Jefferson County - Board of Supervisors - Minutes  - 1998

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JEFFERSON COUNTY BOARD MINUTES

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1998, 8:30 A.M.

Mr. Wendell A. Wilson presiding.

Mr. Foskett led the Pledge of Allegiance.

A moment of silence was observed.

County Clerk Barbara A. Frank called the roll, all members being present, except Mr. Holterman, Mrs. Lidholm, Mr. Kisow and Mr. Piper.

District 1 Rose M. Schreiber District 2 Mary P. Klein

District 3 Lloyd A. Holterman District 4 Denise A. Smith

District 5 Susan L. Lidholm District 6 Ronald D. Buchanan

District 7 Harriet M. Schwoch District 8 Wendell A. Wilson

District 9 Carl F. Jaeger District 10 Dean Kramer

District 11 Leon W. Zimdars District 12 James Hartwig

District 13 Janet Sayre Hoeft District 14 Patrick Curtin

District 15 Steven J. Nass District 16 Raymond C. Kisow, Jr.

District 17 Reuben Schroedl District 18 Alfred J. Foskett

District 19 Peter J. Thomsen, Sr. District 20 Kathleen A. Groskopf

District 21 Iona K. Turner District 22 John L. Weiss

District 23 Lisle Piper, Jr. District 24 Patricia A. Potter

District 25 August J. Lehmann District 26 Alan G. Keating

District 27 Glen Borland District 28 Robert Rupnow

District 29 John Fiske District 30 Lavern Maasz

 

GENERAL FINANCIAL CONDITION

JEFFERSON COUNTY

NOVEMBER 1, 1998

Available Cash on Hand

October 1, 1998 - - - - - - - - - - - - - $ 165,622.73

October Receipts - - - - - - - - - - - - 5,132,791.22

Total Cash - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $ 5,298,413.95

Disbursements

General - October - - - - - - - - - - - - $ 4,204,642.18

Payroll - October - - - - - - - - - - - - 1,015,808.64

Total Disbursements - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5,220,450.82

Total Available Cash - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $ 77,963.13

Cash on Hand (in banks) November 1 - - - - - - $ 497,337.07

Less Outstanding Checks - - - - - - - - - - - - 419,373.94

Total Available Cash - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $ 77,963.13

Cert. Deposit - Due 10/6/99 - Carlin Park $ 5,000.00

Local Govt. Invest. Pool-Gen. Funds $16,131,022.11 $16,131,022.11

Local Govt. Invest. Pool-Hwy. 135 $ 230,050.68

1998 Interest 9,221.70

$ 239,272.38

Local Govt. Invest. Pool-Fair Bond $ 955,541.72

1998 Interest 59,283.87

$ 1,014,825.59

Liquidity Management - Bank One Wisconsin $ 4,254,780.33 $ 4,254,780.33

$21,644,900.41

1998 Interest - Super N.O.W. Acct. $ 19,964.52

1998 Interest - L.G.I.P. - General Funds 817,074.94

1998 Interest - Bank One Wisconsin 168,802.02

$ 1,005,841.48

John E. Jensen

Jefferson County Treasurer

Mrs. Turner moved that the minutes of the October 13, 1998 meeting be approved as corrected. Seconded and carried.

County Clerk Barbara A. Frank read a letter from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation thanking the County Clerk for helping to implement the new Mandatory Display law for motor vehicles by accepting the role of a DMV agent.

The communication was ordered received and placed on file.

County Clerk Frank read a Notice of Public Hearing for November 18, 1998 from the Zoning Committee.

The notice was ordered received and placed on file.

Mrs. Lidholm present.

The floor was opened for Public Comment.

The following persons spoke regarding the vendor bids for the provision of noon meals for the Elderly Nutrition Project in various locations in the County:

Geneva Lueker, Joanne Simdon, Donna Mueller, and Marilla Fuge.

As a Special Order of Business Darla Hium of the Wisconsin County Mutual Insurance Corp. spoke to the Board about the various services offered to the member counties by the corporation. She presented Jefferson County with a dividend award check in the amount of $57,835.

The regular order of business was resumed.

Mr. Jaeger, Second Vice Chair of the Board, moved that the proposed 1999 Jefferson County Budget be taken from the table. Seconded and carried.

County Administrator Willard Hausen addressed the Board regarding the proposed 1999 Budget.

Mrs. Frances Anderson, Administrator of Countryside Home, gave a short oral presentation regarding the Strategic Plan/Implementation and Facility Capital Improvements for the Home.

Mr. Thomas Schleitwiler, Director of the Human Services Department, spoke briefly on the progress of the Workforce Development Center, reporting that the building construction is proceeding on schedule and within budget.

County Clerk Barbara Frank briefly explained the County Non-Lapsing and Carryover Fund Balance Policy as adopted on September 8, 1998 by Resolution No. 98-46.

Mr. Jaeger moved that the proposed 1999 Budget be laid on the table. Seconded and carried.

Mrs. Smith presented Ordinance No. 98-41, asked to waive the reading of same, and moved that it be adopted. Seconded.

The County Board of Jefferson County, State of Wisconsin, do hereby ordain as follows:

PUBLIC HEALTH HAZARD AND NUISANCE ORDINANCE

 

SECTION 1. Ordinance No. 16 is hereby repealed and recreated as follows:

16.01 PURPOSE. The purpose of this Ordinance shall be to protect public health, safety and welfare, and prevent the depreciation of property values due to a person's actions or property constituting a violation of the conditions of this Ordinance.

16.02 JURISDICTION. This Ordinance applies in all cities, villages, and towns, provided, however, that any section of the Ordinance that has a counterpart in an ordinance of a city, village or town shall not be enforced by the County in said city, village or town, or in a city, village or town with a local health department.

16.03 DEFINITIONS. As used in this ordinance:

(1) "Human Health Hazard" means a substance, activity or condition that is known to have the potential to cause acute or chronic illness or death if exposure to the substance, activity or condition is not abated, and also includes the term "Health Hazard".

(2) "Immediate Health Hazard" means a condition that exists or has the potential to exist which should, in the opinion of the Health Officer, be abated or corrected immediately, or at least within a 24-hour period, to prevent possible severe damage to human health and/or the environment.

(3) "Pollution" means the contaminating or rendering unclean or impure the air, land, or waters of the County, or making the same injurious to public health, harmful for commercial or recreational use or deleterious to fish, bird, animal or plant life.

(4) "Person" means any individual, firm, corporation, society, association, institution, public body or other entity.

(5) "Public" 1) means affecting or having the potential to affect the people and/or environment outside the limits of one's personally owned and personally occupied structure; 2) means all persons outside of one's personally owned and personally occupied structure.

(6) "Public Nuisance" means a thing, act, condition or use of property which is dangerous or has the potential to be dangerous, to human life or health, safety, or welfare, or cause the depreciation of property values; and whatever renders or has the potential to render, the soil, air, water or any article of food or drink unwholesome or impure, is a public nuisance.

(7) "Solid Waste" means garbage, refuse and all other discarded or salvageable solid materials, including solid waste materials resulting from industrial, commercial and agricultural operations and from domestic use and material in waste water effluent or other common water pollutants.

(8) "Toxic and Hazardous Materials" means any chemical and/or biological material that is or has the potential to create a health hazard.

(9) "Health Officer" means the Jefferson County Public Health Department Director.

16.04 HUMAN HEALTH HAZARD PROHIBITED. No person shall erect, construct, cause, continue, maintain, or permit any public nuisance within the County. Any person who shall cause, create, or maintain a nuisance or who shall in any way aid or contribute to the causing, creating or maintenance thereof shall be guilty of a violation of this ordinance and shall be liable for all costs and expenses attendant upon the removal and correction of such a nuisance and to the penalty provided in subsection 16.10 of this ordinance.

16.05 RESPONSIBILITY FOR NUISANCE. It shall be the responsibility of tenants and property owners to maintain their property in a nuisance free manner and also to be responsible for the abatement and/or correction of any public nuisance that has been determined to exist on their property.

16.06 PUBLIC NUISANCES ENUMERATED. Public nuisance is defined in subsection 16.03 (6) of this ordinance. More specifically, but not limited by enumeration, the following are public nuisances within the definition of public nuisance in section 16.03(6) of this ordinance and a violation of this ordinance.

(1) Unburied Carcasses - Carcasses of animals, birds, or fowl not intended for human consumption or food, which are not buried or otherwise disposed of in a sanitary manner within 24 hours after death.

(2) Manure - Accumulations of the bodily waste from all domestic animals and fowl that are handled, stored, or disposed of in a manner that creates a health hazard.

(3) Air Pollution - The escape of smoke, soot, cinders, noxious acids, fumes, gasses, fly ash, industrial dust, or any other atmospheric pollutants within the county that creates non-compliance with Chapter NR429 of the Wisconsin Administrative Code. (Note: NR429 allows exemptions for open burning.)

(4) Noxious Odors - Any use of property, substance, or things within the County emitting or causing any foul, offensive, noxious, or disagreeable odor, or stenches extremely repulsive to the physical senses of ordinary persons or a neighborhood as a whole.

(5) Solid Waste - Any solid waste which is stored or disposed of in non-compliance to Chapter NR500 of the Wisconsin Administrative Code.

(6) Food or Breeding Places for Vermin, Insects, Etc. - Accumulations of decayed animal or vegetable matter, trash, rubbish, garbage, rotting lumber, bedding, packing material, scrap metal, animal and human fecal matter, or any substance in which flies, mosquitos, or disease carrying insects, rats or other vermin can breed, live, nest or seek shelter.

(7) Toxic and Hazardous Materials - Any chemical and/or biological material that is stored, used, or disposed of in such quantity or manner that is, or has the potential to create a health hazard.

(8) Sludge - The disposal and/or storage of municipal sludge in non-compliance with Chapter NR110 of the Wisconsin Administrative Code and the disposal and/or storage of septic tank, holding tank, or privy sludge and other holdings in non-compliance with Chapter NR113 of the Wisconsin Administrative Code.

(9) Waste Water- The presence of waste water or sewage effluent from buildings on the ground surface, backing up into the building and/or running into a surface water body caused by a damaged or malfunctioning, improperly constructed, or inadequately maintained private sewage system, or private sewage lateral. Also any waste water or sewage effluent that is not handled and disposed of in compliance with all applicable county and state codes.

(10) Surface Water Pollution - The pollution of any stream, lake, or other body of surface water within the county that creates non-compliance with Chapter NR102 of the Wisconsin Administrative Code.

(11) Groundwater Pollution - Addition of any chemical and/or biological substance that would cause groundwater to be unpalatable or unfit for human consumption. These substances include but are not limited to the chemical and/or biological substances listed in Chapter NR809 of the Administrative Code titled "safe drinking water".

(12) Private Water Supply - Any private well that is constructed, abandoned or used and/or any pump installed in non-compliance with Chapter NR812 of the Wisconsin Administrative Code.

(13) Holes and Openings - Any hole or opening caused by an improperly abandoned cistern, septic tank, dug well, etc.; or any improperly abandoned, barricaded or covered up excavation.

(14) Inoperable Vehicles and Vehicle Parts - Outdoor storage of more than two abandoned, unlicensed or inoperable vehicles per lot or outdoor storage of motor vehicle parts for a period of 72 hours or more. Exceptions are commercial sellers of motor vehicle parts.

(15) Other - Any other situation determined to meet the definition of a public nuisance contained in this ordinance.

16.07 DESIGNATION OF UNFIT DWELLING. (1) Any dwelling or dwelling unit found to have any of the following defects shall be condemned as unfit for human habitation and shall be so designated and marked as unfit with a placard by the Health Officer:

(a) One which is so abandoned, damaged, decayed, dilapidated, unsanitary, unsafe, or vermin infested that it creates a serious hazard to the health or safety of the occupants or of the public.

(b) One which lacks sanitation facilities adequate to protect the health or safety of the occupants or of the public.

(c) One which because of its condition, is the source of a confirmed case of lead poisoning or asbestosis.

(d) Indoor air quality will be maintained at a comfortable level. Air contaminants will be eliminated when they are identified. Contaminants may include but are not limited to molds, ammonia, carbon dioxide, formaldehyde, and any other pollutant(s) causing a health hazard.

(2) No person shall continue to occupy, rent, or lease quarters for human habitation which are declared unfit for human habitation by the Health Officer. For the purpose of this ordinance, "unfit for human habitation" includes lacking potable water or a properly functioning septic system, or an adequate and functioning heating system.

(3) Any dwelling or dwelling unit condemned as unfit for human habitation, and so designated and marked by the Health Officer, shall be vacated within a reasonable time, as specified by the Health Officer.

(4) No dwelling or dwelling unit which has been condemned and marked as unfit for human habitation shall again be used for human habitation until written approval is secured from, and such placard is removed by, the Health Officer. The Health Officer shall remove such placard whenever the defect or defects upon which the condemnation and placarding were based have been eliminated.

(5) No person shall deface or remove the Health Officer's placard from any dwelling or dwelling unit which has been condemned as unfit for human habitation.

(6) The owner or occupant of any dwelling affected by any notice or order relating to the condemning or placarding of a dwelling or dwelling unit as unfit for human habitation may request and shall be granted a prompt hearing before the Health Officer.

(7) Whenever the Health Officer determines that a violation exists or has reasonable grounds to believe that there has been a violation of any provision of this section, or any rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto, he/she shall give or cause to be given, notice of such violation or alleged violation to the person or persons responsible therefore, such notice shall be in writing and include a description of the real estate involved, a statement of violations and required corrective actions required, and shall allow a reasonable time for the performance of any act required. Such notice shall be served upon the owner, property or occupant as the case may require, and may be served by ordinary mail or in the manner provided by Chapter 801, Wisconsin Statutes.

16.08 INVESTIGATION OF POSSIBLE PUBLIC NUISANCES. The Health Officer or a designated representative shall investigate all potential public nuisances and shall determine whether or not a public nuisance exists.

16.09 ABATEMENT, CORRECTION AND ENFORCEMENT. Abatement and correction of, or enforcement against public nuisances will be as follows:

(1) If the existence of a public nuisance is confirmed a written cleanup and/or abatement order will be issued specifying the action needed to abate and/or correct the nuisance; the time period allowed to abate and/or correct the nuisance, (24 hours, 5, 10, 30, or more days depending on the nature of the nuisance); and the possible penalty (citation and/or possible court action) if the nuisance is not abated and/or corrected.

(2) To expedite the abatement and/or correction of the public nuisance the Health Officer may issue citations pursuant to the County Citation Ordinance and Section 66.119, Stats. The issuance of a citation does not exempt a violator from further legal action against him as described in subsection (3) below.

(3) In cases where the use of a citation alone is inadequate or inappropriate to fully cause the abatement and/or correction of a public nuisance, legal action seeking a higher forfeiture and penalties or injunctive action to cause abatement of a nuisance, and also to rectify any damage created by the nuisance can be initiated against the violator at the discretion of the Health Officer and the Jefferson County District Attorney or the Corporation Counsel.

(4) In the case of an immediate health hazard or in extreme cases where the person responsible for a nuisance refuses to abate and/or correct it within the time period specified in the written order, the County may abate the nuisance and/or correct the violation with the cost of such abatement and/or correction to be recovered directly from the responsible person or as otherwise authorized by law.

16.10 PENALTIES. All violations of this ordinance shall be subject to a forfeiture of not less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) per offense, together with applicable surcharges and penalty assessment and the taxable costs of prosecution. The Court may also grant injunctive relief. Failure to comply with an order of abatement issued under this Ordinance shall constitute a violation of this Ordinance, and each day of continued violation shall constitute a separate offense. Failure to pay any penalties imposed by the court in accordance with this Ordinance may result in imprisonment in the County Jail until payment is made but not to exceed 90 days.

16.11 SEVERABILITY. Each section, paragraph, sentence, clause, word, and provision of this Ordinance is severable and if any portion shall be deemed unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, such decision shall not effect the remainder of this Ordinance nor any part thereof other than the portion affected by such decision.

SECTION 2. Section 2(d) of Ordinance No. 84-10 is created as follows:

(2) In addition, the following county officials may issue citations for the violation of ordinances directly related to their official responsibilities:

(a) County Zoning Administrator

(b) Parks Director

(c) District Attorney

(d) Health Officer

 

SECTION 3. This ordinance shall be effective upon passage and publication.

Mr. Jaeger moved that Ordinance No. 98-41 be tabled. Seconded and carried.

Mr. Maasz read Resolution No. 98-58.

WHEREAS, Ida Behm owns agricultural land in Section 18, Town 7 North, Range 13 East, in the Town of Lake Mills, Jefferson County, State of Wisconsin, and

WHEREAS, Ida Behm wishes to install a milkhouse drain tile under County Trunk Highway "O" to facilitate water drainage from the east side of County Trunk Highway "O" to the west side of County Trunk Highway "O", and

WHEREAS, the said Ida Behm has requested to install an eight (8) inch casing tile to house a six (6) inch drain tile to facilitate running of water from a milkhouse on the east side of County Trunk Highway "O" to the west side of County Trunk Highway "O" at a point approximately 3,914 feet south of the intersection of County Trunk Highway "B", as measured along the centerline of County Trunk Highway "O", and

WHEREAS, the Jefferson County Highway Committee has recommended that this request be granted subject to certain conditions and restrictions to be imposed by the Committee,

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the County of Jefferson does hereby grant Ida Behm a 20-year easement to install an eight (8) inch casing to run a six (6) inch tile service under County Trunk Highway "O" at a point approximately 3,914 feet south of the intersection of County Trunk Highway "B", as measured along the centerline of County Trunk Highway "O", subject to the restriction that in the event County Trunk Highway "O" is widened, regraded or otherwise maintained or improved in a manner that the aforementioned casing is damaged or rendered useless, the County of Jefferson will not be responsible for the damage thus caused, and subject to the further stipulation that the Jefferson County Highway Committee shall have the right to determine the type and size of the casing, the depth said casing is installed, and the manner of installation, including jacking, wet or dry boring without surface excavation.

Mr. Maasz moved that Resolution No. 98-58 be adopted. Seconded and carried.

Mr. Foskett read Resolution No. 98-59.

WHEREAS, pursuant to County Board action, the Human Services Department was authorized to seek bids for the provision of noon meals for the Elderly Nutrition Project in various locations throughout the County; and

WHEREAS, proper notice of the desire to receive bids in accordance with the County Purchasing Ordinance was published in area newspapers; and

WHEREAS, bids were received and opened in accordance with the request for bids; and

WHEREAS, the Human Services Board reviewed such bids at its regular meetings of September 24, 1998 and October 29, 1998, considering the prices bid as well as other pertinent considerations such as quality of the product, history of the vendors, and preferences of the recipients served:

Feil's Hoffman Nan's Watertown

Catering House Kitchen Kitchen

1999 Bid Price Per Meal $2.83 $2.75 $2.95 $5.25

2000 Bid Price Per Meal $2.83 $2.80 $2.95 $5.25

Sites Proposed ALL ALL FA/Jeff/LM Watertown

1999 TOTAL COSTS

Watertown (35 meals/day) $24,763 $24,063 N/A $45,938

Ft. Atkinson (30 meals/day) $21,225 $20,625 $22,125 N/A

Jefferson (35 meals/day) $24,763 $24,063 $25,813 N/A

Lake Mills (50 meals/day) $35,375 $34,375 $36,875 N/A

ALL OTHER (75 meals/day) $53,063 $51,563 N/A N/A

TOTAL ALL SITES $159,188 $154,688 N/A N/A

2000 TOTAL COSTS

Watertown (35 meals/day) $24,763 $24,500 N/A $45,938

Ft. Atkinson (30 meals/day) $21,225 $21,000 $22,125 N/A

Jefferson (35 meals/day) $24,763 $24,500 $25,813 N/A

Lake Mills (50 meals/day) $35,375 $35,000 $36,875 N/A

ALL OTHER (75 meals/day) $53,063 $52,500 N/A N/A

TOTAL ALL SITES $159,188 $157,500 N/A N/A

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that Feil Catering be selected as the vendor for the meals at a per meal cost of $2.83 for the years 1999 and 2000.

Mr. Foskett moved that Resolution No. 98-59 be adopted. Seconded and carried by the following roll call:

Ayes: Schreiber, Klein, Lidholm, Buchanan, Wilson, Jaeger, Kramer, Zimdars, Hartwig, Hoeft, Curtin, Nass, Schroedl, Foskett, Thomsen, Groskopf, Turner, Weiss, Potter, Lehmann, Keating, Borland, Rupnow, Fiske, Maasz. Total 25.

Noes: Smith, Schwoch. Total 2.

Absent: Holterman, Kisow, Piper. Total 3.

Mrs. Turner read Resolution No. 98-60.

WHEREAS, the Countryside Farm and Buildings leases expire February 28, 1999, and

WHEREAS, the Land Conservation Committee has received bids for the Countryside Farm land and buildings for the term March 1, 1999 to February 28, 2002, and

WHEREAS, the high bids received were as follows:

East side (314 acres) $122,460 - Jeff and Monica Gerner, d/b/a Gerner Grain Farms

West side (190 acres) $80,100 - David Habeck, d/b/a Milky Way Dairy Farm

Buildings - $9,000 - David Habeck, d/b/a Milky Way Dairy Farm

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the County Clerk is authorized to execute leases for the above-described parcels with the named parties for the rents set forth above.

(Note: An application to put approximately 35 acres of the east side in the CRP program is pending. In the event that land is accepted into the program, the east side will be approximately 279 acres, for which the high bid was from Gerner Grain Farms at $108,810. A decision is expected by February, 1999.)

Mrs. Turner moved that Resolution No. 98-60 be adopted. Seconded.

Mrs. Schwoch moved that Resolution No. 98-60 be tabled. Seconded and lost by voice vote.

Resolution No. 98-60 carried by the following roll call:

Ayes: Klein, Smith, Lidholm, Buchanan, Wilson, Jaeger, Kramer, Zimdars, Hartwig, Hoeft, Curtin, Nass, Schroedl, Foskett, Thomsen, Groskopf, Turner, Weiss, Potter, Lehmann, Keating, Borland, Rupnow, Fiske, Maasz. Total 25.

Noes: Schreiber, Schwoch. Total 2.

Absent: Holterman, Kisow, Piper. Total 3.

Mrs. Turner read Resolution No. 98-61.

WHEREAS, the Governor and the Wisconsin Legislature will be considering budget legislation that will address funding of public library systems for the years 2000 and 2001; and

WHEREAS, the passage of Act 150 (SB 269) placed additional services and formalized the county role as support to municipal libraries for non-resident use; and

WHEREAS, the Jefferson County Board wishes to clearly state its position with respect to these events and mandates: The state mandate upon the county to adequately fund library services within the county implies a similar mandate upon the state to adequately fund library services of a regional and statewide nature. Since Act 150, passed by both houses of the Legislature and signed by Governor Thompson, also included a directive to the Department of Public Instruction to request in the Department budget an amount for public library system aids equal to 13% of the total funds appropriated locally throughout the state for library services, the "adequate" level for public library system aids has been officially described and endorsed. If each level of government (municipal, county, and state) meets its obligations to constructively support library services and cooperation, Wisconsin will continue to have true open access for all citizens in an environment where libraries will have the means to provide the services needed and desired by state residents. If each level of government (municipal, county, and state) meets its obligations to constructively support library services and cooperation, no single level of government or its constituents will be unfairly burdened and duplication of effort will be eliminated.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Jefferson County Board of Supervisors does hereby encourage Governor Thompson and senators and representatives for our county to develop and support budget legislation that will assure 13% funding for public library system aids for the next biennium.

Mrs. Turner moved that Resolution No. 98-61 be adopted. Seconded and carried.

Mr. Lehmann read Report No. 8 of the Zoning Committee.

TO THE HONORABLE MEMBERS OF THE JEFFERSON COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

The Jefferson County Planning and Zoning Committee, having considered petitions to amend the Zoning Ordinance of Jefferson County, filed for public hearing June 18, 1998, September 17, 1998 and October 15, 1998 as required by law pursuant to Wisconsin Statutes, notice thereof having been given, and being duly advised of the wishes of the town boards and persons in the areas affected, hereby makes the following recommendations:

APPROVAL OF PETITIONS 2035A-98, 2038A-98,

2042A-98 AND 2044A-98

DENIAL OF PETITION 2014A-98

Petition 2014-98 was filed by John Ebbott to amend the Jefferson County Zoning Ordinance in order to implement Scenario One of the Rural Land Use Policy Scenarios, Jefferson County 2020 Comprehensive Plan, or the alternative amendment proposal for the A-1 and A-3 zones. This is recommended for denial due to a majority of town boards' opposition to the proposal; no towns responded in favor of this petition.

Dated this Twenty-seventh Day of October, 1998

Kathleen Groskopf, Secretary

Mr. Lehmann moved that the report be adopted by voice vote under suspension of the rules. Seconded and carried.

Mr. Lehmann read Ordinance No. 98-42.

WHEREAS, the Jefferson County Board of Supervisors has heretofore been petitioned to amend the Jefferson County Zoning Ordinance, and

WHEREAS, Petitions 2035A-98 and 2038A-98 were referred to the Jefferson County Planning and Zoning Committee for public hearing on September 17, 1998, and Petitions 2042A-98 and 2044A-98 were referred for public hearing on October 15, 1998, and

WHEREAS, the proposed amendments have been given due consideration by the Board of Supervisors in open session,

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED that the Jefferson County Board of Supervisors does amend the Zoning Ordinance of Jefferson County (and accompanying zoning maps) as follows:

FROM AGRICULTURAL A-1 TO A-3, RURAL RESIDENTIAL

Create a three acre lot around the buildings at W7742 USH 12, part of Parcel 06-13-23-41-001 (14 Acres) in the Town of Oakland. This action is conditioned upon approval and recording of a final certified survey map for the property. (2035A-98 - David Kemna)

Rezone 2.51 acres around the home and buildings at W3960 CTH Y in the Town of Jefferson. The site is part of Parcel 06-15-16-34-001 (9.92 Acres). This action is conditioned upon approval and recording of a final certified survey map for the property. (2038A-98 - Carl and Carol Anderson)

Rezone two acres of Parcel 07-14-09-22-002 (4.37 Acres) to create a new residential lot on CTH Q in the Town of Milford. Rezoning of these non-prime agricultural and wooded lands is conditioned upon receipt by the Zoning Department of a soil test showing sites for installation of both initial and replacement private sewage systems, and upon approval and recording of a final certified survey map for the property. (2042A-98 - G. Robert Telfer)

Create a 13.3 acre residential building site from Parcel 08-15-35-33-003 (13.33 Acres) and Parcel 07-15-02-22 (48 Acres). The site is on Saucer Road in the Towns of Watertown and Farmington. This steeply sloping lot will be created conditioned upon receipt by Zoning of a soil test showing sites for installation of both initial and replacement private sewage systems, and upon approval and recording of a final certified survey map. (2044A-98 - Harry Schnulle)

Mr. Lehmann moved that Ordinance No. 98-42 be adopted. Seconded and carried by the following roll call:

Ayes: Schreiber, Klein, Buchanan, Wilson, Jaeger, Kramer, Zimdars, Hartwig, Hoeft, Curtin, Schroedl, Groskopf, Turner, Weiss, Potter, Lehmann, Keating, Borland, Fiske, Maasz. Total 20.

Noes: Smith, Lidholm, Schwoch, Nass, Foskett, Rupnow. Total 6.

Absent: Holterman, Kisow, Thomsen, Piper. Total 4.

Mr. Lehmann read Ordinance No. 98-43.

WHEREAS, the Jefferson County Board of Supervisors has heretofore been petitioned to amend the Jefferson County Zoning Ordinance, and

WHEREAS, Petition 2014A-98 had been referred to the Jefferson County Planning and Zoning Committee for public hearing on June 18, 1998, and

WHEREAS, the proposed amendment has been given due consideration by the Board of Supervisors in open session,

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED that the Jefferson County Board of Supervisors does deny Petition 2014A-98 and that no change shall be allowed:

ZONING ORDINANCE TEXT AMENDMENT

Amend the Zoning Ordinance of the County of Jefferson to enact and implement Scenario 1 of the Rural Land Use Policy Scenarios of the Jefferson County 2020 Comprehensive Plan, to wit:

1. To prohibit all future nonagricultural development, except for sewered development within delineated Urban Service Areas;

2. To prohibit future rural land divisions, except for transfers for agricultural or open space purposes; and

3. To develop a Purchase of Development Rights (PDR) program, funded through the county sales tax, to compensate for the difference in value between current zoning regulations and the regulations implemented under this zoning amendment.

IN THE ALTERNATIVE, the petitioners request that the Zoning Ordinance of the County of Jefferson be amended to delete from Agricultural A-1 - Principal Uses the language "One single-family residence, occupants of which earn a substantial part of their livelihood from the farm operation. Second dwelling if used by farm help whose livelihood is derived in substantial part from the farm operation"; to delete from Agricultural A-3 - Minimum Lot Area the language "One (1) acre, but less than 35 acres. Note: A maximum of three (3) lots will be considered"; and to add to Agricultural A-3 - Minimum Lot Area the language "Not less than 35 acres." Petitioners further request the institution of a Purchase of Development Rights program pursuant to Paragraph 3, above. (2014A-98 - John Ebbott)

Mr. Lehmann moved that Ordinance No. 98-43 be adopted. Seconded and carried by the following roll call:

Ayes: Schreiber, Klein, Smith, Buchanan, Schwoch, Wilson, Jaeger, Kramer, Zimdars, Hartwig, Schroedl, Foskett, Thomsen, Groskopf, Turner, Weiss, Potter, Lehmann, Keating, Borland, Fiske. Total 21.

Noes: Lidholm, Hoeft, Curtin, Nass, Rupnow, Maasz. Total 6.

Absent: Holterman, Kisow, Piper. Total 3.

Mr. Curtin read Resolution No. 98-62.

WHEREAS, the Jefferson County Parks Department has expertise in the maintenance of buildings and grounds, and

WHEREAS, the County Board Rules provide in part that the Fair Park Committee has responsibility for maintenance of the buildings and grounds at the Fair Park, and

WHEREAS, transfer of the buildings and grounds maintenance responsibility from the Fair Park Committee and Fair staff to the Parks Department would allow for more flexible use of all of the maintenance staff and equipment in both departments, and may eliminate the need for a Fair Park Manager, resulting in financial savings,

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Parks Committee and the Fair Park Committee meet to discuss the feasibility of transfer of buildings and grounds maintenance responsibility at the Fair Park to the Parks Committee and the Parks Department, and consider the following:

1. Transfer of current Fair Park maintenance staff to the Parks Department.

2. Possible transfer of leasing responsibilities to the Parks Department.

3. Need for a full-time Fair Park Manager if maintenance and leasing responsibilities are transferred to the Parks Department.

4. The impact of such a transfer on other committees and functions, including Emergency Management.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the joint committees report back to the Board no later than its January, 1999 meeting.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the position of Fair Park Manager not be filled prior to the joint committees' report to the Board.

Mr. Curtin moved that Resolution No. 98-62 be adopted. Seconded.

Mrs. Schwoch moved to refer this resolution to the Fair Committee. The motion lost for lack of a second.

After a great deal of discussion, both pro and con, Resolution No. 98-62 lost by the following roll call:

Ayes: Klein, Jaeger, Curtin, Turner, Weiss. Total 5.

Noes: Schreiber, Smith, Lidholm, Buchanan, Schwoch, Wilson, Zimdars, Hartwig, Hoeft, Nass, Schroedl, Foskett, Thomsen, Groskopf, Potter, Lehmann, Keating, Borland, Rupnow, Fiske, Maasz. Total 21.

Absent: Holterman, Kramer, Kisow, Piper. Total 4.

County Administrator Willard D. Hausen read the following:

TO THE JEFFERSON COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS:

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD:

Pursuant to Section 59.18 of the Wisconsin Statutes and County Board Resolution No. 12 approved April 21, 1970, I hereby appoint John McKenzie, N3139 Buena Vista Drive, Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin as a member of the Human Services Board to replace Marilla Fuge, Fort Atkinson. This appointment is for a three-year term and will expire November 1, 2001. I respectfully request confirmation of this appointment.

Willard D. Hausen

County Administrator

Mr. Buchanan moved that the appointment be confirmed. Seconded and carried.

County Administrator Hausen read the following:

TO THE JEFFERSON COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS:

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD:

Pursuant to Section 59.18(c) and 43.60(3) of the Wisconsin Statutes and County Board Resolution No. 12 approved April 21, 1970, I hereby appoint Sandra L. Szafranski, N5754 Highway 89, Lake Mills, Wisconsin 53551 to the Cambridge Community Library Board for a term that will expire July 1, 2001. I respectfully request confirmation of this appointment.

Willard D. Hausen

County Administrator

Mrs. Turner moved that the appointment be confirmed. Seconded and carried.

There being no further business, Mr. Thomsen moved that the Board adjourn. Seconded and carried at 11:03 a.m.