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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-21-2018 Community Development Minutes MEETING MINUTES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE June 21, 2018 5:00 PM County Board Room-Government Center County Board Room - 1101 Carmichael Road, Hudson, Wisconsin CALL TO ORDER Attendee Name Organization Title Status Arrived Ed Schachtner St. Croix County Supervisor Present 4:52 PM Tom Coulter St. Croix County Supervisor Excused 4:52 PM Daniel Hansen St. Croix County Chair Present 4:52 PM District 13 St. Croix County Excused Judy Achterhof St. Croix County Vice Chair Present 4:52 PM Dick Hesselink St. Croix County FSA Rep Excused St. Croix County Administrator Patrick Thompson, Corporation Counsel Scott Cox, Interim Finance Director Ken Witt; St. Croix County Board of Supervisors: Chairman Roger Larson, Vice-Chairman Dave Ostness; Community Development Department: Director Ellen Denzer, Julie Peterson, Kevin Grabau, Brett Budrow; Town of St. Joseph Chairman Tom Spaniol, Public: Applicant- Peter Bloch, Abbie Testaberg, Jody Testaberg, Ryan Sherley, Virginia Drath MINUTES APPROVAL 1. Community Development Committee – Regular Meeting – May 17, 2018 5:00 PM RESULT: ACCEPTED PUBLIC COMMENT Virginia Drath spoke regarding groundwater. PUBLIC HEARINGS Rezoning Request - Town of Kinnickinnic - Bloch Grabau presented. Hearing opened at 5:05 PM. Applicant Peter Bloch spoke and answered questions from the Committee. Hearing closed at 5:23 PM. BUSINESS ITEMS 1. Rezoning Request: Town of Kinnickinnic - Bloch Presented by Grabau. MOTION: To recommend to the county board for approval as presented by staff. RESULT: RECOMMENDED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Ed Schachtner, Supervisor SECONDER: Judy Achterhof, Vice Chair AYES: Ed Schachtner, Daniel Hansen, Judy Achterhof EXCUSED: Tom Coulter, District 13, Dick Hesselink 2. Resolution to Provide Mitigation Funding to the Town of St. Joseph for Waldroff Land Acquisition Adjacent to Homestead Parklands on Perch Lake Ellen Denzer presented. Denzer credited Tamara Wittmer with completing grant applications for the County and the Town of St. Joseph. MOTION: To recommend approval to the Administration Committee to provide this additional funding to the Town of St. Joseph in exchange for 40 acres of the Waldroff property purchase to be added to Homestead Parklands on Perch Lake. RESULT: RECOMMENDED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Judy Achterhof, Vice Chair SECONDER: Ed Schachtner, Supervisor AYES: Ed Schachtner, Daniel Hansen, Judy Achterhof EXCUSED: Tom Coulter, District 13, Dick Hesselink 3. Resolution of Support for the Establishment of the Town of Troy Agricultural Enterprise Area Brett Budrow presented. MOTION: to recommend to the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors for approval as presented. RESULT: RECOMMENDED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Ed Schachtner, Supervisor SECONDER: Judy Achterhof, Vice Chair AYES: Ed Schachtner, Daniel Hansen, Judy Achterhof EXCUSED: Tom Coulter, District 13, Dick Hesselink 4. Financial Loan to the Town of St. Joseph for Waldroff Land Purchase MOTION: To recommend to the Administration Committee that St. Croix County give a short-term loan to the Town of St. Joseph in the amount of $508,000 plus a minimal interest rate (up to 2%) for the purchase of the Waldroff property. RESULT: RECOMMENDED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Ed Schachtner, Supervisor SECONDER: Judy Achterhof, Vice Chair AYES: Ed Schachtner, Daniel Hansen, Judy Achterhof EXCUSED: Tom Coulter, District 13, Dick Hesselink 5. Financial Reports for May 2018 Ken Witt presented Community Development Department and affiliated areas financial reports as of May 2018. REQUESTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ANNOUNCEMENTS AND CORRESPONDENCE Ellen Denzer handed out a Workshop on the Water flier and invited all committee members, county board members and District 13 representatives to attend. St. Croix County is excited to accept the Stewardship Grant for $800,000 for the Eckert property purchase (Closing within 2 weeks). A joint meeting with Health and Human Services to discuss Ground and Surface Water is scheduled for August 8th at 5PM (the beginning of the HHS regular meeting). 1. Workshop on the Water DATE OF NEXT MEETING: Due to the County Fair and County Employee and Family Picnic scheduled for July 19th, the next regular meeting of the Community Development Committee will be held Wednesday July 25, 2018 at noon following the Committee of the Whole Meeting in the County Board Room. ADJOURN