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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCounty Board 5-19-1981AGENDA - ST. CROIX COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Tuesday, May 19, 1981 at 9:00 a.m. at Courthouse, Hudson Complied by: Norman E. Anderson, Chairman CALL TO ORDER: Chairman INVOCATION: Reverand Milton Aarsvold, Peace Lutheran Church, Baldwin. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG ROLL CALL: CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS SESSION ANNOUNCEMENTS: 1. Reading of rules 19 & 21 r,.. 2. Notice of meeting - published as prescribed by law in the media of County. 3. Welcome to all Guests and Press 4. Date of next session - June 9, 1981 at 7:00 p.m. 5. Any appointments 6. Any further ann ncement .pyOLD BUSINESS: Re -apportionment report (10:00 a.m.) John Martin, University of Wisconsin, Madison Bids on bonding for new nursing home at Health Center - Springsted, Incorporated - 1:30 p.m. Consideration and action on second reading resolutions, ordinances and resolutions for ara' immediate action. 1. Res: Reduction of General Sanitarian Staff 2. Res: June Dairy Month in St. Croix County 2 3. Res: For Outdoor recreation Aids 4. Solid Waste Study Report - R. Thompson 5. Land Use Advisory Report - Merton Timmerman 6. Any Personnel matters 7. Any other unfinished business NEW BUSINESS: Consideration of application for license by M.J.V. Enterprises to hold a large assembly at Birch Park for a Country Western Festival. Committee reports Farmland Preservation applications Correspondence Mileage & Per Diem for May session. J FIRST READING OF RESOLUTIONS SUBMITTED. ANY OTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE BOARD (The above agenda is not necessarily in order of presentation.) ST. CROIX COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Regular Session Tuesday May 19, 1981 9:00 A.M. Board called to order by Chairman Anderson. Invocation by Rev. Milton Aarsvold, Peace Lutheran Church, Baldwin. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag by all present. Roll Call by Clerk. 29 present. 2 absent. Motion by Superv. R.Peterson, 2nd by Superv. Holmes to accept the minutes of the previous session as written and mailed to each County Board Supervisor for corrections. Motion carried. ANNOUNCEFIENTS Chairman Anderson read Rules 19 and 21 as follows-.111henever any member is to speak or deliver any matter to the Board he shall rise and address himself to the Chair, confine his remarks to the question under debate and avoid personalities. The member who shall rise to address the Chair shall speak first. !Then 2 members rise to speak at the same time the Chair shall name the member who is to speak :- first." Rulb 21: "Any person not a member of the County Board desiring to address the County Board on any subject shall first obtain permission from his or her Supervisors. In case of objection such person must have a simple majority consent of the Beard." The Chairman announced:the notice of this meeting has been published in the official media of the County as prescribed by Law; Welcomed all guests and members of the press in attendance; The date of the next;, session will be June 9, 1981 at 7:00 P.M.; Acknowledged and thanked the City of Hudson for the Courtesy Parking Stickers;ETN-10:30 A.M. to 11:50 A.M. Thursday May 21st on Govennor's Task Force Report; A meeting of the Personnel Committee would be held this afternoon. Superv. Heiting announced that the Hudson Area Senior Citizens opened their Center slightly over a year ago. The Center is having their 1st Anniversary today and inviting the County Board members to their noon dinner today. The County Clerk read a card of appreciation and thanks for flowers from the family of Patti Dull Kamm. Superv. Rock expressed his thanks and appreciation for the flowers, cards and prayers received while he was hospitalized. Superv. Sweitzer announced that people in her area are concerned about paying a fee to get into Glen Hills Park. They prefer to pay a group fee rather than a single fee. Superv. Rock stated that if they come in a bus they do get in for $5.00 for the bus which includes the group. Discussion held and Chairman Anderson referred matter to the County Planning, Zoning and Parks Committee. OLD BUSIINESS RESOLUTIONS-2ND READINGS RESOLUTIO^a # 20 31): Pertains to "Reduction of General Sanitarian Staff". Motion by SuRErv. 2nd by Superv. Swanson to adopt. Motion carried. RESOLUTION #21(31): Pertains to "June Dairy Month" in St. Croix County. Motion tQy Superv. ' Keefe, 2nd by Superv. Thompson to adopt. "lotion carried. Superv. Thompson announced that cheese, crackers and milk will be served here in June. RESOLUTION #22(81): Pei"bins to applying to State Department of !Natural Resources r Outdoor Recreant on Aids. Motion by Superv. O'Keefe', 2nd by Superv. Heiting to adopt.: Motion carried. SOLID UASTE STUDY REPORT: Richard Thompson, County Planner gave a brief report regarding the Solid t1aste Si-0y. He stated that the County has been working almost one year on Solid ''Taste Pi=?ii"tSi? j. i County has interviewed various firms who handle Solid 14aste. The :<t ry is alz :ast 2/3rds complete with the planning of the overall Solid ►.taste Sys tam in the County. The net result they have learned areas in the County which would be good and which are not good. The Southern, Western and Northern part of the County is not feasible. The Eastern part of the County is better due to the soil. Other parts of the Plan deal with Government Laws from the Federal level. There are 5 alternatives to be evaluated; 1. The existing solid waste management system, including all existing functions regardless of their state of compliance with present solid waste regulations. 2. The existing solid waste management system, including all existing functions brought up to compliance with all solid waste regulations. 3. A solid waste management system with disposal of the entire County's solid waste at one landfill. 4. A solid waste management system with disposal of the entire County's solid waste at two or more landfills. 5. A solid waste management system, including substantial resource recovery and one or more landfills. Mr. Thompson further stated that the State has 90 days to review the report and the last 1J3rd of the report will be completed after the State has reviewed the report. Mr. Thompson called upon Supervs. Pierson and Willink who had visited the Ames Iowa solid waste disposal system together with Mr. Thompson. Both Supervs.Pierson and Willink spoke briefly regarding the system. Chairman Anderson thanked the men for their presentation. Superv. Bache, Chairman of General Services and Redistricting Committee reminded the Supervisors that they had been authorized to hire Professor John Martin to help the Committee with Reapportionment. Superv. Boche called upon Professor John Martin, Department of Government Affairs, University of Hisconsin.Madison to present the Tentative Plan for Reapportionment of Districts. Mr. Martin presented each Board member with a County map with a suggested breakdown and creation of the Supervisory Districts in the County. Hith the continuation of 31 Supervisors, the County would have 24 Supervisory Districts. 17 Single Member Districts and 7 Dual Member Districts. Average population of Single Member Districts-1,415; Dual Member Districts-2,830. Mr. Martin explained that within 90 days after every Municipality in the County has adjusted its t4ards, the County Board shall establish and number Supervisory Districts after a Public Hearing. Each Municipality with a population over 1,000 must create Wards with a minimum of 300 and not to exceed 1000; adopt the Plan, and turn the Plan into the County. Then the County has to hold Public Hearings and create the Supervisory Districts, If the Municipality fails to comply with turning in their adopted Plan within their deadline, a voter residing in the Municipality may submit to the Circuit Court for reviewal. Phases of the job should be done by October 15th. Motion by Superv. O'Keefe, 2nd by Superv. Lowe that the County Board support the Tentative Plan and be sent to the Reapportionment Board and in the meantime they have a meeting and bring a Plan back to the County Board session for adoption at the June 9th session. Motion carried. Chairman Anderson thanked Mr. Martin for his presentation. Motion by Superv. O'Connell, 2nd by Superv. Brown to recess for lunch. Motion carried. NOON RECESS Board called to reconvene at 1:00 P.M. by Chairman Anderson. Roil Call by Clerk. 29 present. 2 absent. Superv. Blakeborough reported that the Department of Social Services have not settled their Labor Negotiations. They are in Arbitration. Superv. Pierson read a letter from the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection pertaining to Section 2 of Chapter 440 Laws of 1977 which created Sec. 22.035 Wisconsin Statutes. Slain feature of Law requires the DATCP to be notified of any taking or potential taking of farmland by a Public or Quasi -Public Agency with power of condemnation. Superv. J.Peterson asked for the County to authorize the Finance Committee to do some general maintenance expense on the outside of the Buildings, Motion by Superv. Hop, 2nd by Superv. O'Keefe that Finance Committee be authorized, Motion carried. Superv. Pierson presented 2 Farmland Applications as follows: 319-Ross Pierson - Rush River; 320-Elmer Bergseng & Elsie Bergseng-Kinnickinnic. These two applications to be referred to the Agriculture, Soil and dater Conservation Committee. _3_ MILEAGE Ft PER DIEM Mileage and Per Diem for the one day session read by the Clerk totaled $1,384.80, Motion by Superv. Brown, 2nd by Superv. R.Peterson to adopt, Motion carried. It being 1:30 P.M., the Bids on Bonding for the new Nursing Home at the Health Center were to be presented as advertised. Chairman Anderson called upon Mr. Kingsley Forness, Financial Consultant, Springsted Inc. to come before the Board. Mr. Forness stated 4 Bids had been received: He opened..the:Bids and read them as follows: 1. Continental Illinois National Bank & Trust Company of Chicago. Net Dollar Interest Cost. $4,751,458.15 Net Interest Rate. 10,554887% 2. The First National Bank of St. Paul. Net Dollar Interest Cost. $4,794,863.50 Net Interest Cost. 10.6513% 3. Harris Trust (12 Savings Bank, Chicago. Net Dollar Interest Cost. $4,760,651.67 Net Interest Cost. 10.5753% 4. Northern Trust Company of Chicago. (Jet Dollar Interest Cost. $4,685,658.25 Net Interst Cost. 10.40871% Northern Trust Company of Chicago was the successful Bidder. RESOLTUION # 23(81): Pertains to authorizing issuance awarding sale, fixing the form and de -tails and levying taxes for payment of $3,725,000.00 General Obligation Bonds. Motion by Superv. O'Keefe, 2nd by Superv. Rock to adopt. Roil Call resulted in 29 yes. 0 no. Motion carried and Resolution #23(81) adopted. Superv. Boc:e, Vice Chairman of Finance Committee reported that the MJV Enterprises had appeared before the Finance Committee on May 8th with a request for a license to hold a Country tlestern Festival at Birch Park. The Committee had recommended that they appear before the Town Board of St. Joseph and then come before the County Board. Representatives from the MJV Enterprises and from the Town of St. Joseph were in attendance at today's session. Superv. Brown from the Town of St. Joseph stated that they had held a Town Hall meeting and about 60 people were against having the Large Assembly and 6 were in favor of it. Benjamin George, Chairman of St. Joseph Township stated that the Township refused the Festival on grounds that the area was not big enough, not enough access to roads for traffic. The County Ordinance requires 1 doctor and 1 nurse for every 1,000 persons and this request in the Ordinance could not be complied with by MJV Enterprises. Chairman Anderson called upon a member from MJV Enterprises to present their side of the issue. Patricia Peterson, Manager of Snow Crest and Birch Park stated that they felt they were staying within the Ordinance by having Ski Patrol medically trained personnel on the grounds plus some doctors and nurses. Ms.Peterson also reported on other plans that they had made to comply with the Ordinance. Assistant District Attorney Phillip Todryk advised that the County Board should request that all Ordinance requisitions be complied with and not allow deviations from the County Ordinance. After considerable questions and discussion, motion by Superv. Boche, 2nd by Superv. Brown that the County approve the request contingent on the approval by the Town of St. Joseph. Motion by Superv. O'Keefe to amend the motion that if after the Town does approve, this matter should be referred to the 3 Committees that would be involved. The Law Enforcement Committee, Highway Committee and the Emergency Government to meet in their regular session. Notion carried on the amendment. Roll Call resulted in 30 yes. 0 no. Motion carried. Agnes Ring, Assistant County Planner and Merton Timmerman, Chairman of the Farm Land advisory Board presented a film on Preservation of Farm Land and spoke briefly regarding the program. Chairman Anderson thanked Hiss.Ring and Mr.Timmerman for presenting the film. notion by Superv. O'Keefe, 2nd by Superv. Sias to adjourn at 4:30 P.M. Motion carried. Norman E. Anderson Respectfully submitted by Chairman, County Board F. Verna Stohlberg St. Croix County Clerk The next meeting of the County Board will be June 9th,1981 at 7:00 P.M.