HomeMy WebLinkAboutCommunity Development 06-02-11 NOTICE OF MEETING AND AGENDA
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 2011 - 4:00 P.M.
ST. CROIX GOVERNMENT CENTER
COMMUNITY ROOM, HUDSON, WISCONSIN
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
REVIEW OF AGENDA
CONSENT AGENDA
1. Minutes of Previous Session —May 5, 2011
2. Date of the next meeting — June 16, 2011, Hudson
OLD AND NEW BUSINESS
1. Action Items
a) Regional Planning Contract for Services- Comprehensive Plan
b) Shoreland Ordinance Amendments
c) Farmland Preservation Plan -LESA System
ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE
POSSIBLE AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING
ADJOURN
NOTE: A quorum of the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors (County Board) may be
present at this meeting. Therefore, this notice also serves as notice of a meeting of the County
Board for the purpose of obtaining information relating to subjects listed above for use at
future County Board meetings.
(Items may be taken in different order)
*Additions /Changes /Corrections
DATE: May 27, 2011
MINUTES
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
JUNE 2, 2011
CALL TO ORDER: Chair Hermsen called the meeting to order at 4:02 p.m.
ROLL CALL - Members Present: Supervisors Steve Hermsen, Sharon Norton - Bauman, Lorin Sather,
Bill Peavey and Buzz Marzolf. James Stauffer arrived at 4:10 p.m. Robert Shearer and Ken Graf were
absent.
STAFF PRESENT: Dave Fodroczi, Brett Budrow, Bob Heise and Ryan Sterry.
AGENDA and CONSENT AGENDA: Motion by Sather, 2nd by Bill Peavey to adopt the agenda and
consent agenda approving the minutes of May 5, 2011 and setting the date of the next meeting for June
16, 2011, 6:00 p.m. in Hudson. Motion carried.
OLD AND NEW BUSINESS
Regional Planning Contract for Services- Comprehensive Plan: Fodroczi presented a proposed contract
for services with the West Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission to provide professional
planning services to assist with the preparation of the Comprehensive Plan. He explained that the contract
services and funds are included in the 2011 budget and our grant contract. Motion by Sather, second by
Norton -Bauman to approve. Motion carried.
Shoreland Ordinance Amendments: Grabau summarized the public information meeting held at WITC in
New Richmond on May 23 and referred to meeting notes distributed with the agenda packet. The
participation was light, but the input and discussion from those in attendance was helpful. Grabau also
reviewed an updated timeframe for completing the ordinance amendments by the end of the year. Chair
Hermsen acknowledged that there was much for the Committee and staff to accomplish to meet the
timeframe.
Farmland Preservation Plan -LESA System: Heise and Budrow led a Committee and staff review and
discussion of the Land Evaluation portion of the existing Land Evaluation and Site Assessment (LESA)
system. Heise explained that staff have been working to update the system originally developed in 2002 as a
tool for delineating Farmland Preservation Areas in the current update of the Farmland Preservation Plan.
Budrow provided a set of updated maps of land evaluation of county soils for the entire county and selected
sites for illustration. Countywide maps were provided using both soils and farm parcels as a base. Individual
farms from the Towns of Eau Galle, Erin Prairie and Richmond were rated and evaluated to illustrate the
calculations at the farm level. The Committee and staff had an extensive discussion of the factors and
calculations for the soil and farm ratings included in the Land Evaluation component of the LESA system.
Based on questions and discussion about rating wet soils, staff indicated they would review the original data
and methodology, as well as possible alternatives, to make sure the limitations of wet soils were adequately
considered in the ratings.
Motion by Sather, 2nd by Norton -Bauman to adjourn the meeting at 6:05 p.m.
Respectfully submitted:
David Fodroczi, Recording Secretary James Stauffer, Secretary
June 2, 2011
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