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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDec1509ctbdGRANT COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS DECEMBER 15, 2009 The Grant County Board of Supervisors met on Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at 9:00 a.m. in the Board Room of the Administration Building, Lancaster, WI pursuant to the adjournment of the November 10, 2009 meeting. Chair John Patcle called the meeting to order and the Pledge of Allegiance was given. Verification of compliance with the open meeting law was a notice in the Herald Independent stating the date, time and place of the County Board Meeting. Kyle Vesperman, seconded by Larry Wolf, moved that the meeting is in compliance with the open meeting law. Motion carried. INSERT #1 ROLL CALL Present Absent Present Absent Linda Adrian X Paul Landon X Stephen Adrian X Vern Lewison X Eugene Bartels X Vincent Loeffelholz X Carol Beals X Grant Loy X Maynard Behncke X Lynn Moris X William Biefer. X Dwight Nelson X John Beinborn X John Patcle X DuWayne Carlin X Magaret Ruf X Julia Clark X Tony Runde X Ivan Farness X Robert Scallon X Allan Jansen X Patrick Schroeder X Lester Jantzen X Donald Splinter X Rodney Johnson X Mark Stead X Robert Keeney X Kyle Vesperman X David Klar X Larry Wolf X Joachim Hans Kostrau X The Clerk took roll call resulting in 27 present, 1 absent, 3 excused. (Bob Scallon came late) Vince Loeffelholz, seconded by John Beinborn, made a motion to approve the agenda with one change of moving line item 16 Resolution Authorizing the Issuance and Sale of $1,595,000 General Obligation Refunding Bonds up under line item 9 Appointments. Motion carried. Ivan Farness, seconded by Hans Kostrau, made a motion to approve the minutes as written. Motion carried. Employee Recognition: None Communications: John Patcle informed the Board that he had received a letter from Scott Walker, Milwaukee County Executive, clarifying to the board that he is not advocating the elimination of county government in general or in any of the 71 other counties across the State of Wisconsin. John Patcle received a letter from the DNR of Wisconsin that they are approving the Land use permit for the snowmobile trails through Grant County. A thank you was given to Pat Schroeder, Mark Stead and Stephen Adrian for furnishing the cookies and milk for the County Board Meeting. The Health Department Director, Jeff Kindrai informed the board that the H1N1 vaccination is now available to the general public. John Patcle announced that at the next County Board Meeting in January, he would like to have a full board picture taken of the existing board. INSERT #2: RESOLUTION #55-08 AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF $1,595,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION REFUNDING BONDS. Recommended this 15th day of December, 2009 by the Finance/Executive Committee of the Grant County Board of Supervisors. /s/ Mark Stead, Chair /s/ Stephen Adrian /s/ Lynn Moris /s/ Eugene Bartels /s/ John Patcle /s/ Robert Keeney /s/ Hans Kostrua Adopted, approved and recorded December 15, 2009. /s/ John Patcle, County Board Chair /s/ Linda K. Gebhard, County Clerk Maynard Behncke, seconded by Stephen Adrian, moved to approve the “Resolution Authorizing the Issuance and Sale of $1,595,000 General Obligation Refunding Bonds.” Roll call vote was called. INSERT #3 ROLL CALL VOTE: December 15, 2009 Authorizing Issuance and Sale of $1,595,000 General Obligation Refunding Bonds: YES NO ABSENT 1. IVAN FARNESS X 2. WILLIAM BIEFER X 3. RODNEY JOHNSON X 4. ROBERT SCALLON X 5. DUWAYNE CARLIN X 6. ROBERT KEENEY X 7. JOACHIM HANS KOSTRAU X 8. LYNN MORIS X 9. MAYNARD BEHNCKE X 10. PAUL LANDON X 11. LARRY WOLF X 12. VERN LEWISON X 13. GRANT LOY X 14. STEPHEN ADRIAN X 15. JOHN PATCLE X 16. LESTER JANTZEN X 17. KYLE VESPERMAN X 18. PATRICK SCHROEDER X 19. DAVE KLAR X 20. JOHN BEINBORN X 21. EUGENE BARTELS X 22. VINCENT LOEFFELHOLZ X 23. MARK STEAD X 24. MARGARET RUF X 25. JULIA CLARK X 26. DWIGHT NELSON X 27. LINDA ADRIAN X 28. CAROL BEALS X 29. DONALD SPLINTER X 30. ALLAN JANSEN X 31. TONY RUNDE X Roll call vote resulted in 27 yes votes, 4 absent. Therefore, motion passed. WCA Mark O’Connell: Mark O’Connell, Executive Director of WCA, gave a presentation on the United States economic situation and its effect on current and future generations and how foreign countries influence our economy. Convene to Public Hearing: Hans Kostrau, seconded by Mark Stead, moved to adjourn the Board of the whole to convene as a committee for the purpose of holding a public hearing for the Grant County Comprehensive Plan. Discussion and Reconvene: The Planning and Zoning Committee passed a resolution recommending the adoption of the plan for Grant County. After discussion and questions answered by Todd Johnson, Southwest Wisconsin Regional Planning, Al Jansen, seconded by Larry Wolf, made a motion to adjourn the public hearing and reconvene as a County Board. Motion carried. INSERT #4: ADOPTION OF THE GRANT COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ORDINANCE #55 The Grant County Board of Supervisors do ordain as follows: Section 1. Pursuant to Wisconsin Statutes 66.1001, Grant County is authorized to prepare and adopt a comprehensive plan as defined in Wisconsin Statutes 66.1001. Section 2. The County Board of Grant County, Wisconsin, has adopted written procedures designed to foster public participation in the preparation of a comprehensive plan as required by 66.1001 (4)(a) of the Wisconsin Statutes. Section 3. The Planning and Zoning Committee of Grant County, by a majority vote of the entire commission recorded in its official minutes, has adopted a resolution recommending to the County Board the adoption of the document entitled “Grant County Comprehensive Plan” containing all of the elements specified in 66.1001(2) of the Wisconsin Statutes. Section 4. The County has held at least one public hearing on this ordinance in compliance with the requirements of 66.1001(4)(d) of the Wisconsin Statutes. Section 5. The County Board of Grant County, Wisconsin, does, by enactment of this ordinance, formally adopt the document entitled “Grant County Comprehensive Plan” pursuant to 66.1001(4)(c) of the Wisconsin Statutes. Section 6. This ordinance shall take effect upon passage and publication as provided by law. Adopted by the Grant County Board of Supervisors on the 15th day of December, 2009. /s/ John Patcle /s/ Linda Gebhard Grant County Board Chair Grant County Clerk Hans Kostrau, moved to approve the Grant County Comprehensive Plan and Ordinance adopting the Comprehensive Plan with the following changes to said ordinance: Section 1 should be changed to read that “pursuant to 66.1001 of the Wisconsin Statutes, Grant County is authorized to prepare and adopt a Comprehensive Plan as defined in 66.1001(1) (a) and (2) of the Wisconsin Statutes.” Section 6 of the ordinance shall be changed to read as follows: “This ordinance shall take effect upon passage and publication as provided by law.” The motion was seconded by Rodney Johnson. Roll call vote was called. INSERT #5 ROLL CALL VOTE: December 15, 2009 ADOPTION OF THE GRANT COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: YES NO ABSENT 1. IVAN FARNESS X 2. WILLIAM BIEFER X 3. RODNEY JOHNSON X 4. ROBERT SCALLON X 5. DUWAYNE CARLIN X 6. ROBERT KEENEY X 7. JOACHIM HANS KOSTRAU X 8. LYNN MORIS X 9. MAYNARD BEHNCKE X 10. PAUL LANDON X 11. LARRY WOLF X 12. VERN LEWISON X 13. GRANT LOY X 14. STEPHEN ADRIAN X 15. JOHN PATCLE X 16. LESTER JANTZEN X 17. KYLE VESPERMAN X 18. PATRICK SCHROEDER X 19. DAVE KLAR X 20. JOHN BEINBORN X 21. EUGENE BARTELS X 22. VINCENT LOEFFELHOLZ X 23. MARK STEAD X 24. MARGARET RUF X 25. JULIA CLARK X 26. DWIGHT NELSON X 27. LINDA ADRIAN 28. CAROL BEALS X 29. DONALD SPLINTER X 30. ALLAN JANSEN X 31. TONY RUNDE X Roll call vote resulted in 25 yes votes, 2 no votes, 3 absent and 1 abstained. Therefore motion carried. Carol Beals, moved that the approved plan be sent back to the Planning & Zoning Committee and Terry Loeffelholtz, Zoning Administrator, to determine what modifications need to be made and present the changes at the next County Board meeting. The motion was seconded by Al Jansen. The motion was approved. Revolving Loan: Ron Brisbois was present to request a revolving loan for Kid's Stuff Child Services, Inc., a daycare in Boscobel Industrial Park, for the amount of $5,000 at 2% for up to a 5 year term. Kid’s Stuff Child Services currently has a loan for $30,000 which they are current with, but needs the additional amount to cover a current unexpected enrollment deficiency due to the H1N1 virus. John Beinborn, seconded by Bob Scallon, made a motion to approve the revolving loan to Kid’s Stuff Child Services for $5,000. Motion carried. Intensive Supervision Program, (ISP): Neal Blackburn, Unified Services Director, was present to discuss the Intensive Supervision Program. The Finance committee recommended that the request for funding for the Program come before the full county board. Hans Kostrau, seconded by Ivan Farness, made a motion to transfer $25,000 from the General Fund to fund the 2010 ISP costs with the general fund to be reimbursed at the end of the year from any savings in out-of-county prisoner costs. Roll call vote was called. INSERT #6 ROLL CALL VOTE: December 15, 2009 Transfer $25,000 from the General Fund to fund the 2010 ISP cost: YES NO ABSENT 1. IVAN FARNESS X 2. WILLIAM BIEFER X 3. RODNEY JOHNSON X 4. ROBERT SCALLON X 5. DUWAYNE CARLIN X 6. ROBERT KEENEY X 7. JOACHIM HANS KOSTRAU X 8. LYNN MORIS X 9. MAYNARD BEHNCKE X 10. PAUL LANDON X 11. LARRY WOLF X 12. VERN LEWISON X 13. GRANT LOY X 14. STEPHEN ADRIAN X 15. JOHN PATCLE X 16. LESTER JANTZEN X 17. KYLE VESPERMAN X 18. PATRICK SCHROEDER X 19. DAVE KLAR X 20. JOHN BEINBORN X 21. EUGENE BARTELS X 22. VINCENT LOEFFELHOLZ X 23. MARK STEAD X 24. MARGARET RUF X 25. JULIA CLARK X 26. DWIGHT NELSON X 27. LINDA ADRIAN X 28. CAROL BEALS X 29. DONALD SPLINTER X 30. ALLAN JANSEN X 31. TONY RUNDE X Roll call vote resulted in 27 yes votes, 1 no vote, 3 absent. Therefore motion carried. County Board Rules/By-Laws: Stephen Adrian, seconded by Patrick Schroeder, made a motion to approve the revised Rules and By-Laws for the Board of Supervisors with the following changes: That the Unified Board Committee will have eleven members instead of ten; and the effective date of the revised Rules and By-Laws will be April 6, 2010. Motion carried. Performance Evaluations: Joyce Roling, Personnel Director presented the revisions that have been discussed for holding employee evaluations. Stephen Adrian, seconded by Bob Scallon, made a motion to leave the existing policy the same and make no changes at this time. Motion carried, with one nay vote. Non-Rep Wages: Larry Wolf, seconded by Lynn Moris, made a motion to approve the wage increase for the Non-Represented employee Professional Employees to receive the same as the General Union Employees on January 1, 2010 a 2% raise, July 1, 2010 a 1% raise. A roll call vote was called. INSERT #7 ROLL CALL VOTE: December 15, 2009 Wage Increase for Non Reps: YES NO ABSENT 1. IVAN FARNESS X 2. WILLIAM BIEFER X 3. RODNEY JOHNSON X 4. ROBERT SCALLON X 5. DUWAYNE CARLIN X 6. ROBERT KEENEY X 7. JOACHIM HANS KOSTRAU X 8. LYNN MORIS X 9. MAYNARD BEHNCKE X 10. PAUL LANDON X 11. LARRY WOLF X 12. VERN LEWISON X 13. GRANT LOY X 14. STEPHEN ADRIAN X 15. JOHN PATCLE X 16. LESTER JANTZEN X 17. KYLE VESPERMAN X 18. PATRICK SCHROEDER X 19. DAVE KLAR X 20. JOHN BEINBORN X 21. EUGENE BARTELS X 22. VINCENT LOEFFELHOLZ X 23. MARK STEAD X 24. MARGARET RUF X 25. JULIA CLARK X 26. DWIGHT NELSON X 27. LINDA ADRIAN X 28. CAROL BEALS X 29. DONALD SPLINTER X 30. ALLAN JANSEN X 31. TONY RUNDE X Roll call vote resulted in 28 yes and 3 absent, therefore motion carried. Grants: None Zoning Amendments: Terry Loeffelholz presented the Amendments. Hans Kostrau, seconded by Bill Biefer, made a motion to dispense of the reading of the Amendments. Motion carried. INSERT #8: 445th AMENDMENT TO THE GRANT COUNTY ZONING ORDINANCE DECEMBER 11, 2009 Kase, Ryan WHEREAS, a petition for map amendment was filed and a public hearing was held by the Grant County Planning and Zoning Committee, meeting the requirements of Chapter 59.69. WHEREAS, a proof of publication and giving notice to Platteville Township Clerk of such hearing is attached to this document. WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Committee now recommends to the Board of Supervisors of Grant County the adoption of this map amendment. THEREFORE, the Grant County Board of Supervisors does ordain as follows. That the Zoning District Map for the Township of Platteville will be amended to include the following described land as Commercial C- 2. A parcel of land located in the Southeast Quarter (SE ¼) of the Southeast Quarter (SE ¼) of Section 24 T3N R1W in Platteville Township described as follows; Commencing at the South corner of Said Section 24; thence S 88º 51’ 26” E 1331.15’ along the South line of the Southeast Quarter (SE ¼) of said Section 24; thence continuing S 88º 51’ 26” E 318.30’ along the South line of the Southeast Quarter (SE ¼) of said Section 24 to the point of beginning; thence continuing S 88º 51’ 26” E 297.70’ along the South line of the Southeast Quarter (SE ¼) of said Section 24; thence N 01º 29’ 32” E 158.03’; thence N 00º 43’ 56” W 127.54’; thence N 88º 51’ 26” W 294.49’; thence N 01º 08’ 34” W 285.50’ to the South line of the Southeast Quarter (SE ¼) of said Section 24 and the point of beginning. This parcel containing 1.95 acres more or less, and being subject to any and all easements of recorded and/or usage. Wisconsin State Statute 91.77 (1) requires that: Petition for rezoning receives approval only after findings were made based on consideration of the following: Adequate public facilities to accommodate development either exist or will be provided within a reasonable time: This rezone would allow this parcel to be conforming for Commercial C-2. Provision of public facilities to accommodate development will not place an unreasonable burden on the ability of effected local units of government to provide them: Town of Platteville as being on record as in favor of the rezone. The land proposed for rezoning is suitable for development and development will not result in undue water or air pollution, cause unreasonable adverse effect on rare or irreplaceable natural areas: Soil erosion would not be an issue on this site. This is not an identified natural area. The undersigned hereby certify that the foregoing map amendment to the Grant County Zoning Ordinance was adopted on the 15th day of December 2009. /s/ John Patcle, County Board Chairman /s/Linda Gebhard, County Clerk Township of Platteville approved, Planning and Zoning approved, Hans Kostrau, seconded by Ivan Farness, made a motion to approve the Zoning Amendment for Ryan Kase. Motion carried. INSERT #9: 446th AMENDMENT TO THE GRANT COUNTY ZONING ORDINANCE DECEMBER 11, 2009 Weber, Joe & Loralee WHEREAS, a petition for map amendment was filed and a public hearing was held by the Grant County Planning and Zoning Committee, meeting the requirements of Chapter 59.69. WHEREAS, a proof of publication and giving notice to Jamestown Township Clerk of such hearing is attached to this document. WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Committee now recommends to the Board of Supervisors of Grant County the adoption of this map amendment. THEREFORE, the Grant County Board of Supervisors does ordain as follows. That the Zoning District Map for the Township of Jamestown will be amended to include the following described land as Agriculture A-2. A parcel of land located in the Southeast Quarter (SE ¼) of the Northwest Quarter (NW ¼) of Section 22 T1N R2W in Jamestown Township. Commencing at the West Quarter (W ¼) corner of said Section; Thence North 89º 10’ 27” East 2026.83’ along the South line of the Northwest Quarter (NW ¼) of said Section to the point of beginning; Thence North 00º 53’ 40” West 400.00’; Thence South 89º 10’ 27” West 410.00’; Thence North 00º 53’ 40” West 208.71’; Thence North 89º 10’ 27” East 208.71’; Thence South 00º 53’ 40” East 142.71’; Thence North 89º 10’ 27” East 241.29’; Thence South 00º 53’ 40” East 466.00’ to the South line of the Northwest Quarter (NW ¼) of said Section; Thence South 89º 10’ 27” West 40.00’ along said South line to the point of beginning. This parcel containing 1.73 acres more or less, and being subject to any and all easements of recorded and/or usage. The undersigned hereby certify that the foregoing map amendment to the Grant County Zoning Ordinance was adopted on the 15th day of December 2009. Wisconsin State Statute 91.77 (1) requires that: Petition for rezoning receives approval only after findings were made based on consideration of the following: Adequate public facilities to accommodate development either exist or will be provided within a reasonable time: This rezone would allow this parcel to be conforming for Agriculture – A-2. Provision of public facilities to accommodate development will not place an unreasonable burden on the ability of effected local units of government to provide them: Town of Jamestown as being on record as in favor of the rezone. The land proposed for rezoning is suitable for development and development will not result in undue water or air pollution, cause unreasonable adverse effect on rare or irreplaceable natural areas: Soil erosion would not be an issue on this site. This is not an identified natural area. /s/ John Patcle, County Board Chairman /s/ Linda Gebhard, County Clerk Township of Jamestown approved, Planning and Zoning approved, Al Jansen, seconded by Grant Loy made a motion to approve the Zoning Amendment for Joe & Loralee Weber. Motion carried. Tom Taber, Veterans Service Officer gave a presentation informing the Board of his duties and explaining the services that his office offers to the Veterans of Grant County. Dave Lambert, Highway Commissioner gave a presentation on the services that the Highway performs for Grant County. He gave an overview of the current projects and future projects that will be completed by the Highway Department. He said that the tight budgets play a large part in what the Highway Department can accomplish, but he felt that Grant County was in much better shape than the surrounding Counties. Dog Claims: Stephen Adrian presented the claims. Vince Loeffelholz, seconded by Eugene Bartels, made a motion to approve the dog claims and pay Lancaster Vet $1458.75 and Platteville Vet $130.05. Motion carried. Family Care: Larry Wolf gave a short update on Family Care. Committee Reports: None Public Comments: None Adjournment: Mark Stead, seconded by Grant Loy, made a motion to adjourn the meeting pursuant to the next meeting on January 19, 2010 at 9:00 a.m.