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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCounty Board 11-16-1993AGENDA ST. CROIX COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS November 16, 1993 9:00 A.M. Government Center Compiled by Chairman Richard B. Peterson CALL TO ORDER INVOCATION: Past- r-Ronal -berg, Firs-t--Luther_an---Chu-r—rh-r Pj' c) ems, C c- 4e r e e t r n d PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG ROLL CALL CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS SESSION Adoption of Agenda ANNOUNCEMENTS: Date of Next Session: December 21, 1993 APPOINTMENT: DEPORT OF ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR LEGISLATIVE REPORT Senator Alice Clausing 11:00 A.M. GOVERNMENT CENTER UPDATE �Vli. Approval of Any Expenditures Over $50,000 2. Sign on Building L*r . Dissolve Building Committee and Assign Duties to the Finance Committee OLD AND UNFINISHED BUSINESS (Consideration and action on matters tabled, postponed or referred to a committee at a previous meeting) ,yI . A R R *A.. Closed Session Pursuant to Sec. 19.85 (1) (g) WI Statutes, Q,,O�-- '`ltonfirming with Legal Counsel Concerning Strategy to be Adopted with Respect to Probable Litigation Relating to American Resource Recovery Bond Issue *B. Reconvene Into Open Session Pursuant to 19.85 (2) t-2: Resolution Approving Acknowledgement and Consent of the County and Second Amendment to Restated and Amended Service Agreement By and Between St. Croix County, Wisconsin and American Resource Recovery of St. Croix, Wisconsin Limited Partnership Resolution Distributing Recycling Grants to Municipalities . 'Discussion on Carmichael Road Extension NEW BUSINESS (Action on newly introduced motions, ordinances, resolutions, or other matters) Resolution Approving Reimbursement Due Listing Officials for Listing Dogs Resolution Regarding Dog Damage Claims to Animals from 11/1/92 thru 10/31/93 3: Resolution Regarding Cancellation of Checks Ordinance Amending Chapter 17, Rezoning Land from Ag Residential/ Special Exception to Commercial, Tom and Kelly LeMire, Town of Star Prairie �5. Setting 1994-95 Per Diems for County Board Supervisors *6.. Motion to Support WCA's with Director of State Courts Dvf Resolution Supporting Senate Bills 461 & 462 Regarding Clean Up of Tax Delinquent Contaminated Land Resolution Regarding Department of Transportation Weight Scale Staffing . Resolution Requesting Certain Conditions for Transfer of St. Croix Meadows Dog Track Property into Trust for the Benefit of Indian Tribes Department Head Reports 11:15 A.M. Zoning, Child Support and Veteran's Service Committee and Board Reports Farmland Preservation Applications Mileage & Per Diem Report Correspondence Announcements' Adjournment (THE ABOVE AGENDA IS NOT NECESSARILY IN ORDER OF PRESENTATION) * Changes or Additions after the Preliminary Agenda ** Late Changes and Additions ST. CROIX COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Regular Session November 16, 1993 Meeting called to order by Chair Peterson at 9:05 a.m. The meeting has been properly published and guests and the press were welcomed. Silent mediation was observed and the Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Roll call: 29 present, 2 absent - Thomas Dorsey and Wm. Oemichen (both excused). Announcements: Clerk Nelson noted the Inter County meeting scheduled for December 10 in Menomonie hosted by Dunn County. Supervisors wishing to attend should notify her by December 1. Motion by Supr. Malick, 2nd by Supr. O'Connell to approve the October 19th minutes. Carried. Motion by Supr. Malick, 2nd by Supr. Roquette to approve the October 26th minutes as corrected. Carried. The corrections were made to the official minutes that were published. Motion by Supr. Jacobson, 2nd by Supr. Breault to adopt the agenda. Carried. Date of the next session is December 21. Administrative Coordinator: John Krizek noted the Finance Committee had approved increasing our deductible to $100,000 per occurance and $350,000 aggregate in order to save $35,977 on the premium. He cautioned committees and staff to be aware of greater liability responsibility with the larger deductible. The Health Insurance fund is not in the best condition with a balance of $26,000 at the end of October. The premium increase effective in November should help increase the balance. Six individuals had combined medical costs of over $1,000,000. Operation Help was given permission by the Finance Committee to use the 1965 Courthouse for their Christmas campaign from mid November to mid January. The closing on the sale of the 1900 Courthouse is expected in early December. No further development on the sale of the 1965 building has occurred. Krizek has been appointed to the WCA special Economic Development Committee and is serving on the Steering Committee assigned to rewrite Chapter 59 of the WI Statutes. Closed Session to Discuss ARR: Motion by Supr. Stephens, 2nd by Supr. Bailey to move into closed session per Sec. 19.85 (1)(g) WI Statutes to confer with Legal Counsel. Roll call vote: 29 yes, 0 no. Carried. Motion by Supr. Malick, 2nd by Supr. Becker to come out of closed session. Carried. Resolution #40 (93): Approving Acknowledgement and Consent of the County and Second Amendment to Restated and Amended Service Agreement by and Between St. Croix County, WI and American Resource Recovery of St. Croix, WI Limited Partnership. Motion by Supr. Becker, 2nd by Supr. Stephens to adopt. This resolution approves a second assignment of the Service Agreement to a bond trustee and approves a second amendment to the Restated and Amended Service Agreement between St. Croix County and ARR. Carried. Carmichael Road: Transportation Committee Chair Hop said the committee approved completing the engineering on the extension of Carmichael Road and agreed to proceed with right-of-way negotiations. Hop said the committee needs to meet with the City of Hudson to consider turn lanes and stop lights at the junction of Carmichael and UU. Supr. Breault said Hudson Public Works Director Hank Paulson had recently had a heart attack and thus the delay for this meeting. Finance Committe Chair Stephens said Board members need to acquire good knowledge and facts before a decision is made on the extension of this road. Resolution #41 (93)• Department of Transportation Weigh Scale Staffing. Motion to adopt by Supr. Hop, 2nd by Supr. King. Highway Commissioner Dan Fedderly explained that six individuals need to be assigned to the weigh scale to operate at a consistent level. Presently only four people are assigned who also have other duties and two retirees' positions have not been replaced. Fedderly said neither the county or state is receiving expected income from fines and fees and there is a significant investment in the facility itself. This resolution calls for increased levels of operation. Supr. Malick stated revenues from fines and fees should pay for staffing at the scale. Krizek reported $180,000 in county revenues alone when the scale was open in 1989. After copies of the resolution were made available for Board members, motion carried to adopt. Resolution #42 (93)• Distributing Recycling Grants to Municipalities Using Option #2. Motion by Supr. Becker, 2nd by Supr. Roquette to adopt. Supr. Radosevich explained grant money from the State is intended to support recycling efforts by municipalities and provide incentives and rewards. Option #2 pays 20% of expended costs by municipalities and $14.22 per ton fee as opposed to a per capita fee. Suprs. Kinney and Dowd expressed concern about the present system of reporting recycling costs by municipalities. Reference was made to the amendment to a previous motion to adopt Option #1 at the October 19th session. Suprs. Bradley and Radosevich withdrew their first and second to this amendment. Motion by Supr. Radosevich, 2nd by Supr. Krueger to amend the pending motion of October 19th which called for adoption of Option #3 to read adoption of Option #2. F, Motion by Supr. Boche, 2nd by Supr. King to amend this motion to adopt Option #3. Chair called the motion out of order. Motion by Supr. Malick, 2nd by Supr. Bauer to postpone action until Option #2 is reproduced for Supervisors. After copies were available, motion was made by Supr. Boche and seconded by Supr. Bradley to postpone the vote on the recycling resolution until after lunch. Carried. Following lunch, discussion on Option #2 continued. Supr. Stephens objected to this method of payment and encouraged a no vote as did Supr. Bradley. Roll call vote on amendment to adopt Option #2: 10 yes, 18 no. Motion failed. (Three Supervisors were absent for the afternoon session.) Motion by Supr. Stephens, 2nd by Supr. Boche to use the 1992 distribution formula which is based on the number of households for all municipalities. Solid Waste Coordinator George Hayducsko said the 1992 payment was based on number of households but can only distribute up to a maximum of cost for recycling. Grant money is designated to be used for recycling costs and the distribution of grants was not done correctly in 1992. Supr. King said municipalities must spend grant money on recycling so there should not be a limit on amount paid. Motion by Supr Malick, 2nd by Supr. Krueger to amend the motion to use the 1992 formula for distribution with the exception of Deer Park, Kinnickinnic, Town of Somerset and Stanton so these municipalities do not receive more money than they spent on recycling. Roll call vote: 5 yes, 23 no. Motion failed. Roll call vote on main motion using 1992 distribution formula: 19 yes 9 no. Motion carried. Resolution was changed to reflect the wording in this motion. Back to the morning session. Legislative Report: State Senator Alice Clausing complimented the Board on the nice facility and also referred to the editorial that complimented the County on their fiscal responsibility. Clausing said this sets a model for other counties. She outlined her first year experiences in office and indicated one of her priorities is reform of campaign financing. Clausing is also concerned too much legislation comes from a re-election issue rather than a genuine concern about problems. Representative Sheila Harsdorf stated the October floor session focused on anti -crime issues such as drug use penalty, school violence, juvenile boot camps and improper use of fire arms. Harsdorf said penalities are not solutions to the increasing crime rate. The Legislature passed the Work Not Welfare Program which 3 will be a pilot project in two counties and will attempt to get people back in the work force rather than on welfare. Session adjourned for lunch. Afternoon roll call: 28 present, 3 absent - Thomas Dorsey, Wm. Oemichen and Karen Bailey (who returned at 2:10 p.m.) - all excused. Oral Reports: Child Support Administrator Lynn Holmes, Veterans, Service Officer Lorin Sather and Zoning Administrator Tom Nelson presented their yearly report. Resolution #43 (93)• Payment to Listing Officials for listing of dogs. Motion to adopt by Supr. Stephens, 2nd by Supr. King. Carried. Resolution #44 (93)• Claims paid for dog damage to animals. Motion to adopt by Supr. Stephens, 2nd by Supr. Boche. Carried. Resolution #45 (93): Cancellation of Checks. Motion by Supr. Stephens, 2nd by Supr. Cox to adopt. Stephens explained these are checks six months old or older that have not been cashed. Checks can be reissued by contacting the County Treasurer. Carried. Government CenterUpdate• Chair Malick reported there will be no sign on the front of the Government Center because it is too difficult to attach letters to the building and there is a sign by the drive way. The Building Committee decided not to dissolve at this time and there were no requests for approval of payments over $50,000. Ordinance #336 (93): Rezoning from Ag. Residential to Commercial for Tom and Kelly LeMire. Motion to adopt by Supr. Luckey, 2nd by Supr. Menter. Planning and Development Committee Secretary Luckey explained this request was for approval to build a club house for a golf course and part of the property was in Ag. Residential. Carried. Per Diems for County Board Supervisors for 1994-1995 Term• Motion by Supr. Stephens, 2nd by Supr. Malick to keep per diems at the present rate of $40 for either a half day or whole day meeting plus $25 for a third or night meeting. Mileage would be increased from $.275 to $.28 (the same rate as county employees). Carried. Motion to Support WCA Litigation with Director of State Courts• Motion by Supr. Stephens, 2nd by Supr. Bradley to adopt. Stephens explained St. Croix County is to receive $101,000 grant to use for jury fees, witness fees and salaries for Judicial Assistants. Dennis Moran, Director of the State Courts, has placed restrictions on receiving this money. WCA has engaged in litigation with Moran and is asking for individual county support with no financial obligation. Carried. 4 Resolution #46 (93)• Supporting Senate Bill 461 and Senate Bill 462 relating to clean up of contaminated tax delinquent property. Motion to adopt by Supr. Stephens, 2nd by Supr. Boche to adopt. The purpose of the resolution is to provide funds to help counties clean up contaminated tax deed property and reduce county liability. Carried. Resolution #47 (93)• Requesting certain conditions for transfer of St. Croix Meadows Dog Track Property into Trust for the benefit of Indian Tribes. Motion to adopt by Supr. Stephens, 2nd by Supr. Bailey. Stephens said we need to impress legislators that we are entitled to unpaid taxes and some per capita payment. Administration Committee Chair Jacobson asked Krizek to comment. Krizek said Representative Harvey Stower believes this sale will go through. Back taxes, interest and penalty owed by the Dog Track as of November 8 is $902,000. We need to attempt to protect the county taxpayer. Motion carried. Committee Reports: Public Protection: Chair Luckey noted a Government Center Search Policy has been distributed and she asked Supervisors to review the policy and encouraged comments to the Public Protection Committee. Emergency Communication• Supr. Luckey reported construction of the new towers is underway. Farmland Preservation: No applications received. Mileage and Per Diem• Motion by Supr. Stephens, 2nd by Supr. O'Connell to approve total of $8,559.14 for the month of October, 1993. Carried. Announcements: County Clerk Nelson advised Supervisors the Resolution adopted in October regarding a mail box deposit box has developed positive results. Hudson Postmaster Roger Marlowe has agreed to a 5:00 p.m. pick up of the outgoing mail. This allows more time to post and sort the mail and alleviates county staff from delivering mail to the post office. U.S. Representative Steve Gunderson assisted in getting this issue resolved. Nelson also reported the State Elections Board has approved the continued use of the punch card voting system which is good news for the county and the municipalities using this system. Motion to adjourn by Supr. Hop, 2nd by Supr. Roquette. Meeting adjourned at 2:25 p.m. Richard B. Peterson, Chairman St. Croix County Board of Superviors Sue E. Nelson County Clerk