HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-15-2015 Community Development and Transportation Minutes MEETING MINUTES
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
AND
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
January 15, 2015 6:00 PM
County Board Room - Government Center
County Board Room-Government Center - 1101 Carmichael Road, Hudson, Wisconsin
CALL TO ORDER
CDC: called to order by Ring at 6:04pm
Transportation Committee: called to order by Peavey at 6:07pm
ROLL CALL
Attendee
Name
Organization Title Status Arrived
Agnes Ring St. Croix
County
Chair Present
Jill Ann
Berke
St. Croix
County
Supervisor - CDD Present
Daniel
Hansen
St. Croix
County
Vice Chair -CDD and Supervisor -
Transportation Co
Present
Judy
Achterhof
St. Croix
County
Supervisor - CDD Present
Shaela
Leibfried
St. Croix
County
Supervisor - CDD Present
Susan
Gausman
St. Croix
County
FSA Representative - CDD Present
William
Peavey
St. Croix
County
Supervisor - Transportation
Committee
Present
David
Peterson
St. Croix
County
Supervisor - Transportation
Committee
Present
Roger Larson St. Croix
County
Supervisor Present
Tim Ramberg St. Croix
County
Highway Commissioner Present
Ellen Denzer - Community Development Department Administrator, Robert Heise - Land
and Water Conservation Administrator (CDD). Todd Rehnelt - Highway Department. St.
Croix Bike & Ped Coalition: Susan Heuiser. Wisconsin Department of Transportation:
Tim Mason, and Jeff Abboud. Public: State Representative Dean Knutson, Ben Heuiser.
Guest: Scott Cox, St. Croix County Legal Counsel.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Accepted as distributed.
1. Community Development Committee - Regular Meeting - Nov 20, 2014 6:00 PM
RESULT: ACCEPTED
2. Community Development Committee - Regular Meeting - Dec 18, 2014 6:00 PM
RESULT: ACCEPTED
BUSINESS ITEMS
1. Financial Reports
RESULT: DISCUSSED
2. 2774 : Loop Trail Support of Resolution for access to Hy 35 and presentation by WDOT
Presentation by Mason and Abboud from WDOT. Discussion held.
Motion to direct Community Development Department and Corporation Counsel to draft
a resolution supporting a connection from the loop trail to Hwy 35. The resolution will be
reviewed by the Transportation Committee at their February meeting. The resolution will
be presented at the February CDC meeting.
7:20 pm- Transportation Committee Chair - Peavey adjourned the Transportation
Committee meeting.
RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Daniel Hansen, Vice Chair -CDD and Supervisor - Transportation Co
SECONDER: Jill Ann Berke, Supervisor - CDD
AYES: Agnes Ring, Jill Ann Berke, Daniel Hansen, Judy Achterhof, Shaela
Leibfried
3. Crisdhome Farm, Inc. NonCompliance with Farmland Preservation Program
Denzer provided background. Heise discussed efforts to work with property owners in
multiple ways.
RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Jill Ann Berke, Supervisor - CDD
SECONDER: Judy Achterhof, Supervisor - CDD
AYES: Agnes Ring, Jill Ann Berke, Daniel Hansen, Judy Achterhof, Shaela
Leibfried
INFO/DISCUSSION ITEMS
1. Farmland Preservation Zoning Amendments to Chapter 17 Zoning Ordinance and District
Maps to meet Department of Ag, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) requirements
for State Certification of Farmland Preservation Zoning Districts.
Denzer reviewed proposal from DATCP
The Committee scheduled a public hearing on this matter for the February meeting, to
include zoning ordinance, text amendments, zoning maps and amendments.
RESULT: DISCUSSED
ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE
Ring: Kids fishing even at Perch Lake at 2pm on 2/22/15. Also January 17-18, 2015 is free
fishing weekend in Wisconsin.
Berke discussed the Hudson Hot Air Affair coming up February 6-8, 2015. Emphasis on
agriculture and nature.
DATE OF NEXT MEETING- FEBRUARY 19, 2015, ST CROIX COUNTY
GOVERNMENT CENTER, COUNTY BOARD ROOM, 6:00PM
ADJOURN
Transportation Committee adjourned at 7:20pm.
Community Development Committee adjourned at 8:02pm.