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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-04-2020 County Board Minutes MINUTES BOARD OF SUPERVISORS August 4, 2020 5:00 PM Room 1284-County Board Room Government Center - 1101 Carmichael Road, Hudson, Wisconsin NOTICE Due to Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, County Board members and staff are encouraged to attend the meeting via the use of technology utilizing the Zoom platform. CALL TO ORDER INVOCATION OR MOMENT OF SILENCE-REV. DAWN JEFFERS RAMSTAD FROM HUDSON UNITED METHODIST Moment of Silence PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG ROLL CALL Attendee Name Organization Title Status Arrived Ed Schachtner St. Croix County Supervisor Present Shawn Anderson St. Croix County Supervisor Present Bob Long St. Croix County Supervisor Present Cathy Leaf St. Croix County Supervisor Present Carah Koch St. Croix County Supervisor Present Tim Hall St. Croix County Supervisor Present Paul Berning St. Croix County Supervisor Present Richard Ottino St. Croix County Supervisor Present Bob Feidler St. Croix County Supervisor Present Dave Ostness St. Croix County Supervisor Present Scott Counter St. Croix County Supervisor Present Daniel Hansen St. Croix County Supervisor Present Scottie Ard St. Croix County Supervisor Present Greg Tellijohn St. Croix County Supervisor Present David Peterson St. Croix County Chair Present Paulette Anderson St. Croix County Supervisor Present Judy Achterhof St. Croix County Supervisor Present Shelly Tomtschik St. Croix County Supervisor Present William Peavey St. Croix County Vice Chair Present Attending remotely: Leaf, Hall, Ottino, Tellijohn PUBLIC COMMENT Lynn Betzold - public awareness of 5G roll-out Virgina Drath - Emerald - Bayfield County's Resolution Enacting a Two-Year Moratorium on the New Construction or Expansion of Existing Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations and the Establishment of a Large-Scale Livestock Study Committee. Roy Sjoberg - County Library Tax Resolution Jennifer Flanders, Celeste Koeberl, Sarah Atkins and Michelle Denison - mask mandate CONSENT AGENDA (Unless separation of an item is requested, all will be adopted in one motion.) RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Scottie Ard, Supervisor SECONDER: Shelly Tomtschik, Supervisor AYES: Ed Schachtner, Shawn Anderson, Bob Long, Cathy Leaf, Carah Koch, Tim Hall, Paul Berning, Richard Ottino, Bob Feidler, Dave Ostness, Scott Counter, Daniel Hansen, Scottie Ard, Greg Tellijohn, David Peterson, Paulette Anderson, Judy Achterhof, Shelly Tomtschik, William Peavey 1. Minutes of Previous Meeting 1. July 7, 2020 5:00 PM 2. Date of Next Meeting-September 1, 2020 5:00 PM 3. Rezonings 1. Ordinance Amending the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance Map, Chapter 15; Section 13 & Section 18, Town 30N, Range 19W, Town of Somerset 4. Alterations of County Supervisor District Lines Due to Annexations 5. Appointments 6. Approval of Amendments to Town Zoning Ordinances 7. Any Other Item Deemed Routine by the County Board Chair PRESENTATIONS OR RECOGNITIONS Chair Peterson thanked County Administrator Patrick Thompson who is resigning August 18th. Thompson thanked the past and present board members and staff members. COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT 1. Financial Report for June 2020 Review of financial reports by County Administrator Thompson. Thompson highlighted the sales tax activity noting the last two months have been record months in terms of an increase in sales tax collections. Thompson thanked Assistant County Administrator Ken Witt for his work in St. Croix County. RESULT: DISCUSSED BUSINESS 1. Ordinance to Adopt Farmland Preservation Plan Area Map Amendments to the St. Croix County - 2012 - 2035 Comprehensive Plan RESULT: ENACTED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Daniel Hansen, Supervisor SECONDER: Dave Ostness, Supervisor AYES: Ed Schachtner, Shawn Anderson, Bob Long, Cathy Leaf, Carah Koch, Tim Hall, Paul Berning, Richard Ottino, Bob Feidler, Dave Ostness, Scott Counter, Daniel Hansen, Scottie Ard, Greg Tellijohn, David Peterson, Paulette Anderson, Judy Achterhof, Shelly Tomtschik, William Peavey 2. An Ordinance Repealing Chapter 17, Subchapter III, Section 17.30, of the St. Croix County Code of Ordinances, Shoreland Overlay Districts and Re-enacting the Shoreland Overlay Districts as Chapter 16 of the St. Croix County Code of Ordinances Supr. Hansen explained the State of Wisconsin changed their shoreland overlay requirements by law and therefore St. Croix County had to update its ordinance. Supr. Counter commended the Community Development Department for their work on the ordinance. RESULT: ENACTED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Daniel Hansen, Supervisor SECONDER: Tim Hall, Supervisor AYES: Ed Schachtner, Shawn Anderson, Bob Long, Cathy Leaf, Carah Koch, Tim Hall, Paul Berning, Richard Ottino, Bob Feidler, Dave Ostness, Scott Counter, Daniel Hansen, Scottie Ard, Greg Tellijohn, David Peterson, Paulette Anderson, Judy Achterhof, Shelly Tomtschik, William Peavey 3. Resolution Amending 2020 Budget (3) and Providing Additional Compensation to Public Health and Emergency Management for Excess Hours Due to Covid-19 County Administrator Thompson explained he analyzed salaries of employees working excess hours the past four months due to the pandemic. Funds are reimbursable through the CARES grant. Thompson reported the County Board will review this again near the end of year. RESULT: ADOPTED [18 TO 1] MOVER: Bob Long, Supervisor SECONDER: Scottie Ard, Supervisor AYES: Ed Schachtner, Shawn Anderson, Bob Long, Cathy Leaf, Carah Koch, Tim Hall, Richard Ottino, Bob Feidler, Dave Ostness, Scott Counter, Daniel Hansen, Scottie Ard, Greg Tellijohn, David Peterson, Paulette Anderson, Judy Achterhof, Shelly Tomtschik, William Peavey NAYS: Paul Berning 4. Resolution Amending Investment Policy Thompson explained Bob Moore of ICM, the investment advisor for St. Croix County, recommended a policy change to allow for more investment options with highly rated corporate securities. Investment options comply with State of Wisconsin investment limitations. RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Bob Long, Supervisor SECONDER: Scottie Ard, Supervisor AYES: Ed Schachtner, Shawn Anderson, Bob Long, Cathy Leaf, Carah Koch, Tim Hall, Paul Berning, Richard Ottino, Bob Feidler, Dave Ostness, Scott Counter, Daniel Hansen, Scottie Ard, Greg Tellijohn, David Peterson, Paulette Anderson, Judy Achterhof, Shelly Tomtschik, William Peavey 5. Resolution Approving County Administrator's Work Plan Report for Period July 1, 2019 - June 30, 2020 RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Bob Long, Supervisor SECONDER: Dave Ostness, Supervisor AYES: Ed Schachtner, Shawn Anderson, Bob Long, Cathy Leaf, Carah Koch, Tim Hall, Paul Berning, Richard Ottino, Bob Feidler, Dave Ostness, Scott Counter, Daniel Hansen, Scottie Ard, Greg Tellijohn, David Peterson, Paulette Anderson, Judy Achterhof, Shelly Tomtschik, William Peavey 6. Resolution to Extend Resolution 15 (2020) Covid-19 Emergency Declaration Until December 31, 2020 Thompson stated this is an extension of the emergency declaration adopted by the County Board earlier this year granting the County Administrator authority to make exceptions to County policy. No exceptions have been needed since April 2020, but conditions of the emergency still exist and continue to change rapidly. This resolution extends the emergency declaration until December 31, 2020. The declaration may be rescinded anytime by the County Board. RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Bob Long, Supervisor SECONDER: Scottie Ard, Supervisor AYES: Ed Schachtner, Shawn Anderson, Bob Long, Cathy Leaf, Carah Koch, Tim Hall, Paul Berning, Richard Ottino, Bob Feidler, Dave Ostness, Scott Counter, Daniel Hansen, Scottie Ard, Greg Tellijohn, David Peterson, Paulette Anderson, Judy Achterhof, Shelly Tomtschik, William Peavey 7. Resolution Establishing Library Levy Motion by Supr. Ard, 2nd by Supr. Achterhof to approve. Assistant County Administrator Witt provided an explanation of the funding. Discussion regarding the Hudson Area Joint Library funding. Motion by Supr. Ard to call for the question. Supr. Berning objected. Motion by Supr. Achterhof, 2nd by Supr. Tomtschik to separate funding for the hotspots from the other library funding. Passed. Motion by Supr. Achterhof, 2nd by Supr. Berning to increase funding for the hotspots to $791.64 per library, but increase amounts to Spring Valley and Woodville libraries as they have different service providers. Total funding for hotspots is $8,706.00. Calculations were done by Witt resulting in funding estimated to nine libraries in the amount of $756.00 with funding for the Spring Valley library in the amount of $1,044.00 and the Woodville library in the amount of $858.00. Vice-Chair Peavey expressed concerns the $8706.00 funding would be a levy on rural townships only and rural property owners would be paying for the hotspots. Peavey would rather eliminate hotspot funding on the library levy and place it under the General Fund so all citizens pay for the hotspots. Motion on hotspot funding passed with the updated calculations. Motion by Supr. Ard, 2nd by Anderson to call the question. Objection by Supr. Koch. Roll Call vote: Yes: 10; No: 9 (Nays: Schachtner, S. Anderson, Long, Koch, Berning, Ottino, Feidler, Ostness, Counter) Motion failed (requires a two-thirds vote). Supervisors commented on the library funding resolution. Chair Peterson confirmed the vote on the resolution is to establish the library levy as presented and the removal of the hotspot funding. Chair Peterson called for a show of hands. Passed: Yes - 13; No - 6. RESULT: ADOPTED AS AMENDED [13 TO 6] MOVER: Scottie Ard, Supervisor SECONDER: Judy Achterhof, Supervisor AYES: Ed Schachtner, Cathy Leaf, Tim Hall, Dave Ostness, Scott Counter, Daniel Hansen, Scottie Ard, Greg Tellijohn, David Peterson, Paulette Anderson, Judy Achterhof, Shelly Tomtschik, William Peavey NAYS: Shawn Anderson, Bob Long, Carah Koch, Paul Berning, Richard Ottino, Bob Feidler 8. Resolution Initiating County Administrator Search The Administration Committee is recommending the development of a request for proposal (RFP) for the hiring of a governmental executive search firm for a County Administrator. Discussion regarding making this a transparent process. RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Bob Long, Supervisor SECONDER: Scottie Ard, Supervisor AYES: Ed Schachtner, Shawn Anderson, Bob Long, Cathy Leaf, Carah Koch, Tim Hall, Paul Berning, Richard Ottino, Bob Feidler, Dave Ostness, Scott Counter, Daniel Hansen, Scottie Ard, Greg Tellijohn, David Peterson, Paulette Anderson, Judy Achterhof, Shelly Tomtschik, William Peavey 9. Resolution Establishing Temporary Additional Compensation for the Assistant County Administrator Supr. Long explained a succession policy was approved in January 2019 in which the Assistant County Administrator will assume the duties of County Administrator in the event of a vacancy. Long added it is appropriate to compensate the Assistant County Administrator from August 19, 2020 until a successor County Administrator is appointed. . RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Bob Long, Supervisor SECONDER: Scottie Ard, Supervisor AYES: Ed Schachtner, Shawn Anderson, Bob Long, Cathy Leaf, Carah Koch, Tim Hall, Paul Berning, Richard Ottino, Bob Feidler, Dave Ostness, Scott Counter, Daniel Hansen, Scottie Ard, Greg Tellijohn, David Peterson, Paulette Anderson, Judy Achterhof, Shelly Tomtschik, William Peavey 10. Closed session pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 19.85(1)(g). Conferring with legal counsel for the governmental body who is rendering oral or written advice concerning strategy to be adopted by the body with respect to litigation in which it is or is likely to becoming involved. Calda Donna, LLC v. St. Croix County Board of Adjustment and St. Croix County. Motion by Supr. Ostness, 2nd by Supr. Ard to move into closed session. Roll call vote passed unanimous. 7:28 PM Others present in closed session: County Administrator Thompson, Assistant County Administrator Witt, Corporation Counsel Scott Cox, Attorney Remzy Bitar, Community Development Director Ellen Denzer, County Clerk Cindy Campbell RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Dave Ostness, Supervisor SECONDER: Scottie Ard, Supervisor AYES: Ed Schachtner, Shawn Anderson, Bob Long, Cathy Leaf, Carah Koch, Tim Hall, Paul Berning, Richard Ottino, Bob Feidler, Dave Ostness, Scott Counter, Daniel Hansen, Scottie Ard, Greg Tellijohn, David Peterson, Paulette Anderson, Judy Achterhof, Shelly Tomtschik, William Peavey 11. Reconvene into open session and take action on items under discussion in closed session and/or report action taken in closed session, if any. Motion by Supr. Berning, 2nd by Supr. Ard to reconvene into open session. Passed. 7:44 PM Motion by Supr. Hansen, 2nd by Supr. Leaf to approve the mediated settlement in the Calda Donna litigation which would require a payment from the County to Calda Donna in the amount of $300,000 and in exchange the County will receive an environmental/non development easement prohibiting any building development on the property and a release of any and all claims against the County and the Board of Adjustment including dismissal of all state and federal lawsuits. RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Daniel Hansen, Supervisor SECONDER: Cathy Leaf, Supervisor AYES: Ed Schachtner, Shawn Anderson, Bob Long, Cathy Leaf, Carah Koch, Tim Hall, Paul Berning, Richard Ottino, Bob Feidler, Dave Ostness, Scott Counter, Daniel Hansen, Scottie Ard, Greg Tellijohn, David Peterson, Paulette Anderson, Judy Achterhof, Shelly Tomtschik, William Peavey ANNUAL DEPARTMENT REPORTS 1. Highway Department Annual Report - Robbie Krejci Submitted by Highway Commissioner Rob Krejci RESULT: NO ACTION 2. County Veterans' Service Office Annual Department Report - Phillip Landgraf Submitted by County Veteran Service Officer Phillip Landgraf RESULT: NO ACTION 3. Register of Deeds Annual Report - Beth Pabst Submitted by Register of Deeds Beth Pabst. RESULT: NO ACTION REQUEST FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Supr. Achterhof requested the Administration Committee review the communications policy. Supr. Leaf indicated Pierce County was successful in passing an ordinance altering the Public Health Officers duties related to the enforcement of health orders and requested this be placed on the Health and Human Services Board agenda. Supr. Hansen concurred. Supr. Schachtner asked for consideration of the Bayfield CAFOs Resolution regarding enacting a two-year moratorium on the new construction or expansion of existing concentrated animal feeding operations and the establishment of a large-scale livestock study committee. Chair Peterson referred this to the Community Development Committee. COUNTY CLERK'S REPORT OF CORRESPONDENCE AND REZONING REQUESTS ANNOUNCEMENTS ADJOURNMENT 7:49 PM