UW Extension Arts & Culture Committee Meeting

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SAUK COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
MEETING NOTICE/AGENDA

AGENDA

COMMITTEE: UW EXTENSION, ARTS AND CULTURE COMMITTEE

DATE / TIME: Wednesday, DECEMBER 12, 2012 – 9:00 AM

PLACE: 3rd Floor, ETN Room – 505 West Square Building, Baraboo WI

REASON FOR MEETING: REGULAR

SUBJECTS FOR DISCUSSION:
1. Call to Order and Certify Compliance with Open Meeting Law
2. Adopt Agenda
3. Adopt Minutes of Previous Meetings – November 14, 2012
4. Public Comment
5. Communications
- Lori Baumgart, WNEP Educator

6. Review 2012 Budget and Approval of Vouchers
• UW Extension
• Arts & Culture

7. Report on FermFest/ArtDTour successes and challenges; future and funding sources-D. Neuwirth

8. UW Extension, Arts & Culture Updates/Reports
- UW Extension Staff Annual Review with Matt Hansen, Southwest Region Director –January 9

9. UW Extension Staff Monthly Reports – John Exo, Natural Resources and Katie Pfeiffer, Ag Agent

10. ACTION ITEM: Aldo Leopold (Memorial Reserve trails) requesting an extension until May 31, 2013 to file grant annual report form.

11. Consideration of applications for Good Idea Grants

12. Next meeting date: Wednesday, JANUARY 9, 2013 @ 9:00AM

13. Future Agenda Items

14. Adjourn

TO:
County Clerk Ashford Smoke Detter Wolter
UW Extension Dietz Stehling Hanson Koepp
Neuwirth Carlson Anderson SC Hist. Socie-ty

DATE NOTICE MAILED: Friday, December 07, 2012
PREPARED BY: Sue Nagelkerk, Sauk County UW Extension

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UW Extension, Arts and Culture Committee
Minutes of the Regular Meeting
December 12, 2012

Members present: Judy Ashford, Joan Smoke, John Dietz, Mark Smooth Detter, Donna Stehling
Al Anderson
Members absent:
Guests Present: Donna Neuwirth
UWEX Staff Present: Sue Nagelkerk, John Exo, Katie Pfeiffer
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Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 9:00 AM by Chair Ashford.

Certification of Open Meeting Notice
Requirements of the Open Meeting Law were met.

Approval of Agenda
Motion made by Dietz, second by Detter to approve the agenda. Motion carried.

Approval of Minutes of Last Meeting
Motion made by Dietz, second by Stehling to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of November 14, 2012. Motion carried.

Public Comment
None

Communications
o Farewell from Lori Baumgart, WNEP educator who resigned to accept a position at RWHC in Sauk City
o Danielle Varney, WNEP Coordinator has arranged to have Angela Zeihen, our previous WNEP educator return to our office in an ad hoc position from January 7, 2013 until June

Review 2012 Budget and Approval of Vouchers
UW Extension: Budget reviewed. New office chairs are needed and are in the process of being purchased. Motion was made by Smoke, second by Stehling to approve the vouchers for the month of November in the amount of $2,842.54. Motion carried.
Arts & Culture: Motion was made by Smoke, second by Stehling to approve the vouchers for the month of November in the amount of $974.95. Motion carried.

Report on Fermentation Fest/Farm Art DTour successes and challenges; future and funding sources – Donna Neuwirth
Neuwirth reported this is a remarkable economic development resource in Sauk County and Wormfarm is building on the momentum to make the event self-sustaining. Wormfarm received another NEA grant in the amount of $35,000 which it will need to have matching funds. They continue to look at growth potential and investment of local sponsors and businesses.

UW Extension, Arts & Culture Updates/Reports
o UWEX staff annual review with Matt Hanson, Southwest Region Director – January 9

UW Extension Staff Monthly Reports - Jon Exo, Natural Resources and Katie Pfeiffer, Ag Agent
o Currently working together on developing a community understanding of the water quality and possible solutions in the Spring Green area; meeting with both the farmers and non-farm residents. Erickson, CNRED agent is also assisting with this challenging situation.

ACTION ITEM: Aldo Leopold (Memorial Reserve Trails) requesting extension of final report deadline to May 31, 2013
Motion was made by Smoke, second by Stehling to approve the extension of the grant annual report deadline to May 31, 2013. Motion carried.

Upcoming Meeting- Wednesday, January 9, 2013 @ 9:00AM – ETN Room – 3rd Floor of West Square Building

Future Agenda Items
o UWEX staff annual review with Matt Hanson, Southwest Region Direction – January 9
o Grant application dates and panel dates and panels

Adjournment
Motion was made by Stehling, second by Smoke to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried.

Respectfully Submitted,

Joan Smoke, UW Arts and Culture Committee Secretary
Judy Gurgel, Recording Secretary