HomeMy WebLinkAboutCounty Board 03-18-03 NOTICE OF MEETING AND AGENDA
ST. CROIX COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Tuesday, March 18, 2003 9:00 A.M.
CALL TO ORDER: Chairman Clarence Malick
INVOCATION: Pastor Dennis Nelson, Bethel Lutheran Church, Hudson
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 - April 15, 2003 9:00 A.M.
3. Mileage and Per Diem
PRESENTATION: Tom Sheffel, Wisconsin High School Teacher of the Year
& Bruce Larson, Wisconsin High School Football Coach
of the Year
APPOINTMENTS: Administration Committee Vacancies /Art Jacobson & Jan Zoerb
ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR REPORT
1. Rezoning from Ag. to Ag. /Residential for Donald Roettger, Town of St.
Joseph
2. Rezoning from Ag. to Ag. /Residential for Larrie Quam, Town of Baldwin
3. Rezoning from Ag. to Ag. /Residential for Arthur Feyereisen, Town of Troy
4. Rezoning from Ag. to Ag. /Residential for Gerry Veenendall, Town of
Baldwin
5. Rezoning from Ag. /Residential to Commercial for David Ihle, Town of St.
Joseph
6. Resolution Approving Amendment to Town of Hudson Zoning Ordinance
7. Resolution Approving Town Road Inspection Agreement Between St. Croix
County and the Town of Troy
8. Department Reports: Land & Water Conservation & Parks, Planning
Department
9. Resolution Endorsing State Legislation Prohibiting the Sale or
Distribution of Mercury Thermometers
10. Resolution Authorizing the St. Croix Land & Water Conservation
Department to Apply for a River Protection Grant
11. Resolution Selecting Financing Method for the Maintenance Building for
Homestead Parklands
12. Resolution Authorizing Continuance of Self- insured Worker's Compensation
Program
13. Resolution Requesting Waiver from the State Mandate Administrative Code,
Chapter 20 Regarding Lottery & Gaming Tax Credit Process
14. *Follow up to the Wipfli Nursing Home Study - Carolyn Krieger & John Borup
COMMITTEE AND BOARD REPORTS:
COUNTY CLERK'S REPORT OF CORRESPONDENCE AND REZONING REQUESTS
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
ADJOURNMENT
(The above agenda is not necessarily in order of presentations)
* Changes or Additions after the Preliminary Agenda
** Late Changes and Additions
03/17/2003 1:53 PM
CORRECTED - OFFICIAL
ST. CROIX COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Regular Meeting March 18, 2003
Meeting called to order by Chair Malick at 9:00 a.m. Invocation given by Pastor Dennis Nelson
of Bethel Lutheran Church in Hudson. Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
Roll call: 24 present, 8 absent and excused — Suprs. Jacobson, Bethke, Zoerb, Erickson,
Bernard, Feidt, Jordan and Gunderson.
Consent Agenda: Motion by Supr. Berenschot, 2 nd by Supr. Mortenson to adopt the consent
agenda including approval of January 21, 2003 minutes, April 15, 2003 as date of next meeting
and mileage and per diem totals for January 2003 of $9,232.65 and February 2003 of $7,679.84.
Carried unanimously.
Presentation: Chair Malick recognized Tom Sheffel, Wisconsin High School Teacher of the
Year and Bruce Larson, Wisconsin High School Football Coach of the Year. Charlie Grant and
John Helgeson presented a plaque to Sheffel and Larson on behalf of the St. Croix County
American Legion Council.
Appointments: Chair Malick announced the appointment of Art Jacobson and Jan Zoerb to the
Administration Committee.
Administrative Coordinator: Administrative Coordinator Chuck Whiting reported the Huber
project is moving along in its design phase. The Huber Building Committee is meeting on April
7 the scheduled date to have the specifications done and bid documents are to be reviewed by
the committee and put out for bid with the bid opening in May and the bid award to come to the
County Board at the May meeting.
Interviews for the Finance Director position are scheduled for March 20, 2003.
Whiting reported on the state budget. He indicated IGT funds, which come to the Nursing Home
are in j eopardy. Whiting presented a handout showing projections from the legislative fiscal
bureau on changes that reflect cuts in the County's shared revenue for 2003 and 2004 in
Governor Doyle's budget. The budget proposes a fixed amount to be cut from the shared
revenue pool, which for St. Croix County is a cut of approximately $63,000 in 2003 and 2004.
The amount the County was scheduled to receive in 2004 is about $250,000 less than in 2003.
Whiting indicated several years ago payout benefits changed on the County's Pension Fund
Liability by the retirement system for public employee benefits which created an annual liability
for the County. He is looking into options to refinance this annual liability at a lower rate of
interest than the present eight percent.
Chair Malick indicated the Finance Committee discussed the feasibility of appearing at the April
3 rd Joint Finance Meeting. The Finance Committee determined that St. Croix County would not
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send a representative to make a statement on behalf of St. Croix County Government. Supr.
Berenschot will be attending on behalf of the T- W- Extension.
Supr. Swenson reported on behalf of the Finance Committee regarding the Contingency Fund.
The 2003 budget provided $250,000 for the Contingency Fund. The current balance in this fiord
is approximately $225,000. The County is aware of two issues totaling $140,000 against this
account: Absence of shared revenue from the state and a $77,000 wage issue resulting from a
decertification of one of the unions at Health and Human Services. The Finance Committee has
decided to entertain requests and hold them until September, provided they are approved by the
parent committee. Supr. Swenson asked the Supervisors to look carefully at the parent
committee budgets before submitting requests to the Finance Committee for funding from the
Contingency Fund.
Ordinance #625 (2003): Rezoning from Ag to Ag/Residential for Donald Roettger, Town of St.
Joseph. Motion to enact by Supr. Jensen, 2 nd by Supr. Luckey. Supr. Anderson voted against
this rezonement in committee. She felt the town needs to go through the process of amending its
Comprehensive Plan before making a recommendation to rezone land, and it was her belief, this
had not been done in the town of St. Joseph. Motion by Supr. Marzolf, 2nd by Peterson to
amend the ordinance by changing the word "encouraged" in item ten of the ordinance to
"required ". Call for vote by Chair Malick: 8 yes, 13 no. Motion failed. Original motion to
approve ordinance carried.
Ordinance #626 (2003): Rezoning from Ag to Ag/Residential for Larrie Quam, Town of
Baldwin. Motion to enact by Supr. Jensen, 2 by Supr. Burri. Carved unanimously.
Ordinance #627 (2003): Rezoning from Ag to Ag/Residential for Arthur Feyereisen, Town of
Troy. Motion to enact by Supr. Jensen, 2 " by Supr. Rebholz. Chair Malick abstained from
voting. Carried.
Ordinance #628 (2003): Rezoning from Ag to Ag/Residential for Gerry Veenendall, Town of
Baldwin. Motion to enact by Supr. Jensen, 2 by Supr. Berenschot. Carried unanimously.
Ordinance #629 (2003): Rezoning from Ag/Residential to Commercial for David Ihle, Town of
St. Joseph. Motion to enact by Supr. Jensen, 2 "d by Supr. Luckey. Carried unanimously.
Resolution #6 (2003) — Resolution Approving Amendment to Town of Hudson Zoning
Ordinance. Motion to approve by Supr. Jensen, 2 by Supr. Raymond. The Town of Hudson
adopted an amendment to its Zoning Ordinance on February 4, 2003, providing an amendment to
105- 14B(1) Commercial/Light Industrial portion of the Zoning Ordinance to allow (m) Skid
loader and accessories business; and (n) Law implement and accessories business. Carried
unanimously.
Resolution #7 (2003) — Resolution Approving Town Road Inspection Agreement Between
St. Croix County and the Town of Troy. Motion to approve by Supr. Jensen, 2 "d by Supr.
Anderson. The Town of Troy and the Planning, Zoning and Parks Committee wish to enter into
an agreement that will avoid unnecessary duplication of road inspections and fees contained in
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the town's subdivision ordinance and §§ 18.22(A)4.d and (B) 3.g of the County subdivision code
and § 18.19 Construction and Maintenance Guarantees insofar as they pertain to road
construction. Carried unanimously.
Department Reports:
Land & Water Conservation & Parks: County Conservationist Robert Heise recognized and
thank his staff for their dedicated work. Heise indicated the Parks Department main office is
located at the Ag Center in Baldwin. He gave a follow -up on work done at the various parks in
St. Croix County and indicated Homestead Park will open on May 1, 2003 and there are plans
for an open house on June 71h
Planning Department: Planning Director Dave Fodroczi reported on activities in the Planning,
Real Property Description, Recycling and Land Information departments. Their mission
statement is, "Working Together Toward a Quality Future ". Fodroczi indicated a new recycling
specialist has been hired to replace Mary Barney who retired earlier this year and Kay Zilz has
announced her plans to retire in April. Fodroczi thanked the County Board Supervisors,
Planning, Zoning & Parks Committee, Resource & Education Committee, local officials, citizens
and taxpayers and department staff for their continued support and commitment.
Resolution #8 (2003) — Resolution Endorsing State Legislation Prohibiting the Sale or
Distribution of Mercury Thermometers. Motion to approve by Supr. Berenschot, 2 by Supr.
Burri. Carried unanimously.
Resolution #9 (2003) — Resolution Authorizing the St. Croix Land & Water Conservation
Department to Apply for a River Protection Grant. Motion to approve by Supr. Jensen, 2nd
by Supr. Berenschot. The St. Croix County Land & Water Conservation Department, over a
three year period, will make a grant application for $15,200 of funds and assistance from the
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources under the River Protection Grant Program. Carried
unanimously.
Resolution #10 (2003) — Resolution Selecting Financing Method for the Maintenance
Building for Homestead Parklands. Motion to approve by Supr. Swenson, 2 nd by Supr.
Jensen. This resolution authorizes the borrowing of $40,000 from the Building Fund for the
construction and site preparation of the maintenance building for Homestead Parklands on Perch
Lake. Carried. Supr. Krueger voted no.
Resolution #11 (2003) — Resolution Authorizing Continuance of Self - Insured Worker's
Compensation Program. Motion to approve by Supr. Swenson, 2 nd by Supr. Krueger. Carried
unanimously.
Resolution #12 (2003) — Resolution Requesting Waiver from the State Mandate
Administrative Code, Chapter 20 Regarding Lottery & Gaming Tax Credit Process.
Motion to approve by Supr. Swenson, 2 nd by Supr. Krueger. Carried unanimously.
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Follow up to Wipfli Nursing Home Study. Director of Human Services John Borup and
Nursing Home Administrator Carolyn Krieger presented a follow up to the study completed by
Wipfli this past year to analyze the operation and to get recommendations to make the operation
of the Nursing Home more efficient. Borup noted the report missed some issues with respect to
building efficiencies and the fact that administration was ahead of the study in terms of positions
cut. Borup emphasized recommendations to downsize and accelerate automation of the facility.
Krieger indicated in 2002 staff was reduced. This provided savings of $361,000 to the County.
Staffing issues were compared to other area nursing homes. Krieger noted the building
inefficiencies include steep ramps for residents to go up and down without assistance and
hallway crowding.
Borup indicated they are looking into downsizing the number of beds to 76. This will be
reviewed at the March 27 Health and Human Services Board meeting and assuming the
resolution proposal passes, they will present this resolution to the County Board in April. The
reasons for downsizing are basically due to lack of state funding and the increase in bed tax from
$32 per occupied bed per month to $116 *-day per month for every licensed bed. Borup
commented the Governor's budget proposal jumps at $225 per diem to the County's $325 per
diem. Borup has some confidence the County has a better chance to break even in terms of
County contribution.
Borup indicated they are looking into compatible programs they could offer if they downsize.
They could possibly offer human service programs or other human service related services. It
may be possible to take some mandated services and put them into the facility so those dollars
could generate help to pay the building costs and staff salaries within the facility.
Committee and Board Reports: Supr. Jensen reported on behalf of the Planning, Zoning and
Parks Committee. He indicated the Land and Water annual banquet is schedule for March 27
The Planning, Zoning and Parks Committee set a goal to complete the Zoning Ordinances in
2003. Supr. Anderson distributed personalized one -day admission passes for the Homestead
Park to each County Board Supervisor.
County Clerk's Report of Correspondence and Rezoning Requests. Clerk Campbell read a
thank you from Sue Nelson and reported Chris Bethke returned home from the hospital on
March 10 Clerk Campbell read for the record the following application filed for rezonement:
Theodore Benson, et al, Town of Pleasant Valley, Ag to Ag/Residential.
Announcements: Chair Malick summarized the following proclamations: Requested by the
Office on Aging that March is National Nutrition Month in St. Croix County; and April 13 — 19,
2003 is designated as National Telecommunicators Week. The County Board Supervisor Goal
Setting session is scheduled for April 21, 2003 at Glen Hills Park.
Adjournment. Motion by Supr. Wentz, 2 nd by Supr. Speer. Carried at 12:08 p.m. unanimously.
Clarence Malick, Chair Cindy Campbell
St. Croix County Board of Supervisors St. Croix County Clerk