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HomeMy WebLinkAboutApproved 06-04-2020 CSZC Minutes GRANT COUNTY CONSERVATION, SANITATION, & ZONING COMMITTEE MEETING June 4, 2020 9:00 a.m. Via Zoom Meeting Lancaster, Wisconsin The Grant County Conservation, Sanitation & Zoning Committee meeting was called to order on June 4, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. by Robert Keeney, Grant County Board Chairman, via Zoom meeting. Board members present: Mark Stead, Lester Jantzen, Gabe Loeffelholz, Mike Lieurance, Gary Northouse, Porter Wagner, and Pat Schroeder. Others present: Lynda Schweikert, Annette Lolwing, Justin Johnson, Joe Schmelz, Robert Keeney, Angie Mitchell, Dick Coleman, Shane Drinkwater, Amanda Degenhardt, and Ben Schroeder. Certification of Open Meeting Law Annette Lolwing sent the agenda to Karla Schwantes and Linda Gebhard to post in the Courthouse, in the Administration Building, and on our website, an agenda was sent to Bob Middendorf, WGLR, an agenda was also posted in front of the Ag Service Center Building. Media notices were sent to Karla Schwantes, Linda Gebhard, Herald Independent, Tri County Press, Platteville Journal, Muscoda Progressive, Boscobel Dial, Fennimore Times and Bob Middendorf. Approval of Agenda Motion by Gary Northouse seconded by Gabe Loeffelholz to approve the June 4, 2020 agenda. Motion carried. Election of Chair Bob Keeney opened the nomination for Chair of the CSZC. Gary Northouse nominated Mike Lieurance. Pat Schroeder nominated Mark Stead. Roll call vote was taken, 3 voted in favor of Mark Stead, 2 voted in favor of Mike Lieurance. Mark Stead will be the new Chairman of the CSZC. Mike Lieurance and Mark Stead abstained. Motion carried. Election of Vice Chair Bob Keeney opened the nomination for Vice Chair of the CSZC. Pat Schroeder nominated Mike Lieurance. Motion by Porter Wagner, seconded by Mark Stead to close the nomination and cast a unanimous ballot for Mike Lieurance for Vice Chair of the CSZC. Motion carried. Election of Secretary Bob Keeney opened the nomination for Secretary of the CSZC. Pat Schroeder nominated Lester Jantzen. Mark Stead moved to close the nominations and cast a unanimous ballot for Lester Jantzen, seconded by Porter Wagner. Motion carried. Robert Keeney turned the meeting over to Chairman Stead. Approval of the May 7, 2020 Minutes Motion by Porter Wagner, seconded by Pat Schroeder to approve the May 7, 2020 minutes. Motion carried. Review & Accept the Bills Motion by Lester Jantzen, seconded by Mike Lieurance to accept the May bills. Motion carried. Public Hearing for Rezones Chairman Stead opened the Public Hearing #20-10 Dick and Linda Coleman, Millville Twp., are requesting to change the zoning classification on PIN: 036-00039-0000 of +/- .5 ac. from A-2 to R-1, to allow for the expansion of an existing principal structure (home) by reducing the side property line setback from 30’ to 18’. In Favor: Millville Twp. approved on April 20, 2020. Dick Coleman was present via Zoom meeting. In Opposition: None In Interest: None Committee Discussion: None Mark Stead closed the Public Hearing Motion by Porter Wagner, seconded by Gary Northouse to recommend approval of the rezone to the full County Board. Motion carried. Public Hearing for Conditional Use Permits Chairman Stead opened the Public Hearing #CUP 20-006: Peter and Amara Hoffman, South Lancaster Twp., are requesting a Conditional Use Permit on PIN: 056-00049-0070 of +/- 1.278 ac., Lot 7, to allow for the use of a single-family dwelling within 1 mile of an existing public water supply or sewage collection system under Chapter 315 Subsection 3.07 (2) (g) of the Grant County Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance. In Favor: South Lancaster Twp. approved on April 1, 2020. In Opposition: None In Interest: None Committee Discussion: Porter Wagner asked if there will be a possibility of extending the public sewer to that subdivision. On June 2nd, Justin spoke with the City of Lancaster Administrator, David Carlson, that the public water will be provided, but the public sewer system will not be extended to that subdivision. Mark Stead closed the Public Hearing Motion by Mike Lieurance, seconded by Lester Jantzen to approve the Conditional Use Permit to allow for the use of a single-family dwelling within 1 mile of an existing public water supply or sewage collection system under Chapter 315 Subsection 3.07 (2) (g) of the Grant County Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance. Motion carried. See Attachment A Worksheet. Lynda advised the committee that the rezones are referred onto the County Board for approval and CUP’s only need approval from CSZC. Chairman Stead opened the Public Hearing #CUP 20-007: Louis Vogt, Jamestown Twp., is requesting a Conditional Use Permit on PIN: 026-00788-0000, 026-00406-0000 & 026-00402-0000 of +/-104.85 ac., to allow for the use of nonmetallic mining, under Chapter 315 Subsection 3.05 E (3) of the Grant County Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance. In Favor: Jamestown Twp. approved on May 5, 2020. There has been 1 condition placed on the CUP by Jamestown. The CUP will be expiring in 3 years in 2023 vs. the max allowed expiration date of 5 years. Ben Schroeder, Bard Materials, was present via Zoom meeting. In Opposition: None In Interest: None Committee Discussion: Lester Jantzen asked how long this sand pit has been in existence? Ben Schroeder stated that the family remembers it being dated back as far as the 1930’s. Mark Stead closed the Public Hearing Motion by Lester Jantzen, seconded by Gabe Loeffelholz to approve the Conditional Use Permit to allow for the use of nonmetallic mining, under Chapter 315 Subsection 3.05 E (3) of the Grant County Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance with the condition of 3-year expiration date. Motion carried. See Attachment B & C Worksheet. Zoning/Sanitation Report Lynda reported that there were 107 more maintenance fees were turned in this year compared to what it was from January to May 2019. Zoning permits were up 15 from what we had last year. There has been an increase in Zoning and Sanitation permits this year. There were 2 court dates; Greg Griswold’s court date was Friday, May 8th for the violation of his 3-year maintenance. Judge ruled in favor of Grant County. Greg has filed a motion to reconsider. The second court date on May 19th was for Eli Lapp. Eli had a zoning permit violation, construction without a zoning permit. Eli did not show for the hearing and the judge ruled in favor of Grant County. There are 2 Board of Adjustments pending. Lynda will discuss with the BOA to see about starting to schedule. Motion by Porter Wagner, seconded by Pat Schroeder to accept the Zoning/Sanitation report. Motion carried. County Cost Sharing – Starting Balance $12,976.65/Ending Balance $11,072.77 Lynda presented final approval request for county cost sharing on a well decommissioning for John Miles, Waterloo Twp., $451.88. Motion by Porter Wagner, seconded by Gary Northouse to approve payment. Roll Call: 7 Yes, 0 No, 0 Absent. Motion carried. Lynda presented tentative approval requests for county cost sharing on 2 well decommissionings for Dan Hershberger, Fennimore Twp., $1,000.00; and for Todd & Sandy Ehlen, Waterloo Twp., $720.00. Motion by Gary Northouse, seconded by Mike Lieurance to approve both well decommissioning requests. Motion carried. SWRM Cost Sharing 2019 DATCP Cost Sharing – Beginning Balance $29,555.00/Ending Balance $26,682.05 Lynda presented final approval request for 2019 DATCP cost sharing on a grassed waterway for Robert Dalsing, Potosi Twp., $2,872.95. Motion by Gabe Loeffelholz, seconded by Porter Wagner to approve payment. Roll Call: 7 Yes, 0 No, 0 Absent. Motion carried. 2020 DATCP Cost Sharing – Beginning Balance $56,620.00/Ending Balance $46,620.00 Lynda presented final approval request for 2020 DATCP cost sharing on a grade stabilization structure for Grinde Land LTP PTS LLC, Harrison Twp., $10,000.00. Motion by Lester Jantzen, seconded by Pat Schroeder to approve payment. Roll Call: 7 Yes, 0 No, 0 Absent. Motion carried. Storage Permit Approval Lynda reported that Joe Zenz, South Lancaster Twp., is requesting a permit to abandon a concrete hog storage facility that has been sitting idle. The deconstruction plan was designed by the CSZD office. Motion by Pat Schroeder, seconded by Gary Northouse to approve the abandonment permit for the hog storage facility. Motion carried. CSZD Administrator Report Lynda reported that she has had 3 meetings.  On May 8th & 22nd, Lynda attended the Statewide County Con Meeting that was held via ZOOM.  On May 28th the Southern Area Association held their meeting via ZOOM. There are 11 counties that make up the Southern Area. The Southern Area Association Meetings are held quarterly. It was a consensus that Lafayette County host their summer tour in 2021 instead of August 2020. Lynda reported that we did receive our funding allocation from the state for staff and support in the amount of $104,160, and DATCP cost share funding of $56,620. The staff and support funds are to be allocated from the first position being funded 100%, second position to be funded at 70%, and funding at 50% of the subsequent positions. This formula was set in 2009, and DATCP has not met the statutory funding, and has also been underfunded. Lynda gave an update of the Covid-19 within our office. The office is still closed to the public. We are working under the USDA phases on what they will require to go through phase 1, 2 & 3. Permits and construction are going quite well. Staff are going out to the field. Lynda is working on developing a policy to keep staff from an outbreak. Lynda has made a PPE request through the county for face masks and gloves. Employees are required to wear a mask if they are doubled up in a truck. Gloves are being used to open the mail. Lynda reported that the ground water study was in the 4th round of water testing when Covid-19 hit. The labs had been shut down; they are now back to work. All the wells with reports have been identified and analysis has begun. They are gathering GIS layers for risk assessment. Lynda reported that she will be having her performance evaluation next month. Materials will be sent to the committee members to review prior to the next committee meeting. Lynda reported on the tree sale pick up. Was a very successful operation this year. Annette reported that all the trees came in on time. They did wear masks and gloves. We had a drive through process that worked very well and was very efficient. We sold over 13,000 trees again this year. Continuous Improvement Update Nothing to report. NRCS Report – Joe Schmelz Joe reported that they are done with the CSP renewals. The screening deadline for the general CSP is next week. Joe reported that the EQIP funding is starting to come out to the counties. NRCS had 57 – 60 EQIP applications. They had 30 contracts that were accepted for funding for around $825,000. Joe reported that they have been very busy with the general CRP sign up. Grant County had the biggest general CRP sign up in the state. NRCS has 93 contracts that have all the planning done and have been sent out to the producers. They have received 43 of those contracts back. There are 5 applications sitting at the DNR for them to establish the tree planting plans. FSA has sent out 11 contracts with a 14-day correction that the cover was not up to standards. There were 8 CREP plans that have been sent out, 6 of those are back. They have completed 26 other eligibility determinations; an additional 9 determinations have been done and the landowner has cancelled or have been found ineligible. Joe reported that he received notice that the technician position will be advertised on USA Jobs. Starting on June 9th and will go through the 22nd. Joe reported that Josh Bushee, NRCS Soil Conservationist, will be completing the acting DC detail in Darlington. Josh will be leaving on July 20th and will be gone for 4 months. FSA Report – Nathalie Schattner None Motion by Pat Schroeder, seconded Gabe Loeffelholz to adjourn to Thursday, July 2, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. The meeting is scheduled for the South Room for Committee Members and the Public participation will be by Zoom only. Motion carried. Respectfully Submitted by Annette Lolwing for Lester Jantzen.