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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, Zoning & Parks
DATE OF MEETING: Tuesday, April 20, 2004
TIME: Immediately Following County Board Meeting
LOCATION: St. Croix County Government Center
1101 Carmichael Road, Community Room
Hudson WI
CALL TO ORDER:
ROLL CALL:
ADOPTION OF AGENDA:
ACTION ON PREVIOUS MINUTES:
DATE OF NEXT MEETING
1. Ordinance Development
Subdivision ordinance /Sanitary Code /Zoning Ordinance
2. Departmental Reorganization
AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING - ANNOUNCEMENTS &
CORRESPONDENCE - ADJOURNMENT
Date: April 15, 2004
Cc: County Board Office, News Media/Notice Board,
County Clerk, Committee Members
MINUTES
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMITTEE
ST. CROIX COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER, HUDSON WI
APRIL 20, 2004
Present: Supervisors Lois Burri, Linda Luckey, and Jan Zoerb. Excused, Art Jensen and
Veronica Anderson. Staff: Rod Eslinger, Jon Sonnentag, Ellen Denzer, Dave Fodroczi, and Greg
Timmerman. Guests: Peggy Rode, County Board Supervisors Julie Speer and Ron Raymond.
Adoption of the Agenda -The meeting was called to order at 11:50 a.m. Motion by Zoerb, 2 nd by
Burri to adopt the agenda and carried. The Committee recessed immediately for lunch and
reconvened at 1:00 p.m.
ORDINANCE DEVELOPMENT
Fodroczi updated the Committee on continuing staff work to develop ordinance revisions in
response to public hearing and information meeting comments. Staff work included meeting with
Highway and Surveyor staff to review outstanding concerns and proposed changes. Staff and
Committee members then answered questions from Supervisor Raymond about recent Committee
decisions and related revisions to the ordinances. Fodroczi also explained that staff were still
waiting for review comments and suggested changes from the development professionals.
Corporation Counsel Timmerman presented his memorandum of February 23, 2004, regarding
authorities for ordinance administration. Luckey suggested that the Committee should maintain
considerable authority for subdivision review with the ability to delegate to staff. The Committee
deferred any action for more discussion and action until the next meeting on Tuesday, April 27 th .
DEPARTMENTAL REORGANIZATION
Staff briefed committee on current staff status with support staff and technical support from
Cedar Corporation. Zoerb summarized subcommittee meeting with staff and suggested a 30 -day
extension of review the reorganization process due to time demands of ordinance review and
reorganization study. The Committee discussed timeframe, new committee input, process for
County review and actions required. Zoerb reported that County Board Chairman Malick drafted
a policy under review by Greg for managing department head vacancies. The Committee agreed
to defer any further discussion until Tuesday, April 27 when Administrative Coordinator
Whiting and Personnel Director Kathan could be available for input. Motion by Zoerb, 2 nd by
Burri to extend timeline of evaluation until May 21 for the potential reorganization of the
Planning and Zoning Departments. Motion carried.
The chairperson adjourned the meeting at 3:30 p.m.
Respectfully submitted:
David Fodroczi, Recorder Lois Burn, Secretary