land conservation & forest management committee regular

CHIPPEWA COUNTY

LAND CONSERVATION & FOREST MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

REGULAR MEETING

MARCH 16, 2016

CHIPPEWA COUNTY COURTHOUSE, RM 302

8:15 AM

Chippewa County Published 3/14/2016 12:00 AM

District 7 (Chair) Michael Goettl

District 2, (Vice-Chair)

Glen Sikorski

District 1 Bill Stimeling

District 6 Lee Mcllquham

Citizen Rep James Pingel

District 13 Mike Leisz

Land Conservation & Forest Management Committee

Agenda March 16, 2016 Regular Meeting Chippewa County Courthouse, Rm 302 8:15 AM

Chippewa County Published 3/14/2016 12:00 AM

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. ROLL CALL

3. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO BE HEARD (Comments will be limited to 5 minutes per speaker)

4. CONSENT AGENDA (Unless separation of an item is requested, all will be adopted in one motion)

1. Approve the agenda

2. Approve the Minutes

3. Land Conservation & Forest Management Committee - Regular Meeting - Feb 17, 2016 8:15 AM

4. Schedule next meeting date - 5/18/16

5. REPORTS

1. Presentation of Committee Service Award

2. Quarterly Summary of Contracts and Agreements - D. Masterpole

3. Overview and Annoucement of Proposed 2016 Spring County Forest Timber Sales & Bid Opening - M. Hansen

4. Overview & Update on Enhanced Forest Patrol - M. Dahlby

5. Overview & Update on Use of Community Service Volunteers to Support LCFM Projects & Program Activities - D. Masterpole

6. BUSINESS ITEMS

7. COMMUNICATION

8. AGENDA ITEMS FOR FUTURE CONSIDERATION

9. ADJOURN

Chippewa County shall attempt to provide reasonable special accommodations to the public for access to its public meetings, provided reasonable notice of special need is given. If special accommodations for a meeting are desired, contact the County Clerk’s Office at 726-7980.

Members of the Chippewa County Board of Supervisors who are not members of this committee are entitled to attend this meeting. It is possible that the attendance of one or more such nonmember Supervisors may create a quorum of some other county board committee, board or commission. Such a quorum is unintended and the nonmember Supervisors are not meeting for the purpose of exercising the responsibility, authority, power, or duties of any other committee, board or commission.

CHIPPEWA COUNTY

LAND CONSERVATION & FOREST MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

REGULAR MEETING

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

CHIPPEWA COUNTY COURTHOUSE, RM 302

8:15 AM

Chippewa County Page 1 Published 3/11/2016 12:00 AM

DRAFT

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. ROLL CALL Attendee Name Organization Title Status Arrived

Michael A. Goettl Chippewa County District 7 (Chair) Present

Glen Sikorski Chippewa County District 2, (Vice-Chair) Present

Bill Stimeling Chippewa County District 1 Present

Lee Mcllquham Chippewa County District 6 Present

Mike Leisz Chippewa County District 13 Present

James Pingel Chippewa County Citizen Rep Present

Agency staff present at times throughout the meeting were F. Pascarella (Co. Admin.), T. Pauls (Asst. Corp. Counsel), D. Hutchison (DNR), M. Dahlby, S. Ebel, D. Masterpole, D. Nashold, R. Yohnk, and J. Schemenauer - Recorder (LCFM). Members of the public present (as identified) were H. Andersen, L. Danielson, D. Duckerschein, D. Gullickson, Mrs. Gygi, J. Pearlman, and K. Schmitt.

3. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO BE HEARD The following members of the public addressed the Committee: J. Pearlman, D. Gullickson, and H. Andersen.

4. CONSENT AGENDA Motion to approve consent agenda: Stimeling/Sikorski. D. Masterpole distributed amended language that had been drafted to address a Committee concern that the draft 12/16/15 LCFM minutes did not accurately reflect comments expressed by a member of the public. Motion to amend the 12/16/15 LCFM minutes "Public Wishing to be Heard" as follows: "Mr. Gygi expressed concern regarding a response rendered by LCFM staff to a general question presented at the 11/18/15 LCFM meeting, regarding the role of the County and that of the landowner, in maintaining forest road access easements across private land. He stated his opinion recommended that the access control and maintenance of these easements is should be the sole responsibility of the County." Leisz/Stimeling. Motion carried. Motion to approve Consent Agenda, as amended: Stimeling/Sikorski. Motion carried.

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Minutes February 17, 2016 Regular Meeting Chippewa County Courthouse, Rm 302 8:15 AM


RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]

MOVER: Bill Stimeling, District 1

SECONDER: Glen Sikorski, District 2, (Vice-Chair)

AYES: Goettl, Sikorski, Stimeling, Mcllquham, Leisz, Pingel

1. Approve the agenda

2. Approve the Minutes

3. Land Conservation & Forest Management Committee - Regular Meeting - Dec 16, 2015 8:15 AM

4. Land Conservation & Forest Management Committee - Regular Meeting - Jan 20, 2016 8:15 AM

5. Land Conservation & Forest Management Committee - Special Meeting - Jan 28, 2016 5:00 PM

6. Schedule next meeting date - 3/16/16

5. REPORTS

1. Quarterly Summary of Contracts and Agreements - D. Masterpole D. Masterpole presented and the Committee reviewed a table titled: Summary of LCFM Service Contracts and Agreements, (LCFM 2/9/16 - distributed 2/12/16 - copy on file & attached). The summary lists the administrative contracts and agreements by division that the LCFM has entered or is preparing to enter in Qtr. 4 of 2015, as well as Qtr. 1, 2, 3, and 4 of 2016.

RESULT: DISCUSSED

2. Report on Status of Material Recovery Facility Contract and Household Recycling Revenue Sharing Program - R. Yohnk R. Yohnk presented a Power Point report titled: Status of Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) Contract and Household Recycling Revenue Sharing Program, (LCFM 2/17/16 - copy on file & attached). The structure and core content of the report is as follows: 1. Purpose of Report 2. Processing & Marketing RFP 3. Material Recovery Facility Contract - Eagle Waste and Recycling (pending) 4. Collection and Transfer RFP 5. City of Chippewa Falls Collection and Transfer Services 6. Next steps There was limited discussion.

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RESULT: DISCUSSED

3. Report on Status of Livestock Facility Expansion & NR151 Non-Point Source Runoff Evaluations - D. Nashold & D. Masterpole D. Masterpole presented and the Committee reviewed the following material: 1. Map titled: Location of Animal Waste Expansion & Permits 2013-16, (LCFM 2/16/16 - copy on file & attached). The map shows the location of animal waste expansion permits and NR 243 sites in Chippewa County from 2013 through early February, 2016. 2. Spreadsheet titled: Chippewa County 2013-2016 Animal Waste Ordinance Proposed Scheduling - LCFM Engineering, (LCFM 2/16/16 - copy on file & attached). The structure and core content of the table is as follows: -Name of Applicant/Operator -Permit Number -Type of practice to be installed -Date application received -Date of soil investigation (completed/anticipated) -Date of NR 151 evaluation (completed/anticipated) -Date nutrient management plan received, reviewed, and number of acres (completed/anticipated) -Date engineering design was received and reviewed (completed/anticipated) -Date animal waste permit issued (completed/anticipated) -Date construction started and date of certification (completed/anticipated) 3. Example report titled: Chippewa County NR151 Compliance Status Report, C. Bowe, (LCFM 11/18/15 - copy on file & attached). 4. Example map titled: C. Bowe, NR 151 Status Map, (LCFM 11/13/15 - copy on file & attached). 5. Map titled: Regional Groundwater Flow Map, (LCFM 9/14/15 - copy on file & attached). The map shows the location of several farms, the groundwater flow, and Chippewa County Nitrate Inventory results for parcels in T28N, R9W and T28N, R10W. D. Nashold presented and the Committee reviewed the following material: 1. Spreadsheet titled: Waste Storage Facility Design - 313 Standard, (copy on file & attached). The spreadsheet is completed by LCFM engineering staff to aid in the development of the manure storage design. 2. Example plan titled: Construction Plans for Dayleen Holstein 2015 Farm Improvements Chippewa County, Wisconsin, (SEH 7/22/15 - copy on file & attached). The plan provides detailed engineered designs, cross sections, and construction plans for the animal waste component of a permitted livestock facility expansion. There was general discussion. Discussion focused on: 1. The number and types of agricultural operations in Chippewa County (dairy/hog/polutry/cash crop) and the importance of agriculture to the County's economy.

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2. The type of technical and regulatory services provided by the LCFM to the agricultural sector.

RESULT: DISCUSSED

4. Report on Status of Efforts to Update Financial Assurance for Industrial Sand Mines - S. Ebel S. Ebel presented and the Committee reviewed the following information: 1. Spreadsheet titled: NMM Reclamation Test Plot Trial Project Budget, Superior Silicia Sands Test Plot Site: 2015, (LCFM - copy on file & attached). The spreadsheet outlines specific reclamation activities and the cost of each activity as documnted by the LCFM and mine operator when conducting the 2014-15 Reclamation Test Plot Trial Project. 2. Several CAD map depictions (copy on file & attached) of the LaGesse mine site showing areas of disturbance and cut/fill volume calculations, and estimated costs as used to establish financial assurance for the LaGesse Mine. 3. Spreadsheet(s) titled: LaGesse Mine - Reclamation Costs, May 8, 2013, (LCFM - copy on file & attached). The spreadsheet(s) provide the estimated costs of reclaiming disturbed areas of the mine. There was general discussion. Discussion focused on: 1. The types of financial assurance available under NR 135.40. 2. The methods used by the LCFM to establish financial assurance.

RESULT: DISCUSSED

6. BUSINESS ITEMS

1. Consider Resolution to Authorize Participation in a Petition to Expand Cadott Area Agricultural Enterprise Area - D. Masterpole D. Masterpole presented and the Committee reviewed the following material: 1. Resolution titled: Resolution to Authorize Joint Participation in an Agricultural Enterprise Area Petition, (copy on file & attached). 2. Map of the revised Cadott Agricultural Enterprise Area which includes all of the Town of Goetz and a portion of the Town of Arthur (copy on file & attached). L. Danielson addressed the Committee. He explained the procedures used to determine landowner interest in the AEA expansion and to establish the AEA boundary. There was general discussion. Discussion focused on: 1. The revised AEA petition and boundary.

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2. The annual (per acre) administrative fees that were previously proposed in the initial petition and the changes to the current petition that removes those fees. Motion to approve the Resolution to Authorize Joint Participation in an Agricultural Enterprise Area: Stimeling/Leisz. Roll call vote: Leisz - Aye, Pingel - Aye, Goettl - Aye, Stimeling - Aye, Sikorski - Aye, McIlquham - Aye. Motion carried.

RESULT: RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL [UNANIMOUS] Next: 3/8/2016 7:00 PM


SECONDER: Mike Leisz, District 13


2. The LCFM Committee will go into closed session pursuant to WI Statutes 19.85(1)(e) for the purposes of "(d)eliberating or negotiating the purchasing of public properties, the investing of public funds, or conducting other specified public business, whenever competitive or bargaining reasons require a closed session". (Consider granting authority to Co. Forest Admin. & Public Liaison & Asst. Corp. Counsel to negotiate Co. Forest land acquisition in T32N, R8W & obtain appraisal.of subject parcels) Motion for the Land Conservation & Forest Management Committee to go into closed session pursuant to WI Statutes 19.85(1)(e) for the purposes of "(d)eliberating or negotiating the purchasing of public properties, the investing of public funds, or conducting other specified public business, whenever competitive or bargaining reasons require a closed session" (Consider granting authority to Co. Forest Admin. & Public Liaison & Asst. Corp. Counsel to negotiate Co. Forest land acquisition in T32N, R8W & obtain appraisal of subject parcels): Leisz/Pingel. Roll call vote: Leisz - Aye, Pingel - Aye, Goettl - Aye, Stimeling - Aye, Sikorski - Aye, McIlquham - Aye. Motion carried. The meeting went into closed session at 9:25 a.m.


MOVER: Mike Leisz, District 13

SECONDER: James Pingel, Citizen Rep


3. The LCFM Committee will convene into Open Session. Motion to reconvene into open session: Stimeling/Leisz. Motion carried. The Committee reconvened into open session at 10:00 a.m.





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7. COMMUNICATION There were no communication items presented.

8. AGENDA ITEMS FOR FUTURE CONSIDERATION There were no future agenda items for future consideration presented.

9. ADJOURN Motion to adjourn: Stimeling/Leisz. Motion carried at 10:05 a.m.





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STATEMENT OF EXPLANATION PRESENTATION OF COMMITTEE SERVICE AWARD

Chippewa County presents service awards recognizing Committee members for their years of service to Chippewa County. This agenda item will be used to present an award to a Committee member and to thank him for his service.

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STATEMENT OF EXPLANATION QUARTERLY SUMMARY OF CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS

The Dept. routinely enters service contracts with third party service providers to secure technical services and program support that are not provided directly by Dept. staff. Conversely, the Dept routinely enters contracts with individual landowners, outside agencies and municipalities for the purpose of allocating technical services and funds administered through the LCFM. This report provides a summary of that activity.

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LCFM 3/11/16 SUMMARY OF LCFM SERVICE CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS

DIVISION AGENCY/CONTRACTOR TYPE OF AGREEMENT PURPOSE

L & W CONSERVATION Qtr. 4 – 2015

12/8/15 UW-Stevens Point Tech. Services Contract Groundwater Sampling Project (2016-2017) 12/15/16 BSA Troop 77 Cooperative Agreement (MOU) LLWSP Water Quality Monitoring 12/22/15 Community Foundation of Chippewa Co. Cooperative Agreement (MOU) Admin. of Living Land Endowment

Qtr. 1 – 2016

2/12/16 N. Stadnyk Service Contract Extension Technical Services to Landowners (LLWSP) Seeking Unknown Tech. Services Contract NR151/NR243 Regulatory Response; Farm Conservation Planning

Qtr. 2 – 2016

Seeking Unknown Tech. Services Contract NMM/CREP GIS Tracking & Field Audits Qtr. 3 – 2016

Qtr. 4 – 2016

FOREST & TRAILS

Qtr. 4 - 2015

Qtr. 1 – 2016 Qtr. 2 – 2016

Pending Chippewa Valley ATV Council Maintenance Agreement Assume defined responsibilities for Co. Forest ATV Trail maintenance Pending Chippewa Valley Snowmobile Org. Maintenance Agreement Maintenance of Co. Snowmobile Trail System & State Funding Pending Friends of the Hickory Ridge Trail Amend Maintenance Agreement Amend agreement to add equipment FOHRT is donating for trail maintenance

Qtr. 3 - 2016

Qtr. 4 - 2016

RECYCLING

Qtr. 4 - 2015 Qtr. 1 - 2016

1/20/16 City of Chippewa Falls Service Contract Extension Provide admin. services to the City of Chippewa Falls Recycling Program (2016-17) 1/29/16 Northern WI State Fairgrounds Service Contract – Renewal Site for spring & fall special events 2/1/16 N. Stadnyk Service Contract Lafayette Tire Site Attendant

2/16/16 WI Clean Sweep Grant Contract Grant Contract 2016 DATCP Clean Sweep Grant for Household Hazardous Waste Clean Sweep Pending First Choice Service Contract Extension Collect, transport, & recycle electronics and appliances Pending Materials Recovery Facility – Eagle

Waste & Recycling Contract Household Recyclable Processing & Revenue Sharing Program

3/14/16 Short, Elliott, & Hendrickson Service Contract Amendment Phase 4 – MRF Study – Recycling Revenue Sharing Program

Qtr. 2 - 2016 Pending Selected Municipalities w/in the Targeted

Service Area MOU Household Recyclable Processing & Revenue Sharing Program

Qtr. 3 - 2016

Qtr. 4 - 2016

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Attachment: Contracts_Agreements (2890 : Quarterly Summary of Contracts and Agreements)

STATEMENT OF EXPLANATION OVERVIEW AND ANNOUCEMENT OF PROPOSED 2016 SPRING COUNTY

FOREST TIMBER SALES & BID OPENING

The LCFM acting through the Forest and Trails Division (FT) manages the Chippewa County Forest for multiple public objectives in accordance with the Chippewa County Forest Comprehensive Land Use Plan and WI. Stats. Chapter 28. These objectives include management of the Co. Forest system for sustainable timber production, public recreation and environmental conservation. Chippewa Co. manages the Co. Forest to optimize forest health by applying standard silvicultural treatments, that are applied to designated timber stands. As a primary silvicultural treatment, scheduled timber harvests are routinely conducted at the timber stand level as needed to meet overall forest management objectives. Under the process, timber stands that are scheduled for harvest are evaluated by WI DNR and FT Foresters. These foresters identify the trees to be harvested and estimate the volume of the different timber types that are available for harvest within each timber stand sale tract. A timber sale prospectus is then prepared for each timber stand sale tract and competitive bids are sought from private sector logging contractors for the value of the raw wood products (i.e. stumpage) within each sale tract. Timber from the Chippewa County Forest is certified to meet Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) - US Forest Management Standards v1.0. Additionally, “Best Management Practices for Water Quality” are followed by the County and by logging contractors. The County routinely plans and administers two (2) scheduled forest harvests and bid openings on a seasonal basis, one in the Spring and one in the Fall. Following this process the FT Division has prepared (8) County Forest Timber Sales totaling approximately 399 acres, that will be publicly advertised beginning no later than 4/25/16 with a public bid opening on 5/16/16. The LCFM acting through the Forest and Trails Division (FT) manages the Chippewa County Forest for multiple public objectives in accordance with the Chippewa County Forest Comprehensive Land Use Plan and WI. Stats. Chapter 28. These objectives include management of the Co. Forest system for sustainable timber production, public recreation and environmental conservation. Chippewa Co. manages the Co. Forest to optimize forest health by applying standard silvicultural treatments, that are applied to designated timber stands. As a primary silvicultural treatment, scheduled timber harvests are routinely conducted at the

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Attachment: Timber Sale Maps (2891 : Overview and Annoucement of Proposed 2016 Spring County

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STATEMENT OF EXPLANATION OVERVIEW & UPDATE ON ENHANCED FOREST PATROL

The facilities and Parks Division administers over 34,000 acres of public land and works with user groups to manage an extensive network of motorized and non-motorized trails. Public recreational use of the County Forest and County Forest Special Management Units has increased in recent years resulting in a greater number of public complaints and documented infractions of local ordinances and state laws. The LCFM and local law enforcement have agreed that additional forest patrol is necessary to deter offenders and enforce existing rules. This report will introduce the scope and terms of an agreement between the LCFM and Co. Sheriff's Dept. to accelerate forest patrols during period of peak use and concern.

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STATEMENT OF EXPLANATION OVERVIEW & UPDATE ON USE OF COMMUNITY SERVICE VOLUNTEERS

TO SUPPORT LCFM PROJECTS & PROGRAM ACTIVITIES

The Dept. Of Land Conservation & Forest Management administers a wide range of activities and services to meet its assigned responsibilities. The Circuit Court system assigns penalties to those who have violated local ordinances and state law. The Circuit Court judges have expressed an interest in working with the Dept. Of Land Conservation & Forest Management to identify projects and hourly service opportunities that might be assigned as a form of restitution for misdemeanor and non-violent infractions. This report will introduce this policy option.

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