Sauk County Board of Supervisors

July 16, 2013 Sauk County Board of Supervisors Approved Minutes (62 KB)

Sauk County Board of Supervisors – Regular Meeting
July 16, 2013
West Square Building, 505 Broadway, Room 326, Baraboo, WI

1) Call to Order and Certify Compliance with Open Meeting Law:  6:00 P.M.

2) Roll Call.   PRESENT:  (30)  Smoke, Kriegl, Meister, Hartje, Lehman, Dietz, Held, Johnson, Bychinski, Fish, Lane, Riek, Dawson, Miller, Von Asten, Lombard, Ashford, Nobs, Stevens, Polivka, Carlson, Peper, Halfen, Alexander, Detter, Wenzel, Stehling, Netzinger, Fordham and Krueger.  ABSENT:  (1)  Tollaksen;  (Excused). 

3) Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance.

4) Adopt Agenda.   MOTION (Lane/Bychinski) to approve amended agenda as presented.  Discussion followed regarding the placement of an additional public comment on the board agenda.  Chair Krueger informed the board that the order of the board agenda is stipulated by the Rules of the Board which is set in April at the beginning of their regular term and could not be added to the board agenda until after the Rules of the Board are reviewed and adopted in April,  2014; however, committee agendas could He will forward for discussion at Executive and Legislative committee’s August meeting.  A scrivener’s error was also pointed out under the Chair’s report; item 13) c) iii which should read VI C. instead of IV C.    MOTION (Lane/Bychinski) to adopt amended agenda including the correction of the scrivener’s error.  Motion carried unanimously.

5) Adopt Minutes of Previous Meeting.  MOTION (Smoke/Halfen).  Discussion followed in support of and in opposition to correct the minutes under public comment to additionally reflect each speaker’s position on the issues.  Chair Krueger with clarification that minutes record only that the public spoke and not comment that a clerk should never interpret what someone says in the minutes, only record that they spoke.  Second round of discussion continued.   MOTION (Von Asten/Kriegl) requested for a vote correcting the minutes under public comment to record and reflect for historical purposes speakers’ positions on the issues.  VOTE:  AYES:  (6)  Kriegl, Dietz, Riek, Miller, Von Asten and Wenzel.  NAYS:  (24)  Smoke, Meister, Hartje, Lehman, Held, Johnson, Bychinski, Fish, Lane, Dawson, Lombard, Ashford, Nobs, Stevens, Polivka, Carlson, Peper, Halfen, Alexander, Detter, Stehling, Netzinger, Fordham and Krueger.  ABSENT:  (1) Tollaksen. (Excused).   Motion failed
              MOTION (Smoke/Halfen) to approve previous month’s meeting minutes.   Motion carried unanimously.  
6) Scheduled Appearances.
1)  Dr. Tom Pleger, Dean UW Baraboo/ Sauk County - Update on Campus Residential Facility and Science
     Classrooms.
2)  Jim Allen, Executive Director Sauk County Development Corporation - Orientation Report.  
      (copy on file).

7) Public Comment:
1)  John Seepanski, re:  Sandstone Mining.
2)  Mimi Wuest, re:  Medicaid. (copy on file - Pepin County Frac Sand Operations)
3)  Judy Brey, re:  BadgerCare Money – Revisiting County Resolution and Frac Sand Mining in Sauk      
      County.
              4)  Eric Allen, re:  Industrial Non Metallic Mining and its associated issues.
              5)  Leonardo Sirios, re:  Fugitive Dust from Sand Mining Operations particularly during transportation
     regarding  open train cars.
6)  Marcia Riquelme, re:  Concern about sand-mining in all of our state and especially Sauk County.
7)  Lois Lehmann, re:  Sand fracking, mining.
8)  Kevin L. Moll, re:  The real problems of frac sand mining and other health issues.
9)  Judy Thies, re:  Frac Sand Mining.
             10)  Linda Meadowcroft, re:  Frac Sand. (copy on file – 24 Standards for Non-Metallic Mining)
             11)  Linda Atkins, re:  Frac Sand Mining. (copy on file – flyer for a film entitled – The Price of Sand)
12)  Gene Wuest, re:  BadgerCare.
13)  Dennis Carlson, re:  Medicaid Funding.
14)  Ottilie Gramling, re:  BadgerCare/MA.
15)  Sharon Terry, re:  Medicaid.
16)  Wessie Dietz, re:  Medicaid Funding.
17)  William Waser, re:  Medicaid Expansion Resolution Vote.

8) Communications.  
1)  Memo from Robin Goodman regarding assistance in completing vouchers.  (Copy on file).
2)  Clean Sweep recap.
3)  Department of Homeland Security (FEMA); re: revised Flood Insurance Study materials. 
     (Copy on file).
4)  Bev Vaillancourt, Chair, Town of LaValle; re:  appreciation of Sauk County's continued quality
      assistance providing services to their residents and all of Sauk County.  (Copy on file). 

9) Bills & Referrals:  None.

10) Claims:  None.

11) Appointments:
1)  Board of Adjustment:  (3 year term expires 6/30/2016)
                    -Re-appointment:  Linda DeBaets-White
2)  Sauk County Housing Authority:  (5 year term expires 4/21/2015)
       -Pat Satterstrom to fill unexpired term of Michael Olson.
3)  Wisconsin Conservation Congress District 9 Delegates for Sauk County:
                    -Re-appointment : Craig Raschein (2 year term expires 4/13/2015)
       -Re-appointment:  Mike Rogers ( 3 year term expires 4/11/2016)

MOTION (Netzinger/Ashford) to approve all appointments.  VOTE:  AYES:  (29)  Smoke, Kriegl, Meister, Hartje, Lehman, Dietz, Held, Johnson, Bychinski, Fish, Lane, Riek, Dawson, Miller, Lombard, Ashford, Nobs, Stevens, Polivka, Carlson, Peper, Halfen, Alexander, Detter, Wenzel, Stehling, Netzinger, Fordham and Krueger.  NAYS:  (1)  Von Asten.  ABSENT:  (1) Tollaksen.  (Excused).   Motion carried.

12) Unfinished Business:  None.

13) Reports - informational, no action required.
1)  Rebecca A. DeMars, Sauk County Clerk - Rezoning petitions filed with the office of the Sauk County
     Clerk as a requirement of Wisconsin State Statutes 59.69(5)(e):   None.
2)  Supervisor Fordham, Vice Chair - Executive & Legislative Committee.
3)  Marty Krueger, County Board Chair.
                    -Frac Sand
• Article in 07/01/13 NACo  "County News"
• WCA Frac Sand Task Force
• Current Status in Sauk County
                    -County Board Picnic - Sunday,  September 15 at Badger/SPRA.
       -Rule of the Board VI C. - Three Minute Rule.
       -Vouchers related to Conferences and Conventions.
       -07/11/13 DATCP Notification "Emerald Ash Borer" Beetle in Sauk County.         
       -07/15 DATCP News Release of Quarantine
       -Supreme Court Rule 68 - Court Security, Facilities & Staffing. 
       -”LinkWISCONSIN" Broadband Demand Survey.
       -Justice Continuum.
       -Governor Walker 07/12 Visit To Baraboo.
4)  Kathryn Schauf, Administrative Coordinator.
      -CDBG: Regional Housing Consortia. 

14) Consent Agenda:   None.

15) Resolutions & Ordinances:
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES:
Resolution 42-2013 Resolution Supporting The Regional EDA Application For Economic
Development District Approval.   Motion (Wenzel/Stehling).  Gene Dalhoff spoke on behalf of this
resolution. VOTE:  AYES:  (30)  Smoke, Kriegl, Meister, Hartje, Lehman, Dietz, Held, Johnson,
Bychinski, Fish, Lane, Riek, Dawson, Miller, Von Asten, Lombard, Ashford, Nobs, Stevens, Polivka,
Carlson, Peper, Halfen, Alexander, Detter, Wenzel, Stehling, Netzinger, Fordham and Krueger. 
NAYS:  (0).  ABSENT:  (1) Tollaksen.  (Excused).  Motion carried unanimously.

EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE:
Resolution 43 -2013 Authorizing Reimbursement For Attendance At The WCA Conference In
Madison.   MOTION (Fordham/Lane).    Vice Chair Fordham with clarification on the fiscal note. 
VOTE:  AYES:  (30)  Smoke, Kriegl, Meister, Hartje, Lehman, Dietz, Held, Johnson, Bychinski, Fish,
Lane, Riek, Dawson, Miller, Von Asten, Lombard, Ashford, Nobs ,Stevens, Polivka, Carlson, Peper,
Halfen, Alexander, Detter, Wenzel, Stehling, Netzinger, Fordham and Krueger.  NAYS:  (0).  ABSENT:
  (1) Tollaksen.  (Excused).   Motion carried unanimously.
                       
FINANCE & HIGHWAY AND PARKS & PERSONNEL COMMITTEES:
Resolution 44 -2013    Authorizing The Sauk County Highway Department To Eliminate One, Full-
time (1.00 FTE) Commercial Truck Driver, And Create One, Full-Time (1.00 FTE) Skilled Laborer
Position Outside The Budget Process.  MOTION (Hartje/Meister).   VOTE:  AYES:  (30)  Smoke, Kriegl, Meister, Hartje, Lehman, Dietz, Held, Johnson, Bychinski, Fish, Lane, Riek, Dawson, Miller, Von Asten, Lombard, Ashford, Nobs, Stevens, Polivka, Carlson, Peper, Halfen, Alexander, Detter, Wenzel, Stehling, Netzinger, Fordham and Krueger.  NAYS:  (0).  ABSENT:  (1) Tollaksen.  Motion carried unanimously.

16) Adjournment to a date certain:  8:52 P.M., MOTION (Fish/Netzinger), adjourn until Tuesday, August 20, 2013 at 6:00 P.M.  Motion carried unanimously. 

Respectfully submitted,  

Rebecca A. DeMars
Sauk County Clerk

Minutes approved:  August 20, 2013

State of Wisconsin, County of Sauk:  I certify that the above is a true and correct copy of the July 16, 2013 Proceedings of the Sauk County Board of Supervisors.  /s/ Rebecca A. DeMars, Sauk County Clerk. 

Original documents on file @ Office of the Sauk County Clerk
West Square Building, 505 Broadway, Room #144, Baraboo, WI  53913
608-355-3286
www.co.sauk.wi.us