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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExecutive Committee - Minutes - 3/12/2015Minutes of the Bayfield County Executive Committee Meeting 4:00PM, March 12, 2015 EOC, Bayfield County Annex, Washburn, WI Members Present: Kenneth Jardine, Dee Kittleson, Brett Rondeau, Shawn Miller and Harold Maki, Members Excused: Beth Meyers Others Present: Mark Abeles-Allison (Bayfield County Administrator), Dennis Pocernich, Marco Bichanich, Craig Parks, Mark Tody, Ray Kangas, Kevin Johnson. Rondeau called the meeting to order at 4:00pm. Public Comment: Mark Tody, Grand View Road Department, expressed his concern about a proposed trade of the former Bayfield County highway garage for part of a gravel pit where the county is storing gravel. Tody said he was not in favor of the agreement. Motion Miller, Jardine to suspend the rules to allow for others to speak. Motion carried. Board members asked questions. Minutes of February 12, 2015: Motion Jardine, Kittleson to approve minutes of the March 12, 2015 Executive Committee meeting. Motion Carried. Fred Bourg and Patrick Boerboon entered the meeting at this time. Energy Audit: Abeles-Allison presented background information on the WECC energy audit. Board members supported the county administrator and county maintenance director proceeding with projects without an energy audit. No action taken on the energy audit proposal. Scottie Sandstrom and Jane Bucy entered the meeting at this time. Iron River Memorial Park: Ray Kangas and Kevin Johnson presented ideas on a Veterans Memorial Park proposed to be located just west of Iron River on Redwine Road, on the south side of US 2. A memorial proposed would overlook the Mill Pond. Miller noted this land is in County Forest blocking and would require state approval. The committee asked for more detailed plans and asked Kangas to return in the months ahead. Pre-Charge Diversion. District Attorney Fred Bourg discussed Pre-Charge diversion programs. Bourg reviewed the program implemented in 2014. Information from the Eau Claire County Pre-Charge program was distributed together with letters of support from area attorneys. Bourg noted discussions with the Sheriff regarding the potential for Sheriff Deputy diversions in the field. Discussion about the 2014 program and the potential for continuation in 2015. The committee asked for a more detailed report and recommendations at a future meeting. The committee agreed to jump to item 9 to discuss Ag Station Issues. Ag Station Business Park Issues: L:\COMMITTEES AND BOARDS\EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE\2015\Executive Committee Minutes 2015-03- 12.doc Page 2 of 3 Miller made a motion to raze the ag station structures. Motion died for lack of a second. Sandstrom discussed the possibility of an Ag Station Advisory Committee made up of a local business person and a utility representative, BCEDC Director, Exec Committee Chair and County Administrator. Committee members did not see the need for another committee and asked that Sandstrom report to the Exec Committee with issues as they arise. The committee discussed utility options for the Ag Station property. Concern about City utilities was discussed and a preference for an on-site sewer system was noted. Other options including DNR and Rural Development programs are being researched. Motion Miller, Jardine to enter in and out of closed session pursuant to Wis. Statutes §19.85 (1)(c, e) for the purpose of Approval of closed session minutes of February 12, 2015 and Conducting specific public business with regard to potential development at the Agriculture Research Station property. Motion Carried. Entered Closed Session at 5:30pm Motion Miller, Jardine to allow Sandstrom and Bucy to remain in the closed session. Motion carried. Motion Kittleson, Jardine to approve the February 12, Executive Session minutes. Motion carried. Sandstrom and Abeles-Allison shared a proposal from the Bayfield Regional Food Producers Cooperative. They have inquired about purchase of 3.5 acres of land including their existing building, the granary and the larger hay barn together with the purchase of lot two including 8 acres in additional to an option on 11 additional acres. The committee did not support the idea of breaking the main “campus” parcel up. The committee supported exploring the sale of a full parcel with a viable business plan and investment. This will be shared with BRFPC representatives. Rondeau asked that the topic of razing buildings in the main “campus” portion of the parcel be added to the next committee agenda, committee members supported this. Motion Jardine, Kittleson to go out of Executive Session at 5:50pm. Motion carried. Miller exited the meeting at this time. Budget Resolutions: Motion Jardine, Kittleson to recommend the support of a resolution opposing a County Assessment system as proposed in the State Budget. Motion carried, 4-0. Motion Jardine, Kittleson to support the PILT resolution on county forest land increasing the PILT payment from $.30 to $1 per acre. Motion carried, 4-0. Motion Rondeau, Kittleson to recommend the Aquaculture support resolution to the full county board. Motion carried, 4-0. L:\COMMITTEES AND BOARDS\EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE\2015\Executive Committee Minutes 2015-03- 12.doc Page 3 of 3 Safe Room Budget Resolution: Abeles-Allison summarized the Safe Room Project. Approximately $25,000 will be required in total of county resources. $17,000 was spent in 2014. A remainder of $8,000 remains to be spent in 2015. Motion Jardine, Kittleson to recommend the resolution to the full board. Motion carried, (4-0). Data Processing Budget Resolution: Abeles-Allison noted that a line item adjustment is needed for data processing. An adjustment in the amount of $15,448 is needed. Motion Jardine, to support the $15,448 transfer from contingency to the data processing line item for New World expenses in 2015. Motion Carried (4-0). Reports: Abeles-Allison reported on the end of February financial report and the treasurer’s report. A review of trust fund versus LGIP funds was discussed for the 2014 year with much larger returns coming from the trust funds. The Committee also discussed Lidar (elevation modeling) and aerial mapping imagery. The County budgeted $130,000 in 2015 for aerial imagery. There is a possibility of a Lidar grant paying for 50% of a project in Bayfield County, in the Lake Superior Watershed including approximately 71% of lands in Bayfield County. Estimated County cost would be $173,000. Discussion will continue on this topic at future meetings as more information on grant funds becomes available. Meeting adjourned at 6:15pm. Respectfully Submitted by Kristine Kavajecz, Assistant to the County Administrator