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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAdministration Committee 06-01-1999 ST. CROIX COUNTY NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETING TO: Tom Dorsey, Chairman St . Croix County Board FROM: Daryl Standafer COMMITTEE TITLE: Administration Committee DATE: Tuesday June 1, 1999 TIME: 9 : 00 A.M. LOCATION: Government Center CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL ADOPTION OF AGENDA DATE OF NEXT MEETING: Tuesday, July 6, 1999 ACTION ON PREVIOUS MINUTES UNFINISHED BUSINESS: (Including Possible Action) 1 . Rules and By-Laws 2 . Statewide Legislative Issues NEW BUSINESS: 1 . MN WI Boundry Area Commission 2 . Reduction in Number of Supervisory Districts 3 . Schedule for County Board Meetings 4 . Community Development Block Grant to Emerald Dairy LLP ANNOUCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE POSSIBLE AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING: ADJOURNMENT (Agenda not necessarily presented in this order) SUBMITTED BY: Daryl Standafer DATE: 5/25/99 COPIES TO: County Board Office County Clerk News Media/Notice Board Committee Members John Krizek, Tom Dorsey, Greg Timmerman and Lorin Sather *ADDITIONS/CHANGES/CORRECTIONS x ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE June 1, 1999 Members Present: Linda Luckey, Tom O'Connell, Gerald Peterson, Daryl Standafer. Nancy Bieraugel was a few minutes late. Others Present: Economic Development Director Bill Rubin. Adoption of Agenda: Motion by O'Connell/Peterson to adopt the agenda as published. Carried. Next Meeting: The next meeting will be July 2, 1999 at 9 : 00 a.m. Adoption of Minutes: Motion by O'Connell/Peterson to approve the minutes of May 4th. Carried. RULES & BY-LAWS: Discussion was held on getting minutes out to the supervisors in a timely manner. According to the by-laws of the County Board, minutes shall be mailed within two weeks of the meetings . The by-laws should classify if they are unofficial minutes that should go to the committee members only. After committee approval, they are sent out as official minutes . Motion by Peterson/Bieraugel to approve that the unofficial minutes be sent to the committee members only. After committee approval, the official minutes would be given to the County Board Supervisors in the next official mailing or at the next County Board Session. Carried. Discussion was held on whether a county employee is allowed to have a vote if they serve on a standing committee. This question will be put on the next agenda . STATEWIDE LEGISLATIVE ISSUES: The question as to whether it is correct for committees to be sending resolutions directly to the recipient, or should they wait until they go before the County Board was discussed. They should specify that this is just from their committee and not the whole County Board. This will be discussed at a later date. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT TO EMERALD DAIRY LLP: Standafer explained the revolving grant procedures . Department of Commerce has offered $100, 000 for a grant to the Emerald Dairy. Rubin reported that this is a $5 million project and this grant would be only a small portion. This business would create twenty- five new jobs with a penalty if they fail to create those jobs . Discussion was held as to whether this was a safe venture but was concluded there will still be an opportunity to stop this business if all permits are not in place. Supervisor Bieraugel opposed such programs until better safeguards are put in place. If WI Department of Commerce is comfortable with all the terms, the State has the final approval. Commerce does the underwriting at the State level and wishes the County administer this grant. Motion by Standafer, second by Peterson to recommend to the County Board to sponsor and administer this grant to Emerald Dairy Limited Liability Partnership. Motion carried with O'Connell, Peterson, and Standafer voting yes and Luckey & Bieraugel voting no. Rubin informed the committee about Prisms Plastics who will be applying for a grant also. This will be discussed at later date. MN/WI BOUNDARY AREA COMMISSION: Both Minnesota and Wisconsin Governors took this out of their budgets and there are no funds available to continue with this committee. Luckey reported the Riverway Task Force is trying to rewrite the management plan to the Lower St . Croix River and would like one agency to handle concerns on both sides of the river. One problem of the MN/WI Boundary Area Commission is they have no enforcement power. Motion by Luckey/Peterson approving the resolution supporting the continuation of the MWBAC. Carried. REDUCTION IN NUMBER OF SUPERVISORY DISTRICTS: Depending on the next census, there will be a redrawing of the district lines . This would be a good time to reduce the numbers of supervisors . If we would reduce from 31 supervisors to 21 they would each have to represent 1000 more people than they do now. This committee will try and have a recommendation to present to the County Board by the end of summer as to the reduction number that would best serve this County. SCHEDULE FOR COUNTY BOARD MEETINGS: The by-laws state the County Board meetings should be on the 3rd Tuesday of the month at 9 : 00 am or 7 : 00 pm. Motion to approve a resolution that would establish the schedule for the County Board regular meetings in November through March to begin at 9 : 00 a.m. and the April through October meetings to begin at 7 : 00 p.m. by Bieraugel with a second by Peterson. Carried. This resolution will go to the next County Board for consideration. Motion to adjourn at 11 : 40 a.m. by O'Connell/Standafer. Renee Carufel Recording Secretary i .