AUTHORIZING THE SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE HEALTH CARE CENTER CROPLAND LEASE (SAUK COUNTY FARM)

Committee Status:

Approved

Budget Status:

Budgeted

Decision Impact:

Routine

FTE Impact:

Funding Source:

Other (see budget status)

Purpose

Sauk County and Jason Bergman desire to amend the lease based upon terms and conditions set forth within the Second Amendment attached as Exhibit A

Background

Sauk County owns approximately 259 acres of tillable land, known as the Sauk County Farm in Sections 27, 28, 33, and 34, town of Reedsburg, located adjacent to the former Sauk County Health Care Center. The Sauk County Farm is used as a demonstration site, which showcases new and innovative conservation practices that prevent soil erosion and reduce agricultural runoff to protect groundwater and surface water resources. Cropland is leased to a local farmer every five years and a competitive bidding procedure is used to solicit bids for renting this land. Sauk County and Jason Bergman entered into a lease agreement for such premises on March 1, 2018. In April 2019, Mr. Bergman notified staff of one crop field that continues to be too wet to plant each spring. Staff and Mr. Bergman determined the field boundary of the crop field should be changed allowing for an expansion of the pasture to the south. The Second Amendment to the Lease would reduce the farm lease acreage by 5.8 acres.

Resolution Files:

Resolution

Exhibit A

Cropland Lease Amendment Doc

Budget Status (Other/External Sources):

Fiscal Note: The annual payment from the crop land rental agreement at the Sauk County farm will be reduced by $963.74

Resolution Body

WHEREAS, Jason Bergman and Sauk County entered into a lease for the Health Care Center Cropland at the County Farm on March 1, 2018 for a period of five years beginning January 2018 and ending February 2023; and,

WHEREAS, Sauk County and Jason Bergman desire to amend the lease based upon terms and conditions set forth within the Second Amendment attached as Exhibit A.

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

met in regular session, that the attached amendment is hereby agreed to and the CPZ Committee Chair and the County Clerk are hereby authorized to execute an amendment to such lease agreement.

For consideration by the Sauk County Board of Supervisors on May 21, 2019.

Respectfully submitted,

SAUK COUNTY CONSERVATION, PLANNING, AND ZONING COMMITTEE

Requested Board Review Date:

Tuesday, May 21, 2019

Committee Review 1:

Pending

Committee Review 1 Date:

LAND RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE (formerly known as CPZ)

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