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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
THURSDAY, MAY 5, 2011 - 4:00 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 —April 7, 2011
2. Date of the next meeting — May 19, 2011, Hudson
OLD AND NEW BUSINESS
1. Action Items
a) Farmland Preservation Plan
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: April 22, 2011
MINUTES
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
MAY 5, 2011
CALL TO ORDER: Chair Hermsen called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL - Members Present: Supervisors Steve Hermsen, Sharon Norton- Bauman, Lorin
Sather, Bill Peavey, Buzz Marzolf and Ken Graf. James Stauffer arrived at 4:10. Robert Shearer
was absent.
STAFF PRESENT: Dave Fodroczi, Ellen Denzer, Bob Heise, Pete Kling and Ryan Sterry.
AGENDA and CONSENT AGENDA: Motion by Sather, 2nd by Bill Peavey to adopt the
agenda and consent agenda approving the minutes of April 7, 2011 and setting the date of the
next meeting for May 19, 2011, 6:00 p.m. in Hudson. Motion carried.
OLD AND NEW BUSINESS
Farmland Preservation Plan: Sterry presented a background report on agricultural trends in St.
Croix County that was compiled by regional planning staff from various sources. Committee
discussed the trends and related projections for population growth and farmland conversion. Kling
then reviewed the results of two public workshops held on April 26 and 27 in New Richmond
and Baldwin. He first described the attendees and summarized the workshop process of presenting
and rating draft Goals and Objectives for the plan. He then presented the ratings and comments for
each of the proposed Goals and Objectives. Discussion. The Committee agreed to review and
discuss a presentation from Heise, on the workshop ratings of several site assessment factors for a
proposed LESA system, at the next Committee meeting on May 19 Staff also agreed to forward
additional materials and references describing the requirements for farmland preservation plans.
Chair Henn sen adjourned the meeting at 6:00 p.m.
Respectfully submitted:
David Fodroczi, Recording Secretary James Stauffer, Secretary
May 5, 2011
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