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Home My WebLink About11-05-2019 County Board Minutes MINUTES BOARD OF SUPERVISORS November 5, 2019 8:00 AM Room 1284-County Board Room 1101 Carmichael Road, Hudson, Wisconsin CALL TO ORDER INVOCATION OR MOMENT OF SILENCE-LARRY SZYMAN, FAITH COMMUNITY CHURCH PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG ROLL CALL Attendee Name Organization Title Status Arrived Ed Schachtner St. Croix County Supervisor Present Jim Endle St. Croix County Supervisor Absent Lynda Miller St. Croix County Supervisor Present Tom Coulter St. Croix County Supervisor Present Roy Sjoberg St. Croix County Supervisor Present Buck Malick St. Croix County Supervisor Present Tammy Moothedan St. Croix County Supervisor Present Dan Fosterling St. Croix County Supervisor Present Bob Feidler St. Croix County Supervisor Present Dave Ostness St. Croix County Vice Chair Present Roger Larson St. Croix County Chair Present Daniel Hansen St. Croix County Supervisor Present District 13 St. Croix County Absent Greg Tellijohn St. Croix County Supervisor Present David Peterson St. Croix County Supervisor Present Paulette Anderson St. Croix County Supervisor Present Judy Achterhof St. Croix County Supervisor Present Nancy Hable St. Croix County Supervisor Present William Peavey St. Croix County Supervisor Absent PUBLIC COMMENT Chuck Rang - Starr Wood Property CONSENT AGENDA (Unless separation of an item is requested, all will be adopted in one motion.) RESULT: APPROVED \[UNANIMOUS\] MOVER: David Peterson, Supervisor SECONDER: Dave Ostness, Vice Chair AYES: Ed Schachtner, Lynda Miller, Tom Coulter, Roy Sjoberg, Buck Malick, Tammy Moothedan, Dan Fosterling, Bob Feidler, Dave Ostness, Roger Larson, Daniel Hansen, Greg Tellijohn, David Peterson, Paulette Anderson, Judy Achterhof, Nancy Hable ABSENT: Jim Endle, District 13, William Peavey 1. Minutes of Previous Meeting 1. October 1, 2019 5:00 PM 2. Date of Next Meeting - December 3, 2019 - 8:00 AM 3. Rezonings-none 4. Alterations of County Supervisor District Lines Due to Annexations 1. Resolution Approving Alteration of Supervisory District Boundary - Village of Somerset (Earl Belisle - 2 Acres) 5. Appointments-none 6. Approval of Amendments to Town Zoning Ordinances-none 7. Any Other Item Deemed Routine by the County Board Chair PRESENTATIONS OR RECOGNITIONS None ANNUAL DEPARTMENT REPORTS 1. Community Development Department Annual Report-Ellen Denzer Report by Community Development Director Ellen Denzer. RESULT: DISCUSSED COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT 1. Financial Report for September 2019 Brief review by County Administrator Patrick Thompson. RESULT: DISCUSSED PUBLIC HEARING ON 2020 PROPOSED BUDGET 1. Summary of 2020 County Administrator's Recommended Budget Summary of 2020 County Administrator's budget presented by County Administrator Thompson. Thompson highlighted the change to include two positions in Emergency Support Services and Community Development. RESULT: DISCUSSED 2. Public Hearing on 2020 Proposed Budget per Wis. Stats. 65.90(3) Chair Larson opened the public hearing at 8:23 AM. No comments. Chair Larson closed the public hearing. RESULT: DISCUSSED BUSINESS 1. Resolution Awarding the Sale of $8,025,000 General Obligation Capital Improvement Bonds, Series 2019A Ehlers' Senior Municipal Advisory Sean Lentz reported the county's bond rating is Aa1. Five bids were received. Lentz recommended awarding Piper Jaffray the bid which was submitted with a True Interest Rate of 2.1511 percent and reviewed the presale report and projected General Obligation Debt Levy with $8.025 Million Issue. Lentz stated action today would be to accept the winning bid, approve the resolution to award the sale of $8,025,000 of bonds, the interest rate is locked in for a 20 year period and included in the bid is the option to pre-pay or re-fund with a lower interest rate. Supr. Moothedan spoke in opposition to the resolution noting there was no other solution or study brought forward to this board for mental health issues in the jails. Supr. Malick supports the project for the safety of officers and inmates but agrees this is not a solution to the problem and requested the Public Protection and Judiciary Committee and Community Justice Collaborating Committee (CJCC) work on a solution. RESULT: ADOPTED \[13 TO 2\] MOVER: David Peterson, Supervisor SECONDER: Ed Schachtner, Supervisor AYES: Ed Schachtner, Lynda Miller, Roy Sjoberg, Buck Malick, Dan Fosterling, Bob Feidler, Dave Ostness, Roger Larson, Greg Tellijohn, David Peterson, Paulette Anderson, Judy Achterhof, Nancy Hable NAYS: Tom Coulter, Tammy Moothedan ABSTAIN: Daniel Hansen ABSENT: Jim Endle, District 13, William Peavey 2. Resolution Approving Library Exemption from Tax Levy RESULT: ADOPTED \[UNANIMOUS\] MOVER: David Peterson, Supervisor SECONDER: Roy Sjoberg, Supervisor AYES: Ed Schachtner, Lynda Miller, Tom Coulter, Roy Sjoberg, Buck Malick, Tammy Moothedan, Dan Fosterling, Bob Feidler, Dave Ostness, Roger Larson, Daniel Hansen, Greg Tellijohn, David Peterson, Paulette Anderson, Judy Achterhof, Nancy Hable ABSENT: Jim Endle, District 13, William Peavey 3. Resolution to Charge Back Municipalities Due To Incorrect Real Estate Taxes RESULT: ADOPTED \[UNANIMOUS\] MOVER: David Peterson, Supervisor SECONDER: Buck Malick, Supervisor AYES: Ed Schachtner, Lynda Miller, Tom Coulter, Roy Sjoberg, Buck Malick, Tammy Moothedan, Dan Fosterling, Bob Feidler, Dave Ostness, Roger Larson, Daniel Hansen, Greg Tellijohn, David Peterson, Paulette Anderson, Judy Achterhof, Nancy Hable ABSENT: Jim Endle, District 13, William Peavey 4. Resolution Adopting Budget and Establishing Tax Levy Motion by Supr. Peterson, 2nd by Supr. Sjoberg to approve. Motion by Supr. Fosterling, 2nd by Supr. Feidler to amend the proposed budget by: (1) $400,000 of the $3,000,000 previously transferred to the Capital Improvement Fund (CIP) be reassigned to offset the tax levy, and (2) that the same amount ($400,000) be replenished to the CIP at the closing of the sale of the former Highway Department property in Hammond with the result that, (3) the total amount levied against all taxable real property in St. Croix County shall be amended to $35,966,478 a 4.75% increase from 2019. Amendment failed: Yes-5; No-11 (Ayes: Miller, Coulter, Malick, Fosterling, Feidler) RESULT: ADOPTED \[13 TO 3\] MOVER: David Peterson, Supervisor SECONDER: Roy Sjoberg, Supervisor AYES: Ed Schachtner, Roy Sjoberg, Buck Malick, Tammy Moothedan, Bob Feidler, Dave Ostness, Roger Larson, Daniel Hansen, Greg Tellijohn, David Peterson, Paulette Anderson, Judy Achterhof, Nancy Hable NAYS: Lynda Miller, Tom Coulter, Dan Fosterling ABSENT: Jim Endle, District 13, William Peavey 5. Resolution Approving Application for County Conservation Aids Grants 2019-2023 Suprs. Hansen and Malick spoke in favor of the resolution. RESULT: ADOPTED \[15 TO 0\] MOVER: Daniel Hansen, Supervisor SECONDER: Buck Malick, Supervisor AYES: Ed Schachtner, Lynda Miller, Tom Coulter, Roy Sjoberg, Buck Malick, Tammy Moothedan, Bob Feidler, Dave Ostness, Roger Larson, Daniel Hansen, Greg Tellijohn, David Peterson, Paulette Anderson, Judy Achterhof, Nancy Hable ABSTAIN: Dan Fosterling ABSENT: Jim Endle, District 13, William Peavey 6. Ordinance Repealing Chapter 17 of the St. Croix County Code of Ordinances Entitled Code of Ordinances - Comprehensive Revision to the Zoning Ordinance Presentation by Community Development Department Senior Planner John Hilgers and MSA Professional Services, Inc. Jason Valerius, Project Manager. Hilgers explained towns will need to adopt the new code within one year of County Board adoption and in the meantime will use the current code until they adopt the new code. If towns do nothing after the 12 months, they will not have county zoning in effect. Motion by Supr. Achterhof, 2nd by Supr. Hansen to amend Section 15.355 Kennels, Commercial 3. Standards. c. 1 and 2 to read: 1. 16 in the AG-1, AG-2, C-1, or C-3 districts. Up to four (4) animals per dog/cat run enclosure not exceeding four (4) runs per commercial kennel operation. 2. 6 in the R-1 District. Up to two (2) animals per dog/cat run enclosure not exceeding three (3) runs per commercial kennel operation. Amendment passed. Supr. Coulter questioned permit applications and their time limits to issue. Motion by Supr. Coulter, 2nd by Supr. Miller to send the zoning revisions back to the Community Development Committee to be reviewed and all the permits the county issues be reviewed for some assurance of service like septic systems and pornographers receive. Discussion regarding permit time limits. Vote to send back to committee failed: Yes - 3; No - 13 (Ayes: Miller, Coulter, Fosterling) RESULT: ENACTED AS AMENDED \[14 TO 2\] MOVER: Daniel Hansen, Supervisor SECONDER: Tammy Moothedan, Supervisor AYES: Ed Schachtner, Roy Sjoberg, Buck Malick, Tammy Moothedan, Dan Fosterling, Bob Feidler, Dave Ostness, Roger Larson, Daniel Hansen, Greg Tellijohn, David Peterson, Paulette Anderson, Judy Achterhof, Nancy Hable NAYS: Lynda Miller, Tom Coulter ABSENT: Jim Endle, District 13, William Peavey REQUEST FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Supr. Feidler would like to see alternatives to jail confinement possibly starting with the CJCC providing a briefing to the County Board in February and second, a briefing from the County Administrator on alternatives to increasing the tax levy possibly in February or March of 2020. Supr. Feidler commended Thompson and Witt on their work on the 2020 budget. Supr. Malick suggested a topic of mental health services in the jail as a proper frame of reference for the board's concern. Supr. Fosterling commented in terms of controlling costs consideration, before adding new positions, defer matters to the discretion of the County Administrator. An example was use of software in Emergency Communications to reply to calls such as burning permits. County Administrator Thompson state he is open for additional input and ideas from the board members on the budget process and thanked department heads and staff for their input and support. Chair Larson stated the December County Board meeting may be cancelled due to lack of business items. COUNTY CLERK'S REPORT OF CORRESPONDENCE AND REZONING REQUESTS County Clerk Cindy Campbell reported the Notice of the Spring Election will be published this month and candidate packets for County Board are in her office and will be posted on the county's website. ADJOURNMENT 10:00 AM