HomeMy WebLinkAboutCounty Board 03-13-1990AGENDA AMENDED
ST. CROIX COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
March 13, 1990 9:00 A.M.
Courthouse Hudson
Compiled by Chairman Milton E. Meinke
CALL TO ORDER
INVOCATION: Pastor John Haakana, Trinity Luthern Church, Hudson
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
ROLL CALL:
CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS SESSION
Adoption of Agenda
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Reading of Rule 20, Debate; Rule 22, Addressing the Board
Date of Next Session: April 17, 1990
APPOINTMENTS: Appointments by Chairman Meinke
OLD AND UNFINISHED BUSINESS
(Includes consideration and action on Second Reading Resolutions
and Ordinances)
+,]�. Discussion and Clarification of Contract with Impact 7
for WADIA Grant
t,2�. Amendment to Chapter 17 St. Croix Co. Zoning Ordinance
Rezoning Land from Ag-Residential to Residential Town of
St. Joseph (Britt & Sheila Fugina)
(®33!( Amendment to Chapter 17 Rezoning from Ag-Residential to
Commercial Town of Star Prairie (Kirk & Joan Hexum)
-4-. Amendment to Chapter 17 Rezoning from Commercial to Ag.
Residential (Kirk & Joan Hexum)
5. C�-�d�-Hance_. �-_ 'Fow-n,..Of.. Hudson
Resolution to Reserve All 99 Acres of the "Boody Property"
for Future St. Croix County Government Center Facilities
10:00A.M.
Resolution to Plan the Location of the St. Croix County
Government Center Facilities in the Northeast Quadrant of the
"Boody Property" 10:00A.M._
Presentation on Reducing Si a of County Board, Supr. Gerald
Wallace
Motion on Discussion of County Board Chair payment of
$5,000.00 - requested by Supr. George Sinclear
t-3�0. Discussion on payment of Health Insurance and Wisconsin
Retirement for County Board Chairman and Vice Chairman
al. Discussion on date change for increase in Per Diem from
May 1, 1990 to April 17, 1990
. Facility Planning Reports
t,1. Rules & Regulations
NEW BUSINESS
Administrative Coordinator's Report
2a...._ o ;�,+. ; ve--Report
Request for Out -of -State Travel
Discussion of Council on Aging - One day a month of Closing
Nutrition Sites (possible action)
Motion/Resolution to Dispose of all remaining Personal
Property Assets on County Farm at March 22 Auction -
Supr. Bradley
V. April 1, 1990 Census - Ellen Denzer
New Position Request (Child Support Specialist) -
Personnel Committee
EMERGENCY RESOLUTIONS
FIRST READING OF RESOLUTIONS & ORDINANCES
1. Resolution Authorizing Recycling Grant for Village of
Woodville
2. Resolution Delegating Authority to County Treasurer to
Determine Delinquent Tax Payments caused by Postal Delays
Committee & Board Reports
Farmland Preservation Applications
Mileage & Per Diem Report
Correspondence
Announcements
Adjournment
(THE ABOVE AGENDA IS NOT NECESSARILY IN ORDER OF PRESENTATION)
ST. CROIX COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Regular Session
March 13, 1990
County Board session called to order by Vice Chair Richard
Peterson. Invocation by Pastor John Haakana, Trinity Lutheran
Church, Hudson. Pledge of Allegiance recited.
Roll call by County Clerk: 26 present, 5 absent - Garske,
Barker, O'Connell, Nyland, Meinke (all excused).
ANNOUNCEMENTS AND APPOINTMENTS
Vice Chair Peterson welcomed members of the press and guests. He
announced the notice of the session has been published in the
media of the county. Motion by Supr. Stephens, 2nd by Grant to
approve the minutes of January 9. Motion carried.
Supr. Dorsey requested the Waste Disposal Ordinance for Town of
Hudson be deleted from agenda as it has been delayed. Motion by
Supr. Bradley, 2nd by Supr. Willink to adopt agenda with the
above deletion. Motion carried.
County Clerk read Rules #20 and #22 regarding proper manner to
address the board. Vice Chair announced the next session will be
April 17, 1990 when the new terms of County Board Supervisors
begin.
Vice Chair Peterson announced Karen Bailey and Gerald Wallace
have been appointed to the Employee Owned Vehicle Transportation
Task Force Committee. Motion by Supr. Jensch, 2nd by Supr.
Driscoll the appointments be approved. Motion carried.
OLD, UNFINISHED AND NEW BUSINESS
Discussion on $5,000 Payment to Impact 7 to Write Grant for WADIA
Supr. Stephens, Chair of the Economic Development Committee
explained the contract presented by Impact 7 included language on
administrative costs of the loan. The County did not agree with
this language. Impact 7 revised the contract to include only the
$5,000 fee for writing the grant. Impact 7 does own $100,000
worth of stock in WADIA. If the $250,000 loan is granted through
the WI Development Fund, the loan payments would be paid to St.
Croix County which in turn could be loaned to help another
business. Corporation Counsel Greg Timmerman stated any munici-
pality may provide funding for the grant writing to obtain the
loan which is federally funded and administered through the
state.
Extension Resource Agent, Jim Janke responded that WADIA
requested Impact 7 write the grant so the company would be free
to relocate at any site in the county. If WADIA obtains the
loan, they must stay in St. Croix County and provide 60% of their
employment to low and moderate income people.
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No further action taken by the Board which had approved the
$5,000 to Impact 7 at the January session. Supr. Swenby request-
ed to go on record as opposing the payment to Impact 7.
Ordinance #242: Rezoning from Ag-Residential to Residential for
Britt and Sheila Fugina. Motion by Supr. Dorsey, 2nd by Supr.
Luckey to adopt. Motion carried.
Ordinance #243: Rezoning from Ag-Residential to Commercial for
Kirk and Joan Hexum. Motion by Supr. Dorsey, 2nd by Supr.
Stephens to adopt. Motion carried.
Ordinance #244: Rezoning from Commercial to Ag-Residential for
Kirk and Joan Hexum. Motion by Supr. Dorsey, 2nd by Supr. Kinney
to adopt. Motion carried.
Vice Chair called a morning recess.
Resolution #3 (90): Reserve all 99 Acres of the Boody Property
for Future St. Croix County Government Center Facilities. Supr.
Hop and Assistant Planner Ellen Denzer explained the need to
retain all of the property for possible future use including
expansion of buildings and parking areas. Motion by Supr. Hop,
2nd by Supr. Giese to adopt. Motion carried.
Resolution #4 (90): Plan the Location of the St. Croix County
Government Facilities in the Northeast Quadrant of the Boody
Property. Supr. Hop, Denzer and Highway Engineer Dan Fedderly
presented diagrams and pros and cons of two locations. The
Northeast quandrant offers minimal storm water drainage,
southern exposure on 3 floors, expansion possible in 3
directions, no development on adjoining properties and direct
access to Carmichael Road. The Southwestern quadrant does not
offer these advantages. Motion by Supr. Hop, 2nd by Supr.
Willink to adopt. Motion carried. No voted recorded by Supr.
Jensch.
Presentation on Reducing Size of County Board• Supr. Wallace
outlined reasons for reducing the number of Supervisors. Among
these were senior citizens concerned about retaining their homes
due to high property taxes, and the County has hired an
Administrative Coordinator, Finance Director, Corporation Coun-
sel, County Planner and Assistant, Highway Commissioner and
Extension Resource Agent to carry on the duties of county govern-
ment. Wallace recommends reducing the number, and the smaller
group acting as a Board of Directors to make policy and give
direction to the department heads. Applause by the Board.
Discussion on duties of the Redistricting Committee. Motion by
Supr. Speer, 2nd by Supr. Driscoll to direct Redistricting
Committee to study and bring back a recommendation on the size of
the County Board. Motion carried.
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Discussion on payment of $5,000 to County Board Chair• Supr.
Sinclear proposed that with the hiring of the Administrative
Coordinator and Finance Director the duties of the Chair and Vice
Chair has been considerably lessened. Motion by Supr. Sinclear,
2nd by Supr. Swenby to amend motion of November 14, 1989 by
deleting the $5,000 payment to the County Board Chair. (Per diem
increase remains the same. Discussion on the motion. Supr. Sin -
clear withdrew his motion and Swenby withdrew his second until
Item ##10 (health insurance and WI retirement) was acted on.
Motion by Supr. Swenby, 2nd by Supr. Stephens that no health
insurance or WI retirement payments be paid by the county for the
Chair or Vice Chair effective April 17, 1990. Motion carried.
Supr. Sinclear reinstated his previous motion on deleting payment
to County Board Chair. Second by Supr. Swenby. Motion carried.
Motion by Supr. Sinclear, 2nd by Supr. Draxler to change the
effective date of the per diem increase from May 1, 1990 to April
17, 1990. Motion carried.
Request of Out of State Travel• Supr. Bailey requested
permission for Carolyn Olson to attend a seminar in Rochester, MN
on March 15 and Norma Vrieze and Lynn Renau to travel to Chicago,
Ill. on March 30 and 31. Motion by Supr. Swenby, 2nd by Supr.
Bailey to grant these two requests. Motion carried.
Discussion on Council on Aging Nutrition Sites• Suprs. Stephens
and Dorsey expressed concern that the county nutrition sites were
operating one less day per month. Motion by Supr. Stephens, 2nd
by Supr. Dorsey that one day per month be added back to the
nutrition site operations. Supr. Sumner called the motion out of
order and said this matter should have come before the Council on
Aging Committee first. Supr. Dorsey replied that no meetings
have been held since December and the one day per month cut was
already in force since January.
Noon recess called by Vice Chair. Session was reconvened at 1:15
p.m.
Vote on previous motion on Nutrition sites. Motion carried.
Motion/Resolution on Disposing of All Personal Property of County
Farm at March 22 auction Motion by Supr. Bradley, 2nd by Supr.
Sumner to sell all personal property including bins, cribs, bulk
tank, pipe line, manure pump and barn cleaner at the March 22
auction. Supr. Bradley polled the Farm Study Comm., added this
property to the auction bill and he takes full responsibility for
doing so. If the Board decides not to sell, the auctioneer can
issue a disclaimer before the sale begins.
Corporation Counsel Timmerman cautioned Board members not to
make individual decisions as this can destroy the faith and trust
in a County Board plus diminishing the dignity of the Board.
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Timmerman recommended new auction bills be printed if all person-
al property is not sold. Roll call vote: 5 yes, 21 no. Motion
failed.
Motion by Supr. Draxler, 2nd by Supr. Swenby the Farm Committee,
Corporation Counsel and the Auctioneer meet within 24 hours to
draft a new auction bill. Motion carried.
A synopsis of the 1990 Census was given by Ellen Denzer. Forms
will be sent to citizens on March 23 and are due back April 1.
It is important to get an accurate census count. Census figures
are used to determine legislative districts on the local, county,
state and federal levels. Allocation of funds for state and
federal programs also use census figures as guidelines. All
census forms are confidential. The 1990 census will cost $2.6
billion and will employ 565,000 people.
Denzer continued with the Facility Planning Report. Three
informational meetings for cities, villages and townships to give
information on the status of the government center project are
scheduled for March 16, 23 and 30th.
New Position Request Supr. Draxler, Chair of Personel Comm.
reviewed the need for a full time Child Support Specialist.
Federal funds covers 64% of position costs and money was budgeted
for a half time employee. Motion by Supr. Draxler, 2nd by Supr.
Stephens to approve the new position request. Motion carried.
Motion by Supr. Swenby, 2nd by Supr. Stephens to waive the
first reading of resolutions. Motion carried.
Committee Reports: Finance - Chair Swenby: Committee voted to
no longer pay municipal treasurers $10 per diem and mileage when
submitting collections; former Council on Aging building
appraised at $15,000, a new offer received on Old Courthouse for
$160,000.
Planning and Zoning - Chair Dorsey: Will begin interviews for
Assistant Zoning Administrator who will start April 1.
Farm Study Committee - Chair Peterson: Results of County Herd
Sale -- Total income was $381,258.00. After 12% commission and
other expenses, County received a check for $333,754.04.
Human Services Committee - Vice Chair Bailey: Bids are being
taken on rental of 400 A. of farmland on the County Farm. They
will be opened on March 26th at 3:30 p.m. at the Courthouse.
Renter will sign a contract to follow recommended Soil
Conservation Farm Plan set up by Charles Christenson from the
Land Conservation Office.
Waste Management - Chair Willink: Committee has decided to take
no action on a settlement regarding cost of removal of hazardous
ash. DNR has set a June 1 deadline for disposal of this ash.
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Due to difficulties with the contract language between the County
and American Resource Recovery, the committee will meet with Joe
O'Neill who originally wrote the contract. The violation from
DNR on the fly ash problem has been corrected. The February test
on hazardous ash passed.
Mileage and Per Diem County Board of Supervisors total amount
paid for January 1990 - $5,580.36 and for February 1990 -
$3,917.52 (expenses incurred by February 28 in the Finance Dept.
for audit, not to exceed payment for expenses incurred beyond 90
days, per County Board rule). Motion by Supr. Hop, 2nd by Supr.
Wallace. Motion carried.
Supr. Sinclear announced he had learned some new facts concerning
the WADIA Corp. since the morning discussion. Motion by Supr.
Sinclear that $5,000 offer to Impact 7 be withdrawn. Second by
Supr. Swenby. Discussion. Motion by Supr. Draxler, 2nd by Supr.
Swenby to table the previous motion until the April meeting and
have WADIA Corp. attend to answer questions. Motion carried.
Timmerman noted that this motion would delay his writing of a
contract.
Correspondence: Clerk read thank you from the Clifford Sias
family for the plant sent to the visitation. Mr. Sias was a
former County Board member. Thank you read from Board Member
Lennan Nyland for the flowers sent during his hospital stay.
Correspondence on file in the Clerk's office.
Vice Chair Peterson thanked the following board members who are
not seeking re-election: Byron Spalding, Mari Driscoll, Paul
Swenby and Ken Sumner. Supervisors responded with a thank you to
other Board members.
Motion to adjourn by Supr. Sinclear, second by Supr. Stephens.
Meeting adjourned at 2:30 p.m.
Richard B. Peterson, Vice Chair
St. Croix County Board of Supervisors
Respecfully submitted,
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Sue E. Nelson
St. Croix County Clerk
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