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The Wisconsin Land Information The Wisconsin Land Information Program: What’s Next?Program: What’s Next?

Ted Koch, Chair, WLIB

Fred Halfen, Vice-Chair, WLIB

Mike Blaska, Exec Director, WLIB & WLC

Wisconsin Land Information Association

February 13, 2003

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Today’s ReportToday’s Report

1. Ted Koch – WLIB/WLIP current status

2. Fred Halfen - Recent WLIB grant actions

3. Mike Blaska - OLIS, grant status, revenue, WLIS, LIO Survey, etc.

4. Ted Koch - WLIB future issues

5. Questions ?

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WLIB/WLIP Current StatusWLIB/WLIP Current Status

Sept. ’02 - WLIB/WLC submitted report to Governor and Legislature

Content - Background, legislation, charges, accomplishments, benefits, future directions, common interests, sunset impacts & alternatives

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WLIB/WLIP Current StatusWLIB/WLIP Current Status

Recommendations (August 28 joint

meeting) – – WLC - combine functions of WLC & WLIB– WLIB – remove Sept ’03 sunset for both

WLC & WLIB, did not approve combination of functions

View on DOA/OLIS Website

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WLIB/WLIP Current StatusWLIB/WLIP Current Status

WLIB Membership (15 members):– State Agencies Secretary/Designee

DOA Laura Engan DATCP Nick Neher DNR DOT Tanace Matthiesen DOR

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WLIB/WLIP Current StatusWLIB/WLIP Current Status

WLIB Membership (Con’t):– Category Appointee Term– Co Bd Super. James Ehrsam 5-1-07– City, Vill, Tn Bd (vacant)– County Officer (vacant)– County Officer Michael Haslinger 5-1-05

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WLIB/WLIP Current StatusWLIB/WLIP Current Status

WLIB Membership (Con’t):– Category Appointee Term– Private business Fred Halfen 5-1-03– Private business (vacant)– Public utility Ann Zillmer 5-

1-05– Land info org Ben Niemann 5-1-01

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WLIB/WLIP Current StatusWLIB/WLIP Current Status

WLIB Membership (Con’t):– St. Cartographer Ted Koch

Term: Permanent

– Statewide assoc. Mike Romportl

Term: Pleasure of the Governor

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WLIB/WLIP Current StatusWLIB/WLIP Current Status

Statutory Sunset - September 1, 2003 – Implications:

Any unencumbered funds will lapse to the state’s General Fund

Board & staff positions end Continuing Program administration

(possibly) by contract, or legislature maintaining one position

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WLIB/WLIP Current StatusWLIB/WLIP Current Status

Statutory Sunset - September 1, 2003 – Implications (con’t):

WLIB can award (grants) based on funds currently being collected

Sunset voids current Admin. Rule (grants)Recording fee reduced to $4 from current $7

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Board Action On GrantsBoard Action On Grants

Maintain – Training & Education– Base Budget– Contribution Based

Strategic Initiatives

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Strategic InitiativesStrategic Initiatives

Webster's definition of strategic:“of great importance within an integrated whole or to a planned effect.”

- Integrated whole = Foundational elements

- Planned effect = Completion of elements statewide

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Original 2002 GrantsOriginal 2002 Grants

Training & Education: $21,600Base Budget: $269,556Contribution Based $855,383Strategic Initiatives $771,907

Total $1,918,446

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2002 Strategic Initiatives2002 Strategic Initiatives

Parcel Mapping– Funds available: $400,000– Eligibility: Base budget Co.

> 30% complete($1 additional fee doesn't count towards base budget)

– Maximum award: $40,000

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2002 Strategic Initiatives2002 Strategic InitiativesInternet Parcel Assessment and Tax Data

– Funds available: $78,000– Eligibility: 24 counties who did not

pursue 2001 grant– Maximum award: $3,000– Reduced by funding of E Gov. for hosting,

maintaining, and storage: $41,600– Unused funds revert back to parcel mapping

initiative

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2002 Strategic Imitative2002 Strategic Imitative Flood Plain Mapping

– Funds available: $268,907– Eligibility: Any county, used for DTM

development & bridge metrics– Maximum award: $50,000– Priority: Based on DNR plan & FEMA

funding

(Failing FEMA funding, $150,000 reverts back to Contribution based and $118,907 to parcel mapping)

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2002 Strategic Initiatives2002 Strategic Initiatives

WLIS pilot node– Funds available: $25,000– Eligibility: 1 County– Maximum award: $25,000– Activity: WLIS test node

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2002 Grants Amended2002 Grants Amended

Catch up distribution Encumber the money before ???Grant application period extended to

2/28/03

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2002 Grants Amended2002 Grants Amended

– Training & Education: $21,600 to $43,200– Base Budget: $269,556 to $539,112– Contribution Based: $855,383 to

$1,710,766– Strategic Initiatives: $771,907 to

$1,253,000

Total: $3,546,078

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2002 Strategic Initiatives 2002 Strategic Initiatives AmendedAmended

Original strategic initiatives grants remain unchanged

New parcel mapping grant– Funding available: $600,000– Eligibility: Any county that can finish

parcel mapping– Maximum award: $100,000

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ConcernsConcerns

Budget problems could affect funding– Lapse to GPR– Requires legislative action

Need to encumber the fundsEncumber = contracts

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WLIB/WLIP Current StatusWLIB/WLIP Current Status

Future Issues:– Statewide street centerlines & addresses

DOT – WISLR (WI Info System for Local Roads)

– Complete the Digital Soils Mapping Project Digital conversion & field work in NW counties

ahead of schedule (NRCS) 2005 – Scheduled completion date

– Elevation Data – Task Force Report Implement recommendations

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WLIB/WLIP Current StatusWLIB/WLIP Current Status– Parcel Mapping

Currently ~75% complete statewide Strategic investments complete state - asap

– Statewide plan for Orthophotos Having a plan may make WI eligible for federal

funds

– Other issues: 911 System for cell phone users Homeland security Federal initiatives – One-Stop, Nat’l Map,

I-Teams, interoperability standards, etc.

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Questions ?Questions ?