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ST. CROIX COUNTY
NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETING
TO: Tom Dorsey, Chairman
St. Croix County Board
FROM: Chris Bethke, Chaitrman
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COMMITTEE TITLE: Extension Ag Committee/Resource & Education Committee
DATE: February 6, 2001
TIME: 12:30 p.m.
LOCATION: Agricultural �ervices & Education Center, Baldwin
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
ADOPTION OF AGENDA
DATE OF NEXT MEETING:
ACTION ON PREVIOUS MINUTES
ACTION ON VOUCHERS
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
ADMINISTRATIVE REPC`RT
• State Budget Update
• Federal Budget Update
• Agent Performance Eval*tions; Closed Session — 19.85 (1) C
• Office Chair Appointment
PLANNING DEPARTMENT'S REPORT
• State Recycling Programs) Audit
• Tire & Appliance Collections Contracts 2001
• Legislative Issues
NEW BUSINESS:
ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE
POSSIBLE AGENDA ITE11I'IS FOR NEXT MEETING:
ADJOURNMENT
(Agenda not necessarily presented in this order)
SUBMITTED BY: Kim Reaman
DATE: January 23, 2001
COPIES TO: County Board Qffice, County Clerk, News Media/Notice Board, Committee Members
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Ag & Ex�ension /Resource & Education/ Planning Committee
February 6, 2001
Agricultural Service] & Education Center Convened: 12:35 p.m.
Baldwin Adjourned 2:30 p.m.
Present: Leon Ber nschot, Ronald Raymond, Art Jensen, Lois Burn, Mary Barney, Kim
Reaman, and gues� Mike Perkl, UWEX District Director.
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The meeting was culled to order by vice chairman, Leon Berenschot.
Date of next meeting was set for March 6, 2001.
Raymond moved that the agenda be adopted as presented. Jensen seconded the
motion. Motion carried.
Jensen moved that the previous meeting's minutes be approved. Raymond seconded
the motion. Motions carried.
Jensen moved that the vouchers be approved. Burri seconded the motion. Motion
carried.
Art Jensen, was pre nted a plaque from UW- Extension for 5 years of service
on the St. Croix County Ag and Extension Education Committee.
Administrative "port
Federal Budget U ate —The Bush Administration has made a small cut across the
board for all FederalAgencies. The University is watching closely what will happen
during this transibooyear. Historically, the first year budget of a new administration has
been very similar to he past administration's budget.
State Budget Updote —No report.
Agent Performan Evaluations -- Raymond made a motion to move into closed
session pursuant to 9.85 (1) c for the agent performance evaluations. Seconded by
Jensen. Roll call vo Raymond -yes; Burri -yes; Jensen -yes; Berenschot -yes. Motion
passed. Jensen moved to reconvene in open session. Seconded by Raymond. Motion
passed.
Office Chair Appo� tment Reaman distributed the Office Chair Appointment
contract to be signegby the committee members. Reaman will continue in the role of
Office Chair for 2001',.
There were no program area reports due to the agent performance evaluations.
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Planning Department's Report
Barney reviewed a'list of January vouchers totaling $3,168.55. Jensen moved that the
vouchers be approved as presented. Burri seconded the motion. Motion carried.
State Recycling grogram audit: Barney summarized the recently released 70 -page
evaluation of the State's recycling activities, as directed by the Join Legislative Audit
Committee. She said that Wisconsin recycled 36% of its municipal solid waste in 1995,
well above the national average of 26 %. Other program successes were the high level
of yard waste management (290,000 tons annually from 1990 -1999) and diversion of
materials from Ian fills. The audit also offered recommendations for making the
program more efficient and suggestions for resolving the recycling fund deficit.
Tire and Appliance Collections Contracts 2001: Barney reported that the
appliance contract with J.R's Appliance of Inver Grove Heights has been finalized.
Most appliances will cost $10 and air conditioners $20. The collection will be on June 2"
at three sites: Hudson, Somerset and Baldwin. The tire contract with GreenMan
Technologies of Savage, Minn., is presently being reviewed by Chuck Whiting. The tire
collection will also be held on June 2 nd at the three sites listed above and in the Town of
Troy. Participant pr structure will be on next month's agenda.
Recycling /Solid Waste Legislative Issues 2001: Barney indicated that funding for
state recycling progrrams would probably dominate discussions in the Legislature. The
DNR plans to introduce legislation to increase landfill tipping fees from 30 cents per ton
to $1.85 to help pay for local programs. Wisconsin's tipping fees are substantially lower
than those in surrounding states. Other issues include the recycling of used oil filters
and increasing the 'recycled content in newsprint.
Burri moved to adjourn. Raymond seconded the motion.
Respectively submitted,
Art Jense '
Secretary
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