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HomeMy WebLinkAboutApproved 06-03-2021 CSZC MinutesGRANT COUNTY CONSERVATION, SANITATION, & ZONING COMMITTEE MEETING June 3, 2021 9:00 a.m. Room #264, County Board Room, Administration Building and Via Zoom Meeting Lancaster, Wisconsin The Grant County Conservation, Sanitation & Zoning Committee meeting was called to order on June 3, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. by Mark Stead, the Conservation, Sanitation, and Zoning Committee Chairman in Room #264, County Board Room of the Administration Building and via Zoom meeting. Board members present in the County Board room: Mark Stead, Mike Lieurance, Porter Wagner, Pat Schroeder, Lester Jantzen, and Gary Northouse. Mark Hoehne, excused. Others present in the County Board room; Lynda Schweikert, Annette Lolwing, Justin Johnson, Mike Adams, Robert Keeney, and Shane Drinkwater: via Zoom: Gary & Kathy Klein, Jonathan Schmidt, Bob Servais, Tom Mercer, Emily Schildgen, and Joe Schmelz. Certification of Open Meeting Law Annette Lolwing sent the agenda to Karla Schwantes and Tonya White to post in the Courthouse, in the Administration Building, and on our website. An agenda was also posted in front of the Ag Service Center Building, and was sent to Bob Middendorf, WGLR. Media notices were sent to Karla Schwantes, Tonya White, Herald Independent, Platteville Journal, Muscoda Progressive, Boscobel Dial, Fennimore Times, and Bob Middendorf. Approval of Agenda Motion by Pat Schroeder, seconded by Gary Northouse to approve the Agenda. Motion carried. Approval of the May 6, 2021 Minutes Motion by Mike Lieurance, seconded by Porter Wagner to approve the May 6, 2021 minutes. Motion carried. Review & Accept the Bills Motion by Pat Schroeder, seconded by Lester Jantzen to accept the April bills. Motion carried. Public Hearing for Rezones Chairman Stead opened the Public Hearing. #21-07 James & Julie Klinger, Platteville Twp., are requesting to change the zoning classification on PIN: 050-00983-0000 of +/- 3.0 ac. from FP to A2 to allow for the use of nonfarm residence. In Favor: Platteville Twp. approved on May 10, 2021. Gary & Kathy Klein In Opposition: None In Interest: None Committee Discussion: None Mark Stead closed the Public Hearing Motion by Gary Northouse that the items are concurrent with all the conditions on the Farmland Preservation Worksheet and to recommend approval of the rezone to the full County Board, seconded by Porter Wagner. Motion carried. See Attachment A Worksheet. Public Hearing for Conditional Use Permits Chairman Stead opened the Public Hearing #21-005, Riverdale School District, Muscoda Twp., is requesting a Conditional Use Permit on PIN: 042- 00617-0000 of +/- 38.65 ac. to allow for the use of a school under Chapter 315 Subsection 3.07 (2) (c) of the Grant County Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance. In Favor: Muscoda Twp. approved on April 13, 2021. Jonathan Schmidt. In Opposition: None In Interest: There were no conditions placed on the Conditional Use Permit. Committee Discussion: None Motion by Mike Lieurance to recommend approval of the Conditional Use Permit, seconded by Lester Jantzen. Motion carried. Chairman Stead opened the Public Hearing #21-006, Mathy Construction Company, Jamestown Twp., are requesting a Conditional Use Permit on PIN: 026-00998-0000, 026-01130-0020, 026-01128-0010, 026-01132-0020, and 026-01131-0030 of +/- 63.0 ac. to allow for the continued use of nonmetallic mining Chapter 315 Subsection 3.05 E (3), 3.06 (2) (g), and 3.07 (2) (a) of the Grant County Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance. In Favor: Jamestown Twp. approved on March 16, 2021. Bob Servais and Tom Mercer. In Opposition: Mike Friederick owns the property to the North. Mike purchased the property 2 years ago which is adjacent to a quarry that is already operating. Mike had concerns in the fall of 2020, and the Spring of 2021 when the blasting started. He had 4 concerns: 1. The distance proximity of the mine to his property. Under Farmland Preservation, there is a 30’ property line setback. 2. The effect of additional traffic on Rock Cut Road. Highway 11 will be the main road to be used for the operation. 3. Mike has concerns with the effect on wells. 4. He also has a concern with the property value. Rebuttal: Bob stated that they plan to keep a 50’ setback from property lines for their excavation. The operation will maintain a 700’ set back from his residence. They are regulated under SPS 307 Wisconsin Code for blasting vibrations. They are able to design their shot sizes and to use seismographs close to the homes to maintain the vibrations below the limits. They will not be hauling on Rock Cut Road; they will be using Highway 11. Regarding the groundwater concern, the wells are deeper than what the quarry floor will be, and the quarry should not have an adverse affect on the local wells. Should have no effect to the property value. They will be constructing berms around the site to screen the operation from sight and sound of the operation for the residences along Rock Cut Road. In Interest: Mathy Construction Company’s CUP is expiring on July 5th. This is a 5-year agreement extension. No conditions were placed on this CUP. Committee Discussion: Porter Wagner asked if these concerns were brought up in front of the Jamestown Town Board. Justin replied – That the concerns were not documented on the Township participation form. Mark Stead Closed the Public Hearing Motion by Gary Northouse, that the items are concurrent with all the standards on the Conditional Use Permit for Nonmetallic Mining in Farmland Preservation Worksheet and recommends approval, seconded by Porter Wagner. Motion carried. See Attachment B Worksheet. Chairman Stead Opened the Public Hearing #CUP21-007, Mathy Construction Company, Potosi Twp., are requesting a Conditional Use Permit on PIN: 052-00993-0010 and 052-00973-0020 of +/- 7.13 ac. to allow for the continued use of nonmetallic mining Chapter 315 Subsection 3.05 E (3) of the Grant County Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance. In Favor: Potosi Twp. approved on February 8, 2021. Bob Servais and Tom Mercer. In Opposition: None In Interest: Bob Servais stated that this is a first time Conditional Use Permit for this property. This site has been operating as a legal nonconforming use. Due to a recent determination in 2020 Grant County has asked to get this site covered under a Conditional Use Permit to comply with the Grant County Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance. This CUP has a 5-year expiration period and no conditions were placed on the CUP. Justin received a phone call from Jason Udelhofen, a property owner to the North and to the West of the mining boundary. Jason was interested in the timeline when the operation would be finished. Estimated time of mining is expected to be around 10 years. Committee Discussion: None Mark Stead Closed the Public Hearing Motion by Lester Jantzen, that the items are concurrent with all the standards on the Conditional Use Permit for Nonmetallic Mining in Farmland Preservation Worksheet and recommends approval, seconded by Porter Wagner. Motion carried. See Attachment C Worksheet. Chairman Stead Opened the Public Hearing #CUP21-008, Mathy Construction Company, Wingville Twp., are requesting a Conditional Use Permit on PIN: 062-00664-0000 and 062-00680-0000 of +/- 28.9 ac. to allow for the continued use of nonmetallic mining Chapter 315 Subsection 3.14 (2) (a) of the Grant County Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance. In Favor: Wingville Twp. approved on February 12, 2021. Bob Servais and Tom Mercer. In Opposition: None In Interest: Bob stated that they are requesting a Conditional Use Permit to become compliant with the Grant County Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance. There were no conditions placed on this CUP. Committee Discussion: None Mark Stead Closed the Public Hearing Motion by Gary Northouse, seconded by Porter Wagner to approve the Conditional Use Permit that is zoned as heavy industrial and recommends approval. Motion carried. Chairman Stead Opened the Public Hearing #CUP21-009, Mathy Construction Company, Mt Ida Twp., are requesting a Conditional Use Permit on PIN: 040-00162-0000 and 040-00148-0010 of +/- 14.36 ac. to allow for the continued use of nonmetallic mining Chapter 315 Subsection 3.05 E (3) of the Grant County Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance. In Favor: Mt Ida Twp. approved on February 16, 2021. Bob Servais and Tom Mercer. Bob stated that they are requesting a Conditional Use Permit to become compliant with the Grant County Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance. In Opposition: Justin received a phone call from Jim March. He is associated with Chimney Rock Lodge LLC who owns property to the North and to the East of the mining boundary. Justin confirmed the 30’ set back for FP zoning. Jim was wondering how far the mining boundary came to his property. Justin gave him an estimated amount of 200’ west of where the current operation is. Justin also informed Jim that the CUP has a 5-year expiration period. Justin also stated that the CUP will currently get the property into compliance. In Interest: No Conditions were placed on this CUP. Committee Discussion: None Mark Stead Closed the Public Hearing Motion by Porter Wagner, that the items are concurrent with all the standards on the Conditional Use Permit for Nonmetallic Mining in Farmland Preservation Worksheet and recommends approval, seconded by Pat Schroeder. Motion carried. See Attachment D Worksheet. Zoning/Sanitation Report Lynda reported on the updated Sanitary Citations spreadsheets. There were 5 landowners that were to come into compliance by Monday, June 7, 2021. There were 3 that did not come into compliance, one landowner has their sanitary permit, and two have done nothing. Those 2 individuals are scheduled for a court hearing on June 7, 2021. There are 5 landowners scheduled for a June 21, 2021 court date. There are 2 landowners scheduled for a September 14, 2021 court date. There were 82 failure to complete maintenance citations that were sent out January 28th. An additional 18 have come into compliance for a total of 41, 7 have paid their citation and 32 issues still remaining. There is one court date for Zoning on July 12, 2021. There is no Board of Adjustment scheduled at this time. On the Zoning/Sanitation Report there were 150 additional maintenance fees than we had last year. Motion by Mike Lieurance, seconded by Porter Wagner to accept the Zoning/Sanitation Report. Motion carried. FPP Report – Mike Adams Mike reported that he has 2 Cancellations of Notice of Noncompliance for Steve and Dean Harris, Hickory Grove Twp. and Ricky Parker, Millville Twp. Steve and Dean Harris and Ricky Parker have provided a certified Nutrient Management Plan to our office. Motion by Gary Northouse, seconded by Pat Schroeder to approve both Cancellations of Notice of Noncompliance. Motion carried. Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Copy Machine Lease Lynda reported that our current Cannon copier lease expires in August. Gordon Flesch along with Access offered to place a bid on a new 5-year lease. Our current copier is black and white, and we do get to keep it if we wish after the lease is completed. There was a comparison of the bids provided to the committee members. Gordon Flesch offered 2 different bids on 2 separate Cannon machines, and Access offered a bid on 1 Sharp copier. Gordon Flesch came back with a 2nd bid on only 1 Cannon copier. No action was taken and will bring it back on the July 1, 2021 agenda with the opportunity for both companies to offer input on their bids. County Cost Sharing: Beginning Balance $10,212.88. Ending Balance $3,448.44. Lynda presented 4 well decommissioning extension requests from Larry Austin, Ellenboro Twp., $1,000.00 to July 1, 2021; Dan Hershberger, Fennimore Twp., $1,000.00 to July 1, 2021; Randy Reynolds, Waterloo Twp., $720.00 to August 5, 2021; and Todd and Sandy Ehlen, Waterloo Twp., $720.00 to September 2, 2021. Motion by Pat Schroeder, seconded by Mike Lieurance to approve the 4 extension requests. Motion Carried. Lynda presented an extension request from Tim and Gail Pitzen, Paris Twp., $700.00 to October 7, 2021 for their grassed waterway project. Motion by Porter Wagner, seconded by Mike Lieurance to approve the Pitzen’s extension request. Motion carried. Lynda presented final approval request for county cost sharing on a well decommissioning project for James and Judy Wamsley, Waterloo Twp., $398.52. Motion by Gary Northouse, seconded by Mike Lieurance to approve payment. Roll Call: 6 Yes, 0 No, 1 Excused. Motion carried. Lynda presented final approval request for county cost sharing on a well decommissioning project for Charles and Karla Oyen, North Potosi Twp., $530.00. Motion by Lester Jantzen, seconded by Porter Wagner to approve payment. Roll Call: 6 Yes, 0 No, 1 Excused. Motion carried. Lynda presented tentative approval request for county cost sharing on a well decommissioning project for Laura Ley, Fennimore Twp., $920.00. Motion by Porter Wagner, seconded by Gary Northouse to approve Laura’s cost share request. Motion carried. Lynda presented tentative approval request for county cost sharing on a waste facility closure for Adam DeShaw, Little Grant Twp., $5,000.00. Motion by Gary Northouse, seconded by Pat Schroeder to approve Adam’s cost share request. Motion carried. Lynda presented tentative approval request for county cost sharing on a streambank protection project repair for Christy and Barbara Neises, Patch Grove Twp., $635.92. Motion by Mike Lieurance, seconded by Porter Wagner to approve the Neises’s cost share request. Motion carried. The remaining county cost share of $3,448.44 will be set aside for the rye cover crop program to be allocated at our August meeting. SWRM Cost Sharing: 2020 DATCP Cost Sharing: Beginning Balance $17,539.05/Ending Balance $17,539.05 None to Report. 2021 DATCP Cost Sharing: Beginning Balance $4,810.00/Ending Balance $0.00. Lynda presented tentative approval request for 2021 DATCP cost sharing on a streambank protection repair for Christy and Barbara Neises, Patch Grove Twp., $4,810.00. Motion by Gary Northouse, seconded by Lester Jantzen to approve the Neises’s cost share request. Motion carried. 2021 MDV Cost Sharing: Beginning Balance $32,000.93/Ending Balance $32,000.93. None to Report Storage Permit Approval Lynda reported that Adam DeShaw, Little Grant Twp., is requesting a storage abandonment permit for a concrete pit below a barn. He has paid his $50.00 permit fee. Erik Heagle has completed the deconstruction plan. Motion by Mike Lieurance, seconded by Pat Schroeder to approve Adam’s storage abandonment permit. Motion carried. CSZD Administrator Report Lynda reported that she had several meetings scheduled in May & the beginning of June.  May 12, 2021 – Healthy Watersheds Webinar - DNR  May 13, 2021 – Pollinator’s for Communities – Field Museum  May 24, 2021 – Regional Outreach Meeting – Planning an outreach presentation for (Precision Ag Farming). Will be promoted by Pheasants Forever and will be a tri county presentation with Grant, Iowa, and Lafayette County.  May 27, 2021 – SAA Meeting – Mike likes the continuity of meeting in person, keeping the LCC and LCD both involved and informed. Pat wants to be able to meet in person.  June 02, 2021 – Oak Savanah Restoration – City of Fennimore – Oakwood Park. There are several Burr Oak still present. Some trees are estimated to be 200-300 years old. Lynda asked the committee about truck repair work to Erik’s truck. The brakes have been replaced. The cruise control on the turn signal handle went out. To fix the cruise control is $340.00. The consensus of the committee was to have it fixed. Lynda will be on vacation from June 4th to the 15th. Continuous Improvement Update Lynda reported that Annette has updated the Parcel ID numbers in the FPP spreadsheets. This is to allow The National Water Quality Incentive program with NRCS do a watershed assessment for the Sinsinawa Watershed. When working with Southwest Regional Planning they are wanting different layers for GIS. We have a data base for the Farmland Preservation, but when they entered the parcel ID numbers, they didn’t enter all the zeros into the number. We will now have an interesting and useful layer to use for outreach to show where the FPP landowners are. NRCS Report – Joe Schmelz Joe reported that they received more funds for EQIP projects. They were able to fund an additional 10 contracts. They have spent around $1.1 million on EQIP projects so far this year. They have hit the $1million spent on EQIP projects in the last 3 years. They had a second EQIP batching date, and the deadline for ranking is on June 18th. Joe reported that the Local Workgroup meeting will be held on-line on July 14th, from 10:00 a.m. to noon. This meeting is the planning of how NRCS appropriates the EQIP funding. What the priorities should be for Cropland, Pastureland, and Forestland. Joe reported that they are in the process of funding FY2021 CSP classic sign up. They are still working on the CSP renewals. Joe reported that the General CRP sign up still has no deadline. They are working on 10-12 CREP contracts. Joe reported that on the last farm bill they have been required to do a status review on every expiring CRP contract. They are almost done with spot checks on the CRP contracts that are expiring in 2022 and have started on those CRP contracts that are expiring in 2023. Joe reported that all the field visits for the compliance reviews have been complete and have been entered into the system. The letters to the producers need to be signed off by another county. Once the letters are signed, the letters will be sent out to the landowners. Joe reported that Amberly Barry, is our pathway student from El Paso Texas. She will be working in the office from May 10th through July 2nd. NRCS will have another pathway student, Natalie Schultz. She will be working out of the Troy, New York office. Joe just received notice that there are 15 direct hire soil conservationist positions that have opened up in the state. Grant County will be getting a soil conservationist. FSA Report Emily provided a written report. See attached. Motion by Lester Jantzen, seconded by Gary Northouse to adjourn to Thursday, July 1, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. The meeting is scheduled for Room#264, County Board Room for Committee Members, and the Public participation will be by Zoom only. Motion carried. Respectfully Submitted by Annette Lolwing for Lester Jantzen FSA Report – Emily Schildgen The Grant County Office Committee (COC) is taking nominations for the 2021 elections! Elections are held every November for a different Local Administrative Area (LAA) and this year LAA #3 is up for election. The area covers producers and landowners in the southeast corner of the county – specifically the townships of Ellenboro, Harrison, Paris, Jamestown, Hazel Green, Smelser, Platteville, and Lima. The current representative, Gabe Loeffelholz, has served the maximum 3 terms and isn’t eligible to run again. Producers can self-nominate, but nominations are due no later than August 2, 2021. The COC typically meets once/month for about 2 hours depending on the items to cover. I you know of anyone who may be interested but has questions about what the COC does, please have them reach out to Emily (608-723-7697 or Emily.schildgen@usda.gov) or they can ask a current or former member what the COC does (fellow CSZD Committee member Gary Northouse is a former COC member! Those interested in running can contact the office to get a nomination form.