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ST. CROIX COUNTY
NOTICE OF COMMITTEE
TO: Clarence Malick, St. Croix County Board Chairperson
FROM: Art Jensen, Chairperson
COMMITTEE TITLE: Planning and Zoning
DATE OF MEETING: Monday, March 1, 2004
TIME: 9:00 a.m.
LOCATION: St. Croix County Government Center
1101 Carmichael Road, Room 1281
Hudson WI
CALL TO ORDER:
ROLL CALL:
ADOPTION OF AGENDA:
ACTION ON PREVIOUS MINUTES:
DATE OF NEXT MEETING
1. Review of Public Hearing Comments to Proposed Ordinance Amendments
2. Consideration of Land Division, Zoning, and Sanitary Ordinance Revisions in
Response to Public Hearing Comments
3. Zoning Department and resignation of County Zoning Director*
The Committee may go into closed session under SS 19.85 (1) (c) considering,
employment, promotion, compensation or performance evaluation data of a specific
public employee.
To reconvene into open session immediately following closed session
AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING - ANNOUNCEMENTS &
CORRESPONDENCE - ADJOURNMENT
Date: February 25, 2004
*Items added or revised for amended agenda.
Cc: County Board Office, News Media/Notice Board,
County Clerk, Committee Members
MINUTES
St. Croix County Planning and ZoningCommittee
Monday, March 1, 2004
St. Croix County Government Center, Hudson, Wisconsin
Chairman Art Jensen (Excused and arrived at 9:20 a.m.), Supervisors Veronica Anderson, Lois
Burri, Linda Luckey, and Jan Zoerb. Staff: Dave Fodroczi, Steve Fisher, Jon Sonnentag, Bob
Heise, Ellen Denzer, Pete Kling, Rod Eslinger. Guests: Nina Boonacker, Bye Barsness, Ron
Raymond, Bill Berndt, Lloyd Dahlke, Dick Pearson, Don Schone, Mary Murphy, Carolyn
Barrette, Mick Howland, Don Kadidlo, James Ray, Elaine Ray, Peggy Rode, Gene Nelson, Bob
Rolle, Joe Granberg, Jim Emmert, Judith Hansen Jorgenson, James Jorgenson, J. Uldrych, Jim
Zeller, Miles Wittig, Douglas Zahler, Ed Flanum.
Vice -Chair Luckey called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. Motion by Anderson, 2nd by Zoerb
and carried to adopt the agenda.
The next meeting will be Wednesday, March 3, 2004 at 7:00 p.m. for rezoning hearings.
Review of Public Hearing Comments to Proposed Ordinance Amendments — Luckey
presented a matrix of the top six critical comments. Each Committee member concurred with
the top issues identified. Fisher summarized the staff review and materials in agenda packet.
Fisher reviewed the status of the public hearing for March 18.
Consideration of Land Division, Zoning, and Sanitary Ordinance Revisions in Response
to Public Hearing Comments — Anderson mentioned that there are communication issues
and technical issues. Communication issues should be addressed first, then technical issues.
Luckey expressed concerns about the process and especially relations with towns. Zoerb
Concurred with Luckey's comments. Burn stated that we should still hold a public hearing on
March 18. Anderson stated that we should try to address the right timeframe.
Luckey stated that ordinances take a lot of time to develop and is concerned that we have run out
of time to do justice to the amount and nature of comments involved. Anderson stated that
technical issues aren't that difficult to deal with. Luckey is still concerned about available time.
Anderson asked about timeline of ordinance work in the County plan. Fodroczi indicated that
considerable drafting work has been completed for a new zoning ordinance, but the Committee
shifted priorities to implement conservation design before that work continues.
Chairperson Jensen gave members of the public an opportunity to comment. Several parties in
attendance offered comments on the ordinance revisions and the approval process.
The Committee further discussed the process for review and approval of the ordinance revisions.
Luckey stated that the process should be slowed down, but not go on forever. There is obvious
interest from the towns to do more review and make comments. A number of options could be
considered, such as work groups.
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Zoerb stated that old work group was for zoning and would probably not be appropriate. A
target County Board meeting date should be set and then work back from there. She
recommended a May meeting. Zoerb moved to extend the public hearing process for the sanitary,
zoning and land division ordinances and to present the completed ordinances at the June County
Board meeting with another public hearing on the third Thursday in May. Every effort will be
made to inform and educate towns and the public. Second by Burn. Motion carried.
Zoning Department and Resignation of County Zoning Director - Motion by Burri, 2nd by
Zoerb to go into closed session at 11:05 a.m. pursuant to Wisconsin Statutes 19.85 (1)(c) to
consider employment, promotion, compensation or performance evaluation data of a specific
public employee and to reconvene into open session immediately following closed session.
Roll call vote: Zoerb, yes; Burri, yes; Luckey, yes; Anderson, yes; Jensen, yes. All in favor.
Fisher and Supervisor Ron Raymond were present during the closed session.
Motion by Anderson, 2 by Luckey to reconvene into open session. All in favor.
Motion by Zoerb, 2 by Anderson that the Planning and Zoning Committee will review the
Zoning Director's job description at the Planning and Zoning Committee meeting on March 3,
2004. The Committee requests that the personnel department supply them with a summary of
where this job opening will be advertised. Motion carried unanimously.
The chairman adjourned the meeting at 11:35 a.m.
Dave Fodroczi, Recorder U Lois Burri, Secretary
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