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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlanning & Zoning 03-12-02AMENDED ST. CROIX COUNTY NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MFFTIN(: TO: Tom Dorsey, St. Croix County Board Chairperson FROM: Ron Raymond, Chairperson COMMITTEE TITLE: Planning, Zoning & Parks DATE OF MEETING: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 TIME: 9:00 a.m. LOCATION: St Croix County Government Center 1101 Carmichael Rd Hudson WI Room 1281 CALL TO ORDER: ROLL CALL: ADOPTION OF AGENDA: ACTION ON PREVIOUS MINUTES: DATE OF NEXT MEETING Park Business a. Bills and Invoices b. Homestead Parklands c. Hunting Policy Update d. Troy Park FEMA e. Park Manager's Report f. Rodel/Wildwood Property Matter* 2. Planning Business a. Bills and Invoices b. Town Planning Projects c. Land Information Program d. Regional Wastewater Issues e. LESA Work Group 3. Zoning Business a. Review of C.S.M. for Terry DeJong in Emerald b. Review of Lentz Rezoning Conditions* c. Rezoning Viewings d. RFP- Septic Contract ** 4. Administrative Business a. State Budget Adjustment AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE ADJOURNMENT (This agenda not necessarily presented in this order.) *Items added or revised for amended agenda. Submitted by: St. Croix County Planning Department Date: March 11, 2002 cc: County Board Office, News Media/Notice Board, County Clerk, Committee Members MINUTES PLANNING, ZONING AND PARKS COMMITTEE ST. CROIX COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER, HUDSON, WI MARCH 12, 2002 Present: Supervisors Ron Raymond, Linda Luckey, Art Jensen, Gerald Larson and Buck Malick. Staff. Dave Fodroczi, Ellen Denzer, Brett Budrow, Steve Fisher, Mary Jenkins, Debbie Zimmerman, Joe Grant, Dave Larson, Pete Kling and Judy Kahler. Guests: Greg Timmerman, Linda Jameson and Jim Schreiber. Chair Raymond called the meeting to order at 9: 02 a.m. Motion to adopt agenda was made by Jensen, 2 nd by Larson and carried. Raymond recapped the amended agenda noting two viewings. Minutes/Meeting Dates Motion to approve Minutes of Jan 22 " and February 20 made by Malick, 2 " by Jensen and carried. Malick indicated he would attend the Administration Committee Meeting on March 15 St. Croix County Board will meet March 19 2002 at 9:00 a.m. The second regular meeting of the month is scheduled for March 26 at the Government Center at 9:00 a.m. A rezoning meeting is scheduled for March 27 in Baldwin at 7:00 p.m. PARK BUSINESS Bills and Invoices Motion by Malick to approve Park bills in the amount of $8,366.80, 2nd by Jensen and carried. Homestead Parklands Kling reported that the Finance Committee approved a borrowing resolution for the Board's approval, at 4% over 5 years, including the $277,793.00 budgeted in the borrowing pool for this park. The number has not changed since the budget approval. We have finally received our DNR Permit. A pre - construction meeting is scheduled for next Thursday with the contractor, DNR and Parks. Kling will take care of getting proper signatures on the contract. There are twenty -one conditions in the DNR Chapter 30 Permit. There is concern with the condition that the work not begin prior to May 30 due to fish spawning. The DNR suggested that this is flexible. Kling indicated that the only work in the lake is removal of concrete that was part of the old road. Sometimes that is above water. We may explore the possibility of letting the seeding and prairie restoration mature, depending upon weather and the construction progress. Raymond instructed Kling to put some flexibility in the contract. Park staffing is another concern in view of the State budget situation. Linda Jameson, Friends of Perch Lake, reported on their activity. A media plan is in the works, Girl Scouts are willing to help; also a local celebrity is trying to co- ordinate a date to promote the park. They also are working on an Earth Day event. Some photos have been taken by Jameson and distributed for membership in the Friends Group. They are just about finished with a fund raising presentation package. Final review of the numbers in the package will take place this afternoon. Some corporations and foundations have received the packet. The Committee reviewed the booklet that Jameson will distribute. They will request coverage by the local papers. Grant attended the St. Croix County Master Gardener's meeting on February 22" Mike Deneen was the main speaker, with emphasis on buckthorn removal. Grant found the meeting very informative. On March 23` he will attend an all day seminar at UW Stout on prairie restoration. He is also thinking of attending another Prairie Enthusiast event in Eau Claire on April 6` Hunting Policy Update Policy for the next hunting season is proposed to be similar to last year's. Grant summarized the meeting with County Administrative Coordinator Chuck Whiting, Dave Hausman, DNR Area Warden Supervisor, and Dawn Budrow, County Risk Manager concerning potential liability for accidents. The Wisconsin recreational use statute exempts the County from liability. Grant feels that staffing and patrolling are the issues. There will be less park staff present next season than this year. DNR Wardens will be present for some patrolling. It was agreed that the burden would be on the hunters to follow the laws. Grant will contact the Sheriff's office for assistance closer to the opening season. Troy Park FEMA Dawn Budrow has secured insurance for less than $300 per year. She will submit a certificate of insurance to the State. We may get $7,000 in grant money returned. We may be allowed an extension on the work deadline also. Park Manager's Report The snowmobile trails were never opened this year. Grant will submit the final claim to the DNR for last winter. About $48,000.00 was "encumbered" by the State for us for grooming and maintenance last year. The supplemental amount for last year was $50,000.00. We will be reimbursed at 100% for the entire amount in three installments. The Pine Lake aerators have been running successfully since January without problems. No other vandalism has occurred since the last report. Rodel Wildwood Trail Matter Corporation Counsel Timmerman has learned since our last meeting that the site preferred by Rodel is where the field driveway USED to be, which is north of the present location. Grant said that the north location has poorer visibility for the snowmobilers and traffic because of a cut in the hill. Some discussion took place on the difference between a driveway and a town road. There was discussion about how many other owners may have similar requests and feel that Town Board member Rodel got a special dispensation. Luckey suggested we look at something other than a plat book to make sure how many of these situations there really are and questioned if we solve anything by allowing a road for one person. Raymond stated his sense that the Committee is not against a road IF it is done correctly and serves a public good. P] Malick suggested clear language in the agreement. Timmerman stated his impression that Rodel himself may not develop the property but would like to sell the property for more than a two -lot development. After considerable discussion, Malick moved to change the previous position only to allow the location of the driveway, which does not have to be brought up to County specifications, to be moved to the north (old) location but Rodel still has to maintain the sight line, as in the previous document, 2 nd by Raymond and carried. PLANNING BUSINESS Bills and Invoices Fodroczi presented Planning Bills for the month of February in the amount of $4,630.00. After review of the Revenue Report, a motion was made by Malick, 2nd by Jensen and carried to approve bills as presented. Town Planning Projects Budrow has been working with the Towns of Baldwin, Hammond and Pleasant Valley. All surveys for Baldwin are complete. Hammond still has them coming in. UW -River Falls is compiling them. The Town of Baldwin is ready to develop their town plan. Hammond sent two surveys to every home. The Town of Pleasant Valley has all of their surveys back. They are also involved in the LESA program. Denzer will attend the kickoff meeting with the Town of Stanton on April 4 Cylon held their public information meeting and will be appointing their planning commission this month. Erin Prairie will hold their kickoff meeting on April 16 1 ''. Ray McCarthy has spoken to her about Springfield and would like to move forward. They will hold their annual meeting in March and are asking for village powers. McCarthy is organizing a meeting with the Towns of Forest, Emerald, Cady, Glenwood, Springfield and the Village of Wilson next week. Glenwood City will most likely develop a town plan on its own. Denzer noted that County Board Chair Dorsey picked up handouts and materials to deliver to Forest. She will visit Forest next month. Denzer felt very good about all of the towns' progress in getting the comprehensive planning process started. Land Information Program Budrow passed a colored chart to the Committee in regard to where we are with the parcel mapping conversion process. Cylon, Emerald and Glenwood have been corrected and are finished. Forest is still part of the decision making process. Renee Potter, our Mapping Technician mapped the Town of Forest as no mapping had ever been done. We are still trying to decide if we send Forest in to our vendor as is or put the information in Arclnfo format first. The privacy issue and distribution policies are still being considered. Raymond questioned Fodroczi about a demonstration. He will put something together soon. Luckey questioned Fodroczi about the status of our orthophotos. Fodroczi will consider 3 proposing a new, more current coverage after our parcel mapping conversion process is complete. We would like to replace them in 2003 - possibly 2004. With the price coming down, it is in our best interest to wait a short time. They may re -fly the County every five years in conjunction with the census data. Regional Wastewater Issues Fodroczi reported that Raymond, Jensen, Larson, Malick and he attended a joint meeting with Land and Water Conservation last week. Environmental issues and process were discussed. The Facilities Plan for an Inter - Municipal Wastewater Treatment System for the Village of Hammond and Roberts was copied for Heise on Friday. Fodroczi has not had very much time to review. His first concern is the inflation of the population projections in the study. Fodroczi, Heise and Pete Skorseth had a telephone conference this morning about the study. The facility plan is very complicated. The route to the Mississippi River is very important. Fodroczi read a letter from Thomas Hill, DNR, which was included in the study. It appeared that a public hearing will be held on March 19 but no notice has been published yet. The normal process for public comment period is 30 days after hearing. It appeared that there would be two other times for public comment in the process as well. Heise and Fodroczi will attend the meeting for information. Fodroczi will bring comments from the hearing back to this Committee in two weeks. We will need to submit very constructive comments for the best solution. Fisher and Jim Schreiber, City of Hudson wastewater treatment manager, joined the discussion. LESA Work Group Work is continuing on the site assessment tool. The workgroup and Heise will try to complete it by the end of April. Fodroczi announced that the Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Study will study and map glacial deposits in St. Croix County in the next few years. ZONING BUSINESS Review of CSM for Terri DeJong in Emerald This Certified Survey is located in the SW 1 /4 -SE '/4 & SE '/a -SW '/4 of Section 32, T30N -R16W in the Town of Emerald. Staff recommends conditional approval with the condition that the access easement for Lot 2 and the access easement for Lot 3 must be recorded with the Register of Deeds and the recording information placed on the map. Motion by Malick, 2 nd by Luckey to approve with the above condition and carried. Review of Lentz Rezoning Conditions A two -page handout was furnished to the Committee by mail for today's meeting. A revised handout with three conditions noted were reviewed with the following language approved: 1. There is an existing historical cemetery on this site. The size of the cemetery to be protected is approximately nine - tenths to an acre. Maintenance of the cemetery, fencing of the property and access to be handled consistent with the State Statutes and State Historical Society 4 policies governing this issue. There are deeds on file identifying the legally described ingress and egress to the cemetery. This access must be maintained as legally described. An agent of the Wisconsin Historical Society has stated that surveys are normally required of the cemetery and the access. These surveys are to be filed with the State Historical Society. 2. No construction is to take place on slopes of 20% or greater, without a special exception permit. 3. The Committee strongly recommends to the Town and the developer that any proposed roadway that connects County Road E to the South and the present 35164 to the north, "meander" to facilitate traffic calming. A straight or direct north/south roadway is not recommended. Motion by Luckey, 2 nd by Raymond and carried to accept the above conditions as amended and to forward to the County Board for approval. RFP- Septic Contract Fisher noted that the ad was placed in the newspapers and on the web -page with a March 8 deadline. Three bids were received: Brian Wert Inspection Agency, Cedar Corporation and Metro West Inspection Services. He reviewed the fees with the Committee and recommended Wert. Raymond requested that Fisher discuss with Wert whether any conflict of interest involving Wert and the Town of Hudson could be an issue. Fisher will conduct interviews on March 18`" with Wert and Cedar Corp. Chair Raymond will work with Fisher on whom to hire. Fisher is to clarify how mileage will be calculated. Luckey requested he check the termination provisions of the contract in case it doesn't go well. The State septic inspector completed his audit. Fisher credited his staff with the fine work under difficult timelines and workload. ADMINISTRATIVE BUSINESS State Budget Adjustment The only news on the budget adjustment was that the Finance Committee anticipates that each department would have to take a reduction. The Committee recessed the formal part of the meeting to do the tour at 12:00 p.m. Raymond adjourned the meeting at 2:03 p.m. r Secretary E� r. mwrn