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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCommunity Development 01-20-11 NOTICE OF MEETING AND AGENDA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE THURSDAY JANUARY 20, 2011 - 6:00 P.M. ST. CROIX GOVERNMENT CENTER COMMUNITY ROOM, HUDSON, WISCONSIN CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL REVIEW OF AGENDA CONSENT AGENDA 1. Minutes of Previous Session — December 16, 2010 2. Date of the next meeting — TBD, Hudson 3. Monthly Financial Reports 4. Monthly Written Department Reports 5. Report of Plats and CSM's currently in the review process OLD AND NEW BUSINESS 1. Action Items a) St. Croix Nutrient Management Farmer Education Grant Program b) Set grain prices for claims in the Wildlife Damage Program 2. Land Use Ordinance Applications a) Municipal Plats b) Rezoning and Waiver Hearings to Schedule 3. Reports a) Zoning Ordinance Amendments for Kennels ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE POSSIBLE AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING ADJOURN NOTE: A quorum of the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors (County Board) may be present at this meeting. Therefore, this notice also serves as notice of a meeting of the County Board for the purpose of obtaining information relating to subjects listed above for use at future County Board meetings. (Items may be taken in different order) *Additions /Changes /Corrections DATE: January 7, 2011 MINUTES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE JANUARY 20, 2011 CALL TO ORDER: Chair Hermsen called the meeting to order at 6:06 p.m. ROLL CALL - Members Present: Supervisors Steve Hermsen, Sharon Norton- Bauman, Lorin Sather, James Stauffer. Richard `Buzz' Marzolf, Robert Shearer and FSA Representative Ken Graf were absent and excused. STAFF PRESENT: Ellen Denzer, Kevin Grabau, Bob Heise, Pete Kling, Joan Sprain, Monica Lucht GUESTS: None REVIEW OF AGENDA: Motion by Sharon, 2nd by Lorin to adopt the agenda. Discussion held on quorum for Land and Water Conservation Department action items due to not having five supervisors present. Amended motion by Stauffer, 2nd by Sather to postpone agenda action items letter b and c until the meeting on February 3, 2011. Chair Hermsen asked for a vote to approve the amendment to the motion. Motion carried. He then asked for a vote on the amended agenda (motion). Motion carried. CONSENT AGENDA: Motion by Stauffer, 2nd by Sather to adopt the consent agenda approving the Minutes of December 16, approving the December financial reports, setting the date of the next meeting for February 3, 2011, 4:00 p.m. in Hudson, approving the monthly written department reports, and approving the report of Plats and CSM's currently in the review process. Motion carri ed. OLD AND NEW BUSINESS Land Use Ordinance Applications Rezoning and Waiver hearings to schedule: One rezoning application was received for the Town of Pleasant Valley with a public hearing scheduled for February 17, 2011, 6:30 p.m. in Hudson as part of the Community Development Committee meeting scheduled for 6:00 p.m. Reports Brosi lawsuit settlement: Grabau presented an overview of the Brosi code enforcement file from the time it began in 2003 until the present. In the summer of 2010, Mr. Brosi's son had come in requesting to see the file. Staff had told him he was allowed to view the file however, personal identifying information connected with the complaint, would have to be removed and withheld from public view per state statutes. Brosi made several more attempts asking for identifying information, which staff wouldn't allow. After some time staff was served with a writ of mandamus from Brosi. WMMIC (Wisconsin Municipal Mutual Insurance Company) represented the County and worked with Corporation Counsel. Staff will now review all public record requests based on the new policies and will involve Corporation Counsel as needed. Action Items Recycling Ordinance: Denzer addressed follow -up questions with the committee, postponing one question for further staff review to be answered at the February 3, 2011 work session. The second question involved wording on volume -based rate systems, and was re- worded to be more understandable, to which the committee agreed. Denzer also addressed other comments and wording 1 staff had received. The committee chose to make no further changes. However Stauffer had a question on the definition of business. Staff will research that definition and report back at the Feb. 3 meeting. Stauffer commented he would ultimately like a more condensed, easily readable ordinance. Norton - Bauman reiterated that by doing so, we would lose our intent. Many issues need addressing, which leads to a lengthier ordinance. Denzer stated the anticipated timeframe would be to finalize questions and comments at the February 3, 2011 work session, approve moving to legal counsel review and then to public hearing. Approval to fill summer 4 -H assistant, and the summer fair and office assistant positions for 2011: Kling handed the committee the job position information. Employment needs to be filled in June and staff is taking the initiative now for approval. Kling explained these are positions the UW- Extension has had for the past 4 years and typically filled by college students as more of an internship. The responsibilities include activities of the fair for 4 -H; open class and senior citizens. The committee needs to approve and move on to the Administration Committee. Motion by Sather, 2nd by Norton - Bauman to pass the positions on to the Administration Committee. Discussion by Stauffer questioning the wages might be too low. Norton - Bauman questioned if the positions relate to their degree of study. Chair Hermsen asked why these positions weren't on a volunteer basis. Staff replied that no one would apply, or would be very unreliable, if these positions were volunteer based, due to the level of software understanding involved. Sprain explained the enormous amount of 4 -H entries that need to be dealt with. Motion carried. Approval to fill summer park worker positions: Heise explained to the committee the fourteen park worker positions are for all the parks that need to be staffed during the summer months. The number of positions has been reduced in the past five to six years, but continues to be seven -day per week jobs with several shifts. Motion by Norton - Baumann, 2nd by Stauffer for discussion on approving these position requests and move them on to the Administration Committee. Chair Hermsen reminded Heise of a previous discussion to reduce the Parks budget by $40,000, to which Heise indicated he had met that target through capital items. The money for seasonal staff is in the 2011 parks budget. Chair Hermsen questioned if these positions were absolutely essential, and if a reduction would mean a park closes. Heise answered by saying if the parks are not staffed, no revenue comes in, there would be safety issues and no maintenance would get done. Stauffer asked if there were any statistics on park usage. Heise commented that to date the only statistic on park usage is the sale of park stickers purchased, daily and annual. The 2011 park season staff will be installing a vehicle counter on park roads. Chair Hermsen questioned the justification for hiring so many workers and Stauffer asked if there is an option to reduce wages. Heise stated that all wages rates were received from the Human Resource Department and are typical seasonal staff wages that we have used for years. He explained the six -month positions run from opening camping season to mid October, and three -month positions are those typically filled by college students. Motion carried. Announcements: Norton - Bauman stated the Administration Committee is in the process of revamping the budget instructions for 2012. Chair Hermsen adjourned the meeting at 7:45 p.m. Respectfully submitted: Monica Lucht, Recording Secretary James Stauffer, Secretary January 20, 2011 2