HomeMy WebLinkAboutForestry & Parks Committee - Minutes - 5/6/2009BAYFIELD COUNTY FORESTRY COMMITTEE
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
County Board Room
Bayfield County Courthouse, Washburn, Wisconsin
Members Present: Marco Bichanich, Vice-Chairman of the Committee, Kenneth Jardine, William Kacvinsky,
Shawn Miller and Mark Abeles-Allison, County Administrator. Chairman David Good was unable to attend.
Staff in Attendance: Paul Lundberg, Administrator, Steve Probst, Assistant Administrator, Jason Bodine,
Kirby Dernovsek, Mike Amman, Foresters, John Mesko, Forest Technician and Barbara Suminski, Office
Manager.
Others in Attendance: Tim Davis, DNR Liaison and fifteen others were in attendance. Those who signed as
attendees were Matt Kurilla, Mick Kurilla, Steve Coffin, Stan Hershey and Terry Priem.
The meeting was called to order by Vice-Chairman Marco Bichanich at 6:00 P.M.
Previous Month Meeting Minutes: On a motion by Bill Kacvinsky to approve the April 1, 2009 meeting
minutes and seconded by Bucky Jardine the motion was approved and carried.
Financial Report: Paul Lundberg shared the March gross timber sale receipts with the Committee, the current
Expense/Budget Performance Report. A motion to accept the financial reports as presented was made by Bucky
Jardine and seconded by Bill Kacvinsky and the motion was approved and carried.
Request: Great Divide Riders ATV Club to relocate the ATV trail onto County land from the Sawyer County
line, going west of Randysek Road using the existing logging roads thru cut over area and back onto Randysek
Road at the north end of the County fenced area. On a motion by Bill Kacvinsky to approve the request and
seconded by Shawn Miller the motion was approved and carried.
Request: The Cable Area Chamber of Commerce was requesting permission for a Land Use Permit for the CY
2009 Cable Area Off-Road Classic mountain bike race. On a motion by Shawn to approve the request and
seconded by Bill Kacvinsky the motion was approved and carried.
Spring CY 2009 Bid Opening: Paul Lundberg explained to those present the process the Committee would be
following for the bid opening. There were eighteen sales at the bid opening and sixteen had bids. The total bid
amount was $ 1,096,997.10. On a motion by Bill Kacvinsky and seconded by Bucky Jardine the bids were
accepted subject to auditing by the Forestry Department.
Executive Session: The Committee entered into Executive Session at 7:15 P.M. pursuant to Wisconsin
Statures S19:85 (1) (2) consider employment, promotion, and /or compensation and to review applications for
the Forest Administrator position with the Bayfield County Forestry Department. On a roll call vote the
Committee reconvened into open session.
Adjourn: On a motion by Bucky Jardine and seconded by Shawn Miller the Committee Meeting adjourned at
7:40 P.M.
Respectfully Submitted
Barbara Suminski
BAYFIELD COUNTY FORESTRY COMMITTEE
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
County Board Room
Bayfield County Courthouse, Washburn, Wisconsin