Conservation, Planning and Zoning Committee Meeting

Minutes (84 KB)

SAUK COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
CONSERVATION, PLANNING, AND ZONING COMMITTEE
Thursday, February 9, 2017
Room 213, Sauk County West Square Building

 

Conservation, Planning, and Zoning (CPZ) Committee members present:  D. Polivka, E. Peterson, J. Ashford, C. Lehman, J. Dietz, and S. Laubscher.

Absent:  M. Flint

Others present:   B. Simmert, G. Templin, M. Keenan, B. Bailey, K. Felton, K. Norgard, C. Miller, M. Krueger, B. Sadler, Lucinda and Larry Erbs.

At 9:00 a.m. Polivka called the Conservation, Planning, and Zoning Committee meeting to order and Templin certified to be in compliance with the Open Meetings Law. 

Adopt agenda:   Motion by S. Laubscher/J. Dietz to adopt the amended agenda as presented. Motion carried, all in favor.

Motion by J. Ashford/S. Laubscher to approve the January 24th CPZ Committee meeting minutes.  Motion carried, all in favor.

Public Comment:

None.

Communications: 
Simmert spoke a communication from DATCP/Keith Foye, regarding art studios in Exclusive Agriculture zoning district and the department not needing to re-seek certification of the ordinance.  Peterson asked about corn maze activities.  Simmert explained.

Election of Officers:

a. Election of Secretary for the Conservation, Planning and Zoning Committee to replace Nathan Johnson. 
Nomination by Peterson for Lehman.  Lehman turned down the nomination.  Nomination by Peterson for  Ashford for Secretary.  Motion by Dietz to close nominations and cast unanimous ballot for Ashford for Secretary.  Motion carried, all in favor.

Land Records Modernization
a. Department reports and updates.   Felton appeared and reviewed the department report.  

b. Review and approval of vouchers.  Felton presented vouchers in the amount of $1,275.00.  Motion by C. Lehman/E. Peterson to approve vouchers in the amount of $1,275.00.  Motion carried, all in favor. 

Register of Deeds

a.  Department report and updates.  Bailey appeared and reviewed the department report.

b. Review and approval of vouchers in the amount of $10,453.80.  Motion by E. Peterson/C. Lehman to approve vouchers in the amount of $10,453.80.  Motion carried, all in favor.

Conservation, Planning and Zoning
a.  Department Report.           Staff appeared and summarized highlights from the department report. 

b. Review and approval of vouchers.  Templin reviewed department vouchers in the amount of $9,579.88 and $7,539.11.  Motion by S. Laubscher/J. Ashford to approve vouchers for a total amount of $17,118.99.  Motion carried, all in favor.

c. Discussion and possible action on issuing Notices of Noncompliance for Farmland Preservation Program participants.  Sadler appeared and spoke of compliance measures required for participants and actions taken by the department requesting compliance.  Keenan also spoke of manure spreading and the weather causing more issues.    Lucinda Erbs, property owners, stated she received the letter in January, however, she stated she contacted the renter of the property and the person spreading the manure.   Keenan stated the addresses used are from the tax parcel base from the Treasurer’s office.   Motion by J. Ashford/S. Laubscher to not issue the Notices of Noncompliance for Farmland Preservation Program participants due to unforeseen circumstances on the property owner’s part.  Motion carried, all in favor.

d. Discussion and presentation on Final Report for Otter Creek Targeted Runoff Management (TRM) Grant – B. Bergstrom.  Bergstrom appeared and gave a PowerPoint presentation reviewing the Otter Creek TRM project.  Polivka commended the department on the work they do getting grant funding.

e. Review and discussion on proposed Land and Water Resource Management (LWRM) Plan Timeline and Work Plan.  Keenan and Simmert reviewed the proposed LWRM Plan timeline and work plan for comment from members.

*f. Review and possible approval of the 2016 Conservation, Planning and Zoning Department Annual Report.  Simmert and Keenan reviewed the Annual Report.  Motion by E. Peterson/J. Dietz to accept the 2016 Conservation, Planning and Zoning Annual Report.  Motion carried, all in favor.

Reports

a.         Natural Resources Conservation (NRCS).  Miller appeared and provided a department report. 

b.         Farm Service Agency (FSA).  Norgard appeared and provided an update on last month’s report.

c.         Foresters.   No report.

d.         Economic Development Committee.  Polivka spoke of an update from Pitts regarding the Placemaking initiative, delaying the role out of the plan until June due to the City of Reedsburg going through planning with UW River Falls/UW Extension.  He spoke of an update on the Great Sauk Trail and the Baraboo River Corridor Plan, and a letter of support for the Friends of the Baraboo River applying for a JEM Grant.

e.         Mirror Lake District.     No report.
f.          Lake Virginia Management District.  No report.    

g.  Lake Redstone Management District.   No report.

Next meetings of the Conservation, Planning, and Zoning Committee will be held on Tuesday, February 28th  at 9:00 a.m. and Thursday, March 9th , 2017 at 9:00 a.m.   Lehman noted she will not be present for the meeting on the 28th.  Motion by J. Ashford/E. Peterson to adjourn at 11:15 a.m.  Motion carried, all in favor.

Respectfully submitted,

Judy Ashford, Secretary