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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-16-2020 Community Development Minutes MEETING MINUTES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE January 16, 2020 5:00 PM Room 1284-County Board Room St. Croix County Government Center - Room 1284 - Government Center - 1101 Carmichael Road, Hudson, Wisconsin CALL TO ORDER Attendee Name Organization Title Status Arrived Ed Schachtner St. Croix County Supervisor Present 5:00 PM Tom Coulter St. Croix County Supervisor Present 5:00 PM Daniel Hansen St. Croix County Chair Present 5:00 PM Judy Achterhof St. Croix County Vice Chair Present 5:00 PM Dick Hesselink St. Croix County FSA Rep Present 5:00 PM District 13 St. Croix County Absent MINUTES APPROVAL Community Development Committee – Regular Meeting – November 21, 2019 5:00 PM RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Tom Coulter, Supervisor SECONDER: Ed Schachtner, Supervisor AYES: Ed Schachtner, Tom Coulter, Daniel Hansen, Judy Achterhof, Dick Hesselink ABSENT: District 13 PUBLIC COMMENT Sarah Yacoub - Town of Hudson - ESD spill and water quality Chairman Hansen - read into the record an email from Carol Johnson (attached) regarding the Emerald Sky Dairy (ESD) spill in November 2019. Chairman Hansen asked that comments on agenda items 3 and 4 be held until after those presentations. Jill Berke - 246 Carlson Lane, River Falls WI, Spoke on the ESD spill. She was an alternate member of the Groundwater Study Group. Virginia Drath - Emerald Township. Spoke of the ESD spill. Kim Dupre - formerly of Emerald WI, asked to come and give a historical perspective on the spill of ESD. Linda Hendricks - New Richmond, questions regarding factory farms - if a CAFO only gets looked at once every 5 years how often are smaller units looked at? Todd Doornink - Baldwin WI, one of the CAFO farms in St. Croix County; the family has been in business since 1912. Barbara Nelson 2568 Cty Rd G, Emerald - support for continuing to develop a notification system. Handouts provided by public comment speakers are attached to the minutes for reference. 1. Carol Johnson email for public comment 2. Jill Berke public comments 3. Public comments 4. Public Comments 2 PUBLIC HEARINGS None BUSINESS ITEMS 1. Health and Well-Being Program Overview - UW Madison Extension Kristen Bruder introduced Selena Freimark, Health and Wellness Educator. Selena focuses on mental illness and substance abuse throughout the county. 2. 8 (2020) : Town of Hudson Resolution Amending the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance John Hilgers, Senior Planner, presented the topic to the Committee, Staff recommends approval of this request. RESULT: RECOMMENDED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Tom Coulter, Supervisor SECONDER: Ed Schachtner, Supervisor AYES: Ed Schachtner, Tom Coulter, Daniel Hansen, Judy Achterhof, Dick Hesselink 3. Update on Emerald Sky Dairy November 2019 Spill Tim Stieber, Resource Management Administrator, presented the information to the committee. The DNR has the authority to determine if there will be fines and how much. Emerald Shy Dairy's WPDES permit is up for renewal. Committee members expressed concerns and asked if the permit could be a tool to prevent further spills and better monitoring by the dairy. Committee members discussed sending a letter to the DNR regarding Emerald Sky Dairy and spill follow up. Supervisor Schachtner requested Community Development staff draft a letter to the DNR for Committee review. 4. Agriculture Spill Urgent Response Protocol Tim Stieber, Resource Management Administrator, spoke to the committee regarding the urgent response protocol. The current staff have met several times and are going forward with the recommendations of the Groundwater Study group. Community Development has hired Cole Webster, Water Quality and Outreach Specialist; he started in December 2019. His GIS analysis of water flows and well depth may provide insights to the spill response protocol in the near future. The parameters of a spill response still need to be decided; the committee may need to review a draft and provide recommendations. Tom Coulter - uncomfortable with this discussion when dairy operators are not at the meeting to defend themselves. Chairman Hansen did invite several Ag producers to attend this meeting. Committee members are concerned about getting this done soon to get a policy in place. Staff will bring a revised policy to the Committee's May or June meeting. 5. Financial Report for December 2019 Ken Witt, Finance Director, gave the end of year preliminary finance report. REQUESTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Community Development Director Ellen Denzer asked to have a Household Hazardous Waste update on the next agenda. Achterhof - requested a report on Parks 2020 Capital Improvement projects and other activities. ANNOUNCEMENTS AND CORRESPONDENCE Center for Land Use Education CLUE training is available and staff are trying to organize a training session in St. Croix or an adjoining county. DATE OF NEXT MEETING: Thursday, February 20, 2020 5:00 PM County Board Room, St. Croix County Government Center, Hudson WI ADJOURN