Land Resources and Environment Committee Meeting

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Tuesday, February 27, 2024 - 9:00am

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PDF icon LAND RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE AGENDA 02.27.2024 (190 KB)

SAUK COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
MEETING NOTICE/AGENDA

COMMITTEE:           Land Resources and Environment Committee
DATE:                       Tuesday, February 27, 2024                TIME:  9:00 a.m. 
PLACE:                     County Board Room
                                  505 Broadway, Baraboo, WI

A quorum may be present consisting of members of the Aging & Disability Resource Center and Veterans Service Office Committee; Board of Health; Economic Development Committee; Executive & Legislative Committee; Extension Education, Arts & Culture Committee; Finance Committee; Health Care Center Board of Trustees; Highway Committee; Human Services Board; Land Resources and Environment Committee; Law Enforcement & Judiciary Committee; Personnel & Insurance Committee, and Property Committee.  No governing body will exercise any responsibilities, authority, or duties except for the Land Resources and Environment Committee.  It is possible that a quorum of County Board members will be at this meeting to gather information about a subject over which they have decision-making responsibility.  This constitutes a meeting of the County Board pursuant to State ex re Badke v. Greendale Village Board, Wis 2d 553, 494 n.w.2d 408 (1993), and must be noticed as such, although the County Board will not take any formal actions at this meeting.  It is also possible that there may be quorums of other County Board Committees present, although those committees will not take any formal action at this meeting.

REASON FOR MEETING:  REGULAR

SUBJECTS FOR DISCUSSION:
1.   Call to order and certify compliance with open meetings law.

2.   Adopt agenda.

3.   Adopt minutes of previous meeting – February 8, 2024

4.   Public comment * 3-minute time limit *

5.   Communications.

  1. Spring Planting Shop Talk

6.   Land Resources and Environment

  1. Review and approval of vouchers.
  2. Discussion and possible action on Final Project Report for Friends of Dutch Hollow Lake 2023 Lake Management Grant.
  3. Discussion and Possible Action on a Resolution to Authorize the Director of Land Resources and Environment to Accept Multi-Discharge Variance Funding; and Amending the 2024 Budget.

7.   Public Hearing:  To begin at approximately 9:15 a.m. or soon thereafter.  Committee to consider and take possible action at the conclusion of the respective hearing.

  1. None

8.   It is anticipated that the Committee may enter into closed session pursuant to Wis. Stat. s. 19.85(1)(e) for the purposes of deliberating or negotiating the purchase of public properties, the investing of public funds, or conducting other specified public business whenever competitive or bargaining reasons require a closed session. (Topic: Options to repair Great Sauk State Trail retaining wall in Prairie du Sac). A roll call vote will be taken to go into closed session and return to Open session.

9.   Reconvene in open session immediately following closed session.

10. Next meeting dates –Thursday, March 14, 2024 and Tuesday, March 26, 2024 at 9:00 am

11. Adjournment

COPIES TO:

Marty Krueger                        LRE Committee                      Brent Miller – Admin             Becky Evert - County Clerk    Desmond – Corp. Counsel
Surveyor                                  Land Records                         Reg. of Deeds                         LRE Staff                                   Jon Field – NRCS    
Janice Kelley – NRCS              Curt Norgard – FSA               Steve Pate – MIS                    Katy Smith – DATCP                Phil Peterson – WS               
Nancy Frost - WDNR WM     Town Chair / Clerk                 Sauk Co Webpage                 Paul Wolter – Historical Soc.
Foresters-Kloppenburg/Morehouse  

DATE NOTICE MAILED: Thursday, February 22, 2024   PREPARED BY:  Land Resources and Environment Department

NOTE:  Any person who has a qualifying disability that requires the meeting or materials at the meeting to be in an accessible location or format should contact Sauk County (608-355-3269 or TTY 608-355-3490) between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 4:30 P.M., Monday through Friday, exclusive of legal holidays, and at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting so that reasonable arrangements can be made to accommodate each request.

PDF icon LAND RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MINUTES 02.27.2024 (170 KB)

SAUK COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Land Resources and Environment Committee
Meeting Minutes
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
County Board Room 
Sauk County West Square Building


Land Resources and Environment (LRE) Committee members present: M. Krueger, P. Kinsman, D. Polivka, R. Spencer, V. McAuliffe, B. Lohr, L. Eberl

Others present:  L. Wilson, R. Meyer, B. Desmond, B. Miller

Absent:  R. Puttkamer (excused)

At 9:00 a.m. Krueger called the Land Resources and Environment Committee meeting to order.  LRE Staff certified the meeting to be compliant with Open Meetings Law. 

Adopt agenda - Motion by Eberl / McAuliffe to adopt the February 27, 2024 agenda.  Motion carried unanimously. 

Adopt minutes of previous meetings – February 8, 2024 - Motion by Kinsman / Lohr to approve the February 8, 2024, LRE Committee meeting minutes.  Motion carried, unanimously.

Public comment – No Public Comment.

Communications – Spring Planting Shop Talk will take place at the Roger Bindl farm in Spring Green on Tuesday, March 5th from 11am – 1pm.  Randy Puttkamer is continuing to heal after spending several weeks in the trauma center.  He is in rehab and therapy now.

Land Resources and Environment

  1. Review and approval of vouchers. L. Wilson presented the vouchers for Conservation and Planning & Zoning in the amount of $14,613.52. Motion by Spencer / Polivka to pay vouchers for the Conservation and Planning & Zoning in the amount of $14,613.52. Motion carried unanimously.
  2. Discussion and possible action on Final Project Report for Friends of Dutch Hollow Lake 2023 Lake Management Grant. L. Wilson presented the Final Project Report for Friends of Dutch Hollow Lake 2023 Lake Management Grant. Motion my Lohr / Kinsman to approve the Final Project Report for Friends of Dutch Hollow Lake 2023 Lake Management Grant with remaining funds to be paid. Motion carried unanimously.   
  3. Discussion and Possible Action on a Resolution to Authorize the Director of Land Resources and Environment to Accept Multi-Discharge Variance Funding; and Amending the 2024 Budget. L. Wilson requested approval for a Resolution to authorize the Director of Land Resources and Environment to accept Multi-Discharge Variance Funding and amending the 2024 budget.

Motion by McAuliffe / kinsman to approve a Resolution to authorize the Director of Land Resources and Environment to accept Multi-Discharge Variance Funding and amending the 2024 budget. Motion carried unanimously.           

Public Hearing: To begin at 9:15 a.m. or as soon thereafter for the Committee  to consider and take possible action at the conclusion of the respective hearing.

  1. There were not any public hearings

It is anticipated that the Committee may enter into closed session pursuant to Wis. Stat. s. 19.85(1)(e) for the purposes of deliberating or negotiating the purchase of public properties, the investing of public funds, or conducting other specified public business whenever competitive or bargaining reasons require a closed session. (Topic: Options to repair Great Sauk State Trail retaining wall in Prairie du Sac). A roll call vote will be taken to go into closed session and return to Open session.  Motion by Eberl / Kinsman for the Committee to enter into closed session pursuant to Wis. Stat. s. 19.85(1)(e) for the purposes of deliberating or negotiating the purchase of public properties, the investing of public funds, or conducting other specified public business whenever competitive or bargaining reasons require a closed session.  Topic: options to repair Great Sauk State Trail retaining wall in Prairie du Sac.  Roll Call vote taken at 9:10 am to go into closed session:  Krueger-Yay, Kinsman-Yay, Polivka-Yay, Spencer-Yay, Eberl-Yay, McAuliffe-Yay, Lohr-Yay.  Committee entered closed session with unanimous roll call vote. 

Reconvene in open session immediately following closed session. Motion by McAuliffe / Spencer to return to open session.  Roll Call vote taken to go into open session:  Krueger-Yay, Kinsman-Yay, Polivka-Yay, Spencer-Yay, Eberl-Yay, McAuliffe-Yay, Lohr-Yay.  Committee entered open session at 9:42 a.m. with unanimous roll call vote. 

Next meeting dates –Thursday, March 14, 2024, at 9:00 a.m.; Tuesday, March 26, 2024, at 9:00 a.m.

Adjournment - Motion to adjourn by Kinsman / Spencer at 9:43 a.m.  Motion carried, unanimously       

Respectfully submitted,

 

 

Brandon Lohr, Secretary