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Resolution No. 27 (2023)
RESOLUTION APPROVING APPLICATION FOR COUNTY
CONSERVATION AIDS GRANTS 2024-2028
COVER MEMO
TO: County Board of Supervisors
FROM: Ken Witt, County Administrator
Ellen Denzer, Director, Community Development
DATE: August 1, 2023
AGENDA ITEM: Resolution Approving Application for County Conservation Aids Grants
2024-2028
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The St. Croix County Community Development Department applies for and receives a 50%
matching County Conservation Aids grant of $1,998 annually. The matching funds, $1,998, are
budgeted annually also. Every year the St. Croix County Sportsmen's Alliance identifies small
conservation projects that benefit outdoor recreation to receive this funding. The projects have
included parking for one or two cars along a river or stream for walk-in fishing or hunting
access, shoreline fishing stations, shoreline stabilization, improvements to boat landings,
canoe/kayak carry-in access sites, fencing, etc. The objective of this funding is to improve fish
and game management including public access. These projects have occurred throughout St.
Croix County.
This resolution provides support for the grant application and fiscal match for five years.
Resolution No. 27 (2023)
RESOLUTION APPROVING APPLICATION FOR COUNTY
CONSERVATION AIDS GRANTS 2024-2028
1 WHEREAS, pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 23.09(12), the Wisconsin Department of Natural
2 Resources (DNR) may provide grants to counties for fish management and game management
3 projects on the condition that the state's share does not exceed one-half of the actual cost of a
4 project; and
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6 WHEREAS, these grants are provided by the DNR under Wisconsin Administrative
7 Code §
8 NR 50.14 as County Conservation Aids Program Grants; and
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10 WHEREAS, the St. Croix County Community Development Department Resource
11 Management Division, the St. Croix County Sportsman's Alliance and the DNR desire to use
12 County Conservation Aids Program grants in outdoor recreation, fish and game management,
13 shoreline improvements and public access projects throughout the County; and
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15 WHEREAS, the County Conservation Aids Grant that is received from the DNR is
16 $1,998; and
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18 WHEREAS, the County's annual fiscal obligation to the County Conservation Aids
19 Grant is $1,998, which is budgeted annually in Fund 130 Account 6110; and
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21 WHEREAS, the St. Croix County Community Development Department requests
22 authorization to apply for County Conservation Aids Program Grants.
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24 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the St. Croix County Board of
25 Supervisors that the Community Development Director or their designee is authorized to apply
26 for an annual grant under the County Conservation Aids Program from 2024-2028.
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28 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that St. Croix County shall comply with State rules for
29 the County Conservation Aids Program and all conditions of the grant and understands it may
30 perform force account work.
Legal – Fiscal – Administrative Approvals:
Legal Note:
Fiscal Impact: The financial impact, if the grant is received, is $1998.00 per year.
06/15/23 Community Development Committee RECOMMENDED
RESULT: RECOMMENDED \[UNANIMOUS\]
MOVER: Jerry VanSomeren, Supervisor
SECONDER: Scott Counter, Vice Chair
AYES: Scott Counter, Daniel Hansen, Ryan Sherley, Jerry VanSomeren
ABSENT: Shawn Anderson, Dick Hesselink
Vote Confirmation.
St. Croix County Board of Supervisors Action:
Roll Call - Vote Requirement – Majority of Supervisors Present
RESULT: ADOPTED \[UNANIMOUS\]
MOVER: Daniel Hansen, Supervisor
SECONDER: Ryan Sherley, Supervisor
AYES: Lind, Anderson, Long, Leaf, Adams, Berning, Ottino, Feidler, Ostness, Counter,
Hansen, Sherley, Tellijohn, Carlson, Barcalow, Swanepoel, VanSomeren, Ramberg
EXCUSED: Carah Koch
This Resolution was Adopted by the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors on August 1, 2023
Christine Hines, County Clerk