HomeMy WebLinkAboutForestry & Parks Committee - Agenda - 1/11/2012BAYFIELD COUNTY FORESTRY AND PARKS DEPT.
Courthouse, PO Box 445
Washburn, WI 54891
Telephone (715) 373 - 6114 Fax (715) 373 - 6310
email forestry@bayfieldcounty.org
January 4, 2012
Bayfield County Forestry and Parks Committee Meeting
The Bayfield County Forestry and Parks Committee will meet on Wednesday, January 11th at 6:00
p.m. in the Cable Community Centre in Cable Wisconsin. The agenda for this meeting is as follows:
Agenda - Amended
1. Call To Order of Public Hearing.
2. Roll Call.
3. Review of Meeting Format.
4. Public Hearing: American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation’s proposal to develop a new
Birkebeiner trail head, to construct new Birkebeiner ski trail connectors, and to potentially re-
route the American Birkebeiner cross country ski race in the Town of Cable.
5. Adjournment of Public Hearing.
6. Call To Order of Forestry and Parks Committee Meeting.
7. Roll Call.
8. Approval of the December 14th Meeting Minutes.
9. Recreational Use Request: Ned Zuelsdorff, American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation.
Discussion and possible action regarding new ski trail construction in the Town of Cable.
10. Monthly Financial Report.
11. Annual Jolly/Ashwabay Outdoor Education Foundation Work Plan: Pete Kulenkamp.
Discussion and possible action regarding the 2012 Work Plan for the Mt. Ashwabay and
Jolly/Pike’s Creek trail network.
12. Awarding of the Re-Offered Fall Timber Sales. Discussion and action regarding the
awarding of contracts from the fall re-offered timber sale.
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January 11, 2012 Meeting Agenda
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13. Sand River Pit Use Request: Pitlik and Wick, Inc. Discussion and possible action regarding
the following items pertaining to the State Highway 13 Paving Project:
a) Purchase of approximately 11,000 tons of sand and set up of a crushing operation to
produce shoulder gravel.
b) Development of a staging area for a hot mix plant.
14. Recreational Use Request: Iron River Snowmobilers. Discussion and possible action
regarding a proposed re-route of Trail 31 near Ruth Lake Road.
15. Parks. Discussion and possible action regarding the following topics:
Twin Bear Projects
a) Electrical Update.
b) Shoreline Grant Update.
16. General Discussion Items. Action as needed:
a) Plum Creek Easements.
b) Red Cliff Tribe Land Purchase/Trade Discussion.
c) Forester Position Update.
d) General Department Updates.
e) Steve Coffin and Joseph LeBouton, DNR Representatives, Comments.
17. Executive Session. The Committee may enter in and out of Executive Session pursuant to
Wisconsin Statutes 19.85(1)(g) for the purpose of considering legal advice regarding strategy
to be adopted by the body with respect to litigation in which it is or is likely to become
involved:
a) Approval of December 14, 2011 Executive Session Minutes
b) Bradfield Road Access Issue.
c) Jackman Lake Road Access Issue.
Any person wishing to attend who, because of a disability, requires special accommodations, should
contact the Forestry and Parks Department office at 715-373-6114, at least 24 hours before the
scheduled meeting time, so appropriate arrangements can be made.
Cc: Bayfield County Forestry & Parks Committee Members
Shawn Miller, Chair
Marco Bichanich, Vice-Chair
Kenneth Jardine
William Kacvinsky
John Bennett
Steve Coffin, DNR Representative
Joseph LeBouton, DNR Liaison
Mark Abeles-Allison, County Administrator
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