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Home My WebLink About04-15-2014 County Board Minutes MINUTES BOARD OF SUPERVISORS April 15, 2014 10:00 AM County Board Room - Government Center 1101 Carmichael Road, Hudson, Wisconsin CALL TO ORDER - VICE CHAIR ROGER LARSON INVOCATION - FATHER JOHN GERRITTS, ST. PATRICK'S CATHOLIC CHURCH, HUDSON PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG ROLL CALL Attendee Name Organization Title Status Arrived Howard Novotny St. Croix County Supervisor Present Roy Sjoberg St. Croix County Supervisor Present Stephen Nielsen St. Croix County Supervisor Present Scott Nelson St. Croix County Supervisor Present Jill Ann Berke St. Croix County Supervisor Present Daniel Hensen St. Croix County Supervisor Present Paulette Anderson St. Croix County Supervisor Present Judy Achterhof St. Croix County Supervisor Present Shaela Leibfried St. Croix County Supervisor Present Travis Schachtner St. Croix County Supervisor Present Agnes Ring St. Croix County Supervisor Present Chris Kilber St. Croix County Supervisor Present Dave Ostness St. Croix County Supervisor Present Roger Larson St. Croix County Vice Chair Present Ron Kiesler St. Croix County Supervisor Present Andy Brinkman St. Croix County Supervisor Present David Peterson St. Croix County Supervisor Present William Peavey St. Croix County Supervisor Present Christopher Babbitt St. Croix County Supervisor Present OATH OF OFFICE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT County Administrator Patrick Thompson welcomed members of the County Board. Thompson reported a Committee of the Whole (COTW) meeting will be scheduled in May to review the Strategic Plan and the five-year capital improvement plan. Thompson reported as part of the standing committee orientation, Department Heads who are part of that standing committee will prepare a detailed orientation and update members on current issues. Appointments to other commissions and boards will be completed in May. Thompson announced this week is Telecommunicator Week and noted St. Croix County 911 Dispatchers were presented awards on Monday, April 14th. He added a 911 open house is scheduled for today from 4 - 6 PM. Thompson reported he is recruiting for an IT Director and the Administration Committee will be briefed on that detail. The May 6th County Board meeting will begin with a training on EBoardroom, a new process of voting from 5 - 6:30 p.m. and the regular meeting will begin at 7:00 p.m. 1. Financial Update 1. Financial Reports Thompson indicated 2013 budget ended on a positive note and St. Croix County remains the fastest growing county in the State of Wisconsin. Finance Director Tabatha Hansen reviewed 2013 and year to date reports. RESULT: DISCUSSED CONSENT AGENDA (Unless separation of an item is requested, all will be adopted in one motion.) RESULT: APPROVED [18 TO 0] MOVER: William Peavey, Supervisor SECONDER: Andy Brinkman, Supervisor AYES: Howard Novotny, Roy Sjoberg, Stephen Nielsen, Scott Nelson, Jill Ann Berke, Paulette Anderson, Judy Achterhof, Shaela Leibfried, Travis Schachtner, Agnes Ring, Chris Kilber, Dave Ostness, Roger Larson, Ron Kiesler, Andy Brinkman, David Peterson, William Peavey, Christopher Babbitt ABSTAIN: Daniel Hansen 1. Minutes Approval March 4, 2014 10:00 AM 2. Date of Next Meeting - May 6, 2014 7:00 PM 3. Rezonings - None PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEMS NOT ON AGENDA* No public comments for items not on the agenda. PRESENTATIONS OR RECOGNITIONS Recognition of Departing County Supervisors Thompson invited outgoing members to attend today's meeting including: Tim Hood, Daryl Standafer, Fred Yoerg, Buck Malick, Rick Ottino, Tom Hawksford, Fred Horne, Joe Hurtgen, Brian Hurtgen and Duane Russett. Standafer and Malick were present. Thompson presented Malick and Standafer with Certificates of Appreciation. ELECTION OF OFFICERS Election of Officers - Chair and Vice Chair Larson appointed Corporation Counsel Scott Cox as Chair Pro-tem. Cox asked for County Board Chair nominations. Peterson nominated Agnes Ring Sjoberg nominated Roger Larson Cox called for any other nominations and closed nominations Each nominee responded to three questions pursuant to the County Board Rules and Bylaws and voting by secret ballot was held and tallied. Ring received 5 votes Larson received 14 votes Larson was elected as Chair. Chair Larson asked for nominations for Vice Chair. Kiesler nominated Dave Ostness Sjoberg nominated Jill Berke Chair Larson called for any other nominations and closed nominations. Ostness received 12 votes Berke received 6 votes One ballot cast for "Nobody" Ostness was elected as Vice Chair. APPOINTMENTS 1. County Administrator Appointments of County Board Members (4) and Citizen Member (1) to Health and Human Services Board followed by County Board Confirmation Thompson announced the appointments for Health and Human Services Board (HHS) noting four County Board members and one citizen appointment is necessary. Thompson proposed the appointment of Babbitt and Anderson for a three-year term; Sjoberg and Leibfried for a one-year term, and the reappointment of Leon Berenschot as a citizen member for a three-year term. Motion by Ring, 2nd by Peterson to approve. Motion by Sjoberg, 2nd by Kiesler to amend the motion to split the action on the appointments. Sjoberg indicated he prefers to serve on another committee. Thompson suggested substituting Novotny for Sjoberg. Motion by Schachtner, 2nd by Berke to amend the appointment of Sjoberg with Novotny for Sjoberg. Sjoberg withdrew his motion to split the appointments. There being no objection from the County Board the motion was withdrawn. Amendment carried unanimously. RESULT: ADOPTED AS AMENDED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Agnes Ring, Supervisor SECONDER: Travis Schachtner, Supervisor AYES: Howard Novotny, Roy Sjoberg, Stephen Nielsen, Scott Nelson, Jill Ann Berke, Daniel Hansen, Paulette Anderson, Judy Achterhof, Shaela Leibfried, Travis Schachtner, Agnes Ring, Chris Kilber, Dave Ostness, Roger Larson, Ron Kiesler, Andy Brinkman, David Peterson, William Peavey, Christopher Babbitt 2. County Administrator Appointments to Council on Aging and Disabilities Thompson announced the proposed appointments to the Council on Aging and Disability Board as follows: Citizen members - James Schreiber, Virginia Drath, Alfred Schrank, Patricia Jonas, and Leon Berenschot; and County Board members - Anderson, Kiesler and Ostness. RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Andy Brinkman, Supervisor SECONDER: David Peterson, Supervisor AYES: Howard Novotny, Roy Sjoberg, Stephen Nielsen, Scott Nelson, Jill Ann Berke, Daniel Hansen, Paulette Anderson, Judy Achterhof, Shaela Leibfried, Travis Schachtner, Agnes Ring, Chris Kilber, Dave Ostness, Roger Larson, Ron Kiesler, Andy Brinkman, David Peterson, William Peavey, Christopher Babbitt ELECTION OF STANDING COMMITTEES Election of Standing Committees Motion by Kiesler, 2nd by Hansen to suspend the bylaw which selects committee elections randomly to an alphabetical order beginning with Administration, then Community Development, Public Protection and Transportation. Carried: Yes - 15; No - 4 (Nays: Ring, Nielsen, Kilber, Peavey). Administration Committee Kiesler nominated Sjoberg Peterson nominated Peavey Peavey nominated Peterson Nielsen nominated Kilber Nelson nominated Schachtner Kilber nominated Nielsen Sjoberg nominated Achterhof Novotny nominated Kiesler Babbitt nominated Berke Peterson nominated Ring Chair Larson closed nominations Elected to the Administration Committee: Berke, Achterhof, Kiesler, Sjoberg, Schachtner Community Development Committee: Babbitt nominated Ring Novotny nominated Berke Achterhof nominated Hansen Anderson nominated Leibfried Hansen nominated Achterhof Ring nominated Brinkman Elected to the Community Development Committee: Ring, Hansen, Berke, Achterhof, Leibfried Public Protection Committee: Berke nominated Brinkman Leibfried nominated Nelson Ostness nominated Larson Hansen nominated Babbitt Achterhof nominated Nielsen Brinkman nominated Kiesler Elected to the Public Protection Committee: Brinkman, Babbitt, Larson, Nelson, Nielsen Transportation Committee: Ostness, Peterson and Peavey will serve on the Transportation Committee as they are not serving on any other standing committee. Novotny nominated Nelson Achterhof nominated Hansen Motion by Ostness, 2nd by Nelson to cast a unanimous ballot for Ostness, Peterson, Peavey, Nelson and Hansen for the Transportation Committee. Carried unanimously. Elected to the Transportation Committee: Ostness, Peterson, Peavey, Nelson and Hansen Chair Larson designated a convener for the standing committees and HHS Board and requested the committees meet before the May 6th County Board meeting to organize. ANNUAL DEPARTMENT REPORTS - NONE OLD AND NEW BUSINESS 1. Resolution Amending Rules and Bylaws of the Board of Supervisors of St. Croix County Motion by Schachtner, 2nd by Peterson to move to the floor. Thompson reviewed the proposed amendments to Rules and Bylaws. Motion by Sjoberg, 2nd by Kiesler based on the big change in elected officials, this is deserving of a comprehensive review, and moves to refer this matter to the Administration Committee for a thorough examination. Motion by Berke, 2nd by Sjoberg to amend the motion to refer this matter to the Administration Committee, then to the Committee of the Whole, then back to the Administration Committee for final review, then to the County Board. Berke indicated having the Administration Committee review after the Committee of the Whole would allow consolidation of the suggestions by the Committee of the Whole. Amendment passed: Yes - 14; No - 5 (nays: Ring, Ostness, Larson, Brinkman, Peavey). RESULT: POSTPONED [15 TO 4] Next: 8/5/2014 10:00 AM MOVER: Travis Schachtner, Supervisor SECONDER: David Peterson, Supervisor AYES: Howard Novotny, Roy Sjoberg, Scott Nelson, Jill Ann Berke, Daniel Hansen, Paulette Anderson, Judy Achterhof, Shaela Leibfried, Travis Schachtner, Agnes Ring, Dave Ostness, Roger Larson, Ron Kiesler, William Peavey, Christopher Babbitt NAYS: Stephen Nielsen, Chris Kilber, Andy Brinkman, David Peterson 2. Resolution Authorizing St. Croix River Crossing Growth Management Mitigation Funds to Purchase Countywide LiDAR Data Motion by Ring, 2nd by Schachtner to approve. Thompson reported the County Board needs to authorize the expenditure and requires a two-thirds vote of the board as this is a budget amendment. Discussion regarding acquiring the software and service. Community Development Director Ellen Denzer indicated the County is purchasing the flight service for aerial photography which will be provided as computerized data. Finance Director Hansen provided an explanation of the fiscal impact. Supr. Hansen expressed concerns regarding clarification and moved to postpone to the next County Board meeting. Motion failed due to lack of second. Motion by Peterson, 2nd by Ostness to strike "and analysis software" on line 41 of the resolution. Carried: Yes - 18; No - 1 (nay: Nielsen). RESULT: ADOPTED AS AMENDED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Agnes Ring, Supervisor SECONDER: Travis Schachtner, Supervisor AYES: Howard Novotny, Roy Sjoberg, Stephen Nielsen, Scott Nelson, Jill Ann Berke, Daniel Hansen, Paulette Anderson, Judy Achterhof, Shaela Leibfried, Travis Schachtner, Agnes Ring, Chris Kilber, Dave Ostness, Roger Larson, Ron Kiesler, Andy Brinkman, David Peterson, William Peavey, Christopher Babbitt 3. Resolution of Commitment and Support for Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) 2014-2018 Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) Award Cycle to Develop a County-Wide Comprehensive Bike and Pedestrian Plan Motion by Ring, 2nd by Schachtner to approve. Members of the public spoke in support of the resolution: Mark Gherty, Hudson, Tim Witzmann, Hudson, Mark Vanasse, Houlton, Susane Heuiser, Hudson, Tim Spaniol, Hudson. Motion by Peavey, 2nd by Ostness to amend the resolution as follows: Insert at line #10 WHEREAS, the St. Croix County Highway Department has regularly and consistently utilized the current St. Croix County Transportation Bicycle Plan to guide improvements on the County Highways for the last 19 years; and WHEREAS, the St. Croix County Transportation Committee has reviewed the resolution as supported by the St. Croix County Community Development Committee; and Insert at line #23 FURTHER, be it resolved that the Comprehensive Bike Plan development will be coordinated with the St. Croix County Highway Department Transportation Enhancement Plan and presented to the County Board for approval. Amendment carried unanimously. RESULT: ADOPTED AS AMENDED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Agnes Ring, Supervisor SECONDER: Travis Schachtner, Supervisor AYES: Howard Novotny, Roy Sjoberg, Stephen Nielsen, Scott Nelson, Jill Ann Berke, Daniel Hansen, Paulette Anderson, Judy Achterhof, Shaela Leibfried, Travis Schachtner, Agnes Ring, Chris Kilber, Dave Ostness, Roger Larson, Ron Kiesler, Andy Brinkman, David Peterson, William Peavey, Christopher Babbitt 4. Resolution to Endorse the Concept of a Merged Pierce-St. Croix County PSAP Motion by Brinkman, 2nd by Kiesler to move this to the floor. Thompson provided a background of the project. This resolution will endorse the concept of a merged Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) with Pierce County and authorize the expenditure of $20,000 by St. Croix County to begin implementation by St. Croix County. Thompson reported the Pierce County Board is also meeting today to vote on this resolution. Brinkman explained his reason to cap the expenditure at $20,000 and expressed the need by County Administrator Thompson and Pierce County Administrative Coordinator Miller to establish ground rules between the two counties. Ostness requested an explanation of the five steps and costs associated. Risk Manager Kristen Ziliak reported the five steps PSC Alliance provided are: 1) permissions and legislative approvals with an estimated cost of $69,500; 2) governance model and commitment -$23,000; 3) technology planning - $128,000; 4) implementation oversight - $107,000; 5) backup and longer-range future planning - $48,000. The total is $375,500. Discussion regarding consulting fees. Motion by Hansen, 2nd by Sjoberg to amend the resolution by striking the word "endorses" on line 47 and adding "commit to further study of". Hansen indicated this language represents a limited commitment of this body. Amendment passed: Yes - 11; No - 8 (nays: Ring, Babbitt, Nielsen, Kilber, Larson, Kiesler, Brinkman, Peterson). Kiesler requested clarification on the $375,500. Ziliak responded the $375,500 is for the guidance of a consultant and includes obtaining the necessary permits and attorney fees. $1.58 million is for capital costs which is separate from the $375,500. The expansion of the 911 center was $1.3 million and did not include any equipment. No money has been spent for the upgrades of infrastructure. Thompson indicated moving forward depends on action by the Pierce County Board today. There will be dialog between the two counties and if this resolution is defeated, review the matter with Pierce County and report back to the County Board. RESULT: ADOPTED AS AMENDED [18 TO 1] MOVER: Andy Brinkman, Supervisor SECONDER: Ron Kiesler, Supervisor AYES: Howard Novotny, Roy Sjoberg, Stephen Nielsen, Scott Nelson, Jill Ann Berke, Daniel Hansen, Paulette Anderson, Judy Achterhof, Shaela Leibfried, Travis Schachtner, Agnes Ring, Chris Kilber, Roger Larson, Ron Kiesler, Andy Brinkman, David Peterson, William Peavey, Christopher Babbitt NAYS: Dave Ostness COUNTY CLERK'S REPORT OF CORRESPONDENCE AND REZONING REQUESTS ANNOUNCEMENTS Hansen reported he has visited with many constituents over the past few months and has heard many questions regarding pay for senior management and the Administrator. Hansen requested the Administration Committee review contracts for ethicacy and sustainability of all Department Heads and the Administrator, and requested the questions be addressed with a report at the June County Board meeting. ADJOURNMENT 1:06 PM