HomeMy WebLinkAboutForestry & Parks Committee - Agenda - 5/11/2020BAYFIELD COUNTY FORESTRY AND PARKS DEPT.
Courthouse, PO Box 445
Washburn, WI 54891
Telephone (715) 373 - 6114 Fax (715) 373 - 0114
email forestry@bayfieldcounty.org
May 7, 2020
Bayfield County Forestry and Parks Committee Meeting Agenda
Amended to include item 12 & 13
Fred Strand (Chair)
Steve Sandstrom
David Zepczyk
Jeff Silbert (Vice-Chair)
Larry Fickbohm
The Bayfield County Forestry and Parks Committee will meet on Monday, May 11th at 6:00 p.m.
Please be advised that, due to concerns related to COVID-19, this meeting will be held remotely. The
public will be able to participate in the meeting via voice either by using the internet link or phone
number below.
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Please contact Bayfield County at (715) 209-5211 if you have questions on how to access this meeting.
The agenda for this meeting is as follows:
1.Call to Order.
2.Remote Meeting Procedure. Discussion and possible action.
3.Election of Forestry and Parks Committee Chairperson. Nominations, discussion and action
regarding this election.
4.Election of Forestry and Parks Committee Vice-Chairperson. Nominations, discussion and action
regarding this election.
5.Public Comment – Limited to 3 minutes per person.
6.Approval of the April 13th Meeting Minutes.
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7.COVID-19 Adjustments (update). Discussion regarding modifications to various programs as a
result of COVID-19. The following topics will be addressed as part of this item:
a.Office Structure.
b.Campgrounds.
c.Yurts.
d.Day Use Parks.
e.Designated Recreation, both Motorized and Non-Motorized.
8.Spring Timber Sale Offering (update). Discussion regarding the approval and offering for bids of
the 2020 spring timber sales. The following topics will also be addressed as part of this item:
a.Bid Deadlines.
b.Bid Opening Process.
9.Timber Sale Policies. Discussion and possible action regarding temporary changes to the
following timber sale policies:
a.Timber Sale Contract Extensions.
b.Timber Sale Bid Bonds.
10.Monthly Reports. Discussion of general activities, events, issues and accomplishments. Possible
action on the report(s) only.
a)Forestry (all updates):
a.2020 Budget.
b.Jackman Lake Land Sale.
c.Pratt Rd Land Purchase.
d.Carbon Offset/Marketing.
b)Parks (update).
a.Online Payments.
c)Trails and Recreation (all updates):
a.Motorized Trails.
b.Non-Motorized Trails.
c.Yurts.
d.Events.
d)Delta Landfill (update).
11.Bayfield County Forest Comprehensive Land Use Plan Revision. Discussion and/or action on the
following items:
a.Draft Chapter 700. Review of public comment. Discussion and possible action.
b.Draft Chapter 800 (update only). Update on the status of the Chapter. Discussion only.
12.Land Use Request. North End Ski Club. Discussion and possible action regarding a request to
construct a storage building on county forest land in the Town of Cable.
13.Recreational Use Request. CAMBA. Discussion and possible action regarding a request to
construct roughly 1/3 mile of new mountain bike trail within the Ashwabay complex.
14.Joseph LeBouton, DNR Representative, Comments.
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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 or 715-209-5211 at least 24 hours
before the scheduled meeting time, so appropriate arrangements can be made.
Cc: Bayfield County Forestry & Parks Committee Members
Matt Blaylock, DNR Area Leader
Eric Sirrine, DNR Team Leader
Joseph LeBouton, DNR Liaison
Mark Abeles-Allison, County Administrator
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