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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExecutive Committee - Minutes - 10/13/2016Minutes of the Bayfield County Executive Committee Meeting 4:00PM, October 13, 2016 County Board Room, Bayfield County Courthouse, Washburn, WI Members Present: Brett Rondeau, Jeff Silbert, Fred Strand, Shawn Miller, William Bussey, Harold Maki Members Excused: Others Present: Mark Abeles-Allison-County Administrator, Kristine Kavajecz-Assistant, Seth Hudson-Cedar Corp, Scottie Sandstrom-BCEDC, Denise Tarasewicz Meeting called to order at 4:00pm by Chairman Rondeau. Public Comment: Denise Tarasewicz, Deputy Register of Deeds, shared some information on the proposed space study. She reported that her office is not in favor of moving their office. She invited board members to come to their office to discuss this topic. Minutes of September 22, 2016: Motion Miller, Maki to approve minutes of the September 22, 2016 Executive Committee meeting. Motion Carried. Business Park Strategic Planning Documents: Abeles-Allison reported that all buildings and some land have been sold. The planning committee has been working on a strategic plan for the vacant land and the development of a packet of materials for potential tenants. Scottie Sandstrom and Seth Hudson reviewed the Development Analysis and discussed highlights of the document. Wetland delineation was completed (good for 5 years). No more than 3 turns from a main highway can be conducted by vendors. The proposed road in the business park was designed so that the curves are not counted as a turn and actually utilizes less land than a standard road network would require. “T” Grants can be accessed through WisDOT based upon the amount of jobs generated at a new business site. Sanitary/sewer options were investigated with individual sanitary systems being recommended as the best solution. A concern has been identified with the intersection of Hwy 2 and State Farm Road, which does not provide enough space for large trucks to turn on/off of the Highway safely, and also blocks the current entrance to the Office area. Proposed next steps for this development project is to work on zoning with the Town of Eileen, Design of the main road and stormwater facility, and to perform perk tests throughout the property to prepare for sanitary systems. The committee discussed that the goal of the site is to develop jobs. The second document reviewed was the marketing document, which is a tool that will be used to attract potential tenants for the business park. Motion Bussey, Strand to approve both documents and forward to the full county board for approval. Motion Carried (6-0) Report from Bayfield County Economic Development-Third Quarter: Scottie Sandstrom reported that the Business Park has been a big focus over the past quarter. Northern Clearing has broken ground at the Business Park for an approximately 35,000 sq ft structure to be their corporate headquarters. Met with other prospective business park tenants. Met with Impact Seven representatives regarding the status of World Class Manufacturing. Sparky’s Bar and Grill opened a few weeks ago. Had a FabLab event to encourage technology upgrades in local schools. In partnership with Norvado, did a video shoot touting the fiber availability in northern Wisconsin to help promote business interest. 57 company visits. Abeles-Allison reported that Bayfield Electric has extended 3 phase electric to the business park property. There is a discrepancy between Xcel Energy and Bayfield Electric regarding the 3- phase installation. Motion Maki, Silbert to receive the quarterly report from Bayfield County Economic Development and place it on file. Motion Carried. 2017 Budget as forwarded to County Board: Abeles-Allison reviewed a list of all modifications that were approved at the final budget meeting and were incorporated into the document forwarded to the County Board and was published for public comment. The levy was adjusted for the Northern Lights bonding. The levy for 2017 proposed to be the same as 2016. Silbert asked if it is appropriate to make a recommendation to amend the proposed budget to include a donation to a non-profit. Silbert reviewed a handout regarding a renovation project involving an economic development initiative in the City of Washburn. Suggestion from the committee is to make this request at a future date for monies from the contingency fund and for the committee to consider once the budget is finalized. Strand asked what happens if Northern Lights pays off their debt before the end of 2016. It is anticipated that this would have no impact on the budget because the debt was in place at the time that the budget was adopted. Motion Miller, Maki to forward the budget to the full county board. Motion Carried. Committee Meeting Dates and Times: Motion Bussey, Miller to move Executive Committee meetings to 4:30 pm on the second Thursday of each month. Motion Carried. Reports: a. Supreme Court Visit: 5:30pm on Oct 25 reception at Bayfield Pavilion. Will hear 3 cases on October 26th, with a luncheon that day as well. b. Health Insurance Update: Personnel Committee heard a presentation from the consultant with 10 options provided by Security Health Plan. An employee group met today to review options. This group will make recommendations to the personnel committee. Motion Miller, Bussey to receive both reports and place them on file. Motion Carried. Motion Miller, Maki to enter in and out of closed session pursuant to Wisconsin Statutes §19.85(1)(c,e) to conduct other specified public business, whenever competitive or bargaining reasons require a closed session, specifically to discuss the status and content of labor negotiations. Motion Carried. Entered Closed session at 5:22pm. Motion Miller, Bussey to return to open session. Motion Carried. The committee returned to open session at 5:35pm Meeting Adjourned at 5:35pm.