have over 15 years of experience each. Fair Association. Gail Maier and Morgan Olson were present. Maier shared updates for the St. Croix County Fair which is scheduled for July 21 — 24 in Glenwood City. Maier stated there has been significant growth in exhibits and additional horse entries. In 2004, 3 -day attendance was approximately 18,000. Maier reported the Fair Association has hired a coordinator to assist in generating more use of the fairgrounds; and stated the Fair Task Force is working on fair ground improvements. Maier stated with the assistance of Supr. Mehls and students from St. Croix Central Schools, a new emergency aid station was constructed on the fairgrounds. Maier thanked the County Board for its continued financial support and invited Supervisors to assist in the judging of the County Fair signs displayed throughout the county. Morgan Olson, Fairest of the Fair invited Supervisors to the fair and highlighted this year's events. Personnel Department. Debra Kathan, Human Resources Director submitted a written report highlighting the department's mission, upcoming negotiations, Human Resources /Budget Integration, job description update status, and Employee Outreach events including Employee Appreciation Picnics and Employee Recognition Banquet. Supr. Swenson suggested Department Heads giving department reports, in general, give consideration of giving oral reports for the future. He stated this is a better asset for the presenters and listeners. Supr. Krueger suggested having department reports at the beginning of the meeting. County Clerk's Report of Correspondence and Rezoning Requests: County Clerk Campbell indicated there were no new rezoning applications submitted. Campbell indicated updates to Supervisor's handbooks are on their desks. Campbell reminded Supervisors to contact her if they are interested in attending the WCA Conference in September. No correspondence. Announcements: Supr. Krueger stated he would like to see in the future that objections relating to ordinances be made earlier than the meeting at which they are scheduled for adoption. Supr. Mehls suggested sending today's enacted Riverway ordinances across the river. Chair Malick announced the 30' Annual Legion Golf Tournament is scheduled for June 22 at Hammond Golf Course. Proceeds from the event benefit various local schools and youth programs. Adjournment. Chair Malick adjourned the meeting at 10:00 p.m. Clarence W. Malick, Chair 2/11/2011 3 : 0 0 PM St. Croix County Board of Supervisors Cindy Campbell, County Clerk Copies of resolutions and ordinances may be obtained at the St. Croix County Clerk's office. 2/11/2011 3:00 PM