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Home My WebLink AboutAg & Extension 10-07-03 ST. CROIX COUNTY NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETING TO: Clarence Malick, Chairman St. Croix County Board FROM: Chris Bethke, Chairman COMMITTEE TITLE: Extension Ag Committee/Resource & Education Committee DATE: October 7, 2003 TIME: 12:30 p.m. LOCATION: Agricultural Services & Education Center CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL ADOPTION OF AGENDA DATE OF NEXT MEETING ACTION ON PREVIOUS MINUTES ACTION ON VOUCHERS UNFINISHED BUSINESS: ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT • Federal Budget Report • State Budget Report • County Budget Report • Personnel • WACEC FAMILY LIVING AGENT'S REPORT • HCE Activities • Strengthening Families Classes • Better Badger Baby Bus • Civil Rights Review • Nutrition Education Program PLANNING DEPARTMENT'S REPORT • Fall Collections Report • 2004 Recycling Grants • Transfer of Recycling Program to Planning, Zoning & Parks Committee • Resolution Amending the Recycling Ordinance 4 -H YOUTH AGENT'S REPORT AG AGENT'S REPORT • Crop Insurance Meetings 1 • Ag Lenders Conference Meeting • Dairy Team Meeting • Farm City Day Review • Milk Money Program • Dairy Nutrition for Professionals • World Dairy Expo • Harvest Review RESOURCE AGENT'S REPORT • Small Business Management Education • Comprehensive Planning Workshop • New Richmond Big Box Workshop • New Richmond Market Analysis • Program Planning Input NEW BUSINESS: ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE POSSIBLE AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING: ADJOURNMENT (Agenda not necessarily presented in this order.) SUBMITTED BY: Kim Reaman DATE: September 30, 2003 COPIES TO: County Board Office County Clerk News Media/Notice Board Committee Members 2 AG & EXTENSION / RESOURCE & EDUCATION / PLANNING COMMITTEE October 7, 2003 Agricultural Service & Education Center Convened: 12:30 pm Baldwin, Wi. Adjourned: 3:00 pm Present: Leon Berenschot, Ronald Raymond, Art Jensen, Chris Bethke, Lois Burri, Dave Fodroczi, Lee Milligan, Jim Janke, Jennifer Havens, and Mary Lestrud. The meeting was called to order by Chairman Chris Bethke. Date of next meeting was set for November 4, 2003. Raymond moved that the agenda be adopted as presented. Berenschot seconded the motion. Motion carried. Jensen moved that the previous meeting's minutes be approved. Burri seconded the motion. Motion carried. Berenschot moved that the vouchers be approved. Jensen seconded the motion. Motion carried. Planning Department Report Fall Collections Report: Havens reported on the record setting collections for the 2003 Clean Sweep season. In 2003, a total of 468 participants brought in 35,879 pounds of hazardous waste to the two Clean Sweep Hazardous Waste Collections. This is a 16% increase from the 31,000 pounds that was collected in 2002. Havens also reported that a total of 967 appliances were collected in the spring and fall appliance collections. This is a 15% increase over 2002 totals. 2004 Recycling Grants: Havens informed the committee that the DATCP has indicated that St Croix County has been awarded both the Household Clean Sweep and Agricultural Clean Sweep grants. The total award is $27,707 fouboth programs. The County is waiting for the official letter to arrive from the DATCP this fall.'With both awards, the county Clean Sweep program will look at new ways to bring in more agricultural customers to the 2004 events. Resolution Amending the Recycling Ordinance: Havens presented the Recycling Ordinance Amendment that would update the current St Croix County Recycling Ordinance to reflect changes made in State Statutes in the areas of recycling and solid waste. Raymond moved to recommend approval of the amendment by the County Board. Berenschot seconded the motion. Motion carried. Transfer of Recycling Program to Planning, Zoning, & Parks Committee: Fodroczi stated that discussions have begun to transfer the Recycling Program to the Planning, Zoning, and Parks Committee and the Parks Program to the Land and Water Committee. The committee concurred, but wants the programs to transfer simultaneously. The transfer of the Recycling Program should be contingent on the transfer of the Parks Program. Berenschot moved to recommend to the Administration Committee and County Board that oversight of the Recycling 1 Program be transferred to the Planning, Zoning and Parks Committee, contingent upon a corresponding transfer of the Parks Program to the Land and Water Conservation Committee. Raymond seconded the motion. Motion carried. Ag Agent's Report A Farm City Day evaluation meeting was held. Approximately 2,800 people participated this year. Plans are being made for next year's event. Milligan participated in the 2004 Ag Lenders Conference planning committee. Milligan participated in two professional development opportunities by UWEX. They covered forage and dairy topics. Milligan also lead a Milk Money team meeting with a producer. Progress is being make in reducing the somatic cell count and mastitis treatment costs. Farm visits included dairy and beef nutrition issues, crop and pasture concerns, dairy housing, and farm financial management issues. Milligan has coordinated a Dairy Nutrition for Professionals program in October. Milligan is participating in a brown root rot survey. The alfalfa disease has been found in Wisconsin. It is a server problem in Canada. UWEX plant pathologists are trying to determine its prevalence in Wisconsin. If there is a high prevalence they will begin work on developing resistance to the disease. Milligan will collect samples for analysis from 20 alfalfa fields in St. Croix County. Family Living Agent's Report The Civil Rights Review from our office went very well, and our county Extension staff was considered exemplary and culturally competent in its efforts4o peach minority members of the community. The Nutrition Education Program has reached the end of another grant year, and Mary is compiling results and the final reports required by the state office. The federal government has renewed their contract with Wisconsin to provide service for another year. Martha's program has been focused this past month on providing information to food stamp eligible clients about Fast Food choices. Booklets were distributed to committee members showing the fat content of foods from all the favorite fast food restaurants. The importance of this topic is shown by the increase in obesity in adults and children. One in three people in the U.S. are projected to have diabetes by the year 2050 if present trends continue. The Better Badger Baby Bus, sponsored by the WI Council on Children and Families, was in St. Croix County for three days in September Mary was on a committee which helped plan the bus's itinerary which included many local schools and hospitals as well as Human Services and libraries. The teaching events on youth brain development reached over 1400 school children, 2 professionals and parents in the county. Middle school children were shown how their brain was still developing and the negative impact of drugs and alcohol on that development. Mary attended one day of the state HCE convention in Eau Claire, which our HCE district sponsored this year. About 22 local HCE members attended the conference. Mary also taught 30 HCE members about the nutrition and uses of cranberries in family meals. Mary is helping HCE recruit a new board and president for next year. Michelle Johnson, Hammond Library Director, is willing to be on the ballot for the presidency. Recruitment is underway for the Strengthening Families 6 -week series for parents and children age 10 -14. This a vulnerable age for youth, and many families need to learn how to best deal with their children to prevent future drug and alcohol use as well as violence. Family Camp is postponed for two weeks due to double booking at the camp. Resource Agent's Report Janke provided business management advising to 6 clients during September, thanked Leon Berenschot for providing helpful information for one of the clients who was starting a craft sales business. Business advising sessions are planned at the County Government Center on October 15. Forty-five local government officials attended the comprehensive planning workshop on September 23. Janke distributed the results of the evaluation instrument. The next workshop in the series is scheduled for November 19. The 'Big Box" retail workshop in New Richmond was attended by over 40 area business people. Evaluations indicated that participants found the program to be very practical and useful. The New Richmond Business Market Analysis is nearing completion. The group is doing final edits and waiting for the restaurant section to be completed by professors from UW- Stout. Janke asked the committee to think about any changes that they would like to see in his programming focus and to discuss *gt at the November meeting. Berenschot moved to adjourn. Burn seconded the motion. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned. Respectfully submitted, Art Jensen Secretary pmh 3