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ST. CROIX COUNTY
NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETING
TO: Tom Dorsey, Chairman
St. Croix County Board
FROM: Chris Bethke, Chairman
COMMITTEE TITLE: Extension Ag Committee/Resource& Education Committee
DATE: September 7, 1999
TIME: 12:30 p.m.
LOCATION: Agricultural Service. & 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 REPORT
• State Budget Update
• Strategic Planning
• Memorandum of Understanding for Horticulture Educator Position- Tom Kalb
4-H YOUTH DEVELOPMENT REPORT
• No Report
RESOURCE AGENT'S REPORT
• Ag Clean Sweep
• Drinking Water Testing
• Small Business Management
PLANNING DEPARTMENT'S REPORT
• 1999 Clean Sweep Report
• Fall Appliance Collection
• 2000 Grant Application
• 2000 WWRA Contract
• Budget Update
0 Fall Newsletter
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HORTICULTURE EDUCATOR'S REPORT
• Upcoming Master Gardener Training
• Share the Bounty Hunger Prevention Program
• Initiatives for Commercial Horticulture
FAMILY LIVING AGENT'S REPORT
• Reading Festival
• Parenting Classes
• HCE Activities
• Family Resource Center
AGRICULTURE AGENT'S REPORT
• DHI Banquet
• Farm/City Day
• Corn Silage Field Day
• Pasture Walk
• Fall/Winter Meeting Update
NEW BUSINESS
ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE
POSSIBLE AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING
ADJOURNMENT
(Agenda not necessarily presented in this order)
SUBMITTED BY: Kim Reaman
DATE: August 25, 1999
COPIES TO: County Board Office
County Clerk
News Media/Notice Board
Committee Members
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EXTENSION AG COMMITTEE/RESOURCE&EDUCATION COMMITTEE MEETING
September 7, 1999
Ag Service& Education Center, Baldwin
Convened: 12:35 p.m.
Adjourned: 3:00 p.m.
Present: Leon Berenschot, Ronald Raymond, Art Jensen, Chris Bethke, Dave Fodroczi, Lee Milligan,
Jim Janke, and Mary Lestrud
The meeting was called to order at 12:35 p.m..
Date of next meeting was set for Tuesday, October 5 at 12:30 p.m.
Jensen moved that the agenda be adopted as presented. Berenschot seconded the motion. Motion
carried.
Berenschot moved that the previous meeting's minutes be approved. Raymond seconded the motion.
Motion carried.
Raymond moved that the vouchers be approved. Jensen seconded the motion. Motion carried.
Administrative Report
The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Pierce, St. Croix, and Polk Counties and the
UW-Extension for the Horticulture Educator position was reviewed. Berenschot moved to accept the
MOU. Jensen seconded the motion. Motion carried.
The Strategic Planning Survey was discussed with members. The intent of the survey is to use it as a
guide to future statewide and local programming efforts.
Ag Agent Report
Farm City Day was held at the Schottler Family Dairy on August 14. Attendance is being tabulated. It
was a very successful day focussed on improving relations between urban and farm families.
Seventy-two producers and agribusiness people participated in the annual Corn Silage Field Day at
Jon-De Farms. This year's educational focus was on corn silage, kernel processors, and the feeding of
processed corn silage to dairy cows.
Twenty-three people participated in the West Central Croix Valley Graziers pasture walk at the John
Gavin Farm in Dunn County.
2000 Grant Application: Fodroczi said that Mary Barney is working on the 2000 Grant Application for
State Recycling Funds. It is due October 1St. About half of the municipalities have submitted annual
projections. Local recycling contacts appear prepared for anticipated reductions in Recycling Funds next
year.
Fall Newsletter: The final proof of the fall issue of "YOUR WASTELINE"newsletter was delivered to
the printer on September 1St. The mailing date will be September 15th, just prior to upcoming fall
collection programs.
Update on Funding for Recycling: Fodroczi indicated that State funding for recycling for 2000 and
beyond is still pending completion of the State Budget by the Legislative Conference Committee.
WWRA 2000 Contract for Services: Fodroczi reported that he is working with Dean Swenson of the
Western Wisconsin Recycling Association to prepare the 2000 Contract for Services. Contract terms will
be finalized after the WWRA Board meeting in September.
Family Li-vingAgent Report
Lestrud reported on activities of the Family Resource Center. A new staff member has been hired to
provide home visiting/parent educator services to young families throughout St. Croix County. Lestrud
took staff and another board member to visit LaCrosse's Center and make plans to visit Chippewa Falls
and Ladysmith. Lestrud is helping the Center to develop a Fatherhood Initiative and apply for a$2,500.00
grant from UW-Extension to implement programming for fathers.
Lestrud plans to attend the State HCE Leadership Institute and Convention in Madison September 13— 16
with 14 members from St. Croix County. They,"ill focus on ways to support the needs of youth.
Lestrud is currently planning two major initiatives for families: Family Camp for families on limited
income (Oct. 1 —3)and the Reading Festival Program(October 16)which reaches 1,300 youth and
several hundred parents/grandparents each year.
Raymond moved to adjourn. Jensen seconded the motion. Motion carried.
Meeting adjourned.
Respectfully submitted,
Art Jen n
Secretary
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