Environmental Resources Committee Meeting Minutes

DATE: JUNE 10, 2005

CALL TO ORDER

A special meeting of the Environmental Resources Committee - Solid Waste Management Department was called to order at 8:00 a.m. in the Solid Waste Manager's office at the Sauk County Landfill site. Vice-Chairman Lombard certified compliance with the open meetings law in that the meeting was properly posted and all parties duly notified.

ATTENDANCE

Member present: Haugen, Stevens, Lombard, Cassity, Krueger

Also present: Carroll, Van Berkel, Koenig, Wiegand

AGENDA

Motion was made by Stevens and seconded by Cassity to adopt the agenda as mailed.
Motion carried.

CONSERVATION/FINAL USE PLAN PROPOSAL

The solid waste manager reviewed the NRC, Inc. proposal as explained the need for retaining professional services to do a vegetative survey of the property as the basis for the plan. The results of the vegetative survey will be used to formulate recommendations for conservation and/or restoration, which will have further impact on the types of land uses Sauk County might permit on the property. The solid waste manager emphasized the need to make certain restoration decisions quickly, so that these items may be included with the construction plans for final closure in the 2006 construction season. Options for in-house development and implementation of the plan were discussed. Mr. Joe Van Berkel explained that his Department is currently overextended with projects and that while his Department could provide input into the plan, he was not in a position to develop the plan in its entirety. More discussion was followed by a walking tour of the areas adjacent to the landfill site. Chairman Haugen and Gene Wiegand joined the meeting at this time and participated in a discussion about immediate restoration needs, possible land uses and minimizing conflicts bettween certain activities. At the completion of the tour, the solid waste manager was directed to place the conservation plan resolution on the County Board agenda as a possible item for action and to invite representatives from NRC, Inc. to the County Board session to answer questions pertaining to the plan. It was further decided that the Committee would meet at 5:00 p.m. in advance of the Board session to further discuss the resolution and plan with staff and NRC, Inc. representatives.

ADJOURNMENT

Motion was made by Stevens and seconded by Cassity to adjourn.
Motion carried.