LA CROSSE COUNTY BOARD PROCEEDINGS

PLANNING MEETING

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2008

The La Crosse County Board of Supervisors Planning Meeting was held on February 11, 2008 in the Administrative Center Auditorium, Room B190.  Chair Doyle called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.  The County Clerk, Marion I. Naegle, took attendance.  All supervisors were present except as noted:

County Board Chair Steve Doyle

The meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m.

• He asked supervisors to fill out the Conflict of Interest form on their desk and return it to the County Clerk.

County Administrator Steve O’Malley

·         PROCLAMATION – FEBRUARY 2008 PUBLIC HEALTH MONTH

WHEREAS, the La Crosse County Health Department improves the quality of life and health of all 110,000 people in La Crosse County; rich and poor, residents and tourists, young and old; and,  WHEREAS, the clerical, community health aide, fiscal, environmental health, health education, laboratory, nursing, nutrition, vector control and other staff of the La Crosse County Health Department assists residents in realizing the opportunity to live a long and productive life, free of preventable disease and the effects of preventable injury through the following services:

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the La Crosse County Board does hereby proclaim the month of February as Public Health Month and urges all residents to join in recognizing the valuable contribution of persons dedicated to improving the quality of life and health for La Crosse County residents.

Motion to approve by Wood/Burke.  Proclamation passed on a unanimous voice vote with 6 excused – Fisher, Hanson, Kapanke, Keil, Maney and Sebranek.  There were 3 absent – J. Johnson, Montgomery and Schippers.   

Status Report on Carey Group Recommendations - Jane Klekamp – Justice Sanctions

• Comprehensive
• Lack of Unifying Vision
• Mission Statement
• Jail Bid Usage
• Jail Population Risk Profile
• Future will need to be modified Projections
• Management of Female Inmate Population should be considered based on low risk.
• Justice Sanctions Program is designed to handle lower risk offenders too exclusively
• A more seamless delivery system is needed

Discussion ensued

LEC Progress Update – Potter Lawson/River Architects/Market & Johnson, CM

o              Site Plan Update

§         Garage Design 3-D View from N 3^rd Street

o              Phase One Renovation of Second Floor Housing

§         Plan, Capacity, Design Intent, Schedule – Bid in Mar-April – Occupancy September

o              Garage Design

§         Size, Location, Schedule – Bid in Mar-April – Occupancy September

o              Main Addition Planning

§         Departmental Areas Compared to Resolution

§         Update on Plans, Power Point Rendering on Screen

§         Schedule

·         Bidding – August 2008

·         Construction – September 2008-December 2009

·         Occupancy – February 2010

o              Sustainability

§         Status of Sustainable Principles / LEED Investigation

Discussion ensued throughout the presentation

Report on Comp Plan Comments Received and Direction by County Board on any Amendments (Tara Johnson)

She has been Chair of the Comp Plan Committee for the last 30 months.  She wanted to acknowledge all the hard work Charlie Handy, County Planner put into the Comprehensive Plan.  He guided the committee through an extremely hard project.  She also wanted to thank staff, Jeff Bluske, Mike Weibel and Karl Green for their tremendous resources.  She thanked the terrific consultants, Schrieber Anderson.  The committee has read hundreds of pages of information to help them through this process.  She wanted to thank each of them, Jill Billings, Don Bina, Vicki Burke, Terry Hanson, Tom Rauk, Jeff Schroeder, Audrey Kader co-chair, Donald Frank, Paul Kitzmann, Eve Zellmer, Steve Kujak, Paul Amborn and Charlie Weeth.  They had 30 plus meetings and between

(210-07/08)

700 & 800 people attended these meetings.  Smart Growth is State mandated.  Chair Doyle asked supervisors if they had concerns or amendments they wanted to talk about.  He feels if amendments are going to come to the Board in March when the Ordinance will come to a vote, Corporation Counsel should write the amendment.  Supervisors voiced concerns.  Discussion ensued and Charlie Handy, County Planner answered questions.

Distribution of Ordinance #60 RE: An Ordinance to Create Chapter 31 Entitled “La Crosse County, Wisconsin Comprehensive Plan 2007-2027” of the General Code of La Crosse County, Wisconsin.

No action or amendments were taken on the Ordinance.

ADJOURN:

Motion by Billings/Meyer to adjourn at 9:01 p.m. passed on a unanimous voice vote with 8 excused – Belzer, Hampson, Maney, Kapanke, Keil, Hanson, Sebranek and Fisher and 1 absent – Schippers.

The above minutes may be approved, amended, or corrected at the next Board meeting.

I, Marion I. Naegle, La Crosse County Clerk, in and for the County of La Crosse, Wisconsin, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the Journal of Proceedings of the La Crosse County Board of Supervisors Planning Meeting held Monday, February 11, 2008 and that it is the whole thereof IN WITNESS THEREOF, I HAVE HEREUNTO SET MY HAND AND AFFIXED THE OFFICIAL SEAL THIS 12^th DAY OF FEBRUARY 2008.