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Home My WebLink AboutAd Hoc Business Park Planning Committee - Agenda - 1/10/2024K:\Ag Station Business Park Planning Committee\Agendas\2024 Agendas\January 10 2024\Jan 10 2024 BUSINESS PARK AGENDA.doc Bayfield County Administrator 117 E 5th Street, PO Box 878, Washburn, WI 54891 Ph: 715-373-6181 Fx: 715-373-6153 Mark Abeles-Allison, County Administrator Kristine Kavajecz, Human Resources Director Paige Terry, Clerk BAYFIELD COUNTY AD HOC BUSINESS PARK PLANNING COMMITTEE Cole Rabska, Chair Marty Milanowski Ken Disher Mark Abeles-Allison Leo Carlson Preston Mikula Jake Hipsher Dear Committee Members: This letter is written to inform you of the Bayfield County Ad Hoc Business Park Planning Committee Meeting scheduled for Wednesday January 10, 2024, 11:00 a.m., This will be a REMOTE meeting held via Microsoft Teams. Please use the information below to connect via phone or video. If you have questions or need assistance, please contact Mark Abeles-Allison at 715 373-6181 or mark.abeles-allison@bayfieldcounty.wi.gov Microsoft Teams meeting Join on your computer, mobile app or room device Click here to join the meeting Meeting ID: 236 632 531 305 Passcode: FGYatP Download Teams | Join on the web Or call in (audio only) +1 715-318-2087,,52338255# United States, Eau Claire Phone Conference ID: 523 382 55# Find a local number | Reset PIN Learn More | Meeting options The agenda for this meeting is as follows: Notice is hereby given that a majority of the Bayfield County Board may be present at the meeting to gather information about a subject over which they have decision-making responsibility. This constitutes a meeting of the Bayfield County Board pursuant to State ex rel. Badke v.Greendale Village Bd., 173 Wis. 2d 553, 494 N.W.2d 408(1993), and must be noticed as such, although the County Board will not take any formal action at this meeting. AGENDA K:\Ag Station Business Park Planning Committee\Agendas\2024 Agendas\January 10 2024\Jan 10 2024 BUSINESS PARK AGENDA.doc 1. Call to Order 2. Introductions 3. Public Comment 4. Minutes from July 19, 2023 5. Update and Discussion Regarding Business Park Utility Feasibility Study 6. Update and Discussion Regarding Business Park Road Construction Process 7. Update on Signage at Business Park 8. Discussion Regarding Business Park Focus Areas in 2024 9. Closed Session: The Committee may entertain a motion to move in and out of Closed Session pursuant to §19.85(1) (e) Deliberating or negotiating the purchasing of public properties, the investing of public funds, or conducting other specified public business, whenever competitive or bargaining reasons require a closed session: a) Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Closed Session Minutes, June 21, 2023 b) Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Business Park Land Sales Should you have any questions in the meantime, please contact Cole, Mark or Paige. Sincerely, Mark Abeles-Allison Bayfield County Administrator MAA/pt Any person planning to attend a Bayfield County meeting that has a disability requiring special accommodation should contact 373-6100, 24-hours before the scheduled meeting, so appropriate arrangements can be made. cc: Bayfield County Board of Supervisors The Daily Press, via email Bayfield County Administrator 117 E 5th Street, PO Box 878, Washburn, WI 54891 Ph: 715-373-6181 Fx: 715-373-6153 Mark Abeles-Allison, County Administrator Kristine Kavajecz, Human Resources Director Paige Terry, Clerk III Minutes of the: Bayfield County Ad-Hoc Business Park Planning Committee Wednesday, July 19th, 2023 – 1:30 p.m. Meeting Held at the Town of Eileen Town Hall Call to Order: The Bayfield County Ad Hoc Business Park Planning County was called to order at 1:35 p.m. by Committee Chairman Rabska. Members Present: Leo Carlson (virtually), Mark Abeles-Allison, Cole Rabska, and Marty Milanowski, Jake Hipsher (virtually) Members Excused: Ken Disher and Preston Mikula Others Present: Bruce Markgren- Cooper Engineering President and Paige Terry-Clerk III Introductions: Introductions of committee members were made. Public Comment: None Minutes from June 21, 2023: Motion by Milanowski, seconded by Carlson to adopt the minutes of the June 21, 2023 Bayfield County Ad-Hoc Business Park meeting as presented. Motion Carried. Cooper Engineering Utility Feasibility Study Update: Bruce Markgren, Cooper Engineering President, reported that he spoke with the City of Ashland and stated that the city is not entirely excited about the prospect of hooking up to the city’s line at the Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center Location. The city has concerns regarding a capacity issue with the lift station that the visitor’s center flushes into. Markgren stated that he will continue discussions with the city. Markgren informed the committee that he is looking into the prospects of a mound systems as well and expects to have a draft report of all his findings before the next committee meeting. Discussion took place regarding the options for running water lines to the City of Ashland as well as other potential options for getting utilities to the business park. Markgren stated that he will also get a list of possible funding sources for the project. Funding Options for Utility Infrastructure: The committee agreed to wait to discuss the item until Markgren’s report at the next meeting. Arganbright Road Construction Project: Abeles-Allison reviewed the minutes from the previous meeting that discussed costs of the project and reported that the county board will be discussing allocating an additional $200,000 towards the project for a total $500,000 on top of the money received from the Xcel lease extension. Abeles-Allison explained that the road would be critical to access for potential new businesses at the business park. KV Build Welcome: Rabska explained that he is looking into doing a tour of the KV Build facility and delivering a welcome basket at the next committee meeting. Closed Session: Motion by Milanowski, seconded by Abeles-Allison, to enter Executive/Closed Session at 2:10 p.m. Terry informed the committee that Hipsher and Carlson would be required to leave the meeting during closed session since they are attending virtually as part of Bayfield County’s policy which would leave the committee without a quorum for closed session. Abeles- Allison withdrew his second. Milanowski withdrew his motion. Closed session items were dispensed as not enough members would be present to hold a quorum in closed session. Abeles-Allison informed the committee that the veterinarian business owner will be speaking with Bayfield County Planning & Zoning to discuss the interpretation of the ag-1 zoning district to see if it would allow an animal crematorium. Abeles-Allison spoke to another prospective business that is similar to KV Build that is interested in moving to the business park and stated the business owner is still interested in moving to the park. Rabska reported that he received two more requests for information in the past week and a half and stated that it solidifies the decision to not move forward with the SSG pilot program. Rabska explained that a number of the requests received have required a building to be on-site. Abeles- Allison stated that the committee may look into leasing a building to potential future businesses if the business seemed viable. Abeles-Allison and Terry reviewed the Bayfield County closed session policy with the committee. Adjournment: Next Meeting: August 16, 2023 at 1:30 PM. There being no further business to come before the Bayfield County Ad-Hoc Business Park Planning Committee, Committee Chairman, Rabska adjourned the meeting at 2:22 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Paige Terry, Clerk III