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ST. CROIX COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
April 11, 1989 9:00 A.M.
Courthouse Hudson
Compiled by Chairman Milton E. Meinke
CALL TO ORDER
INVOCATION: Wayne Willink
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
ROLL CALL:
CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS SESSION
Adoption of Agenda
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Soil Stewardship Observance
County 75th Anniversary Resolution
Reading of Rule 20, Debate; Rule 22, Addressing the Board
Date of next Session: May 9, 1989
APPOINTMENTS: County Board Supervisory
(to fill vacancy)
Committee Appointments
OLD AND UNFINISHED BUSINESS
(Includes consideration and action on
Ordinances)
Districts #5
Second Reading Resolutions and
Ordinance recommending approval for rezonement of land to
Ag-Residential from Agricultural - Town of Troy (Nelson)
Ordinance recommending approval for rezonement of land to
Ag-Residential from Agricultural - Town of Troy (Hanson)
Ordinance regarding Control Over Children not in Compliance
with School Attendance Law
Ordinance Prohibiting Habitual Truancy
Ordinance Prohibiting Contributing to Truancy
�. Resolution Adopting District Overall Economic Development
Program
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olution regarding Study for a St. Croix CountyAdministrator
gruolution regarding Availability of Lincoln Hills for Secure
ention of Juvenilesility Planning Report 10:00 A.M.tested Case Hearing, Waste Management Committee
`12ules & Regulations
Ordinance recommending approval for rezonement of land to
Ag-Residential from Agricultural - Town of Troy (O'Connell)
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14. Ordinance recommending approval for rezonement of land to
Ag-Residential from Agricultural - Town of Troy (Woodruff)
HE,,V BUSINESS
Review of 1988 Annual Reports
1 is- Caere
A 3Impact of County Sales Tax on Property Taxes, Supr Br
.azYrey
Legislative Report, Rep. Harvey Stower, Dist. # 11:OOA.M.
Elected Official's Salary 2:OOP.M.
J!� Request for Out -of -State travel
'FIRST READING OF RESOLUTIONS & ORDINANCES
1. Resolution Designating June "Dairy Month" in St. Croix County
2. Groundwater Protection Surcharge Resolution
solutior�j AL) hQ rizin Hum Ser�ces Board Chair to Sign
ate/Cou2ty Contract -and 'Addenda
EMERGENCY RESOLUTIONS
Committee & Board Reports
Farmland Preservation Applications
Mileage & Per Diem Report
Correspondence
Announcements
Adjournment
(THE ABOVE AGENDA IS NOT NECESSARILY IN ORDER OF PRESENTATION)
UNOFFICIAL
Regular Session April 11, 1989
County Board of Supervisors called to order by Chairman Milton E.
Meinke.
1 nvocat i on by Supr. Wi I I i nk i n obser vance of So i I Stewardsh i p.
Pledge of Allegiance to the American Flag by all present.
Roll Call by County Clerk: 29 present, I absent, I vacancy.
Consideration of the minutes of the March session. Motion by
Supr. Nelson, 2nd by Supr. S. Peterson to approve the minutes
with a clarification regarding the Nursing Home sale. Motion
carried.
Chairman Meinke announced that the session notice has been
published in all the media of the county per the statutory
requirements. Motion by Supr. S. Peterson, 2nd by Supr. Barker
to adopt the agenda. Motion carried. Matter of the election of
the Vice -Chairman addressed by Supr. Swenby. He asked for
clarification regarding the procedure for the election, with
reference to the March session. Matter referred to the General
Services Conmittee by Chairman Meinke.
Soil and Water Stewardship Week: County Clerk read the
proclamation as presented -by the Land Conservation Corrmittee,
which recognizes the week of April 30th-May 7th in appreciation
of the soil and water resources. Motion by Supr. R. Peterson,
2nd by Supr. Dull to adopt. Motion carried.
Anniversary of the Cooperative Extension Service: Supr. Du I I
presente-lc—a spec i a 1 i-e Tso I ut i on wh i c1` commemorates--tFie d e v e I opment
of the federal, state, and county partnership which is known as
Cooperative Extension. He read the document, and commended the
four county agents that promote this partnership effort in St.
Croix County. Motion by Supr. Dull, 2nd by Supr. Grant to adopt.
Motion carried.
Rules #20 and #22, regarding the proper manner to address the
Board, read by the County Clerk. Chairman Meinke announced that
the date of the next session will be May 9th at 7:00 p.m.
APPOINTMENT IN DISTRICT #5: Chairman referred to the previous
session, wherein the vacancy in this district remains to be
f i I 1 ed. He asked the County CI erk to read a l et ter from Mayor
Smith of the City of New Richmond, which he received fo I lowing
the March session. The letter asked that his recommendation of
Mari Beth Driscoll again be considered. Chairman Meinke
indicated that he also supported this recommendation, and asked
for the board's endorsement. Motion by Supr. Giese, 2nd by Supr.
Jensch to ratify the recom-nendation of Mari Beth Driscoll, to
fi I l the vacancy in District #5, City of New Richmond. Motion
carried.
County Clerk Jill Berke asked Driscoll to take the official oath
of office, serving the city wards of 5 & 6, as an appointee of
the County Board. Driscoll affirmed the oath; document on file
in the County Clerk's office. Applause from the Board, followed
by a speech by Supr. Driscoll.
Regarding committee appointments, Chairman Meinke announced that
per county board rules and regulations, the Chair and Vice -Chair
will be reviewing the committee assignments; and asked that
members notify them with regard to their committee preferences.
OLD & LW I N I SHED BUS I NES S
ORDINANCE #221(89): recommending the approval for Rezonement of
Lana -to Ag-Resic-I.ential from Agricultural; petition pertains to
request from E. Nelson and H. Nelson, Town of Troy. Motion by
Supr. Dorsey, 2nd by Supr. O'Connell to approve. Discussion.
Motion carried.
ORDINANCE #222(89): recommending the approval for Rezonement of
Lan to Ag--Residential from Agricultural; petition pertains to
request from A. Hanson and W. Barrett, Town of Troy. Motion by
Supr. Dorsey, 2nd by Supr. O'Connell to approve. Discussion.
Motion carried.
ORDINANCE #223(89): regarding Control over a Child not in
Compliance with School Attendance Law. Proposed ordinance
introduced jointly by Public Protection Committee and the Human
Services Board. Motion by Supr. Bailey, 2nd by Supr. Bradley to
adopt. Discussion. District Attorney Lundell indicated that
every school district in the county has reviewed and approved
the proposed ordinance, before the aforementioned committees made
this recommendation. Some debate concerning the actual intent of
the proposed ordinances regarding truancy. Motion carried.
ORDINANCE #224(89): regarding
Proposed -ordinance introduced
Committee and the Human Services
2nd by Supr. Bailey to approve.
Prohibiting Habitual Truancy.
jointly by Public Protection
Board. Motion by Supr. Bradley,
Discussion.
Vice -Chairman Peterson indicated that the former committee on
youth aids, which originally studied issues that related to the
youth, was similiar to the comprehensive study that occurred
before this ordinance and following proposed ordinances were
introduced by the two committees. Chairman Meinke called for the
question, with a show of hands; further clarification necessary,
and roll call vote taken: 16 yes, 14 no. Motion carried.
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ORDINANCE #225(89): prohibiting Contribution to Truancy. Motion
Iy Supr. R. Peterson, 2nd by Supr. Bailey to adopt. Proposed
ordinance introduced jointly by Public Protection Committee and
the Human Services Board. Discussion. Motion carried.
Motion by Supr. Evjen, 2nd by Supr. Sumner to study the impact of
the three ordinances that related to school truancy over the next
year, with the report to be submitted to the fu I I County Board.
Motion carried. Evjen asked that the study include statistical
data from the courts, Sheriff's Office and District Attorney's
office; and be presented by the two committees that introduced
the three ordinances. Chairman Meinke referred matter
accordingly.
RESOLUTION #6(89): regarding the Adoption of the Overall
Economic Deve o—T pment Program. Motion by Supr. Dorsey, 2nd by
Supr. Nelson to approve. Discussion. Supr. Dorsey indicated
that the the Planning, Zoning and Parks Committee is recommending
that the board support this program for the upcoming year of
1990. The agency's annual report for 1988-1989 is on file in the
County Clerk's office.
Motion by Supr. Stephens to table action on this resolution. No
action taken, and motion defeated. Chairman Meinke called for a
roll call vote: 28 yes, 1 no, and 1 abstain. He asked for Supr.
S. Peterson to address his reason -for abstaining. Supr. Peterson
indicated he needed additional clarification on the matter;
subsequently, he voted yes (29 yes, I no). Motion carried, and
Overall Economic Development Program for the 1988-1989 adopted.
RESOLUTION #7(89): authorizing Study of County Administrator.
Motion -6y upr. peer, 2nd by Supr. S. Peterson to approve.
Discussion. Information presented regarding the differences
between a county administrator and county executive. Reference
made to information presented by Supr. Speer at the March
session, regarding background material for the proposed county
administrative reorganization. Chairman Meinke directed study
to be completed by the General Services and Personnel Committees.
Motion by Supr. Speer, 2nd by Supr. Kinney to amend the
resolution to include a study completion date of September 1,
1989, with F i nance Di rector J im Stee l to serve as an ex -of f i c i o
member of the study committee. Discussion. County Clerk
requested consideration to assist with the study, with respect to
the central administrative services currently provided by that
office. Supr. Speer noted that this would be satisfactory, but
only in an advisory capacity. Motion carried, as amended.
Facility Planning Report: Assistant County Planner Ellen Denzer
presented a progress report of the government center project.
Questions addressed. She noted that consideration is being given
to the preliminary recommendations of Ventures, Inc., the
county's architectural consultant, to move various offices from
their current location in order to utilize existing space that is
available at the Health Center facility. Denzer noted that the
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preliminary government center plans will be made available to the
board during the May session, with the final plan to be presented
during the June meeting. Committee also exploring the
feasibility of selling the west courthouse building, which is
registered on the National Register of Historic Places. Question
regarding the possibility of removing the building from the
register. Chairman Meinke referred matter to the Finance
Committee for consideration.
Contested Case Hearing: Waste Management Com-nittee Chair Willink
referred —to the status of the settlement being considered by the
county with six New Richmond area individuals, due to their
concern about the incinerator. He indicated that the individuals
are wi I I i ng to drop the contested case if the County Board wi I I
approve certain conditions. Supr. Willink and Assistant D.A.
Greg Timmerman (interim Solid Waste Coordinator) reviewed the
terms per the county, American Resource Recovery, DNR and the
City of New Richmond. The county would agree to have additional
periodic dioxin testing over the term of the contract, which is
estimated to cost $16,000 for each test. Other conditions
also reviewed.
Timmerman indicated that this would be a negotiated settlement
with no cash up front, and encouraged the board to approve the
committee's recommendation. Discussion. Motion by Supr.
Draxler, 2nd by Supr. Kinney to approve the recon-mendation of the
Waste Management Committee to settle the matter of the contested
case hearing matter. Roll call vote: 28 yes, 2 no. Motion
carried.
Legislative Report: State Representative Harvey Stower, District
# 8, a dressedthe—board. He discussed state budget matters, the
committees that he currently serves on, and his goal to encourage
the expansion of the Rural Development Institute in River Falls.
He expressed an "open door" relationship with the board members.
Applause from the board in appreciation for his efforts.
Chairman called for lunch recess.
OLD & UNFINISHED BUSINESS (continued)
NEW BUSINESS continued)
Meeting ca l 1 ed to order fo I I owing lunch recess. Ro I I ca I I by
County Clerk: 29 present, 2 absent (excused).
RESOLUTION #8(89): regarding Availability of Lincoln Hills for
Secure Detention of Juveniles. Motion by Supr. Speer, 2nd by
Supr. S. Peterson to adopt. Discussion. Motion carried.
Rules & Regulations: General Services Committee Chair Garske noted
c�anges an or clarifications which were made by the corrmittee,
to include the placement of court related matters under the
jurisdiction of the Finance Committee; change in per diem for
County Board meetings, to include $40 per meeting, regardless of
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the length of the meeting; and the establishment of a procedure
for the County Board's recognition of outstanding student
achievement. Matter of balloting for County Board elections
to be referred to General Services for rule clarification, as
referred by Chairman Meinke.
Annual Reports: County Board members were given the opportunity
to review the 1988 annual reports prior to the session.
Questions from the members were addressed.
Finance Director gave a brief report on the cash position of the
county as of the end of 1988. He indicated that the net cash and
investments of the county totaled $3,671,863, of which $2,423,484
was designated for specific funds or purposes; and $1,248,379 was
available as unallocated general funds. Delinquent taxes showed
a decrease of about $156,000 compared to the balance at the
beginning of 1988. He commented that the county is currently in
the best financial condition that he can remember.
Regarding the current status of the new election system, Supr.
Cox asked the County Clerk if punch card voting could be a
county -wide system. She indicated that there are currently 28
municipalities of 34, utilizing the punch card voting system.
She encouraged the use of the new election system in all voting
districts, an-d welcomed the opportunity to discuss further with
the Finance Committee the question of making this system a
mandatory and uniform voting system. Chairman Meinke referred
matter to the Finance Committee for further study.
Motion by Supr. Bradley, 2nd by Supr. Draxler to accept the
1988 Annual Departmental Reports as presented. Motion carried.
ORDINANCE #226(89): regarding Nonmetallic Mining & Reclamation.
Motion by Supr. Stephens, 2nd by Supr. Dorsey to remove from the
table of the August, 1988 session. Motion carried. Assistant
D.A. Timmerman addressed the changes that are proposed, and
indicated that it has received extensive review by both the
Zoning and D.A.'s offices. Highway Commissioner O'Keefe also met
with the Zoning Committee to review those concerns. Motion by
Supr. Giese, 2nd by Supr. Hop to table for one month. Motion
defeated.
Motion by Supr. Stephens, 2nd by Supr. Dorsey to approve the
ordinance as amended since the August session. Motion carried.
Elected Official's Salaries: Finance Committee Chair S. Peterson
referred —to— the—T989 Elected Officials Wage/Benefit Package,
which represents the county paid wages and benefits for the
six county constitutional officers. At the time that the 1989
salaries were established during the May 1988 session, the
Finance Committee was directed to review the salaries in 1989,
with the intent to make any adjustments that deemed appropriate
per comparables. Motion by Supr. S. Peterson, 2nd by Supr.
Swenby to approve the salary increases of $1,000 for the District
Attorney and $1,000 for the Sheriff, effective January I, 1989.
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Motion carried.
Regarding out-of-state travel, motion by Supr. Garske, 2nd by
Supr. Giese to approve the travel of the Veterans Service Officer
to St. Cloud, Minnesota for a conference. Motion carried.
Regarding the Fair /Highway Building project, motion by Supr. S.
Peterson, 2nd by Supr. Swenby to confirm the total figure of
$140,000 for the building. Motion carried. Supr. Jacobson
indicated that this is related to the updated changes to the
electricity for the building, as reviewed by the Finance
Committee.
Public Protection Committee Chair Julie Speer announced that
there will be a trial evacuation of the county jail on April 24th
with committee members as the inmates; also, the committee is in
the process of requesting bids for the sale of the old water
patro l boat.
Waste Management Committee Chair Willink announced that the Clean
Sweep project, which is in conjunction with Pierce County, will
occur on Apr i 1 29 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. of the former
United Refrigeration site in Hudson and the County Highway
Building on Highway 65 in Ellsworth. Supr. Swenby asked about
the determining factors used when designating the Interim Solid
Waste Coordinator. Supr. Willink indicated that the parent
committee recommended and authorized the payment of $2,000 per
month to Assistant D.A. Timmerman during the interim unti 1 this
project is assigned permanently to another employee. These
additional duties are not in the Assistant D.A.'s job
description, and therefore justify additional compensation.
Regarding first reading resolution of authorizing Human Services
Board Chair to sign state/county contracts and addenda, motion by
Supr. Stephens, 2nd by Supr. Jensch to waive this reading and act
upon during this session. Discussion. District Attorney
indicated that this document had been reviewed with Chairman
Meinke to determine if this would be in the best interest of the
County. Chairman Meinke asked that the motion be withdrawn,
since action would not be appropriate at this time.
Motion by Supr. Swenby, 2nd by Supr. Willink to amendthose
sections of the proposed resolution, regarding the County Board
Chairman's designee to sign the applicable document.
Motion by Supr. Stephens, 2nd by Supr. Jensch to suspend the
ru I es, and act on the resolution at this time. Ro I I ca I I vote:
12 yes, 17 no. Motion defeated to suspend the rules. Supr.
Bailey indicated that the resolution can be rewritten during the
next month before the May session. Chairman referred to the
Human Services Board.
Personnel Com-nittee Chair Draxler reported that the first meeting
of the General Services and Personnel Com-nittees with the study
of a county administrator, is scheduled for April 20.
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ORDINANCE #227(89): recommending approval for rezonement of land
to g- esicTent►a rom Agricultural. Petition refers to petition
of O'Connell, Town of Troy. Motion by Supr. Dorsey, 2nd by Supr.
Stephens to approve. Discussion. Motion carried.
ORDINANCE #228(89): recommending approval for rezonement of land
To Ag-Residential from Agricultural. Petition refers to petition
of Woodruff, Town of Troy. Motion by Supr. Dorsey, 2nd by Supr.
Speer to approve. Discussion. Motion carried.
Per Diem Report: County Board of Supervisors, total amount paid
for March`��,387.18 (expenses incurred by March 31, in the
County Clerk's office for audit, not to exceed payment for
expenses incurred beyond 90 days, per County Board rule.) Motion
by Supr. Hop, 2nd by Willink to approve the per diem as
presented. Motion carried.
Correspondence: Card received from the family of Morgan O'Brien,
t an ing t e County Board for the memorial of flowers.
Correspondence also received from State Senator Richard Shoemaker
and Representatives Shelia Harsdorf and Harvey Stower, responding
to the jail assessment surcharge. Representative Harsdorf also
sent correspondence regarding an open meeting to discuss property
tax re 1 i of proposa I.s.
Motion by Supr. Stephens, 2nd by Supr. Grant to adjourn. Motion
carried.
Respectfully submitted,
Jill Ann Berke
St. Croix County Clerk
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