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Home My WebLink About Ag & Extension Committee 09-01-1998 - ~ ST. CR~I~ COUNTY - NOTICE GF CGMMITTEE MEETING T0: Tom Dorsey, Chairman St. Croix County Board FROM: Chris Bethke, Chairman COMMITTEE TILE: Extension Ag Committee/Resource & Education Committee DATE: September 1, 1998 - TIME: 12,:30 p.m. LOCATION: Agricultural Services and 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 - No Report RESOURCE AGENT'S REPORT - Small Business Programs Management Counseling UW-River calls outreach - Surveys Rush River Erin Prairie Hudson Retail Development Project - Groundwater Mapping Project FAMILY LIVING AGENT'S REPORT - Hudson Rotary - Update on Family Resource Center ~ . - HCE Activities ",A WFNP REPORT - Breakfast Display - FNP Sites PLANNING DEPAR~NT'S REPORT _ - Clean Sweep Appliance Round-up - Recycling Workshop Report - "America Recycles Day" NEW BUSINESS: ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE POSSIBLE AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING: ADJOURNMENT tAgenda not necessarily presented in this ordPr~ SUBMITTED BY: Kim Reaman DATE: August 20, 1998 COPIES T0: County Board office County Clerk News Media/Notice Board Committee Members EXTENSION AG CDMiVIITTEEIRES4URCE & EDUCATION COMMITTEE MEETING September 1,199 8 Ag Service ~i Education Center Convened: 12:30 m p Adjourned: 2 :00 pm Present: Leon Berenschot, Ronald Raymond, Art Jensen, Chris Bethke, Dave Fadroczi, Jim Janke and Martha Mabis Absent: Lois Berri -excused for funeral The meeting was called to order by Chair Chris Bethke at 12:30 p.m. Date of next meeting vas set for October 6,1998 at 12:30 p.m. Berenschot moved that the agenda be adopted as presented. Raymond seconded the motion. Motion carried. Jensen moved that the previous meeting's minutes be approved. Raymond seconded the motion. Motion carne . Raymond moved that the vouchers be approved. Berenschot seconded the motion. Mahon carried. Raymond moved to approve the contract v~~itl1 UTJ~EX for agent se~-ices for July 1,1995 to June 30,1999. Motion seconded by Berenschot. Motion carried, Resource Agent Report Janke indicated that his activities this month were limited because he missed half the month due to n, hospitalization and recovery from surgery, Three businesses participated in the Business Counseling sessions at the Crovernment Center on August 25. The next counseling date is September 25. .TankP g~vP ~r! Tlnfl tP t1Y~ #11P 1 T~T..R. Pr F~11~ hl, , pc+n ~ti;+ pnnh +-~rr.;...nw, r+ 1 a wa..,. _ .t _ J ,d x ..~,,~,a u..~sii~v~~ ~~..i%rVUVlI ~I1V~1Qi11 LLe~etlipil"ler11,. Ti~l~ elT~.pllaSlS noVV~ seems la be on the development of a marketing research center . The land use and growth survey in the Town of Rush River went out in early August to all property owners. Almost 60 percent .have been returned. Janke is working with the Town Board in Erin Prairie on a land use attitude survey. The next meeting is scheduled an September 14 to review the survey instrument. Nine small retail businesses in Hudson are participating in the trade area analysis project. They are collecting customer information at the tinge of sale during July, August, and September. Sales clerks are asking the ZIP code of the customer and noting other characteristics of the customer, such as age. Janke has made arrangements for the data sheets to be tabulated by the Survey Research Lab on the Madison campus, I The St. Croix County Groundwater Vulnerability mapping project made considerable roaress in Jul an ~ p b y d early August. A student intern is preparing the computer data for use by the ma in ro gram. work on Pp g p the proj ect is temporarily suspended while the Geographic Information S~-stem Lab at UW-River Falls is being remodeled. wFNP Report Mabis reviewed current WFNP sites which are: Jail, WIC, Senior Nutrition Sites. Inde endent Livin . p g~ Headstart, and Early Childhood. New site possibilities are the food shelves and economic su ort. PP Mabis discussed the county-wide venison project. The breakfast brochure was distributed and Mabis explained the breakfast display. Plannin De artment Re ort Fodroczi reviewed a list of August vouchers totalin $3,351.$2, Ra mond moved that the voucher g y s be approved as presented. Jensen seconded the motion. Motion carried. Fall Clear. Sweep: Fodroczi reported on preparations for the Fall Clean Sweep scheduled for Se tember rh ~ p 26 . Staff conducted awalk-through of the Hudson Highway Shop with the Hightivay De artment Safe p tY Committee on August 19~. It appears that we can address all of the Highway De artment's concerns p about use of the interior of the facility, including ventilation. The Safety Committee recommendations will be presented to the Transportation Committee at its September 2~~ meetin . g Appliance Roundup; Fodroczi reported that J.R.s A liance will be collectin used a li pp g pp ances at each of the Clean Sweep sites during the same hours on September 26. Recycling V~orkshop Report: Fodroczi and bethke summarized their attendance with M Barne at a Sr ~ y recycling workshop 1n Eau Claire on August 21 sponsored by the District DNR Office, AROW and WCSwMA. Several DNR staff reported on two ongoing studies of recycling fundin be pond 2004 and g ~ the future of solid waste management in 'Wisconsin. Drafts of the studies should be available for ublic . P revzew and comment early next year. "America Recycles Day'':. Another "America Rec ties Da " is bein s onsored nat' ~ Y y g p zonally on November 15 . Mary Barney will be serving on a statewide organizing committee and will organize events in St. Croix County. Berenschot moved to adjourn. Jensen seconded the motion. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned, Respectfully submitted, e en Secretary pnlh