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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlanning and Zoning & Parks Committee 11-09-1999 AMENDED 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, November 9, 1999 TIME: 9:00 a.m. LOCATION: St Croix County Government Center 1101 Carmichael Road, Hudson Wi CALL TO ORDER: ROLL CALL: ADOPTION OF AGENDA: ACTION ON PREVIOUS MINUTES: DATE OF NEXT MEETING: 1. Park Business a. Bills and Invoices b. Park Manager's Report c. Pine Lake Aerators d. Perch Lake e. Wildwood Trail f. Glen Hills Golf Course g. Park and Outdoor Recreation Plan h. Any Other Business 2. Register of Deeds a. Review of Records System b. Any Other Business 3. Planning Business a. Bills, Invoices and Revenue Report b. Development Management Plan & Ordinance c. St Croix Valley Development Design Study d. Lower St Croix Management Plan e. Planning Legislation* f. Park & Outdoor Recreation Plan* g. Any Other Business 4. Zoning Business a. Weber Rezoning-Draft Findings b. Any Other Business Viewing Sites a. Conservation Design "Jackson Meadow"-Marine on the St Croix, MN 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: November 4, 1999, 9:00 a.m. cc: County Board Office News Media/Notice Board County Clerk Committee Members - X I 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, November 9, 1999 TIME: 9:00 a.m. LOCATION: St Croix County Government Center 1101 Carmichael Road, Hudson Wi CALL TO ORDER: ROLL CALL: ADOPTION OF AGENDA: ACTION ON PREVIOUS MINUTES: DATE OF NEXT MEETING: 1. Park Business a. Bills and Invoices b. Park Manager's Report c. Pine Lake Aerators d. Perch Lake e. Wildwood Trail f. Glen Hills Golf Course g. Any Other Business 2. Register of Deeds a. Review of Records System b. Any Other Business 3. Planning Business a. Bills, Invoices and Revenue Report b. Development Management Plan & Ordinance c. St Croix Valley Development Design Study d. Lower St Croix Management Plan e. Any Other Business 3. Zoning Business a. Weber Rezoning-Draft Findings for Denial b. Any Other Business Viewing Sites a. Conservation Design "Jackson Meadow"-Marine on the St Croix, MN 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: October 28, 1999, 9:00 a.m. cc: County Board Office News Media/Notice Board County Clerk Committee Members X MINUTES PLANNING, ZONING AND PARKS COMMITTEE ST. CROIX COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER, HUDSON, WI November 9,1999 PRESENT: Chairperson Ron Raymond, Gerald Larson, Dave Hense, Art Jensen and Linda Luckey. Staff: Dave Fodroczi, Ellen Denzer, Steve Fisher and Judy Kahler. Guest: Brian Diller. Chairperson Ron Raymond called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. Motion by Hense, seconded by Jensen to adopt the agenda. Motion carried. Minutes/ Meeting Dates Motion by Raymond, seconded by Jensen to approve amended minutes of September 20d' and September 23`d, October 27d', and November 3`d' 1999. Motion carried. A public hearing on the St Croix County Draft Development Plan will be held in Baldwin at the Agriculture Center in the Ag Service Center Conference Room at 7:30 p.m. A presentation on the Development Plan will be given on November 16th, 1999 during the County Board meeting. On Wednesday, November 17, 1999 at 7:30 p.m. in the Community Room of the Government Center another public hearing will be held on the Plan. The zoning portion of the Planning, Zoning and Parks Committee will meet November 23, 1999 at 9:00 a.m. Viewing of the Glen Hills Golf Course will talce place after the-conclusion of the meeting. PARK BUSINESS Bills and Invoices Parks Director Joe Grant requested payment for November bills in the amount of $4,378.26. A verbal request was made in the amount of $65.00 to Stockman's for a gate. Motion by Larson, seconded by Hense to approve payment of bills. Motion carried. Perch Lake Grant has not received notification if the D.N.R. grants have been approved. County Planner, Ellen Denzer has spoken with Jake VanderVoort, D.N.R. She reported that the grant allocations have not been made, she will let them know when she hears something. Grant met a representative from L. C. Wood Products on October 215`. They were not interested in the job, as not enough wood could be salvaged. It was determined that the Highway Department would do the clearing. At the request of some of the township representatives, a meeting will be held to give detailed status of Perch Lake Plan before roads are in. Friends of Perch Lake, the Planning, Zoning and Parks Committee, the township and the Highway Department will be invited to that meeting. No date has been set at this time. A neighbor has called Parks Director Grant concerning hunting in the Park. She requested posting. Although the County ordinance states there shall be no hunting in a County-owned park, Grant will post signs. Wildwood Trail Grant reported the fall work has been completed for Wildwood. Culverts are in, and the allotment for surface repair is very close to budget. Improvements seem to be very noticeable. Grant will meet with Pierce County Parks Committee on December 13th. Grant noted the Bridge Rehab grant is still pending. 1 I Glen Hills Golf Course Discussion was held concerning the lease agreement. The Committee would like clarification of the lease agreement they have with Glen Hills Golf Course and would like to review the proposed plan for the nine holes presented by the Glen Hills Golf Course. A map was shown to Committee members on the proposed addition to the golf course. The Committee would like to view the area in question. Discussion. Grant does not believe that it is in the best interest of the Park to give up 112 acres. Committee advised Grant not to close door on parties but developer should approach private lands also. The Committee will view Glen Hills after the next meeting on November 23rd Any Other Business A citizen had called the Parks Department requesting to hunt in Troy Park. He was told that it is against County ordinance to hunt in County owned areas. He indicated that he would hunt there anyway. Grant attended a snowmobile meeting Wednesday, noting groomers are ready. PLANNING BUSSINESS Bills and Invoices The Committee reviewed the Revenue Report. Request for payment of bills for the month of November totaling $1,246.77 was approved. Motion by Hense, seconded by Larson to approve payment. Motion carried. Park and Outdoor Recreation Plan County Planner Ellen Denzer addressed the Committee with her concerns. The Park and Outdoor Rec Plan must be updated, as it will expire in January of 2000. Denzer said there is a limited amount of time available on her part so she would like to update the County sections of the plan, not the community section. Denzer met with Parks Department staff twice in September and October to review proposed improvements to the County parks system. Denzer would like Grant to meet with the Snowmobile Association regarding the improvements to the snowmobile trail system. Denzer asked the committee for direction regarding the bicycle facilities in the plan. There is not enough time to complete an analysis of bicycle trails needs by January. Committee instructed her to incorporate the bicycle route plan as prepared through the Highway Department and to include the need for a more thorough trail system study. Denzer informed the Committee that the Recreation Plan must be adopted by County Board resolution. Committee encouraged Denzer to have ready for this Committee in December, then to County Board in January. Denzer complemented Parks Foreman Merwyn Neibacher on his excellent job in the review. The format will have pictures and a totally new look. Development Plan and Ordinance A Class two meeting notice was sent out to fulfill requirements for the public hearings to be held on November 15, 1999 and November 17, 1999. The notice was sent to all newspapers in the county. Many requests for copies of the plan have been received. The committee was briefed on hearing requirements for the public hearings. Requirements have been met. Discussion was held concerning how the hearings would be conducted. The meeting with the County Board will be an informational meeting only; no decision on the plan will be requested. Comments will be taken at the meetings and through December V- - This will allow the committee sufficient time to act, if desired on proposed changes. If changes will be made on the plan they must be provided during the hearings or comment period. Any other changes would require that 2 the plan go back out to public hearing before adoption. A handout entitled County/Town Development Capacity 1995-2020 was distributed. St Croix Valley Development Design Study Fodroczi presented a letter from Ted Mondale, Chairman of the Met Council thanking him for his interest in the study. Notification of the project presentation on November 17t` was also discussed. Sites in the study are located in Stillwater, Oalc Park Heights, North St Paul, Lake Elmo, New Richmond and St Joseph Townships. Chair Raymond will try to attend that presentation. Lower St Croix Management Plan The Lower St Croix Management Plan is completed. The end of November is the deadline for comments. Fodroczi, Denzer and Zoning Director Steve Fisher have reviewed it. Fodroczi would like the Committee to have comments for our next meeting on November 23, 1999. Supervisors Luckey and Hense will work with staff. Comments from Land Conservation could be incorporated to meet the deadline. ZONING BUSINESS Weber Rezoning - Draft Findings Zoning Director Steve Fisher handed out a memorandum of proposed language for the findings on the Weber Rezoning. Fisher reviewed the handout. Discussion. Committee members stated that the findings looked good and Fisher did a good job of capturing the reasons for the denial. Committee members stated these findings should be sent to the County Board for discussion at the Board meeting on Tuesday. Brian Diller, the potential purchaser of the Weber property, asked to address the committee. He stated that the Town of Troy's Growth Management Plan is a guide and he feels it does not apply to this situation. Committee thanked him for his comments. County Planning Director Dave Fodroczi stated that he also had reviewed the findings and is very familiar with the Town of Troy plan as he assisted the town in all stages of drafting the plan. He feels the focus of the findings on the plan is appropriate and that the language in the findings is more than adequate for denial of the rezoning. Motion by Raymond, seconded by Larson to adjourn at 12:00 p.m. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned. Respectfully submitted: Judy Kahler, Recording Secretary Gerald Larson, Secretary 3