Planning & Zoning Committee Meeting Minutes


DATE: September 13, 2005

Committee Members Present: Gaalswyk, Sprecher, Ashford, Wiese and Lehman.

Others Present: Lance Gurney, Mary White, Brian Simmert, Steve Pate, Brent Bailey, Pat Dederich, Brad Peck, Todd Liebman and others.

Chairman Wiese called the meeting to order at 9:00 A.M. and staff certified the meeting had been properly posted.

Motion by Sprecher, seconded by Gaalswyck to approve the agenda.
Motion carried 5-0.

Motion by Ashford, seconded by Gaalswyck to approve the minutes of the August 23, 2005 meeting.
Motion carried 5-0.

Communications:

None

Business items .

None

Departmental Updates

Mr. Steve Pate, MIS, addressed the Committee. He stated that the Mapping Department was working on updating parcel maps, GIS applications, and making the applications more user friendly. Mr. Pate also stated that his budget had passed administrative review.

The Mapping Department had one voucher for approval, which was for payment for the ortho photo project in the amount of $160,992.00. Motion by Ashford, seconded by Gaalswyck to approve payment of this voucher.
Motion carried 5-0.

Mr. Brent Bailey, Register of Deeds, then appeared. He gave a brief monthly report and stated that his department was very busy. He presented the proposed fees for the Landshark program. The Committee had reviewed these fees at the previous meeting. Motion by Ashford, seconded by Gaalswyck to approve the Landshark fees in the amount of $150.00 monthly all inclusive (index and images); $450.00 per month for a CD of all recordings; and $2.00 for first page and $1.00 for each additional document without monthly subscription.
Motion carried, 5-0.

Mr. Bailey submitted a voucher list for review. Motion by Gaalswyck, seconded by Lehman to approve the vouchers in the amount of $692.20.
Motion carried, 5-0.

Mr. Pat Dederich, County Surveyor, reported that 39 of the 67 corners for the Highway 12 project had been set. Due to a County Highway Department project, 13 corners on County Road PF need to be reset. Mr. Dederich proposed to contact the original surveyors of these corners to see if they would be interested in resetting them for a fee. Witness markers at the edge of the road were briefly discussed.

The County Surveyor's budget was then discussed. This budget had been reviewed at a previous meeting. Motion by Lehman, seconded by Ashford to approve the budget as presented. Discussion followed.
Motion carried, 5-0.

The Committee then reviewed the final plat for Winnebago Heights in the Town of Dellona. The Town Board approved the development plan and plat in June. The roadways would be owned and maintained by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Storm water and the septic system were two issues brought up at the previous meeting. These issues had been addressed. Motion by Ashford, seconded by Sprecher to approve the final plat of Winnebago Heights.
Motion carried, 5-0.

PUBLIC HEARING.

Mr. Weise introduced the Committee and reviewed the order of hearing.

The item for review was Petition # 15-2005, for approval of a zoning designation of Resource Conservancy 35 for approximately 5 acres of Sauk County property located within the County Forest along Highway 14 in the Town of Spring Green. The purpose of this request by Sauk County is to convey 5 acres of property to Brad Peck, to allow for expansion of an ag-related business in exchange for an easement on property located east of the Tri-County airport. The parcel of land affected by this zoning designation is located in Section 8, T8N, R3E in the Town of Spring Green, Sauk County, Wisconsin.

Mr. Lance Gurney, Planning and Zoning Director, gave a history and brief staff report. This use will still need to go to the Board of Adjustment for approval.

Mr. Lehman asked where this property was in respect to the airport. Mr. Gurney stated that the airport was northwest of the property. He also noted that there would not be any additional highway access required.

Mr. Todd Leibman, representing Sauk County, then spoke. He stated that the County could rezone it's own property and this rezoning would be in the best interest of Sauk County. This rezoning would protect the entrance of the Tri County Airport from development and would enable the County to get substantial funding for airport improvement. The Town of Spring Green was not represented at the hearing.

Mr. Brad Peck appeared in favor. He stated that the Town of Spring Green had already approved a special exception to continue an agricultural business. Mr. Wiese asked if this land would not be considered buildable and could only be used for farming near the airport. Mr. Peck answered that he had agreed to an easement on 10 acres to the east of the runway.

Seeing no one else wished to speak, Chairman Wiese closed the public portion of the hearing at 9:50 A.M.

Motion by Gaalswyck, seconded by Sprecher to approve a zoning designation of Resource Conservancy 35 for approximately 5 acres of Sauk County property located in Section 8, T8N, R3E in the Town of Spring Green.
Motion carried, 5-0.

Mr. Gurney then gave a brief monthly report. The Baraboo Range project was discussed. He stated that the easy easements have been done and Dave Tremble was working on the more labor intensive purchases. He explained that Mr. Tremble was working on the Baraboo Range Project about 60% of the time, 30% on comprehensive planning and about 10% on Badger.

Mr. Gurney stated that the budget had passed administrative review with one minor change regarding equipment fully paid out of land records funding. Mr. Gurney also planned to request an additional $500.00 to cover the rising cost of gas.

He stated that there was a lot of permit activity and the maintenance program was discussed.

The Town of Baraboo Comprehensive plan was discussed. Motion by Ashford, seconded by Sprecher to accept the plan for incorporation into the development of Sauk County's Comprehensive Plan.
Motion carried, 5-0.

The purchase of a new truck cap was discussed next. Mr. Gurney explained that the tonneau cover originally included in the purchase of the Colorado truck was not acceptable. He stated that there was still money left in that original line item. Motion by Sprecher, seconded by Gaalswyck to approve the purchase of a new cap for the truck not to exceed $700.00.
Motion carried, 5-0.

Attendance for two staff members at the WCCA fall conference in Waupaca was reviewed. Motion by Ashford, seconded by Gaalswyck to approve staff attendance. Motion carried, 5-0.

Motion by Sprecher, seconded by Ashford to adjourn.
Motion carried, 5-0.

Respectfully submitted: Judy Ashford, Secretary