HomeMy WebLinkAboutApproved 07-05-2016 CSZC MinutesGRANT COUNTY CONSERVATION, SANITATION, & ZONING
COMMITTEE MEETING
July 5, 2016
9:00 a.m.
Grant County Board Room (#264)
Lancaster, Wisconsin
The Grant County Conservation, Sanitation & Zoning Committee meeting was called to order on
July 5, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. by Dwight Nelson, the Conservation, Sanitation, and Zoning Committee Chairman,
in the Grant County Board Room #264, 111 S. Jefferson St., Lancaster.
Board members present: Dwight Nelson, Mark Stead, Lester Jantzen, Roger Guthrie, Grant Loy, Dale Hood,
and Gary Northouse. Others present: Lynda Schweikert, Annette Lolwing, Kevin Lange, Joe Schmelz, and
Tom Mercer.
Certification of Open Meeting Law
Annette Lolwing sent the agenda to Karla Schwantes and Linda Gebhard to post in the Administration
Building and at the Courthouse, also sent an agenda to Bob Middendorf, WGLR, and was posted in the front
of the Ag Service Center Building. Media notices were sent to Karla Schwantes, Linda Gebhard, Herald
Independent, Tri County Press, Platteville Journal, and the Muscoda Progressive.
Approval of Agenda
Motion by Roger Guthrie, seconded by Grant Loy to approve the Agenda as written. Motion carried.
Approval of the Minutes
Motion by Mark Stead, seconded by Gary Northouse to approve the June 7, 2016 Minutes. Motion carried.
Approval of the Bills
Motion by Roger Guthrie, seconded by Dale Hood to approve the bills. Motion carried.
Public Comment – None
Public Hearing for Rezones
Chairman Nelson opened the Public Hearing:
#16-20 John & Karen Majerus are requesting to change the zoning classification on PIN: 046-00165-0000 of
10.97 ac. from M1 to M2 to allow the use of open pit mining.
In Favor: Tom Mercer and Paris Twp. approved on April 18, 2016.
In Opposition: None
In Interest: None
Dwight Nelson closed the Public Hearing:
Motion by Mark Stead, to recommend approval to the County Board, seconded by Grant Loy. Motion
carried.
Public Hearing for Conditional Use Permits
Chairman Nelson opened the Public Hearing:
#CUP 16-002 John & Karen Majerus/Milestone Materials is requesting a Conditional Use Permit of
10.97 ac. on 046-00165-0000, to allow the use of quarrying and mining aggregate materials.
In Favor: Tom Mercer and Paris Twp. approved on June 16, 2016.
In Opposition: None
In Interest: None
Dwight Nelson closed the Public Hearing:
Motion by Gary Northouse, seconded by Mark Stead to approve the Conditional Use Permit, with a 5 year
expiration date. Motion carried.
Chairman Nelson opened the Public Hearing:
#CUP 16-003 Donald Adametz/Milestone Materials is requesting a Conditional Use Permit of 60.0 acres on
062-00224-0000, 062-00252-0000, 062-00274-0000 & 062-00289-0000, to allow the use of quarrying and
mining aggregate materials.
In Favor: Tom Mercer and Wingville Twp. approved on June 16, 2016.
In Opposition: None
In Interest: None
Dwight Nelson closed the Public Hearing:
Motion by Grant Loy, seconded by Roger Guthrie to approve the Conditional Use Permit, with a 5 year
expiration date. Motion carried.
Chairman Nelson opened the Public Hearing:
#CUP 16-004 Mathy Construction/Milestone Materials is requesting a Conditional Use Permit on PIN: 026-
01128-0010, 026-01130-0020-0000, 026-01131-0030, & 026-01132-0020 of 63.0 ac. to allow quarrying and
mining aggregate materials.
In Favor: Tom Mercer and Jamestown Twp. approved on June 7, 2016.
In Opposition: None
In Interest: None
Dwight Nelson closed the Public Hearing:
Motion by Gary Northouse, seconded by Roger Guthrie to approve the Conditional Use Permit, with a 5 year
expiration date and they agree to restore the land to a condition suitable for agricultural use. Motion carried.
(See Attachment A Worksheet)
Chairman Nelson opened the Public Hearing:
#CUP 16-005 Arnold Anderson/Milestone Materials is requesting a Conditional Use Permit on
PIN: 050-01014-0000, and 050-01016-0000 of 80.0 ac. to allow the use of quarrying and mining of
aggregate material.
In Favor: Tom Mercer and Platteville Twp. approved on April 9, 2016. It is consistent with their comp plan.
In Interest: None
Dwight Nelson closed the Public Hearing:
Motion by Mark Stead, seconded by Dale Hood to approve the Conditional Use Permit with a 5 year
expiration date and they agree to restore the land to a condition suitable for agricultural use. Motion carried.
(See Attachment B Worksheet)
Chairman Nelson opened the Public Hearing:
#CUP 16-006 Vesperman Corporation is requesting a Conditional Use Permit on PIN: 056-00517-0000, &
056-00520-0000, of 4 ac to allow the use and displaying, dispensing and selling or serving of intoxicating
beverages.
In Favor: South Lancaster Twp. approved May 11, 2016.
In Opposition: None
In Interest: None
Dwight Nelson closed the Public Hearing:
Motion by Lester Jantzen, seconded by Roger Guthrie to approve the Conditional Use Permit. Motion
carried.
Zoning and Sanitation Report
Lynda reported that there were 14 applications for the zoning/sanitation technician position. Interviews will
be held on July 6, 2016.
Copy Machine Lease Report
Lynda handed out a comparison sheet of a new copy machine vs. our old copy machine and what we are
paying now for the maintenance fee and the overage of copies vs. a new black and white copy machine
through the Gordon Flesch Company. The copy machine that we have, we leased for 5 years, and at the end
of 5 years we purchased the copier for $1.00 and put a maintenance agreement on it. Each year the
maintenance agreement increases 10% and we have a large amount of paper overage since the merging of the
departments. Motion by Mark Stead, seconded by Gary Northouse to enter into the 5 year agreement, with
the last year of a possible increase, for a new black and white copy machine. Motion carried.
Storage Permit Approval
None to Report
Preliminary Budget Recommendations
Lynda handed out two different budget scenarios, 1st scenario is with no wage increase added in, just the
health insurance increase of 10 – 15% and step increases leaving an increase in the budget of 2.84% over the
2016 budget. The 2nd scenario is a 1% increase in wages along with the health care increases, and step
increases leaving a 3.93% increase from the 2016 budget. Committee would like to see the department come
in with a 0%-1% increase. Lynda handed out a sheet asking committee for recommendations where they
would like to address the budget shortfalls. Use carryover funds? Cut Programs? Charge more in fees?
Create New Fees on existing programs? Committee recommended using carryover and possible fee
increases.
County Cost Sharing
Lynda presented a cancellation request for Roger Guthrie, Patch Grove Twp., $669.00 for county cost
sharing on a grade stabilization structure project. Motion by Mark Stead, seconded by Lester Jantzen to
approve the cancellation request. Motion carried.
Lynda presented final approval request for county cost sharing on well decommissioning #1, for John and
Jena Barr, East Beetown Twp., $353.43. Motion by Mark Stead, seconded by Roger Guthrie to approve
payment. Roll Call: 7 Yes, 0 No, 0 Absent. Motion carried.
Lynda presented final approval request for county cost sharing on a well decommissioning #2 for John and
Jena Barr, East Beetown Twp., $415.41. Motion by Mark Stead, seconded by Grant Loy to approve
payment. Roll Call: 7 Yes, 0 No, 0 Absent. Motion carried.
Lynda presented final approval request for county cost sharing on a stream crossing project for Myron
Tranel, Platteville Twp., $2,708.52. Motion by Roger Guthrie, seconded by Grant Loy to approve payment.
Roll Call: 7 Yes, 0 No, 0 Absent. Motion carried.
Lynda presented tentative approval request for county cost sharing on 2 well decommissionings for Dustin
Leibfried, South Potosi Twp., $500.00; and for Jim Walsh, Jamestown Twp., $500.00. Motion by Lester
Jantzen, seconded by Gary Northouse to approve Dustin and Jim’s request. Motion carried.
SWRM Cost Sharing
2015 DATCP Cost Sharing
No Cost Sharing requests.
2016 DATCP Cost Sharing
Lynda presented final approval request for 2016 DATCP cost sharing on a grade stabilization structure for
Roger Guthrie, Patch Grove Twp., $5,663.04. Motion by Mark Stead, seconded by Gary Northouse to
approve payment. Roll Call: 6 Yes, 0 No, 0 Absent, Roger Guthrie Abstained. Motion carried.
2016 SWRM Grant Approval
This was approved at the June 7th meeting.
CSZD Administrator Report
Lynda asked for any comments from those who attended the SAA Tour on Wednesday, June 22nd in Iowa
County. Consensus of those who attended was: excellent tour, good food, and really enjoyed the Gollon Bait
& Fish Farm. Grant County’s turn to host the tour in 2017.
Lynda reported that there is no BOA meeting scheduled for August.
Lean Update
Lynda reported that she has been attending the Lean Support Group meetings. She has volunteered to be in
the Lean Facilitators Group in the County. This is to get a core group to facilitate Lean Projects. Lynda
would like to propose a lean project to address our citation issues. To get more implementation through the
3 year maintenance program, and through the citation process before it goes to a warrant.
FPP Report: Kevin Lange
Kevin reported that he has been working on a lot of CREP and has 30+ applications to complete by the
middle of September.
Kevin reported that it is Grant County’s turn to host the high school land judging contest for this fall, in late
September/October. He has chosen the site and has it approved by the landowner.
NRCS Report: Joe Schmelz
Joe reported that they are done with funds for FY16. The next batching date (application deadline)
will be September 2, 2016 for FY17 funds.
There will be a Local Workgroup meeting scheduled for August 2nd from 10:00 a.m. to noon at the
Belmont Convention Center. This is for Grant, Iowa and Lafayette Counties. There is a pot of
money that is divided up by farmstead, cropland, pasture, and forest. This meeting is for the public
and for partner input. This is to provide input of the percentage of cost sharing to put toward the 4
land groups, and to prioritize the practices. They also go through a ranking process of National
questions, State questions, and Local questions. They usually prioritize the practices according to the
Land and Water Resource Management Plan.
They just signed up 5 new CSP contracts, and 5 renewals.
NRCS is staying caught up with the AD1026’s; HEL Determinations, and Wetland Determinations.
Have had around 155 HEL determinations completed in 2016 so far.
Have all 50 of the compliance reviews completed. Looking for HEL compliance, gullies, and
wetland violations. Only a handful of landowners will have a variance that have 1 year to get into
compliance.
CRP continues to be busy. Between HELI and CREP for new contracts is around 160 contracts for
6,000 acres. Between CREP, HELI, and General we have around 60 renewals for around 1,000
acres.
Josh Bushee, Soil Conservationist, is out of the office for 6 weeks and is acting DC in Baraboo, Sauk
County.
Halley Williams will be transitioning to Iowa.
Joe mentioned the Trout Unlimited Tour in the Northern part of the county. It is located south of
County Road Q on Biba Road on the Blue River. People come from all over the driftless area and
usually bring 2 tour busses for the tours.
FSA Report: Tammy Eibey
Tammy turned in a report for Dwight to present to the committee.
Keep in mind the FSA elections.
See Attached Report.
RC&D/WLWCA/LWCB Report: Dale Hood
None to Report
Motion by Mark Stead, seconded by Lester Jantzen to adjourn until August 2, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. Motion
carried.
Respectfully Submitted by Annette Lolwing for Lester Jantzen