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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlanning & Zoning 04-10-01AMENDED ST. CROIX COUNTY NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETING TO: Tom Dorsey, St. Croix County Board Chairperson FROM: Ron Raymond, Chairperson COMMITTEE TITLE: Planning, Zoning & Parks DATE OF MEETING: Tuesday, April 10, 2001 TIME: 9:00 a.m. LOCATION: St Croix County Government Center Park Improvement Grant Applications 1101 Carmichael Rd Seasonal Help Hudson WI Hunting Policy in County Parks* Room 1281 CALL TO ORDER: j. ROLL CALL: 2. Capital ADOPTION OF AGENDA: ACTION ON PREVIOUS MINUTES: DATE OF NEXT MEETING 1. Park Business a. Bills and Invoices b. Homestead Parklands c. Playground Project d. Heated Storage Building e. Park Reorganization f. Park Improvement Grant Applications g. Seasonal Help h. Hunting Policy in County Parks* i. Parks Manager Report j. Other Park Business 2. Capital Outlay Planning Process* 3. Planning Business a. Bills and Invoices b. State Budget Issues c. Town Plans d. Planner /GIS Specialist e. Census/Redistricting f Any Other Business 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: April 5, 2001 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 April 10, 2001 PRESENT Chairperson Ron Raymond, Supervisors Linda Luckey, Gerald Larson, and Buck Malick. Staff. Dave Fodroczi, Ellen Denzer, Steve Fisher, Deb Zimmermann, Pete Kling, Dave Larson, Joe Grant and Chuck Whiting. Guest: Mike Reiter. EXCUSED Supervisor Art Jensen Motion by Malick, second by Larson and carried to approve agenda. Minutes /Meeting Dates The next meeting for this Committee is April 18, 2001 at 7:00 p.m. at the Government Center in Hudson. Motion by Malick, second by Luckey and car- ried to approve minutes of February 13, February 21, February 27 and March 7, 2001. PARKS BUSINESS Hunting Policy in County Parks Reiter, with the Sports Alliance, along with Grant, ad- dressed the Committee. The Alliance would like permission to deer hunt, gun and bow, in some of the St. Croix County Parks. The deer herd is at an all -time high and causes problems with landowners and traffic. They propose hunting at Glen Hills now and would propose other parks in the future. The Committee reviewed a Parks Department deer hunting proposal. Grant said they may look at goose hunting in this park later. Ac- cording to the ordinance, the Planning, Zoning and Parks Committee has authority to de- cide. Motion by Malick, second by Larson and carried to approve the proposal as follows: 1) Regular season gun deer hunting, muzzleloader season, December anterless season, and late bow season, 2) Shotgun, muzzleloader or bow only, no handguns or rifles, 3) Walk in hunting only, no vehicular access including ATV's, dirt bikes and snowmobiles, 4) No entry fee charged, 5) No camping allowed, 6) No permanent tree stands, 7) Port- able tree stands must be taken down daily, 8) No screw in tree steps or hardware in trees, 9) No tree or limb pruning, no clearing shooting lanes, 10) No baiting allowed, 11) Re- stricted to non - developed areas as shown on attached map to prevent damage to struc- tures or facilities, and 12) Respect private land inholdings. The season may be shortened or extended, at the discretion of the Parks Manager. A discussion was held on hunting at Homestead Park at Perch Lake. The Alliance and the Parks Department are to come back to the Committee with a proposal. Larson noted that hunting has always been allowed on County -owned land that is not a park. Jurisdic- tion lies with the Land and Water Conservation Committee. Homestead Parklands Pete Kling updated the Committee on this project. They have received permits from the Town, County Board of Adjustments, and are working with the DNR on that permit. Pember will be starting April 16`" to begin Phase I. When condi- tions are favorable, they will be starting on the road. An on -site review was done by staff and DNR to look at the beach access trail. Kling has been working with the Friends of Perch Lake and will be attending a meeting on April 23 Things are going well with them and the "Friends" may be starting a newsletter. Kling will look into doing a presentation at the May or June County Board meeting. It was suggested that seasonal pictures of the parks be put on the web site Bills and Invoices Motion by Malick to approve March Parks bills of $20,008.98 second by Luckey and carried. Playground Equipment Grant told the Committee that the playground equipment has been ordered. It should be completed by late May. Parks is responsible for the excava- tion, which will be done by Jeske Excavation. The boats and canoes have been purchased and are being delivered. Heated Storage Building Grant said they are getting permits to get started as soon as the ground is ready. There is insurance money available to replace the shed that was blown down. They will be obtaining estimates for this project, and will try to put up a new shed at the same time as the other building. Park Reorganization This will be on a future agenda. Park Improvement Grant The due date is May 1. They are asking for $400,000 per approval from County Board. The county would be responsible for one -half of the money. If awarded, the $400,000 can be stretched over a few years. Seasonal Help Two employees will be returning from last summer. Interviewing for five more will be next week. Park Manager Report Grant and Denzer attended a DNR- sponsored grants workshop on March 30. On April 5 and 6, Grant attended the Wisconsin Parks and Recreation Workshop in Black River Falls. The Committee asked about the wells that were tested in the park at Glen Hills. Nitrates tested a little high. Another test will be done. Grant will report back. Capital Outlay Planning Process Chuck Whiting joined the group and discussed Capi- tal Outlay Planning with the Committee. They are asking each department to identify Capital Outlay items projected to be purchased over the next five years. This information will be sent to Springsied, Inc., to generate a report that will give the county an idea on long range budget items. The plan is to have information from the departments to use in the 2002 budget. The Committee recessed from 11:10 a.m. to 11:25 a.m. PLANNING BUSINESS Bills and Invoices Motion by Malick, second by Larson and carried to approve bills in the amount of $3,598.62 and revenue of $874.15. State Budget Issues: Dave Fodroczi attended a meeting on State Budget issues and there are still some unresolved issues, which he will bring back to the Committee. Malick informed the Committee of a proposed resolution supporting the St. Croix River Partnership Team. This is a forum to help local government units deal with disputes with DNR officials from Minnesota and Wisconsin. Town Plans Fodroczi stated that they have been working with some of the towns on their plans. Election results from the Town of Eau Galle included a referendum for the Town to get out of County Zoning Denzer has been working with the Town of St. Joseph on their conservation design sub- division ordinance. They would like something in place by July. There is an open house at the Town hall on April 28. Planner /GIS Specialist Fodroczi introduced Brett Budrow, the new planner /GIS spe- cialist. Census /Redistricting Denzer said the redistricting officially began on Monday, April 2. She presented information to the Committee, and will be presenting to the County Board in April. Any other business The Committee will be attending a presentation at the University of Wisconsin - River Falls on Tuesday, April 24. The main speaker is Randall Arendt, on Conservation Design. Motion by Larson, second by Luckey and carried to adjourn at 1:10 p.m. Clarence Malick, Secretary A Debra Zi ann, Recorder 3