Planning, Zoning & Land Records Committee


DATE: April 24, 2007

Committee Members Present: Sprecher, Ashford, Wiese, and Gaalswyck

Committee Member Absent: Lehman

Others Present: Dave Tremble, Mary White, Ralph Tuttle, Brian Simmert, Pat Dederich, Lowell Haugen.

Chairman Wiese called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. and compliance with the open meetings law was noted.

Mr. Simmert requested to delete items 7. and 8. from the meeting agenda and move items 10c. and 10d. up. Motion by Sprecher, seconded by Gaalswyck to adopt the agenda with those revisions.
Motion carried, 4-0.

Motion by Gaalswyck, seconded by Ashford to approve the minutes of the March 20, 2007 Committee meeting.
Motion carried, 4-0.

Motion by Gaalswyck, seconded by Ashford to approve the minutes of the March 27 2007 Committee meeting.
Motion carried, 4-0.

Motion by Ashford, seconded by Sprecher to approve the minutes of the April 10, 2007 Committee meeting.
Motion carried, 4-0.

Public Comment

none

Communications:

Mr. Simmert received an open records request from Ed Garvey, an attorney, regarding an ethanol plant in the Reedsburg Industrial Park. Staff had no information on this plant.

Business Items

none

Mr. Pat Dederich, County Surveyor, appeared and gave a departmental report. Discussion followed regarding corners destroyed by road work.

The County Surveyor's vouchers were reviewed. Motion by Gaalswyck, seconded by Ashford to approve the vouchers in the amount of $1,950.00.
Motion carried, 4-0.

Corners, tie sheets and remonumentation program were reviewed.

The Committee then briefly reviewed the Surveyor's Form 1 for the 2008 budget report. Motion by Ashford, seconded by Gaalswyck to approve Form #1 for the County Surveyor.
Motion carried, 4-0.

The next item for Committee review was the request for a waiver to reduce the access requirements in accordance with the provisions of Section 22.15 of the County Codes from 66 feet to 33 feet requested by Richard Marks, agent for Jerry Kauffman, located in the Town of Troy. Motion by Ashford, seconded by Gaalswyk to approve the 33 foot easement.
Motion carried, 4-0.

The final plat by Ralph Tuttle for a 4 lot, class 1 subdivision was then reviewed. This is a sewered subdivision located in the Town of Baraboo. The Town of Baraboo and DOT, as well as the City of Baraboo have approved this plat. Staff recommendation was approval. Access will be off Park Road and South Shore Drive, not Highway 123. Motion by Sprecher, seconded by Gaalswyck to approve the request.
Motion carried, 4-0.

Mr. Tremble, Interim Planning and Zoning Director, then appeared. He informed the committee he would be Director for a period of 3 months during which time the position would be advertised and interviews scheduled. He was not proposing any changes. Activity was picking up, adequate coverage, and vacations were mentioned. Tremble planned to have a conversation with each town board chair.

The following is a list of items staff is, or will be, working on:

The Committee then reviewed the department's vouchers. Motion by Ashford, seconded by Gaalswyck to approve the vouchers in the amount of $ 626.94.
Motion carried, 4-0.

The phone system was discussed.

Motion by Ashford, seconded by Gaalswyck to adjourn.
Motion carried, 4-0.

Respectfully submitted: Judy Ashford, Secretary