AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF CONSERVATION, PLANNING, AND ZONING TO EXECUTE A CROP LAND LEASE AGREEMENT AT THE SAUK COUNTY HEALTH CARE CENTER

Committee Status: 
Approved
Budget Status: 
Budgeted
Decision Impact: 
Routine
FTE Impact: 
No
Funding Source: 
Other (see budget status)

Purpose

Allowing the CPZ Director to enter into a lease/rental agreement for the crop land at the Health Care Center.

As with the others - the bids are being received and due on Nov 13.  Once a farmer/renter has been select, CPZ will update the resolutions with a name and bid price.

Please review resolutions for content and other information/formatting required.   Will post an updated resolution for everyone here once we have a bid selected.

Background

Background: Sauk County owns approximately 12.9 acres of tillable land, known as the Sauk County Health Care Center parcels 3202 and 3180, City of Reedsburg, located adjacent to the Sauk County Health Care Center at 1040 Clark Street. This crop land is used as a demonstration site to show case new and innovative conservation practices that prevent soil erosion and reduce agricultural runoff to protect groundwater and surface water resources. Cropland is leased out to a local farmer every five years and a competitive bidding procedure is used to solicit bids for leasing this cropland. The lease agreement is contingent on obtaining an annual conditional use permit from the City of Reedsburg.

Resolution Files: 
PDF icon Cropland Lease Resolution - HCC - DRAFT
PDF icon Cropland Lease Resolution - HCC - Final w/ edits
Budget Status (Other/External Sources): 

Fiscal Note: This resolution does not require an appropriation from the county general fund. Lease payments to the county will amount to $$$ per year, for a total of $$$ for the five-year period. This revenue will be included in the 2018 through 2022 Conservation, Planning, and Zoning budgets. 

Resolution Body

WHEREAS, FARMER JOE of SAUK COUNTY submitted the high bid of $$$$ per acre and should be awarded an agreement for leasing this land for a period of five years beginning March 1, 2018 and ending February 28, 2023; and,

 

            NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Sauk County Board of Supervisors,

met in regular session, that Sauk County supports leasing of the Sauk County Health Care Center crop land for the purpose of growing agricultural crops and demonstrating conservation practices; and,

 

            BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Director of Conservation, Planning, and Zoning is hereby authorized to execute a five-year crop land lease agreement and any amendments thereafter.

For consideration by the Sauk County Board of Supervisors on December 19, 2017.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

SAUK COUNTY CONSERVATION, PLANNING, AND ZONING COMMITTEE

 

Requested Board Review Date: 
Tuesday, December 19, 2017
Committee Review 1: 
Pending
Committee Review 1 Date: 
Conservation, Planning and Zoning Committee Meeting
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