HomeMy WebLinkAboutLand & Water 12-09-02ST. CROIX COUNTY
NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETING
TO: Clarence Malick, Chairman
St. Croix County Board
FROM: Art Jensen, Chairman
COMMITTEE TITLE: Land & Water Conservation /Resource & Education Committee
DATE: December 9, 2002
TIME: 9:00 a.m.
LOCATION: Ag Center, Baldwin
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
ADOPTION OF AGENDA
DATE OF NEXT MEETING: January 7, 2003
ACTION ON PREVIOUS MINUTES
NEW BUSINESS:
Computer Purchases - Watershed funding
Update - Natural Resource Management Plan(NRMP) ATCP -50 requirements
- Agreement,amend NRMP
Subdivision Review - 10 :00 a.m.
LESA presentation - Townships
Glen Hills
- Fiscal report structure #2
- Pipe separations
Vouchers
*Parks Reorganization - Designate supervisors per Memorandum of
Understanding
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
Staff Reports
Wildlife Damage - Agreement - Dave Ferris
Municipal Waste - Regional
Education Activity
Priority Watershed Projects
WLWCA Conference
Aqencv Reports:
FSA
NRCS
DNR
RC &D
West Central Area
ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE
POSSIBLE AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING:
ADJOURNMENT (Agenda not necessarily presented in this order)
SUBMITTED BY: Robert Heise
DATE: November 25, 2002; amended December 2, 2002
COPIES TO: COUNTY BOARD OFFICE NEWS MEDIA /NOTICE BOARD
COUNTY CLERK COMMITTEE MEMBERS
* ADDITIONS /CORRECTIONS /CHANGES
UNOFFICIAL
Convened: 9:00 a.m.
Adjourned: 11:25 a.m.
ST. CROIX COUNTY LAND & WATER CONSERVATION/RESOURCE
& EDUCATION COMMITTEE
Agricultural Service & Education Center, Baldwin, WI
December 9, 2002
Members Present: Lois Burri, Chris Bethke, Art Jensen, Ron Raymond
Members Absent Leon Berenschot, Jim Cody
Staff Present: County Conservationist -Bob Heise; Secretary- Arlene Lier
Others Present: Steve Pernsteiner -NRCS; Bob Hendrickson -FSA
Meeting called to order by chair Art Jensen.
Bethke made motion to adopt agenda. Raymond seconded. Carried.
Bethke made motion to approve the November 5, 2002 meeting minutes. Burri seconded. Carried.
Next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, January 7, 2003 at 9:00 a.m.
COMPUTER PURCHASES — WATERSHED FUNDING
Heise informed the committee on the department's need to update portable computers in their
office. Current PC's cannot be upgraded with additional memory and there is a need to have the
entire staff working on the same version of software. Heise presented that because of staff turn over
within the non -point watershed programs, there is a positive balance that can be used to purchase
computers for the department. Motion by Burri, seconded by Bethke, to approve the purchase of
four computers with watershed funding. Carried.
UPDATE — NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN (NRMP) ATCP -50
REQUIREMENTS — AGREEMENT, AMEND NRMP
Heise presented a power point presentation on the new guidelines for revising the county's resource
management plan according to the ATCP -50 rules. This is a comprehensive revision of the plan
incorporating the performance standards, work plan, monitoring, and evaluations and progress
reporting among other rule requirements. The state Land and Water Board approved our current
plan until December 31, 2003. Heise requested that a letter be sent to the DATCP requesting an
extension to amend our resource management plan with the new guidelines until December 31,
2004.
Committee supported and recommended the chairman's signature once Heise drafts the letter.
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Heise informed the committee that he requested an estimate from Dragonfly Consulting to assist in
the revision of the resource management plan. The cost estimate received was much higher than
expected. Heise will discuss this cost estimate with Dragonfly Consulting to determine if a
reasonable figure could be achieved.
LESA PRESENTATION — TOWNSHIPS
Heise commented that the LWCC and PZ &P committees approved the developed LESA system on
a trial basis. Staff has been using this system for rezonements on a monthly basis and there have
been public requests to become more informed on the LESA system. As part of the trial process,
Heise recommended to the committee that the LESA system be presented to town officials to obtain
their feedback on this system. Raymond recommended that the LESA citizen workgroup members
be present when conducting the LESA presentation.
GLEN HILLS
FISCAL REPORT STRUCTURE #2 HOUSE RELOCATION - Heise presented a fiscal report
of the house relocation. Project is completed; total cost to St. Croix County to move the house out
of the floodplain was $46,687.61.
PIPE SEPARATIONS - Heise reported the pipe separation repairs for structures 5, 7, 8, and 3 have
been completed. Next summer an internal band will need to be installed on the inlet on structure #3
and finish the pipe separation repair on structure #4. Highway department is the contractor for this
prof ect.
VOUCHERS
Reviewed vouchers. Motion by Bethke, seconded by Burn, to approve chair Jensen's signature on
the December voucher list. Carried.
PARK REORGANIZATION — DESIGNATE SUPERVISORS PER MEMORANDUM OF
UNDERSTANDING
Jensen stated that as part of the Memorandum of Understanding established between the LWCC and
PZ &P committee, the chairman will select up to two committee members from each committee to
jointly work on any problems, issues, differences should they arise. Jensen selected Raymond and
Berenschot as the LWCC representatives.
WILDLIFE DAMAGE — AGREEMENT — DAVE FERRIS
Heise presented the amended Burnett -St. Croix Wildlife Damage working agreement. Heise
reported that Corporation Counsel, Greg Timmerman, has received and reviewed the document and
recommended that the agreements are vague and lacks detail and specificity; however, leaving the
decision for our department. Discussion. Because this is a one -year trial, Raymond made a motion
to have the chairman sign the Wildlife Damage Working Agreement, seconded by Burri. Carried.
MUNICIPAL WASTE - REGIONAL
Heise updated the committee on a meeting held on November 6 2002 at the Government Center
with scientist from USGS, WGNHS, hydrologist, UW -RF professors, DNR, county staff, town
officials to discuss water budgeting, watershed modeling of both surface and groundwater in St.
Croix and Pierce counties. Kerry Keen presented his groundwater modeling effort.
Wastewater workgroup met on November 14 to finish reviewing the issues identified in the
scoping sessions and to agree on the issues that need to be incorporated into a Request for Proposal.
Fodroczi stated he would begin to work on the proposal and have that ready for our next meeting on
December 12, 2002.
On November 18 2002 there was a meeting assembled with our local State Representatives, local
I -94 municipalities, waste water commissions, and county staff to up -date our representatives on the
progress that is being made on the local waste water issue. The representatives were informed that
in the near future we might need their support on funding this project.
EDUCATION ACTIVITY
Heise handed out an educational packet that Ruth Stern has assembled for the Conservation
Education programs for 2003. This packet will be mailed out to teachers soon after the first of the
year.
The Conservation Award Banquet date has been set for Thursday, March 27 2003. The banquet
will be held at the Legion Hall in Baldwin.
PRIORITY WATERSHED PROJECTS
Kulow is working on reimbursements for the watershed projects.
WLWCA CONFERENCE
Heise reported that he attended the conference held in Manitowoc, WI. Heise commented on the
nine resolutions that were discussed at the meeting. Three of the nine resolutions related to
additional funding to support the Land and Water Conservation initiatives. Resolution #5
recommended and was approved to change the poster and speaking contest time frames back to the
fall. Don Bina— LaCrosse County, Pat Laughrin— Calumet County, and Tom Rudolph- Oneida
County were elected to the Land and Water Conservation Board.
SUBDIVISION REVIEW
No subdivisions were presented for review.
DNR
No report.
FARM SERVICE AGENCY
Bob Hendrickson reported:
• The FSA County Committee elections are being held today. Louise Peterson is up for a three -
year term to be re- elected.
• CREP should be promoted. Possibility of CRP annual signup in February/March.
• Steve Pernsteiner, Mary Warner, and Hendrickson will be holding two Direct and Counter
Cyclical Program (DCP) sessions for Craig Hamemik's ag classes on December 5 th and 6th
• We have started sign up for the DCP. Activity has been slow but it will be increasing. The
software for this is very cumbersome. Sign up of producers is very lengthy, 1 to 6 -7 hours
(several trips involved). Need help to inform the producers as there are very few appointments
being made for producers.
• The letters we sent out to farmers on their options for base and yields have been very helpful.
NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE
Steve Pernsteiner reported:
NRCS is working on a method to provide certain conservation work to be bid out to technical
service providers. These providers would need to be certified as to their ability to do the
conservation work. The LWCC operational agreement has been sent to Madison for signature. This
agreement will allow the LWCD to be a technical services provider.
The local work group will meet Thursday, December 12, 2002 at 1:00 p.m. at the ag center. We
will need to discuss priority practices and resource concerns for St. Croix Country. This will be
used as guidance for allocating funding in the EQIP program.
CREP (Conservation Enhancement Program) is still getting a little interest. We have gotten the first
title review back for an easement contract. DATCP is far behind on their part of the program, so it
will take several months before the easement can be approved.
RC &D
No report.
WEST CENTRAL AREA
Raymond suggested having a "resource management update needs" presentation to be given to the
area counties.
ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE
Representative Kitty Rhodes was selected to serve on the Joint Finance Committee.
Raymond made motion to adjourn meeting at 11:25 a.m., seconded by Bethke, carried.
Arlene Lier
Recording Secretary
Jim Cody
Secretary