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CROIX COUNTY NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETING TO: Tom Dorsey, Chairman St. Croix County Boaprd FROM: Chris Bethke, Chairman COMMITTEE TITLE: Extension Ag Committee/Resource & Education Committee DATE: September 4,200t TIME: 12:30 p.m. LOCATION: Agricultural Services & Education Center CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL ADOPTION OF AGENDA DATE OF NEXT MEETING ACTION ON PREVIOUMINUTES ACTION ON VOUCHERS UNFINISHED BUSINESS: ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT • Federal Budget Update' • State Budget Update • 2002 County Budget • Line Item Transfer from Horticulture Contract for Postage, Copier Expense and Office Supplies PLANNING DEPARTMENT'S REPORT • State Budget Report • 2002 County Budget • Recycling Technician Position • Midwest Recycling Asoociation Contract • Electronics Contract • Fall Programs 4 -H YOUTH AGENT'S UPORT • County Fair Report • Plat Books • 4 -H Centennial • Power of Youth Pledge Campaign • 4 -H Leader's Recognition Banquet 1 i AG AGENT'S REPORT • Farm City Day • Corn Silage Harvest • Corn Harvest • Ag Lenders Conference', • Ag Clean Sweep • Midwest Dairy Herd Health Conference • Farm Visits RESOURCE AGENT'S REPORT • Land Use Education Programs • Small Business Management Education Programs FAMILY LIVING AGEN 'S REPORT • 4 -H Food Fair Highlights • State HCE Convention/4adership Institute • Parenting Newsletter EvFaluation • Leader Training • Family Camp Recruitment HORTICULTURE AGENT'S REPORT NEW BUSINESS: ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE POSSIBLE AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING: ADJOURNMENT (Agenda not necessarily preksented in this order.) SUBMITTED BY: Kim R�eaman DATE: August 22, 2001 COPIES TO: County Board Office County Clerk News Media/Notice Board Committee Members 2 Ag I & Extension/Resource & Education /Planning Committee September 4, 2001 Ag Services & Education Center, Baldwin Convened: 12:30 p.m. Adjourned: 2:00 p.m. Present: Leon Berenschot, Art Jensen, Chris Bethke, Lois Burri, Lee Milligan, Kimberly Reaman, Mary Lestrud, and Mar} Barney. Absent: Ronald Raymond, Dave Fodroczi, James Janke, and Diana Alfuth. The meeting was called to Order by Chairman Chris Bethke at 12:30 p.m. Date of next meeting was sjet for Tuesday, October 2, 2001 at 12:30 p.m. Art Jensen moved that the agenda be adopted as presented. Leon Berenschot seconded the motion. Motion carried. Leon Berenschot moved that the previous meeting's minutes be approved. Lois Burri seconded the motion. Motion carried. Art Jensen moved that the vouchers be approved. Lois Burri seconded the motion. Motion carried. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT Federal Budget Update-4 No report. State Budget Update —No report. 2002 County Budget Raman distributed copies of the budget that was submitted for 2002. Line Item Transfer —Thy line item for the horticultural contract for services includes $1,500 to cover postage, copier expense and office supplies that are incurred with those educational programs. Motion made by Burri to transfer $500 from the horticultural contract for services to postage, $500 to copier expense and $500 to office supplies. Seconded by Berenschot. Passed. PLANNING DEPARTMENT'S REPORT Barney reviewed a list of August vouchers totaling $5,756.49. Jensen moved that the vouchers be approved as presented. Burri seconded ,the motion. Motion carried. State Budget Update: B ey reported that the Governor had approved the landfill user fee surcharge increase to $3 a ton, but had vetoed several other recycling budget proposals. Vetoes included the per capita distribution of grants, the role of UW- txtension in providing audits and advice to Responsible Units to become more efficient, increased enforcement for recycling at landfills, funding for education and research of both SHWEC and the UW Systems pro ams, and the elimination of a DNR staff person. Until the DNR has had a chance to review the Governor's budget revisions, it is not known to what extent funding for local programs will be affected. However, Barney noted that the primary funding mechanism -- the landfill tipping fee -- should be able to provide local funding equal to, or perhaps more, than offered in previous years. 1 2002 County Budget: Fodroczi sent a packet to committee members containing updates on the alternative budgets for the Recycling and Hazardous Waste programs which was reviewed by committee members prior to the meeting. No action taken. Recycling Technician Position: Information included in packet of materials. Midwest Recycling Association Contract: Decision on MRA contract and alternative County budget proposal will not be made until Governor's budget is clarified. Committee asked that Fodroczi forward a memo to members when information becomes available. A brief committee meeting to discuss this issue may be held prior to the County Board meeting on Sept. 18 Electronics Contract: Bai#ey reported that a tentative contract has been drawn up with Kleenair Disposal for an electronics collection May 11, 2002. She said that contract language was basically the same as last year's with the exception of a $2 increase in monitor disposal, and the provision that the 30 County units, taken free of charge, must not be stripped down. The contract will not be finalized until budget issues are settled. Fall Programs: Barney discussed plans for the Clean Sweep hazardous waste collection on Sept. 22" in New Richmond, and the Appliance Collections the same day in the Town of Richmond and Glenwood City. She indicated that the "YOUR WASTELINE" recycling newsletter was scheduled to be mailed on Sept. 7 th and contains pertinent informatf on on both programs for all County residents and businesses. 4 -H YOUTH AGENT'S AEPORT County Fair —The numbe • of exhibits at the County Fair was down from last year by 470. That represents 79 fewer exhibitors. A fair evaluation meeting was conducted on Aug 21. There were many positive comments about the conference judging and how it was organized. A couple of suggestions for next year are to consider switching buildings for thel commercial exhibits and the 4 -H Youth Exhibits; hold an archery shoot and switch some of the departments around in regards to where the exhibits are displayed. Plat Books —The St. Cron County 4 -H Leader's Council will be redoing the plat book this year. They anticipate reviewing bid prjesentations in October and making final selection in November. Ads will be sold by 4 -H leaders again this year; 4 -H Centennial — Across the nation, 4 -H is celebrating 100 years beginning this fall and into 2002. The celebration will include lo4al conversations conducted in each county, in each state in the country. The topic of the conversations will be yputh issues. On January 15, 2002, each county will be invited to send a team to the state conversations on youth issues and February 23 -26, 2002, each state will send a team to the national conversations. Reaman will nominate Lori Mueller to be considered for the state team. The National 4 -H Council is also sponsoring ja National 4 -H Hall of Fame, which will be an electronic hall of fame with a permanent display at the rational 4 -H Center in Chevy Chase Maryland. The St. Croix County 4 -H Leaders Council has nominated Margaret Doornink for the 4 -H Hall of Fame. In addition in 2002 there will be a state long 4 -H canoe trip beginning at Lake Superior and canoeing down the Wisconsin River to Illinois. 4 -H members, parents and leaders will be able to join the 4 -week canoe trip at any point in the journey. Power of Youth Pledge 0ampaign —A second gift to the nation in celebration of 100 years of 4 -H will be the Power of Youth Pledge Cajmpaign. 4 -11 members, parents and leaders across the country will be asked to pledge any given number of hour$ to community service efforts in their home communities. Those hours will be compiled on a county, state and national level. A final report on the locals state and national conversations and the Power of Youth Pledge Campaign will be presented to leaders of Congress, the Secretary of Agriculture and the President on April 8, 2002. E 4 -H Leader's Recognition Banquet —The banquet has been scheduled for Tuesday, Oct 9. The location is yet to be determined as the Leatders' Council is exploring other venues for the banquet. Bethke, Berenschot and Burri volunteered to help present the years of service awards to the 4 -H leaders. AGRICULTURE AGENT'S REPORT Farm City Day was held at Roger and Dave Goodrich's. An estimated 2,500 people attended. Milligan is responsible for the educational tours. The focus of the tour is how crops and milk are produced. Milligan taught at an AgFA training session. AgFA is a new computer farm financial analysis program. Milligan will be one of the� trainers in Western Wisconsin. Milligan attended the UWEX Forage Technology Conference in Marshfield Farm visits included issues related to nutrient deficiencies in corn, farm business management, building ventilation, soybean and dairy nutrition. Milligan also attended a seminar on anaerobic dipsters. The corn silage plot will b� harvested in September. Data will be summarized and used in winter programming efforts on forage management. FAMILY LIVING AGE T'S REPORT Mary discussed results froin the 4H Food Fair held in July and passed around pictures for the committee to view. The event included 411 the county fair youth food judging, except Explorers, educational action exhibits, and the 4H Foods Revue. September activities include the state HCE conference in which Mary is giving a presentation to 40 members about racial and ethnic tensions, a training for 1 Book mentors who read and present books to Head Start Children, Family Camp for families with limited financial resources, and further work on two state -wide evaluation projects. Leon Berenschot moved to adjourn. Art Jensen seconded the motion. Motion carried. Submitted by, Art Jensen Secretary cz 3