Land Conservation Committee

*AMENDED*

DATE: Thursday, August 14, 2008
TIME: 9:00 a.m.
PLACE:
UW-Extension Meeting Room No. 328
West Square Building, Baraboo, WI

REASON FOR MEETING: Regular

SUBJECTS FOR DISCUSSION:

  1. Call to order and certify compliance with open meeting law
  2. Adopt agenda
  3. Adopt minutes of previous meeting
  4. Public comment
  5. Communications
    1. Thursday Note(s)
    2. Notice from Town of Merrimac regarding abandonment of Oak Street
    3. Amendment to recent Natural Resource Conservation Service Cooperative Agreement
  6. Legislative updates
  7. Reports
    1. Land Conservation Department report
    2. Natural Resources Conservation Service report
    3. Farm Service Agency report
    4. Foresters' report
    5. Economic Development Committee report
    6. Mirror Lake District report
    7. Lake Virginia Management District report
    8. Lake Redstone Management District report
    9. Southwest Badger Resource Conservation & Development (RC&D) - Steve Bertjens
  8. Review and approval of training events and meetings
    1. Approval of Wiese's attendance at SAA Meeting and Tour
  9. *Review and approval of vouchers
  10. Review and approval of 2009 proposed budget
  11. Request approval to restore Koenig to full-time status
  12. Request approval for part-time contour strip crop assistance
  13. Update on flood recovery efforts in Clark Creek, Otter Creek, Spring Green and other areas
  14. Consider resolution from Town of Greenfield regarding flooding along Highway 113 and the possible adoption of a county resolution supporting a thorough review of possible options that could resolve the issue
  15. Review and approval of Farmland Preservation Agreement - Timothy and Kim Schmitz
  16. Establish next meeting date
  17. Adjournment

COPIES TO: Linda Borleske Wildlife Damage Service LCD-Stanek Renewal-Tollaksen Tom Kriegl WDS-Peterson LCD-Bergstrom Web Liaison Shawn Posewitz DNR-Roth LCD-Van Berkel Prem Randy Puttkamer DATCP-Fallat FSA-Norgard SW Badger RC&D-Bertjens Lester Wiese Sen. Kohl-Cates UWEX-Nagelkerk Kathy Zowin NRCS-Brereton Ho-Chunk-Gunderson County Clerk NRCS-Jackson-Kelly Forester-Livingston/Kloppenburg

DATE NOTICE MAILED: August 7, 2008 PREPARED BY: Land Conservation Department