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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCounty Board 09-30-03 NOTICE OF MEETING AND AGENDA ST. CROIX COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Tuesday, September 30, 2003 — 9:00 a.m. CALL TO ORDER: Chairman Clarence Malick INVOCATION: Pastor Carrie Hamm, United Methodist Church, Hammond 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 2. Date of Next Meeting -2003 Budget Review (Thursday) October 30, 2003, 9:00 A.M. 3. Mileage and Per Diem PRESENTATION: APPOINTMENTS: Re- appoint Trudy Popenhagen to the I -94 Corridor Technology Zone Board for a 3 yr. term ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR REPORT 1. *Status of WisDoT Consideration of County Land in New Richmond — 9:45 a.m. 2. *Review of County Board New Richmond Land Use Exercise 3. *Review of County Owned Property 4. *Resolution Authorizing Participation in a Cooperative Agreement for a Recycling Education Program 5. Rezonings a. Ag. to Ag. 11 for John Neumann, Town of Pleasant Valley 6. * Resolution Approving Easement to Dairyland Power Cooperative for Communication Tower COMMITTEE AND DEPARTMENT REPORTS: Judicial Circuit Court Judges ( * 9:15 a.m.), Clerk of Court, Family Court Commissioner, Register in Probate and Finance Committee COUNTY CLERK'S REPORT OF CORRESPONDENCE AND REZONING REQUESTS ANNOUNCEMENTS: ADJOURNMENT (Items may be taken in different order) * Changes or Additions after the Preliminary Agenda * * Late Changes and Additions ST. CROIX COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Regular Meeting September 30, 2003 The meeting was called to order by Chair Malick at 9:00 a.m. The invocation was given by Pastor Carrie Hamm, United Methodist Church in Hammond. Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Roll call: 28 present; 3 absent and excused — Suprs. Jacobson, Krueger and Grant Consent Agenda: Motion by Supr. Mortensen, 2nd by Supr. Wentz to adopt the consent agenda including the August 19, 2003 minutes, setting October 30, 2003 as the date of next meeting and mileage and per diem totals for August 2003 of $7,392.39. Carried unanimously. Appointments: Chair Malick announced the re- appointment of Trudy Popenhagen to the I -94 Corridor Technology Zone Board for a three -year term. Administrative Coordinator Report. Administrative Coordinator Chuck Whiting reported the Huber project continues to move along and the Huber Building Committee continues to meet bi- weekly with the contractors. Whiting has been working on the 2004 budget and added he is waiting for health insurance numbers which are a big component of the budget. Whiting indicated WisDot requested to attend today's County Board meeting. WisDoT is routing a road through the County Farm property in New Richmond and will be making an offer to the County to purchase approximate 23 acres. Whiting attended the WCA convention in LaCrosse. At the conference he and Supr. Burri experimented with the Geographic Information System (GIS) computer system. Whiting added if any Supervisor is interested in having their per diem checks directly deposited, to contact the Finance Department. 1. Status of WisDoT Consideration of County Land in New Richmond — 9:45 a.m. Pat Karlen of Wisconsin Department of Transportation Real Estate Department, Dave Solberg, engineer and project manager for Houlton to New Richmond project and Beth Cunningham, Design Engineer were present. Karlen indicated she is not here to negotiate today but rather discuss some key issues relating to severance damages to the County Farm parcel. Karlen provided a map of the parcel showing the proposed road, access limitations and eight inch water main locations. Parcel A contains 18.13 acres after the road construction and there are no damages to the remaining parcel because access and water to this parcel is the same as before the road construction. Karlen indicated the State and County are in agreement to Parcel A. Parcel B contains 1.57 acres. The County's appraisal provides for a 50% partial damage because of the restriction of access and it would be about a twenty foot grade change between the intersection and this parcel. The State has indicated this parcel would have limited access and the State is willing to construct a driveway to Parcel B from the newly aligned County Road K to the right of way limits. The State's current position is 25% severance payout to Parcel B based on the small size of the parcel. At this time, the State is not willing to purchase this parcel because access can be obtained to the parcel. Parcel C contains 117 acres. There was approximately $300,000 in damages assessed to this parcel based on lack of access and the fact it is difficult to get water to Parcel C. The State's position is access can be obtained to this parcel from the west of the Health Center and from the newly aligned County Road K. Through an agreement the State would be willing to put a drive in from the newly aligned County Road K, only to the right of way limits. Another way to access Parcel C is from County Road CC. The State has indicated it is willing to construct a service road which would come partially into the County property. It would need a driveway going to the south to serve a privately owned property. Discussion regarding installing traffic signals at the County Road K and State Highway 64 intersection. Karlen noted there have been questions regarding water access to the northern parcel and she indicated it is the State's position water access is possible. Solberg indicated the project will be let for contractors in August 2005 and construction will begin October 2005 and open late 2006. Chair Malick introduced Ted Morgan, who was retained by the County to provide an appraisal for which WisDot paid. Morgan explained condemnation appraising is different than residential appraising. The before value is based on before a highway is constructed. Morgan indicated the State has the right to grant driveways by permit. He added to keep in mind grades of the roads. Supr. Jordan encouraged the County to go back to the State and City and work on a centralized access point on the southern part of the property. Initially the state's appraisal was at $4,000 per acre with the highest land use being agriculture. Morgan indicated he was at $8,000 per acre with use as residential. The revised amount from the State is $6,050 per acre. Solberg stressed the County needs to work with the State if they are proposing changes to the existing plan. 2. Review of County Board New Richmond Land Use Exercise. County Planner Dave Fodroczi presented the results of the preference survey completed by the County Board at the August 2003 meeting. There were twenty -two responses to the survey. Seventeen Supervisors indicated a preference and five indicated no preference or commented. Summary highlights include the top five uses were agriculture, multifamily /single family development, commercial mix, other category (Technology Park) and conservation and /or cluster subdivision design. The opposed uses were commercial - heavy i.e. "big box ", industrial - heavy, and light industrial. 3. Review of County Owned Property. County Planner Fodroczi presented a handout showing County - owned land. Fodroczi indicated the handout is not a county inventory of property, it is an extract from the real property file that drives the assessment and tax rolls in the County as of September 30, 2003. The list provided 250 parcels of land, 1317 total acres. Fodroczi indicated many of the parcels are associated with road right of way. At the direction of the Finance Committee Fodroczi will continue research on County -owned land and will report back in April 2004. 4. Resolution #39 (2003) Authorizing Participation in a Cooperative Agreement for a Recycling Education Program. This resolution authorizes the Planning Director to enter into a cooperative agreement with the counties of Eau Claire, Dunn and Pepin to bring a recycling education program to St. Croix County in 2004. Motion to approve by Supr. Bethke, 2nd by Supr. Berenschot. Carried unanimously. 5. Rezonings a. Ordinance #638 (2003) Rezoning from Ag to Ag -11 for John Neumann, Town of Pleasant Valley. Motion to approve by Supr. Jensen, 2nd by Supr. Bethke. Carried unanimously. 6. Resolution # 40 (2003) Approving Easement to Dairyland Power Cooperative for Communication Tower. Communications Director Gary Kollman indicated an easement to Dairyland Power Cooperative from St. Croix County authorizing the construction and maintenance of the communications tower is necessary. Motion to approve by Supr. Mehls, 2nd by Supr. Mortensen. Carried. Department Reports: Judicial Circuit Court Judges Department Report Judge Scott Needham, Judge Edward Vlack and Court Commissioner Stephen Dunlap were present. Judge Needham expressed thanks to their parent committee and the Supervisors for working cooperatively with the St. Croix County justice system. Judge Needham indicated a request for a fourth Judge in St. Croix County is being considered. He expressed concern for the need of additional security in the courts for the protection of staff and citizens in the Government Center. Judge Needham invited any member of the County Board to spend a day in the court with any one of the Judges. Judge Vlack expressed his thanks for the installation of video conferencing in the courtrooms. In addition, he thanked the Supervisors for moving ahead with the Huber building project. Court Commissioner Dunlap indicated he continues to see an increase in caseload. Dunlap indicated family law cases have increased fifty to sixty more this year as compared to last year. Clerk of Court and Register in Probate submitted written reports. County Clerk's Report of Correspondence and Rezoning Requests. Clerk Campbell read for the record the following application filed for rezonement: Sandra Kluedtke, Town of Somerset, Ag to Ag/Residential. Announcements: None Adjournment. Chair Malick adjourned the meeting at 11:30 a.m. Clarence Malick, Chair Cindy Campbell St. Croix County Board of Supervisors St. Croix County Clerk