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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-08-2018 Joint Meeting Health & Human Services and Community Development Minutes MEETING MINUTES HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES BOARD AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE August 8, 2018 5:00 PM County Board Room-Government Center County Board Room - 1101 Carmichael Road, Hudson, Wisconsin CALL TO ORDER This August 8, 2018 joint meeting of the Health and Human Services Board and the Community Development Committee was called to order at approximately 5:00 p.m. by Community Development Committee Chair Dan Hansen. ROLL CALL Attendee Name Organization Title Status Arrived Tom Coulter St. Croix County Supervisor Present Bob Long St. Croix County Supervisor Present Tammy Moothedan St. Croix County Supervisor Present Dan Fosterling St. Croix County Supervisor Present Dave Ostness St. Croix County HHS Board Chair Present Paulette Anderson St. Croix County Vice-Chair Present Deb Rasmussen St. Croix County Board Member Absent Heather Logelin St. Croix County Board Member Absent Paul McGinnis St. Croix County Board Member Absent Ed Schachtner St. Croix County Supervisor Present Dan Hansen CommunityDevelopment St. Croix County Chairman Present District 13 St. Croix County District 13 Excused Judy Achterhof St. Croix County Supervisor-CDC Vice Chair Absent Dick Hesselink St. Croix County FSA Rep Absent Others in Attendance: Community Development Director Ellen Denzer, Recorder Julie Peterson, Planner Tamara Wittmer, County Administrator Patrick Thompson, Health and Human Services Director Fred Johnson, Public Health Administrator Deb Lindemann, County Board Chairman Roger Larson, Recorder Renea Aeschliman Excused Absences: Heather Logelin, Paul McGinnis, Judy Achterhof, Dick Hesselink, District 13 Unexcused Absences: Deb Rasmussen PUBLIC COMMENT Virginia Drath - spoke regarding Emerald Sky Dairy John Strom - spoke regarding dairy issues with the water, Karst area of dairy operations BUSINESS ITEMS 1. Report and Budget Discussion of Ground and Surface Water Quality Study Group Recommendations Dan Hansen introduced the topic. Ellen Denzer, Community Development Director, provided an overview of the attached report, focusing on the short term/immediate recommendations. Sinkhole Mapping will be done by a consultant, the University of Minnesota, and will be funded utilizing Riverway Mitigation Funding. A contract has been signed and the work has begun. Reclassification of current open Community Development Department position shifting 0.6 full time equivalency to Water Resources will provide staffing to do outreach and education, continue and expand the existing water testing program, assist with development of a water quality screening clinic, coordinate with various departments and staff in developing an emergency response protocol and emergency response bacteria testing policies. The position has about 80% existing funding, reclassification will increase annual budget by approximately $13,000. Water Quality Screening Clinic would provide no cost information to residents to assist them in determining whether additional water testing is needed. Baseline water quality analysis - cost $10,000 per year for 10 years; would work with Eau Claire or UW-RF labs, 200 tests per year with voluntary landowners from throughout the county, at the end of 10 years would have 1000 wells with 3 data points providing an indication of water quality throughout the county. Nitrate Source Analysis - cost $22,000, testing of 200 wells throughout the county that have high nitrate levels to determine if the nitrate source is animal, commercial fertilizer or residential. Emergency Response Protocol and Bacteria Testing Policies- several county departments and state agencies would work together to develop these. . EVAAL Study Kinnickinnic Watershed - $12,000, this has been completed for the Willow River Watershed, with Kinnickinnic would be most of the St. Croix Watershed. Provides a point in time assessment of erosion vulnerability. Groundwater flow model, recharge and environmentally sensitive areas mapping - $75,000 - $150,000. The existing groundwater flow model needs to be updated and expanded to include recharge and environmentally sensitive areas. Discussion, additional information provided by Tamara Wittmer, Fred Johnson and Deb Lindemann. County staff are pursuing grants to assist with funding. The joint committee members expressed support for all the short -term/immediate recommendations on page 6 of the Prioritized Recommendations except the Groundwater Flow Model, Recharge and Sensitive Areas Mapping, cost estimate of $75,000-$150,000. County Administrator Patrick Thompson suggested funding the three other short-term recommendations -- Baseline Water Quality Analysis Testing, Nitrate Source Analysis Testing and possibly the EVAAL Study of the Kinnickinnic Watershed, from the funds remaining from the $50,000 contingency fund allocation that was designated in 2017 for the Water Quality Study Group. Committee members present generally supported the reallocation of these funds, this would need to be a recommendation to the Administration Committee. CDC and HHS will have this on their next meeting agendas to consider a recommendation to the Administration Committee regarding the remaining Water Quality Study Group funds. RESULT: DISCUSSED REQUEST FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS No requests at this time. ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE No announcements or correspondence. ADJOURN This meeting was called adjourned by Chair Hansen at approximately 5:55 p.m.