DATE: August 12, 2008
Committee Members Present: Cassity, Ashford, Gaalswyk, Lehman, and Netzinger.
Committee Members Absent: None.
Others Present: Mark Steward, Brent Bailey, Pat Dederich, Gina Templin, Judd Maxwell, Terry Turnquist, Steve Pate and Tom Kriegel.
Chairman Cassity called the meeting to order at approximatly 9:03 a.m. And staff verified complaince with open meeting law. Motion by Gaalswyk, seconded by Ashford to approve the agenda. <B>Motion carried 4-0. (Lehman absent at this time)
Lehman now present. Motion by Gaalswyk, seconded by Ashford, to approve the minutes of the July 22, 2008 meeting. Motion carried 5-0.
Public Comment:
Judd Maxwell was present and spoke of flooding issues and a meeting with the State and FEMA, August 27th @ 10:00 a.m. in room C18, a petition that is presented to Greenfield requesting that something be done to prevent future flood damage due to Clark Creek. He also spoke of a tour on Friday, August 15th, from Tower Road down Clark Creek that will be happening and invited the committee to participate.
Lehman asked about any suggestions for solutions. Maxwell stated he has some ideas, but not the professional here, but suggested a feasibility study, watershed study, but to eventually get the water re-route straight north to the east of Highway 113 would be a potential. He asked for some assurance that something is going to be done in that area.
Tom Kriegel appeared and spoke of the DOT reconstructing Highway 113 and suggested this would be a good time to get with the property owners to find a solution to the flooding problems.
Communications:
Steward spoke of and presented a letter from FEMA following up to a meeting that was held back in July. The committee discussed the letter and funding.
He also presented a news article from the Baraboo News Republic regarding the Sauk County Comprehensive Planning web site, blog and message board.
Business Items:
Committee signed ordinance for Kessinich rezoning.
Departmental Updates:
The Mapping Department presented and reviewed the departmental report. Cassity asked about the ability to use automobile GPS to find information and if it is related to the system in Mapping. Pate explained it is not related. Motion by Gaalswyk, seconded by Lehman to approve the vouchers in the amount of $2,390.94. Motion carried 5-0.
Pate then spoke briefly on LIDAR/2 foot contours in relation to the flooding in Spring Green. The committee discussed.
Brent Bailey, Register of Deeds appeared and presented and reveiwed the deparmental report. He also spoke of a union position vacancy from July 9 to August 18th. A new hire will start on August 18th.
He then spoke of a resolution being proposed to change the recording fees to a flat recording fee versus a per page recording fee. He presented a map of the other counties that have been adopted the new recording fee, as well as what the proposed fees are. The committee discussed who would be affected the most by the flat fee. He also presented a year to date budget report.
Baily then presented vouchers in the amount of $4,382.03. Motion by Lehnman, seconded by Gaalswyk to approve the vouchers as presented. Motion carried 5-0.
Pat Dederich, County Surveyor appeared and discussed his departmental report, remonumentation, filing of documents, the proposed Town of Spring Green land division and subdivision ordinance and providing his comments to them on it. He spoke of issues he has with it.
He then spoke of the remonumentation project due to be completed yet this year and feels it is being stalled by the corporation counsel's office and he feels that the Corp Counsel is very RFP oriented and he doesn't feel it is necessary, but feels she doesn't understand what is going on. He explained that he and Steve Pate have been having discussions in how to avoid going through the RFP process.
Steward explained the RFP and RFQ processes and how to qualify anyone for any type of project you do. He also explained the benefits of going with the the RFQ's to find the best qualified, not necessarily the least expensive.
The committee spoke of putting the issue on the agenda for the next meeting. Dederich requested that Steward accompany him to meet with Corporation Counsel to discussed the issues prior to the next meeting.
Dederich presented vouchers in the amount of $700,00, motion by Netzinger, seconded by Ashford to approve the vouchers.Motion carried 5-0.
Steward presented the Departmental Report. Schauf present at this time and explained to the committee the process of carryfowards. Steward continued with his staff report. Cassity inquired what happens to the incorporated areas that have been affected by the floods in relation to the substantial damage information.
Steward then presented the report given by Tom Portle, WDNR in relation to the annual reporting for the mining program. Committee asked Templin to provide spreadsheet that is used for DNR reporting to explain the difference between mine sites, etc. The committee also asked the Department to provide another revised fee schedule for mining that increases the larger pits (11 acres +) than what was proposed. The committee continued to review proposed fee schedule for the 2009 budget year.
Cassity spoke of his concern on enforcing lodging houses. Steward spoke briefly of the issue.
Steward then discussed amending subsection 7.20(3) and creating subsection 7.20(4) of the Sauk County Code of Ordinance. The committee discussed simply changing the amounts in 7.20(3) versus creating a new subsection, which would apply to all violations versus just lodging houses. The committee concluded with Steward re-reviewing the information with Corporation Counsel.
The committee then discussed locating a demonlition disposal landfill site. Lehman questioned the zoning for an issue. Steward explained some of the existing language in the ordinance and suggested he review it further and provide the information to the committee at a later meeting.
The committee then reviewed a rezone in the Town of Delton for Beard. Motion by Netzinger, seconded by Ashford, to approve the rezone for Beard. Motion carried 4-1, with Gaalswyk in opposition.
Dave Tremble then appeared and presented an update on the Baraboo Range Protection Program. The Committee review a summary of funding and expenses as well as completed projects, incomplete projects, and a list of projects that were assisted by the DNR stewardship funding.
Gaalswyk left the meeting at this time.
Next meeting to be August 26th, 2008.
Motion by Ashford, seconded by Netzinger, motion carried 4-0.
Minutes by Templin