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Home My WebLink About07-23-2013 Community Development Minutes MINUTES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE July 23, 2013 6:00 PM County Board Room - Government Center 1101 Carmichael Road, Hudson, Wisconsin CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m. ROLL CALL Attendee Name Title Status Arrived Susan Gausman FSA Representative Present Travis Schachtner Secretary Present Agnes Ring Chair Present Richard Ottino Supervisor Excused Andy Brinkman Vice Chair Present Duane Russett Supervisor Excused OTHERS PRESENT: County Board Chair Daryl Standafer, Community Development Director Ellen Denzer, Resource Management Administrator Bob Hiese, Land Use Administrator Kevin Grabau, Senior Planner Amanda Engesether and Recording Secretary Monica Lucht. GUESTS PRESENT: Town of Rush River Chair Don Schumacher, Matt Mithun and Scott Knudson. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. June 20, 2013 5:00 PM The June 20, 2013 minutes were accepted as distributed. RESULT: ACCEPTED PUBLIC COMMENT None PUBLIC HEARINGS - 6:15 P.M. 1. Rezoning - Knudson, Town of Somerset COMMENTS - Current Meeting: Grabau reviewed the staff report and background information. Scott Knudson owns a 3.0 acre parcel in the Town of Somerset that is zoned Agricultural-Residential. Knudson is interested in selling the property to Somerset Amphitheater, LLC. Agent for Somerset Amphitheater, Matt Mithun, states that the site will be used to set up a vendor building during events that are taking place on adjoining properties that are also owned by Somerset Amphitheater, LLC. Except for a strip of property to the north the adjoining properties are located within the village limits of the Village of Somerset, and are zoned Agricultural with properties to the southeast zoned commercial. As per the Village of Somerset, the existing commercial properties owned by Somerset Amphitheater within the Village are used for concert events and the other surrounding properties they own are zoned Agricultural to allow for the event camping. Somerset Amphitheater LLC has applied to the Town of Somerset for a Class B liquor license. The Town has approved the Class B liquor license pending approval by the County of the commercial rezoning request and also pending County approval of a special exception permit for liquor sales and consumption on the site. The agent will provide tables and chairs for the patrons and the patrons will not be allowed in any buildings. The Town of Somerset has recommended approval of this rezoning request. Chair Ring opened the public hearing at 6:15 p.m., and asked for any public comment in favor or against the rezoning application. Matt Mithun, agent for Somerset Amphitheater, spoke in favor stating the area will just be food traffic and a place to relax and watch events. Hearing no further comments, the public hearing was closed. RESULT: CLOSED BUSINESS ITEMS 1. Amendments to St. Croix County Code of Ordinances Land Use and Development Chapter 17 Zoning Section 17.72 Rezoning Amendments - Knudson, Town of Somerset Motion by Brinkman, 2nd by Schachtner recommending County Board approval of the Knudson rezoning as presented. Motion carried. RESULT: RECOMMENDED [3 TO 0] MOVER: Andy Brinkman, Vice Chair SECONDER: Travis Schachtner, Secretary AYES: Travis Schachtner, Agnes Ring, Andy Brinkman ABSTAIN: Susan Gausman ABSENT: Duane Russett EXCUSED: Richard Ottino 2. Ordinance Correcting Ordinance No. 668(2004) of the St. Croix County Code of Ordinances Chapter 17 – Zoning – Section 17.72 Rezoning Amendments – Correction of Legal Description Grabau explained the ordinance before the committee will correct a 2004 legal description error which was recently discovered. The 'NW' description was missing from the front page only. Motion by Schachtner, 2nd by Brinkman recommending County Board approval of the Ordinance correcting Ordinance No. 668(2004). Motion carried. RESULT: RECOMMENDED [3 TO 0] MOVER: Travis Schachtner, Secretary SECONDER: Andy Brinkman, Vice Chair AYES: Travis Schachtner, Agnes Ring, Andy Brinkman ABSTAIN: Susan Gausman ABSENT: Duane Russett EXCUSED: Richard Ottino 3. Financial Reports Denzer presented the financial report for June 2013. Revenues continue to be above budget, with expenses below. No further questions or comments were made. 4. An Ordinance Repealing and Recreating Chapter 30 – Parks – of the St. Croix County Code of Ordinances Denzer summarized the recommended changes that staff made to the draft Parks Ordinance based on the committees suggestions. A clean version, accepting all the tracked changes, will be forwarded to County Board upon the committees approval. Motion by Schachtner, 2nd by Brinkman recommending County Board approval of the ordinance Repealing and Recreating Chapter 30 - Parks - of the St. Croix County Code of Ordinances. Motion carried. RESULT: RECOMMENDED [3 TO 0] MOVER: Travis Schachtner, Secretary SECONDER: Andy Brinkman, Vice Chair AYES: Travis Schachtner, Agnes Ring, Andy Brinkman ABSTAIN: Susan Gausman ABSENT: Duane Russett EXCUSED: Richard Ottino 5. Resolution Authorizing the St. Croix County Community Development Department to Apply For 2013 - Lake Management Planning And/Or Protection Grants Denzer presented the resolution to apply for a Lakes Planning Grant for LiDAR mapping stating it needs approval by County Board in August. Estimated cost to purchase LiDAR data is $150,000 to $180,000. Staff would like to pursue a $50,000 WDNR Lakes Planning grant to match a $30,000 grant from the St. Croix Basin Team and match those funds with Land Records Retained Fees to accomplish the LiDAR acquisition. Denzer recommended additional wording be added to the resolution to say 'Lakes Planning and/or Protection Grant' to increase the chances of receiving the full $50,000 instead of possibly just $25,000. This funding strategy would have no impact on the County levy. Motion by Schachtner, 2nd by Brinkman to amend the resolution to add the words 'and/or protection' in the various spots following 'Lake Planning'. Motion by Schachtner, 2nd by Brinkman to recommend County Board approval of the Resolution to Apply for a Lakes Planning and/or Protection Grant for LiDAR Mapping. Vote on the amendment. Motion carried. Vote on the resolution. Motion carried. RESULT: RECOMMENDED [3 TO 0] MOVER: Travis Schachtner, Secretary SECONDER: Andy Brinkman, Vice Chair AYES: Travis Schachtner, Agnes Ring, Andy Brinkman ABSTAIN: Susan Gausman ABSENT: Duane Russett EXCUSED: Richard Ottino 6. Community Development Fee Schedule 2014 Denzer outlined the proposed changes to the fee schedule for 2014, and asked the committee for direction so the fees can be worked into the new budget. Suggested changes have been made, many of the notes have been combined to provide clarification and are more readable. Many of the fees are not changing, and there will be a reduced cost when certain applications are submitted concurrently. However, for the Non- metallic Mining permits, additional acreage and fees were added due to the amount of work involved with the additional activities. Denzer encouraged the committee to provide feedback on the proposed fee schedule as these numbers will be incorporated into the budget to estimate revenues. The committee indicated approval of the fee schedule. 7. Closed Session Pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 19.85(1)(e) Deliberating Other Specified Public Business with Competitive Bargaining Motion by Schachtner, 2nd by Brinkman to move into closed session pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 19.85(1)(e) deliberating other specified public business with competitive bargaining. Roll call vote: Chair Ring - yes; Schachtner - yes; Brinkman - yes. Motion carried. 8. Reconvene into Open Session Motion by Schachtner, 2nd by Brinkman to come out of the closed session. Motion carried. Motion by Schachtner, 2nd by Brinkman to advise staff to move forward with the State executing an agreement to bring back to this committee for possible recommendation to County Board. Motion carried. 9. Review of Farmland Preservation Zoning Districts Engesether began the discussion by reviewing the Farmland Preservation Zoning timeline, and updated the committee on the Town meetings that have been held. Legal review will now begin and updates will be presented to the committee at the August 15, 2013 meeting. A public hearing will be scheduled for September, with County Board adoption in October. Engesether explained the color coding she had done to show what language is statutory, and cannot be changed; also what is new St. Croix County language, and what is existing language that can be changed. She reviewed the definitions for AG Entertainment and tied in the Comprehensive Plan which guides the language in Farmland Preservation Zoning. The committee discussed the different business scenarios. Engesether continued with the language that is being removed from the ordinance. Schumacher posed questions regarding land consolidation. Standafer posed a question as to how the new zoning districts would affect major home occupations. Engesether went on to explain the new St. Croix County language highlighting the AG1 and AG2 purpose. AG1 is considered traditional with AG2 being more commercial. Chair Ring brought up health issues with certain commercial businesses. Engesether answered that those issues will come under the conditional uses, but she will ask for legal clarification. Engesether continued to review the rezoning standards, looking at contiguous land ownership and explaining the 1/4, 1/4 language and chart. She summarized the discussion by explaining that the Ag-Res district will have a name change only this time around, to Rural Residential. A complete overhaul will happen during the second comprehensive revision in 2015-2016. DATCP has done a preliminary review of the proposed AG1 and AG2 districts, and approves of them. Staff anticipates many more comments to come after legal review is complete. 10. Resolution Authorizing the Register of Deeds to Provide Free Searches and Copies of Vital Records to County Agencies Pabst explained that occasionally an internal county agency needs a copy of a vital record for a sheriff's, DA or Child Support case. The current procedure requires the department/agency to submit a request with a payment. Payment must be provided in advance by the county, or the individual making the request must pay for the record and then be reimbursed by the county. The county must pay the State a portion of every vital record for which we charge a fee. Statute allows us to create a resolution thereby not charging. This will speed up the processing time and will cost the county less. Motion by Schachtner, 2nd by Brinkman recommending County Board approval of the Resolution authorizing the Register of Deeds to provide free searches and copies of vital records to County agencies. Motion carried. RESULT: RECOMMENDED [3 TO 0] MOVER: Travis Schachtner, Secretary SECONDER: Andy Brinkman, Vice Chair AYES: Travis Schachtner, Agnes Ring, Andy Brinkman ABSTAIN: Susan Gausman ABSENT: Duane Russett EXCUSED: Richard Ottino ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE ADJOURN The meeting was adjourned at 8:15 p.m. Respectfully Submitted: Monica Lucht DATE OF NEXT MEETING - AUGUST 15, 2013 AT 6:00 P.M. IN HUDSON