Resolution Authorizing Sauk County to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Sauk Soil & Water Improvement Group for Agricultural Demonstration and Research at the Sauk County Farm.

Committee Status: 
Board Review
Budget Status: 
No Fiscal Impact
Decision Impact: 
Significant
FTE Impact: 
No
Funding Source: 
Other (see budget status)

Purpose

Authorizing Sauk County to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Sauk Soil & Water Improvement Group for Agricultural Demonstration and Research at the Sauk County Farm.

Background

Sauk County owns approximately 297 acres of cropland and pasture, known as the Sauk County Farm in the Town of Reedsburg. A property master plan for the County Farm was approved in March 2022 to ensure the continued management of the site’s agricultural and natural resources, the preservation of its historic features, and the transformation of the space into an educational amenity for Sauk County. The master planning process was designed to target collaboration with key community stakeholders and educational institutions centered on the following goals: to create educational opportunities for Sauk County’s current and future farmers, and to utilize the space for agricultural demonstration and experimentation. Two crop fields totaling approximately 17 acres have been designated as demonstration plots on the Sauk County Farm to provide these types of opportunities.

Resolution Files: 
File County Farm Demo Plots MOU
Agenda Attachments: 
PDF icon Exhibit A SSWIG Proposal
PDF icon Exhibit B RFP Standard Terms and Conditions
PDF icon Demo Plots Proposal Ranking
Budget Status (Other/External Sources): 

Fiscal Note: No Impact. SSWIG will provide all labor, tools, equipment, and materials to install the practices outlined in the proposal.

 

MIS Note: No Impact

Resolution Body

WHEREAS, to facilitate the utilization of the demonstration plots, a Request for Proposal (RFP) was advertised on September 1, 2022; and,

 

WHEREAS two (2) proposals were received by the deadline and evaluated against the criteria in the RFP; and,

 

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Sauk County Board of Supervisors, met in regular session, does hereby award Sauk Soil and Water Improvement Group (SSWIG) the opportunity to conduct agricultural demonstration and research at the Sauk County Farm as shown in the proposal as Exhibit A; and,

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, by the Sauk County Board of Supervisors, to authorize the County Administrator to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that outlines the objectives and responsibilities of SSWIG and Sauk County.

 

Approved for presentation to the County Board by the Land Resources and Environment Committee, this 20th day of December 2022.

Requested Board Review Date: 
Tuesday, December 20, 2022
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