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Home My WebLink About08-01-2019 Community Development MinutesCALL TO ORDER Attendee Name Organization Title Status Arrived Ed Schachtner St. Croix County Supervisor Present 4:40 PM Tom Coulter St. Croix County Supervisor Present 4:30 PM Daniel Hansen St. Croix County Chair Present 4:30 PM District 13 St. Croix County Absent Judy Achterhof St. Croix County Vice Chair Present 4:43 PM Dick Hesselink St. Croix County FSA Rep Present 4:57 PM Julie, Ken Witt, Brett, John, Ellen, Roger Larson, Dave Ostness, Patrick Thompson, Tim Stieber MINUTES APPROVAL 1. Community Development Committee – Regular Meeting – June 20, 2019 5:00 PM RESULT: ACCEPTED 2. Community Development Committee – Special Meeting – July 11, 2019 4:30 PM RESULT: ACCEPTED PUBLIC COMMENT Lee Kizlin - talked about climate change, Katowski 1123 Fourth Street, Bob Long Town of Hudson - talked about climate change and livestock siting, Carrie Reese 195 W. Canyon Drive Hudson - listen with an open mind to presentation on climate change, John Depies 1381 Fox Ridge Trail Houlton - experience with CDD, Jim Endle 1612 83rd St. Somerset - talked about climate change District 2 supervisor, Sandy Schoeneker 545 Sunset Lane Hudson climate change, Jacqueline Niccum River Falls WI climate change, Bob Pierce 905 Dominion Dr. Hudson talked about the greenhouse effect. Linda Hendrichs 1418 144th Street talked about MN350 CO2.earth climate change and CAFO's, Steve Mohan 635 Gilbert Hudson climate change, John Gostovich 870 Strawberry drive Hudson spoke on climate change, Iner Hansen 716 Vine Street Hudson climate change, Nathan Flestness 246 Oak Lane Hudson climate change - South Dakota FEMA, Noah Raif 3412 Gateway Dr. Eau Claire represents many citizens for growing threat of climate change for Citizen Action, Ken Holman 1020 Filmore Street Hudson support climate change resolution, Carol Hardin 1016 Fourth Street Hudson - pass moratorium on CAFO's, Greg Zwald 1482 Oak Dr. River Falls please vote against resolution on livestock siting, Steve Schalla Pleasant Valley Township the county is extremely involved with the livestock siting and has done good job in our experience our concern is with water quality and locating let us all collaborate and work together to make this work you have embarked on a study on our county's natural resources, Celeste Corbal 870 Strawberry Drive Hudson vote in favor of a resolution for climate change, John Thomas 727 Praills Trail Hudson Water Monitoring Quality and depth studies continue will report to this board next month, Tim Caruso 1128 3rd Street Hudson WI Hudson Water Utility Carbon Emissions this subsidy that grant if we did not have carbon we would not have life follow the money federal dollars we end up paying, Chuck Roberts climate warming a real fact and a real problem and its going to get worse really fast, Jamon Peterson Erin Prairie working with the CDD office to streamline policies to not loosen or tighten any regulations to get something done - 2 months for a sanitary reconnect? streamlining way we do business, End public comments at 5:54 PM PUBLIC HEARINGS BUSINESS ITEMS 1. Energy Innovations Presentation - Bill Bussey, Climate Change Expert Bill Bussey from Bayfield County, Citizen Advocate for addressing climate change, Bruce and Chris from Rice Lake WI in audience, non-profit and non-partisian lobby organization. Very specific goal get congress to pass Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act HR 763. Included PowerPoint presentation. 100% of net revenues return to American Households - this is the dividend. This is what makes the carbon tax neutral. Renewable energy investments will increase. CCL is the organization he is with. Supported by over 3500 economists across the U.S. In 2018 carbon emissions increased across the globe. We need to cut them by 50% in the next 11 years. How reliable is the information? We are grass roots folks. Citizens Climate Lobby is the group. 6:16 PM end of presentation. Hansen - make a resolution similar to LaCrosse County to bring to this committee. MOTION to have the CDD staff to put together a resolution. Coulter asks to have an expert with opposing point of view to present 20 minutes. RESULT: APPROVED [3 TO 1] MOVER: Ed Schachtner, Supervisor SECONDER: Judy Achterhof, Vice Chair AYES: Ed Schachtner, Daniel Hansen, Judy Achterhof NAYS: Tom Coulter EXCUSED: Dick Hesselink 2. Financial Reports for June 2019 Ken Witt, St Croix County Finance Director, presented the financial reports. 3. Resolution supporting local control for livestock siting Ellen Denzer and Dan Hansen discussed with the committee about this resolution. Asking for more stringent requirements for Large Animal Feeding Operations. MOTION to Proceed with the resolution by Achterhof- Schachtner second for discussion. DATCP per Hesselink has four opportunities for input on this at the state level, if the clock isn't broke... Achterhof the state makes a mandate without recognizing there are parts of the state that are unique and they don't take into consideration what the high volume irrigation systems affect our water. Make people aware that we are doing whatever we can and that communities are different and one statement across the board is not equal because communities are not equal. Without harming the economic value either. Coulter - this is one of the largest industries in WI means a lot to SCC. many of these farms operate across county lines to add another regulatory burden to the farmers and to the county staff - like the way it's working now take deficiencies to the DNR to address. Public hearings now through DATCP. we don't' know what they are going to come up with. Put this on the back burner for 6 months to see if they come up with something different. Achterhof- MOTION to put on agenda in 6 months from now. MOTION: Amendment to table this resolution until the February meeting. RESULT: POSTPONED [UNANIMOUS] Next: 2/20/2020 5:00 PM MOVER: Judy Achterhof, Vice Chair SECONDER: Ed Schachtner, Supervisor AYES: Ed Schachtner, Tom Coulter, Daniel Hansen, Judy Achterhof, Dick Hesselink 4. Public Hearing Comment Responses for Committee Consideration John Hilgers, Senior Planner, presented the staff report. Achterhof asked about current businesses and parking - they will be grandfathered in as non-conforming permitted business. Achterhof commented on the total number of dogs out at one time. Staff to clarify language to 4 total dogs not (as Achterhof wishes) 4 per outdoor area. Check with kennels in area and surrounding areas to what works with them now. Staff will need to come back to September meeting to finish this up. Town Board and town chair exhibit g - we will verify that town was in contact with property owner. Staff will follow up with the town of emerald at an August 14th meeting and report back at September meeting. Towns will be responsible to convert private roads to public - according to state rules. Adding C2 in addition to R2 for agri-tourism. Corporation Counsel clarified language and would come back to September meeting. Achterhof commends department on this project. MOTION: to approve recommendations presented by staff and recommend approval to the county board. RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Ed Schachtner, Supervisor SECONDER: Judy Achterhof, Vice Chair AYES: Ed Schachtner, Tom Coulter, Daniel Hansen, Judy Achterhof, Dick Hesselink REQUESTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS none ANNOUNCEMENTS AND CORRESPONDENCE signs on i94 for GHP. DATE OF NEXT MEETING: Thursday, September 19, 2019 ADJOURN