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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCounty Board 09-17-02 NOTICE OF MEETING AND AGENDA ST. CROIX COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Tuesday, September 17, 2002 9:00 A.M. CALL TO ORDER: Chairman Clarence Malick INVOCATION: Father Ryan Erickson, St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Hudson PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG ROLL CALL REVIEW OF AGENDA CONSENT AGENDA (Consent agenda items are routine matters not requiring discussion or action, approved together in one vote. A supervisor may remove any consent agenda item for separate discussion and action). 1. Minutes of Previous Session 2. Date of Next Meeting - October 29, 2002 9:00 A.M. (Budget Review) 3. Mileage and Per Diem ANNOUNCEMENTS: PRESENTATION: Marty Shanklin former County Medical Examiner APPOINTMENTS: Confirmation of District 21 Supervisor Election of Finance Committee Member ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR REPORT NEW BUSINESS: 1. Department Reports: Family Court Commissioner, Circuit Court Judges and Clerk of Court 9:30 A.M. 2. Sale of Land by the County Highway Department 3. Rezoning from Ag. to Ag. Residential for Lee and Patricia Dorwin, Town of Baldwin 4. r LAW - Contract-- 5. Rezoning from Ag. to Ag. Residential for Perri Schiltgen, Town of Troy 6. Resolution Approving Amendment to Town of Hudson Zoning Ordinance COMMITTEE AND BOARD REPORTS: Personnel and Planning, Zoning & Parks APPLICATIONS FILED FOR ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT CORRESPONDENCE ANNOUNCEMENTS: ADJOURNMENT (The above agenda is not necessarily in order of presentations) * Changes or Additions after the Preliminary Agenda ** Late Changes and Additions COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Regular Session September 17, 2002 Meeting called to order by Chair Malick at 9:05 a.m. Invocation given by Father Ryan Erickson, St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Hudson. Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Roll call: 29 present, 1 absent and excused, Ralph Swenson and 1 vacancy. Review of Agenda: Chair Malick said we are experimenting with a new procedure before changing the Board's Rules and By Laws. The Consent Agenda requires one motion to approve but any Supervisor can separate any item for special discussion. Routine and uncontroversial business items will be included in the Consent Agenda. A motion to adopt the entire agenda is not required. Later in the meeting Chair Malick reminded Supervisors to make corrections with the County Clerk within seven days of receiving the minutes. The minutes will then be published correctly. Consent Agenda: Motion by Supr. Raymond, 2 nd by Supr. Standafer to adopt the consent agenda which approved the minutes of the August 20 meeting; October 29, 9:00 am for date of next meeting and mileage and per diem total of $12,601.94 for August 2002. Carried. Announcements: Chair read letter of resignation effective September 13 from County Treasurer Mary Jean Livermore. Livermore explained she is moving from the County and it was an honor to serve the residents of St. Croix County. Malick said consideration is being given to starting the newly elected Treasurer early, since tax bills need to be sent in December. Presentation: Sheriff Dennis Hillstead presented a certificate of appreciation plaque to Marty Shanklin former Medical Examiner. District Attorney Eric Johnson thanked him for his service to the county and law enforcement. Shanklin said it was a pleasure serving the County and a good learning experience. Applause. Supervisor Charlie Grant, along with Legion Commander John Helgeson, presented $1000 to Sheriff Hillstead and $750 to District Attorney Johnson from the St. Croix County Council of American Legions. Hillstead noted the money is used for Counteract youth programs which focus on anti drug and alcohol use and for toys and furniture for the children's interview room. Johnson said the $750 will be used for the drug calendar program 1 in which 2000 students submit posters and winners are awarded $50 savings bonds. A calendar featuring winning entries is printed and distributed. Both thanked the American Legions for the contribution. Appointments: Chair announced the appointment of Trudy Popenhagen to the Six - County Technology Zone Board. Ms. Popenhagen lives in the Town of Warren and works for Xcel Energy. Supervisor, District 21: Chair Malick read a letter from the City of Hudson recommending Roger Rebholz to fill the vacancy of Tom O'Connell in District 21. Malick recommended the appointment of Roger Rebholz. Motion by Vice Chair Jacobson, 2 nd by Supr. Jensen to approve the appointment. Carried unanimously. Clerk Nelson administered the oath of office. Supr. Rebholz told the board he has been a resident of the County for nearly 36 years. He retired from a career in Agriculture - teaching, sales, and his own business. He looks forward to serving on the Board and has adopted his father's motto, "Let the people have the truth and all will go well." Election of Finance Committee Member: After conferring with Corporation Counsel, Chair Malick announced that a Supervisor currently serving on an elected committee cannot be a candidate unless he /she resigns from that committee. Supr. Mehls nominated Supr. Standafer. Chair called for further nominations. Supr. Speer said she had considered running but withdrew as a candidate. Chair declared Daryl Standafer as a member of Finance. The Board approved unanimously. Resolution #18 (2002): Authorizing Conveyance of Real Estate. Chair read resolution which calls for 3.99 acres conveyed to Daniel Casey which was part of the purchase agreement when the county bought land from Casey for a gravel pit. Motion to adopt by Supr. King, 2 nd by Supr. Krueger. Carried. Department Reports: Judge Needham, Judge Lundell and Judge Vlack present. Judge Needham thanked the Board for their cooperation in providing good Court services. The population growth indicates a need for 3.4 Judges in the County. The lack of Huber beds is a concern to all three Judges and they also promote the use of video conferencing. Hearings can be held off site and the County does not have to provide transportation. They support the Clerk of Court's collection efforts for unpaid fines. Judge Needham invited Supervisors to visit Court anytime. The Judges 2 w thanked County Clerk Sue Nelson for her support of and cooperation with the Courts. Judge Vlack encouraged funding of a new Huber jail section because December 19 and 20 are the first open dates. Some people are kept in jail who could be working to support their families and pay the fines. Judge Lundell commented none of the Judges are in favor of electronic monitoring and he does not think another Judge will be added for four or five years. Family Court Commissioner Stephen Dunlap said he serves under the direction of the Judges and his main focus is to protect children. There is a problem with the Mediation Services who counsel children of divorcing parents. They do not want to counsel children the ages of 12 to 16 because they feel they are not interested and do not listen during the session. Dunlap disagrees with this and is working to resolve the problem. Clerk of Court Lori Meyer Frascht indicated case loads were not up significantly in 2001. The office is working with the tax intercept program and law enforcement's use of credit card payments to increase the payment of fines. A stringent payment process is being implemented so fines are paid in less time. She noted video conferencing would reduce expenses to the County. Frascht thanked her staff for their dedication and the Judges for their support. Ordinance #621 (2002): Rezoning from Ag. to Ag /Res for Lee and Patricia Dorwin, Town of Baldwin. Motion by Supr. Jensen, 2 nd by Supr. Anderson to enact. Carried. Ordinance $622 (2002): Rezoning from Ag to Ag /Res for Perri Schiltgen, Town of Troy. Motion to enact by Supr. Jensen, 2 nd by Supr. Carried. Supr. Dowd was excused at 10:15 a.m. Supr. Raymond has offered to take pictures of momentous occasions during Board meetings. Resolution Approving Law Contract: Personnel Committee Chair Daryl Standafer thanked the Board for their support in electing him to the Finance Committee. He reported the tentative agreement reached with the LAW union was rejected by the membership. Along with members Berenschot, Speer, King and Krueger, Standafer feels they bargained in good faith with a best and final offer and will not re -open negotiations. The agreement contained a 90 % -10% split in health insurance with the employees contributing 10% and included a buyout of language for road 3 R ` 1 deputies. Wages would be increased 3% each of two years. Formerly the County had to hire from the Jail staff but now will consider other applicants. Since an impasse has been reached, a request will be made for mediation and arbitration. Resolution #19 (2002): Approving Amendment to Town of Hudson Zoning Ordinance., Motion to adopt by Supr. Jensen, 2 nd by Supr. Zoerb. The Town of Hudson has its own Zoning Ordinance but any amendments must also be approved by the County Board. Carried. Administrative Coordinator: Chuck Whiting congratulated Roger Rebholz and Daryl Standafer on their appointment and election. The budgets will be changed to reflect a 3% wage increase. The new Huber addition and video conferencing equipment is included in the budget at this time. Whiting said the Health Insurance premium will increase 12% rather than the 17% predicted earlier. He will be attending the WCA convention next week along with other Supervisors. Malick reminded Supervisors of the area county breakfast scheduled for Monday morning at the Hilton. Malick said he has been contacted by other counties on sharing the Huber facility. He reported attending a Blue Print 2030 meeting at which there was discussion regarding the Metro Council plans to use Lake St. Croix for dumping wastewater effluent. The Lake is presently used by Somerset, New Richmond, River Falls and Hudson plus Stillwater, MN. We need to be concerned about losing our resource for wastewater. Committee Reports: Personnel: Chair Standafer reported earlier. Planning, Zoning and Parks: Chair Jensen reported a busy year in Zoning with over 550 septic permits reviewed, over 650 new lots reviewed and administering a large and controversial caseload of Board of Adjustment special exception permits and variances. There are 93 active cases of land use violations and staff is working on the re -write of several Ordinances. The Planning Dept. through the Heartland Planning Project is giving planning assistance to Towns of Baldwin, Cylon, Erin Prairie, Hammond, Pleasant Valley and Stanton. All have organized plan commissions with the assistance of Jim Janke, UWEX. Development of Land Evaluation and Site Assessment will be used on a trial basis for rezonings through the rest of the year. They are also working on development of long -term area -wide strategy for wastewater management with local governments. In the Parks report, Jensen noted Perch Lake Park opening was held up due to too much rain and too much bare ground. Area will be seeded and roads blacktopped this fall. The second batch of 4 new playground equipment is installed at Glen Hills with one more planned so all equipment will be new. Applications Filed for Zoning Ordinance Amendment: Robert and Shirley Orf, Town of St. Joseph, Ag to Ag /Residential. Correspondence: None received. Announcements: Supr. Berenschot invited Supervisors to a Smart Growth seminar on September 18 7:00 p.m. at the Ag. Center in Baldwin which will involve Dunn, Pierce and St. Croix Counties. Chair Malick said no per diem will be paid but registration is waived for Supervisors. Supr. Speer cautioned Chair Malick to not agree to rent space to other Counties in the proposed Huber addition until checking with the Sheriff. Malick said consideration could be given to building the addition larger than we need to have the option to rent space. He also indicated that other Supervisors would be involved in decision - making. Motion to adjourn by Supr. Hoberg, 2 nd by Supr. Mortensen. Meeting adjourned at 10:55 a.m. Clarence Malick, Chair Sue E. Nelson St. Croix County Board of Supervisors County Clerk 5